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Devil's Foundry 2: Chapter 45
Chapter 45: Rel AidThe castle dropped away beneath them. For a moment, it felt as though the rope would split Relia in half and send her giblets raining down to the ground below, but her stats proved high enough, and a moment later the pain eased, leaving Relia to soar over the roofs and towers of Silverwall.She gasped for breath. A hail of arrows followed them, and Rel frantically slashed one from the air, but the rest fell short.She was treated...
Devil's Foundry 2: Chapter 44
Chapter 44: Power TripMy hand caught the first blade and I laughed. “Fools!” I shoved him back, inhaling deeply. “I am—” The world spun around me, my vision swimming.But for some reason I felt like I could run a marathon.He pulled back. I clenched my hand around the blade. No, I was monologuing, stop moving. I snorted, slamming my foot down on the parapet. “BE STILL.”He froze, glowing sword still clasped in his hand.“That’s new!...
Devil's Foundry 2: Chapter 43
Chapter 43: Don’t Knock it Till You Try It“You’re sure?” I asked the mirror.My skywhale gave a mournful hum. In the mirror’s surface, I saw the tower we currently stood within. The demon circled above, lower to the ground than usual, but still high enough to be well out of sight.Besides which, the guards had their hands full at the moment. The streets of the inner city were packed with panicked throngs of people. It looked like Dum had ...
Devil's Foundry 2: Chapter 42
Chapter 42: Onwards and UpwardsI stilled at the news of Ishanti’s betrayal.Across the room, Rel looked completely poleaxed, like someone had broken her legs off and she was just waiting for gravity to catch up and slam her into the ground.I was, in a word, furious.“Dee,” I said. “Muster the militia, and get everyone inside the walls, they kicked off the monster stampede.”His eyes widened.I continued. “You and Llen are in charge. If Is...
Be Thou My Good: Chapter 14
Chapter 14: Grin and Bear ItBetween Archer and Hunter, we were always going to stop and dress the kill.I sighed as Indrani—that is: Archer—cheerily spit-roasted one of the bear’s haunches over a roaring fire. A musky smell filled the air, which both of the more nature-adjacent Named paid no mind to. Hunter sat on the opposite side of the fire pit as Archer, gamely scraping the hide with a borrowed knife.On the one hand, he was no longer tie...
Devil's Foundry 2: Chapter 41
Chapter 41: Riot Out of LuckWe busted out of the ground at a sprint.The darkness of the tunnel gave way to complete chaos, shouting, screams, and more dust in the air than in the underground tunnel, surprisingly, but I digress.“This way!” Electra shouted.We darted from the smoke and dust into the open air, and a glimmering row of guardsmen materialized right in front of us.“Out of the way!” I pushed my armor harder. Ducking my head, I cra...
Devil's Foundry 2: Chapter 40
Chapter 40: Rise of the Wretched Mole People“First, can we like, move away from…” Electra pointed at Arlo’s corpse. “Y’know.”I rolled my eyes. “We need to see how far the tunnel goes anyway.”Electra tossed her little ball of light. It didn’t go very far. “Um.”“Well.” I sighed. “I guess that answers that question.” I turned to the other three people in the tunnel. When the light hovered back over, however, I paused....
Be Thou My Good: Chapter 13
Chapter 13: Just Luck“Well, to be fair, your boss basically threatened my life.” I purposely didn’t call Black her ‘father’, because I wanted some plausible deniability when I pulled that card out later.Catherine folded her arms. “What, so just because Black clears you, you think you can go riding off into the sunset while I’m in the middle of a campaign?”I smiled, pulling myself onto the horse I’d be riding off with in a few mi...
Devil's Foundry 2: Chapter 39
Chapter 39: Friends Like TheseWhen in mortal peril, chaos is your ally and there is no time for doubt.I had just enough time to identify Dum’s massive silhouette falling from the hole in the ceiling. “Get ‘em!” I roared. My demons charged, and the first still surprised fell beneath a wave of claws and teeth. “Looks like you’re stuck in here with me, Arlo!”“Don’t just stand there, lackwits!” Arlo flicked his wrist.I ducked as a...
