Silver rained down. Gold poured up. They met in a single line of pure light.
For a second they held there. Soundless, shining.
Then the line started to move up. And up. And up.
The gold was only gaining; the silver stuttered. The Eagle felt baffled. Evan felt angry.
The Eagle was forced to break it off...
2024-01-22 23:40:53 +0000 UTC View PostA/N:
Added in that he takes Law Fruit last chapter before this encounter!
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//
Zane was feeling quite pleased with this strategy.
Then the first Eaglet hit him like a speeding truck. CLANG-THUMP! And he went flying.
It blasted the wind out of him. It ...
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He took a step closer. The Bark Sentinel took a step back. It eyed him just as he eyed it. He could tell just by how it moved—its little hops, the subtle ways it shifted its weight on its planks for feet—it knew what it was doing.
Zane threw a punch just to see.
He missed and ate a battering-ram ar...
2024-01-22 00:14:59 +0000 UTC View Post(2/2)
"I finished it," Zane said. "And added it to a Skill." He stood, ready to get going.
Evan still looked baffled. "Heh?" He said again.
"What?"
"It's been like half an hour!”
Zane didn't understand. Then—oh. He could see the confusion. "No," he said. "I didn't learn the whole Major ...
2024-01-20 22:41:23 +0000 UTC View Post(1/2)
//
One revolution and a circle of Stormfire sparked up. Two and they started to rise, twisting in the beginnings of a cyclone.
Then the Beetles made contact.
His Axe struck one and cleaved right through. Caught it around the neck and wrenched its head from its body. There was a brilliant flash, a...
2024-01-20 15:08:06 +0000 UTC View Post(1/1)
He might not have spotted the treasure chest if it wasn’t marked on the mini-map. It was made of Titansteel, the same stuff as the root wall it was buried in. Silver vines snaked over its surface, strapping it in. Thick Spirit Steel straps buffed its frame, latching it tight.
Zane studied it for a second. ...
2024-01-19 21:42:57 +0000 UTC View Post(1/1)
Two unusually large dots were coming around the bend. They sounded like tanks—the earth groaned under them as they moved.
They moved like tanks too—slowly, steadily. Then they came into view.
Titansteel Beetle (Monster)
Essence Level 88
Key 2024-01-18 20:52:32 +0000 UTC View Post
A/N:
Housekeeping: updated Savage Body's description to include the note: This Skill does not Level
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//
There was a stunned silence. The crowd of World Rankers took in what just happened with slack faces.
Evan stared at him, eyes shining. "Woah... you're really...
2024-01-18 00:34:06 +0000 UTC View PostA/N:
Housekeeping notes!
For timeline reasons:
—adjusted Zane’s World Ranking from 23 to 16
—Also changed it so that at this point, Eze, World Rank #3 is still breaking through the bottleneck—ie he’s still at Lv. 99. As are most of the Top 10.
Also:
—edited last...
2024-01-17 02:57:20 +0000 UTC View PostA/N:
Name of dungeon changed to Titanwood Tree
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//
Reina got the updates. She heard it from Elias first, but within hours she'd verified the news.
The Tomb Kings had crushed the Cartel. They'd totally absorbed them and added another dozen World Rankers to their roster. By sh...
2024-01-15 23:15:12 +0000 UTC View Post(1/2)
A/N: Happy Monday! First chap of the day.
//
The message was choppy, going in bits and pieces. Reina thought it was written by someone delirious. Maybe on the brink of death or poisoned.
If you have received this Title, that means I, Jia Luyue, High Priestess of the Templ...
2024-01-15 16:26:55 +0000 UTC View PostShe sat there, mouth slightly open, in silence.
It was getting awkward. She looked so stunned he wasn't sure she was still in there.
Then she started to tremble. He r face was reddening fast.
"Did—did you think I was trying to kiss you?!" She spluttered. She choked out a laugh. "Idiot. You wish 2024-01-14 22:43:32 +0000 UTC View Post
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//
Vanessa strode into the Boss Lair with her head held high.
It was a throne room made entirely of ice. The ceiling arched so high it seemed like a second sky. Little crystals studded the dome, twinkling like stars in the deep dark blue. It sloped down in icy pillars,...
2024-01-14 01:03:49 +0000 UTC View Post(2/2)
//
That man.
How dare he?!
The moment he grabbed her, she should've kicked him between the legs! What had come over her? Just… the way he growled at her, deep and raspy, the way he looked at her… it was like all her thoughts went out the window.
"Arrgh!" She took her a...
2024-01-12 23:08:14 +0000 UTC View Post(1/2)
A/N: to be clear, the system is not messing with Zane’s mind! Edited prev chaps to make this more clear
//It felt like Zane stood before a blizzard so massive it blotted out his world. This was no ordinary ice. It was woven through with Major Laws. This ice had a chilling deathly touch, an...
