If you ever find yourself up shit’s creek without a paddle, clench and pray.
-UWO First Sergeant Tomma-
The air swallows my thoughts as it relentlessly blows against me. Abyss has gone from MVP item of the year to what it is now… a buddy fucking bastard. I groan in the wind as my arm flops uselessly, dislocated from the shoulder. My other arm still has a tourniquet on it and is missing more tha...
2025-05-10 18:27:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe path toward success is often more narrow than the one which leads to failure. When you commit to succeed, stay upon that path.
-Former UWO Command Sergeant Major Umbridge-
Everything is slow, my breath presses in and out with each step toward uncertainty. Fear is not an option, courage is not a prerequisite. It is adrenaline and sheer will that forces my legs to run. With the slow...
2025-05-10 03:12:50 +0000 UTC View PostHeroes aren’t born… they’re forged through hellfire and determination.
-UWO Major General Lambert-
Deep breaths don’t help me find the calm as my mind catches up. I’m covered in blood. My own mixed with Trent’s. So many eyes are on me. My heart is pounding out of my chest. I feel a throb in my leg where the adrenaline injector stabbed me.
“What dragonflies?”
Kalon
Chapter One-Hundred-Twelve: Basha Ulnok Ula
Galactic Quadrant: Darna Quadrant
Ruling Government: Talum Merchant Federation
Solar System: D-447
Planet: Ora
Location: Research Facility
My hand grasps the Cursed Edict turned blade.
The room around me shakes violently from the waves of pressure coming from the black blade, its edge glows a vibrant red. My flesh tears under the pressure of it, until the light from my chest which once belonged to Leora f...
2025-05-07 16:26:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe prevalence of loot slaying is an ongoing issue that the WHA takes extremely seriously.
-WHA Enforcement Chairman Venna-
The error box keeps repeating every so often in the corner of my vision. I swipe it away. Seems to silence it.
“What is that?” Trent asks, pointing his twisted tree branch staff at me. Eyes lowly humming with mana. He’s ready to channel. He doesn’t nee...
2025-05-07 04:21:25 +0000 UTC View PostSome legendary weapons seem to imbue skills upon their owners. The details surrounding it have unfortunately been classified.
-WSA Head Chronicler Normand-
My eyes throb as I fall to my knees, gripped with strange vision. Shadows dance everywhere, and my ears ring. I spew my breakfast onto the ground. A voice behind me is dulled yet familiar. Pain, excruciating pain, fro...
2025-05-06 23:54:36 +0000 UTC View PostSome of the quests that the system gives have multiple solutions, while others seemingly have none.
-UWO Lieutenant Colonel Aramfa-
It’s been a day since we first entered the gate. There haven’t been any more waves of dragonflies. There is however a growing stench from the rapidly rotting corpses of the fallen ones. People have understandably begun to question Lieutenant Tenny’s...
2025-05-06 19:44:50 +0000 UTC View PostOpinions are like assholes, everyone’s got one.
-Former UWO Master Sergeant Gunthy
It’s been a few hours since the dragonfly assault. We’ve managed to stack enough sandbags to create a funnel-like structure as Lieutenant Tenny Directed. Just in case they come back. Tenny sent another three squads to join Dorliac for the grid search looking for the Mace of the Ardent Flame. The hel...
2025-05-05 02:08:20 +0000 UTC View PostGlacial Warden is not amongst the rarest of classes. However, in clever hands it can go toe to toe with many of the elite classes.
-WSA Researcher Venturo-
“Medic!”
My jaw clenches, but my feet move.
“Jimmy!” Cortez yells after me, but I’m already running toward the cry for help.
Tran and Barlow follow after her, laying down suppressive fire.
“Fall back to the planes!” one ...
2025-05-03 22:54:34 +0000 UTC View PostKalon
Chapter One-Hundred-Eleven: Dashkatul
Galactic Quadrant: Darna Quadrant
Ruling Government: Talum Merchant Federation
Solar System: D-447
Planet: Ora
Location: Research Facility
***
Realm of Dreams
***
The waters rage against the torrents of energy coming from Leora’s hand as it presses my chest. It churns into me, etching runes upon my spirit. Countless words and images flowing into my mind. Until something begins to shift, a f...
2025-05-03 19:32:08 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
🔥Happy Friday!🔥
I hope you all had a great week!
