There was no skill up for fixing all of Komachi’s gear, which was only in need of a light layer of TLC. Perhaps it was because most of her gear wasn’t very strong, or that it wasn’t in need of much repair.
Her [Flamewool Cloak] was the worst off, but Sam was able to fix it up before it became threadbare. Nowhere was it m...
2023-10-09 13:00:02 +0000 UTC
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“Ko-maaaah-chiiiiii!” cried the little pobul as a dozen barrels of brew were tossed into the air from the wave of Draconic energy that saturated every building within Brightsong. Every blade of grass, every little fiber was changed.
Elora caught the pobul, stuffed her into her leather armor, and then leaped about the place...
2023-10-08 22:58:58 +0000 UTC
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Climbing the [Makeshift Rope] up to Sam’s Skyshard was easier and faster than ever with his newly attained [Traversal] skill.
He went up, hand over hand, without bothering to grip the rope with his ankles. It was as close to effortless as he had ever experienced.
With the [Traversal] skill, Sam was hauling his own body...
2023-10-06 13:00:02 +0000 UTC
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“Some serious honkers, huh?” Komachi snickered as they waited for the scholar to come to the door.
“A real set of bodonkers,” Sam agreed, continuing the joke.
That got Komachi into it. “Packin’ some dobon honkeros!”
The ridiculous bit went so far that at some point it sounded like they were just makin...
2023-10-05 13:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Sam highly doubted that the [Evasion] skill was only available to the Swordsman Job. He was curious to see what another Job’s take on it would be.
While useful, he didn’t technically need it to avoid damage. Having more stats and a greater [Armor Foundation] seemed to help considerably.
To that end, [Traversal] might...
2023-10-04 13:00:03 +0000 UTC
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[Void: Scour]
(Magical Art) (F-Class)
(★Common II)
As your connection to the Void deepens, you begin to understand the meager and ethereal nature of mana. By sending out a burst of Void mana, you are able to violently scour all other mana, leaving not...
2023-10-03 13:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Sam still couldn’t quite believe his eyes. He catapulted forward in power from that battle.
[Status]
Name: Samuel Hunter
Race: Human
Legend: [Voidknight (Lv.10 - Unranked)]
Job: [Swordsman (Lv.18 - Unranked)]
2023-10-02 13:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Author Note: Sorry about the delay, looks like I made it with 10min to spare (assuming you live on the west coast like me that is)! Last week I had a whole host of problems that I had to deal with, but now we're back on track. Hope you enjoy the chapter, it is probably one of my favorites in a long while.
2023-10-02 06:45:41 +0000 UTC
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The relaxing warmth of the Sacred Tree’s spring was more than enough of an argument to stay put while Sam went through his notifications.
First up was the conflict quest.
Conflict Defense Quest (Complete): Hellspawn
Monster Waves: 5/5
Embroiled in a blood feud a...
2023-09-29 13:00:04 +0000 UTC
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A gentle, but insistent, paw prodded his face until Sam woke up. For a moment, he thought he had fallen asleep in the apartment’s communal hot tub beside the dinky little pool again.
Komachi always made sure to wake him up before the Super came around and kicked him out. There were some days his back was so sore from working...
2023-09-28 13:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Raiko’s question rang in Sam’s ears. It played over and over again like a broken record.
“Who are you?”
“Raiko,” Sam said gently. “It’s me, Sam. You know, the guy you hassled on Earth? You chased me through a portal into some hellish apocalypse battle that we both fought in… nothing? Wow. I fig...
2023-09-27 13:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Note: With the advent of the Collections series, I'll be dropping the chapter release tag from future posts as this officially marks the start of Book 2 of Voidknight. Not a big deal either way, just thought I'd give everybody a heads up!
Apostos was in stitches, which was a ...
2023-09-26 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Slowing down, the fury bled out of the Chaos Sage. The enemies were felled, those that threatened the Tree repelled.
All around, peace was returning to the Skyshard.
“The fight is over. Let go of the Chaos,” Raiko pleaded to the hollow version of herself. She reached out, mana passing between them, trying to rejoin.<...
2023-09-25 13:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Getting on Rising Stars is awesome, and for a bit we were even on the front page. However, with that also comes an army of people who drop 0.5 ratings just because. It's a fact of life, and everybody on Rising Stars generally accepts it.
But you can do something to help!
If you haven't already, please, please, ...
2023-09-25 03:53:15 +0000 UTC
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A red-and-black gloved hand reached out and yanked Sam out of the way just as the ball of death coated his breastplate in frost.
The sideways jerk was fast enough that Sam’s head spun for a moment, but he could clearly see Sumet’s attack land where his body had been just a moment ago.
It fell, instead, into a shimmer...
2023-09-25 00:51:22 +0000 UTC
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“Nice,” whispered a voice in the dark.
