As the others filed out of the chamber, Bartholomew sank back into his chair and called upon the Death Painting. The effort made the image w
As the others filed out of the chamber, Bartholomew sank back into his chair and called upon the Dea...
2025-08-09 17:39:40 +0000 UTC
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Jonathan stood in a vast chamber within Bastion’s fortress, a council room where Bartholomew had summoned many of the Safe Zone’s most influ
Jonathan stood in a vast chamber within Bastion’s fortress, a council room where Bartholomew h...
2025-08-09 17:39:21 +0000 UTC
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When Luke hit level fifty in his class, the system forced him to evolve it. Because of that, he’d never chosen his final skill from level fo
When Luke hit level fifty in his class, the system forced him to evolve it. Because of that, he’...
2025-08-09 00:51:36 +0000 UTC
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The moment Luke accepted the class evolution, five options appeared before him. Artemis stayed quiet. She always did that when something imp
The moment Luke accepted the class evolution, five options appeared before him. Artemis stayed quiet...
2025-08-08 17:46:18 +0000 UTC
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In Luke’s hand rested a black stone, its surface etched with the glowing image of a serpent. “I WILL NEVER BE YOUR FAMILIAR!” roared the Bea
In Luke’s hand rested a black stone, its surface etched with the glowing image of a serpent....
2025-08-08 00:00:37 +0000 UTC
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The air was bitterly cold. Snow drifted down in lazy spirals, blanketing everything in white. It wasn’t the usual weather for that time of y
The air was bitterly cold. Snow drifted down in lazy spirals, blanketing everything in white. It w...
2025-08-07 16:26:38 +0000 UTC
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Samael stood quietly in the grand hall, eyes fixed on the massive screen suspended at the front. He wasn’t the only one. All around him, bei
Samael stood quietly in the grand hall, eyes fixed on the massive screen suspended at the front. H...
2025-08-06 22:55:17 +0000 UTC
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Luke’s arm was gone, swallowed whole by the serpent. He hit the ground, barely escaping being eaten alive. His eyes snapped to the ragged st
Luke’s arm was gone, swallowed whole by the serpent. He hit the ground, barely escaping being ea...
2025-08-06 11:02:01 +0000 UTC
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Luke sprinted through the winding, debris-strewn streets of the capital, his boots splashing through puddles as he fought to put every possible inch between himself and the Beast Lord. His breath came sharp and ragged, heart pounding like a war dr...
2025-08-05 14:33:53 +0000 UTC
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The massive serpent lunged, jaws splitting wide in a devastating strike. Luke had missed. The Beast Lord had dodged in the final instant. He had poured everything he had into that arrow, and still failed. The creature’s mouth came down fast, fan...
2025-08-05 14:33:40 +0000 UTC
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Luke stood atop the wall, a living barricade of roots, earth, vines, and leaves. Towering and dense, it loomed like a fortress of nature, but it wasn't what trapped him. He reached forward, fingers brushing against an invisible resistance. No wind...
2025-08-05 04:50:44 +0000 UTC
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Luke was still trying to make sense of what had just happened. The stone angel was dead. For real. He glanced over at Charlie.
“I don’t know exactly what that was,” he said, “but the important thing is—we survived.”
Charlie...
2025-08-04 16:40:24 +0000 UTC
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The battle with the stone angel had begun. Luke stood atop the fortress wall, kukris flying from his hands, but the creature didn’t stop to fight. Instead, it sprinted straight for the warhorn. He clicked his tongue. The damn thing wasn’t inte...
2025-08-03 23:02:01 +0000 UTC
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The statue had sensed something. Its head turned slightly toward the fortress gates, but Luke was already hidden behind the warhorn, heart pounding. From his position, he could see the backs of the countless stone soldiers lined up before him, all...
2025-08-03 11:02:02 +0000 UTC
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Luke pushed himself up from the ground and leaned against a nearby tree. His entire body still pulsed with heat, the lingering aftershock of fusing the Blood of Mother Freya into his bloodstream, only for it to immediately clash with the Dark Bloo...
