Chapter 65 – Aftermath
Beasts tended to heal fast. Between drinking half the healing potion and consuming a fresh Yellow core, Micky was alright by morning.
Percy on the other hand… Not so much.
‘I su...
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Chapter 64 – Maelstrom
CRASH
The spears pierced through the tree like it was made of cotton, barely giving Percy a chance to dodge.
But his trouble had just begun, as more ellow mana gathered under his feet.<...
2024-10-12 03:33:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 63 – Emergency
This was going to be the one.
Percy had already preserved enough of the nectar through both pacification and redirection. In fact, deattunement was going great too. Just a couple more minutes...
2024-10-12 03:33:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 62 – Crystal
It wasn’t easy telling day and night apart on this world.
Percy had no idea how many suns there were, as the brown clouds perpetually obscured the sky. Still, it was never dark, as the ligh...
2024-10-12 03:32:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 61 – Holy ball of fur
Over the past several hours, Percy had learned a lot more about the dynamic between his species and the natives of this world.
While they were prohibited from touching him for any reason, he ...
2024-10-12 03:32:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 60 – Docile
Beasts didn’t just ignore tasty meals.
Not all of them were cannibals, but if they encountered prey of a different species and a lower grade, their reaction was essentially set in stone. So...
2024-10-12 03:31:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 59 – Floating
Percy’s feelings towards his clones had shifted a lot over time.
His first attempts had been defined by pain and confusion, as he hadn’t had the slightest clue how his bloodline was suppo...
2024-10-12 03:31:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 58 – Soul channels
‘I can’t believe she couldn’t even wait a week.’
Carving that sign for the drowsy girl hadn’t taken him longer than ten minutes. It wasn’t a big deal for him, but it had ...
2024-10-12 03:29:33 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 57 – Nesha
A ray of sunlight pierced through the blockade, causing her eyelid to twitch. Evidently, even the extra layer of clothes she had clumsily draped over the curtain wasn’t perfect. But alas, she cou...
2024-10-12 03:29:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 56 – Calm before the storm
“Careful. Careful! Stir it! STIR IT!!!”
Percy followed his mentor’s instructions, picking up the pace. However, before he even got the chance to celebrate the broken lumps, mor...
2024-10-12 03:28:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 55 – A message from a god
Percy’s past few weeks had been rough – to say the least. His last clone had been another dud, just like the five before it. He’d found himself in the body of a fish that barely survived an h...
2024-10-12 03:27:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 54 – Orin
Lukewarm.
If Orin had to pick a word to describe his life, it would be that. He enjoyed what he did of course – enough to forget about the bitterness in his past, but his daily routine hadn...
2024-10-12 03:27:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 53 – Three pillars
One of the Guild’s largest buildings stood before Percy.
It was made out of the same polished stones as all the houses and shops, covered from top to bottom in intricate glyphs, shimmering ...
2024-10-12 03:26:34 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 52 – Time management
Percy woke up feeling… alright.
He stretched out on his bed, before glancing around the dimly lit room. Just enough sunlight seeped through the curtain to cast soft shadows on the walls. 2024-10-12 03:26:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 51 – Potions
“Of course!” the clerk replied, before scratching her head. “Although, I’m forced by Guild regulations to inform potential customers that the potions’ potency is rather limited.”
...
2024-10-12 03:25:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 50 – The hunt resumes
‘I’ll be there in 10 minutes.’
Percy was running along a bridge, Circulation active, with a wasp corpse the size of a fox slung over his shoulder. The stinger pointed forward, ...
2024-10-12 03:24:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 49 – Frozen expanse
Snow covered the ground below like a white blanket. Percy was standing on a steeply inclined surface – a boulder or something.
‘This world must have harsh winters.’
Not u...
2024-10-12 03:24:28 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 48 – Limit
“What?” Percy asked.
Freddy gave him a concerned look.
“I said, are you sure you’re ok?” he repeated.
The young man felt his mind slipping again, but he resisted the pul...
2024-10-12 03:22:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 47 – Healed
A month went by in a flash.
Percy and Micky had grown a lot better at hunting the wasps, but today he didn’t care about that. Something else was going through his mind as he sat on his bed,...
2024-10-12 03:21:37 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 46 – An idea
It was early afternoon by the time the alchemist’s lecture ended.
Advertised as a mere introduction, it didn’t really delve into the topic too deeply. After explaining the basic concepts,...
2024-10-12 03:20:58 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 45 – Introduction to alchemy
Percy struggled to find a seat. The lecture theatre was packed to the brim with people. Naturally, the Orange cores like him were meant to sit at the very back, but even those rows were full.
Chapter 44 – Opportunity
The thing about quarterstaffs was they were two-handed weapons.
Suffice to say, dual wielding one with a sickle was more than a little awkward. Detrimental even – as it got in...
2024-10-12 03:19:51 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 43 – Aleyn
The atmosphere was sombre as the crowd of hundreds stood outside, clad in black robes.
A deep silence might have been more appropriate for the occasion, but nobody had let the crickets know t...
2024-10-12 03:19:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 42 – Adjusting tactics
‘I’m jumping in!’
Hearing the warning, the crow changed direction at the last second, briefly confusing the wasp.
Percy dashed towards it, swinging down his staff.
...
2024-10-12 03:18:43 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 41 – A poor showing
The young man wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve for the billionth time. Luckily, it trickled down the enchanted fabric without being absorbed, else he would be soaking by now.
...
2024-10-12 03:18:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 40 – Starry Workers
Percy had experienced a few peculiar things in his relatively short life. More than the average person on Remior, at least. After all, how many could boast of traversing the space between worlds wi...
2024-10-12 03:17:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 39 – Starry Drones
It wasn’t like he hadn’t searched on the way, but he hadn’t found any. The colourful motes impaired visibility and even interfered with Mana Sense.
CAW!
The bird threw a quick gla...
2024-10-12 03:16:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 38 – Orientation
The first part of the clerk’s explanation wasn’t anything too eye opening. He went over some mundane things like how they were expected to conduct themselves within the Guild. The summary was t...
2024-10-12 03:16:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 37 – Registration
As soon as the first rays of sunlight entered his room, Percy’s eyes bolted open. The young man practically leapt to his feet, eager to register as an alchemist and begin hunting right away.
<... 2024-10-12 03:15:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 36 – Fungal Spire
Technically, baldy HAD explained what they would find at their destination. Perhaps, Percy shouldn’t have been so taken aback by the sight before him. Yet here he was, blinking repe...
2024-10-12 03:15:21 +0000 UTC View Post