While it didn't take long for a fleshy lump roughly in the shape of a head to regenerate, it took considerably longer for the man to come to his senses. I checked my notifications while I was at it...
2023-09-22 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a very welcome return home, I realized there was little time to waste and much work to be done. I set up the teleportation pad that Cyra had given me in one corner of the house out of the wea...
2023-09-20 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Grab him!” I heard a familiar voice yell. It was Sakura.
“Hey Sakura, Bridget! I’m back!” I yelled in reply. The two of them came rushing out of the house. “What’s got the two ...
2023-09-18 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWith the assaulting army through the gates, finishing the quest was easy. Myrina and Cyra even tied the prisoners we’d rescued to a poll for safekeeping while they joined in on the looting and pi...
2023-09-16 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostSoon, our goal was in sight. The western tower up ahead was well-manned and well-guarded. So far, we’d managed to avoid any major fights, but I suspected that wouldn’t be true for the final leg...
2023-09-15 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Last notice if you want to read King of the Satyrs on Patreon!
I'm doing final formatting this weekend and will hopefully publish it sometime later next week.
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2023-09-14 14:38:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe dungeon dive was nothing like what I expected. I’d thought we’d be clearing room after room of monsters, and apparently, that was what some dungeons were. But those that developed around gr...
2023-09-13 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAfter returning to the castle, I had a few hours to spare before our dungeon dive began. This would be a perfect opportunity to practice my abilities, and thanks to Kyrina, I had a skill book I’d...
2023-09-11 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostWe turned out to be just where I feared we were—the Samhain Matriarch’s dungeon. And not the one for torturing prisoners. Based on her cheery mood, this seemed to be her happy place. She acted ...
2023-09-09 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's chapter got posted yesterday, so I worked on some character images. The tall and muscular one is how I imagine Cyra looking like. Number 2 Cyra and Myrina's mother, Kyrina.
FAQ:
I couldn’t tell if Kyrina was holding me so firmly as a show of her personal strength, her wariness around spellcasters, or just because she was every bit as handsy as her daughter. It was probab...
2023-09-07 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostOver the next several hours, I helped Myrina and her family’s forces take down ghost after ghost. More than once, I cursed the System for barring me from gaining experience from killing monsters....
2023-09-06 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Carter!” Myrina screamed the moment she saw me collapse to her knees. She shot a glance at the vanishing figure running off into the distance, then shouted at the top of our lungs.
“En...
2023-09-05 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe attendant, now the auctioneer, brought her gavel down with a bang. The dull roar of chatter running through the room went quiet.
“First up, a collection of items specifically tailored f...
2023-09-04 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostMy visit to Marol’s Theory Crafting office proved more fruitful than I’d hoped. I had a lot to think about going forward, and it was comforting knowing someone with generations of System knowle...
2023-09-02 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostBreakfast took far longer than it should have thanks to our talk, but eventually we finished. Myrina recovered from it a lot faster than I would have thought.
There was a decent chance she wa...
2023-09-01 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostI spent most of the night stiff as a board. I sat bolt upright several times as I lay in bed when I thought I felt Myrina’s arms around me. Each time I looked around and realized I was alone.
... 2023-08-30 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m back!” Myrina called as she ran to the arena at full speed. She launched herself at me like a missile and wrapped me up in her arms. She pressed her cheek against mine, pulling me off my...
2023-08-28 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostMyrina got up from me in a hurry the moment her sister appeared. She wore a blush as red as her hair and kept her eyes on the ground. At her side, her hands balled into fists.
“Big sis! Uh....
2023-08-26 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe instant I used Blood Sacrifice, a quarter of my health pool vanished. Myrina stumbled as she coughed up blood. I ignored the pain surging through me. Iron Will made it a moot point. I grinned t...
2023-08-24 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostIt was nighttime back in the Hearthwood. A perfect time to watch shooting stars. We were in for quite a show tonight.
The real stars sparkled with an ethereal beauty, but the objects of my in...
2023-08-23 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostMyrina led me to her clan’s sparring ring. It was an impressive arena filled with sand, with wooden stands surrounding it. Unlit torches and posts for a tarp overhead covered the area.
If t...
2023-08-23 02:35:17 +0000 UTC View PostI wandered the palace, hitting the banquet halls and then the rest of the rooms one by one. There were many servants here, but I suppose that was to be expected of a palace. There were also a lot o...
2023-08-21 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostA pair of tough-looking women standing two full heads taller than me manned the gates. Myrina waved to each of them.
“I’m back!” Myrina said.
Both guards eyed me from their positi...
2023-08-20 14:50:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe moment the planet’s core shattered, it was as if time itself came to a standstill. The rumbling ceased, replaced by an eerie, profound silence. Then the planet exploded with a deafening roar ...
2023-08-19 15:57:48 +0000 UTC View PostI didn’t dig the whole way down. About a kilometer beneath the surface, the effects of the Sacred Grove on the surface diminished, and the earth ley lines returned to more like what I was used to...
2023-08-18 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWith Jade Sava at my side, I returned to the Hearthwood. Mac informed me that Sam and Dean were already there waiting for me, so the time had come to go. My matriarchs had also gotten ready and wer...
2023-08-16 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostI spent a few minutes packing my things while Bridget talked with Myrina. Sakura busied herself with a futile attempt to repair the chair and bed she’d accidentally destroyed in her rage, pointed...
2023-08-16 14:09:34 +0000 UTC View PostI wasn’t able to boost any of the existing Sorcerers all the way to Demigod, but I was able to give them years of improvements in a single night. Tivana would catch up to her mother soon, and the...
2023-08-14 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Our man...” Bridget purred, arm thrown over my chest.
“That’s right!” Sakura said, toying with Myrina’s token around my neck. It had just started glowing a moment ago and caught ...
2023-08-12 16:34:37 +0000 UTC View Post