Sitting in the darkness of his Hidden Realm, Volquist looked around for the source of the speaker. Seeing and sensing nothing, he turned and watched with dismay as Sumet, God of malicious shadows, struck out at the two Incarnates.
With Volquist’s return, he would recl...
2023-09-25 00:47:06 +0000 UTC
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Sam imbued every ounce of his bloodline prowess into [Whirling Slash] as he spun about like a top, locking his gaze on each weak point and adjusting minutely as he spun about and the demons closed in on him.
He didn’t have any [Fury] to spend, but as he spun continuously, he seemed to build some up even though, technically, ...
2023-09-25 00:45:57 +0000 UTC
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Sam plummeted through the air while Komachi screamed.
Then he realized that was him screaming. Komachi, of course, yowled her head off.
The ground was coming up fast. What can I do? I can’t fly, I’m not Raiko!
Stacks of restorative [Regen] layered continuously higher upon him, buoying his newl...
2023-09-25 00:45:23 +0000 UTC
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Note: Thank you guys and gals for another Patreon goal reached! Here's 5 more chapters of Voidknight! Gold is now up to 35 chapters ahead of public with the next (distant) goal giving 40 total chapters ahead.
As Sam dropped onto one of the small, anchored islands with its shaman and light defen...
2023-09-25 00:44:24 +0000 UTC
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Eventually, Sam had to cut their training sessions completely when it became obvious that they were closing in on Raiko’s Skyshard.
Nearly every hour, Matt had to supply Raiko with extra mana just to keep her conscious, much less coherent.
Sam was worried about her, but there was nothing he could do but wait. And that ...
2023-09-22 13:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Sam rushed at the trio, aiming for Kai first, because he was the biggest threat. As he fought, using only hands and feet out of fairness, Sam wondered about how he could use Void mana more effectively.
He had already used [Void: Surge] once and while it felt absolutely broken in terms of strength, it nearly wiped out all of hi...
2023-09-21 13:00:03 +0000 UTC
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With the mandragoras’ aid, Sam, Raiko, and Kai came back to Matt overburdened with fruits and vegetables of all kinds. Many were familiar to Raiko, but several were unknown to all of them.
With the six mandragoras accompanying them, they brought seeds that the clan had cultivated since before Islegard was broken. Matt looked...
2023-09-20 13:00:03 +0000 UTC
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In the future, Sam wanted another option than just jumping onto another floating island in order to explore it. He also planned to find a way to lengthen the window of time in which his own Skyshard could stay in one place. Better yet, become temporarily tethered to another.
Thinking of them like that, he started to see Skysha...
2023-09-19 13:00:02 +0000 UTC
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There was only one way to find out, short of finding somebody else with a fully fledged—or just moderately functioning—Skyshard, and that was to socket the [Sourcestone] now.
“All right,” Sam said. “I’ll put the [Sourcestone] here. No more waiting for the perfect Skyshard to come our way. If you spot something that...
2023-09-18 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Row upon row of colorful liquids encased in brilliant shining crystal rattled behind Altres where he was tending bar. He swiped his crimson hand through the air, channeling a [Stasis] spell to halt the inevitable crash of valuable liquor.
Elsewhere in the Devil’s Due, plates and cups crashed to the floor as patrons, too slow...
2023-09-18 03:46:15 +0000 UTC
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“Kai’s alive!” Komachi said excitedly. She always had a soft spot for him.
Sam could never figure out why.
The way the big Hawaiian Cleric scooped up the bolting Komachi into his large mitts bespoke a tender kindness that he never outwardly showed.
His cat practically lost her mind with exuberance, like one o...
2023-09-15 13:00:04 +0000 UTC
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“I haven’t gotten any of the stat enhancing trinkets from the glorious loot pile,” Raiko pointed out. “Therefore, I absolutely should have the bangle.”
“You can’t equip it,” Sam countered.
“Just shove the bangle on my body when we get there.”
“Even if you were going to get it, somebody else co...
2023-09-14 13:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Grumbling, Sam turned his focus back to the armor. This beastly thing was a full two rarity levels and two tiers higher than his [Bronze Half-plate] armor.
It wasn’t just a step up. It was a fucking leap.
The stats alone on just this body piece were equal to one Swordsman level! And in stats that Sam ...
2023-09-13 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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The pile of loot grew as Matt pulled out piece after piece of treasure from his Inventory. Sometimes he shoveled out coins by the handful, and other times they came out in big clunking messes as several precious metals had been melted into one wax-like glob.
“All yours,” Matt said without the slightest wince.
Sam was...
2023-09-12 13:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Sam held the [Sourcestone] within his hands, wondering if this was the right decision. Without a quest of any kind to provide an objective, guidance of any sort, he was completely on his own.
There was so much unknown about settlements and Skyshards.
His mind ran through the possibilities, though maybe he was also distra...
2023-09-11 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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