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Chapter 1701 - Hunting

There’s something pleasantly sinister about my newly developed stealth method. I can still remember back in the old days when I would huddle against the roof of the tunnel, stealth activated, des...

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B5 Chapter 72 - Higher Undead, Reborn

In many ways, Tyron was content. Here, in Foxbridge, there was no one to bother him with requests, demands or expectations. He was finally free of all the burdens that had clung to him for s...

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Chapter 1700 - Scolded

[You did what?]

So loud! Sheesh.

[You have absolutely nothing to complain about,] I grizzle. [I haven’t killed anyone, not even the delvers trying to capture my siblings so t...

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B5 Chapter 71 - Industrial Strength Necromancy

Foxbridge, the once-buzzing hub of river trade in the Western Province, was transformed in the space of a day. No longer merely a windswept tomb, the town became infested with the dead and b...

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Chapter 1699 - That Which is Holy

“So it showed up after all,” Alir mused, looking up from the page in front of him.

Once again, the view from his villa on Green Mountain was spectacular. Known for the dense foliage that ...

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Chapter 1698 - Greed

Rare indeed is the individual whose appetite is equal to their capacity. Humans especially, they always want more.

- Excerpt from ‘Observations of Merchant’ by Historiant View Post

B5 Chapter 70 - What Remains

For as long as he could remember, the Grinters had owned and farmed the land to the south of town. In truth, they had been there not only longer than he’d been alive, but longer than his m...

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B5 Chapter 69 - Coming Home

There were a lot of spirits clinging to the land. A lot. Death and devastation had been visited on the Western Province by the Empire on an obscene scale, and even in these remote a...

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Chapter 1697 - Captured

A stalactite rushed to meet her and Elsi reacted on pure instinct, spinning like a dancer in the air as she parried the stone and flipped, landing on her feet. She looked up… or down… to the fl...

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Chapter 1696 - How the Tables do the Turn Thing

“What… what do we do?” Elsi whispered urgently. “It’s an ant. Didn’t we come for an ant?”

Shamus shook his head.

“Fool girl,” he replied, “we didn’t come for a tie...

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Chapter 1695 - Delving

The practice of Delving the Dungeon is as old as the Cataclysm. During the time of Rending, the world below became open to the surface for the first time. Other than horrific danger, there were...

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Chapter 1694 - Agreements

[Where is it?] Chyron demanded.

Solant looked up at her, clacking her mandibles softly.

[It? You could be referring to any of a million different objects, Commander. How can I possibly ...

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PAX AUS!

Just a reminder that I'm down in Melbourne all weekend for PAX AUS! If anyone is around, hit me up on discord or reply to this post. :D

Panel with shirtaloon, haylock and the gang is on at 43...

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B5 Chapter 68 - Conductor of Death

Tyron had largely recovered after a few days had passed. The weakness that had clung to his limbs and fatigue that had weighed down his thoughts was mostly gone. Untainted food and water had...

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Chapter 1693 - Time to Pay

I remember the entrance from the fourth to the fifth. I’ve seen it lots of times, after all. In fact, I was the first ant to head through it. 

I do not remember it looking lik...

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Chapter 1692 - What Solant Wants, What Solant Gets

“Isn’t it obvious?” I say waving an antenna. “I’m heading to the fourth and dealing with those chumps who’re sniffing around our territory. Our siblings are in danger of being captured!...

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Chapter 1691 - Emerge Once More

I end up spending a few days playing around with my closest comrades and getting used to my new body. Getting Crinis to actually hit me was pretty hard, but we got there in the end. Tiny was to...

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Chapter 1690 - Get Ready to Rumble

Delvers sniffing around the Colony’s territory, trying to capture members of my family?

Ohhhhhh no. No way, no how. This is not going to fly. I will be putting the foot down on thi...

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B5 Chapter 67 - Devastation

Perhaps there was no individual in the Empire more acutely informed of the devastation of the Western Province than Merigold. She had poured over the records for thousands of hours, working ...

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Chapter 1689 - Words of the Council

As the Colony expanded, it wasn’t possible for the Council to be involved across every issue, and reliance on them for decision-making would have made the Colony slow, and unresponsive. ...

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B5 Chapter 66 - Advanced State of Being

A person's attributes naturally accumulated as they gained levels, and it was difficult to quantify exactly how much each number meant. Someone with thirty-six strength was indeed stronger t...

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Chapter 1688 - Council Gathers

After the triad leaves, I keep eating and practicing walking around. A few test chomps with the mandibles, building up a bit of confidence, just basic stuff. It’s nice talking to Crinis, Tiny and...

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Chapter 1687 - Final Assessment

It was difficult for Granin to curtail his growing excitement. His belief that Anthony could be the one, the twentieth Ancient, had grown stronger than ever. As if it were destined to be, ...

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Chapter 1686 - Transformation

The more Granin investigated, the less he could believe how it had all shaken out. When the once-krath had sung to Anthony and cleansed him, he had no idea what effect it would have on his organs, ...

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Chapter 1685 - Well Designed

[I’m sure you’ll be able to work something out,] Granin grumbles, clearly irritated. [Can you worry about this later? There are more important–]

[More important? More important...

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B5 Chapter 65 - A New Level of Existence

When he woke, Tyron knew that he was the same person as he had been before. He lay on the grass, staring up at the clear blue sky, unsure of how long he had been out.

As soon as the ritual ha...

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B5 Chapter 64 - Crests

There were many possibilities, many different paths forward, and they all span endlessly through Tyron’s head as he examined the sigils around him. Every glowing symbol represented a choic...

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Chapter 1684 - Getting Adjusted

Getting used to moving about in a new body always takes a bit of time, but the change is so dramatic after this evolution. Everything feels different. Not necessarily worse, just… different. Even...

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Chapter 1683 - Purified and Sanctified

First of all, what the heck is a Pure Core? Why do I have one, and what does it even do?!

Gandalf?

[Pure Core. Absorbs and cleanses mana.]

Wait… that’s it? Co...

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