“And this is why I never let you bet the whole purse,” Jazzjak said, his finger tapping the margin on his tablet. “If I’d blinked, you would have flushed twenty million more DP down a molten drain.”
Sog’s black fingers...
2025-09-22 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 39
L looked to be about thirty, maybe younger, but the scars on his upper body and face were a testament to the hard life the man lived.
He had shaved his head; the shadow of growth that set in was intentional and not due to ...
2025-09-21 13:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Clouds drifted clear of the moon, leaving the forest bright enough to draw soft outlines around every treetop. Max hovered just above that line, Bob keeping them afloat as they stayed stealth, eyes focused on one object. Below, in a clearing a few...
2025-09-21 13:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Miranna slipped onto a roof along the west parapet just as the bells of Sunreach rang out. Some of the elves still wanted to call it Iriandalon, but the unity of a kingdom had made a choice. A single name was needed for a single body.
It was...
2025-09-20 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 38
Standing outside a shrine to the gods Francis didn’t really worship felt weird.
Well… maybe it’s not that I don’t believe in them--it's more of why the heck should I even think about them? What have th...
2025-09-20 13:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 37
Having dried off and dressed as quickly as possible, Francis found himself gathered with King Baxter and his advisors.
“Sage, do you have an answer to Captain Vella’s question?” Baxter asked.
He nodded.
...
2025-09-19 13:00:13 +0000 UTC
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Thirty years after the birth of this world and their daughter had come. Many things had changed in such a short time. One was the private practice yard in Sunreach that had multiple racks of wooden weapons set up. Each looked new, always repaired ...
2025-09-19 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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[ Unique Bloodline Created ]
[ Awaiting System’s Acceptance ]
[ Bloodline Modified ]
[ Bloodline Accepted ]
[ Bloodline – Unique – Modified – Bloodline of Tanila]
[ Bonuses Determined ]
2025-09-18 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 36
He didn’t flinch as Baxter stared at him.
“You seem confident, Sage skill or not,” the king stated.
“Tell me, my King,” Francis said. “Should I cower and hide like those in the towers that fail to come to...
2025-09-18 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Rakonath couldn’t believe the difference his bloodline made in everything. His speed in the air made yesterday’s flights feel like a slow glide. Power thrummed through marrow and scale. Even his dragon core, nestled like a jeweled furnace in h...
2025-09-17 13:00:12 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 35
“Tell me, Francis Lancaster, how did you come by that phrase?” Vella asked. The captain’s brown eyes were narrowed as she waited for an answer after the tent had been cleared.
“I’m going to tell you something. Yo...
2025-09-17 13:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Einar and the rest of the Vikings all stopped at the same time upon reaching the dueling area. A massive room was sunk into the floor, easily ten yards below a section of stone that bordered a hundred-yard square area. Columns, chok...
2025-09-17 10:57:21 +0000 UTC
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“If this report is correct, you have the bones of half a giant back in Mighahm,” Stenri said, glancing up from the paper Einar had given him. “You do realize that retrieving any of this right now is basically impossible.”
“I do,”...
2025-09-16 21:14:13 +0000 UTC
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[ Unique Bloodline Created ]
[ Awaiting System’s Acceptance ]
[ Bloodline Accepted ]
[ Bloodline – Unique – Bloodline of the Broken ]
[ Bonuses Determined ]
[ +35% to All Stats ]
[ Immunity to Mental, Psychological, and Emo...
2025-09-16 13:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 34
The sound of the morning bell barely woke Francis.
"It's earlier than usual," Michael grunted as he sat up. "What gives?"
Having said nothing, Francis felt a boot land against his chest a few seconds later.
“...
2025-09-16 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Fowl stared at his screen, still amazed at what the system had given him.
[ Unique Bloodline Created ]
[ Awaiting System’s Acceptance ]
[ Bloodline Accepted ]
[ Bloodline - Unique - Bloodline of the Chosen one of a God ]<...
2025-09-15 13:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 33
Gritting his teeth, Francis blocked the dagger aimed at his head and dodged left, only getting a slight cut in his thigh in return.
This was the sixth time he had faced this enemy, and only now was he beginning to learn wh...
2025-09-15 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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[ Unique Bloodline Created ]
[ Awaiting System’s Acceptance ]
[ Bloodline Accepted ]
[ Bloodline - Unique - Bloodline of the Bound Demon ]
[ Bonus’s Determined ]
[ 60% Bonus to All Stats ]
[ 25% Bonus to Hit...
2025-09-14 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 32
“I’m sorry, you what?” Kels asked. “How can you expect me to let you go into the forest, being what you are?”
“And how do you plan on stopping me?” Francis asked.
Kels frowned and shook his hea...
2025-09-14 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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“You okay?” Sog asked. “Do I need to give you a hug?”
“Oh go hump a–” Jazzjak said, pausing to look at Fowl.
“An ogre,” the dwarf whispered.
“An ogre!” their helper finished.
Sog started to...
2025-09-13 13:00:13 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 31
“You’re having second thoughts about all this?” Michael asked as they sat on the platform's edge, the King had overseen the battle from the day before.
“I’m… All I want to do is keep you safe,” Francis replie...
2025-09-13 13:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 30
Francis heard the bell and groaned.
How the hell did I die again?
As he started to roll over, his hand felt the weight of the blankets, their softness caressing his skin.
Sitting up quickly, he could s...
2025-09-12 13:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Max couldn’t help but laugh as the others all rushed him, giving him hugs and slapping his shoulder.
“Well done, Max!” Rakonath exclaimed. “For a moment, I wondered what that crow was trying to do.”
“Bah, we both know that ...
2025-09-12 13:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 29
An explosion erupted when the two spells connected, displayed on the magical screen the mages had created. Everything seemed fine for a moment before energy washed over the entire battlefield, tossing everyone nearby to the grou...
2025-09-11 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Max could feel the wind tear across the ridge of the mountain he stood upon. The arena was a mountain range, similar in some ways to the one he had faced Igarra on so long ago. Stone tops, thin air, and nothing soft as small clouds drifted b...
2025-09-11 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Okay - I went through and double checked and I think that everything is 'right'
Feel free to double check cuz I'm seriously wondering what the heck is going on with Patreon right now... (they made changes last week to try and be more ...
2025-09-10 13:52:56 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 28
“Francis, you've got to get up,” Michael called out.
Grunting, Francis rolled over. “Phillip can go screw himself…”
“We’re not at that camp, you idiot,” Michael replied. “We’re in the King’s sec...
2025-09-10 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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“Final choice?” Jazzjak asked. “We’re going with Dai-Tengu?”
Max nodded at their helper, and the rabbit didn’t question him again, simply tapping on the glass table a few times before giving it one last solid thump.
“I’...
2025-09-10 06:03:24 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 27
[ Trial of Training Initiated ]
[ Step 1 Completed ]
[ Step 2 Completed ]
[ Step 3 Completed ]
[ 1 Strength Gained ]
2025-09-09 13:00:09 +0000 UTC
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“You’re pouting again,” Max pointed out. “Why? What’s wrong?”
Fowl grunted and turned the empty mug he held in his hand.
Both gods sat on a stone bench above the dwarven capital, watching life move like ants below.
2025-09-09 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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