Silverdawn

Unclassed - 21

“What would you have me answer?” Naska asked.

Vulrak hummed as he thought over her question.

“Introductions would be a good start. I know your names. But I’d prefer you state them, alongside your classes.”

“Naska Argy...

Unclassed - 20

The following day I woke up to the smell of something incredible. I hadn’t smelled food so good in months. Not since I used to walk past the markets in some of the wealthier districts where chefs would be hard at work serving a full line of lunc...

Unclassed - 19

Maisie wasn’t a great fighter. The two guys coming at her would quite easily have beaten the living daylights out of her if Jackal hadn’t ran straight into their path.

She watched as the beastkin bit down on one of their shoulders, blood...

Unclassed - 18

“Okay, guys. This is Eric.”

“Hi guys!” Eric gave a big wave, his brown hair tussling.

My group took a long look at Eric, then at me, all of them looking some level of perplexed.

“This is the guy that’s traini...

Unclassed - 17

Toar couldn’t believe his ears as he listened to the younger boy standing before him.

They were a member of Naska’s group—that demon girl. They’d arrived at camp holding out a letter for him to read, saying the matter was ‘sensitiv...

Unclassed - 16

My core, which moments ago had been akin to a burning star, was finally quieting to a gentle dim glow. The storm that raged within me settled, the power that had been rocketing through me moments before stilling like a gentle tide.

I looked ...

Unclassed - 15

“Adam, you’re on your own again today,” Toar said, handing me a piece of paper. “Here’s a map to where you’re working, and a list of what you’re looking for. Tell me if any of it’s confusing.”

It wasn’t lost on me that To...

Unclassed - 14

“What the hell happened to you?” Toar asked as I stumbled back to camp, covered in a fresh array of bruises.

“As if you don’t know,” I grunted, setting myself down on a log.

Everyone was staring at me. Clearly I looked even w...

Unclassed - 13

Punching rocks was painful. 

I mean, yeah, I’d tried shadow boxing at first, but after half an hour my arms barely felt tired. I didn’t feel as if I was getting anything useful out of it. I was used to having a punching bag.

A...

Unclassed - 12

I ran as fast as I could without allowing myself to stumble. The cave was dark, and a single misstep would be perilous.

Behind me, a massive spider with shiny steel pincers gave relentless chase. It was about as tall as a horse, its body twi...

Unclassed - 11

“Target identified.”

Exploration was quickly cut short as projectiles struck my chest.

I fell, clutching at myself as breath fled my lungs, torso crumpling as I attempted to scramble behind a large crate.

I’d barely made it...

Unclassed - 10

I couldn’t believe how stupid I was.

Stupid. Stupid stupid stupid.

I huffed a shallow breath through my unfiltered mask as I replayed every exchange I’d had with Toar until now.

He’d always known about my signing bonus. Tha...

Unclassed - 9

“Tell me about the underground.”

The three of us left two minutes ago, and only now was I choosing to break the silence. If I needed an excuse to back out, now was the time.

“I was wondering if you were gonna ask,” Toar mused f...

Unclassed - 8

I am a dragon.

Toar Halfshade affirmed those words to himself so often that he almost believed them.

A half-leopard, half-tiger beastkin born under the bloodline of a deer… there was a lot in Toar’s composition that he cou...

Unclassed - 7

My stunt with the grenade had earned me, in Tattia’s words, ‘the most lucrative contract she’d ever given out’. 

I frowned as I picked at a tough piece of steak with my fingers. They’d given me a knife and fork, but right now,...

Mana Devourer/HHS - Book 2, Ch. 6

“You really wanna go back down there?”

Markus had found Abrah not long after retrieving his weapon. The imp was in the middle of scrubbing a large pot when Markus had pulled him away from his duties, which he didn’t seem all too fussed...

Mana Devourer/HHS - Book 2, Ch. 5

Waking Cyrus was a surprisingly difficult task. He’d have imagined that rousing the orc would be a simple matter considering the life of battle he’d had, and yet Markus had to call his name at least ten times to make him so much as stir a litt...

Mana Devourer/HHS - Book 2, Ch. 4

Markus couldn’t remember the last time he’d genuinely tried to do push ups. He almost expected to do ten and then feel his arms start shaking, but it seemed he’d underestimated just how much raw improvement his body had been through in all t...

Mana Devourer/HHS - Book 2 Ch 3

“Markus?”

Markus barely heard his name being called. He shifted to look ahead, dropping the mostly unfrozen rag in his hand and finally acknowledging the voice tapping against his brain.

He looked down at Lexi, who might’ve been ...

Mana Devourer/HHS - Book 2 Ch. 2

Negotiating with Randall was much less daunting than Markus would’ve anticipated. He really was willing to offer a ton, and for Markus, it was more the matter of trying to narrow Randall down to things Markus could specifically use than...

Mana Devourer/HHS - Book 2, Ch 1

“Let’s say I agree to this,” Markus started, eyeing Randall intensely. 

He watched as Randall’s eyes shifted so suddenly, as his body lurched so violently against his seat that he seemed to have been struck by lightning.

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HHS/Mana Devourer - Book 1 Epilogue

Baron Samell Toth was rather peculiar as Malari lords went. His fief was filled with serfs that respected him. His grand castle atop the hill was more akin to a point of pride amongst his workers than it was any source of resentment ...

Mana Devourer - 60

Ember growled.

Markus gaped.

Serena simply stared. She looked more frustrated than anything.

“I couldn’t keep you gone for more than a few days? Seriously?”

Randall glanced down at himself,...

Harmless Human Sacrifice (Mana Devourer) - 59

Markus’ eyes bugged. “Okay… the fuck’s a Faith point?”

“Did you ever have a stat you couldn’t see the name of?”

“Yes. It’s been bugging me for weeks, now.” 

Serena smiled. “Well, ...

Harmless Human Sacrifice (Mana Devourer) - 58

A/N: Hey guys! Apologies for the delay. I've recently been pretty sick and IRL's been rather busy, including me having multiple conversations with publishers and finally receiving some good news regarding that! I'll put that in an announce...