2025-08-02 23:40:20 +0000 UTC
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Luke crouched atop the tallest building in that ruined city, perched on its edge like a gargoyle surveying the chaos below. From this vantage point, he had a clear view of everything ahead: scattered torch-lit camps, enemy routes, his own chosen p...
2025-08-02 18:25:55 +0000 UTC
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Luke stared at the list of skill options that had unlocked when his class hit level 35. Every single one had “Assassin” in the name.
It’s just like I suspected. Being a Demonic Assassin means I get skills from two different styles....
2025-08-02 00:22:50 +0000 UTC
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Luke crouched silently atop a rooftop, eyes fixed on the streets below. He’d been in this place for a few days now—long enough to memorize the statues’ patrol routes, their habits, their blind spots. The layout of the city was eerily familia...
2025-08-01 16:13:36 +0000 UTC
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Luke was dragged through dense roots, pulled along a living tunnel while the Beast Lord’s roars grew more and more muffled beneath layers of dirt and leaves. Then even the sound vanished as the path sealed shut behind him.
And then—he fe...
2025-07-31 19:28:03 +0000 UTC
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Luke had his hand in the dirt, pulling out everything he could. Two days had already passed in that maddening routine of constant running, never-ending tension, and the looming threat of the Beast Lord. The damn thing never stopped. It slithered a...
2025-07-31 19:27:53 +0000 UTC
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The massive serpent watched him with eyes like wet blades, its body undulating across the forest floor in slow, deliberate coils. A grotesque smile twisted along its split mouth.
[Frankzaroth, the Great Serpent (Beast Lord) – Lvl 8...
2025-07-31 19:27:39 +0000 UTC
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It had been a few hours since Luke confirmed the location of the third and final mechanism in the tutorial. He didn’t care about being seen by the statues during the day, not this time. He made sure to head into the forest in the opposite direct...
2025-07-30 19:21:44 +0000 UTC
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Luke had spent the entire day hidden in silence, watching the Beast Lord. The giant serpent roamed the ruins like it owned them, slithering between buildings, occasionally peering inside as if inspecting its domain. But Luke wasn’t here to fight...
2025-07-30 04:07:28 +0000 UTC
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An arrow sliced through the air and buried itself in the tree trunk with a sharp thunk.
“Nice shot,” Artemis praised. “Now do it again, but this time my way.”
Luke let out a long breath and reached for another arrow. “You sur...
2025-07-29 17:01:52 +0000 UTC
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Luke sat at the table in his hideout, surrounded by scraps of paper and hand-sketched notes. He’d managed to scavenge some basic supplies from the city, ink, old parchment, scraps of cloth, and now, after days of careful observation and cautious...
2025-07-29 05:06:13 +0000 UTC
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It had been a few days since Samael left, leaving only Luke, Artemis, and Charlie behind in the cavern. In that time, Luke hadn’t focused much on his profession. His attention was consumed by the capital and the hunt for the third mechanism.
...
2025-07-29 05:04:12 +0000 UTC
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Samael’s gaze sharpened as he stared at Luke. He had tricked him into agreeing to fight the Beast Lord.
Luke only tightened his grip on the demon’s hand. “I don’t care. I’m killing that serpent anyway. Honestly, even if it were ten...
2025-07-27 23:51:15 +0000 UTC
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Luke finished assigning Princess Charlie’s new skill. With her class evolution into Death Knight, several impressive skills had unlocked, and he had already made his choice.
[Doomblade (Rare)]: The Death Knight’s sword becomes sh...
2025-07-27 16:24:53 +0000 UTC
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Tension hung in the air the moment Bartholomew heard Jonathan humming the hymn of Blight.
“Please, leave. I have private matters to discuss with this man,” he said with a calm smile that didn’t reach his eyes.
The soldiers nodded...
2025-07-26 23:02:01 +0000 UTC
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Luke stood in a dense patch of forest just outside the city. He had spent the entire day testing his new skill, and if he had to describe the experience in one word, it would’ve been... weird. With his palm pressed against the trunk of a tree, h...
2025-07-26 16:25:59 +0000 UTC
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