The Mook Maker, Chapter 22: The Last Denial
The morning was icy. It was my first instinct to search for the soothing, pleasant warmth of the bodies I was snuggled against in the reaction to the chilly air, basking in their fluffy softness. Without even opening my...
The Mook Maker, Interlude 16: The Damned
Ari looked at the shrine. Statues of the old gods were damaged, desecrated, mostly shattered. Only the traces of the paint on some pieces had suggested what they once were, but they, too, were nothing more than the rubble that still bore the...
The Mook Maker, Chapter 66: From Bed to Worse
I learned to dread the nightmares that came back to haunt me each time I tried to close my eyes, filled with the vague flashing images of the traumatic scenes that had transpired to this point. It made me wake up in fright, my heart pumping, with no...
The Mook Maker, Chapter 26: Slayer of Champions
Something was wrong. I was certain of it. I just didn't know what that something was. Not only that, the nebulous system granted me another level with no tangible reason behind it, immediately doubling our current numbers,...
The Mook Maker, Interlude 14: The Landlord
Viceroy Gam Youngjae disdained the foolish and the brave, whatever small distinction lay between the two. He, however, had been forced to take a risk and refuse the Spirit's offer to protect his holdings should the Jin army make their way to...