They proceeded with caution towards the small opening at the base of the hole in the mountain, where the path they were walking on seemed to abruptly end. It didn’t slow them down for even a second though, for the illusion of a rock barring their way was entirely technological in nature and could...
2024-02-16 18:34:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe great mountain cut the sky with its sharp edge, a towering structure of stone and metal, and its tip shone in the light of the twin stars. The party reached its base, crossing the great frozen lake and the wind-swept tundra.
Ishrin studied the mountain with much more interest than he let on, an...
2024-02-15 13:37:01 +0000 UTC View PostIshrin did have special means, but they were much more limited than he was willing to admit due to his low power level. As they waited for night to fall, he took stock of what he had in his inventory, gathered some materials nearby—making use of his enhanced senses to spot interesting plants and min...
2024-02-14 14:17:48 +0000 UTC View PostThe light of the midday sun glistened on the slightly wet skin of a lone frog, basking in the half-shade of the little glade it had come to call its home. Above it, thick and large leaves still dripping with dew provided it with shelter, and the ground below was dark and moist. It had rained the n...
2024-02-13 13:29:19 +0000 UTC View PostMelina was like a storm on a clear day when she finally met with her two teammates. They were talking animatedly when she arrived, something about the best monsters to use as fuel for a ritual she had never heard of before. But her dark mood got their attention, and as one they turned towards her.<...
2024-02-12 14:29:44 +0000 UTC View PostCyborgs at the guild. The new guild master. Lisette. Melina. The volcano realm and the other, unknown one about to open. His not-dead wife. The multiverse. Was Mekano alive? Was Albert watching him?
One thing was clear: Ishrin needed more power than a mere Tier 2. However, it was also true ...
2024-02-11 14:00:33 +0000 UTC View PostIshrin tried asking around the guild, in hopes of obtaining some information about the expedition, but all he got were rumors. The official version was not for the low-rankers, it seemed, and without Melina to vouch for him there was no way he was getting preferential treatment from the regular staff. The...
2024-02-10 14:00:54 +0000 UTC View PostIshrin seized control of the energies he had gathered in the dungeon. He had kept them from entering his core to delay his Tier-up, and now it was finally time.
“Lisette is going to be so mad at you!” Melina said with a chuckle. “But do go on!”
Shit, Ishrin cursed internally....
2024-02-09 16:12:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe Derillomouf was ready, at least according to the little notification that reached Ishrin’s guild token. It was with a skip in his steps, then, that he went to the guild to fetch it. Since he was there, he also turned in the cores and monster parts he didn’t need from the Dungeon delve,...
2024-02-08 15:35:35 +0000 UTC View Post“How strong do you think I am?” Ishrin asked as he finished up the last touches for the ritual. Gore and blood was everywhere, even on his usually immaculate clothes. “Right now, I mean.”
“With the pixie, impossible to say,” Lisette said with a shrug. “With just the sword, probabl...
2024-02-07 23:34:13 +0000 UTC View PostIshrin studied the complex lines on the floor of his room at the inn. Every inch of the space was filled with diagrams, and the diagrams were merely a projection of the ritual they were supposed to represent. Even so, they occupied the whole floor with their complex structure.
The ritual that ...
2024-02-06 23:21:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe shimmering powder flew through the air, orbiting around Ishrin’s body like a trail of stars. All around him, gleaming in the morning light like dew on thin blades of grass, precious jewels and magical items had been carefully placed on the ground and in the air. Each in their own spot, fol...
2024-02-06 23:21:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe town square was actually not on any of the main two roads that connected the Guild to the gates. In fact, if one looked at the city from above, it became evident that while the Guild occupied a central location, the square was hidden in a clutter of old buildings, yellowing stones and marble...
2024-02-06 23:20:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe dwarf took out a pair of spectacles and began to study the core, rolling it over in his meaty hands that were a tad too big for his stature. They looked more like the hands of a blacksmith than those of a merchant. He was hunched over the core to the point of almost touching it with his n...
2024-02-06 23:20:35 +0000 UTC View PostHaving no armor, Ishrin had to enchant his clothes as best he could so he wouldn’t feel completely naked and without protection. He did it by consuming the broken lizardman armor and weapons he still carried around in his inventory, along with the mostly useless core fragments. After that hurdle w...
