The Academy ceremony was in full swing. Sera watched intently as participants, who had spent the entire year preparing for this moment, poured everything they had into the power test.
To the onlookers in the stands, it was little more than a...
2025-02-02 10:08:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Dropping this here as some people have had troubles accessing book 2 chapters on patreon.
2025-02-02 10:00:24 +0000 UTC View PostHe turned to Frank and said, “You and Elian stay close.”
Frank nodded, his face grim but determined. Elian gave a hesitant thumbs up, his hand shaking slightly. Owen could tell he wasn’t as confident as the others, but there was no tim...
2024-11-26 18:24:31 +0000 UTC View PostAt some point, Owen had placed Frank down onto the shelf. He used the fire in his palms to cauterize the devastating wound at his front and back. For any normal man, the injury would have killed him in minutes, if not seconds. But Frank was no ord...
2024-11-25 17:54:38 +0000 UTC View PostThey pressed onward. Five minutes stretched into twenty, yet the passageways showed no variation. Beige rock walls formed an endless, oppressive monotony, devoid of features. Owen kept his focus on Justin, their only hope of finding the correct pa...
2024-11-20 19:32:27 +0000 UTC View PostChunks of rock rained down from above, fracturing into jagged shards as they struck the ground. Owen shielded himself with his bare arms, the fragments bouncing harmlessly off his hardened frame. Around him, the others scrambled to defend themselv...
2024-11-18 21:26:55 +0000 UTC View Post“Hi Elian, it’s nice to meet you,” Owen said, letting go of the man’s hand.
“You must be a Lineage given those fancy Fragments,” Justin said over Owen’s shoulder. “Strange. I’ve never heard of you.”
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The week was over faster than he expected. He spent most of his time finalising everything from the farm, to the buildings, to the mines, to the defences. He left no stone unturned.
On the last day, they had an enormous pyre near ...
2024-11-14 17:44:53 +0000 UTC View PostUpon returning, Owen was met with a cacophony of jubilation and celebration. The air buzzed with cheers, the weary sighs of relief, and the warm embrace of his people's gratitude. But beneath it all, Owen didn’t feel like a victor. The weight of...
2024-11-11 15:10:42 +0000 UTC View PostOwen ignored it for now. What he was doing was risky; risking his life for a few extra credits. But there was something inside that couldn’t be obtained with just raw currency.
Coming to the protected stone door, Owen paused. It...
2024-11-11 15:10:10 +0000 UTC View PostLord Emblem — Strategic Command Network: Establishes a telepathic link with all Units within a 50-mile radius, allowing instantaneous communication of orders and updates.
Passive Bonus: Increases react...
2024-11-07 18:21:40 +0000 UTC View PostFour days had passed, and Owen was seated with the rest of his team—and a few extra he had become friends with.
Cruz was one of the newest additions to the castle. He had stumbled upon it with his own team, although they had los...
2024-11-06 13:53:00 +0000 UTC View PostWarning: Gruesome content.
“Jin,” May said, rushing over. “Stay calm, I’m here. No one can hurt you.” Her voice, just like in the other world, soothed his worries.
Her hand brushed his hair, fingers sifting throu...
2024-11-05 14:37:52 +0000 UTC View PostI've been really ill these past few days and haven't been able to write anything. However, I have a chapter one of a story I wrote a while ago. It's not much, but it's something. I'll be resting a couple more days and then I'll be back, hopefully ...
2024-11-04 15:26:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe moment the sand seeped down into the stone like water through soil, Owen and his team rushed as fast as their legs took them to the mountain. They were too late, the serpents dominated the high ground above—but Owen expected that.
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They were brought to a large room in the cellar of the castle. Old marks lined the wall that may have been where wine racks had been situated. Whatever had been sitting there, had been longed lot long before. If it were wood, then they’d have us...
2024-10-25 19:33:30 +0000 UTC View PostPaul would have liked to say that the trek back was an easy one. But it wasn’t. Even with a Hellmarcher lurking, powerful monsters stalked the Rot. So, Paul did what he did best—slathered himself in muck. Thanks to that, he managed to get back...
2024-10-24 17:21:43 +0000 UTC View Post“I’ll pretend you didn’t say that,” Owen replied.
“Why not?” Larian scanned the people of his kingdom. Many were busy with tasks of their own within the streets; skinning, butchering, or training their swordsmanship.&n...
2024-10-24 17:06:37 +0000 UTC View PostWith the sun transforming the skyline into a gorgeous orange, Owen may have once wanted to sit down and watch it set. But now it signalled something that only raised too many questions, and brought with it the sign of doom. Night.
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Xianxia meets Warhammer 40k meets… Sports?
In the toxic wasteland of the Rot, Rai Jin Paul is an Expendable, fused with a cockroach and sent to die, regenerate, and die again to make a meagre living.
Above, the cultivators...
2024-10-22 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Gorath,” Owen shouted above the twanging of bow strings and war cries, “focus your attention on the left, they’re going to break through!”
Gorath listened. He shoved an archer to the side as he summoned his powerful lig...
2024-10-22 17:57:36 +0000 UTC View Post“A price?” Hassan asked, sighing. “It won’t be cheap, will it?”
Rehan smiled. “Nah, it won’t.” Rehan laid out the terms. Ten fragments and five Spectres. On all accounts, it was an enormous amount—depending...
2024-10-21 18:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostHassan appeared confused. “You know me?”
With a thought, Dune’s Crest vanished from his face, revealing himself to the others. Hassan’s eyes widened. “Owen, it’s you?”
Owen grinned. “Who else would...
2024-10-18 19:34:46 +0000 UTC View PostOwen admired Pyris’s ability. “What monster are you having problems with?” Owen asked, wanting to pry some information from the man. If what he said was true, that they had been tasked to brave the deserts in hopes of finding anyone to help ...
2024-10-17 18:53:52 +0000 UTC View PostYou have plundered Tess Rontmore
| Skills gained — Divine Resilience: One's body is constantly infused with holy energy, passively increasing his natural health regeneration by a small amount, especial...
2024-10-14 17:16:53 +0000 UTC View PostThree days had passed since Rehan and the others had left, and the sun was now high in the afternoon sky. Owen had spent the entire time tirelessly overseeing the transformation of the mountain into a stronghold. With the help of his builders, the...
2024-10-10 18:11:00 +0000 UTC View PostMost of the tickets Owen used ranged from 1-Star to 3-Stars. Only one knight was a 4-Star, a tall woman from the Rok’Ta giant race named Galina Stoneshield. Her face looked like it was carved from stone, with sharp angles and a bluish tint to he...
2024-10-10 18:10:35 +0000 UTC View PostYou have plundered The Grinning Devil x1.
| Claimed materials: Summoning Tickets: 4x Warrior, 5x Hunters, 3x Knights, 1x General.
| Stats gained: 15 Strength, 20 Vitality,...
2024-10-08 18:38:02 +0000 UTC View PostYou have plundered Claire Amonette x1.
| You have defeated a Lord with land. You have gained all of the Lord’s Units.
| Claimed materials: Summoning Ticket 2x Warrior, Claire Amonette’s Meat...
2024-10-07 16:14:59 +0000 UTC View PostRolling to a stop, Owen brandished his sword, ready for an attack. But he paused, eyes locked onto an old, malnourished man. His head was dipped down, displaying his bald head that had black markings that looked eerily similar to a wide smile. If ...
2024-10-07 16:13:38 +0000 UTC View Post