Nilsimus

Quick update as to the state of book 3, and the delay in chapters.

Hi all, I'm not dead.

The short and sweet of the delay in getting chapters out is that burnout is a bitch, and it's caught up with me a lot faster than I had hoped it would. I've known for a while now that it was coming, but I had committed to at the very least finish book 3 of Hyperion before I committed to other projects.

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Chapter 219: Entertainment 

The first sign that they were about to walk into a circus was the sound of uproarious laughter echoing down the dark stone hallway. The voices were distant, the cacophony of jubilation and celebration reverberating like a low hum. 

Leif had long since centred himself, but many of the people around him were jittery with nervous energy....

Chapter 218: A Heroes Welcome 

Leif walked alongside the train of carts as they approached the distant castle. It jutted proudly from a steep ridge, and it was constructed from a dour, grey stone. By contrast, the town it loomed over was far brighter in its diversity of colours and decorations, though even that was dulled by the shadow that fell over the houses and fields.&nb...

Chapter 217: Don’t Worry

Chapter Prescript:

Sorry this one is out late, my PC's hard drive died. Luckily everything is backed up digitally, but its still a pain in the ass.

Anyway, enjoy!

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The low hanging branches of the trees that barred Leif’s path bent and twisted as he walked through the cops of foliage towards where he ...

Chapter 216: Differences 

Lucia watched impassively as Hylon held up the spear, slowly twirling it between his hands as he examined its length. His grin was wide, and the boy laughed as Leif detached the spearhead and reshaped it, showing several different designs and variations. 

“Isn’t that like your sword?” Cerri asked, and Lucia had to stop herself f...

Chapter 215: Recruitment

“Um, hello? Leif? Did you hear me?” 

The twin points of golden light under Leif’s mask flickered as he turned his head towards Lucia. “No, sorry. I was distracted by something. What is it?”

The girl was wearing her own mask, but he could sense the mix of concern and curiosity bubbling up from her mind. She sprung up on...

Chapter 214: Bad Solutions

Ram didn’t understand why the sight of things he disliked laying in ash strewn rubble made him so angry. It was likely that he never would, introspection wasn’t his strong suit. As he flew over the land that had become his home and smelt the smoke in the air, he saw red. Something, or someone was responsible for this. 

He saw glim...

Chapter 213: Pressure 

The creature lurking below the lake of frozen ice was surprisingly resistant to lightning. Ram could see its long, serpentine body glowing faintly beneath his feet, the ice ripping slightly with the creature’s proximity to the surface. He had tried to fry the thing with his power, flooding the water with elemental lightning, but it hadn’t wo...

Chapter 212: Outliers 

The ship rocked back and forth, old wood creaking with every motion, and the smell of salt and half rotten goods stained the air. The darkness of the storage compartment was suffocating, as was the tightness in his chest. Roy coughed into his hand, and he could see the dark stain of blood from what little light was filtering into his hiding spot...

Chapter 211: Smoke Signals 

Bam fled for her life down a narrow path between two stone buildings, the heavy footsteps of her pursuers pounding into the packed dirt. She skidded around a corner, hooves flailing, then shot down the larger road, surprised people shouting as they jumped out of the way. A vendor had a small stall with produce, so Bam veered off to the side, alm...

Chapter 210: Under the Tree

“Is… is he going to be okay?” Roy asked, his voice a whisper as he leaned over to speak into Han’s ear. 

The other boy shrugged one shoulder, his wide eyes locked onto the bleeding and broken body of the priest the guardian had just dumped at the foot of Leif’s tree. They weren’t the only children completely captivated by ...

Chapter 209: Be Grateful 

Chapter Prescript: 

Hello all, hope you're all doing great. With the release of this chapter, Patreon is now 16 chapters ahead of Royal Road. That means book 3 is finally starting for real on RR. This also means that I need to get Tree tier supporters their ten chapters ahead of Sapling tier chapters.

For the ne...

Chapter 208: Rewards of Duty 

Silas’s words left Leif feeling… strange. Most of the information the fallen noble had told him meant little, names of houses he had never heard of or simply didn’t remember. But house Vin was his house, and the Lord Regent was his grandfather. They even had the same name. 

Leif had hoped that he would be able ...

Chapter 207: Regency 

Two oxen leaned into the scritches they were receiving as Leif knelt next to the old, poorly maintained cart. The animals were mostly skin and bones, and had both woken up when he had trickled healing energy into them. Nobody else was up in the earliest hours of the morning, which meant the Scion could snoop around without being interrupted or n...

Chapter 206: Potentials

In three months Leif had gained eight levels, three of which having come from just the past week. His [Scion of Eons] monster class had jumped from level twenty eight, all the way to thirty six. Leif’s other classes hadn’t changed, [Noble] had long ago reached its level cap of ten, while [Inspiring Brawler] and [Adept of Self-Restoration] we...

