《After Ragnarok (GL - Norse Progression Fantasy)》Ventures and Adventures 3
Advertisement
A chorus of desultory agreement rose from the group, some had already abandoned their positions to get a good look at the key or to begin tapping on the walls listening for hidden spaces. Erika didn’t think they were onto much of a thing there, these tunnels, like all tunnels with the tower, were smooth and disturbingly organic without any embellishments to hide keyholes secret doors. Besides, what was the chance that the jotun had managed to get to the right room before dying? Nearly nill, its far more likely he was still heading towards… whatever the key unlocked, which could just be a door Erika reasoned, when he died of his wounds.
“I don’t suppose you have a Galdr that can find treasure?”
Erika laughed and shook her head as she took Karas arm in hers. “No dear we don’t, I think the vitki who manages to make a Galdr to find treasure will probably rule the world, there are a few divination rites that could be done but I don’t have that part of my Sal ignited and so cannot use them…”
“Oh well,” Kara said airily. “We can just look normally, no problem.”
Erika grinned and gestured at the rapidly expanding mass of delvers who were beginning to split apart up and down the length of the tunnel, luckily Gunhilda and Laudon had noticed that and had begun to harang the down group into the up group, it was never a good idea to split the party after all.
A group of archers and rangers had started lifting each other on their shoulders to study the ceiling, telling anyone who asked that “jotun are tall so it must be up here!” but most of them had clustered around the corpse with Erika who was trying to guess which direction the giant had been facing when it died, obviously that would usually be impossible but in this case, it seemed like the corridor had been empty since the jotun died in it however many countless eons it had been, the stone had discoloured under the bones which were themselves entirely clean, any dust or cobwebs had disintegrated ages beforehand.
Advertisement
Looking at the jotun spine and carefully checking the position of the head, Erika was certain that the jotun had been heading away from the Losthope, or where Losthope was now built obviously it wasn't there back then, and towards the edge of the tower when it had died. Or at least that’s the way its corpse was pointing and frankly what else was she going to do? Tell all the treasure mad delvers “to bad, we can’t find it?”
Following what was, probably, maybe, the eons old jotun tracks. Of course there weren’t any actual tracks but a bit of logical deduction and a lot of plain guess work did the trick just as well, Erika wandering along the plain stone tunnel, further and further from Losthope, the scouts ranged far ahead the flame of greed overriding their caution, the warriors marched in quick time, even Gunhilda was telling a loud and involved but entirely made up backstory for the dead jotun to anyone who would listen, Erika did so for a few moments then tuned her out as she started talking about sky castles and giant magic cats?
A few passages passed by, a half sized for giants and a huge empty round room that one of the delvers declared had been a grain silo. The delvers had attacked the hall, running their hands over the edges of the huge stone blocks that the hall was made from and tapping on the walls again, but it was the silo which stopped Erika in her tracks, if someone was going to hide a treasure… then why not under a vast mass of grain?
The grain had turned to dust over the time so it would be easier to check… but Erika still didn’t want to do that herself, she was a vitki, that mean she wasn't supposed to scrabble in the dirt.
Advertisement
“You and… you, take my thralls and go check in that dust for a chest or box or something that the key will fit, it’s probably giant sized…”
That did it, the delvers she’d gestured at practically threw themselves into the drifts of sticky dust. The thralls shambled in after them and began to wave their various appendages back and forth through the drifts. One of the delvers quickly began to tire, coughing and spluttering and stumbled forwards only half-heartedly, the other apparently had some troll blood in him or something like it because he ignored the choking clouds of dust practically crawling as he scrambled and searched.