2024-01-12 16:57:58 +0000 UTC View Post(2/2)
He was exhausted and excited all at once. It was hard to explain—like he was running on fumes, but very hot fumes, the kind that got you all tingly and buzzy in the head.
He sank back into the recording and watched the vision over again. By the time he got out of it, his brain felt wrung dry. He wasn't sur...
2024-01-11 23:30:24 +0000 UTC View Post(1/2)
"Elders of Mount Thundercrest! Elders of the Azure Flame Faction! It is my honor to host you today at this Joint Lecture on the Law."
Azure Flame Faction? Wasn't that the same Faction that made the Rising Sun Slash?
Elder Lucian clasped his hands behind his back.
"I have gathered you here today o...
2024-01-11 15:11:18 +0000 UTC View PostA/N:
Sorry for missed chapter yesterday, y'all. Was traveling all day and hit some snags. >.>
Changed Vanessa's Faction to 'North Star' Faction
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Will still be trying to hit 2 chapters/day most days for the next few months!
//
Zane had a theory.
…Maybe "th...
2024-01-10 19:52:56 +0000 UTC View Post(2/2)
He considered the Egg. Then he found a quiet spot in the woods, sat down, and started drawing out its essence.
Its essence was laced with Ice Law. If Vials of Essence felt like warm broth for the soul, this felt like a cold shake. It took a while to go down. He was a little overeager with it at first, and he...
2024-01-09 03:12:11 +0000 UTC View PostJavier scrambled up. His face was pretty badly broken. He was a lean man, quite angular, without a lot of fat in his cheeks. So you could see very clearly one side of his face was quite different from the other. A lot more droopy and bent.
He was pretty angry about it, too. Zane felt anger pouring off him like heat. Rog...
2024-01-08 17:18:33 +0000 UTC View PostZane identified Javier.
Javier Mendes
Essence Level 90
Signature Title: Sage of the Crescent Moon
Class: Deathstalker
Faction: Tomb Kings
Laws:
Major of Shadow Weaving 2024-01-07 18:52:47 +0000 UTC View Post
A/N: Changed LA Crypts to Tomb Kings to avoid confusion—Crypts was cute as a pun but the vibe of this gang is too diff from the real life one lol
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//
Zane saw her Level.
86?
She wasn't just a World Ranker. She was ranked higher than him.
He was surprised. What were t...
2024-01-07 02:57:31 +0000 UTC View Post(1/2)
After trekking through the forest for a while, Zane realized he was a pretty shit hunter.
He wasn't sure what he should look for. Tracks? He saw some but he couldn't tell if they were wolves, men, moose, or something else. 'Hunting' for him amounted to blundering around in the forest, hoping a really big red...
2024-01-06 17:30:37 +0000 UTC View Post(2/2)
"All we know about what's inside comes from a few NorCal folk," Walter continued. "They were rich or lucky enough to have C-ranked escape portals on them. They got out. Well, the Faction Leaders, anyway. Those things only let one man through. They say the Bosses were so strong their whole teams got wiped."
T...
2024-01-06 02:52:36 +0000 UTC View Post(1/2)
Before Zane left for the Abyssal Crater the next morning, Reina gave him a hug, buried her head in his chest, and sighed.
For a while she'd tried to be neutral toward him in public. She felt it was important to keep up appearances. But she'd come to the embarrassing realization recently that pretty much ever...
2024-01-05 18:44:33 +0000 UTC View PostIt wasn't an intellectual thing. It was all feeling. And as the feeling left him, he lost the magic. He couldn't find it anymore—it wasn't a matter of trying. Like grasping at water running between his fingers.
He was relieved when one last notification popped up as his dream faded out.
Major Law compreh...
2024-01-05 01:14:30 +0000 UTC View Post(2/2)
He drifted away almost instantly.
It was like he was in one room and stepped into another—a hazier room, less defined, more felt. But his mind still felt just as sharp. He felt awake. Unnaturally so, for a dream.
He was hoping to get through at least two Major Laws this session, one of Fire and one o...
2024-01-04 02:38:28 +0000 UTC View Post(1/2)
The other Stormtalons fled, squawking loudly.
Zane licked his lips and bounded after them.
The neat thing was, he was kind of a tank. And not just because his body was woven with steel—which meant it was pretty useful when he hit stuff at high speed.
He was also a tank because he had a huge amo...
2024-01-03 18:02:45 +0000 UTC View Post(2/2)
The instant Zane stepped out of the stairwell, they were on him.
Stormtalon (Monster)
Essence Level 52
Laws:
Minor Law of Spark (Elemental Law of Electricity)
Key Skills:
Wing of Lightni...
2024-01-03 01:55:53 +0000 UTC View PostEggs were most of it. Giant eggs speckled with black dots, glowing with a creamy inner light. He inspected them.
Galefeather Raven Eggs (C)
These eggs contain the Natal essence of the Galefeather Raven, King of the gale-crows. Exceptionally rich. If left untouched, this egg will spawn a ne...
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