The next time that Edge opened his eyes, he found himself on the other side of the galaxy, wearing a body that wasn’t his own.
It took him a moment to realize that he was looking out throug...
2024-07-15 17:25:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe story of how Edge wound up on the most dangerous planet in inhabited space had begun a little over one year ago.
Back then, he was drifting through life in an endless daze, every bland da...
2024-07-15 17:24:01 +0000 UTC View PostEdge shut out his awareness of the monsters converging on his position. Ignored the pounding of his heart and the electric cascade of adrenaline flowing through his veins.
He forced himself t...
2024-07-15 17:23:01 +0000 UTC View PostSince he had a pretty good idea of where he was by this point, Edge was able to find the river without too much trouble.
He spent the next few hours crossing the wetlands and found himself st...
2024-07-15 17:22:00 +0000 UTC View PostEdge began by reviewing everything that he knew about cores.
He had been following the Prison World broadcasts for decades, with each tourist’s puppet serving as a channel for the feed. As ...
2024-07-15 17:21:01 +0000 UTC View PostThree hours later, Edge found himself hiding within a mound of tall grass.
He was careful not to move a muscle or make a sound while the buffalo crossed the plains a hundred yards ahead. It w...
2024-07-15 17:20:01 +0000 UTC View PostNow that he’d had time to think the matter through, Edge was confident that his strategy was sound. Until he evolved Skill-Eater to mid stage-one, he would use the points he gained from cycling-u...
2024-07-15 17:19:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhile it had been touch and go for a while, today had been a good day.
Edge would celebrate his victory in the morning. But not just yet. In that moment, his exhaustion caught up with him, le...
2024-07-15 17:18:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe instant that the vines met, they began to merge, melding into one another like they were made of soft clay. Edge was surprised to learn that he could feel the skill gaining experi...
2024-07-15 17:17:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Edge hopped back to avoid a thrusting spike, the next set of vines was already waiting. The beast had entangled the ground behind his back when he couldn’t afford to lo...
2024-07-15 17:16:01 +0000 UTC View PostUntil three seconds ago, Edge’s body had always been solid. But that was no longer the case.
Turning into shadows was incredibly bizarre, not to mention the most magical event of his life. ...
2024-07-15 17:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostActing on instinct, Edge leapt to one side, just in time to keep the next set of vines from tripping him up.
Ah, hell. The one underground has entangle too. He kept moving, changing ...
2024-07-15 17:14:01 +0000 UTC View PostEdge didn’t realize that he could run any faster. But apparently, he could.
He charged, heading straight for the beast standing beside the boulder. As the world around him became a liquid b...
2024-07-15 17:13:01 +0000 UTC View PostTo get a better view of the region, Edge stepped out of the tall grass and cut across a field of pink and blue wildflowers. They had a spicy aroma that he found quite pleasant. While he walked, he ...
2024-07-15 17:12:00 +0000 UTC View PostEdge’s body went soaring into the cave half a heartbeat before the world disappeared in an ocean of crackling light.
Boom!
The thunder was so intense that it blew out his ear...
2024-07-15 17:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe clouds’ rapid advance and unnatural radiance let Edge know what he was dealing with. It was a type of natural disaster that he’d studied before coming to Ord, but never thought he would exp...
2024-07-15 17:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostEdge watched the sunrise over the plains, then carefully climbed out of the tree. He made sure that nothing nasty was lurking nearby, then continued his journey to town. He was still absorbing ever...
2024-07-15 17:09:01 +0000 UTC View PostSometime later, a thin band of neon began glowing along the northern skyline. A curved slice of crimson that grew bigger and brighter with every second that passed.
The light wasn’t t...
2024-07-15 17:08:01 +0000 UTC View PostTen minutes later, Edge found himself standing on the highest branch that would support his weight. A place out of sight from the animals prowling the ground below. While he was by no means safe up...
2024-07-15 17:07:01 +0000 UTC View PostNow that he had won his first true battle, followed by the best meal of his life, Edge stopped to inspect the clearing before he was ready to move on.
It didn’t take long. There wasn’t an...
2024-07-15 17:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostEdge stepped over the cooling corpse and walked over to the mushroom growing in the middle of the glade. He was relieved to see that it hadn’t been harmed during the battle. Now that the adrenali...
2024-07-15 17:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe instant that mana went surging out of Edge’s core and into his arm, the beast’s eyes snapped open.
He wasn’t sure if he’d given himself away after all or was just plain unlucky. E...
2024-07-15 17:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostEdge stepped beneath the canopy, his excitement growing by the heartbeat. It was cool within the trees’ deep shade, towering growths with rich red bark and deep purple leaves.
It was hard t...
2024-07-15 17:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhile he walked, Edge reviewed what little he knew of his situation.
In addition to cutting off all long-range communication and transportation, the unprecedented disaster had reshaped the pl...
2024-07-15 17:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostWith a groan of exertion, Edge scaled the final stretch of slope leading to the grasslands.
When he took that last step out of the ravine, the walls of earth fell away. He grinned as the Ivor...
2024-07-15 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostSince he hadn’t been able to learn much except that the constructs needed mana to perform a variety of functions, Nick put the body back into his bag. He intended to collect more if the opportuni...
2024-07-15 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostA hundred feet ahead was an intersection, where a tunnel leading deeper into the interior crossed the ring running along the outside of the floor. Better still, there were some massive pieces of ru...
2024-07-12 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostApparently, the constructs’ bites were even more dangerous than he’d realized, even if their bodies were weak. He was lucky that it hadn’t been worse. The wound hurt like hell, but it wasn’...
2024-07-11 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a good five minutes of long-distance surveillance, Nick was ready to leave. Picking up some random cookware wasn’t worth the risk of alerting the construct to his presence. Just before he l...
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