Tag: fortress al-mir

Chapter

Maintaining Order

by Tower Curator — On one hand, Arkk felt like a deep burden had been lifted from his shoulders. The Duke was gone. His army was effectively under Arkk’s control. Evestani was broken and retreating. They had a whole nation across the border, so he couldn’t count them out of the fight. Especially not while that avatar was leading them. But, for the time being, they were not an immediate issue looming on the horizon. There was the issue of the Prince. Prince Cedric Valorian Lafoar. The Prince lacked scrying…
1. Fortress Al-Mir
  
  772.5 K Words • Completed
3.7 K Jun 19, '25 0

Mature M
Chapter

Scrying Team

by Tower Curator — Vezta looked around the room, eyes like miniature suns burning with mild disapproval. Arkk paced back and forth in a room devoid of furniture or decoration, deep beneath Elmshadow Burg, at the head of scores of soldiers. Twelve rows of ten soldiers, arrayed in a precise, imposing formation, stood perfectly still. Their attention unwaveringly focused on his movements back and forth. The air was thick with unease, yet not a breath could be heard from the ranks. No murmurs of impatience, nor the…
1. Fortress Al-Mir
  
  772.5 K Words • Completed
3.2 K Jun 6, '25 0

Mature M
Chapter

Trust

by Tower Curator — “Haven’t we been this way before?” “No.” “You don’t know that. You can’t even see.” “I see what I need to see.” Leda glowered at the back of the dragonoid’s head. At one point in time, she had feared Priscilla would eat her. Or drop her. Having gone on more than a handful of these exploratory ventures with Priscilla, Leda wouldn’t say that she was afraid anymore. If the dragonoid were going to eat her, surely she would have done so already. That wasn’t to say that…
1. Fortress Al-Mir
  
  772.5 K Words • Completed
3.2 K Jun 19, '25 0

Mature M
Chapter

The Binding Agent

by Tower Curator — “There are three methods through which the Abbey of the Light creates countermeasures for abominations. Each depends on the level of access we have to the subject.” Sylvara Astra sat atop an unused desk in the back of Cliff’s magical academy. While she maintained her air of professionalism, she also seemed far more relaxed than any other time Arkk had seen her. Given that those other times involved a siege, limb loss, and long recovery, he wasn’t all that surprised by the ease in her…
1. Fortress Al-Mir
  
  772.5 K Words • Completed
3.4 K Jun 6, '25 0

Mature M
Chapter

Homeland

by Tower Curator — After weeks of wandering the desolation of the Underworld, the initial thrill of adventure and comradery had given way to an unexpected sense of restlessness and confinement. Olatt’an was no stranger to travel, long and short, but the Underworld was a different beast entirely. Despite the boundless expanse of the world that surrounded him, a paradoxical feeling of being trapped within an invisible cage had taken hold. The endless orange-hued landscape with no clear distinction between day and night, the…
1. Fortress Al-Mir
  
  772.5 K Words • Completed
3.3 K Jun 6, '25 0

Mature M
Chapter

Preparations for a Royal Visitation

by Tower Curator — “Horrik! Unleash the cannons!” “Aye, Lady Katja.” The hammering thumps resounding in Katja’s chest as alchemical explosives detonated in series was music to her ears. According to one of the former Duke’s advisors, who now served Katja, Cliff had only once come under attack via sea. That had been nearly a hundred years ago in yet another conflict with Evestani—or rather, the empire that was their predecessor. But that didn’t mean that the local guard had neglected the defenses.…
1. Fortress Al-Mir
  
  772.5 K Words • Completed
4.2 K Jun 19, '25 0

Mature M
Chapter

Prince Cedric Valorian Lafoar

by Tower Curator — Arkk watched Nora soar overhead. The harpy drifted in wide circles, swooping over the open ocean. He had already searched using the crystal ball, scanning the ocean for leagues out into the waters. There was no sign of the attacking ships. One moment, they were there. The next, they weren’t. As soon as the lead ship was destroyed, the others simply vanished. It had Arkk unnerved. He hoped it was nothing more than stealth magic, hiding the ships. The alternative was that these new allies of Evestani…
1. Fortress Al-Mir
  
  772.5 K Words • Completed
3.2 K Jun 6, '25 0

Mature M
Chapter

Domination

by Tower Curator — An iridescent crystal with an odd yellow hue sat on the table, held upright by three nail-like prongs crafted down in Fortress Al-Mir’s smithy. There were no glowstones in the room. Nothing that might contaminate it with ambient magic. The only light came from a set of three oil lamps, slowly burning away. The small flames flickered and wavered, sending the iridescent gleam up and down the smooth sides of the crystal. “The gem matches the portal archway,” Hale said, staring at the crystal.…
1. Fortress Al-Mir
  
  772.5 K Words • Completed
3.4 K Jun 19, '25 0

Mature M
Chapter

Trials and Tribulations

by Tower Curator — “Excellent work, keep it up,” Arkk said, leaving Sylvara and the rest of his research team. Following the information Sylvara acquired from the Abbey headquarters, they were well on their way to creating an actual weapon against the Heart of Gold’s avatar. They were utilizing both the flowers and the hammock from the Eternal Silence’s domain. Judging from early trials, the hammock was going to work better as whatever catalyst Sylvara needed. Arkk didn’t care much what they used so long as it…
1. Fortress Al-Mir
  
  772.5 K Words • Completed
3.2 K Jun 6, '25 0

Mature M
Chapter

Fields of the Dead

by Tower Curator — “As useless as I expected.” A tall woman sat on a grand throne, one leg crossed over the other with her elbow on the armrest, propping her head up. The fingers of her other hand drummed against the chair as she observed the chaos down below. It was a clever trick. It would have been more clever were it not for how easy it was to see through. At least, she thought it was simple to see through. The fact that her contemporary took one look at the illusory army, believed he understood what was going…
1. Fortress Al-Mir
  
  772.5 K Words • Completed
2.7 K Jun 20, '25 0

Mature M
Previous 1 … 12 13 14 … 23 Next