Chapter 56
Gordon McKaine ordered another basket of fries, methodically eating his way through them as he wondered what had gone wrong to make this his life. The past… day? Days? He’d honestly lost track,...
2022-01-17 16:43:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapter 55 (Irene)
[Heya! Aster here. Just a couple quick notes before we get on with it. It was requested that I create a discord <...
2022-01-14 16:39:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 54
Levi Morrison, Secret Seeker
Unassigned Levels: 0
Primary Class: Tamer &nb...
Chapter 53
Centoo was the first to fall, the three kalvex overriding his claw defence in a rush formation and dragging him down.
Skarm leapt free and struck out on his own in retaliation, but he didn't ...
2022-01-12 18:34:58 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 52
They continued chipping away at the Essence, Levi keeping it focused on himself as his minions fought the enhanced essence creatures that formed from the pieces.
He was beginning to wor...
2022-01-11 17:08:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 51
Levi immediately put everyone's stat points into Spirit. The centipedes were tanky enough that running out of stamina was their biggest weakness at present, Skarm was a fast attacker anyway, and Le...
2022-01-10 16:39:57 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 50
Heya, Aster here! Couple things to say real quick.
First, look at that, we've reached 50 chapters! This is a benchmark the original draft never reached, and if not for all ...
2022-01-07 19:06:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 49
Destruction Dungeon: Level 2
The moment Levi stepped inside, he knew the treasure was indeed gone. There was a sense of emptiness about it, his Secret Seeker title alerting h...
2022-01-06 17:26:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 48
They returned to the car. Levi looked at the back seat, then the two eight-foot-long centipedes, Skarm, and Flomper.
"Anyone willing to ride in the trunk?" While they could technically fit in...
2022-01-05 16:14:37 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 47
[Note: I have performed a brief but significant retcon on Chapter 30 (the section beginning 'Con...
2022-01-04 18:42:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 46
The next 'room' was flat and twisty, like a maze whose walls were all tilted at 40-degree angles, providing ample opportunities for more cynomis to ambush them. Despite the territory advantage, the...
2022-01-03 17:38:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 45
The other centipede was indeed still available.
Heavily injured, but not yet deceased. They were far tankier than gremlins, able to stand up to even the dedicated flailing of the remain...
2021-12-31 16:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 44
It took three tries before Gordon caught himself a burrower.
The first two attempts it slipped from his hands to escape back into the stone, netting him several more bites on his arms in the ...
2021-12-30 18:44:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 43
They reached the end of the first room without incident, stepping into a short hallway between. Levi didn’t relax, checking each inch for tripwires or pressure plates. It was clear and safe, apar...
2021-12-29 18:08:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 42
“There’s no time to waste.” Levi pushed Gordon’s hand - and the stamina restorative he held, back. “I’m not leveling fast enough, the world isn’t leveling fast enough. We have to keep...
2021-12-28 17:39:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 41
Their total loot from the dungeon came to 2 mana restoratives, two of stamina, a pair of weather stones, and a hood. Levi stored the potions, a little disappointed not to be able to replenish his s...
2021-12-27 16:58:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 40
[Happy Christmas everyone! Hope you have a great holiday weekend!]
The boss reappeared, reaching up to stab its claws into Levi’s back while he turned. Gordon called out...
2021-12-24 18:48:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 39
The boss room was arrayed in tiers, like wide descending steps that circled the room completely like a stadium, both down toward where the boss waited and upward toward the distant pitted ceiling, ...
2021-12-23 17:25:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 38
Levi slid into the water with a small splash, then hit the bottom hard enough his stamina dropped by more than half.
Uninjured, he squinted into the dark stinging liquid in search of the way ...
2021-12-22 17:44:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 37
"I think there's a way to get across." Gordon pointed. "If we go along the edge on the right, see? The ledge is thicker there."
"I wouldn't trust it." Levi frowned at the ledge. It looked wid...
2021-12-21 17:09:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 36
They drove another hour before Levi found a dungeon near enough the road for his ping to reach.
“This way,” Levi pointed, and Gordon pulled off the highway. It took a few false starts whe...
2021-12-20 18:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 35
Levi sighed happily as he stepped out of the portal and back into the real world, Skarm and Two coming after him, eying one another with obvious unresolved tension, Gordon bringing up the rear.
... 2021-12-20 15:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 34
Heya! Aster here. Just a quick heads up: there will be a VIP poll posted in the next few minutes to determine the choices made after this chapter, and tomorrow's chapter will be delayed until M...
2021-12-16 18:08:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 33
Levi stared down the goblin mage, his pulse speeding up in anticipation. It stood a bit taller than Levi’s waist, hunched and pale green. It wore a draped black robe that covered one shoulder lik...
2021-12-15 16:28:28 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 32
Destruction Dungeon: Level 1
Gordon walked around the patch of shimmering air, frowning. He waved a hand through it, making its label appear hovering in midair.
"This i...
2021-12-14 18:07:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 31
Gordon answered on the first ring. “Levi! What’s going on, are you alright? Irene is going crazy with worry.”
“I’m in New York state, any chance you can hire an uber to pick me up? ...
2021-12-13 16:22:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 30
The loot the spider skunk guarded proved far better than Levi had dared to hope. A mana and stamina restorative elixir, nothing to complain about but unexceptional, but then there was another dunge...
2021-12-10 16:57:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 29
Levi and Gremlin Two jumped free of the boss before it hit the ground, then grinned at each other in triumph. Two didn't seem inclined to believe their victory, poking the corpse with his spear and...
2021-12-09 16:22:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 28
Levi ran past Gremlin Two’s hiding place, the dire turkey boss hot on his heels. He dove into the half-demolished pile of fallen trees and crawled through the tunnel he’d prepared.
The di...
2021-12-08 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 27
Thanks to the turkey boss's anger, Levi had a large pile of fresh wood to work with. The lack of proper tools was irritating, to say the least, but even without a power stone the manablades retaine...
2021-12-07 17:25:59 +0000 UTC View Post