The caravan's wheels groaned with a rhythmic sound that did nothing to ease the tension in the cramped cabin. Seth sat across from Reat as they headed north toward the city closest to the Warfare Rifts. The professor leaned his head back against t...
2026-02-13 05:05:02 +0000 UTC
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Seth's core pulsed in his chest as both Nightmare and Colossus stirred inside the teardrop necklace. None of the eight figures ahead exuded the overwhelming pressure of a Gold Wielder, but still. Eight Silvers. That was more than enough t...
2026-02-11 05:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Seth stared at the flames hovering above his shoulder. A part of the spell hadn't burned him—rather, it couldn't burn him. It was being held at bay, unable to penetrate an imperceptible field that actively deconstructed the very particl...
2026-02-09 05:05:01 +0000 UTC
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(Be advised that this book contains a dark setting, strong romance, and explicit scenes. I do not recommend it for anyone under 18.)
Rise of the Unbound / Book 1: The Blade and ...
2026-02-09 05:01:04 +0000 UTC
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Seth stared at the small pool of amber sap, the strange lack of aether prickling his skin like static in reversal. He cast Intermediate Identify.
Petrified Tree Sap
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2026-02-06 05:05:02 +0000 UTC
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(Be advised that this book contains a dark setting, strong romance, and explicit scenes. I do not recommend it for anyone under 18.)
Rise of the Unbound / Book 1: The Blade and ...
2026-02-06 05:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Seth pushed aside the heavy chunks of rock, revealing the brown crystal left behind by the fallen titan. As his fingers closed around the cold beaststone, he felt it again: that distinct, potent pulse, just like the one from the Executioner Dark E...
2026-02-04 05:05:01 +0000 UTC
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(Be advised that this book contains a dark setting, strong romance, and explicit scenes. I do not recommend it for anyone under 18.)
Rise of the Unbound / Book 1: The Blade and The Pawn
Cover / synop...
2026-02-04 05:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Seth once again hammered the giant creature with his fists, each blow landing with a dull thud against the stone. On the other side of its body, Nightmare tore at the Elemental as the corrosive smoke hissed while corroding the rock. Colos...
2026-02-02 05:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Seth, Nightmare, and Colossus became bringers of death in the cavern's gloom. They fell into a deadly rhythm, ambushing every patrol of Earth Elementals that strayed too far from the giant tree and its dozing guardian; in less than half a day, the...
2026-01-30 05:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Seth dashed toward the Earth Elemental in front of him while Colossus slammed into the two on the right. Flanking them from the side, Nightmare unleashed Mantle of Terror and the oppressive wave of bloodlust surged outward, washing over the trio o...
2026-01-28 05:05:01 +0000 UTC
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After an hour that felt both short and agonizingly long, Seth pushed himself stiffly to his feet, done healing thanks to aether in his body. The searing pain from their fight with the Ice Elemental had subsided to a dull, throbbing ache that settl...
2026-01-26 05:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Seth's eyes widened. Volantis. The name made him jolt, pulling him back to his visit to Asethka with Marcus—the meeting with the Oracle Guild's Earl and the casual mention of his mother's homeland.
Was that why Seth's parents had ...
2026-01-23 05:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Pushing himself up as his entire body screamed in protest, Seth looked over at Nightmare. 'You okay?'
'Yeah,' the direwolf answered while limping toward a shallow alcove in the cavern wall. 'It's not like you could give...
2026-01-21 05:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Seth ran a few steps behind Kaelen, Nightmare pacing silently at his side. The direwolf remained tense, a low growl rumbling in his chest as his crimson eyes lingered on the assassin's back.
They took a left, their boots skidding and dashed ...
2026-01-19 05:05:01 +0000 UTC
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A splash. Then cold. So cold it bit into Colossus' inside. The darkness dragged him under, deeper and deeper.
Is this what it's like to be dead? the scorpion wondered. The thought wasn't scary. It was quiet. At least he had done the...
2026-01-16 05:05:01 +0000 UTC
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(Last chapter was short, so here's a bonus chapter! Don't forget to read Chapter 51!)
Seth's face hardened into a cold mask as he gritted his teeth. He had to find Colossus—and fast. Every second he lingered here could make a difference.
2026-01-14 05:09:01 +0000 UTC
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Before Seth could even react, Colossus and Nightmare burst from the teardrop necklace, materializing on either side of him in defensive stances. The five Earth Elementals exhaled through the hollow gaps that served as their nostrils, and they repe...
2026-01-14 05:05:01 +0000 UTC
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For the next two days, Seth, Colossus, and Nightmare scoured the winding tunnels in search of an Earth Seed. On the first day, they'd stumbled upon a region heavy with the acrid scent of ash, where skittish Fire Elementals darted between molten cr...
2026-01-12 05:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Seth turned to face an Undead Giant panting a dozen feet away, the ruins of the Dark Elemental city stretching out around them. At his feet, a second identical creature lay still, its chest ripped open by five deep slashes. Green blood trickled fr...
2026-01-09 05:05:02 +0000 UTC
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Though he was battered and exhausted, Seth forced himself to his feet. Then, his attention was immediately drawn to the single object left behind by the vanquished elemental. The obsidian crystal pulsed with a malevolent inner light, and even from...
2026-01-07 05:05:01 +0000 UTC
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The Dark Elemental Executioner moved.
It didn't run or charge—it flowed across the stone floor and closed the distance with calm, terrifying speed. Seth braced himself, his core raging like an inferno in his chest and flooding every ...
2026-01-05 05:05:05 +0000 UTC
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Seth remained concealed in the shadows, hidden by Illusionary Emptiness as he watched the carnage unfold. Driven into a suicidal frenzy by the fallen Seed, the Dark Elementals tore each other apart in a messy clash. Shadowy claws shredded incorpor...
2026-01-02 05:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Seth followed Nightmare, his senses alive with the new information of the direwolf's aether-infused howl flooding through Link. Seth had a perfect lock on the fleeing Dark Elemental, as if a glowing thread was leading him through the cavern's gloo...
2025-12-31 05:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Seth carved open the chest of an Undead Giant, the corpse lying amidst the dissipating black smoke of Fog Shroud. They had specifically targeted these beasts for two reasons. The first was practical: their supply of Earth Elemental beaststones for...
2025-12-29 05:05:01 +0000 UTC
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(BONUS CHAPTER so don't forget to read chapter 43! Oh, and Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays!)
Devus wiped the last smear of egg yolk from his plate with a thick crust of dark bread before shoving the whole thing in his mouth. The smell of fr...
2025-12-26 05:08:01 +0000 UTC
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Seth cursed inwardly and finished the weakened Elemental before him with one last punch. As its black beaststone fell to the ground, Seth whirled to face the approaching trio, filling Intermediate Identify's grooves.
&nbs...
2025-12-26 05:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Seth looked at the enslaved moles, and a deep sense of unease coiled in his gut. What do they use all this Dark aether for? he wondered.
From the corner of his vision, he noticed two Dark Elementals detaching from the group and lead...
2025-12-24 05:05:01 +0000 UTC
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'Let's kill that thing,' Seth said through Link, his body low to the ground as he crept forward.
'Oh, hell yeah,' Nightmare instantly answered. The direwolf moved out of the teardrop pendant before vanishing into Illusionar...
2025-12-22 05:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Seth ducked under three head-sized fireballs that roared past him and grazed his back before rising and pushing aether through Huntbound Rush's grooves. He then charged toward the Fire Elemental standing a dozen feet away while Nightmare ...
2025-12-19 05:05:02 +0000 UTC
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