Soul of Blades - Chapter 13: The Dao
[Consume?]
"Yes," Alex said, his voice barely heard in the swirling wind.
It shot towards him, covering him in an instant, seeping into his clothes, his eyes, nose, and...
2023-11-25 01:10:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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Time-Smith: Chapter 13: Draconian ideals - Part 2
The air in the dimly lit room was thick with the smell of herbs and potions, R'hazul's laboratory was a place where only the bravest dared to venture. Or the ignorant. He was hunched over a body, h...
2023-11-25 01:03:06 +0000 UTC View PostSoul of Blades - Chapter 12: Clash at the Summit
Behind and almost beside him, the horde of wolfmen and titanapes pursued relentlessly. Their thunderous footsteps pounding a drum-line through the mountain, and their growls filling the air. Battle...
2023-11-21 15:39:52 +0000 UTC View PostTime-Smith - Chapter 12: Draconian ideals - Part 1
Evan followed R'hazul deeper into the desert, observing the shifting sand beneath his feet, leaving no trace of their path behind them. R'hazul moved with a fluid grace that spoke to decades of pra...
2023-11-21 15:32:22 +0000 UTC View PostSoul of Blades - Chapter 11: Death vs Destruction
In the world of martial arts, there are countless techniques, and in the realm of the sword, they are all said to stem from eight different movements- eight attack angles. Well, nine if you include...
2023-11-17 15:02:36 +0000 UTC View PostTime-Smith - Chapter 11: The Limits of Flesh - Part 2
Evan sank to his knees, his body wracked with exhaustion, awe, and confusion. He knew he had gone too far, pushing his magic to the limit and beyond.
"KIN?”… that's what it had asked....
2023-11-17 14:52:53 +0000 UTC View PostSoul of Blades - Chapter 10: Skill Selection
[System Message: Choose one of 2 Skills]
[F-grade Skill 1: Astral Blades (Duration: 30 sec): Creates ethereal blades that surround the caster, slashing at enemies fro...
2023-11-16 09:39:56 +0000 UTC View PostTime-Smith - Chapter 10: The Limits of Flesh - Part 1
The thing about time travel is that it involves not just moving through time, but also through space, both physical and metaphysical. When one is flung through time, they are not simply moving from...
2023-11-16 09:30:45 +0000 UTC View PostSoul of Blades - Chapter 9: The Horde
As the light fell in the distance, touching the horizon, casting long, languid shadows across the jungle terrain, Alex sat in the entrance of his cave, gazing down at the world below.
He'd sp...
2023-11-14 17:22:22 +0000 UTC View PostTime-Smith - Chapter 9: Pyrrhic victory
Evan sat on the edge of the training room's cushioned mat, his world spinning, and his stomach churning.
When he returned to the present, he felt a burst of powerful mana and meaning flood hi...
2023-11-14 17:15:55 +0000 UTC View PostSoul of Blades - Chapter 8: Four Options
Lost in the black expanse, he floated. A kendo practitioner reborn in a world not his own, a vast void Alex had felt only once before; a void reminiscent of his reincarnation. The dark emptiness st...
2023-11-12 13:52:55 +0000 UTC View PostTime-Smith - Chapter 8: Blood Diamond - Part 2
*A few seconds earlier*
Evan breathed a sigh of relief, having negotiated his safety in one of the most dangerous rooms in the city, and to one of its most dangerous citizens.
...
2023-11-12 13:28:02 +0000 UTC View PostSoul of Blades - Interlude: Empire of War
The Martial Empire stretched into infinity, a vast expanse transcending physical boundaries and dimensions. It embodied an unchallenged authority, its dominion far beyond mortal comprehension.
<... 2023-11-11 12:04:55 +0000 UTC View PostTime-Smith - Chapter 7: Blood Diamond - Part 1
A sea of swords hung eerily still in the air as Lady Sariel fixed her gaze on Evan's eyes from across the room.
Evan found himself pinned to the wall, with her sword floating in the air and p...
