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Chapter 1000!
Whoa. I can't believe we made it here. 1000 chapters in the Unbound Saga, and still a goodly amount before this tale is done.I'll be doing a post next week about a cool giveaway to celebrate it. More details then!In the meantime: Enjoy!***Within half an hour, Felix stood within the upper floors of the Temple, watching as the army assembled its last straggling pieces together. The soldiers were all organized down the long staircase in the Foot, the crowds sent back to the Scale marketplaces where their festivities continued, albeit with ...
Chapter 999
Chaper 999! One more and we'll hit 1k chapters of Unbound. That's pretty nuts.I'm thinking I'm gonna do a giveaway. Of what I'm unsure!I'll do a post about it soon.Meanwhile, chapter 1000 will be up tomorrow (Saturday). It's done, it just needs to be edited. Then we will finally be back on schedule!Thanks for reading!Enjoy!****"There you are," Karys said, out of breath despite not having lungs or anything resembling them. The giant metal man looked frantic as Felix descended from the Atlantes Anima to land ju...
Chapter 998
Sorry about the delay! Feeling a bit under the weather after travel this past week. Here's Monday's chapter, and I'll be following up with Wednesdays ASAP. Friday's should still be on time.Enjoy!"But what does it mean?" Pit asked.Scylla peered at him as they coasted on the winds. The sky was blue and the clouds were fluffy—where they could see them through the canopy of the Atlantes."Child of Harmony? It is a poetic name, but apt. Do you not know our history?""Obviously not.”Scylla chirruped. “I someti...
Chapter 997
Enjoy!“Are you serious?” Archie couldn't believe what he was reading. "Those big Trees are rewarding you for…doing what you’d be doing anyways?” Archie groaned. “How come I don't get any good Quests?""Well," Beef puffed out his chest. "Maybe you just gotta git gud."Archie stilled. "I'm going to kill you. Just know that.”Beef laughed, but Archie didn’t. The kid gulped audibly. "You're joking." He looked at Gabby. "He's joking, right?"The Titan ignored Beef, much to A...
Chapter 996
Sorry for the delay. Friday's will be up in a bit too.Enjoy!Archie was bored. Six hours wasn't a lot of time to prepare for a new battlefront, but to him, it felt like an eternity. Felix and his council of warrior princesses had all decided on the timetable, citing various logistical issues that Archie couldn't be bothered to remember. As far as he was concerned, as long as his knife was sharpened and his potion pouch full, he was ready to go.He paused next to the Beacon at the center of the Crafting Hall to check the blades at his ...
Chapter 995
Enjoy!Firecrackers of glass snapped as jeweled facets were hurled to the bark. The chrysalises split open, whatever magic that held them closed pushed to its limit as its green-gold glow dimmed. Felix spun in a slow circle, mesmorized by ninety-nine dog-sized creatures crawling free, slick with liquid that evaporated almost instantly. It became iridescent vapour that swirled around twitching wings and lashing tails, shimmering across Bodies born anew.They had changed a great deal. Felix recalled that each of the Hatchlings had originally taken ...
Chapter 994
Happy Halloween to those that celebrate! I spent most of today running around with my kids in the cold wind and driving rain wearing armor and carrying candy bags. A good day, all things told.Enjoy!***Atop the Atlantes Anima, nestled in the crux between vast branches, Vess sat. Her back was straight, her core tightened, as she breathed among the crystalline chrysalises of her Hatchlings. They spread around, ninety-nine of them, studding the pale bark like gemstone barnacles. A faint power spread among them, ambient and soft, threading between t...
Chapter 993
Almost on time! A bit longer than recent chapters, clocking in at 3100 words. Enjoy!See you on Friday!A trio of Chanters bearing a pale banner preceded the group, entering through his white stone door before spreading outward into the laboratory proper. Felix had been expecting a mere handful, but what followed was a veritable procession of robe-clad men and women across a spectrum of Races. Goblins, Orcs, Dwarves, Humans, Gnomes, and even a few Elves were among their number—there were no restrictions to joining the Cantus Sodalus, save that ...
