After some confirmation with a staff member at Lightway academy, there was indeed a delay on orientation day. Approximately one month from now was the day classes would start. The Beacon tournament had been interrupted and wouldn’t resume for a few more days. After that, a week of intermissions, before the redemption tourna...
2025-06-17 21:38:10 +0000 UTC View Post“You must be…”
“This is Pell. Pell Meltere, sir,” the guide introduced.
“Ah. I see. I'd heard that you were… a skeleton—but honestly, I thought it was a joke or some exaggeration. But…”
“No,” Pell said flatly. “I’m an actual skeleton.”
They stood in the quiet, dignified lo...
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Hello, all!
Book 2 will be ending soon in a couple chapters. Once this happens, the story will be put on hiatus. I'm not stopping the series or anything, but I have reached a...
Trigger Warning: Although I believe it's pretty tame, there is short description of torture in this chapter near the end. Just a heads up.
Helmutt took his time.
The descent was steep, each footstep r...
There was little sound. Just the rough, unsettling creak of the cave filled the silence; a sound that spoke of age and unseen depths.
The color bled away from the world. The vibrance of moss and soil gave way to a lifeless gray—everything tinted in ash and shadow.
Plip, Plop.
Faintly, in the dista...
2025-06-05 21:50:43 +0000 UTC View PostDust rolled in with the wind.
Beyond Marralow Pass, past Titan’s Road and the half-collapsed stone markers of Juniper’s Keep, the land twisted into something harsher. Red clay stretched across broken hills, dry riverbeds clawed through valleys like old scars, and the sky hung low with a white, aching glare. Out here...
2025-06-03 22:18:49 +0000 UTC View Post“Please, have a seat,” Renwick offered.
Pell settled onto the right side of the wide, luxurious sofa, its frame carved from polished wood and its cushions deep enough to sink into. Enya plopped beside him with a soft pomf, her small boots dangling slightly above the carpeted floor.
Maybe one day, she...
2025-05-29 20:32:00 +0000 UTC View PostLain, dressed in his ever-neat butler’s uniform, entered the room with quiet steps. He carried no tray of pastries at this time—it was well outside Custodian’s usual window for such indulgences.
“You called, sir?”
Custodian sat in his cushioned chair, comfortably reclined. In front of him lay a modest st...
2025-05-27 21:22:38 +0000 UTC View Post“Did I make a mistake?”
Pell was second-guessing himself.
How did the Gravecaller’s Band sell that quickly?
It was only a silver-tier item—one he’d listed for ten gold coins, no less. Maybe if it were a high-tier silver, then maybe. But this? Ten gold wasn’t exactly cheap.
He reorg...
2025-05-22 21:59:19 +0000 UTC View Post“Come on… come on…!” Pell muttered, his jaw clacking faintly. His soul-flames were glued to the interface panel of the Marketplace. Several listed items populated the screen, each scrolling down one-by-one. He organized the current list by cheapest price. And when there was an item listed low enough…
“There!...
2025-05-20 21:56:06 +0000 UTC View PostTalo was in a state of emergency.
After the incident involving the infiltration of a demon, the entire city went into lockdown. Leaving the city was strictly forbidden, except in absolute emergencies. Security for those entering had tightened significantly, and all travelers—citizens and merchants alike—were thoroug...
2025-05-15 22:10:16 +0000 UTC View PostJust when Enya thought she had gotten away from the smell of burning wood and combustion, the air here, too, smelled of the same. In the week since leaving the dungeon, she had become accustomed to unique smells. From pleasant ones like flowers to grilled skewers, to ones almost as bad as decaying flesh, like the smell of smo...
2025-05-13 21:27:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Phylactery?” The words escaped Enya’s mouth.
“Huh?” Pell asked. He saw the confused gaze on her face. It was clear that she was reading a system notification.
“It says that I crafted a Demonic Phylactery. A minor one.”
“You mean those things that liches use to like, gain immortality or whate...
2025-05-08 21:26:14 +0000 UTC View PostAnnoying. Frustrating.
Those were the two words echoing inside Risha's mind.
Over and over again, the same exact thing—little to no progress being made. And yet, she couldn’t keep this up forever. Her strength was being drained by the second.
She was running through the forest, trying to lead th...
2025-05-06 22:25:54 +0000 UTC View PostHot.
That’s what it was.
The warm sensation was everywhere. It felt heavy. Blurry, too.
Enya stirred silently.
A hand gripped her shoulder—a firm, steady shake moved her.
“Wake up,” a voice said, low, coarse, but also urgent. “Hey, come on. You gotta get up.”
Slowly, she blinked...
2025-05-01 21:43:09 +0000 UTC View PostPin finished her last words over the communication crystal.
