With these additions, all chapters now have excerpts.
Chapter 21
Is there any mana orb more varied than the elemental orb? Perhaps possibly the matter orb, but the rarity of those makes focusing writing ...
2024-12-22 22:36:53 +0000 UTC View PostStarting the first simulation run again was an interesting experience. For some reason I could now just tell that there were lower-graded cores around me. Was this something the brothers had been detecting about me the whole time? I’d have to as...
2024-12-22 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostFreezing cold water splashed across my face as the room around me swam back into view. Mel was floating in front of me, holding a bucket. I coughed and spluttered, having accidentally inhaled some of it before getting out some words. “What the f...
2024-12-21 00:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“So how come I didn’t read any of this in the archives?” I asked. Despite the multitude of books I’d managed to read, it seemed like there were always missing portions of information.
“Because one of the ways the archives skirted a...
2024-12-20 00:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostI looked at the list and decided the only things I wouldn’t enable were cutting my level beyond one-half or removing my armor. Further deleveling still seemed too risky to win the fight. If I screwed up and didn’t have any of my added resistan...
2024-12-19 00:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostTrue to Mel’s claim, the night before, the common area was full of food in the morning. Mel, Cecile, Elicec, and Timon were all sitting at the table when I walked in. I was glad to see the twinog was already okay enough to be eating on their own...
2024-12-18 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Come on, none of ya are allowed to die in here, ya hear me!” I did, in fact, still hear Mel. The pain had made things a bit hazy, and I had killed all of my own healing just to keep Elicec functioning, but Mel’s voice somehow cut through it...
2024-12-17 03:08:32 +0000 UTC View Post“Sorry, Traveler, uh, I don’t remember the numbers, but looks like I gotta go. You want me to put you in my System storage or leave you with the guards?” I asked, worried about Cecile and Elicec.
“Storage, please, until I’m sure wh...
2024-12-17 03:07:34 +0000 UTC View Post“Alright, alright, there’s some potential good news here. We might just have the right people to handle this problem. Seedlings ain’t generally able to grow husks that work correctly for anyone with more than one soul, so Cecile and Elicec a...
2024-12-17 03:05:33 +0000 UTC View Post“Thanks, Timon,” Mel said.
“No problem at all, man, just remember the deal. No one mentions where I am to my ex-wife, bitch is crazy,” the giant mantis said. I blinked several times, trying to shake the odd sensation in my brain. Had...
2024-12-17 03:04:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, creating a new tier at $5, for 7 advanced chapters, everyone currently subscribed will get to move up a tier for free for the first month, as I will be dropping Royal Road down to 5 days a week likely next week, and it feels fair to ...
2024-12-17 02:54:13 +0000 UTC View Post“Before we get to Smithtown, I need to hit you with a ton of questions, Mel, especially if time is running short,” I said. The mountain of questions I had was calling too loudly to ignore any further.
“I’ll answer what I can, but rem...
2024-12-17 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThere was only a single librarian behind the desk, which seemed unusual. It wasn’t that late yet. The stacks seemed oddly empty as well. On my previous visits, there had been hundreds of people milling about, but the number of visitors had dwind...
2024-12-15 22:13:08 +0000 UTC View PostLevel one thirty-seven, not bad, but still only another fifteen levels. If I wanted to get to where Mel wanted me, I had to hit two-fifty, and while there was still another dungeon to do before then, I just couldn’t count on those to do much. My...
2024-12-15 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, I deeply appreciate the reading and enjoyment you are all getting. We are in the top 20 on Royal Road Rising Stars, if if possible I'd love if you could leave a full review on there. No pressure at all, just want to see how far the b...
2024-12-14 23:16:51 +0000 UTC View Post2 new unique Excerpts and the existing ones added to previous chapters
New Excerpts
How does the system align the universes when it begins to grow into a new one? What happens to the space the uni...
2024-12-14 00:45:12 +0000 UTC View PostI reached into my storage space and grabbed the bag containing the dungeon core from my first-ever dungeon experience. I closed the bag, setting the core on the table in front of me.
“So I assume you can talk since you did in there?” I a...
2024-12-14 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe construction of the librarians is a closely guarded secret within the Under Library, and whoever managed to entirely co-opt the process is a mystery. Libby, though, has managed to patch out any such issues within their firmware and has been sl...
2024-12-13 16:08:32 +0000 UTC View Post“Dave, come on, wake up man.” My eyes shot open to see the brothers standing over me, Cecile having been shaking me.
“Wha,” I mumbled, barely awake. The dream was fading from my brain. Had that really been my Dad?
“You were t...
2024-12-13 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“What exactly makes the tent any safer?” I asked. As far as I knew, they generally only helped with the elements.
“Mel gave us a good deal on a D-grade tent yesterday. He figured we might need it at some point. It won’t defend us fro...
2024-12-12 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Sorry, we didn’t realize anyone was living here. We can just head out, no harm, no foul,” I said, doubting that it was that simple, especially as the accusers had yet to show their faces. I heard the brothers drop to the ground behind me. 2024-12-11 00:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
I was woken up the next morning by my new roommate, who was purring loudly on my chest. The fact that I had even managed to sleep through him climbing up there was a good sign for my body. I wasn’t completely healed yet, but most of my back was ...
2024-12-10 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe brothers helped me into the transport once they returned from their exploration. They’d found several gems they thought might be useful but not a single other monster. Elicec believed the big thing had been consuming everything else that cam...
2024-12-09 00:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m going to miss these weird plane things once we’re back on Earth,” I said as I stepped out of it, my boots splashing as they made contact with the puddle we'd managed to park next to.
“Yeah, there’s nothing like ‘em back in...
2024-12-08 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe dungeon core had broken free of the trunk in the same explosion. I crashed into the ground, badly bruised but mostly unbroken. Pain flared, and I was forced to toggle back to my life orb to blunt it. I looked up at the floating core, wh...
2024-12-07 00:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostI caught most of the branches across my chest, purposely trying to keep them off of the brothers. I figured I had a better defense at this point than either of them, and while it was painful, it wasn’t anywhere near debilitating. As the branches...
2024-12-06 00:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Alright, boys, there are currently eight dungeons on this world, that don’t have active claims. Seven of which I think are doable in the time left to you. The eighth is the persistent desert that y’all already know about, and we can discuss...
2024-12-05 00:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Glurm, we need to talk to you,” Stan said as he knocked on the frog’s door. He wasn’t thrilled to be doing this, but he needed better training on using Excalibur, and there weren’t exactly a lot of options. Twonger was there for a diffe...
2024-12-04 20:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostIt hurt like hell, but not as bad as the last time. I forced myself to start eating more of the food in the room, giving myself a break to try and reduce the pain. I was sure this level would be manageable, even if I didn’t lik...
2024-12-04 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Do you feel anything inside you at all Rusty?” Cal asked. Rusty shook his head no.
“Think about a time a time ya might have accidentally done something a bit unexpected, weird fire, water strangely hot or cold, heard an animal talk be...
2024-12-03 20:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post