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Chapter 63 - Absolute Betrayal


"What… what the hell happened?" His voice was barely a whisper. It was all he could do to grasp the canteen placed in his hand, drinking deep of the ice-cold water as refreshing as man...

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Chapter 62 - The Price Of Power


Eric flashed a tight, hard smile. "Finishing this quest is suicide. We already risked our lives, and we took out one Spider Queen already. I can't help but think that if I were to reshap...

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Chapter 61 - It Was Time For Stibbs To Pay Up


As elated as Eric was to see so many of his combat skills improving, thanks to high level kills, a high Finesse score, and his Maximum potency to skill rank conversion factor, it still d...

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Chapter 60 - Save A Life, Earn A Title!


Eric found himself springing to his feet by pure reflex, desperately racing towards his friend almost as soon as she was jerked off her feet, his 18 Perception forever blazing indelibly ...

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Chapter 59 - Unseen Peril


Eric turned to Alice, his voice instinctively dropping to a whisper. “Is that true?”

“Is what true?”

“What the kids were saying… about the… well, I know the pod...

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Chapter 58 - Heading Off To Adventure And Glory


“You ready, kid?”

Eric forced himself to smile and nod at the look in Morlekai’s eyes. Because he was indeed ready.

Even if their smith had sighed and shaken his head, ...

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Chapter 57 - Halcyon Summer Days

Content Warning! (Romantic Scenes)


“You should have seen this guy, Morlekai!” Alice enthused while slugging back her wine. “His gaze was all intense, glaring at his target li...

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Chapter 56 - Pushing My Skills To The Limit


“Eric, hero of the hour! How are you feeling, my man?” This from a smiling Drake wrapping him up in a bear hug when he came downstairs, still yawning after his exhausted doze, a part...

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Chapter 55 - A Hero's Return


(Someone gets lucky! - Low-key descriptions only.)


“It’s done!” Morlekai said, his words instantly drawing the attention of the panicked hundreds near the...

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Chapter 54 - When Dreams Become Nightmares


Eric flashed a hard smile, sensing that had finally defeated the last of the shamblers. He closed his eyes and placed his hands upon his spike-laden funnel corridor, returning it to his ...

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Chapter 53 - A Lich's Curse: Part 7


If there was anything Eric regretted more than charging into the unknown, it was the precious seconds he had to spend as the approaching swarm at his back slowly got closer, shaping in h...

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Chapter 52 - A Lich's Curse: Part 6


You have successfully shield bashed zombie!

Zombie has been critically hit by saber.

Zombie has been set ablaze!

Eric did his best to ignore ...

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Chapter 51 - A Lich's Curse: Part 5


“Eric, get up! We have to move now!”

Eric groaned. For a second, it was all he could do to fight the urge to hurtle all over, before finally stumbling back to his shaky feet. Y...

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Chapter 50 - A Lich's Curse: Part 4


“Eric, over here!”

Eric's run became a flat-out sprint when he triangulated the source of the cry, racing past a handful of panicked townsfolk darting out of the buildings clos...

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Chapter 49 - A Lich's Curse: Part 3


His gut clenched, heart pounding with adrenaline when he counted no less than a dozen shambling corpses wearing the tattered remains of ancient armor, ancient swords of bronze, and eyes ...

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Chapter 48 - A Lich's Curse: Part 2


“Holy shit,” Drake whispered as they immediately flowed into battle positions; he, Eric, and Louie immediately surging forward with their wickedly curved war-blade bardiches held in ...

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Chapter 47 - A Lich's Curse


Desperate cries for help went unanswered.

Because it was only when his friends were off on their own pursuits, the house completely empty, and Eric pushing his focus to the utmost,...

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Chapter 46 - Biting Off More Than You Can Chew


You have successfully used the power of your blood to soul-bind Reverse Draw Crossbow! Familiarity Bonus in effect! Base experience point (potency) soul-binding cost reduced to one-t...

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Chapter 45 - An Archer's Path


Eric pretended he didn’t see the tear in the man’s eyes, the look of desperation quickly hidden behind the mask of good-natured tough guy bemusement that seemed to be the common stan...

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Chapter 44 - The Clothes Make The Man


Eric grinned, looking at his friend dressed not in training leathers but like a nightclub bouncer even the classiest joint would be happy to hire, complete with vest, tie, and form-fitti...

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Chapter 43 - A Safe Return


Potency infusion has been successfully completed.

Leveling has stopped. Additional experience earned upon reaching maximum Level 9 potency will be applied to Core Infu...

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Chapter 42 - Trying To Make The Best Of A Rigged Game


“All you have to do is show us where those jackals are hiding. Do you understand, worm? If you do that, we will allow you to crawl back to our sanctuary. But if you seek to deceive us....

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Chapter 41 - Bacon For Dinner


“You’d better not be lying to us, worm! If you cannot find us the tunnel leading to this hidden city you claim to have scouted so thoroughly, you and all your slaves will serve as a ...

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Chapter 40 - What's A Little Necromancy Between Friends?


Eric went for a reassuring smile. The furiously blazing arrow filling the entire chamber with the smells of pork left too long on the grill was instantly returned to storage. 

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Chapter 39 - Saving My Friend & Preparing For War


Eric’s heart pounded with dread. 

Trouble was coming. Trouble in the form of twenty giant-sized foes rapidly closing in. Monsters that would slaughter him if he dared to fac...

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Chapter 38 - The True Enemy Revealed


“No, you're him, you're him! The one who shot Jules and all his men!" The scrawny man squealed, scuttling back from the sight of Eric's scarred features in the flickering lamplight tha...

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Chapter 37 - Treachery


“The hunt’s on, kid. Better be prepared. Our prey is leaving the roost.”

Eric looked up from what he was doing, giving the sleek and deadly Morlekai a pleased nod. “I was h...

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Chapter 36 - Weapons Are More Fun With Bloodmagic!


“So, Eric, bro, what’s up with the campfire outside our pad?”

This from Drake, digging into his pasta like a starving man his favorite meal, grunting appreciatively and givin...

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Chapter 35 - Mastering Skills Of Blood And Flame


“Draw and strike, Eric. Just like I taught you.”

His mentor's gruff, never-quite-satisfied voice washed through Alex's memory as he faced the fur-covered pell that had managed ...

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Chapter 34 - "What? Risking my life for your crew will unlock a whole new path to power? SWEET!"


Eric, still caught in a state somewhere between shock and awe, couldn’t even find it within himself to move as a smiling Morlekai approached.

"And that is thrice you have come to...

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