Chapter 205: Surfacing 

A team of four, three volunteers from local villages and one guard, were slowly making their way back to the advanced camp with tired steps and weary eyes. They had been away for longer than the recommended time, but the team had gotten lucky that no dungeon movements had trapped them or majorly altered the ravines they were traversing.

Un...

Chapter 204: Recuperation 

The biggest mistake anyone in the subjugation force could have made was assuming that just because the break had ended, the dungeon was no longer dangerous. It was simply no longer trying to actively kill its invaders, but that didn’t mean that the traps and monsters that still lurked within its cavernous tunnels stopped existing.

The ex...

Chapter 203: Detonation 

They found the first group of adventurers who had deserted the fight standing around in a circle, loudly arguing as to whether they should go back and help, or keep running for their lives. One man was shouting about how everyone was likely dead, so they shouldn’t risk returning. His voice cut out mid word as the group turned towards Leif and ...

Chapter 202: Pride

Leif felt the weight of anxiety and fear fall away from Lucia as his power healed her wounds. He also felt himself relax now that he knew she was safe, but with how much pain was lacerating his soul it was hard to find comfort in their current situation. She wasn’t the only one present who was injured, several were in far more critical situati...

Chapter 201: The Stillness Before Death 

Six dead men were carried into the advanced camp several hours into the third day. They were laid side by side and covered by sheets. They weren’t the first fatalities of the expedition, but they were the first full party wipe. 

Hylon felt bile rise as he watched several people argue and shout over the bodies. He wasn’t a stranger...

Chapter 200: Subjugation 

In retrospect, Hylon had been too eager to dive headfirst into danger, but in his defense, he hadn’t expected to almost be eaten by a giant mole. 

“Hold still, dumbass.” Cerri said, wrapping the gashes on the outside of his right thigh with bandages. 

“It’s just a flesh wound. I’m not an invalid, Cerri, I can ba...

Chapter 199: Walking Stone

The thirty odd figures carved of jagged stone and in the vague shape of humanoids loped down the mountain side towards the line of waiting adventurers, soldiers and volunteers. Their steps shook the ground, but no sound escaped from their jagged maws as they advanced. A wave of skill empowered projectiles crashed against them, causing the frontm...

Chapter 198: Rumbling Earth 

The shaking of the ground didn’t become more violent, but it did become more frequent. Over the next two hours the subjugation camp was a flurry of panicked action, its defences being bolstered with sharpened stakes, and outrider teams were sent to scout for any imminent threats. When the first shakes had occurred, Lucia’s stomach had tighte...

Chapter 197: Real Adventurers 

The morning of the next day came and Hylon was awoken to the uncomfortable sensation of a wooden cane being jabbed into his ribs. His sleep deprived mind tried to ignore the repetitive jabs, but their insistence and force increased with every second he did so. 

“Ugh.” He groaned, rolling over to try and escape. “It’s too early...

Chapter 196: Mountains

Hylon’s eye twitched as an hour of pointless back and forth bickering and inane arguing turned into a second, then a third. He found his gaze wandering the inside of the temple, trying to distract himself from the growing boredom of standing behind his grandfather as those too scared to act bickered with one another. 

His eyes unfoc...

Chapter 195: Warnings

The cart rattled under Hylon, the wooden vehicle seemingly purpose built to rock, sway and jump whenever its wheels met even the smallest pebble or pothole. He grumbled, but kept his eyes focused ahead, his fingers firmly wrapped around the reins of the too skinny ox that was pulling his cart along.

He saw the small stick a moment before t...

Chapter 194: Trouble

Hylon pushed his way through the gawking crowd of townsfolk, moving his way towards the source of the morning's commotion. Most stepped aside as they noticed him, their heads dipped in greeting, others he had to gently move out of the way with a hand or the occasional shoulder bump. Most of them recognised him, he had lived among them for months...

Book 3 Prologue

Being blind had its benefits. You couldn’t see those you worked alongside wither away, turning into husks under the beating sun, how their skin was flayed and muscles atrophied as weeks turned to months, to years, to over a decade. 

And while it could easily be construed as a negative, It also meant that you needed to learn to use y...

New Chapters Soon!

 Hey all, I'm going to start posting chapters in the next few days!

Patreon and Royal Road will get the book 3 prologue at the same time, and then chapters will uploaded to Patreon until it is 5 chapters ahead for the Sapling Tier, then 15 ahead for the Tree Tier. This will take a week or two, and then Royal ...

Book 2 Epilogue

This chapter is a freebie, I won't be un-pausing payment until I'm ready to start posting book 3.

Spoiler wall for anyone visiting the patreon who for some reason isn't caught up on Royal Road...

Annnnd chapter: 

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Hes’cilla awoke from her dream of...