Chapter 992
Enjoy!Three hours after arrival, Felix entered the Alchemical Lab without a word. The door opened on smooth, oiled hinges, and he came up short.Kerys, right behind him, laughed quietly. "Yes, there have been some advancements.”Felix looked over the Alchemical Lab, which had once been a wide-open floor with workstations set along the walls. They were nice setups too, equipped with potent tools, specialized basins, control hoods, and prep counters. Now, however, the room had…extended.The shape, once a long rectangle, now opened up into a ...
Chapter 991
Enjoy!"What do you think you're doing?" Atar pushed into the room, arms akimbo, uncaring for whatever wards would keep him out. When nothing flared, he clucked his tongue. “No wards?”Alister sighed and as Atar entered and set down the pressed tunic he’d just finished folding. It joined the organized chaos already spread across his bed and open wardrobes. “Dear, we are back in Elderthrone. Why do I need to use the wards?”“You mean the city that was attacked only a few days ago? That Elderthrone?” Atar nudged a package o...
Chapter 990
Whoa, only 10 chapters away from 1000. That's bonkers.Maybe I should do something special to celebrate, hmm.Enjoy!From her very first step, Gabby couldn't believe what she was seeing. The Void Sanctuary, as Beef had named it, was incredible. At first, she’d assumed they had passed entirely into Felix's Elderthrone—no one had really explained how those intimidating Shadowgates functioned, and even the Hierophant hadn’t been fully certain how Felix had been making them work. Beef, with some judicious additions by Elowen, explain...
Chapter 989
Sorry for the late chapter! Chapter 990 is coming shortly, just have to edit through it tomorrow morning. Enjoy!The sleek Manaship, although damaged, still flew just fine. It rose into the air with little more than a chiming hum, the sound of its Mana engines far quieter than the normal modern-day equivalent. The sleek Cenaran ship hung there in the late afternoon sky, silhouetted against the bright blue and the clouds of an approaching storm.A skeleton crew manned the ship, hustling about adjusting lines and securing their placement amid the w...
Chapter 988
Enjoy!"You have brought war to us!" the Elders condemned. The earth quaked as roots crushed the soil of the meadow in the Giant's Grove.Felix held out his hand. "I have brought nothing to you that was not already on its way,"“The Creature speaks true,” one of the other Elders said.“Truth cannot sway us. He and his people must leave!”“The Shadowgate cannot stand open. It is a Threat we cannot ignore.”Felix lifted his hand, and the Elder all stilled. “Kick me out if that makes you feel better, but that’s not go...
Chapter 987
Enjoy!*****Vile woman. Ar’Vahn squeezed his knees, forcing his Stonethews forward with a grinding half-step. “I heard that you died, Marzul.”“The winds whisper many untruths,” she murmured. Her voice carried to him, clear as a bell, and that smile never dimmed. “You have the advantage over me, Lord Dwarf. You know my name, but I do not know yours.”“You stand before the Sixth Imperator of the Khadan Imperium, Dav Ar’Vahn,” his First Corpus announced with no little heat.“Peace,” Ar’Vahn said, magnanimous as all officers ...
Chapter 986
Enjoy!*****Northwestern Boundary Of The Shifting SandsUnclaimed Territory“I hate it.”Sixth Imperator Dav Ar’Vahn stood at the edge of the Shifting Sands, astride his mighty Stonethew that knew only devotion to him. He was clad in orichalcum armor inscribed with the very best protective arrays, weapons that could level thousands of Untempered, and possessed an army thirty-thousand strong at his back—and yet he was jealous.“So much green,” he said through a sneer. “Such…abundance.”Beyond the boundaries of the Sacred Necropolis, ...