Good news, RoD has been picked up by Aethon. HTG now has 6 standing offers now with Aethon's offer for it. I have not decided which publisher to go with for HTG yet. All of this means that I will be switching to full time writing in the next week or so. Which means more chapters!
Somehow with the help of yourselves and others RoD has defied gravity and found itself back on Rising Stars Number One. Until it falls off I will be doing daily chapters for...
2025-05-03 02:43:14 +0000 UTC View PostWhen in doubt, try dynamite.
-UWO Major Blaire-
It’s been thirteen hours since the Gates started spawning again.
“ETA 3 minutes!” Staff Sergeant Mwangi yells down the line, repeating it as he goes, tapping everyone’s helmet one by one. Double-checking everyone’s gear. Except for the WHA people, he just gives them and their shiny ass gear a nod. We lucked out with them, one ...
2025-05-01 04:18:38 +0000 UTC View PostKalon
Chapter One-Hundred-Ten: Jukan Ul Juk Ta
Galactic Quadrant: Darna Quadrant
Ruling Government: Talum Merchant Federation
Solar System: D-447
Planet: Ora
Location: Research Facility
Hemallia does not fight as much as she did before. I push her forward, leaning some of my body weight on her. I am not sure I can walk for much longer without her support.
“Where are better weapons?” I ask.
“Mallock has already locked those parts of the facili...
2025-04-30 18:57:13 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
I hope you're having a great week so far!
HTG should be getting a chapter this evening and again on Friday.
This is also an update since Respec on Death is falling off Rising Stars. The free release for RoD is no longer daily chapters, so RoD Patron should catch the 20+ mark in the next 2-3 weeks.
Some of you may have noticed that I have been releasing a disproportionate number of chapters for RoD compared to HTG. Hopefully this didn't upset some of you greatly.
Moving forward, I will be trying t...
2025-04-30 15:11:09 +0000 UTC View PostWhat doesn’t kill you makes you stronger… unless it permanently maims you, or causes psychological… well, you get the point.
-Retired UWO Master Sergeant Beckman-
Three weeks have passed since the purple Recalibrating System message. No new gates. Nothing. The entire world is sitting on pins and needles, waiting for the other shoe to drop. We’ve never had a delay with gates ...
2025-04-29 03:27:21 +0000 UTC View PostKnock, Knock… Who’s there? … The System… The System who? … Rolling...
-UWO Specialist Tran-
“Wait isn’t that…” Tran mumbles to me.
“Yeah,” I groan.
“You know them?” Barlow side whispers.
“Oh yeah, he knows them,” Tran says.
Fuck me sideways. This is going to be a shitshow again. Why is she here? How? Then it hits me, her dad, the Colonel. Bet he pulled strings...
2025-04-28 22:30:42 +0000 UTC View PostKalon
Chapter One-Hundred-Nine: Vedda Nulak
Galactic Quadrant: Darna Quadrant
Ruling Government: Talum Merchant Federation
Solar System: D-447
Planet: Ora
Location: Research Facility
Existence stirs, my mind is distant though. How long was it this time? How long was I asleep? My body feels worse than before.
“All this sitting around is so boring,” Mallock groans, I hear him stand abruptly, “Come, there are things I would have you see. No one said I...
2025-04-28 19:14:21 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
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2025-04-28 04:24:18 +0000 UTC View PostFormation. Hurry up and wait. The life of an Enlisted soldier.
-UWO First Sergeant Bendall-
“Fuck, man,” Barlow says to my right, shifting his leg like his underwear is bunched up.
“You guys heard anything yet?” Tran asks to my left, going through his interface slyly with one hand.
“Nope,” I sigh.
We’ve been standing at ease for the last three hours. Coming u...
2025-04-28 02:34:32 +0000 UTC View PostWhen shit hits the fan, don't look up.
-UWO Command Sergeant Major Veltros
We ended up catching a ride back to post with Tran, since we couldn’t find a taxi with the state of the area having been hit by hurricane Red Ulana. Tran was pretty pissed that I didn’t reply until the next day, but that was overshadowed by the system announcement that everyone got.
“What do you think it means?...
2025-04-27 21:57:11 +0000 UTC View PostIf the System creates the gates between worlds, defying our understanding of reality’s principles… then it begs the question, who made the System?
