Chapter Sixty: Promotion As Brandr continued to strategise and take stock, the adventurers left, and a new wave of evolution began to take place in the dungeon. It had now been a few months since Brandr opened his dungeon. All this time, the creatures that had come to live it in had been indulging in…
Chapter Fifty-nine: The Best Kind of Victory Gauwyn bit his lip, ignoring the insult. He did not need goading to attack. In fact, he was already planning his assault. There were an untold number of hobgoblins in the fort, but Gauwyn was confident he could eliminate them and their commander without issue if he went…
Chapter Fifty-eight: The Enemy Base The reinforcements Gauwyn warned of never came. Rather, the sentinels scurried off into the depths of the tunnels, the moment it became clear that they would never get another a shot in. Geoffrey and Sirai wanted to give chase but the warden held them back. “They know this place better…
Author’s Note: Stan Lee is gone but he’ll be sorely missed. Growing up, a significant portion of my comic book diet came from him; Spiderman, Fantastic Four, The X-men. It’s incredible how much I learned from him. Creativity, characterisation, storytelling. I can actually look at my work now and see places where he influenced it…
EDIT AND NOTE TO PATRONS: I have rewritten this chapter. Some timely input has made me realise that I was was going at too fast a pace and neglecting to take the time to show how the characters reacted and responded to the things they discovered in Brandr’s dungeon. These new changes will reflect that….
Chapter Fifty-five: The Enigma of the Fourth Floor “What the hell is this?” Sirai asked in confusion. The fourth floor was nothing like the ones before it. For starters, it was not even a cavern. Polished tiles lined the walls and ceilings. Everywhere you turned, there was a statue or mural of some sort adorning…
Chapter Fifty-four: Dark Lightning Keep your eyes on them!” The warden directed. “You, girl!” he said to Verrin. “Can you set up a field of magical interference? Anything that can keep them from disappearing or force them to become tangible?” She nodded. Gauwyn moved on to Athart. “You need to switch to quick, wide area…
Chapter Fifty-three: The Third Trial Brandr and his sprites watched the coming battle intently. After being chastised by the elder, the adventurers began fighting better and smarter. The dungeon core admired their ability to unerringly find the right path, cutting straight through his dungeon in their search for the Guardians. He suspected it had something…
Chapter Fifty-two: Hunting Fields The sprites monitoring the progress of the invaders rushed to their master with news. Brandr sent them back to their posts. He had felt it, the incredible power that killed Magni in a single stroke. That was an error on his part. He had believed it would be best to focus…
Chapter Fifty-one: The Second Guardian The Second Floor was much more challenging than the first in the same way that fighting a ten-year-old was more challenging to an adult than fighting a five-year-old. The Bloodsoaked Foxes continued to breeze through any challenge in their path with only the traps to slow down their advance. “I…
