So much effort, all lost because of a level cap. Apparently, entering a sphere item didn’t guarantee awakening. When people had said that the daggers were similar to the awakening shrines, that...
2021-04-24 05:10:18 +0000 UTC View PostThis was the first time Dallion had seen a firebird. He knew of their existence, both from his current memories and those from his Earth life. In all instances, he imagined it to be a large bird wi...
2021-04-23 02:49:04 +0000 UTC View PostTwo spots remained for the first level of the kaleidervisco to be completely uncovered. Normally people would be worried that the spot they would go to first might be full on monsters. Dallion was ...
2021-04-22 03:16:14 +0000 UTC View PostEstezol had been correct when he had said that joining an exploration mission would be very much different from what Dallion would expect. To make matters worse, the bearded man had no way of imagi...
2021-04-21 03:37:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe first thought that went through Dallion’s mind upon seeing Jiroh standing there was that he’d finally not have to serve people during lunch and dinner. The second thought was mild curiosity...
2021-04-20 03:50:17 +0000 UTC View Post“We’ll start with something simple.” Euryale walked several steps away until the distance between her and Dallion was thirty feet. “This will be your first lesson.” She raised the dartbow...
2021-04-19 04:01:37 +0000 UTC View PostDetails on the incident were scarce. Several times I tried to inquire for more information, and each time, ‘Bo would change the topic. All I managed to get out of her was that something had happe...
2021-04-18 02:51:59 +0000 UTC View Post“Make yourself at home,” Euryale said as they entered her workshop. “I’ll change and be right with you.” The gorgon went into her private room.
Dallion looked around. There were qui...
2021-04-18 02:15:58 +0000 UTC View PostNerosal had, as it turned out, thirty city guard barracks. Each was the size of a small fort, taking as much space as half a city block. The fact that Dallion had only been able to see three since ...
2021-04-17 04:18:54 +0000 UTC View PostThe next few days were a combination of learning, working, and eating, with moments of sleeping in between. Despite the echo’s insistence, Dallion didn’t set foot outside the inn, choosing to r...
2021-04-16 06:08:05 +0000 UTC View PostA world in which things could make themselves be forgotten out of existence. It was as fascinating as it was terrifying. Through the scrolls he read, Dallion became fully aware of the real differen...
2021-04-15 02:43:10 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m really sorry, Dal,” Falkner said. The boy was struggling to keep his tears to the point that one would think it was him that had failed and not Dallion. “It’s not that I didn’t wan...
2021-04-14 05:17:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Well, I’m out,” Bel said, walking away from the rest of the group. “Sorry, but it’s not worth it. Group trials are tough enough. It was fun, but from here on, you’re on your own.” 2021-04-13 16:36:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Music skills versus music skills… Knowing what the skills could do, Dallion’s immediate reaction was to calm his thoughts. Moments later, he saw how pointless the attempt was. Music skills didn...
2021-04-12 05:16:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe news that they were facing a copyette had its impact on the group. Dallion wasn’t that alarmed, but the others definitely were. It could be seen in their actions and behavior, resulting in a ...
2021-04-11 03:14:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe third level was quite different from the ones before. Stone gave way to veins of raw quartz emerging from walls and columns alike. Only the floor remained the same old path of grey stone. No on...
2021-04-10 05:24:03 +0000 UTC View PostThree more bolts sank into the body of the guardian, yet its health remained at a hundred percent. Whatever the creature was, fighting it with conventional methods proved ineffective. Even Falkner ...
2021-04-09 04:55:39 +0000 UTC View Post“Jump on Vend!” Dallion leapt in the direction.
He had to be careful not to destroy the echo in the process, while also making sure to cover as much of his body as possible. Thankfully, a...
2021-04-08 05:37:47 +0000 UTC View PostNo one but Vend witnessed the agony that Dallion went through. The wave of pain felt as if lasted for hours, while in reality only seconds had gone by. During that brief moment of his lurching in p...
2021-04-07 02:21:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Done resting?” Bel asked, arms crossed.
“Just a few more minutes longer,” Dallion replied with a smile.
“Okay.” The girl gave him a concerned look. “Better increase your ...
2021-04-06 03:25:15 +0000 UTC View Post“Don’t let them form a group behind us!” Dallion shouted, shooting at the creatures flying towards them.
The last wave of amphibions had turned out far more imaginative than the ones be...
2021-04-05 04:12:54 +0000 UTC View PostSystem XNBBl-2, Cassandrian Space, 625.2 A.E. (Age of Exploration)
The ships were smaller than my estimates. Their mass readings suggested that they were nearly solid—a ...
2021-04-04 23:14:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe first level of the dagger’s realm had the appearance of a cave, with one major difference—all the passages were brightly lit up by an invisible source of light. While the effect was benefic...
2021-04-04 01:02:05 +0000 UTC View PostDallion was placed in group four. According to his ring echo, the group number was selected completely at random. However, based on the conversations of people who’d gone through the process befo...
2021-04-03 03:29:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Libraries are not generally used for sleeping,” Nil grumbled. “If you need to, do that in your own room.”
“Sorry,” Dallion yawned.
The night had been intense, and once agai...
2021-04-02 04:36:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe place that Jiroh’s friend was at was several neighborhoods away in the direction of the city center. While not one of the incredibly opulent areas, the people living there seemed pretty well ...
2021-04-01 04:03:08 +0000 UTC View PostMusic acting as a means to freeze people and objects… that was one option Dallion had never considered. He’d always assumed that it might allow him to manipulate people, similar to echoes, thou...
2021-03-31 02:25:38 +0000 UTC View PostReturning to the inn with the very same clothes he had left, while bringing in a massive sword, wasn’t the way to create a good impression. The closer Dallion got to The Gremlin’s Timepiece, th...
2021-03-30 03:14:43 +0000 UTC View PostA world in which space wasn’t an issue—that’s what this place was for the awakened. Back on Earth Dallion took for granted he had all the knowledge of humanity. All that seemed like a child...
2021-03-29 04:12:52 +0000 UTC View Post“Dal!” the innkeeper shouted. “Got a chipped mug here.”
“Be right there,” Dallion said, making his way to the table in question.
Being an awakened in the city had turned out...
2021-03-28 02:13:07 +0000 UTC View Post