Aleks Kotov

Vol 6, Chapter 22

◆ Military Camp of the First Duke, Count Gaston's POV. ◆


The field camp turned out to be much closer than expected, and in the morning sunlight, it looked rather shabby.

Patche...

Vol 6, Chapter 21

◆ Military Camp of the First Duke, First Duke's POV. ◆ 

He dreamed of a storm. Why?

…

A whistle jolted the Duke awake. He didn't even have time to think about punis...

Vol 6, Chapter 20

In the lamplight he seemed even paler, his face utterly bloodless. His robes were torn. The First had always been ascetic in his dress, but never to the point of looking like a beggar.

"Perha...

Vol 6, Chapter 19

◆ Grand Temple, First Prince's POV. ◆

Faith and Dogma. That was what allowed the first theocrats to carry fragments of true history through the millennia.
At least… its remnants. 2025-08-26 08:31:22 +0000 UTC View Post

Vol 6, Chapter 18

◆ Eagle's Cliff, Alchemist's Apprentice Keo's POV. ◆


"Sample number forty-five shows the greatest effectiveness. All colonies have died," Keo concluded and touched the protruding pin...

Vol 6, Chapter 17

"What filth. And how do you live side by side with this?" my grandfather muttered, gazing at the Black Forest from the height of a griffon's flight.

Rounded tendrils twined tightly tog...

Vol 6, Chapter 16

◆ Bunker, Archmage Wind O'Conol's POV. ◆


The palace woven from smoke wavered and dissolved, making the Archmage scowl. He drew on the mouthpiece and exhaled a smoke rin...

Vol 6, Chapter 15

◆ Border of Marquis Short's Lands, Major Kurt's POV. ◆


A hoof slammed into the wet earth, slid, and trembled unsteadily before skidding downward. The chimera swayed, digging in with ...

Vol 6, Chapter 14

"We're leaving," the mercenary said after brief deliberation.

His men reluctantly lowered their weapons. One of the guild thugs gave a discreet cough and whispered to the leader:

Vol 6, Chapter 13

At first glance at the estate, I felt a sense of déjà vu. Of course, it wasn't an exact copy of the one that had blown up in the suburbs of Eagle's Cliff, but it was obvious they had share...

Vol 6, Chapter 12

◆ Former Count, Karl Condor's POV. ◆


"Halt, traveler. By order of the Secon—"

The mercenary never finished. He toppled with a slit throat. His comrades didn't h...

Vol 6, Chapter 11

◆ Capital, Countess Erin von Klaus's POV. ◆


The boar's long, brown bristles stuck out in every direction, making it resemble a two-meter hedgehog. Its beady eyes squinted, sca...

Vol 6, Chapter 10

 ◆ Capital, Count Karl von Condor's POV. ◆
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​Less than a week remained until the prince's arrival… and everything was going perfectly.

Karl had little experience ...

Vol 6, Chapter 9

◆ Ancestral Castle of Marquis Short, Marquis Laslo's POV. ◆


The cold embrace of a dead body pleasantly refreshed the bed on a hot day. The embrace of death—rather poetic, is...

Vol 6, Chapter 8

Sunlight played on the golden saucer, but the cheese lying on it did not look any more appetizing. Most aristocrats would have considered the bluish mold growing on it a sign of refinement, ...

Vol 6, Chapter 7

There were still a few kilometers left to Renvel when camps and fires began to appear along the roadside. With every hundred meters they grew more frequent, until the entire space along the ...

Vol 6, Chapter 6

"The weather has truly turned foul. Gentlemen, would you be so kind as to draw the curtains?" asked Nerd, without rising from his bed.

I obliged, and the bright flashes of lightning ce...

Vol 6, Chapter 5

I cast a suspicious glance at my grandfather.

A man who always worried over the king suddenly wanted to hide something from him? Had he been replaced?

He leaned toward me and his...

Vol 6, Chapter 4

"Told you it would work." I patted the stunned healer on the shoulder and jumped down from the griffon.

He probably didn't hear me. My own ears were still ringing despite careful prep ...

Vol 6, Chapter 3

"The Second Prince is dead?" Erin asks incredulously after I finish my story.

"Definitely. They drove an obsidian dagger into his temple, to the hilt. Not even an archmage would surviv...

Vol 6, Chapter 2

"Two-thirds of our men are wounded, many of them more than once. The severe cases… there are a lot. Gangrene. Fever. Some won't live until morning."

I let my gaze slide across the r...

Vol 6, Chapter 1

"How did this happen? How is it that out of the three top members of the delegation, two never returned?" the King asked, trying to keep his voice calm.

Count Condor shook his head. 2025-08-17 16:05:37 +0000 UTC View Post

END OF VOLUME FIVE

Wow, the translation of Volume Five has come to an end, and I’ve finally cleared my Patreon backlog!

To celebrate, I’m trying to figure out how to set up discounts...

See you in Vol...

Vol 5, Chapter 26, END OF VOLUME FIVE

I sensed the spear's approach more with my side than with my Gift. No wonder — the green runts often used bone for spearheads. Not out of choice, of course. If they had the chance, they'd ...

Vol 5, Chapter 25

— Thump-thump, thump-thump. — 

Only the pounding of hearts and the low hum of the portal broke the absolute silence.

The figure stood motionless, face of stone, waiting...

Vol 5, Chapter 24

The dungeons of the local "inquisition" failed to impress. Nor did the local "inquisitor," though he tried. For a whole hour, he pulled various tools from his satchel and described in detail how th...

Vol 5, Chapter 23

◆ Inner Sea, Frigate Espluar, Asha’s POV. ◆

"Ship on the horizon! A big one!" The clear voice of the sailor in the crow's nest easily carried over the roar of waves and the so...

Vol 5, Chapter 22

◆ Dungeons beneath the Academy — Magister and Rector of the Academy, Igni's POV. ◆

The dull thud of a staff echoed through the stone walls of the underground passages.

Damp, despi...

Vol 5, Chapter 21

The worst awakening I'd ever had.

In general, I had no objection to being woken by a girl straddling me… but not when she pressed a dagger to my throat.

I didn't waste a second tryin...

Vol 5, Chapter 20

Seagulls wheeled above the port, their piercing cries annoying the dockworkers. The salty wind blew in my face, and clouds on the horizon foretold an imminent change in the weather. Far too sudden,...