CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT THE ASCENDANCY – The Keep – Day 9 Later that evening, we all sat around the hearth. The kobolds had moved into their barracks, and we sat around a warm fire,...
THE FIRST CRADLE CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN – The first to die
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN THE ASCENDANCY – The Keep – Day 9 The next few days passed quietly as we put our full focus into the upgrades, walls, and defenses around the keep. Kyle and...
THE FIRST CRADLE CHAPTER TWENTY SIX – A Reaper in the den
CHAPTER TWENTY SIX THE ASCENDANCY – The Final Days of the Den – Day 6 The entire den had snapped into action as the kobolds and the rest of our group prepared for the...
THE FIRST CRADLE CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE – You know you guys are adults, right?
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE THE ASCENDANCY – The Keep – Day 6 An hour later everyone was gone. ARi and I sat on the bench together, embracing the silence. I wouldn’t call it completely romantic,...
THE FIRST CRADLE CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR – Objectives to conquer
CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR THE ASCENDANCY – The Keep – Day 5 A native civilization within your assigned region has mounted organized resistance and fortified the city of Maelun. A progression node has...
THE FIRST CRADLE CHAPTER TWENTY THREE – Today’s most cringeworthy pun
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE THE ASCENDANCY – The Keep – Day 4 The next morning, after everyone had gotten some much-needed rest, we sat around the fire discussing the previous day’s events. “They’re doing it...
THE FIRST CRADLE CHAPTER TWENTY TWO – Run! She’ll be fine!
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO THE ASCENDANCY – The Cliffside Ambush – Day 3 “I’m gonna send her down again,” Yumi said to Tanya as they lay prone on the forest floor, trying their best to...
THE FIRST CRADLE CHAPTER TWENTY ONE – Do you want to loot Ascendancy rival
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE THE ASCENDANCY. The Far Side Of The River. Day 3 “How many do you guys see?” I whispered. “Gav, there’s at least two of them.” Yumi said quietly. “God, looking at...
THE FIRST CRADLE CHAPTER TWENTY – I miss bacon so much
CHAPTER TWENTY THE ASCENDANCY — The Den – Day 3 The next morning, Kyle, Tim, and I all sat staring at something on the table. “Tim, that’s the coolest thing I think I’ve ever...
THE FIRST CRADLE CHAPTER NINETEEN – Let’s call it a Barry
CHAPTER NINETEEN THE ASCENDANCY — The Den – Day 2 I wasn’t sure how I felt about the announcement. Kyle was right about the target on our backs, but something about the system’s wording...