C_Mantis

Aster Plushie Launch!

Mid break surprise!

We have Aster plushies and they look great so if you want to get one you...

Patreon pause effective tomorrow.

Okay I’m going to take a month break.

I’m not quitting or anything, I just need a bit more than a week off (what I realistically get when I take a normal break and accounting for pre and...

Chapter 483

Sorry about the sudden notice but I’m going to pause the Patreon for a month and take a bit of a longer break before we get into the upcoming arc. The story will continue but I acknowledge that I...

Chapter 482

Chapter 482

Mathew flinched away, confused before he saw the message Matt was now very glad he’d sent. From there, his motion reversed as he pulled Matt into a hug.

When they p...

Chapter 481

Chapter 481

It didn’t take long for the first wave of explorers to return to their home stations once they reached settled space. Even the oldest immortals wanted to return home afte...

Chapter 480

Chapter 480

Matt felt unending gratitude to the Emperor when he teleported them to a border world instead of directly back into his office. That gave him a chance to look up additional...

Chapter 479

I really need to take more time off this break next year. I never get anything done during the break I say I will. I hope everyone had a good holiday season. 

Anywho, 9k chapter. Enjoy.<...

Chapter 478

10k chapter. I'll see everyone on the 2nd, enjoy.

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Chapter 478

Emmanuel exited his final rift with a sense of anticipation he hadn’t felt since he took the throne. The...

Chapter 477

Chapter 477

After a decade of campaigning Matt, Liz, Aster, Allie, Zack, the contingent of dukes, various CEO’s, guild leaders, and lower ranking nobles slowly but surely climbed up ...

Chapter 476

Chapter 476

Stepping through a [Portal] to the suite they were using as a base after his final interview, Matt arrived to find several of his co-conspirators lounging around the common...

Chapter 475

Chapter 475

After agreeing to work together, Matt and Liz spent a few days preparing before they grabbed a few of their people and joined the nobles on their way to the Capital.

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Chapter 474

Chapter 474

Opening a [Portal] for Liz, the two of them stepped through his second [Portal], arriving next to the luxury yacht that was now orbiting Palustris.

Through their phys...

Chapter 473

Chapter 473

Upon coming back from their exploration, Matt experienced time in a way he hadn't before.

The ten years they spent taking over for their seneschal's was as easy as co...

Chapter 472

Enjoy.

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Chapter 472

Having dealt with their ship based obligations, Matt observed the planet burning beneath him. That was good, and seeing it himself finally removed th...

Chapter 471

Chapter 471

Allie groaned as she slumped in her chair, panting heavily. Sure, fanning herself with Aster's tail was pure theatrics but Matt still made a note to make her a nice basket ...

Chapter 470

Chapter 470

Tim gasped as he came up for air and consciousness flooded back to him.

Spluttering, he found himself in a tub full of ice, melted to the point it felt like slush. 2025-11-17 19:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 469

8k chapter part 2 Electric Boogaloo.

Enjoy.

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Chapter 469

Matt’s form changed as he responded to the newest incursion from what they were calling the Sword...

Chapter 468

8k chapter!

Enjoy.

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Chapter 468

Entering the strange realm, Matt could have been convinced he was Tier 11 and back inside Minkalla.

After a moment, a pulse o...

Chapter 467

Note/reminder: We will be taking a break on the 26th and the 28th of December for my birthday. That means 478 will be the last chapter for the year on the 22nd, and we resume with 479 on January 2n...

Chapter 466

Chapter 466

When they arrived at their target world they were immediately accosted.

In rapid-fire Guild, the Tier 34 started barking at them, “The Deathly Due’s guild is in c...

Chapter 465

Note/reminder: We will be taking a break on the 26th and the 28th of December for my birthday. That means 478 will be the last chapter for the year on the 22nd, and we resume with 479 on January 2n...

Chapter 464

Chapter 464

After two weeks of ‘relaxation’ in the rift instance they were hiding in, everyone packed up their various workstations and prepared to blend in with the exploration gr...

Chapter 463

Chapter 463

Matt's only thought as they stepped into the barrier was that it felt far larger than it had any right to be. He didn’t think it was only a spatial expansion, but he was ...

Chapter 462

(Old note)Because I forgot last chapter here it is. The gang’s hopefully spoiler free character sheets(Defined by what the reader/cast would know):  2025-10-20 18:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 461

Chapter 461

Matt’s anticipation of Aster’s reaction was spot on.

“How?! I was so fast. I broke out of every illusion as fast as possible. Or did you fail?”

Aster’...

Chapter 460

NOTE: At the end of this mini arc (for the the Tier 15 pats), 470 (Nov 17th), I intend to take a small break on the 21st and 24th of November. After that we should have no more breaks until my birt...

Chapter 459

Enjoy the chapter!

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Chapter 459

Having been given a warning on such behavior, Matt didn’t immediately return to working on his mana project, no matter how much he want...

Chapter 458

NOTE: At the end of this mini arc (for the the Tier 15 pats), 470 (Nov 17th), I intend to take a small break on the 21st and 24th of November. After that we should have no more breaks until my birt...

Chapter 457

Chapter 457

Gervásio Mendes froze with everyone else in the pagoda as twelve new presences appeared in low orbit over the breachpoint. Ships had been arriving hourly and were mostly i...

Chapter 456

I hope you guys had as much fun with this book as I did.

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Chapter 456

Emmanuel stood above the wreckage of a continent larger than most star systems, surrounded by cloud...