Chapter 985
Enjoy!*****“Huh.” Felix read through the notification again. “Is this really your Path?”“Yep. Gah!” Beef clutched onto Felix as Pit dove again, his wings beating against the dark air of the tunnel beneath Aeonis. “Do you have to fly so crazy? I feel like I’m gonna fall off!”“We’re in a hurry,” Pit squawked.“Hold on with your legs,” Gabby suggested from behind them. She was sat further on Pit’s back, her legs wrapped around one of the many seats built into his Companion’s barding. “Let your hips roll as Pit flie...
Chapter 984
Enjoy!*****“Order Departs!”Purple gold limned a thousand shards of cobblestone, stopping them cold only inches before they would have impacted hundreds of soldiers and every Unbound there. Elowen grunted, forcing them all to fling back harmlessly into the distance. “Beef!”“Oh no—” Beef spun, taking in the shattered cobbles and scarred buildings. “I didn’t mean that!”“We’re all fine,” Gabby said, banishing the golden glow from around herself. Elowen had moved so fast that she didn’t need to activate her Skill. “Were...
Chapter 983
Enjoy!****Path of the Auric (From Aurum Armory, Brightblade, Weapons Master, Lightshaper, Named Core [Sun’s Glory], Living Armory Title, Siege Fortress Title, Mithril Bulwark Title, Vessel Of Self Title, Tier VII Link To The Blue Eyed Fiend)A unique Path, one steeped in both vibration and radiance in equal measure. Though crafted wholesale by the indomitable Wills of two blood kin, above all else it resonates with the choices and achievements of Gabrielle Nevarre. No longer does the sun mark your Path, but gold rises before you, illuminating ...
Chapter 982
Enjoy!****The Broken Path. Gabby had heard of it. The Pathless had railed against it a dozen times, especially whenever her brother had managed some particularly bullshit success. It was the way for people to ascend to godhood, long since shattered by the Divine on their way up. It was riddled with the bodies of would-be Ascendants, just as the gods had intended.“I’ve no interest in becoming a god,” she snapped. She loomed over Knowledge, her broad shoulders and eleven-foot height casting a dark shadow over the construct. “And even less...
Chapter 981
Enjoy!****"Noctis’ dead tits! You scared me, ghost.""I am not a ghost. I am Knowledge, a Memory construct in service to Emperor Nevarre.”"Yeah? Same difference.” Evie leaned closer squinting one eye and then the other. “Why’re you so…wobbly?”“And why’re you a rat?” Shadow shouted from the table.“I—” The construct did look wobbly to Gabby. It also looked annoyed. “I am an amalgamated Memory construct, a repository of knowledge, shaped to be most pleasing to the Path of Rule.”“A Geist,” Elowen sai...
Chapter 980
Enjoy!****It was a beautiful day. The twilit night had faded into the cornflower blue of early morning, and Gabby was almost hysterically relieved to see the sun, bright and gold above the horizon. After the moonfall and its aftermath, a part of her had been reeling. Now, the wind that gusted across the plains of Amaranth was a cool respite, settling her nerves as much as it appeared to put a bit of pep into the step of the soldiers around her. While she had spent the night wandering the lower districts of Aeonis, the Legionnaires had commandee...
Chapter 979
This one took longer than the last three put together lol. Enjoy!****Felix edged closer to the fissure where he could see the carved stones extending further down into darkness. "I brought Aeonis back. I came to see why my Authority was thwarted.""Authority, hmm," the voice said. "Its vastness is seen. Yet you hold no candle to what has been. Keep the Elder from your wars. The dead stay dead, mine and yours.”The rhyming is a bit much, Pit sent.Felix frowned. “You're the ones who denied my connection to the Shadowgate...
