The way down was not easier than the way up. Because flying was unusable in this strange broken land, their feet were unsteady with the slant, loose gravel, and gravity under their soles. Since the...
2023-05-06 21:53:54 +0000 UTC View PostIf someone told him the winds turn into a frenzy during the night, Oscar would have considered it a lie or misunderstanding because the plains before him were still a stagnant realm where time does...
2023-05-05 21:49:15 +0000 UTC View PostInside the cave, Avril shook and shifted in her sleep. Slowly, her eye fluttered and batted its eyelashes; a haze of exhaustion reflected on its pupils. Drawing strength from a deep breath, she for...
2023-05-04 00:15:26 +0000 UTC View PostThere were no trees or obstacles to block his sight. Peering between the lonely mountains, Oscar saw more grasslands. Judging from its direction and the two suns' position, this place should be ver...
2023-05-02 23:43:06 +0000 UTC View PostAfter losing Reis's negative effects, Oscar was confident to unleash his full potential without fear of self-harm. As his shoulders and head pushed against the heavy weight of Ein, Oscar wondered h...
2023-05-02 02:39:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe exit. Oscar expected a road, a portal like in Ashen Grove, a damned ocean, anything other than what was right before him. Just what the hell was he looking at? Pieces of earth were floating aro...
2023-05-01 03:04:47 +0000 UTC View PostAn imposing figure rose from the wreckage of wood and earth, letting out a long deep groan. The earth trembled under the stomping of its heavy feet. The beast shook once, and the debris and dirt fl...
2023-04-30 20:45:54 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning, at the break of dawn, Oscar practiced his techniques outside. Although Avril stated she would wake up at dawn, she was still sound asleep, hidden under a mound of fur. Not knowing...
2023-04-29 03:27:25 +0000 UTC View Post"Nice to meet you, Avril. Thank you once more for letting me into your home. I promise I won't be a bother." Oscar bowed slightly. "What's your last name?"
The woman, Avril, crossed her arms ...
2023-04-28 18:32:03 +0000 UTC View PostThunder resounded through the dark, warped space. It all happened in an instant. Oscar saw turbulent clouds, which exploded with sparks of spatial lightning, varied in red, black, orange, and green...
2023-04-27 02:45:12 +0000 UTC View Post"What is this necklace?" Oscar held the seven-pointed necklace. Though the cord was thin and the crystal star seemed as delicate and fragile as glass, the necklace drew Oscar's interest. He grew in...
2023-04-26 02:00:35 +0000 UTC View PostOscar opened his eyes. The light from the stone garden poured in from the ceiling of the underground cavern, and he flickered his eyelids before regaining some much-needed clarity. Conducting a bod...
2023-04-24 23:29:10 +0000 UTC View PostA tendril smashed onto the floor. Oscar dodged in time and punched again, this time with his shield. Once more, the smaller tendrils created an opening, a void for Oscar's attack to hit nothing so ...
2023-04-22 17:44:43 +0000 UTC View PostOscar's deer anima sank into Erden, matching the beast by every inch down to the branches on its antlers, and fused like a soul entering a body. Mists and smokes of blue Ein hissed and steamed out ...
2023-04-22 15:52:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe gates to the Central Palace had two statues of men holding hammers in one hand and beating their chest with the other in a salute. Between the two was the widest gate Oscar had ever seen, much ...
2023-04-20 16:49:20 +0000 UTC View PostOscar's shoulder spurted out volcanic blood, burning into Erden's teeth and lips. Oscar smelled the burning flesh from Erden and realized the Ein of the Divine Essence was spilling over to Erden. H...
2023-04-19 02:38:22 +0000 UTC View PostSounds of fists colliding and bones cracking filled Oscar's inner world. Oscar fought against Demon in their usual spars. Their bodies moved around the endless void, shining from each bout and exch...
2023-04-17 23:06:15 +0000 UTC View Post"Welcome…to my…home, Outsider." The strange Grovekeeper spoke in rushed, hoarse words barely strung together in a coherent sentence. Contrary to its slow speech, the Grovekeeper moved with stea...
2023-04-16 20:30:09 +0000 UTC View PostErden stomped in front and nudged Oscar aside, forcibly huffing strongly from his snout. His meaning was clear as day, contrary to the stormy sky full of rain. Oscar lowered his arms, holding back ...
2023-04-15 17:41:48 +0000 UTC View PostOscar tapped his fingers on his knees, staring at the Great Tree. Sitting on a large moss-covered boulder, he glanced up and down all the vines in his current view. It had been two months since he ...
2023-04-13 02:14:10 +0000 UTC View PostOscar traversed through the forest, riding on Erden the entire way. The bright sun wrapped them in the warm embrace of its soothing light, making the storm from yesterday seem like a lie. If not fo...
2023-04-12 00:45:40 +0000 UTC View PostOscar shouted; his voice traveled throughout the mines, and others responded with numerous calls from everywhere. If the Grovekeepers didn't know where he was, they did now. Oscar darted his eyes a...
2023-04-10 21:51:04 +0000 UTC View Post"A golem can only last so long. In time, the bronze ape and the cleaners will whittle away. Even if their parts are replaced, the artificial core cannot. It will never be the same golem even if the...
2023-04-10 17:54:28 +0000 UTC View Post"Prepared? What's there to prepare for? This realm has taken away all the options. What can be worse than living the rest of my life stuck here?" Oscar asked rhetorically, moistening his mouth with...
2023-04-07 22:57:06 +0000 UTC View PostOscar's rushed breathing was drowned by Erden's strides. He couldn't contain the thumping in his heart, not from overuse of Reis. All along, only the thought of returning home looped in his mind. A...
2023-04-06 03:26:54 +0000 UTC View Post"Ever wonder how the Grovekeepers know about the Knight Exalt red root and why they worship it?" Oscar turned to Gol-4 on his shoulder.
"They are very similar to humans. Some places regard Pr...
2023-04-06 01:31:18 +0000 UTC View PostGrovekeepers were made from humans. Oscar knew the fact from seeing the ones wearing miner's outfits in Tectusen. Gol-4 speculated they were the remnant people who became twisted by the environment...
2023-04-06 00:49:01 +0000 UTC View PostOscar rode Erden for half a day, passing by many sights he had never seen. A great place with orange pod-like trees, beautiful rivers where Exalt Beasts rested, and misty forests where all sounds b...
2023-04-04 02:55:14 +0000 UTC View Post"Becoming a Greater Elite Exalt is an exhausting task. Fortunately, you have a good amount of resources left." Gol-4 nodded as Oscar unstrapped him from Erden's head.
Erden went over to the b...
2023-04-03 22:10:50 +0000 UTC View Post"I can't confirm whether we have a way out or not. The only things I can give are options and suggestions. It's a long shot, but if we make it to one of the four portals, I can attempt to start it ...
2023-04-03 18:37:06 +0000 UTC View Post