Be Thou My Good: Chapter 12
See previous chapters HEREEdited by: MJGH, GrimeTide, and Death_Of_The_ArtistChapter 12: The Devil You Don’tMy first meeting with the Black Knight was as efficient as you’d expect from a man of his reputation.Shorter than me by a head and a half, the man once known as Amadeus of the Green Stretch sat almost placidly across the table from me. I had heard, for I’d still been recovering at the time, that he’d ridden into Marcheford and taken...
Devil's Foundry 2: Chapter 38
Chapter 38: Rel LookRel hauled herself from the tunnel with a gasp. Her fingers grasped weakly at the muddy floor of the building, stumbling away from the flooded hole beneath the wall. Her sodden clothes dripped icy cold water on the ground.She shivered, walking back over to the tunnel just in time for a massive hand to stick out of water, waving frantically.“Shit!” Rel grabbed Dum’s hand, pulling hard. He almost pulled her back into the w...
Devil's Foundry 2: Chapter 37
Chapter 37: Back and There AgainIt’d been three days since I’d last spoken with Rel, and getting the Mirror Nest set up was the only thing that had gone well in that time.“Were we followed?”Electra glanced away from the window. Rain trickled through the narrow gap in the shutters, wetting her cheek. “Doesn’t look like it, but…”I grimaced. “We don’t have any detection methods.”“Yeah, tell me about it.” Electra turned back...
Devil's Foundry 2: Chapter 36
Chapter 36: ReliantRel watched Dee leave with the mirror.Her arms hung heavy and listless at her sides. She wanted desperately to reach out, but Lady Via wasn’t here to touch; she was only a reflection on a looking glass.Dream Sequence moaned and whined in the back of Rel’s head, tying itself in knots. I-I-I don’t like this…Rel said the first words that came to her mind. “Can we take the city instead?”Ishanti and Dum turned to stare a...
Devil's Foundry 2: Chapter 35
Chapter 35: A Call Away“First time doing a video conference since the pandemic.” I tapped the mirror once; the small screen wasn’t made for this.Electra laughed, leaning over my shoulder to get a better view of the mirror. “Used to have a call every Tuesday.”“God, don’t remind me.”“My Lady?” Rel’s face peeked in from out of frame. “What is the ‘video conference’?” Her voice was partially blocked out by the sound of r...
Like every other content creator, I'm sick
Title is the announcement.Last week, I got sick quite suddenly. Originally thought it was the flu, but then I took a rapid covid test at the urging of a friend and it turns out I have the coronavirus! Yay me!Sarcasm aside, please don't worry too much about me, my symptoms are towards the mild side and I am vaccinated and boosted. I expect to make a full recovery, it's just for the time being I find writing, or focusing on doing much of an...
Devil's Foundry 2: Chapter 34
Chapter 34: Deals in the DarkMaria shoved the criminal against the smooth wood of the table.She took no small pleasure in paying back the discomfort of weeks of chasing after shadows, wetting her blade with the blood of demons and criminals alike. It was always a triumph to bring the wicked to justice, but Maria would be lying if she said that this one wasn’t a personal victory as well.“I’ve brought the petty gang leader.” She leaned forw...
Devil's Foundry 2: Chapter 33
Chapter 33: Rain ParadeI put the sheaf of stolen parchment bearing the design of my ‘call center’ into one of the few remaining coffins and closed the lid. “Thought I told you boys to get out of here days ago.”Dee shrugged, pulling the large wooden box back into the wagon. “We had to finish sellin’ our stuff, Boss.”“Sure you did.” I rolled my eyes. “That’s why there are exactly two coffins left?”“Kept those actually,” ...
Devil's Foundry 2: Chapter 32
Chapter 32: The Best Laid Plans“Go! Go! Go!”I jumped from the rooftop, Electra half a step behind.I crashed into the <Head Cracker> feet first, servos whining as my legs hit the ground. I rolled, coming to a stop in front of another member of the Tarnished. My hand came up, pressing against his grieved shin as he tried to get a sword out of his sheath.“Demon-itize!” Black tendrils of magic raced into him. He screamed for half a beat. Then...
Be Thou My Good: Chapter 11
Chapter 11: The Devil You KnowCat’s scream cut through the clash of steel, rising over the shouts of the dying and already dead. “Where were you?!” she shouted again.I coughed, half bent over as I tried to get my breath back. A mailed hand grabbed me under the shoulder and yanked me upright. The pain lanced through my arm, but it didn’t feel like a full break. A fracture, hopefully.The battlefield came into focus in flashes. We stood on t...
