Nox Brews Stories

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A speedy pursuit and frequent projectiles with the power of Expend behind them kept Francesca on the backfoot. She struggled to mount an offense while focusing on fleeing and defending. It meant Nil burned through his stores swiftly but worried th...

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[Apologies for the unannounced 1 week absence. It was just a crappy few days with Caitlin's pregnancy symptoms and me being down with major asthma issues. I'll make up for it with bonus chapters over the coming days. Caitlin is still out of commis...

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“Nil!” Adam beckoned Nil over when he arrived at Wilson Ludus Wembley. It was the day of his match, and it wasn’t until four in the afternoon. So, he had arrived after a long morning of exercising and cultivating. The latter left him reinvig...

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Things were comfortable with Katherine. It felt like getting together for dinner with a good friend that ended with incredible sex. The physical side of things was excellent, and the empathic link he felt during the activity only mad...

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The belt Nil received from Symbiotech fit snugly. After finishing at Symbiotech, he returned to the scrapyard. Andrew and Susan joined him a moment later. Neither told him where the secret base of their operations was. It wasn’t that they didn�...

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After the usual morning exercise and a shower, Nil visited the scrapyard. It was a planned visit, and he was annoyed that Andrew hadn’t warned him about Susan’s presence. Nil had bought breakfast sandwiches for them on the way—one for Andrew...

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Everyone had told Nil that only Schema-recorded training manuals could be brought to Earth from the Nexus Market. Except for soul weapons, everything purchased from it was for quests, and the Nexus stored it when the Summoned returned to their hom...

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“What would you like out of your spirit companion, Mr Roy?” The shop assistant asked. 

“That’s an excellent question,” Nil answered, thoughtfully studying the eggs in front of him. No light leaked through the shell, and he saw...

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The Nexus Market was everything Nil imagined and more. It resembled a gigantic, multi-storeyed mall with a strong medieval theme. Summoned of all shapes and sizes walked the balconies and halls. Colorful and carefully designed shopfronts with beau...

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When Song Yi’s ‘technique’ ended, nothing remained of the enemy. She had destroyed the estate’s road-facing side, the road, a part of the mountain, the Cursed Ones, and the agents of the Scourge. It wasn’t just destruction that lay ahead...

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It wasn’t long before the attackers emerged from the treeline. The clear sky and unusually bright moonlight made it impossible for them to conceal themselves on the arid road. A pair of Cursed Ones identical to the specimen they just fought led ...

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The beast struck much harder than the specimen from his first quest. However, Nil had grown significantly since. The blow barely filling Brutal Battery’s stores halfway was a testament to how much stronger he was now. Supercharging durability ga...

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First thing on Monday morning, Nil opened the quest list. His next Gauntlet of Ten match was the following Monday, and he wanted to gain a few attributes and ability ranks before it. Isabella had warned him that the arena construct would put him u...

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“What’s this job, Sunil?” Udit asked when he and his son were alone. A door separated them from Emily, but both men knew that it wouldn’t keep her from eavesdropping if she wished.

“I’ll be moving to a new ludus soon,” Nil answ...

Book 3 Chapter 42

“Do you want to wait a bit, or should we just do it?” Aria asked during their journey back to the City of Ygg.

“Wait for what?” Nox asked, not looking up from his work. He was in the middle of sketching a new spell diagram. The journ...

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• Might: Iron 2

• Finesse: Iron 4

• Mind: Mortal 9

• Spark: Iron 8

Brutal Battery: Iron 2

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“I know you’ve been working hard to ignore the visage, but we need it for this,” Andrew said. 

It was Saturday evening, and Nil had arrived at the scrapyard a couple of hours before Katherine and Susan. The pair didn’t yet know ...

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Nil took the day after the match for himself. Katherine wanted to meet, Andrew wanted to hang out, and his family wished to spend time with him, too. He told them all that he needed some time to himself and took a train into Central London. <...

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Brutal Battery had a twentieth of its maximum stores remaining. Thanks to his growing Spark score, it was no insignificant amount. However, it wasn’t enough for victory. The wounds running along his neck, arms, and shoulders continued to endless...

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Nil got the opportunity to see the Scourge Champion before the quest’s end. Susan didn’t let him join the fight, but when chaos rained on the red light district, everyone climbed onto the hideout’s roof and watched the battle.

The Nexu...

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The brothel’s interior was dark and silent. The air smelled of roses, honey, and spice. Nil’s sensitive nose picked up a sweaty odor,   and something rank underneath. It reminded him of sewage. Since everybody on the streets and balconies...

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Much to Nil’s delight, three out of four people he requested for the quest answered his call. He, the old mage, and the assistants that summoned him stood just outside the intricately drawn magic circle, waiting for the others to arrive. Several...

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In the middle of the Bronze Realm, Katherine had only three feats—two from ascension and once from converting accumulated Cursed Energy. Nil had almost twice as many. If it weren’t for Haunting Visage, he would almost be thankful for his greed...

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“I don’t know, man,” Andrew said, eyes focused on his aetherscreen as he checked on his bug. He had received a blip of a signal the night before but wasn’t around to capitalize on the opening. Now, Nil didn’t know what Andrew was doing, ...

AA. 65 Interlude

“This isn’t working out, Festus. You’re out.”

“What?!” Bunty struggled not to yell down the headset. “What the fuck do you mean I’m out? I made this channel. I am the fucking channel. You can’t just kick me out.”...

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“All of this is incredible,” Layla said, reading through the notes her pink clone had compiled during their one-hour-long conversation. She had watched the battle royale, and the thing with Fatima had surprised her. After spending a day trying...

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“Baba!” Nil caught his father while he was walking to the bus stop outside his work. It was the day after the battle royale, and he hadn't returned to the ludus yet. Meeting his father took priority, so he took the train to South Harrow, where...

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Don't meet your heroes.

The old adage confused Nil. He started off worshipping Adrian ‘Wildshape’ Wilson. Then, as he got older, the Gold Realm star’s business activities and political standing put him off the man. As Adrian a...

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Apocalypse Arena opened the winner's banqueting hall not long after Andrew and company departed, letting Nil flee the journalist and most sponsors. It only allowed successful participants, current arena fighters, and retired fighters who made it t...