“Dear Almighty,” Ashtoreth said, hands clasped before her. “Please make sure I get a [Sacred] aspect in my upcoming advancements so that I can destroy infernals and protect myself from angels.”
From where he hovered ...
2025-06-19 03:05:08 +0000 UTC View PostIt was over.
Ashtoreth had done the math.
For one thing, Hunter was on standby to rescue her if anything went wrong.
For another, Morax Tol, who had clearly not done the math, was utterly outmatched despite his higher le...
2025-06-19 03:03:43 +0000 UTC View PostAshtoreth filled the air in front of them with hellfire, her own flames negating those of the dragon and giving them a small pocket of space within which they could stand unharmed.
Frost’s minigun whirred as he landed beside her, producing...
2025-06-17 07:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostMorax Tol hissed, then lunged toward her to unleash a flurry of incredibly fast blows.
Apparently she’d offended him.
Ashtoreth threw herself backward, avoiding the claws that came at her from both sides. She and Morax Tol both knew ...
2025-06-16 06:07:16 +0000 UTC View PostGet up here, she said to Dazel. This might be it.
Wind rushed by her as she sped through the air to meet the white comet. She conjured as many hellfire javelins as she could, launching each of them into the comet’s trajec...
2025-06-14 07:19:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe scene flashed before Ashtoreth’s eyes in the half-second that she spent flying through the air: a meteor golem standing before a member
The scene flashed before Ashtoreth’s eyes in the half-second that she spent flying through the ai...
2025-06-12 05:44:40 +0000 UTC View PostPhysically, Wanderschloss wasn’t a compromise between the massive greatsword and the scythe whose advancements it was combining. As much as Ashtoreth liked the idea of exotic, fancy weaponry, she didn’t have time to learn how to use s...
2025-06-12 05:19:59 +0000 UTC View PostAshtoreth knew that before the invasion, humans had relied on machines to wage war. She’d always loved the raw, industrial look of tanks and planes and gun emplacements.
But she’d underestimated just how much materiel the humans...
2025-06-10 06:17:32 +0000 UTC View PostThe forces of Hell had long since been whittled down to the point where Ashtoreth was no longer needed in hunting them out. She simply didn’t do as good a job as the teams of humans using divinations spells did, and it was a better use of time t...
2025-06-09 05:19:44 +0000 UTC View Post“Look, boss…”
Ashtoreth waited, watching. From where he sat atop her knees, Dazel’s eyes almost seemed like two glowing points of light in the dark.
“I’m tired,” he said. “I spoke without thinking. I really didn’t mea...
2025-06-09 05:17:56 +0000 UTC View Post“In the eyes of Hell," Matthews said, "we will be launching an attack against Fallen Harana with the intent of seizing its monarchy, sealing it off, and then liquidating its infernal population for cores while we plunder its coffers for all the ...
2025-06-08 05:37:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe weeks that followed were filled with training, crafting, questioning, and preparations.
Ashtoreth was publicly acknowledged and supported by the various world leaders and still-functioning media, even if this was just to assuage people...
2025-06-08 05:34:41 +0000 UTC View PostAshtoreth sat in her chair, practically sprawling, and stared at the ceiling. She wove a claw through the air to conjure the glamour of a long-stemmed wooden pipe packed with a flavorful medley of skingrasses, lit it, then took a puff and blew a s...
2025-06-05 05:53:55 +0000 UTC View Post“Okay, I’ve got another one,” Dazel said.
Ashtorteh yawned. “Hit me with it.”
“A buff flare,” he said. “A nice, juicy buff flare. I could probably give you a few seconds of double stats from all your buffs. Counting you...
2025-06-05 05:38:58 +0000 UTC View PostHours later, Ashtoreth appeared in a grassy field with a burst of light, then began to stretch.
“That’s it,” she said, watching as she was awarded an avalanche of low-level cores from the bastion she’d just destroyed. “Time to call...
