If I’m right, and one of those items is something that can bridge the gap between a level zero and a level eight rock golem… Just how powerful is it?
Raine spun away from the golem to sprint back to the front of the witch’s lodge. He burned through his meager Discipline reserves, knowing every secon...
2024-10-11 22:57:17 +0000 UTC View PostRaine counted in his head while he waited for the two patrolling wolves to turn away from each other, creating a narrow gap. The moment they did, he leaned forward and dashed as quickly as possible, burning a point of Discipline with each step. For a few short seconds, he didn’t feel quite as slow and clunky.
When his...
2024-10-11 22:55:19 +0000 UTC View PostRaine was breathing heavily by the time he reached the nearest gym. A few of the regulars gave him snide looks as he walked through the front doors. Ignoring them, he headed to the automated receptionist and let it scan his retina before accepting the monthly membership plan.
His first workout was brutal. Within minutes...
2024-10-11 22:53:20 +0000 UTC View PostOne of Raine’s eyes fluttered open, crusty goop sticking to his lashes as beaming sunlight pierced straight to his brain. He released a pained groan, reaching to rub at his aching temples with thick, pudgy fingers.
What the hell? Why is my hand swollen? Poison? No, if I was poisoned, my LinQ would have noticed the...
2024-10-11 22:51:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe year is 2493
The AI wars have come and gone.
At the minor cost of two centuries in industrial and technological advancements, humanity won, barely. Victory was only possible thanks to the hidden Martials revealing themselves and stepping onto the stage of history. ...
2024-10-11 22:48:07 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone!
After a month-long test run, I can confidently say that the new schedule is a massive improvement to my mental. I was more motivated than I've been in over half a year, and less stressed to boot. Despite being ridiculously ill for a week and a half, I managed to write one less chapter than a norma...
2024-09-30 15:23:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe sweeping arches and delicate curved towers of the Cathedral of Chords towered over Jiran. The only word that came to mind when taking in its splendor was: Gorgeous. He couldn't help but feel proud that the people of his empire had gone from caves, to structures of this magnitude and perfection. Especially considering the ...
2024-09-28 00:31:22 +0000 UTC View PostMayalyn Aloyhee
Adrenaline shook Mayalyn's arms, as though the massive cathedral were still shuddering beneath her. The need to throw herself through the hole above was so strong, her chest ached at the denial of it. Jiran’s warnings of the suit's limitations, and fear she would melt a portion ...
2024-09-28 00:30:30 +0000 UTC View PostMaythayes Le’Furiette
Mathayes had been observing the two interlopers as well as he could since they entered his trap on the ground floor. Their stealth abilities were far beyond the norm, and that prompted him to interrupt his training to converse with them at all.
Another test from ...
2024-09-27 23:31:27 +0000 UTC View PostJiran’s thoughts raced to wrap around Markhiss’ revelation, “Why would Silence and the Voice work together? Emperors Palo and Loro have enough sway within the empire that even the other emperors don’t dare cross them. What do they stand to gain?”
Markhiss shook his head, using the movement to double check thei...
2024-09-27 22:51:04 +0000 UTC View Post“So, this is Sanctum Santorum, the final bastion between humanity and the undead. I've heard the stories, but they don't seem real. Gotta admit, I'm a bit excited to see for myself just how undead they really are.”
“Are they truly the dead come back to life? Great-grandfather had a story of such beasts. He called ...
2024-09-27 22:04:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe center of the Outlands had once seemed like a wasteland interspersed with occasional beasts. Mana Omnis revealed just how wrong that assumption was. The land was alive with life; innumerable creatures hid just beneath the cracked, hard ground, ready to pounce on any hapless passerby. Jiran experience...
2024-09-27 20:58:50 +0000 UTC View PostJiran’s helmet slid free with a satisfying hiss of displaced air. The Outland’s hot winds brushed against his skin. The feeling was so different from the last time he'd been in the area, he hardly recognized it. Attributes boosted the durability of his skin, and his aspect thrummed within his body and soul, cooling both t...
2024-09-27 19:34:40 +0000 UTC View PostOliviala Le’Cruex
Olive scowled, her brows furrowing as she stared down her hated foe. Her emotions were a conflicted mess. Layers of anxieties and fears mixed with anger, frustration, and impatience. The result was a mana bridge that was nearly impossible to control, let alone utilize t...
2024-08-30 23:33:56 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! I hope your summer is winding down beautifully and life has been treating you well. Thank you for dropping by, catching up with the story, and giving us your support! It means the world to us that you enjoyed what we created enough to end up here.
Due to life's relentless pursuit of my time and en...
