“Alright everyone, give me a rundown on where we stand,” Larson said. Once the initial chaos generated by their arrival had die...
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2022-03-30 16:36:56 +0000 UTC View Post“Is that thing going to make it?” Shada asked as they led their flotilla out from the stronghold’s harbor.
Bug Bartholomew had gotten the merchantman ready in record time and given how long it took to haul the canno...
2022-03-28 20:21:32 +0000 UTC View Post“Bring us in real close, Cassia,” Larson whispered to his ship, letting her guide them as they entered the harbor and approached the docks. It hadn’t taken long to neutralize the catapults defending the harbor, but the ti...
2022-03-25 17:02:51 +0000 UTC View PostHugh watched Captain Tran lead the infantry toward the Ssath base. He used the closest route which would likely avoid the fighting going on between the Ssath and the Yaelar. As his forces were closed in on the command post, the...
2022-03-23 19:35:10 +0000 UTC View Post“Sir, they didn’t have too much in the way of provisions, only a few days’ worth, but it should last a week for the prize crew,” Tarley advised after searching the Bountiful Land. Sadly, there wasn’t much in ...
2022-03-21 15:38:29 +0000 UTC View Post“No, sir, don’t kill us. We’ll tell you everything you want, just let us live. Cast us adrift and we’ll do everything we can to help,” one of the pirates, a chubby man that looked remarkably clean for having been in a...
2022-03-18 19:45:42 +0000 UTC View PostHugh’s mechs patrolled outside the restricted area around the Ssath command post. They were alone for five minutes as the Ssath structures were quickly rebuilt by whatever method the GCA used. Once the buildings were whole, h...
2022-03-16 19:52:43 +0000 UTC View Post“Sail off the port bow!” Quix called out from the crow’s nest. They were only a day out from the pirate stronghold, and this was the first ship they had seen. This close to their target, it was likely a pirate vessel. The...
2022-03-14 21:47:57 +0000 UTC View Post“As soon as the Lost Soul clears the mouth of the cove, cast off and take us out,” Larson ordered. The crew snapped to and prepared to push the ship away from the no-longer-rickety pier. His people had been at the ...
2022-03-11 15:06:55 +0000 UTC View Post“There are five minutes remaining, you may want to start your forces on their journey, it will take time to approach the Ssath command post,” Harkona said.
“Okay, we’re on our way,” Hugh replied. He had pushed a...
2022-03-09 21:16:31 +0000 UTC View Post“Fire as your guns bear, then reload with solid shot!” Larson shouted to the crew. They had floated a target on top of empty barrels and as the Sea Venom sailed past, the crack of the guns sounded one after the oth...
2022-03-07 17:12:10 +0000 UTC View PostLarson made his way back to the Sea Venom; they had a lot to do and a short time to get it done. On the way, he could see the recruits being put through their paces by Shada and Tarley. From what he could see, they wer...
2022-03-04 14:26:50 +0000 UTC View Post“They’re gathering for an attack, but it does look like the Yaelar are back online,” Hugh told Captain Tran. Tran was busy optimizing his forces in the trench line guarding the control point. Half the automated defenders ...
2022-03-02 19:56:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Captain, good to have you back, how are things going with the others?” Tarley asked as the Sea Venom made its way to the dock. Lord Buxton must have sent a message out to give them free passage since none of the c...
2022-02-28 18:56:42 +0000 UTC View PostAnother boom sounded out over the estate, causing Larson to haul himself from the water and onto the dilapidated pier. They had been at it for a week, and progress on a working cannon hadn’t gone well. Everything that Bug Bar...
2022-02-25 18:55:28 +0000 UTC View Post“Make your move, Captain Tran, the Yaelar assault team is weakened and most of the Ssath forces are attacking the Yaelar command post,” Hugh ordered. It might be a mistake to assault the control point this early in the figh...
2022-02-23 18:26:53 +0000 UTC View PostLarson looked over the new ballista mounted on the bow with his gunner, Dredge. Bug Bartholomew had completed it earlier and while Larson hoped it would soon be replaced with a cannon of some sort, for the time being, it was th...
2022-02-21 22:20:48 +0000 UTC View Post“Now there was a reaction I didn’t expect. Come, let me get another blood sample, we need to document this,” Sarvo said. The elderly alchemist was swaying a bit as he tried to stand, a combination of the smack he had rece...
2022-02-18 18:42:57 +0000 UTC View Post“Bug Bartholomew, are you two okay?” Larson asked as Gilroy served the evening meal to the remaining crew that wasn’t out on leave. The ogre had tucked into his meal, rapidly cleaning out the first trencher of fish stew h...
2022-02-14 21:57:38 +0000 UTC View Post“Land ho!” The lookout called out as Stratwall Harbor finally came into view. The trip back hadn’t been difficult and gave both Larson and Tarley time to drill their crews. While not exactly a well-oiled machine just yet,...
2022-02-11 20:05:22 +0000 UTC View PostWith the signal tower complete, Hugh was able to bring Captain Tran up to a full two squads of infantry. At tier zero, his infantry didn’t’ have much in the way of firepower, but unless his opponents had some advantage that...
2022-02-09 21:21:18 +0000 UTC View PostLarson slowly regained consciousness, the long sleep leaving him groggy just as it had before. Thankfully, it appeared very infrequently, but there was little warning as to when it might happen. It was yet another danger of his...
2022-02-07 18:27:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 18 is a shorter transitional chapter, so I've included 19 as well.
“Are we missing anyone?” Chairman Raines asked the technician as he joined the virtual conference. Trey looked down on his no...
2022-02-04 15:42:25 +0000 UTC View PostThey had gamed out most of the battle types that had been discovered, though the GCA still liked to throw a few twists into each fight. For a control point battle, there would be a critical location that the cores would have to ...
2022-02-02 19:09:15 +0000 UTC View PostOnce back aboard the Sea Venom, Larson wanted to review the changes from attaining a new level, but he would put it off long enough to see what kind of treasure they had managed to swipe from the Hypogean Realm. He cal...
2022-01-31 21:12:55 +0000 UTC View PostI'm not feeling too well today, so I wasn't able to finish up the next chapter in Limitless Seas. Instead, I thought I'd post the first chapter of a new series idea I was working on. It's called the Deck Mage and is set around the turn of the cent...
2022-01-28 18:46:57 +0000 UTC View Post“Can we confirmation that George is okay?” Hugh asked as they disconnected from the battle observation mode, and the command staff regrouped inside the conference room.
“I should have something shortly, we’re not t...
2022-01-26 20:35:22 +0000 UTC View PostWith a wounded crewman being dragged along, the swim back was more of a slog. Larson took the wounded man from Ibn, his naga body much better able to manage swimming and hauling extra dead weight around. There was a new concern...
2022-01-24 18:09:22 +0000 UTC View Post