Chapter 119 - Fun and Headaches
Author's notes: Still not feeling great, but I probably won't get sick *fingers crossed*. I should be back to 100% by Monday :)
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Right as Kai was losing hope, a...
2023-10-13 18:35:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapter 118 - Defining Choices
Authors’s notes: Sorry for the delay. Someone in my family got Covid, they are fine, but today I also felt like shit. Finger crossed it's nothing.
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Kai bli...
2023-10-12 18:57:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 117 - Shine for Thee
Kai browsed through the pages of his notebook. The golden pearl rested on the bed beside him, shimmering with its charming hue. Dealing with Reishi required preparation if he wanted to come out on ...
2023-10-10 18:15:19 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 116 - Sisters
Author's notes: As many of you must have noticed, Patreon had done an update, among its many useful features, italics don't work anymore when you use Patreon from a pc or ...
2023-10-09 18:25:39 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 115 - Clarity
The whole family sat for dinner. With a sour look, Kea focused on her plate and ignored everybody else. The only thing Kai could see were his mother’s glances from across the table. From her smil...
2023-10-06 17:27:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 114 - Honesty
Kai picked three thin bluish stalks from a dusty drawer. The last red-tier plant that would fit his budget. He had more coins in the ring, but spending silver would raise questions.
“Are yo...
2023-10-05 18:20:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 113 - The Chasm Between
I think I found something.” Kai took a few tentative steps, trying to pinpoint the exact direction from Hallowed Intuition.
“Are you sure?” Moui looked confused, his eyes scanned throug...
2023-10-03 18:15:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 112 - Humility and Pride
Kai ended up soundproofing Kea’s room for free. It didn’t feel fair to profit from that. And he didn’t need money, at least not the sums his sister could afford.
Kea did look slightly i...
2023-10-02 18:15:44 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 111 - The Good the Bad the Awful
Sitting cross-legged on his bed, Kai fiddled with Virya’s puzzle box. Chains of interlocking runes shifted beneath the dark wooden surface as his fingers and mana tinkered with its patterns.
<... 2023-09-29 18:17:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 110 - Reaping the Rewards
The words hung in the air before him. Kai reread the skill description for the tenth time.
New skill available in the Archive! Hallowed Intuition (lv1) – Favored by the realm, grasp...
2023-09-28 18:12:41 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 109 - Escape
Author's notes: If someone you're curious, here is how shelled mollusks move. And yes, they look as ridiculous as that sounds:
Chapter 108 - Unexplored Caves
Kai swam past Mr. Clam through the crevasse. A cold current caressed his fingers against the stillness of the pond. Squeezing between the rocks, the path shrank and descended into darkness.
M...
2023-09-25 17:56:39 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 107 - Treasure Hunt
Kai took back his twenty-seven pearls. “So, how many did you get?” he kept his voice even to not sound too eager.
Still looking bewildered, Ele offered him a small punch from her satchel....
2023-09-22 17:56:15 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 106 - Back to the Basics
Four moons dominated the sky. Tonight, the streets of Sylspring were truly deserted.
Kai stifled a yawn. Dawn was a couple hours away. Unfortunately, the low tide didn’t care about his conv...
2023-09-21 18:33:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 105 - The Weight of Choice
“A very long time,” Kai evaded his mother's question with a grin. “Can we talk about it downstairs?” They were standing in the middle of the hallway.
“Oh, silly me. Let’s...
2023-09-19 18:16:36 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 104 - Out of the Nest
“You’ll have to send me to the ancestors if ‘ou want my turnips!” Old Ven threateningly wielded his hoe in one hand and an oil lamp in the other.
“It’s just me.” Clouds hid the ...
2023-09-18 17:51:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 103 - Goodbyes
Shining rays filtered inside his room. Kai looked around, his thoughts sluggish. A moment later, recognition flashed through his eyes.
Right, that happened.
He slipped out of t...
2023-09-15 17:56:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 102 - Priceless
Kai took a seat across from Virya. A small table with a tray of crunchy biscuits between them. Knowing better than to try to guess what was on her mind, he waited for her to start the conversation....
2023-09-14 17:59:58 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 101 - Generosity
Kai stretched his limbs under the white sheets. His body ached and complained. Ironically his legs were the least sore, probably because he concentrated most of Empower on them.
Not too b...
2023-09-12 17:27:23 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 100 - Home Sweet Home
By the end of his stay in Sylspring, the atmosphere in the house had lost most of its awkwardness and tension. Alana’s meals were back to normal proportions—for her standards at least—and her...
2023-09-11 18:01:33 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 99 - Master of Rumors
Reaching the Sage Tree, Kai took a corner table and secured his bag in the seat beside him. Despite his paranoia, Danger Sense didn’t detect anything out of the ordinary.
“Relax,...
2023-09-08 17:24:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 98 - Competition
The price on the bulk of his potions was quickly settled. Their common effects gave them a clear market value in the archipelago.
Contrary to most other merchants, Reishi wore no enchantments...
2023-09-07 17:48:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 97 - Change and Growth
“I’m going out,” Kai announced heading for the door.
“Okay, stay safe. Don’t come back too late.” Alana gave him a worried glance.
Not only did he have to deal with the lumb...
2023-09-05 17:24:23 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 96 - What’s your number?
Kea followed him, stealing glances at the box in his hands. The fight between curiosity and pride apparent on her face. “What’s in there?”
“Nothing much. Just a rare object I got from...
2023-09-04 17:17:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 95 - The Perfect Son
The unfamiliar wooden ceiling stared back at him.
Yep, that really happened.
Slipping out of his blankets, an anonymous and empty room welcomed him. The place of a stranger. 2023-09-01 17:24:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 94 - Three Years
Peering out of the jungle’s reach, Kai smiled jovially at the town in the distance. The smell of freshly dug earth greeted him on the cultivated land that stretched before him. With winter over, ...
2023-08-31 17:35:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 93 - Kea
The fletching of the arrow tickled her cheek. No wind to worry about in the undergrowth of Veeryd, the vast tree canopies shielded them from any gust of sea breeze. Making the last adjustments to h...
2023-08-29 17:21:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 92 - Secrets
Kai paused, the attention of his teachers on him. Acting took over, making his nervousness and hesitation melt away—on the outside.
Virya sat at the head of the table, Elijah on her right. ...
2023-08-28 17:26:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 91 - Give and Take
His sword drew a crescent arc in the air, followed by a lunge. Kai didn’t hold anything back, testing the new limits of his body.
Elijah sidestepped his attack, redirecting his blade with a...
2023-08-25 17:41:58 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 90 - Orange ★★
Author's notes: If you want colors remember there is the pdf ;)
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Pushing aside a leafy branch, the familiar buildings and lush gardens extended with their warm c...
2023-08-24 16:53:43 +0000 UTC View Post