I tried to convince her, I really did. Unfortunately, there was no changing her mind. Emeri had gotten it into her head that we owed the inquisitor, the man that had imprisoned us, the truth. Appar...
2023-04-21 18:22:18 +0000 UTC
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Emeri and I woke groggily, our senses returning to us as the acrid smell of blood filled our nostrils. Thankfully, the fighting had abated during our time away, meaning that reinforcements had yet ...
2023-04-19 18:06:15 +0000 UTC
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Because work got in the way. Yay.
2023-04-18 07:45:16 +0000 UTC
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We reappeared on the other side of the portal and found ourselves in the middle of an ongoing skirmish. It turned out that our delay wouldn’t matter in the long run, as Dalius’ hadn’t managed...
2023-04-16 18:06:10 +0000 UTC
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My thought process was interrupted by a sudden lurch that ripped me right out of the opened portal. For a moment, my mind went blank as I tried to react to this sudden change. With a dulled sense o...
2023-04-14 18:39:37 +0000 UTC
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Emeri and I reappeared in the middle of a town square. No, judging from the size of the nearby buildings, we were currently within a larger settlement, perhaps even a city.
The sight would ha...
2023-04-12 19:24:00 +0000 UTC
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Emeri and I hid behind a rock as we observed our target. The church in question was built on a small island that sat in the bay, surrounded by a formation of shark rocks that jutted out of the wate...
2023-04-11 09:08:48 +0000 UTC
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I spent the last two days testing the limits of [Dark pursuer], pushing the skill to its extreme. BY letting it copy each of my skills at least once, I wanted to see which skills it synergised with...
2023-04-08 17:43:37 +0000 UTC
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If I wasn’t so certain that my advancement had been successful, the dry man’s ominous statement would have upset me slightly. Turns out that worry would have been for nought anyway, because he ...
2023-04-06 19:02:52 +0000 UTC
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I opened my eyes, a serene calm washing over me. I had achieved… something? Oh, right, my class evolution! The trial! I had succeeded! But… how had I done so again?
My memories had been t...
2023-04-04 18:43:43 +0000 UTC
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Warning: Death of a child. (Not a real one, but still.)
I was faced with a dilemma. Following the trial’s rules, I would have to give the small girl in front of me two of whateve...
2023-04-02 18:22:49 +0000 UTC
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The dry man set up a safe house near the old castle site in the form of a repurposed cave. There wasn’t much space here, just enough to stretch my legs a bit. It did emanate a lot of dark mana, w...
2023-03-31 14:25:18 +0000 UTC
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2023-03-29 13:18:17 +0000 UTC
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Time seemed to pass a crawl, the dry man’s training of choice getting more creative by the second. After overcoming the initial shock of losing my limbs, things had turned dull quite quickly, fro...
2023-03-27 18:14:58 +0000 UTC
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After Ash’s initial shock died down, he still refused to talk to me. Instead, he had decided to start a staring match, leaning his head on his hands while he concentrated on trying to give me a w...
2023-03-25 16:41:42 +0000 UTC
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The other spectators quickly forgave my transgression once they saw Ash welcome me. Even the necromancer that had been winning the bid knew the way the winds were blowing, because he averted his ey...
2023-03-23 18:51:23 +0000 UTC
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I hoped that I would feel better today, but I honestly don't. I don't think its covid, though. Either way, with me being woozy as I am, I'm gonna have to postpone chapters until I recover. I'm not ...
2023-03-18 16:28:06 +0000 UTC
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I caught a bad cold recently and it's hit me like a ton of bricks these past few days. My head is pounding too much for me to focus on writing at the moment, so I'm tentatively postponing today's c...
2023-03-17 17:48:21 +0000 UTC
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The alleyway I had landed in was deserted. Except for a few rotting crates and, morbidly enough, festering fly-ridden corpse, it was empty. The distinct smell of spoiled meat wafted into my nose, c...
2023-03-15 19:29:37 +0000 UTC
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Recovering from the sudden shock of hearing a monster talk, I immediately summoned a dozen chains to constrict the armadillo, leaving the pointed ends right near its neck. The creature squeaked in ...
2023-03-13 19:31:35 +0000 UTC
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Thankfully, I didn’t need to climb to descend into the hole. With the power of flight came a number of convenient advantages, and this was one of them. Instead of slowly making my way down, I was...
2023-03-11 17:57:35 +0000 UTC
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Ding! Combat finished. Congratulations on reaching [Hollow essence Knight] level 98!
Name: Arthur
Titles: [Dark prodigy]
Class: [Hollow essence knight] LVL 98
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2023-03-09 19:37:37 +0000 UTC
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In the end, I decided to go for [Aura dash] the implications of being able to chain the skill into itself was too tantalizing to pass up. Furthermore, the system’s wording left enough room for in...
2023-03-07 18:12:18 +0000 UTC
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The system notification came as my saving grace, an assurance that I had not only survived, I had won. 9 entire levels from a single creature seemed almost ridiculous, but considering the ...
2023-03-05 16:40:16 +0000 UTC
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“The portal is ready for you, young man.” An older lady shared. She gave me an inviting smile and gestured to the centre of the chamber, where a mirror-like portal shone brightly. I said my hur...
2023-03-03 14:57:36 +0000 UTC
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Moments after the end of the vision, we once again found ourselves in the real world, being stared at by Dalius’ guards. Word soon spread that our goal had been accomplished and that the time to ...
2023-03-01 19:26:20 +0000 UTC
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The giant cocoon hanging from the ceiling started to glow in response to Helios’ destruction of its minions, filling the room with its emerald glow.
The light coalesced, gathering at the bo...
2023-02-27 18:35:21 +0000 UTC
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I'm heading out of town for my dads birthday this weekend and didn't manage to squeeze some writing time in during my break at work, as I thought I would be able to. The next chapter will come out ...
2023-02-25 19:07:22 +0000 UTC
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A blinding light enveloped us and before we knew it, Emeri and I found ourselves at the edge of a forest, on a plateau that overlooked a valley.
To our right, a middle-aged man with a scar ab...
2023-02-23 18:21:05 +0000 UTC
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A few days after appraising the orb, Emeri called for a strategy meeting, which she forced me to attend. It took place in Dalius’ command tent, where a big scroll was unfolded, revealing a map of...
2023-02-22 20:13:32 +0000 UTC
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