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Chapter 80 - The Next Week

Classes began again the next morning. The Senior Instructor took the Snow Lions to the training field and separated them again into the usual groups. The trainees of the first two tiers began warmi...

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Chapter 79 - A Subdued Response

[Well…] Xaphan started hesitantly.

Leon staggered to his feet. He was still in the artificial mountains in the western third of the training grounds. His body was filled to the brim with mag...

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Chapter 78 - Remnant

The Thunderbird’s brilliant golden eyes glared down at Xaphan, shocking the demon to his core with mere eye contact.

Xaphan found himself completely overwhelmed in the Thunderbird’s presenc...

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Chapter 77 - Rain

The Snow Lions didn’t stay long after ambushing the Deathbringers. All told, the entire fight lasted barely ten minutes, and that’s counting the few minutes the Snow Lions spent taking their reve...

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Chapter 76 - Leon's Comedy Routine

“Those peasants should just do what they’re told. Who do they think they are to question our decisions?!” ranted Alphonsus in the third-tier common room.

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Chapter 75 - Plans for Retaliation

Leon made his way back to the tower fairly early, only an hour or two after midday. During his time at the pool, he had thought he’d heard a whistling sound coming from just beyond the corner of t...

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Chapter 74 - A Battered Pride

That Saturday was a bright and beautiful day, perfect for exploring the city and seeing the sights. The weather in the capital was perfect and the forums, pools, and bathhouses were crowded with th...

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BTS 2: Maps!

You all voted for it, so here it is! A rather crudely drawn map of the Forest of Black and White, plus a bonus 1st draft of the Bull Kingdom. I'm not that happy with the latter, but everything's ro...

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Chapter 73 - The Pool

The events of the first two days in the Academy set the precedent for the next few days. In the morning, Leon would wake early and meditate to mentally prepare himself for the day. Following that, ...

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Chapter 72 - Her Challenge

Leon’s schedule the next morning was largely the same as the day before. He spent fifteen minutes simply enjoying how comfortable the bed was before he got up. Then, he spent another twenty minute...

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Chapter 71 - Brewing Trouble

On the day that classes started for Leon and the other trainees, a man entered the capital on a small private yacht. This man—Nicomedes was his name—had extremely eye-catching golden hair and fea...

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Chapter 70 - Additional Instruction

The first class was over two and half hours after it had begun.

Leon and Valeria had spent the entire class working quietly on their runes. They knew the rune was correctly drawn when they co...

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Chapter 69 - Start of Classes

The first Basic Combat class was over several hours after it had started. All the third-tier nobles had fought at least once. Asiya won her duel, as did Tiberias, though their opponents weren’t pa...

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Chapter 68 - Basic Combat II

“I would like to challenge you.”

Leon’s words were shocking to everyone present. Gaius, who had been about to step forward to face Leon again, froze. Alcander stared in amazement of Leon’...

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Chapter 67 - Basic Combat I

Leon woke early the next day. The sun had barely started to rise when his eyes opened, and he estimated he still had at least two hours before he needed to head downstairs.

It had been nearly...

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Chapter 66 - Rules and Structure

Several minutes after the Steel Century—Marcus and Alcander’s unit—arrived at the dining hall, a number of servants entered from the serving area with heavenly looking food. Every cut of steak w...

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Chapter 65 - Tension in the Dining Hall

With the exception of the top floor, which only had four bedrooms reserved for the third-tier mages, the other four floors each had eight bedrooms. This left the seventy-six first-tier commoners to...

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Chapter 64 - Their Fortress

After half an hour of waiting in their groups and watching the last few stragglers arrive, the Legate of the Knight Academy exited the main administration building and walked over to the new traine...

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Chapter 63 - Results of the Test

Elise and Leon parted ways at the door of the Tower. As Leon walked away, he glanced backward and saw Elise still standing there, watching him leave. She dropped her seductive air and gave him a be...

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Chapter 62 - Chance Encounter

Leon left the inn after greatly enjoying a light breakfast. He absolutely couldn’t get enough of the food in the south. Even the plain eggs, bacon, and bread in a place as cheap as that inn were f...

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Chapter 61 - End of Enrollment

Everyone’s eyes flit between Leon and the unconscious Gaius. Their looks were complex when they turned to Leon. Some were disapproving, stemming from attacking Gaius when he was on the ground. Oth...

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Chapter 60 - Combat Test II

Leon and Gaius stared each other down. All the other nobles in the room watched, some in fascination, others in sadistic glee. Everyone expected Leon was about to get his ass handed to him by Gaius...

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Chapter 59 - Combat Test I

Charles was meditating as he waited for the combat test to start. In his building, only about seven hundred applicants had passed, out of more than ten thousand. The building was plenty large enoug...

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Chapter 58 - Power Test

“Fail.” The stern examiner glared at the young man, and he withdrew his hand from the crystal. The young man looked like he wanted to say something for a moment, to try and argue with the examine...

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Chapter 57 - The Enrollment Test Begins

Fifteen days passed quickly, and it was time for the Knight Academy’s enrollment test. Leon had given Charles some very basic instruction in handling a sword and dodging attacks, and he was certai...

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Chapter 56 - Some Much Needed Training

The Knight Academy encompassed a great deal of land and many buildings. There were dorms for recruits, libraries, lecture halls, training fields, and sparring platforms. Everything that was ...

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Chapter 55 - The Capital

For three weeks, Leon and Charles walked along the Julian Road. They passed quite a few towns and cities, but they only stopped long enough to fill up on food. They slept outdoors and occasionally ...

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Chapter 54 - Breathing Exercises

Leon and Charles met up at dinner. Their conversation was dominated by their plans to go south. Charles had wanted to head west, then take a barge down the Naga river all the way to the capital. Le...

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Chapter 53 - Flight from the Estate

“What was that?”

“Keep alert! You three, investigate these ruins! Everyone else, sweep through this entire area!”

Leon heard the guards arrive at the training courtyard and kept goi...

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Next Goal Reached!

Well, we've done it! The next goal has been reached! 2 bonus chapters coming up on Wednesday in addition to the 1 already scheduled!


Thank you to everyone who has donated to this P...

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