2024-02-06 23:20:19 +0000 UTC View PostIshrin disappeared into one of the rooms at the back of the guild and did not emerge for a long time. Melina had delivered the ingredients in record time, but time was ticking and slowly running out while Ishrin had to figure out how to replace a few of the more uncommon plants that weren’t availab...
2024-02-06 23:19:44 +0000 UTC View PostLiù glowed brighter than a miniature sun. Goddard’s eyes, up until now full of rage and greed, suddenly turned downwards like those of a beaten dog. Raw, pure fear was all that could be seen in them.
Then, a shift happened. They became filled with the mad, desperate resolution of a man who ...
2024-02-06 23:19:25 +0000 UTC View PostIshrin was waiting in the common room at the ground floor of the guild, where a veritable mass of adventurers dressed in all sorts of queer and colorful attires were busy showcasing the goods most of their hard-earned money usually went to buying: alcohol to fill their bellies. A curio...
2024-02-06 23:18:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe night came and went, and the trio found themselves sitting at a shady bar early in the morning. The structure was a wooden thing, plopped against the protective wall that surrounded Noctis. It was located in a side of the city that was close enough to the mountains, and to the walls, that there...
2024-02-06 23:18:37 +0000 UTC View PostLiù darted up and into the canopy above, her little wings fluttering in the air and her face scrunched up in effort and worry. Ishrin, meanwhile, was more preoccupied by the buildup of magic he felt to his side, where Lisette had placed herself right between him and the angry farmer. 2024-02-06 23:05:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Ishrin was feeling refreshed and ready to tackle the day when they met again the next morning. Lisette too was looking amped up and ready, dressed in sharp blacks and armed to the teeth. She seemed to make an impression on little Liù who, despite her initial misgivings, gave in and examined her outfit...
2024-02-06 23:04:51 +0000 UTC View PostIshrin stood in the middle of the ritual, feet wide open with the large Tier 4 healing attuned mana core on the ground between them. He studied the shape of the ritual one last time, then flexed his mind and will.
With a word of power, the treasures at the edges of the angular lines in the...
2024-02-06 23:04:25 +0000 UTC View PostMelina left to fetch the item she promised would create a mirror space, safe for Ishrin to perform his ritual away from prying eyes and incidentally also used for guild evaluations of power. She claimed she hadn’t brought it with her because it was very valuable guild property, and she had ...
2024-02-06 14:39:43 +0000 UTC View PostLiù decided that she had had enough for the night and flew away. On the way to the window, however, she heard a commotion behind her and got distracted. A small fight had broken out in the tavern, right where she was hiding. She kept flying but also tried to keep an eye on the fight, and curiosity...
2024-02-06 13:05:39 +0000 UTC View PostCloser to the city, the fields grew smaller and closer together. The patches of wild lands and forest left over from the expansion of the agricultural fields became a rarity, and the windmills were often accompanied by lone manors inhabited by wealthy farmers. This ring of land around the city...
2024-02-05 14:54:46 +0000 UTC View PostIt was still the dead of night, when sounds reached Ishrin’s ears and roused him from his fugue state. As his brain spun up to gear, he looked around and studied the dark surroundings. The moon was gone, hidden by a thick layer of black clouds that had covered the whole sky like a uniform tap...
2024-02-05 14:54:17 +0000 UTC View PostSleeping on a branch was very uncomfortable, and a Tier 1 body was not sturdy enough to ignore the consequences of that and the muscle pain. Ishrin woke up groggy and tired for the first time in a long time, his very first morning in this new life of his. He stretched.
Feels nice. 2024-02-05 14:53:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Ishrin knew many magical spells from his past life, but most of them were locked beyond strict requirements he did not meet. The same went with rituals, most of which required materials or raw power he simply did not have. This was not to say that he could do nothing. Already in the few minutes he ha...
2024-02-05 14:08:03 +0000 UTC View PostIshrin popped into existence in the middle of a forest. It was sudden,; the appearance of his body made of matter that was not there before, and his mind was yanked into it without warning or fanfare.
The first thing he felt was how weak a mana-less and magic-less tier 0 body was. The gravit...
2024-02-03 17:53:27 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, it's RejectHumanity (AKA Luca) here. Welcome to the first chapter of my new novel, due to release on Royal Road on February 7th. Thank you for being my patrons, and enjoy the early release. I really hope you'll like it!
“This has to work,” The man said, wiping sweat from his...
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