"A pity, you say? I must admit, you're completely different from before. I won't bother asking how your core has changed or how you came to your sudden growth spurt. Rather than prattle on, let's fight for old time's sake." Orden's voice trembled, not from fear. Oscar could see the blatant glee glowing from his eyes.
It...
2023-09-11 03:44:17 +0000 UTC View PostAs usual in his dreams, Oscar wandered down the fields of grains, the golden heads swaying about from the breeze and glittering like a treasure trove under the two suns. But a dark wind breezed over, and all the shimmering heads of grain bowed before it, their very bodies visibly withering into dried husks. The path underneat...
2023-09-09 22:21:19 +0000 UTC View PostRegis's status opened without his doing.
Name: Regis Folk
Race: Human
Class: The One
Strength: 10
Vitality: 20
Agility: 12
Endurance: 12
Spirit: 500 2023-09-09 16:25:22 +0000 UTC View Post
As the morning unfolded, a wild and icy wind howled, echoing between the mountain slopes, and descended onto Oscar and his team, their Ein shrouds burning like flames to combat the increasingly heavy snowfall it brought. Oscar checked his watch and grumbled. It had been several hours since he set out from Frostveil City and o...
2023-09-08 17:59:00 +0000 UTC View PostOscar trailed a path through the blanket of snow on the terrace, a great tower from where the once brightly-lit and grand busy city was covered in snow, the great roaring fires and countless lanterns all waned away throughout the night. The simple crunches of his feet ignited small flames, melting away the chill that tried to...
2023-09-07 04:16:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe bright smile on her beautiful face and the overflowing tears from her upturned emerald eyes were a sight to behold, her fine features further emphasized by the glow of the multiple braziers around the room. Oscar's mind abruptly went rigid from facing her directly; his heart, which had long since forgotten the youthful lo...
2023-09-06 04:02:36 +0000 UTC View PostSeveral braziers burned brightly, the faint crackles from the coals releasing a flurry of embers into the air like pollen from a blooming flower. Outside, a fierce, snowy gale howled, pounding the windows and covering them in thick layers of frost, which spread to the curtains, freezing them into beautiful frozen sculptures. ...
2023-09-05 15:34:08 +0000 UTC View Post"Your old friends? You haven't changed a single bit, always rushing. For now, rest up here, and we can discuss your next move." Draven cleared the plates, cups, and snacks from the table with a swipe of his hand. His master placed him atop Erden and led them inside, the familiar dim torches illuminating the black stone halls....
2023-09-04 01:01:18 +0000 UTC View PostInside the dark storms churning endlessly in the spatial domain, Oscar looked from left to right, transfixed on his friends, fellow prisoners, his master, his aunts, and the others, everyone enveloped in a brilliant light, including Gunghir itself. In the next moment, the radiance faded away, and sunlight entered through the ...
2023-09-02 03:11:15 +0000 UTC View PostWithout resistance, Emily landed on the floor, the ground breaking under her fall, her gaze fixated on the ruined ceiling, lights barely flickering above the wreckage. Pain rampaged through her body, inducing faint involuntary groans from her burning lungs. She gradually rose up from her bed of rubble and supported her bruise...
2023-09-01 02:30:14 +0000 UTC View Post"How long has it been?" Draven asked, letting go of Oscar and staring around the caverns in confusion.
"Twenty years. It's been around that long." Oscar answered, out of breath but smiling. Excited, Oscar accidentally undid his Guise, his blue antlers shattering into pieces, and was about to fall. The Guise was too sens...
2023-08-31 04:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostFacing Maia, Oscar mounted Erden, firing several golden rods engulfed in spears of flame, exploding into fiery shrapnel the moment they touched Maia's fire. Taking advantage of the obscuring fire, he and Erden dashed across, aiming to bypass Maia via the ceiling. Then, a snort came from the dense fire, and Oscar felt a chill ...
2023-08-30 02:12:59 +0000 UTC View PostA few minutes before landing, a small rod-like ship reached the highest height. Erden opened his eyes for the short, brief moment before the descent would begin, cutting himself from Oscar's view of the white mess hall to a breathtaking sight, one he wished Oscar could behold from his eyes. Outside the porthole window, sealed...
2023-08-29 06:03:47 +0000 UTC View PostHearing her screech out, Oscar broke out into laughter, enjoying the twisted anger wrinkling and twisting the face she always seemed so proud of and the shock shaking the ends of her white hair. The force of her Ein permeated the corridor, denser than the thick, humid air and hotter than the flames of a furnace as if he were ...
2023-08-27 05:30:46 +0000 UTC View PostLife wasn't good in a prison, especially for prisoners of war. Day after day, he underwent tortures in great variety, the torturers ever gleeful in changing the process and experimenting with new techniques. His lack of agonizing screams behind his clenched teeth only spurred his captors to try harder; their cruelty heightene...
2023-08-25 02:25:32 +0000 UTC View PostInside the steel cage, Oscar planted his feet on the stable, flat yet harsh steel stage and clenched his fists, cheers and bangs erupting around him from the prisoners as the fight was about to start. It felt familiar, fighting bare-knuckled against another inmate surrounded by a crazed rabble, a fond memory emerging from the...
