Training began very early the next morning.
The sun had barely coasted over the horizon, showering the city with the first rays of morning and melting the previous night’s frosted dew.
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“Just over here,” Hannah said, pointing to a small black stoned structure ahead. True to her word,...
2024-11-12 00:46:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe restaurant Hannah led us to was not the type of establishment I would have expected the noble daughter of a duchy to frequent, but Hannah stated quite firmly that it was her all-time favorite.<...
2024-11-09 01:25:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe matriarch excused herself without another word. One of her guards moved to pull back her chair so her legs wouldn’t even brush the wooden surface. Her guards—or servants, or whatever they w...
2024-11-05 08:18:07 +0000 UTC View PostMatriarch Eliza Alistar looked none too pleased with my nonreaction. She didn’t bother praising the sycophants bowing and scraping before her; instead, she leveled a steady glare my way. It wasn...
2024-10-31 01:10:00 +0000 UTC View Post[Author's Note: Sorry, this one is a bit late. Yesterday was a tough day and couldn't finish it. Fun chapter though!]
“Is there a point to this?” Nida hissed the f...
2024-10-25 18:41:28 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time we reached the silver spires, enough time had passed for me to push the awe from my face. I stared at the others until they put on stoic expressions as well. We needed to appear dignifi...
2024-10-23 02:27:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe low growl rumbling from behind me caused the towering knight to take a step back, jerking his gaze toward the dragon. Verspera, however, remained still. It was Nida who took a step forward, her...
2024-10-18 20:12:27 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time my core had replenished enough for me to regain consciousness, the sun had already begun its descent toward the far horizon.
I blinked hard against the rushing wind, wanting to sh...
2024-10-17 21:54:58 +0000 UTC View PostNot only did I fail to spot the carriage as we crested the sand dune where I was certain it should be, but the loud buzzing in my ears hadn’t stopped—it was only getting louder.
I turned ...
2024-10-16 02:21:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe energy radiating off the Hydra in menacing waves placed it firmly in the realm of a mid-to-high platinum core from my home world.
I balked, the adrenaline that had surged through me momen...
2024-10-11 19:51:01 +0000 UTC View PostI reached them just in time to see a small, dark orange creature dash atop Nida from behind. She had been protecting Nasq’s flank from incoming creatures creeping in from other parts of the villa...
2024-10-10 23:03:21 +0000 UTC View PostFor the first time since the Demon Progenitor’s defeat, I faced a genuine threat to my life. I had no doubt that this was orchestrated by the Human Progenitor or whoever was behind the monster ho...
2024-10-09 07:04:34 +0000 UTC View Post[Author's Note: Sorry this chapter is a bit late! I was wavering between two opposing plot points and decided to sleep on it before writing it up this morning.]
“Gif...
2024-10-04 19:29:07 +0000 UTC View PostI didn't sleep more than a handful of hours that night, the ominous energy permeating the entire village keeping my senses on full alert. Fortunately, my cultivation trance was deep enough that by ...
2024-10-02 08:46:53 +0000 UTC View PostIt wasn’t until later that day, after the sun had dipped below the horizon for a few hours, that the driver announced it was time to land the flying carriage—and that Brianna finally went silen...
2024-09-27 07:13:05 +0000 UTC View PostEarly the next morning I'd woken and immediately went about making sure the rest of the group was similarly awake. Nida complained the entire way out of Sealrite under Dralos' constant beckoning an...
2024-09-25 06:33:16 +0000 UTC View Post“I come from a different world, a world called Ordite. I, along with a hundred other girls around the age of four, was taken in by the King of Aedronir to be raised and trained as prospective Que...
2024-09-18 00:34:16 +0000 UTC View PostTwo full days passed before La’Resha burst into my office, a smile brightening her soft features. The early afternoon sun had just begun to peek around my window, adding some warmth to the otherw...
2024-09-16 23:11:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe Marquess’ face scrunched in contemptuous disgust. “I do not know what you’ve been told about me young lady, but I have no interest in children.”
I blinked at his words, comprehens...
2024-09-16 05:38:29 +0000 UTC View Post[Author's Note: Hey guys! Sorry about the delay this week! Super busy work week. But I plan to have two more chapters released this weekend to hit the weekly three chapters :) Stay tuned! I...
2024-09-14 07:33:09 +0000 UTC View PostConsidering the informant’s life was forfeit, his offer seemed a bit underwhelming. For a moment, I debated letting him marinate in my Authority a while longer but ultimately decided against it. ...
2024-09-08 22:55:34 +0000 UTC View Post“He was over there!” a knight in golden armor shouted as Jerald ducked into an alley, his enchanted parchment and quill tucked safely into the folds of his black cloak.
He had always know...
2024-09-06 20:39:33 +0000 UTC View PostBefore she knew it, Brie found herself outside the Cerulean city gates, standing in a field of dirt usually occupied by merchants storing their wagons of goods. Now, there wasn't a single wagon in ...
2024-09-04 06:51:38 +0000 UTC View PostLady Brie Ballenci possessed a unique talent for sensing prosperous opportunities. From a young age, she had recognized the Silverwaters as the perfect source of authority to compensate for what he...
2024-09-01 07:56:45 +0000 UTC View PostMy plans to leave the next morning proved impossible in the face of the city’s devastation, sparing only a handful of fortunate residential areas. As I had anticipated, the combined forces of Hou...
2024-08-30 22:58:06 +0000 UTC View PostI nodded, slipping the storage ring on as I stood and stretched. I’d been sitting for an hour or so, nearly unmoving, so my body protested slightly as I forced my muscles to respond and elongate....
2024-08-28 21:09:46 +0000 UTC View PostI blinked.
Nida blinked.
We just stared at each other, processing my words.
What in all the hells was happening to me?
“Well. Okay,” Nida said slowly, nodding a...
2024-08-25 06:07:33 +0000 UTC View PostOnce I’d decided on my next course of action, the rest was easy. There was no one left in Sealrite who could stand up to me, much less denounce my status as saintess. The Duke was dead, many of h...
2024-08-23 06:03:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe rest of my jaunt was mind-numbingly boring. I was forced to slow my pace to accommodate Marissa and Peter, especially Marissa, who lagged behind constantly.
We passed a handful of injured...
2024-08-20 21:57:36 +0000 UTC View Post