Chapter XXXVIII
“So?” the girl in front of him said, leaving him with a raised eyebrow.
“This knowledge is beyond valuable,” Hadrian explained with a heavy gaze. “If you choose to go down this path...
2023-11-17 18:02:46 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapter XXXVII
Hadrian stared at Lily for what felt like an eternity. The silence stretched between them, punctuated only by the quiet rustling of the cape she wore. He yawned deliberately, scratching his unkempt...
2023-11-16 19:45:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XXXVI
The only reason Lily rose from the bed was that she didn’t want to inconvenience Lucien and Marcus. Both had shown worry at her reaction to practicing [Meditation]—whatever had damaged her duri...
2023-11-15 19:38:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XXXV
Brother Hadrian was a rather skinny [Monk] with wiry limbs and sharp eyebrows. Among his most notable features were two deep blue eyes that stood out, as penetrating as harpoons ready to deflesh th...
2023-11-14 21:12:51 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XXXIV
I will post another chapter later today 😼
The monastery library was situated in the highest, most defensible tower. It had been set up only recently, but it was already br...
2023-11-14 07:49:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XXXIII
Lily woke up to the tolling of a distant bell. She rose silently in the dark, approaching the basin of water she had filled before sleep and splashing some cold water on her face. She was slapped b...
2023-11-12 18:35:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XXXII
Hello dears, I've been advised to prepare a schedule for releases... I will try my best to come up with a solution that fits everyone's needs. I might release a Poll later today or tomorrow...
2023-11-11 11:29:42 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XXXI
Two chapters for the price of one today! 😼
Lucianus had barely recognized his daughter when he had found her in the church where Elysium’s body was resting. She had been...
2023-11-11 11:27:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XXX and Interlude
Sooner than expected! 🐱🏍
To say that the ritual she was looking at was heretical in nature would be an understatement. Her fingers trembled as they caress...
2023-11-09 18:35:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XXIX
Hello dears, the forthcoming chapter is quite important and... I'm not sure about the final touches yet. It might not be available tomorrow, or the day after. But I promise, it'll be out as...
2023-11-08 12:16:18 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XXVIII
A Few Days Later
The [Cardinal]’s offer had been tantalizing. Once again, she had sunk into the soft mattress and the silken sheets at night, staring at the ceilin...
2023-11-07 10:39:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XXVII
The sun shone brightly over the Citadel.
Elysium was in his room, reviewing the equipment on his bed before placing it in his backpack. He had two Everlasting Torches that he had stolen from ...
2023-11-06 15:16:27 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XXVI
Lily felt a tingle as she looked at [Cardinal] Atticus’s smile.
“Your Eminence, I—”
“Aurora,” the man stopped her with a raised hand, “let me finish. You understand how th...
2023-11-05 13:41:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XXV
Author's Note: I'll have another chapter up probably around tomorrow at noon. 😼
“Do you know what it means to be Anointed?”
A pipe organ played in the background...
2023-11-04 17:20:57 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XXIV
Lumius stood tall, but his shifting posture betrayed the firestorm of emotions he wrestled with. The silvery aura of the [Holy Flame] danced at his fingertips, eager to unleash its wrath upon the i...
2023-11-03 09:00:39 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XXIII
When [Cardinal] Atticus appeared at the door of Alexander and Ligea’s house, Elysium’s parents, both had been stunned. Neither was important at all in the military hierarchies and while they we...
2023-11-01 08:42:27 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XXII
A Few Days Later
[Pope] Ennius found himself seated at a vast mahogany table. The gentle chime of bells from a distant courtyard occasionally pierced the thick silence, harmo...
2023-11-01 08:41:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XXI
In the tension-ridden atmosphere, the dagger cruelly approached the fragile librarian. With swift precision, Lily conjured a complex weave of [Light Shields] in urgent succession. Layer after layer...
2023-11-01 08:41:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XX
Utter disbelief washed over Lumius. Throughout the his youth, under the vigilant tutelage and rigorous training of his uncle, [Cardinal] Atticus, Lumius had cultivated a sharp instinct for caution....
2023-11-01 08:40:41 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XIX
[Minor Healing – Level 99]
The gentle warmth of dawn's first rays brushed against Lily's face, a quiet herald of the coming day, an hour before the scheduled commencement o...
2023-11-01 08:40:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XVIII
Lily coughed up dust as she used a [Light Orb] to illuminate the path in front of her. She had followed the instructions of the librarian. However, she had not expected the place to be this derelic...
2023-11-01 08:39:36 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XVII
There was only one person who called her by her real name.
“Elysium!” The name slipped out from Lily’s lips, her blue eyes widening in surprise. She swiftly brought a hand to her mouth ...
2023-11-01 07:37:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XVI
Lily was frozen in place as she gazed at the older boy, who had suddenly appeared beneath her window. She glanced back to where she had come from and then looked at the boy again, ensuring this was...
2023-11-01 07:34:57 +0000 UTC View PostChapter XV
Adriana Claudia, with her piercing eyes and unwavering faith, was many things, but dim-witted was not one of them. She was zealous, embodying excess in every sense of the word, especially when it c...
2023-11-01 07:33:46 +0000 UTC View Post