Oliver P.O.V.
Do these people have no eyes? How oblivious can he be? Just how special is he? All these questions go through my mind all night throughout the party. Ajax Hearthbound, newly elevated Baron, and a genius of combat yet besides all that there isn’t much there at all.
The half a day we spent together i...
2023-12-16 02:49:40 +0000 UTC View PostIt took only until the first stop before Oliver made a quick change of carriage. Not only that but Theron also decided to borrow a horse for a part of the travel as sitting inside a carriage did not suit his massive size. Everyone was more than happy to accommodate the beastkin, especially considering that all of them had som...
2023-12-14 03:35:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe days started to blend together for Ajax following that meeting. He was very busy all day every day from there forward as he attended the Academy. After most school days ended he would be spirited away by the headmaster as he started his experimenting with Magnetic mana.
Oddly enough for him Ajax found that the king ...
2023-12-12 03:53:08 +0000 UTC View PostActivating the obelisk didn’t do much more than draw in the last few stragglers, fortunately enough for Ajax those last few stragglers were enough to give him the last push he needed to get to level thirty five.
“Besides the one big group following your first attempt at burning the forest you weren’t in any seriou...
2023-12-09 04:31:58 +0000 UTC View PostWatching how quickly the prince wiped out all the incoming packs, Ajax knew he still had a long way to go before he got close to his level. That said, the prince would actually be a very good match-up for Ajax if they were even close in power level.
While the prince clearly had more power in the small spells he used com...
2023-12-07 02:57:31 +0000 UTC View Post“That was pretty good” Ajax jumped as he didn’t sense the prince at all despite hearing the voice coming from within three feet of him. “Freezing up after you took out the first one was pretty bad but you recovered well.”
“I knew they were cannibals,” Ajax said as he looked at the two half eaten corpses ...
2023-12-05 02:28:46 +0000 UTC View Post“They won’t be approaching us.” the prince said as he and Ajax stood around the fire. “You can keep cooking that would more likely turn them away since they only eat raw meat.”
After the fight with the big foots they finally decided it was time to make camp. Unlike the previous floors that all passed in a coup...
2023-12-02 02:08:46 +0000 UTC View PostWhile all of the strong people in the room had a very good poker face, the same thing could not be said for the royal family's younger generation. Besides Xavier’s jealous glance towards Ajax the king’s granddaughter was also looking shocked at the statement.
“Why you?” Duke Manashaper asked.
“You’re g...
2023-11-30 03:12:26 +0000 UTC View PostA/N : Starting next chapter we will be moving away from the political side and back towards Ajax solo progressing and fighting.
Following Ajax’s revelation and with a clear example in front of them about the truth of his allegations both the headmaster and the librarian quickly started walking the three...
Manashaper P.O.V
What sort of monster is this kid? I can’t help but ask myself as I look at him sitting on the side lines drawing in deep breaths. Balthazar is helping Lexi and Anna with the safety precautions before they try their hand at the new mana type so I can focus on Ajax.
I knew that he had an odd and p...
2023-11-25 04:07:33 +0000 UTC View PostA/N : Happy turkey day to you all for tomorrow!
“What is going on here?” Balthazar had made his way into the room before Ajax had a chance to answer the headmaster’s question. “I felt some weird mana coming out of here, I thought you knew better than to experiment on the premises, Manashaper, le...
2023-11-23 01:23:32 +0000 UTC View PostJones’s suggestion was something Ajax hadn’t thought about, not because he forgot but because of the financial impracticality of the idea. Sure monster parts were known to have an extreme value when it came to crafting, their high mana density was renowned, the only issues with the idea was that they were only useful as a...
2023-11-21 03:37:23 +0000 UTC View PostAjax started working with Magnetic mana the next day, the only reason he didn’t start sooner was because he had run his mana dry getting it. That night he had gotten some very much needed rest after how tired he had been that morning.
In the following days Ajax started to get a very clear understanding of why Magnetic...
2023-11-18 03:34:11 +0000 UTC View PostAjax wakes up the following morning almost as tired as he was when he went to sleep, despite going to bed relatively early and sleeping in; he still feels like his body is moving underwater as he gets out of bed. A quick look at his mana and the 1780/2510 tells him everything he needs to know.
Taking a small amount of m...
2023-11-16 03:39:32 +0000 UTC View PostGoldmancer P.O.V.
The news of the altercation that happened earlier today is being suppressed from all sides, the royals don’t want to risk an incident that will gain them nothing, Ajax is being his usual reclusive self despite the fact that he could use attack to gain some concessions and the Empire is trying to get ...
