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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 29: The Dark Vault


“Did you say ‘break me’?” Sam asked, wondering if she was making fun of his Breaker bloodline.

“Yes, it’s an Islegardian obscenity, why?” Raiko said.

“Oh, n...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 27: Book Work


Komachi was a lot of things, but attentive was not one of them. As she slowly came awake to the sounds of Sam swinging his big soot-stained sword through the air, Komachi realized she ...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 28: The Sage


Sam only made it a few steps before rocky debris began to pelt him from above. Snatching Komachi from beside him, he hurried into a sheltering overhang as larger bits of rubble rained ...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 26: Upgrade


Without access to personal stores of Fire Mana or Metal Mana, what Sam could do was somewhat limited. But thankfully, he had access to a ready supply of Fire right in front of him, and...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 25: Alloy of War


Multiple Skills have Leveled Up!

Your [Rally] Ability has reached (☆ Primitive III).

Your [Armor Foundation] Skill has reached (...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 24: Cat


Purring, Komachi listened to the crackling of the campfire, and dried her sodden fur with its soothing warmth. The [Archflame], dancing at its center, felt a little like home. Just lik...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 23: Assessing the Aftermath


Once the fire was roaring, Sam settled back down to enjoy some [Simple Rations] with Komachi. He spared a thought for Kale and his friends, wondering how they were holding up without a...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 22: Free Fallin’


Sam’s stomach did flips as gravity suddenly pulled the rug out from under him. The golem and Sam plunged through the misted depths, still fighting, forcing Sam onto the defense.

<...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 21: Dire, Dire Death


“Sorry, Komachi,” Sam said through gritted teeth. He hadn’t even lasted a day in this new world. So much hope and potential wasted because… what? Darren thought it would be eas...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 20: The Lorax Speaks for the Trees


Sam wasn’t sure just how long they searched. Long enough for the sky to just begin to lighten, at the very least. But there was no trace of Matt.

Eventually, they had to face f...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 19: On the Road Again


Darren came over and began kicking dirt and debris into the flames. “Come on, slacker. Every moment we delay is another that the spiders might come back. Besides, you want to rescue ...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 18: Grim Grifter


Darren did his best to keep his expression as blank and innocent as possible. It helped that he now had a skill that assisted him, keeping him from sweating and blustering as he normal...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 17: Arachnophobia


A beautiful horned demon knelt over Sam in his dreams, eyes aglow with bleeding blue fire and skin marked all over by luminous sigils.

“The Shatterblade,” she whispered with ...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 16: One Bad Apple


Even Sam had to admit that his plan wasn’t anything special. But it seemed like people needed something to do. Some sort of plan, even if it wasn’t stellar.

And so, he laid o...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 15: Fireside chat II


Naturally, the talk soon turned toward their stats, and what everybody should do with their allotment.

Sam was still digesting the information about affinities. It felt odd that ...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 14: Fireside Chat


Nobody in Sam’s group understood the danger they were in, let alone appeared to remember the countdown to the ogre’s rampage. They bantered and talked over the grilled lizard meat ...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 13: Prometheus


Having fought for who knows how long, nearly dying, then the whole strangeness with that nexus place and finally fighting again had Sam realizing just how much he was running on fumes....

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 12: First Blood


While everybody else was still picking themselves up off the floor, Sam rushed forward to meet the large lizard. Though he could handle the [Dull Claymore] similarly to how he could ha...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 11: Reunited


“That’s awesome,” Sam said, staring at the ogre in the distance. It was enormous. A creature the size of a building, and yet it seemed so still that you could have missed it if n...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 10: Initialized


Sweating, Sam shifted the coffers to be in front of Komachi so she could choose without having to move at all. “Twenty seconds, Komachi!”

The cat looked up at him with her de...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 9: Partner in Crime


Something dawned on him. “Wait,” he said, staring at his cat. “You said you didn’t get Nomad for an option…. So that means you can pick a Job too?”

Komachi nodded. ...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 8: Get Equipped


Quest Updated: Initialization in the Nexus

Objectives completed: 1/3

Select starting Job (Complete)

Select ...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 7: Initialization


[Fighter] Unlocked.

You gain the following:

[Armor Foundation]

(Fighter Skill) (F-Class)

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 6: What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?


“What’s this?”

“Pick it up and Examine it,” the butler instructed.

Sam lifted the faceted gem and focused on it like Raiko had taught him to do with the ...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 5: The Void


Lounging in his throne room, Apostos dangled one leg over the obsidian arm of his throne and pursed his lips behind his bone mask. “Well now, I didn’t expect that.

<...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 4: War


Sam found himself irrationally angry. Something attacking a Shard seemed profane. Utterly wrong. It was like watching somebody kick a puppy.

He had no idea where the feeling came...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 3: Shard’s End


Welcome to [Worldshard: Islegard]!

Status: Undergoing Ascension

A rising tide of dragonfire surged towards Sam and the marshaling line of ...

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 2: The Legendary Sword


“What the hell is going on!?” Sam bellowed, getting shakily to his feet.

“Proving your strength,” the samurai explained simply, smirking. “Look closely at your weapon....

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[Voidknight Ascension] Chapter 1: Spirited Away


Sam blinked the sun from his eyes and sat up, stretching and yawning to banish the fatigue from his muscles.

“Good nap, eh?” rumbled a friendly voice nearby.

Running a ...

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New Serial: Voidknight Ascension

Sam was surfing with his cat when the apocalypse struck.

Suddenly enlisted into a battle to fend off annihilation, Sam seizes the strength of the Void to survive, leaving his...

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