The robe was little better than rags. It'd been soaked through with the most foul substance I'd ever smelled. It was worse than tar on a tin roof in triple digit weather.
Despite the stench, ...
2025-07-15 14:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostAs I stared at the note in Bevel's analysis, I shook my head. If there was a tier higher than Dragon-soul, that was… well, I'd never heard of anyone at said tier, but maybe there was a reason Dra...
2025-07-14 14:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostDoing the trial with Tamrie at my side turned out to be rather entertaining. Her coordination was…
Well, she didn't spend time on the nets unless she absolutely had to, and it showed.
Conflict stopped, turning to look back at us after I’d asked if it had nabbed a person. Behind it, the rollerbugs remained still with what seemed to be a humanish body slung between them.
"...
2025-07-12 14:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostDespite my resolve to throw down railroad tunnels, I didn't immediately leave the trial. There were still experiments to run, parts to test.
Specifically, I wanted to build better tools.
<... 2025-07-11 14:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostHaving a kaiju sized metal devil join my trial was a little unexpected, but ultimately, turned out to be not too consequential.
For one thing, it wasn't able to scale the peaks. It's roars we...
2025-07-10 14:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostDespite Fang's increased speed, we were the last to arrive at the entrance to Conflict's tunnel. Vaserra and Nexxa were waiting nearby, the storm giving them room as if afraid. I know its just what...
2025-07-09 14:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostWhen we went to Esbee's End of The World Tavern — which was the name inscribed on the new sign hanging out front — we came across Bevel's sister, who was there talking with Esbee and Banya, tho...
2025-07-08 14:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostDespite my immense relief at Bevel being alright, I might've been having a bit of a panic attack as what she'd called me soaked in.
Only later would I even think about how Tamrie might react....
2025-07-07 14:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostAs soon as I was through the doorway, I recognized the feeling of my mana being blocked. Yet it didn't block the enhancements to my mind. Maybe it couldn't, or maybe only mana would interfere with ...
2025-07-06 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post"That is not why you are here," Tender said, drawing my attention away from the door.
"Wouldn't be so sure about that," I muttered as Tender moved from the back of the forest-triceritops. To ...
2025-07-05 14:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostWhile I was definitely curious about what lay at the bottom of the Final Rest, I wasn't super excited about bringing Bevel along.
Not that I had much choice in the matter.
There was a r...
2025-07-04 14:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostAfter finishing the lame plant staff, Bevel decided she wanted to come along with me to deliver it to Vaserra. Or in her words. “It’ll be more fun than sitting around by myself.”
Which ...
2025-07-03 14:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostDon't know why, but I was certain Vaserra was going to say Detroit. There was no good reason for it. Even if I’d been pressed to guess a planet, my guess would've been Mars.
At no point wou...
2025-07-02 14:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe next few hours were a positive blur of activity as Vaserra set people to organizing. She didn't limit herself to the northern vale, which was called Sheep's Home by the locals, sending off othe...
2025-07-01 14:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Inertia and I recovered, Calbern explained that he intended to get a new set of upgrades installed, and that he felt it best to reclaim the materials Conflict had used.
Considering the ...
2025-06-30 14:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post"What… was that?" I asked, looking down at the body.
"Fifth former warlord of the day," Xelinda said, shaking her head. "Least this one didn't kill anyone before I got to him."
"I… ...
2025-06-29 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Nexxa flew off to save the world, or at least as much of it as she could reach within half a day's worth of Lightning Transit, I prepared for the next departure. The outpost was secured enoug...
2025-06-28 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Bevel's little speech, I found myself tearing up a little.
Wasn't the only adult to do so.
The boy wasn't as impressed. He'd snorted and stomped off, muttering to himself.
"...
2025-06-27 14:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning, the storm continued below us. After finishing with the well, I'd gone on to convert what looked like it'd once been a performance hall into a greenhouse. On its own, it wouldn't e...
2025-06-26 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's note: Small edits to chapter 140 and 141
Chapter 140 in the paragraph:
The week passed with my day split between repairing the greenhouse and doing spot enchantments on the air...
2025-06-25 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostAs if in defiance of my desire to find Nexxa, the storm howled its rage below us, the calm of the last week wiped away beneath its fury.
Still, we didn't need it to be calm in Cape Aeternia. ...
2025-06-24 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostThere was a lot of stuff on the interface that I'd missed. Bevel and I spent the next half hour sussing it all out. It seemed that other than the map, everything else was visible only to me.
...
2025-06-23 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning, life continued.
As did the storm.
It had been a constant presence through the last several months. Sometimes it whispered, and others it howled, yet always it was ther...
2025-06-22 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostDespite the way Keria stormed off, I felt satisfied with how the meeting had gone. Honestly, I'd expected far worse.
With that out of the way, my next stop was to talk to Inertia about the ai...
2025-06-21 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostAfter recovering from the wave of relief that swept through me, I made my way over to the display related to my mind.
Mind - Tier 2 - Refinement
Unlike the vague promis...
2025-06-20 14:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe center of the building was a walkway around a circular platform that was raised a few feet above the bottom. At the center of the platform was a blank control panel. Like one of those fancy tou...
2025-06-19 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostInstead of leaving that evening, we decided to wait until morning. Mostly so I could tell Tamrie myself and spare the poor sentry. Though I did get a good story out of the exchange.
Turned ou...
2025-06-18 14:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostI've heard it said that you're often forced to choose between what you want and what you need.
What I wanted was to solve Balthum's Spellcode to the Golden Halls of Ascension.
What I ne...
2025-06-17 14:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostWith Conflict’s trial complete, I returned to my body, my hand still upon the door. I barely caught the distinguished tones of Calbern starting to speak when the aftereffects of my trial kicked i...
2025-06-16 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post