She sat in a chair far too big for her—legs dangling, unable to touch the floor. In front of her was a wide glass bowl, filled with a strange white-and-red mixture. One of her experimental concoctions, something she had made in a fit of hobbyist curiosity. 2025-04-29 21:19:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Zerus screamed.
Not one of rage—but something much, much deeper.
Her body convulsed. She trembled violently, thrashing beneath the weight of what was happening to her. The sensation crawling through her wasn’t like pain—it was worse. It was like her bones were being torn apart from the inside out. The black ...
2025-04-24 21:42:44 +0000 UTC View PostSand, dust, wind—everything was being kicked up from the forceful blows exchanged between both combatants. For every dagger strike that struck true along Zerus’ body, she lashed out just as wildly. Her form was riddled with wounds. Blood seeped down her skin.
Josier was no exception, either.
She landed a clean...
2025-04-22 21:19:11 +0000 UTC View PostZerus continued to run; minutes had passed since she planted the Twisted Seedlings. By now, her shoulder was mostly reformed, the flesh having regenerated. There was little pain to feel, all thanks to Enya.
As she ran, holding Enya pressed against her, the forest behind them shook.
She stopped for just a moment an...
2025-04-17 21:23:51 +0000 UTC View PostHello, everyone!
I wanted to provide an update to what is happening with my story; there are many things going on behind the scenes. For right now, Book 2 is nearing the end, though I'm not quite sure how many concrete chapters are left yet. But once Book 2 is done, I will be taking a break.
As...
“Master,” Zerus said firmly, her voice steady despite the blood still trailing down her arm.
Enya stared at the crystal.
The voice that answered was… a girl’s. Light. Youthful. It didn’t match what she’d expected—not for someone like that.
This is her master?
“I have captured her. She i...
2025-04-15 20:58:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe world slammed back into place.
Enya hit the ground hard, catching herself with her palms just in time to avoid faceplanting. Her thoughts tumbled like loose marbles in her head. Blurred vision—triple—double; every clone merged back into one, painting a picture of the forest once more, now located in a small clea...
2025-04-10 21:30:10 +0000 UTC View PostZerus’ hand settled on Enya’s shoulder—not like Celeste’s grip, all righteous force and condescension. No, this was different. Firm, yes, but careful. Controlled, like someone cradling glassware during a storm.
An artifact appeared in Zerus’ free hand, too small for Enya to see clearly. With a sharp movement, ...
2025-04-08 20:58:19 +0000 UTC View Post“Was taking the kids out for a bite to celebrate their win. Couldn’t help but overhear the yelling and rumbling buildings,” Henry said, slowing as he reached them. “Figured I’d stop by. And from the sounds of it, seems like you all need a ride.”
Josier frowned. “Didn’t Shelmi and Eldan secure the perimet...
2025-04-03 21:59:58 +0000 UTC View Post“What are you pointing at?” Pell asked.
He stood beside the apparition—an echo drawn from Enya’s soul, shaped not by shadow, but by light. Misty, translucent, yet radiant. It drifted like fog, soft white light spilling off its form with a quiet pulse. A strange contrast to the thing it was supposed to be.
...
2025-04-01 21:07:32 +0000 UTC View PostTrevar took one careful step forward, eyes narrowing cautiously. His stance shifted, uneasy and alert. Something was wrong about this intruder. Neither he nor his partner had sensed their presence at all.
“Who are you?” Trevar called out sharply. “State your business.”
Silence filled the alleyway like a cr...
2025-03-27 20:57:45 +0000 UTC View PostPeople milled about the streets and open commons. Talo was always lively; merchants shouting wares, carriages rumbling along cobbled roads and crowds drifting between shops and stalls. But today was different.
The Beacon Tournament was underway.
It wasn’t just a city event—it was a spectacle. A festival of com...
2025-03-25 20:56:28 +0000 UTC View Post
“Sit.”
Lady Celeste gestured toward the chair in front of the mahogany desk.
Enya hesitated. Every instinct told her to run, leave, don’t obey, but she forced herself to move. She climbed into the chair, her little legs dangling over the edge, too short to reach the floor.
Celeste, meanwhile, took her ...
2025-03-20 21:12:53 +0000 UTC View Post
“Please, excuse me, Laventis,” Lord Clament said, standing up from his chair.
“Taking a little break, Clament?”
“You could say that. I’ll be back in a few minutes.”
Lord Clament turned and left through the back of their VIP balcony spot.
The sound of the tournament rumblings and enthusias...
2025-03-18 21:06:38 +0000 UTC View PostA flurry of icicles came shooting straight at him. Elias canceled his spell and focused on dodging them.
Normally, he’d have put up his barrier or even blown the spells away—but not this time. He had to conserve mana. He was running low, and he couldn’t waste it on useless, poorly aimed attacks.
His gaze s...
