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They found the second Boss deep in the labyrinth. If not for Reina, Zane was sure he would’ve been stuck here for days—as it was it took them just three hours or so. Three pleasant ...
2024-03-18 05:07:24 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Added one third floor boss: Malaz, the Fallen Angel
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It was a surprisingly good harvest. He never expected that many A-rank treasures in one go.
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2024-03-17 16:43:07 +0000 UTC
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A/N:
Added two Unarmed Striking Skill-ups last chapter!
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They forged farther up the dreary hill.
More Skeletons came crawling. They had fist S...
2024-03-17 01:07:35 +0000 UTC
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This dungeon was a weird one. It only opened at dusk. The sky was an expanse of deepening purples swarming over a trail of faint orange.
Zane and Reina made their way down the bro...
2024-03-16 05:56:27 +0000 UTC
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Zane gained another Level that night.
Level Up!
Essence Level 116 -> 117
Reina was up to Level 104 now too; she fell asleep on him as soon as ...
2024-03-14 04:00:23 +0000 UTC
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The Asura King did everything it could to block.
It threw up its towering arms. It smothered itself in its wings; they erupted in roiling Blackflame, a Blackflame purer than any other—so in...
2024-03-13 02:29:08 +0000 UTC
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Zane found how fast he healed depended on two things. How strong his healing powers were and how strong his body was. The stronger the body, the harder it’d be to heal.
Right no...
2024-03-11 00:22:21 +0000 UTC
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Zane didn’t need to say a word. The crowd parted, clearing a path straight to the Array.
“Here he comes!” said Tyler. He went into his dramatic announcer voice. “Can Zane ...
2024-03-10 00:49:00 +0000 UTC
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The tsunami almost capsized them.
Two of the Starlit Defenders were so stunned they almost didn’t make it in time. They had to leap to grab something solid. Then it all went sid...
2024-03-09 16:54:31 +0000 UTC
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Zane stepped through the portal.
For a second it felt like he was falling; there was a twisting lurch deep in his gut.
Then his feet hit something soft and loamy.
The world opened...
2024-03-09 00:25:25 +0000 UTC
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A/N:
Second chapter of the day!
It turns out truck-kun cannot hit you if you simply refuse to go outside
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There was a proper campg...
2024-03-07 02:53:45 +0000 UTC
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A/N:
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**probably 2 chapters unless I get hit by a truck
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There was nothing green to be seen—the mountaintop barren, scarred over, a rugged ...
2024-03-06 17:54:42 +0000 UTC
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Zane did another stint in the sauna. He came out feeling raw and sore—in a good way. It meant his soul was healing.
After that he had the rest of the afternoon off.
By the...
2024-03-06 02:04:27 +0000 UTC
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Apparently for Reina, watching him fight was incredibly stressful. Her heart was also overflowing with joy and pride. It was a lot.
She vented it on him for about four hours strai...
2024-03-05 18:07:57 +0000 UTC
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The moment Zane saw the Monster, he frowned.
It had to bend to the waist just to get out of the castle. Its shadow stretched half the length of the bridge. It was made out of a st...
2024-03-05 00:56:06 +0000 UTC
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Warning!
Health under 50%
Savage Body activated
Vitality increased 25%
Strength increased 25%
2024-03-04 02:51:40 +0000 UTC
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Ninth layer.
Zane stood on a cobblestone bridge large enough for an army to march down. It ran straight out, ending at a castle marked out black against a swirling purple sky.
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2024-03-03 02:25:22 +0000 UTC
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A/N:
Added in more skill ups in the last few chapters to make increased skill leveling in the array more apparent! Skills that have changed:
Promethean noose II -> I...
2024-03-02 07:49:26 +0000 UTC
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The strangle-off began.
The Basilisk’s coils wound over him. Its crystals shimmered, pouring out waves of essence; thick Earth Laws churned off them as the great beast squeezed tighter and ...
2024-03-01 03:56:38 +0000 UTC
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"I came here," said Eze, "To check on Zane Walker's progress. Imagine what I find.”
His eyes flared. "My attendant. Making a fool of himself. While you are part of my retinue you represent ...
2024-02-29 17:25:58 +0000 UTC
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The desert faded out. A new world colored in all around him.
He stood in a strange swamp. A thick bog rose all around him, hugging him up to the knees. Massive trees towered all a...
2024-02-29 00:02:35 +0000 UTC
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A/N:
Eze's Level last chapter retconned to 118
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"Are you gonna give it a try?" said Evan.
Zane nodded.
"Good luck!" cried Evan. "You can do it!"
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2024-02-28 02:42:33 +0000 UTC
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Happy Monday, y’all!
This is installation #2 of the Monthly Q&A series. Here’s your chance to ask any questions you have on the story, or just to give any feedback you might have!
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2024-02-26 14:50:17 +0000 UTC
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There was a fluctuation of Fire Law. A passionate blast of a note. It ripped through the air, touching the souls of all those around him—an echo of his revelation. Spreading, spreading…
*...
2024-02-26 05:39:12 +0000 UTC
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Two Laws at once. It gave him twice the joy when he saw those notifications pop up.
But twice the fatigue too. It clubbed him over the head; he blinked, shook his head, clearing out the feeli...
2024-02-25 05:31:24 +0000 UTC
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Bonus chapter day!
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Zane could feel the shape of the Major Law he was working toward—could feel what he was missing. There was something between Emission and Absor...
2024-02-24 14:26:46 +0000 UTC
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Reina asked Zane if what Elias had said was true. When Zane confirmed it, she went into full worry mode.
She couldn't concentrate on anything after that. Her brain started going f...
2024-02-23 21:35:39 +0000 UTC
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The gala took place on a hill in the middle of Campus, in a place called the 'Crystal Pavilion.' It was a sprawling crystal dome. It spread the moonlight in ghostly fractals over the pe...
2024-02-22 20:21:57 +0000 UTC
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Oh yeah. This countdown thing.
He remembered seeing it every time he checked the Beacon. Integration Phase 1, huh. What happened when it hit 100%?
…Eh.
Pr...
2024-02-22 01:01:28 +0000 UTC
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Zane woke up feeling fine. More than fine—good, actually. Which was surprising because he'd gone out feeling like he'd been run over by a truck.
Even his soul—which had taken ...
2024-02-20 23:37:13 +0000 UTC
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