-WSA Physicist Nalla-
[ Rolling… ]
My eyes are fixed on the box. What’s taking it so long, it’s been five minutes. Something is going on. Then suddenly some fanfare shows up. Not as exciting as the Legendary one I...
2025-04-27 04:56:50 +0000 UTC View PostTrust is a fickle thing, just like people.
-UWO Staff Sergeant April-
The first rays of morning's light crest the horizon. I didn’t sleep well last night, but it’ll do. As I watch the sunrise from the balcony, I’m reminded of fonder memories.
There was a willow that grew in the field behind my childhood home. A stubborn old tree that my mother wouldn’t let my father cut down. No matter...
2025-04-26 19:31:32 +0000 UTC View PostKalon
Chapter One-Hundred-Eight: Bek
Galactic Quadrant: Darna Quadrant
Ruling Government: Talum Merchant Federation
Solar System: D-447
Planet: Ora
Location: Research Facility
Pain greets me as my eyes open, I feel hands upon my body, rough and uncaring hands, holding me down as I thrash.
“Give him another dose,” a voice says.
“It might kill him.”
“Not much of a choice,” the first voice says, a tone of annoyance follows with ...
2025-04-25 19:52:24 +0000 UTC View PostTrust is an elusive thing, and it is not easily given a second time.
-WHA Chronicler Dorty-
Laying in bed, it’s been hours since Cortez reciprocated her demand back, and it was… well, really fucking good. She’s lying next to me, sound asleep, looking as beautiful as ever. I want to go back to sleep, I want to hold her and just forget about everything that’s happened. But I can’t. Every time I ...
2025-04-24 22:44:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe skill of the Healer class varies widely, often insufficient to be called such. Sometimes though, there are exceptions.
-WHA Recruitment Liaison Vanderbill-
I don’t do awkward situations. Or rather, I try not to do them. Sometimes I fail to properly avoid them though... this is one of those times.
“Well, you’ve looked better Ki… Jimmy,” Dorliac says, she’s smiling, but she always...
2025-04-24 05:10:31 +0000 UTC View PostTrust between comrades is not freely given, it is earned.
-UWO Sergeant First Class Yuma-
My stomach churns as I feel the vibrations of reality around me. It’s a good feeling though, it means that the System is actually sending me back to Earth. I hear the baby fox whimpering, unaccustomed to the System’s travel. My broken arm and leg throb horribly, my side aches, and my head is spinning. Fuck thi...
2025-04-23 23:50:33 +0000 UTC View PostKalon
Chapter One-Hundred-Seven: Jida
Galactic Quadrant: Darna Quadrant
Ruling Government: Talum Merchant Federation
Solar System: D-447
Planet: Ora
Location: Tarvashal, main hangers
Netherium courses through my veins now, it is… intoxicating. Across the hanger, I see the man who holds the brothers, the twins, and Fennec. His head and face are clean shaven, deep brown eyes, there is a scar that cuts across his eyebrow. He wears dark clothes that look suited for fighting.
...
2025-04-23 16:38:19 +0000 UTC View PostGetting ahead requires more than just brute force, sometimes it requires cunning.
-WHA Chairman Adams-
The woman in the silver-etched armor looks down at me. Setting one end of the impressive stringless bow on the ground, she places one of her fingers on the tip, spinning it in a circle. Like some kind of idle habit.
“Aren’t you going to beg?” she asks, her voice is sharp, dismissive, and ...
2025-04-23 00:39:27 +0000 UTC View PostFear must first ask our permission to be invited in. Do not give it.
-UWO Command Sergeant Major Delora-
The storm rages as the large fox bounds with me on its back. A steady trail of blue blood behind it. How much longer until it falls? Why does it continue to fight? My side aches from my own wound. What a strange pair we make. A fox who refuses to run from a fight, and a man who refuses to stay de...
2025-04-21 02:51:31 +0000 UTC View PostWhen you think something is dead. Stab it one more time… for good measure.
-UWO Sergeant First Class Tegan
The snowy wind is unforgiving as I push out of the cave and trudge through the snow. Eyes adjusting to the light. The storm seems to have increased its ferocity since I was outside last. So much so that I can’t see more than ten paces in front of me. It’s disorienting, especially with the blue tint of ev...
2025-04-19 04:30:31 +0000 UTC View Post
