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Chapter 868: Trying to Reach the Ravener

Before I answer your questions, I must ask one of my own,” the Ravener started. “How did the Mark of the Fool become the Mark of the General once more? What did you do? The crea...

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Chapter 867: A Meeting a Long Time in the Making

The surprise attack had failed.

Even with what should have been the element of surprise and superior numbers, its mighty Ravener-spawn were dead, killed by traitors and outlanders.  Very...

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Chapter 866: An Old Miracle

“What is it?” Thundar raised his weapon. “What’s coming?”

The party readied themselves for battle, all watching the ceiling.

Was it Alex’s imagination, or was there more sto...

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Chapter 865: Bjorgrund's Simple Genius

The Ravener floated in its chamber, its power increasing.

The creator’s divine energy was flowing in faster. What had slowed to a trickle was now a stream, a rising unbroken stream.

S...

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Chapter 864: Once More, Red Eyes in the Dark

Alexander Roth, General of Thameland, couldn’t help but feel a familiar unease creeping inside.

Walking through the earthen tunnels being carved by his earth elementals, he remembered the j...

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Chapter 863: No One Wants Plan B

“I’ve used probably about half of my mana stores, but the regeneration technique is recovering them quickly,” Prince Khalik said. On his shoulder, Najyah’s neck swivelled, her eyes appraisi...

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Chapter 862: One Rather Important Thing

With all haste, the Ravener had changed the confines of its dungeon.

At the farthest reaches of its tunnels, an ocean of water had poured into its lair, drowning Ravener-spawn as it surged. T...

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Chapter 861: Combination Magic

There were ambushes.

And then there were ambushes.

This one was the latter.

The earth exploded below Alex, unleashing clouds of stone, soil and dust like a bomb. Massive ...

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Chapter 860: A Land on Fire

Luthering was on fire. Thameish blood flowed between burning buildings as monsters stalked from structure to structure, feasting on soldiers caught by claws, flames, and fangs...

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Chapter 859: Maddening Shrieks

The power trickled in, helping…immensely.

Deep within the Ravener’s cavern, Uldar’s construct drank deeply of the energy that Lord Aenflynn had provided. Its flagging stores of strength...

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Chapter 858: Meteor

Alex had no idea how long they’d been travelling across Och Fir Nog. 

Many minutes, but probably less than an hour.

They passed marching and spawning Ravener-spawn, new births sl...

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Chapter 857: A Path that Ages You

And the wind rose when he called upon it.” Merzhin’s voice echoed through the sky.

Uldar’s divine power flowed through his soul.

Ahead of him, the other Heroes fo...

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Chapter 856: Clash

“What is it?” Alex hissed, watching the two mighty beings in the sky, staring each other down.

“Patience, I am making sure, archwizard,” the engeli said. “There is so much divinity ...

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Chapter 855: Courage

The Ravener rippled with power.

Dungeon cores, by the number, swarmed from its black surface and into the waiting claws of its Ravener-spawn. The creatures darted away, taking the orbs from t...

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Chapter 854: 'Walk Away'

“How can you wield Uldar’s power?” Merzhin demanded. “It’s…not yours! And you’re no priest!”

“Many energies can be manipulated if you know the right tricks and know the ener...

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Chapter 853: What Being Did I Annoy?

Gwyllain, the asrai, sincerely wondered what great and powerful being he had managed to annoy.

He couldn’t remember angering any fae lord, ancient dragon, mighty witch or irri...

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Chapter 852: The Enemies of Och Fir Nog

“I swear, I’s gonna rip Aenflynn in half m’self.” Cedric threatened beneath his breath. He was standing in the laboratory with the rest of the team, watching as the anti-dungeon warping dev...

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Webtoon Preview 1

Hehehehehe, I'm so excited. These are four random images from the upcoming webtoon.

Just a little taste :)

Can't wait until y'all can see the rest!

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Chapter 851: "That's What Progress Looks Like"

“Acid!” Watcher Hill shouted, raising her staff. “Get those walls of force up!”

Ahead, a devastating river of death spread across the land with full force, crossing thousands of feet ...

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Chapter 850: Fighting for Home

Alex had not laid eyes on Alric in three years.

Three years, since he’d last seen his childhood home. Now, he was finally back, and it was under siege. Thameish soldiers stood on the town...

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Chapter 849: The General's Wrath

Where there was once an unassuming hole in the side of a hill in the Coille Forest, a small fortress of wood, earth and stone, now stood. 

More than three hundred yards of vegetation had...

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Chapter 848: Mk. III

Alex Roth and his business partner materialised in Shale’s garden, and hit the ground running.

“They’re already at the capital?” Toraka asked, passing fruit trees and rose bushes sway...

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Mark of the Fool 7 launches in ebook and paperback!

Hey hey everybody!



IT'S TIME TO DUEL-I MEAN BOOK 7! It’s time for book 7!


Book 7 launching on amazon! Thank you for sticking with me for this long.


So before I g...

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Chapter 847: Army of Heroes

What remained of Errol’s corpse fell to the parapet.

His bottom half dropped.

The top half was gone.

But as horrified as King Athelstan was, he had no time to mourn.

He ba...

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Chapter 846: A City on Fire

King Athelstan startled awake.

The odour of burning wood and flesh assaulted his nose.

Light flickered through the bedchamber shutters and screams echoed outside.

Someone pounded ...

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Chapter 845: Wording and Pacts

The Ravener was in the fae wild.

It was a theory.

Only a theory.

But, if it was true? Much could now be explained. 

Weeks spent searching Thameland—every river, hill,...

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Chapter 844: The Trail of Doom

Months.

Months spent priming its oldest inner pathways. 

Months spent in contemplation.

Months spent crafting not one, but three Skyfire Swarms.

…and al...

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Chapter 843: Skyfire

The west was growing brighter as trees swayed in the hot wind.

Screeching birds fled the woods; and below them, beasts scattered, rushing through the Fields of Cormac, crying out in fear.

...

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Chapter 842: The Unnatural Banishing of Night

Evening brightened.

And with each passing heartbeat, the war-spirit’s expression turned more vicious. 

Her words played through Alex’s mind.

‘Great violence is comi...

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Chapter 841: Streams

Night was falling.

Across the Fields of Cormac, pyres were dying. Flame had given way to embers, ash and the blackened remains of Ravener-spawn. The soldiers’ clean-up was done, but they ha...

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