2023-11-11 11:56:46 +0000 UTC View PostSoul of Blades - Chapter 7: Blood, Sweat, & Beasts
His body, his weapon, his will - all seemed to blend with the jungle as he ventured further in, towards the enemy. His heart steady and composed, its beat a growing rhythm of survival within him, f...
2023-11-09 11:25:30 +0000 UTC View PostTime-Smith - Chapter 6: Diamonds & Gold
Evan was lost, adrift in a sea of memories, feeling as though a whirlpool had caught him, spinning him faster and faster. The world around him moved like a time-lapse, a blur of colours and shapes ...
2023-11-09 10:14:35 +0000 UTC View PostTime-Smith - Interlude: Extraction wars
Extraction wars
The Extraction Wars were a dark time in the world's history. The most powerful skill holders and creatures in the world banded together with a singular purpose: to kill the go...
2023-11-06 23:24:24 +0000 UTC View PostTime-Smith - Interlude: Gold & Diamonds
Lady Sariel
Lady Sariel stood atop one of the towering megastructures in the grand palace of the ruling council, overlooking the city that she in all but name held dominion over. From this va...
2023-11-06 23:17:53 +0000 UTC View PostSoul of Blades - Chapter 6: Harsh Realities of the Sword
In the heart of the strange jungle, Alex watched as the portal pulsated with arcane energies, the system message glowing in his mind's eye.
[Quest sub-system granted.]
...
2023-11-06 23:10:11 +0000 UTC View PostTime-Smith - Chapter 5: Hunter - Part 2
Evan opened his eyes to find himself standing in the peaceful forest, with Markus to his left, and Lucia to his right. All three of them whole, and alive.
It worked!? He stood there ...
2023-11-02 17:54:49 +0000 UTC View PostTime-Smith - Chapter 4: Hunter - Part 1
It was early in the morning, a full day after gaining access to his skills. Evan felt ready and ecstatic.
Heading into the dense forest, Evan carried his trusted bow slung over his shoulder, ...
2023-11-02 17:52:18 +0000 UTC View PostTime-Smith - Chapter 3: A Second Chance
Evan's eyes snapped open, the vivid memories of the timeline that had just reset still etched in his mind. The room around him buzzed with the priests healing and the soft light of their divine [Ap...
2023-11-02 17:48:21 +0000 UTC View PostTime-Smith - Chapter 2: Hunted
Evan looked on with dread growing in his stomach, as he watched the guards subduing the boy across the chamber.
The other boy was still screaming, thrashing against his captors as they dragge...
2023-11-02 17:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostTime-Smith - Chapter 1: Evan’s Awakening
The sun was just beginning to rise over the sprawling slums of the city of Evercrest, and as the first light of day emerged, the city awakened, enveloped in its gentle, warm orange radiance. Its ra...
2023-11-02 17:41:29 +0000 UTC View PostTable of Contents - Soul of Blades: The Transmigrated Swordsman
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Contents: Soul of Blades
Soul of Blades - Chapter 5: Decoding the System
A few minutes earlier.
Alex Ironwood was tired, exhausted even, but he was calm. His every breath seared through his lungs. Trees towered around him, the verdant canopy filtering sunlight int...
2023-11-02 17:15:20 +0000 UTC View PostSoul of Blades - Chapter 4: Predatory Nature
Alex's heart drummed a rapid beat in his chest as he propelled himself deeper into the forest, each lungful of air feeling like a precious gift. The earth shifted and sprayed underfoot like clay un...
2023-11-02 17:11:43 +0000 UTC View PostSoul of Blades - Chapter 3: Alive
The sky split. A thunderous roar filled the air. The pack was on the move, like a river of teeth and fur.
Then came the leader.
Bigger than the rest, towering over him, with a horn shar...
2023-11-02 17:07:31 +0000 UTC View PostSoul of Blades - Chapter 2: Error 404: Earth not found
[Planet X-1234598 Integration Complete]
[Planet X-1234598 Designation “Earth” - Rank F]
[Welcome to the Multiverse]
...
2023-11-02 17:01:54 +0000 UTC View Post