2023-08-23 22:05:58 +0000 UTC View Post"That's what is happening so far," Erden reported to the Pavilion Master.
Remulus snapped the pen in his hand, black ink dripping from his palm onto his blue robes. The books shook off the shelves, the couches and chairs rattled, hitting their wooden pegs on the smooth floor, and the table crumbled into splinters. Rushe...
2023-08-22 23:27:12 +0000 UTC View PostMaia Claude rubbed her left cheek, a troubled look reflected in the creases along her brow as her gaze swept over Oscar and the rest while stroking her cheek, a deep frown forming on her red lips. He recalled punching her directly onto that side of her face long ago in Ashen Grove and couldn't help tensing up, his lips trembl...
2023-08-22 01:05:15 +0000 UTC View PostEdclet whimpered, faint sobs leaking out as his body shivered underneath the thin blanket, an unbearable display that crept an unsettling chill in Oscar's back. A Knight Exalt carried years of experience behind them, and Edclet certainly went through more during his post as a captain during the long war, making the sight of h...
2023-08-21 14:32:01 +0000 UTC View PostA slight wind tickled the ends of his fur, and Erden peered up from his rest and looked out the wide window, the curtains swaying about as the moonlight peeped in between the long cloth. He growled and turned to the Pavilion Master, Remulus Grant, who was neck deep in scrolls, papers, and binders. The bald, old King Exalt's h...
2023-08-20 02:09:01 +0000 UTC View PostLying on the ground, Oscar coughed and spat out the dirt in his mouth, struggling to breathe properly. A pungent scent, a nauseating rotten smell, stopped him from breathing regularly from his nose, and the iron taste of the blood in the dirt was sickening, his stomach churning to force a fierce rejection in vomit, but he hel...
2023-08-18 19:13:12 +0000 UTC View Post"An elf, a musician, and a young boy. Quite a unique combination we have here." The skeletal face man smiled, stretching his skin to a pale white, and spun his hat around his finger, playfully observing Regis and the others. He held his hand out, and a silver tray appeared out of thin air, carrying three scrumptious cookies. ...
2023-08-17 23:05:24 +0000 UTC View Post"You dare come to see me and bring along an Oscar look-alike to fool me?" Emily asked coldly, swinging her fist.
Before Emily's fist could land squarely on Fred's face, Oscar swept across the room and grabbed her fist, careful not to accidentally crush her knuckles. Her physical power was as impressive as ever, being th...
2023-08-17 19:48:09 +0000 UTC View Post"Wait! Are we really considering this?" Aunt Rosett gripped Oscar's wrist and pulled him away from Elder Saul and Remulus. She scowled at the two old King Exalts as she placed Oscar behind her. He wondered how she was unafraid of facing two King Exalts and worried for her wellbeing. It had been a long time since someone showe...
2023-08-16 22:34:31 +0000 UTC View Post"You? What? How?" Remulus, the Pavilion Master, seemed at a loss for words. He slowly left his desk and grabbed Oscar's arms, sweeping his gaze over every inch of Oscar's figure. Despite his increased physical power, Oscar could not escape his grandmaster's powerful grip and waited for him to settle down. The physical powers ...
2023-08-16 01:49:49 +0000 UTC View PostFlying, Oscar basked in the warmth of the two suns, the blue sky now clear from the storm that had lasted for days, giving a refreshing shade, not darkness, through its white clouds. Of course, it wasn't a natural process or a divine providence welcoming him back, which would have been a nice gesture, but no. The Pavilion had...
2023-08-15 16:37:15 +0000 UTC View PostOscar lost all thought as his mind blanked into nothingness. Resting his hands on the tombstones, Oscar found he had no strength in his cold fingers and lost his grip, and his knees dropped to the floor, softly rustling on the grass. Before him, the names of his parents, well-carved into the tombstones, stood at eye level. Hi...
2023-08-15 01:28:27 +0000 UTC View Post"Hang on. It's quite stuffy in here." Erden interrupted before the start of the tale and squirmed his way out of Oscar's robes, peeking his small head out the neckline. His short stubby legs leaped through the air and plopped onto the table.
"You must be Erden. Nice to meet you." Fred lifted his cup. "Thank you for bein...
2023-08-13 17:20:53 +0000 UTC View PostStanding before him was Fred, his dear best friend. The face was older than he remembered, slightly rugged and worn around the edges. His green hair flowing down his sides to his shoulders was unkempt, unorderly, and downright messy. Lines, not harsh enough to be called wrinkles, stretched across his forehead, faint but disti...
2023-08-12 04:13:46 +0000 UTC View PostBang! Bang! Bang! Garbed in his fabricator uniform, Oscar struck the swiftly with measured power, not too hard and not too soft, striking just right for his purposes. On the bottom hull of one of the airships, a part glowed brightly from being heated to a malleable, shapeable state. His hammer pounded, striking flatly to roun...
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