Chapter 840: The Final Trial
“It is time,” the Ravener’s resonated through the cavern, shaking every surface.
Dust rained from the ceiling.
Water churned below.
Ravener-spawn recoiled: hiv...
2024-05-03 21:55:54 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapter 839: White Light
Fires blazed across the Fields of Cormac.
Ravener-spawn corpses—heaped high—burned beneath the evening sky, filling the air with thick black smoke and a foul odour. Even now—hours after...
2024-05-02 20:58:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 838: How Far They've Come
The sun rose over a forest to the east, its rays piercing the sea breaking on a beach to the west.
A beach choked with corpses.
The stench of putrefying flesh hung heavy in the ai...
2024-05-01 22:19:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 837: Tonight is Ours...Well, Not Everyone's
Alex’s voice, deep and commanding, cut through the din of the tavern.
Grizzled mercenaries, ferocious warriors, and conquerors imposing in their jewelled armour, gave him their attention. S...
2024-04-30 21:57:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 836: Recounting and Gambling
Alex stood in the doorway of the Whetstone Tavern.
Though many of the bar’s patrons were clad like any common mercenary or itinerant warrior, some carried one or more objects that radiated ...
2024-04-27 19:58:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 835: Searching for Old Enemies, Finding Old Allies
“Nothing? Not one trace?” Alex asked, floating high in the Thameish sky.
“No, archwizard,” spoke one of the twelve astral engeli hovering in front of their summoner. “We did not sen...
2024-04-26 21:28:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 834: Hope Springs
Thameland’s springtime was usually a season of endless rains, cloudy skies, and chilling mists that covered the realm, seeming to last for days on end. But lately, nature had been kinder, sharing...
2024-04-25 21:31:10 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 833: Meet the Parents
“A Clan…Duncan…was it?” asked Lord von Anmut, his voice terribly strained. “I seem to be unfamiliar with such a family. Praytell, what is the, er, lineage of Clan Duncan?”
“...
2024-04-24 20:56:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 832: Fruition
Note: Again, this chapter is very long. Apologies! I try to stick to chapter lengths for Fool.
Isolde von Anmut turned beet red before turning pale. Her hands shook. Her bod...
Chapter 831: Alexander Roth, Wizard of Generasi
The young archwizard’s name was etched on his chair.
Literally.
Golden, glowing letters—written on the surface of transparent force magic—spelled the name ‘Alexander Roth’ in ...
2024-04-20 21:49:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 830: The Horror of the Shirt
Cedric winced, scratching at the green tunic trimmed in golden filigree. It clung to his shoulders and chest, pulling at the seams, its sleeves were a half–finger width too short. “Haven’t wo...
2024-04-19 22:52:58 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 829: The Final Meeting of COMB-1000
A powerfully built figure appeared in the centre of the lecture hall, drawing the attention of those waiting there.
Alex Roth—just teleported in from the countryside—adjusted his crimson ...
2024-04-18 21:23:34 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 828: Preparations for Graduation
Note: I'm very sorry, but this is one of the longest chapters in Fool. I tried to get it down to size but just couldn't
Morning sunlight streamed through shuttered windo...
Chapter 827: Mastering Flesh and Metal
“Good job, Cedric!” Alex clapped for the Chosen, giddy with excitement. “You're close!”
“Aye, I’d be a lot closer if’n you’d be so kind t’not break me bloody flow wit’ yer...
2024-04-16 19:52:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 826: The Final Marks
Chancellor Baelin handed Alex several sheets of parchment. “Here you go; your exam results,” Baelin said solemnly. "You did well, to the surprise of absolutely no one."
The young archwiza...
2024-04-13 21:00:55 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 825: Chosen, Champion and Choices
Hart Redfletcher pushed himself up off the ground, then helped Alex to his feet.
“That was something.” The Champion cracked his neck. “Felt like when I first got my Mark, but…not as p...
2024-04-12 21:58:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 824: The Pact of Silence
“You have done well,” Alex heard the whisper in his ear.
“You have earned my full approval,” the god of Thameland said. “A new technique to enhance t...
2024-04-11 21:01:55 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 823: The Way a Dragon Moves
Red scales layered Drestra’s body from snout, to claw, to spear-tipped tail. She towered over Alex and most of the nearby trees as she stretched her long neck, taking her to full height.
Fl...
2024-04-10 22:19:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 822: Meaning in Different Ways
Prince Khalik had first heard the common tongue in infancy.
His very first memories of hearing any language were of his mother, brother, father, nanny and nursemaid speaking Tekish, and on so...
2024-04-09 20:56:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 821: Healing
Brilliant white radiance blazed through the cavern, emanating from Merzhin’s hand as he applied pressure to Birger’s stump. A joyful noise arose, sounding like a hundred voices...
2024-04-06 18:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 820: Testing New Limits
“Who’s there?” Birger shouted through the cottage door. “I warn you, I’m armed. If you’re here for my son—”
“Birger! It’s me! It’s Alex!” the General of Thameland crie...
2024-04-05 20:41:37 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 819: Learning's Reward
The Mark of the Saint flared as brightly as the noonday sun, sending Alex stumbling back, shielding his eyes.
“What's happening?” he cried. “Merzhin, what’s happening?”
All ar...
2024-04-04 21:42:21 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 818: Merzhin's Hidden Penance
Warning: This chapter has darker than usual subtext.
Even in Thameland, the First Apostle’s interdiction had only reached Uldar’s Rise, only reaching that distance becau...
Chapter 817: The Nature of Divinity and Mana
“Incorrectly?” Alex asked. “What do you mean by that? I remember you saying that divinity works by channelling a god's power through a gate in the soul. That means it could be channelled out ...
2024-04-02 21:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 816: The Saint in the Lab
Alex and his guest materialised inside the courtyard of the Research Castle. They made an odd duo, one broad shouldered, tall and powerfully built, the other short, slight, and looked at least five...
2024-03-30 20:32:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 815: The Two Archwizards
Alex blushed at the ancient archwizard’s praise. “Thanks, Baelin. And you don't have to apologise, you have your own—many lives—to live. The reason why you owed your cabal a favour in the f...
2024-03-29 21:43:16 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 814: The Mentor and the Student
“Does everything have to be a puzzle, Baelin?” Alex sighed. He remembered Professor Jules’ words about old beings turning everything into a riddle. At this moment, he found himself agreeing w...
2024-03-28 20:07:00 +0000 UTC View PostMark of the Fool 5 Launches!!!!
Hello everybody! Just as promised, I'm here to give ya the link to Mark of the Fool 5, narrated by the always amazing Travis Baldree. I know some of y'all have been waiting for thi...
2024-03-27 15:48:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 813: Discussing Connections
I cannot say how deeply the connection runs, Alex.” Baelin turned, leaning against the window ledge and facing the young wizard. “Though I imagine it must be fairly deep if the Ravener’s mana...
2024-03-27 15:48:17 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 812: The Dangerous What-Ifs
Recently, Alex had been feeling like he was walking through a mist of nostalgia. Since he'd come home to Generasi, he’d been experiencing things that he had missed terribly when he was in the Emp...
2024-03-26 20:25:35 +0000 UTC View Post