Advertisement
- In Serial10 Chapters
Isekai - If I was Born in Another World
Watamachi Haruya, wanted to start a new life but was teleported to another world. He didn't know the reason, but all around him do : to save the world, just like how his ancestors from 25 years ago did. There he is, doing all he can to meet everyone's expectation, to save the world he is living in now. Come and follow his journey, together with friends he made, growing with each conflicts they encounters, to be the "Hero" of the another world. the story will be told in some PoV : Haruya, then the main heroine of the arc Well, that's all about the synopsis, enjoy ^.^ I will upload new chapter everyday for now, cuz it's holiday heheh
8 198 - In Serial25 Chapters
Not Yet
Naruto and Sasuke were having their battle at the valley of the end, during the Sasuke Retrieval Mission, so many things cause a tear in space, sending Naruto to Earth Land. Found by a Dragon God, what would Naruto do in this new world. Adventure, maybe. Dragon God Slayer Naruto. Strong Naruto.
8 158 - In Serial29 Chapters
Dungeon of Apples? (Completed)
This is the story about a man reincarnated as a dungeon. Well not everything goes as planned. He picks the wrong mob. This story is completed.
8 575 - In Serial17 Chapters
The Fire King
Having lost his father, the young king Elsurion is still getting used to inherit the throne. As if this wasn't enough, their most valid trading partner Ayumir cancelled the trading contract of Solaria’s most valuable goods. As the young king sets out to uncover the reasons for this, he stumbles across a menace that goes far beyond a simple trade agreement. - This is my first published story. I am not a native English speaker and this tale is also a means to improve my usage of the English language. All feedback (be it grammar, spelling, plotholes or wording etc.) is greatly appreciated. The draft for the first arc has been completed, the fair copy is in the works and will gradually be published here.
8 230 - In Serial47 Chapters
Forced Development (What does it truly mean to live a fulfilling life?)
To get things started I would like to admit that this story does not bring much new to the table when it comes to the over-saturated Litrpg genre in terms of things like mechanics and power systems. Then what exactly am I trying to bring to the table with this work? A nice slow-paced novel about people maturing and growing older think of it as the re: zero or jobless reincarnation of Litrpgs. A story that tries to take into consideration how a worldwide system would affect the economics and culture of a world. A story that is much more character-focused than the typical heavy progression-focused novels this genre is known for. The RPG system, like any good power system, is there to actually explore the themes of the story and not just as a plot device for characters to get stronger. This is a story where we will see the growth of the Mc from being a baby to when he dies of old age. With plenty of heart-racing actions and intriguing plot developments along the way. Exploring themes like; What does it mean to improve at something and what does it mean to mature as a person? How does magic, the constant threat of monsters and people so much stronger than the average joe that they can destroy countries affect one's culture both on the micro and the macro scale? How people are affected by the culture in general? Generational trauma Nature vs Nurture Talent vs hard work What is morality, society, and people's opinions on both? What does it mean to be human and what does it mean to be alive in the context of a world with multiple sapient species vastly different from one another in basic biology? All these questions are going to be explored from multiple angles using the system as a catalyst for those discussions. So if any of does questions sound interesting to you what are you waiting for, I'm sure you are going to love this story. PS - Chapter come out every Friday at about the same time.
8 187 - In Serial17 Chapters
TITANS 2: The Monsters Kingdom (Moana / Kong - Disney Moana / Monsterverse)
Second story of my Disney / Monsterverse crossover saga. Two years have passed since Moana restored the heart of Te Fiti, and has now become chief of the Motunui tribe. Everything seems to be going well, until one day mysterious foreigners land on the island. The princess of a distant foreign realm, named Rapunzel, then learns to Moana, thanks to the acquisition of a mysterious parchment, the existence of an unknown island in the Polynesian archipelago. Moreover, Moana keeps hearing in her dreams the voice of Maui, the demigod, calling her for help, and the name of this island: Skull Island. Determined to discover the truth, Moana embarks on a new adventure, which will take her to a new land where the human can not survive, and meet a powerful and unexpected ally who happens to be a king belonging to an ancestral species.P.S: this fanfic crossover is the second of my Disney / Monsterverse saga TITANS, and events are happening at the same period than the events of Titans: The Queen and the Beast.
8 183