To be outnumbered was not to be outclassed. That was a lesson Alex had carried with him his whole life.
There was always a way, a second, more important lesson his first experience w...
2024-03-29 12:35:58 +0000 UTC
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Alex’s fingers curled around the grip of his sword, a quiet, familiar touch that anchored him amid the escalating chaos. His heart beating a steady, calming rhythm in his chest that sent waves of...
2024-03-28 22:47:02 +0000 UTC
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Alex stood still, his breath controlled, eyes sharp. Alone. He moved carefully, a shadow amongst the ruins. The din of distant battles sounded, but they were far behind him now.
His feet bare...
2024-03-28 21:53:29 +0000 UTC
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Three demonic forms ravaged the settlement. The smallest, Gutter Imps, were grotesque parodies of children. Their faces bore sickening grins, their eyes pools of gleeful malevolence. Each raised sh...
2024-03-28 20:38:51 +0000 UTC
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A cry pierced the settlement. Alex skidded around a corner to a stop. There, an armoured woman was trapped under fallen debris. Her eyes locked onto his.
One quick glance. Nothing around. He ...
2024-03-27 18:00:18 +0000 UTC
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Alex watched as a horde of figures, a maelstrom of red with flecks of white and black, swarmed into the town, now awash in a deep, ominous red. Explosions of light and flame erupted in their wake, ...
2024-03-27 16:25:40 +0000 UTC
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A wave of pressure exploded from the incursion point, sending all who witnessed its birth sprawling to the ground. Alex knelt and braced, but the shockwave still shook his bones, sending him slidin...
2024-03-26 21:22:37 +0000 UTC
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[System Message: Choose one of 2 Skills]
[F-grade Skill 1: Immortal Mamluk (Passive): The Sovereign systemically conquers all, and rules all. the soul of your greates...
2024-03-25 21:21:29 +0000 UTC
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Authors note: Update to chapter 48 - Alex acquired (stole) some relics.
“Alex felt that he had chosen well. Very well. Alongside various blades with increased sharpness and dura...
2024-03-25 20:55:26 +0000 UTC
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There's been an important change- Alex received first place for killing the queen, hence his enhanced rewards. Second was quite forced and didn't really serve a purpose, and w...
2024-03-20 23:27:26 +0000 UTC
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Authors note: I have a backlog of about 20 chapters that need slight alterations before posting, as I'm pretty happy with them and they only need minor improvements, so I'm aiming to ge...
2024-03-20 21:55:35 +0000 UTC
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Alex frowned, confusion and concern etched across his face. "What did you do? And where is the Queen's mana core?"
Mira shifted uncomfortably and her wary gaze met his. "Look, calm down," she...
2024-03-12 03:59:56 +0000 UTC
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Authors note: apologies for the delay guys. This chapter suffered from a case of perfectionism, where I wasnt happy with the outcome and did not want to release it until it was ‘pe...
2024-03-05 10:13:01 +0000 UTC
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Authors note: this was another chapter that ended up being much longer than originally intended (about 6/7k words!), so I’ve had to split it in two. I’ll try to get part two out tonigh...
2024-03-01 23:28:43 +0000 UTC
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Authors note: This ones pretty chunky too, at 5.3k words, (most chapters are usually 1.5-2k!!)
Enjoy.
Chapter 44: Weighted Reward...
2024-02-25 15:30:50 +0000 UTC
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“Your tricks will no longer save you, human.”
The Queen eyed the defiant human male with disdain. He had survived her opening salvo, somehow.
Using the old ways, she breathed de...
2024-02-19 04:55:52 +0000 UTC
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Authors note: A bit of a long one. (6k words) This and the next were all supposed to be one chapter, but it turned out quite lengthy. Enjoy
Chapter 41&42: The...
2024-02-13 21:40:49 +0000 UTC
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Alex felt tremors running through the ground beneath his feet. The vibrations spiked and the sound and airwaves soon joined them, bursting with meaning and imagery; the sensations painted a picture...
2024-02-10 03:11:23 +0000 UTC
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Something strange had happened to Alex’s skill. It wasn’t broken. Well, maybe it was broken, corrupted. His entire class was. But it had become more twisted than before. His skill wasn...
2024-02-10 02:27:56 +0000 UTC
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Authors note: there’s a few more chapters to come, I’ve been working on this arcs end over the past couple days as it’s a bit complex character wise- so I wanted to get it right. I o...
2024-02-07 22:18:34 +0000 UTC
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John, the town Guard - level ?? BloodBerserker
John had mixed feelings about change. Over the past week or so, he had become intimately familiar with it; change had become his constant compan...
2024-02-01 01:07:52 +0000 UTC
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In the system's inky blackness, Alex’s consciousness stood vividly alert. He lost whatever purchase his feet had found in the empty space and began to drift, detached from reality, Here, he was n...
2024-01-28 10:13:23 +0000 UTC
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Votes are in! Bestial senses it is.
Two chapters coming tomorrow guys, and possibly another two on Monday to end this arc.
2024-01-27 05:02:12 +0000 UTC
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**Edit**: Votes are in! Bestial sensed it is.
Two chapters coming tomorrow guys, and possibly another two on Monday to end this arc.
2024-01-25 14:56:56 +0000 UTC
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Authors note: I'm getting into the habit of writing two chapters in one go. So the posts are ending up much chunkier than usual. Anyways, Enjoy!
The hidden queen<...
2024-01-25 14:52:40 +0000 UTC
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The three had discovered artifacts within a new section of the dungeon, a section filled with more deathly beauty than the last. It was a cathedral of some sort, a twisted rendition and ode...
2024-01-23 19:23:53 +0000 UTC
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Authors note: thanks for your patience!m guys!
In the quiet of her grand chamber, a girl sat. Well, she wasn’t quite a girl. Yes, technically she was a girl, in...
2024-01-22 20:09:10 +0000 UTC
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“What do we do?! John yelled, his voice reaching Alex over the maelstrom of rumbling rock and distant screeches.
For a second and for a breath, Alex hesitated. Indecision seized his joints ...
2024-01-16 20:43:51 +0000 UTC
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"So, what's a class milestone exactly?" Alex's voice cut through the cave's oppressive silence as they trudged toward the uncertain exit.
John glanced over his shoulder, his eyes reflecting a...
2024-01-14 18:20:51 +0000 UTC
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Rapidly fading mana fizzled through Evan's veins as he leaned against a broken pillar, catching his breath. Lucia, wiping sweat off her brow, sagged towards the floor in exhaustion.
Within th...
2024-01-14 18:03:44 +0000 UTC
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