If there's any weirdly placed paragraph/section, please let me know. I wrote these chapters in an inverted order and I was shuffling stuff around.
The kind of aura that the dead Cultist, Toran, emits is scary to say the ...
2025-09-19 19:27:24 +0000 UTC View PostMalrik can't believe his ears.
How does the brat know that the people he brought along were—
"Orrivane, blast those damn things! They're puppets! He's killed them already and they're infested with curses! They'll ...
2025-09-18 17:07:19 +0000 UTC View PostThere's no lie in what Asterion's just said.
My Mana is about to run out. Even though the strategies I'm using are effective and I'm delivering a lot of damage to the Stone Wolves, there are just too many for me ...
2025-09-16 20:40:21 +0000 UTC View PostA world-ending explosion shakes everything and even Sabrina’s barrier, made of incredibly thick Mana, almost gets pulverized by the explosion.
The flash of light covered whatever happened to the boss, but as the curtain...
2025-09-15 20:39:43 +0000 UTC View PostHave you been enjoying Jacob's foray into adventuring with the other Champions?
2025-09-14 19:37:45 +0000 UTC View Post“Pathetic,” Malrik says, “look at those idiots! They’re not even using their Champions! The Fake Champion is getting into the fray with a bunch of noble Elves. They’re not bad to be first-year students, but they’re ...
2025-09-14 19:32:34 +0000 UTC View PostI've decided to do without an editor starting from chapter 106 forward since it's, sadly, slowed me down too much. It was a very formative experience, though. We'll catch up to the 25 chapters in a week or so. Cya tomorrow.
Chapter 101
The Headmaster looked at Vice Principal John, then back at the report the man had just brought him.
“Are you sure?”
“Headmaster, you know I wouldn’t waste your time.”
The Headmaster- a man who went mos...
2025-09-08 14:47:28 +0000 UTC View PostI forgot to say, there's basically been a retcon. Jacob's Class was made to be Gold Ranked, not Platinum.
There’s something that King Baalrek told me the other day that still sticks with me.
To ev...
2025-09-05 16:17:53 +0000 UTC View PostI catch several looks from the other Champions, and I see Asterion glare. Their mouths twist in anger. Sabrina Margrave smirks, and Vyrrak follows suit.
Those two people really don’t want me here.
Orrivane studies me as if I...
2025-09-04 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostVery happy about how the editing process is turning out but it's still taking the editor and me a moment to get accustomed to work with each other. Blame me for the delays.
Minor Enlightenment is a VERY...
2025-09-02 16:24:28 +0000 UTC View PostName: Jacob Cloud
Class: Infernal Architect - Lv. 127
Core Skills
Hellbane’s Sword - Lv. 34 (Platinum - Offensive)
Flame Slash ...
2025-08-31 10:13:36 +0000 UTC View Post“WHAT?!” I say, and my eyes widen. “You can’t be serious?” I ask the Professor.
“I very much am, Cloud. You’re a Guide and a Champion. Are you really that afraid of such a small challenge?”
Before I can reply, ...
2025-08-30 21:33:39 +0000 UTC View PostRamping up productivity. I have a new editor and one in standby in case there was ever any problem.
Thank you for the patience.
It turned out that Princess Iskara is sneaky.
People had starte...
2025-08-29 07:52:55 +0000 UTC View PostI'm trying out a few editors to find the right fit, I've been occupied with that and writing. Soon, you'll have your chapters.
2025-08-26 12:37:40 +0000 UTC View PostSabrina Margrave looks ready to explode because we sit side by side before the Headmaster leaves, and he warns us not to change seats. The table stretches under a net of chandelier light, and polished wood gleams through a scatter of plates and fo...
2025-08-23 15:33:14 +0000 UTC View PostI'm looking for a live proofreader who can help out with the chapters. I have up to chapter 103 but I'm lagging behind because I find it hard to edit the chapters myself. A few author friends sent me some contacts but I'm still window shopp...
2025-08-22 20:17:41 +0000 UTC View PostI don’t think I have ever been this nervous. The arena holds nine fresh Champions and a crowd that smells like heat and burnt iron after Vyrrak incinerated the pedestal, and every pair of eyes pushes against my back. I wouldn't mind losing if I ...
2025-08-18 21:15:04 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Kai and I enter the tunnel that leads into the arena, I hear a laugh behind us. The sound bounces off the stone and trails us like a hook.
“The simple‑minded Valemont and the bastard, what a cute couple.”
I turn and see a re...
2025-08-17 21:12:58 +0000 UTC View PostBy the way, for those worried about me burning out, I was joking when I complained about chapter length. I'm just greedy and would rather take all of your hard-earned the money with way less work. Sadly, it seems that for...
2025-08-16 19:52:54 +0000 UTC View Post2.5k words chapter... I'm tired. I want to write 1k words chapters...
“Wait! Wait! I just—”
Princess Iskara snaps upright with a sharp breath, and she reaches for the garments folded at the fo...
2025-08-15 16:32:29 +0000 UTC View PostJacob can’t believe his luck.
He sketches the diagrams for Ashen Grasp and Hellchain for the two Infernal Royal Guards, and he now holds twenty more Merits, which puts him at sixty‑three Merits. <...
2025-08-14 17:02:47 +0000 UTC View PostMore chapters coming out tomorrow. Building a backlog for Patreon so we can do dailies here too and people stop complaining about batch releases. Now I have to edit said backlog. 😭
Hellbane Sword (Platinum Rank)...
2025-08-13 21:13:16 +0000 UTC View PostAs someone pointed out, we're not exactly 25 chapters ahead at the moment, (23 with today's release.) The fault is, of course, of the chapters themselves. Somehow, these three pieces of crap ended up being 8k words (~2.7k words per chapter on aver...
2025-08-10 19:08:58 +0000 UTC View PostOf course the day I want to release three chapters they end up being 7k words...
Fatty's fist slams into the scarecrow with a force that shakes the ground beneath us, and an enormous shockwave blasts outwa...
2025-08-06 21:52:39 +0000 UTC View PostThere'll be a triple release tomorrow, we're a few chapters behind schedule.
Fatty looks at me with wide, nervous eyes, his face flushed and sweaty.
“I think I should go,” he sa...
2025-08-05 20:41:49 +0000 UTC View PostJust edited the previous two chapters, fixed a few things for clarity.
I take a step back.
“Listen,” I say, “I don’t want any trouble. You can tell Mother, I don’t want anything. I came here for my...
2025-08-03 19:29:33 +0000 UTC View PostThere was a delay in posting because I was still deciding where to kick off book 2, exactly. There are so many cool skills that we've yet to explore in detail! And Jacob's family history! Enjoy, please!
The next chapter is Book 1's Epilogue.
The throne pulses and rumbles like a volcano about to blow, the entire summit trembling as if the mountain itself is trying to shake us loose. The black stone beneath...
2025-07-29 10:14:11 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy! We're almost through with Book 1!
Veyl sits on a jut of stone, arms crossed and face twisted in a sneer. The battered ground where the Casting Monkey fell is already silent, but Veyl’s mind churns with new plans ...
2025-07-26 07:57:36 +0000 UTC View Post