Chapter 978
About 2800 words on this one. I'm having lots of fun with this section of the story, and I hope you're all enjoying some of the more lore heavy chapters.Enjoy!****The tunnel eventually ended. The spiral leveled out, and the vast underground forest expanded before their very eyes. Pit crooned, his lilting call swallowed by the sudden expansion of their path.“I think we found it!”The swirl of Sprites burst free, finally breaking away from their spiraling flight around Pit's four wings. They scattered ahead of them, joining the blu...
Chapter 977
Enjoy!****"It's through here!"Pit swooped low, down from the spires of the Sovereign's Palace. The wind roared through Felix and Vess' ears. Knowledge had altered Felix's Authority map, adding a dotted line that arced around the palace and down in the direction they were headed. Small sigils flared across the map at intervals—symbols that meant ‘slow’ and warnings for narrow passages that Pit more than exceeded. It was, all in all, like a magical GPS guiding the three of them further toward the Giant's Grove.Pi...
Chapter 976
More notifications in this one! That always takes me forever to edit. Enjoy!****Felix jolted forward, hands outstretched, but by the time he gathered Vess in his arms her scream cut off. She stumbled back, falling into him as if she’d been hit by a stronge breeze. He cradled her head but she was already fine, blinking away the episode as Knowledge reappeared on the ground once more.“What the hell, man,” Felix growled.“Quite fascinating," Knowledge said, fishing out a yellowed tome. "Your core space is remarkable, Vessilia Dayne....
Chapter 975
Back on schedule! Enjoy!****Elders Of The Giant’s Grove.Felix scratched his head. “I’m…overruled by my own city?""What's happening?" Vess asked.With a frustrated swipe, he shared the information with her. Pit rested his beak against Felix's shoulder, reading as well. He gave a squawk of annoyance. “What are these Elders? And didn’t your Title say you have access to that grove thingy?”Felix snapped his fingers. "You're right, bud. It did.”“Maybe we should just go there?”“That's why I keep you...
Chapter 974
Sorry for the wait!Tomorrow's chapter is written and will go up at 8am, Wednesday!Enjoy!****Aeonis was renowned for its many gardens, a fact that was hardly surprising given its nickname, the Giant's Grove. What was surprising, at least to Felix, was the sheer size of it all. The city walls were as tall as those of any other major metropolis, but their immensity did not diminish once he’d entered the gates. Wide thoroughfares, larger than most major highways back home, stretched out before them in weaving curves around grassy hills to...
Chapter 973
This one was tough to write, as all big notification chapters tend to be. Sorry for the wait.Enjoy!****The kiss lasted far shorter than Felix wanted, and—judging by the way that Vess clung to him—far less involved than she cared for.“You’re alive,” he breathed, tucking strands of hair behind her ears. “I knew you were.”“Ocalla underestimated us both.” She wiped her thumb across Felix’s cheek and it came back wet with blood. “Are you well?”He captured her hand in his. “I am now.”A buzzing sounded at his hip and green-...
Chapter 972
Empyrean Embrace!The Echo shredded, its gutted form crushed between ethereal jaws. Within Felix, the Beast roared. Hesitation abandoned, it climbed out of his center to gorge on the rotted, unstable ruin of Noctis’ remnant.Foul! Despicable Ruin!Eyes blazing, Felix set his Sonata thrumming. Jagged strings of unstable Mana fought against him, but the Beast had given up on its hesitation. Jaws snapped and claws dragged pieces of the Ruin-drenched Echo deeper into Felix’s core space.No! The Echo shuddered.The diluted Ruin had all but vanished a...
Chapter 971
Sorry for the delay! Back to our regular scheduling!Thanks for bearing with me while I recovered. I'm ready to write write write and things are heating up on the Continent!Enjoy!****Felix tore into the Echo, its strings of flesh pulling toward him like paper toward a shredder. They spun into his unyielding maw as the Echo's voice turned to screeching atonal chords. Power flooded through him—Essence, significance, and Mana—but it was wrong.Corruption! Too Much!His core clenched. The twin rings within him sparked as the abyss convulse...
