“Are you sure that’s wise, Your Majesty?” Eliza asked. Though her voice even from the bottom of the dias, it was heavy with concern.
The throne room was dimly lit by only a few candles...
2025-03-05 01:37:22 +0000 UTC View PostThe next three weeks passed in a blur. Every spare moment was filled with paperwork or helping the public rebuild their homes and businesses.
The moment King Zer’Nack’s decree was announc...
2025-02-28 02:20:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe city was in ruins.
The battle against the Hydra, which had begun at the western gate, had spread like wildfire. A third of Elyndor lay in devastation, reduced to rubble by the creature’...
2025-02-26 00:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: Chapter ended up being like 4.4k words, so I just split it into two. But I didn't want to leave you guys in the middle of the original chapter for obvious reasons, so I just ...
2025-02-19 07:33:36 +0000 UTC View PostThe Hydra plummeted from the sky, crashing into the ruins of Elyndor with earth-shaking force. What remained of the broken, burning city was obliterated upon impact, leaving behind only a massive c...
2025-02-19 07:31:15 +0000 UTC View PostSo, as you guys know from my previous author's note, I was down with the flu all this week. Fever broke yesterday so I wasn't able to start writing again until today.
Fortunately, it was alr...
2025-02-19 01:24:03 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: Sorry, sorry. Bit late today. I've been down with the flu all week so it's been a bit of a struggle to edit this section properly on time.
When I le...
2025-02-14 00:25:30 +0000 UTC View PostI awoke to the sound of someone crunching wetly into an apple.
Every fiber of my body was aflame with pain. Even the mere act of thinking sent spasms arcing through me, shaking and shuddering...
2025-02-12 00:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: Let me know what you guys think! I've worked long and hard on this chapter, trying to simplify and explain everything as best I could. Huge reveal, so I...
2025-02-07 00:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe soldier’s body cratered the ground with a deafening impact, shattering the heavy silence over the city. Punctuated only by the Hydra’s guttural laughter.
“Weeeeeeak,” the Hydra sn...
2025-02-05 00:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThousands of different emotions and thoughts all flooded into my mind at once through the House Coin, overwhelming my ability to understand any of them. My knuckles whitened, clutching around Vespe...
2025-01-31 00:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostA burst of purple-black fire erupted from one of the Hydra’s outer heads, engulfing a warrior clad in shining gold armor. I couldn’t see his fate through the thick flames, but I felt his core s...
2025-01-29 00:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostStriking down Morgana was not the plan. It had never been the plan. Not now, anyway. I still had use for her.
Yet, for some reason, I was consumed by the need to kill her before the Hydra’s...
2025-01-23 22:07:33 +0000 UTC View PostI opened my eyes to a gentle tapping on my cheek and the deafening roar of thousands of voices crashing into my senses like a storm.
“Lady Lilliana?” The voice came from above, gentle yet...
2025-01-22 03:13:30 +0000 UTC View PostPurple and black flames of Soul Weaver energy engulfed me as Alaric cloaked himself in darkness that spread rapidly, swallowing the arena until visibility was all but gone. I could scarcely see mor...
2025-01-17 02:27:43 +0000 UTC View PostIt would be an understatement to say my core was less than one hundred percent. The brief rest between bouts had offered some relief, but it fell far short of what a silver core truly required. Eve...
2025-01-15 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post“How’s your energy right now?” Nasq asked from his position against the wall to my left.
“Enough,” I said, though that wasn’t exactly true. The fight against the Hidden Sage had t...
2025-01-10 08:07:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe Hidden Sage would be far more of a challenge than Arthur had been. Unlike Arthur, who had one less heart ring than I did, the Hidden Sage’s core was an entire ring above mine.
We faced ...
2025-01-08 00:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostJarold’s voice disappeared again, coming back half a minute later. His voice had a new, uneasy edge to it that crept into his previous enthusiasm. Despite his best efforts to sound upbeat, the st...
2024-12-31 00:37:36 +0000 UTC View PostMy first opponent was a man of average height, with a scar running ear to ear across the bridge of his nose, as though someone had nearly succeeded in splitting his head in two. His hands clenched ...
2024-12-27 00:57:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe Duke was too slow in lifting his gauntlets to block my sword's strike. The razor-sharp steel sliced into the tender flesh of his neck before he had a chance to respond, forcing him to recoil wi...
2024-12-21 01:04:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe Witch of the North was a striking and petite woman, her form commanding attention despite her modest height of just over five feet. Ice-blue eyes gleamed with an unsettling intensity, framed by...
2024-12-19 01:16:42 +0000 UTC View PostI mentally accessed the Desire System’s black box, and, visible only to my eyes, it appeared with the usual red text.
[Name: Nida Keys]
[Class: Primal Tigerki...
2024-12-18 04:09:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe first set of matches unfolded exactly as I’d anticipated.
Nida’s opponent was a wiry elf with pointed ears like Nasq’s, though that’s where the similarities ended. His power was l...
2024-12-16 22:09:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe tournament arena of Elyndor put the Sealrite arena to absolute shame. It was larger, more luxurious, and brimming with enchantments activated by House Alistar mages for various purposes. One en...
2024-12-13 09:49:52 +0000 UTC View PostA spear of ice pierced through Morgana’s fiery defenses as though they were paper, impaling her stomach and leaving a gaping, bloodied hole as it evaporated.
She dropped to her knees, blood...
2024-12-11 00:39:21 +0000 UTC View PostA Few Days Ago
The office Benedict had been assigned was… adequate. Luxurious by most standards, yet utterly lacking compared to his own study back at the estate. Still, fo...
2024-12-10 05:50:45 +0000 UTC View Post"The bastards of Dael will drown in their own blood!" Bassal roared, throwing his fists high into the air from his place on the royal balcony. "We will slice their throats, break their bones, take ...
2024-11-28 06:36:26 +0000 UTC View Post“Tell me how to form a magic core, then,” I said, crossing my arms over my chest, a distrustful scowl plastered across my features.
Orpheus clicked his tongue. “I suppose a show of good...
2024-11-26 20:31:03 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: Sorry about not posting last week, I was proposing this weekend (and was in trial all week), so I was very busy with all the preparations. We'll be back to ten advanced chapt...
2024-11-25 03:32:35 +0000 UTC View Post