Formal dinners were a staple of upper-class life in big cities. As a member of the Kepler Clan, Sorin had attended many such events. It fell to the head of a household to host formal d...
2023-12-19 19:22:28 +0000 UTC View PostUploading three chapters at once. Happy New Year!
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Sorin was no stranger to spell craft, as in his younger years, his mentor had forced him to study spell theory and minor spells to m...
2023-12-19 19:21:38 +0000 UTC View PostDaphne asked Sorin a few more questions before leading him up to the library's second floor. Most of them pertained to his mana control and his ability to separate his mana into differ...
2023-12-19 19:20:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe following day, Sorin ate a light breakfast before heading off to the Mages Guild, located just south of the outpost's central square. The guild was a very different sight in the da...
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The leatherworker was located three streets from the outpost wall, in an eight-block by eight-block section of the city reserved for...
2023-12-19 19:19:08 +0000 UTC View PostAt noon the next day, Sorin traveled to the Adventurers Guild for a meeting with his team. An employee hailed him as he entered the guild and escorted him to a conference room at the bac...
2023-12-19 19:17:45 +0000 UTC View PostIt took a short while for Sorin to process Marcus's words. Marcus is indeed from the Sovinger branch. He's not from the Mockingjay branch under my uncle's control, and neither is he ...
2023-12-19 19:17:03 +0000 UTC View PostI am going on vacation for about a week, so I'm uploading all the chapters for that period of time in advance.
Merry Christmas!
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Sorin ate a hearty breakfast the following d...
2023-12-19 19:16:25 +0000 UTC View PostGood news everyone! After nearly 6 years of writing, I've started using Grammarly, which is doing wonders for catching errors and typos, etc. So far, I've got Chapters 51 onward done, and plan on w...
2023-12-18 18:39:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe minotaur cleaved down with its axe, catching Stephan just as he was about to retreat from its range. Sparks flew as the blade struck his half-plate armor, and blood poured out from t...
2023-12-15 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostWith the addition of Haster and Barbara's teams, their speed through the labyrinth increased severalfold. They encountered four groups of demonic creatures that took a total of a minute ...
2023-12-14 21:49:34 +0000 UTC View PostSorin's unblocking of his teammate's primary meridians led to an immediate increase in combat prowess. Their team easily swept through any obstacles they found in the Labyrinth, even goi...
2023-12-14 21:49:02 +0000 UTC View PostOnce again, a friendly request to review / follow Pandora Unchained on RR. It helps out a lot for lists and stuff.
2023-12-12 16:55:01 +0000 UTC
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Quite a few notes today.
First of all, I started using Grammarly after nearly 6 years of writing, so you should see a marked improvement in chapter quality going forward. I've got these cha...
Orpheus’s arrival put an immediate damper on the team’s festive atmosphere. Stephan, who’d been receiving treatment for his bruises, stood up abruptly and half-shifted into bear fo...
2023-12-08 23:30:21 +0000 UTC View PostHey Everyone,
Pandora unchained is officially out on RoyalRoad! It's very exciting to pivot back to the same platform Painting the Mists started on, and I'm glad to be back.
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"There's not much time until the sacrificial ritual is over, so I'll make this quick," said Stephan as everyone gathered around him. "By all rights, we shouldn't be fighting an oversized...
2023-12-07 19:16:36 +0000 UTC View PostAnnouncement for Blood Thickening Cultivators: I'm going on vacation, so I'm uploading all the chapters from now until the end of the 27th. Merry Christmas!
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Stephan ignored the looks...
2023-12-06 16:26:22 +0000 UTC View Post"How is this possible?" asked Nale, kicking a skeleton whose flesh had been picked clean by beetles. It was as Lawrence said: the corpse was less than a year old, and the bones hadn't ...
2023-12-05 15:26:04 +0000 UTC View PostHaving experienced the horrors of the tomb above, Sorin's team and Team Oasis adopted a tight formation, with Lawrence and Warren taking turns scouting up ahead. The rest of them pressed...
2023-12-04 15:45:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe battle at the tomb entrance was the first extended battle for each of the combined adventuring teams. Each team, therefore, took time to adjust their formations.
"So what's y...
2023-12-01 17:27:41 +0000 UTC View PostSorin had never seen a zombie in person, or at least one with its head still attached. He'd handled human cadavers and had slain many demons and even a few humans. Still, nothing could c...
2023-11-30 18:02:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe entrance to the tomb was made of fine marble and carved with wavy blue-green patterns. Sorin was struck by a suffocating sensation as soon as he entered, reminiscent of being forced ...
2023-11-29 21:58:37 +0000 UTC View PostTwenty minutes later, all the adventurers near the tomb were sitting near Stephan. His chair was quite conspicuous since none of the other party leaders had brought one. Moreover, he was...
2023-11-28 18:09:29 +0000 UTC View PostIt was three days later when Sorin's party arrived at the designated ruin site. Dozens of campfires were bunched up in a defensive perimeter, guarded by vigilant adventurers who verified...
2023-11-27 15:59:10 +0000 UTC View PostSorin immediately recognized the squat demonic tree, a Jasmine Bone Tree. The emerald fruits it produced were called Jasmine Bone Fruit, and these fruits were the main ingredient in bone...
2023-11-24 15:43:18 +0000 UTC View PostSorin’s party spent the next two hours recovering. Only Stephan had suffered any injuries from the turtles, but Sorin was able to handle most of them with a few drops of healing poti...
2023-11-23 18:06:35 +0000 UTC View PostManabane Swamp was one of the few large water bodies in Bloodwood Forest. As a result, much of the forest’s energy was concentrated within its putrid and corpse-infested waters. The ...
2023-11-22 19:42:34 +0000 UTC View PostSorin woke the next morning to the ticking of an old clock. It was at least a hundred years old, judging by the wear, and was built of the same bloodwood as the outpost walls. The room s...
2023-11-21 17:16:50 +0000 UTC View Post5 chapters again this week ^^. Enjoy!
“You’re saying I should tell you how I want to die?” laughed the guard commander. “Look at where you are, miss York. This is th...
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