2023-11-14 03:42:14 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: It's my birthday, in the hopes of having you all celebrate it with me there is a bonus chapter!
Ajax’s first success was short lived, the moment he could feel the new type of mana being produced he quickly disconnected the circuit. A quick reorganizational break followed where he secured that not...
2023-11-12 02:06:45 +0000 UTC View PostAjax P.O.V.
I spent a few more minutes talking to the three guardian assassins to find out as much as I can about this incident and anything I can about future incidents that may happen.
“We are actually expecting them to happen a few more times in the next month or two now that the first attempt has been made....
2023-11-11 05:09:10 +0000 UTC View PostAjax P.O.V.
I could barely pay any attention to the last few announcements the professor made before he dismissed us, something about us being allowed to bring our companions on school delves going forward along with a long speech about how the school takes no responsibility should something happen to them inside the du...
2023-11-09 04:47:22 +0000 UTC View PostAjax didn’t have to wait too long before somebody got poisoned, that isn’t to say that they weren’t trying but without Ajax giving them a heads up about where the enemies were it would always be just a matter of time before one of the snakes managed to land an opening ambush bite.
Much to Ajax’s surprise however...
2023-11-07 04:06:39 +0000 UTC View PostThat request had brought not only Ajax up short but also the rest of their party, all four of them sported frowns on their faces but Lexi and Rick had theirs trained on the prince while Anna and Benedict were looking at Ajax.
“You expect him to leave at least a floor’s worth of stats if not two?” Rick sounded offe...
2023-11-04 02:08:33 +0000 UTC View PostAjax’s remedial lessons turned out to be a lot more concentrated than he had thought. He had only been to two of them so far and already they had covered one third of the previous year's curriculum. All of this was built on the back of Ajax’s previous knowledge but he now found that he could identify important names.
<... 2023-11-02 02:58:40 +0000 UTC View Post“Today’s lesson will focus on trade regulations, specifically on trades with other kingdoms.” professor Silvertongue said as class started. “Now while our kingdom tries to stay out of it and respect the autonomy of its noble houses when not at war, there are a few regulations that are kept quiet from the public.” 2023-10-31 01:28:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Ajax was dripping with sweat as he returned home. Hours of training and yet he had almost nothing to show for it. For the first time since he came to this new world Ajax had finally hit a wall. He had previous experience with lack of talent, even after three weeks of apprenticeship he hadn’t unlocked the [Farming] skill, in...
2023-10-28 02:56:18 +0000 UTC View PostAjax was shocked by the request. It was at once both something rather basic as well as something annoying. The idea that he would be hounded for duels from people looking to prove they had improved sounded tiring, at the same time having a few well placed noble houses owe him a favor or two wouldn’t be the worst thing in th...
2023-10-26 02:40:40 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Ajax and both of his classmates were given the exact same opening exam he could see that all of the other students were given exams that were completely different, with there being more than a dozen people there had to be at least two from the same class so it confused him as to why nobody was taking the same exam as th...
2023-10-24 03:05:04 +0000 UTC View PostDespite it being the first day back the Academy didn’t have the small introductory period that it started with last year and got right to work in teaching its students. The basic homeroom and general knowledge classes still fell to Abbot Silvertongue to teach.
“Moving forward this class will also start to delve into...
2023-10-21 02:03:48 +0000 UTC View PostIt had taken the entire Academy break for House Hearthbound to have their mansion finally ready but with two days before the Academy’s first day back Ajax and his family had started moving over.
That wasn’t to say that they were the first to move in as priority had been given to one of their small barracks buildings...
2023-10-19 02:07:02 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Small intermission chapter before the start of the second year at the academy for a bit of worldbuilding and foreshadowing.
Council of the Republic
“What is old Gryndor up to now?” one of the beastkin high councilors asked. “What does he stand to gain by putting on a show for us?”
... 2023-10-17 02:57:23 +0000 UTC View PostRecruiting the Collectors as retainers didn’t take that much more after the delve had finished. Unlike their other retainers they did get to have a sit down with Ajax’s grandparents to ensure that they would have some exclusive access to a few of the more exclusive things the established merchants had access to, but after...
2023-10-14 02:36:41 +0000 UTC View PostAjax’s constant work and experimentation with Alchemy took most of a week before it finally paid off. His obsession with floor bosses led him to mixing all different sorts of plants in absolutely asinine combinations, most leading to nothing more than a horrible tasting sludge. His success came in one of the most unexpected...
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