2025-06-04 07:05:30 +0000 UTC View Post[Archfiend of Humanity]
+1 DEX, +1 STR, +1 VIT, +1 MAG, +1 PSY, +1 DEF
You become [Human] in addition to your current race. Instead of gaining your next level, you will be allowed to choose a f...
2025-06-03 04:53:18 +0000 UTC View Post{Choose a Class Upgrade}
{You will add the listed stat bonuses to your current class. Your current class’s tier will increase one step.}
{You may forgo upgrading your class to gain 32 levels ...
2025-06-02 19:26:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe monarchy menu was more complicated than anything else the system had ever put to her, far more so than any readout of her stats or abilities.
It began with a simple statement.
{You are the Monarch of Earth}
<...
2025-06-02 02:29:33 +0000 UTC View Post{You cannot consume any more of your held cores. Their power is too low to advance you.}
{DING! You gain 95 levels. You are now level 447.}
{You gain 1140 DEX, 1140 STR, 1710 VIT, 1330 MAG, 665...
2025-06-01 07:50:54 +0000 UTC View PostI did it, Ashtoreth thought.
For a few seconds, she just stared up at the arena around her as the red ether that had once been War drifted through the air around her, fading. Slowly, a smile came over her face.
“I did it,”...
2025-05-29 05:35:41 +0000 UTC View PostAshtoreth watched the horse screech and burn below her as her elemental darted toward it.
That was the thing about hellfire: it was costly in terms of [Mana], but burns were some of the most difficult injuries to regenerate ...
2025-05-13 05:01:25 +0000 UTC View PostDazel leapt into the air and soared away from her as soon as the fight began.
War’s horse bounded into the air at an angle.
Ashtoreth ran perpendicular to war, conjuring her cannon into her hands a moment before she saw his own assau...
2025-05-07 10:26:48 +0000 UTC View PostWar’s first duel was about as interesting as Ashtoreth had expected it would be. Pretty much all of the humans were using guns, and in the first few moments of battle it became clear that the human didn’t have the stats to pierce War’s armor...
2025-05-07 08:46:32 +0000 UTC View Post“Well that was kind of embarrassing, if you ask me,” said Ashtoreth. “That poor Russian fellow didn’t even get a chance to show us what he’s got.”
She’d tried to glamour everyone some popcorn and foam hands since they were in t...
2025-05-05 06:38:46 +0000 UTC View PostAshtoreth rose into the air, scanning the seats that rose around the arena. They were almost completely empty, except for some scattered groups of a few people each.
She tried to find War. She wanted to fix him with an intense stare before s...
2025-05-05 06:03:24 +0000 UTC View PostHer [Bloodfire] began to drain immediately as she leapt into the air. Famine’s horse moved away from him at an odd angle, apparently intent on performing the pincer maneuver that all their horses were so fond of.
Famine ra...
2025-05-05 05:18:45 +0000 UTC View Post“You know what I think would have been more fair?” Ashtoreth said. “If, in consideration of how badly the System robbed us when it cut us off before the demiplane exploded, it made War and Famine fight each other.”
“That would have...
2025-05-05 04:46:39 +0000 UTC View Post{DING! You gain 7 levels. You are now level 352}
{You gain 84 DEX, 84 STR, 126 VIT, 98 MAG, 49 PSY, 49 DEF}
{Reaching level 350 has granted you advancement. Choose one of your progression paths...
2025-05-01 08:24:13 +0000 UTC View Post“Quiet!” Ashtoreth said suddenly, freezing and spinning toward the large doorway that seemed to lead deeper into the hotel.
“What—”
“Shhh!” she hissed.
She’d been dancing in the lobby for the past minute ...
2025-05-01 07:48:51 +0000 UTC View PostAshtoreth stared at the system text, for a moment uncomprehending.
Then, comprehending, she swore.
“Heaven above!” she wailed. “The cores!”
She brought up a list of her current cores to see that her suspicion was...
2025-05-01 07:29:14 +0000 UTC View Post