"So you beat Maya, and that did help her improve?"
"Yup."
"Why do you sound so proud, Nathaniel?"
"Tess, look, we improved her [Focus] by three levels. She's also more used to getting hit, so she's not twitching every time something touches her."
"Nat, she came to me, nearly crying, as...
2023-08-28 07:16:24 +0000 UTC View PostThat's quite a rude thing to say, Haddy. I just introduced you to the mighty Absolute – a woman with the ability to mess with the system and thousands of years of experience. Yet, you're talking about burning her and asking me a question with such a rude tone?
When I met her in her new form, I showed her the utmost re...
2023-08-27 08:02:20 +0000 UTC View PostSo, a person would think that my passive would fully take care of my mana, right? Its description goes like this: Mana-Fortified Resilience (Rare) - The user's resilience strengthens with their current mana reserves, boosting resistance to physical strain, and also enhancing resistance to various energies...
2023-08-24 06:27:45 +0000 UTC View PostIt's such a nice day, even this fleshy abomination on the floor won't ruin my mood. My mana doubled. The weather is as nice as it can be here on the third floor, and that improves my mood slightly. My mana doubled. I survived the first phase, floor, sorting test, or whatever of Beyond. My mana doubled. Thanks to that, my stat...
2023-08-23 06:51:44 +0000 UTC View PostSo, for my next class upgrade, I'm pretty sure I will be offered a class called "Advanced Body Pillow."
Also, what the heck, am I making a friend here? Sure, I knew Tess from before, but our relationship is quite... well, complicated.
But here, I've noticed that I've started looking after Lily already, and it's no...
2023-08-22 06:24:55 +0000 UTC View PostOh boy, this will require a little bit of thinking. Once I pick my path, I won't be able to change it and will have to walk this way up until the end. The good thing is that I can pick the attribute upgrade that I like and then complement it with my future Traits or even Skills, creating the best possible combination.
I...
2023-08-21 07:06:32 +0000 UTC View PostEverything slows to a crawl. In the black-and-white world of focus, only mana continues to hold its vibrant color.
The raindrops in a massive area stop in the air as if someone paused time.
The heat disappears from the air.
The giant bear in front of me stops moving.
In just a split second, a massive c...
2023-08-20 07:28:19 +0000 UTC View PostFlashback - Tess Hansen - 12y old
"Some kids broke it, again. It's happening like every two years at this point," the boy in front of me says. He is slim, yet his body is athletic. He is around 2 years older than me and he is showing me his right arm in a cast.
"The weird thing is that it's the ri...
2023-08-17 06:31:44 +0000 UTC View PostIt feels as if time has slowed down as both warriors dash at me, and the shamans start mumbling something. I see mana collecting in their hands.
The warriors reach me, and the first shaman finishes his casting. The area around me changes. It's as if I was thrown into the deep mud, and the harder I try to move, the more ...
2023-08-16 06:56:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe dagger was poisoned because, of course, it was, and I already feel it affecting my mana. Just barely over 3 minutes in. But that much is fine; it's nothing unexpected.
The problem is that I can't perceive the little green monster that much. I don't feel its movement, I don't feel its position or mana no matter how m...
2023-08-15 06:45:36 +0000 UTC View PostThe pressure on my body intensifies even more as multiple Cinderbears attack. I slip into [Focus], and [Resonance] activates at the same time. The air, the space around me resonates according to my will, and I change its frequency multiple times until the effects of the attack disappear and I...
2023-08-14 06:32:06 +0000 UTC View PostThat's kind of unexpected. I don't mind free gifts, but I barely get any time to be happy about my new skill, and now the system is throwing this at me?
So the last requirement was to combine skills? Is it always this requirement, or does it differ from person to person? Knowing the system, I won't get any answers anyti...
2023-08-12 21:28:06 +0000 UTC View PostDid I lose consciousness?
NOPE!
Am I happy? Yup. That's kind of rare. Also, my left arm didn't explode. Sure, there are some massive bruises, a few cracked bones, and a missing pinkie on my leg. One missing eye. An ear that nearly tore off. Plenty of hurt inner organs.
But! Look at this.
Lvl 11...
2023-08-10 07:35:49 +0000 UTC View PostLissandra is built differently, oh, I don't mean her current state she is in right now. Nope, the woman shares with me multiple ways to manipulate my mana to be able to go through what she called active tempering.
I don't understand at all.
She continues to dumb it down more and more to the point where she complai...
2023-08-09 06:56:52 +0000 UTC View PostI did have my suspicions, but somewhere in the back of my mind, I did hope it won't be like this.
Obviously, I ended up being right.
"How much do you know?" First, I need to find out how much she knows, and how much she is under the influence of the system.
"Little pup, I'm absolute of my planet. Ob...
