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The mercy poll

Hey all, if you all already looked at yesterday's poll then you know what this is about but if not I'm here to say it again.

So we've passed 1000 patrons and from the bottom of my heart, thank you all. The fact that you all like this story e...

CH655

Once the two returned and a new party was made, that meant he’d finally, genuinely be able to finish up their mass awakening as he touched his job crystal, taking the last job he was sure he’d be able to speed through for them all, one he’d ...

June poll June poll

Hey all, end of the month so you know what that means, some rambling before getting to the poll!

First off, let's start with the news that's going to break me in ways I can't begin to properly convey. That thanks to all of you wonderful patr...

Side Story: The grey watch the second wave

“Don’t look so smug,” Valax sighed as they walked, Quilith looking at him from the side.

“Is that any way to talk to your boss?”

“Until you get used to your new promotion, yes. Just because the council finally decided to pu...

CH654

It was after the first half hour that both Thera and Yuzu had to admit that whatever was wrong with him, they couldn’t solve it. Thera could find no issue in his body and while Yuzu claimed there seemed to be something going on in his soul, it w...

Update

Hey all, just wanted to let you guys know that the side story and poll both might not be up until thursday this week since that is a couple days later than I usually try to have it out by. I am hoping to have it up by tomorrow but a few unexpected...

CH653

Steph and Will both arrived before Sachel’s party did but that didn’t matter to him at the end of it all, he only needed them for his attempt at awakening the one skill, there was no rush for that, so after sparing a few words for each other a...

CH652

“Er, Ben? My guy, what exactly are you doing to my wife?” Jake asked as his eyes glanced between him and the fabric Yuzu was already untying.

“Trying to keep all of my little secrets from being shouted to the world is all, which I pers...

CH651

In the morning, Ben found the spatial bag he’d brought to the wave beside him, with Thera having grabbed it from the hospital she’d been working at after it had been left there upon his kidnapping, sending a small jolt of fear through him as h...

CH650

<KNOWLEDGE LEVEL INCREASED>

“You are officially looking at a triple contender baby!” Ben cheered as he finished the book he’d been reading on the system’s design and function. “God, this is kind of bittersweet, isn’t...

CH649 The gods discuss a mortal

“-Thus ends the main topic of discussion,” Spoke the stone god Phixth in exhaustion at the end of the meeting among the divine. It had actually gone exceptionally well, with the outcome of the second wave being excellent compared against any t...

CH648

Immediately the spells he requested were cast, even if it led the spirits to stare at him as he shoved the collar on it for the extra insurance.

“Ben, this is-”

“A prisoner of war and a source of information,” He clarified. “...

CH647

“Thanks for letting me borrow you guys for a bit,” He told them as he walked over, even as he was already eyeing the great space spirit and the changes in the other that had occurred in the last day.

Originally looking like nothing more ...

CH646

With their goodbyes said, Tenth was led to the church where he could relax with the others, letting Ben move on to work through the ones that Lux had healed before he was done with those as well, leaving him only a few more to approach, with the h...

CH645

After finishing up with the first group, Ben repeated with the second and third, getting the same results each time. With the next two groups, he mentioned the choice of some of the first and then many would follow suit, not wanting to deal with t...

CH644

Confined again, though in a far more desirable way than the last, when Ben woke up he was tight in Thera’s arms, his girlfriend asleep beside him but holding on for dear life while he let himself enjoy it. There was no greater sign that he reall...

CH643

“Guys, there’s really no need to look so guilty about it,” Ben sighed. “I really don’t care about whatever you all felt you had to do in the ancient history of this planet.”

“Both Myriad and Helori showed up long after it was d...

CH642

“-So anyway, to make a long story short, after figuring out how to make souls and using them to help me stage a jailbreak that ended up with me accidentally breaking everyone else out too, I saw what I thought was the trapped space spirit, broke...

CH641 Thera's Perspective

The last day. After a month of fighting and watching people die, it was almost over, at least as over as it was going to get. She’d still be fighting for the next year, the legions that had gotten through the gates and beyond their combat forces...

CH640

The connection made, Ben’s mind clashed against another.

Alien and grand, it wasn’t quite as powerful as his own but it made up for it by acting in ways entirely foreign to the way he himself thought, experiencing reality through vacuum ...

CH639

For the first time since Ben had been watching them, perhaps for the first time ever, every demon that had been coming and going through the gates stood still.

How could they not? A structure filled with the prizes and power of their god, a ...

CH638

“That’s it, that’s the end,” Ben muttered, catching Tenth’s ear.

“What, finally done falling on your face?”

“Hey, that only happened a few times.”

“It happened a lot of times.”

“Okay, whatever, I’m...

Side Story: The Dryads

Author's note

You can consider this side story taking place roughly the same time as chapter 611 and 612 so enjoy!

“Ah, welcome back,” Hentath said as she made her rounds, spotting two faces that had trailed behind th...

CH637

What did Ben need to have on him in the event he succeeded in his prison break? Usually, any items he created were meant to help shore up his various weaknesses but as he looked at himself with a critical eye he couldn’t help but ask just how ma...

May poll plus update

Hey all, end of the month and I’m posting the poll before this month’s side story for once because I want to do a bit more editing on it. I will have it out tomorrow though, I just didn’t want the poll going up too late so here we are.