2024-08-27 18:47:33 +0000 UTC View PostAn inferno of deadly elemental fire enveloped Jiran, but not before his aspect raced out to meet it. The two opposing forces clashed, releasing a mountain of steam that billowed outward to obscure the battlefield. The nearer tier nine threw his hands up defensively and jumped backward off his aura.
Armament 2024-08-26 23:28:47 +0000 UTC View Post
By the time Jiran caught up to Mayalyn, she was howling with laughter, flipping end over end. Her legs flailed and flexed in jerky motions that sent her chaotically flying through the rainy air. Jiran blocked the distracting weather around her while she rapidly learned to control the new boosters built into her suit. 2024-08-23 23:08:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Oliviala Le'Cruex
The clacking of approaching boots sounded from down the exterior hallway. They reverberated through the small room's only door; a klaxon alarm that made Olive more paranoid every time she heard them. She had just enough time to hop back to the center of the room and r...
2024-08-20 00:57:55 +0000 UTC View PostSeeing only a few of the clan leaders present, Jiran's aura scanned the inner forest, not finding any other tier seven Forkara, “Where are the other elders?”
Dokkuun wore a conflicted expression, “It was voted, and agreed, that if an elder chose not to participate in your call to arms, they would send their two ne...
2024-08-16 23:28:39 +0000 UTC View PostJiran squared his shoulders and relaxed his aura. The pounding of heavy rain invaded their protective bubble, carrying with it the scents of fresh, damp ozone. Seeing his determined frown, Mayalyn positioned herself at his side and they faced the Imperial General together. The man’s aura writhed against Jiran’s but was qu...
2024-08-13 00:14:38 +0000 UTC View Post- One week previous -
Graymin Lands
A week passed at an agonizing pace without their small force finding a trace of the emperors. The remote bombardments from the church’s assassins, while consistently annoying, were largely ineffective. Not only were their tar...
2024-08-09 23:11:27 +0000 UTC View Post- Two weeks previous -
The battle for Morothin
A hundred Graymin Rooks released mana-charged projectiles in unison. Rings of pressure detonated around each rook, sending lesser pawns and knights hurtling away in pieces. The missiles tore through the air at a speed beyond th...
2024-08-05 23:43:45 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! Quick update. Ami is up and at em (sort of) enough for me to start writing again as of yesterday. Which means we are definitely on for a chapter release Monday.
As a bonus for your patience, below is some of the the art we've finalized for book 3's release in a few months. It's taken more hours than I ca...
2024-08-02 22:39:34 +0000 UTC View PostHello and welcome old and new Patrons. Thank you so much for your support!!
Three days ago, Amiguruleigh (also known as boss wifu/artist) went to the doctors for severe feet pain. She's had feet issues for years, and it turns out our new state's insurance actually covers the problem that's been crippling her for so long...
2024-07-27 00:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostTorry slid across the floor, dragged bodily by Jiran’s aura. Mana Venom struck him in the chest, but unlike with !Dorik, he didn't immediately fall into convulsions. He shook his head, blinking and groaning, then seemed completely fine. His gaze wandered the room, as though looking for something import...
2024-07-26 23:48:05 +0000 UTC View PostArmament tracked the seeker’s mana as it raced away from them through the bowels of the ship. His aura struggled viciously to keep Jiran from intercepting the signal. Jiran's Manabody condensed, and with renewed potency, crashed against the seeker's, shoving it aside before tearing off the access panel...
2024-07-22 23:34:07 +0000 UTC View PostJiran's Armament bucked and writhed, proving far more unwieldy once fully released than anticipated. His few tests throughout the night had been simple enough, and now he was regretting not pushing it to its maximum when he had the chance. Unfortunately, desperate times didn't allow him the convenience o...
2024-07-20 00:17:17 +0000 UTC View PostThis is ridiculous. I’ve got to get my hands on more of these gems. I was going to leave this creepy ass place and never look back. There’s no way I can do that now. Unless I can figure out how to produce them on my own. Considering they use a skill, and grow them in their bodies, that might not be possible. Wait, the...
2024-07-16 00:27:24 +0000 UTC View PostCalm mana, calm… No way. it's just so ridiculous to think of mana needing to be calmed. Mana is a malleable energy, not a kid throwing a tantrum! Sure, Mayalyn's Great-grandfather concluded mana and density are sentient in one form or another, and therefore, likely capable of experiencing feelings. But none of my experi...
2024-07-13 00:00:29 +0000 UTC View PostMana Confluence affixed the Meersvant crystal into the palm of Jiran’s glove. He adjusted the formations running the length of his arm so they could feed mana to the crystal on command. After priming enough mana for several uses, he flew in the direction of the last two sets of wind-swept tracks, his a...
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