Devil's Foundry 2: Chapter 31
Chapter 31: Cross PurposesThe moment the sun set we slipped out from under the pilfered tarp.“We have two objectives,” I said. The damp air swallowed my voice as it tried to slip between the surrounding tomb stones. “Disrupt our enemies’ operations, and set them against each other in the process.”“Okay, uh.” Electra pushed herself upright a beat after me. “I know this is important and all, but I’m pretty curious where you came u...
Be Thou My Good: Chapter 10
This chapter was edited by: MJGH, GrimeTide, and Death_Of_The_ArtistCatch up on the story thus far Here!Chapter Ten: The People and The Players“Who am I?” I asked.Across from me, the young woman stood. She looked like a stereotypical bard, lute and wineskin peeking out from behind a tattered motley cloak. That wasn’t what I noticed first, though.It was the silence.My voice echoed in the hall. Other sounds cut off. I let my hand trail down t...
November Announcement!
This isn't really an announcement. I'm just letting everyone know that I'm about to go wild this NaNoWriMo.My heart and soul are now devoted to Devil's Foundry. My purpose, finish book two by the end of the year.Buck up, buttercups.
Devil's Foundry 2: Chapter 30
Chapter 30: Relegate“Unfortunately, events are falling out faster than anticipated.”Despite the early hour, Mistress Via’s face was still shrouded in darkness. Only the light from her own communication mirror lit up the curve of her lips and the sharp lines of her cheek bones. Rel still didn’t quite grasp the concept of the mirrors, the wonder of captured light. It remained yet another miracle.In the back of Rel’s head, her <Dream Seque...
God Save the Queen 2: Chapter 1
A/N: I thought I was pretty clever swapping ‘king’ for ‘queen’ in the title of episode 2. Apparently, the world thought so too, because it changed “God Save the Queen” back round the other way.And that’s why I waited a month before posting this chapter. Sometimes, we all need space to…breathe.For the new people, catch up on Episode 1 HERE*~*~*A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away…Into ScoreEPISODE II: SOLDIER, POET, QUEENIt ...
Superb Delegate Discord Poll
When a public discord is created, would you prefer:1) The public discords is made as an addition as current private discord. Patrons get special roles, privileges, and private rooms, and the current discord is updated.2 ) A new public discord server is made that is not connected to the private discord, patrons get no special roles on the other discord
Patreon Discord Poll
When a public discord is created, would you prefer:1) The public discords is made as an addition as current private discord. Patrons get special roles, privileges, and private rooms, and the current discord is updated.2 ) A new public discord server is made that is not connected to the private discord, patrons get no special roles on the other discord
Patreon Announcement
Patreon AnnouncementHello, Everyone! This post is an update on the current state of my Patreon.Story UpdatesI know that updates have been sporadic recently. Thank you all for being patient with my work rate, and the kind words I’ve received from Patrons have done a lot to keep me focused. The reason for the current speed of updates is that I will be moving in the near future, and getting ready for the move has taken up much of my personal bandw...
The Webs We Weave: Chapter 2.2
Posting some commissions today!Catch up on this story Here.The Webs We WeaveEpisode 2.2I shade my eyes with my one hand as I stepped out into the sunlight from the metro.I’d been up late last night, chasing thoughts about having my arm back in circles until I gave myself a headache. Or maybe it had been minor food poisoning. Most of the food restaurants throw out is still fine, but it was New York.At least I’d been able to wash my fleece at t...
Chaos Theory: Chapter 19
A/N: Posting some commissions today!Other patreon chapters of this story Here. Catch up on the Story Here!Chaos TheoryChapter 19: Focused Group Studies“I’ll admit,” I said to Accelerator, “I didn’t actually expect you to have information so quickly.”As I spoke, I walked to the side so that we’d no longer be visible from the door if someone popped out of the club room. I felt a ripple of interest from the students in the Ability Deve...
Devil's Foundry 2: Chapter 29
Chapter 29: Do Unto Others“Talking about me?” Arlo gave an affable chuckle as he walked inside. Behind him, four tough-looking men filed in before finally closing the door. I counted two level 15s and two 10s. “Should I be troubled?”“All good things, all good things.” I waved him off. “But really, how have you been, oh my god it’s been an age. I hear you basically run things around here these days!”For being the ostensible head ...