2023-08-08 08:07:32 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, this is creepier the more I observe it. The thing, the item, is covered with my skin and veins covering its surface and in a few places, I can see my bones poking out. The entire surface is covered in circuits, as well as the inside of the item.
It's oval, similarly shaped to the original Peacemaker, and its size ...
2023-08-07 08:09:54 +0000 UTC View PostSo, what now? I move mana through my body and strengthen the pulses of my Kinetic Mana Heart. The bear tilts its head and tries to copy me. It fails, and energy continues to destroy its body while green mana continues to restore it.
It's now confirmed that the bear will die on its own after its mana runs out. 2023-08-06 09:32:46 +0000 UTC View Post
I glance at my severed left hand and burn the stump with thermal energy to stop the bleeding, immediately after I form a hand made of mana. Testingly, I move the fingers and increase the density of the mana.
For now, this should do. I can't have Lily restore my arm in the state she is in now.
Now then, since I've ...
2023-08-03 06:55:47 +0000 UTC View PostDown below, we find the others, most of them in a terrible state and herded to one place by Hadwin who doesn't seem that hurt even after falling from such a height; his [Strengthening] is probably good enough to help him endure.
Sophie and Isabella are also fine, but the last member of Hard Difficulty, ...
2023-08-02 06:34:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe monster pulls itself higher, and finally, even others notice it, a few shouts sounding into the surrounding.
Kinetic energy turned into flames hits the head in the form of a bright yellow flame that I continue to strengthen with each passing second as my heart pumps more energy through my body. Soon after even Isabe...
2023-08-01 07:36:21 +0000 UTC View Post"Stay on the wall," I shout and propel myself far away from the others, right over the edge of the wall, and I start falling to the place in the city where we came from. Right in between ruined houses and empty streets.
The deer's mana starts to swirl around me, and I feel my shadow expand more and more, and soon enough...
2023-07-31 06:42:34 +0000 UTC View PostTess receives five javelins made from my mana. I made them a bit denser this time so they should last around twenty minutes. She says they're a bit harder to control because they're made of mana that isn't hers, but it's not that bad.
I also give around a hundred small orbs to Kim, which are also made of my mana, and Ha...
2023-07-30 08:06:36 +0000 UTC View Post
So, one of you guys wrote this:
There are few sentences in the english language more horrific than I require sustenance, and imagining a corgi floating on 8 semi transparent human hands saying it is downright junji ito levels of horror. For all that is holy, never commission art for this scene. - 2023-07-28 09:35:18 +0000 UTC View Post
"What are you even—" he pauses, sighing as he looks up at me.
What? Why is everyone sighing so much around me?
"You are ruining this corgi," he says, stepping closer. I notice he is holding a nicely crafted shield, and I can even feel some mana emanating from it.
I'm not ruining Biscuit! He was ruined from...
2023-07-27 06:34:11 +0000 UTC View PostFlashback - Nathaniel Gwyn (11 years old)
A young boy, barely over ten years old, slowly opens the door to the apartment. It squeaks as he closes it and locks it. His face bears no emotion as he looks around.
After checking the floor and not seeing another pair of shoes, a small smile flashes on h...
2023-07-26 05:47:50 +0000 UTC View PostPOV Kim Min-Jae
Nathaniel, laughing, looks so different from his usual self. His face seems softer, friendlier. He even appears handsome now.
This time Cipher seems to seriously panic and quickly starts talking, “I'll do everything you want. I won't ever talk back to you. I'll do anything, just ...
2023-07-25 05:19:37 +0000 UTC View PostSophie tries to catch the sparrows with her [Manipulation], but unfortunately, she was unsuccessful. The moment her mana reaches towards them, they fly away.
On the other side, I was able to kill multiple of them, yet every time not much was left of their bodies. My attacks needed to be too fast in orde...
2023-07-24 05:53:46 +0000 UTC View PostCongratulations, you have fulfilled three out of four conditions required to use the %e^*@d D#ff!culty entrance token!
That's it, just one single sentence.
It almost makes me want to scream. All this time, I thought I would just get an upgrade change token that would take me to a higher difficulty...
2023-07-23 07:40:37 +0000 UTC View PostHeya, I've managed to create some backlog, and starting next week, I'll be posting 5 chapters per week for another month! :)
Also, I have a small note for my older patrons. Due to the way Patreon works, you might not have been automatically invited to the Discord server I've created.
If you're interested, please u...
2023-07-20 20:29:05 +0000 UTC View PostI see. Hmm, interesting. Now it all makes sense. Now I understand everything.
"..."
AS IF!
What the heck, system? If you want to give me notifications, at least do not censor it just to not give me a notification. Dang it.
But it's fine. Not even the system being an asshole will ruin my mood!
I d...
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