“Are you sure that’s wise, Your Majesty?” Eliza asked. Though her voice even from the bottom of the dias, it was heavy with concern.
The throne room was dimly lit by only a few candles, flames flickering off the damp stone walls of the central Duke's Spire.
Zer’Nack, King of Lysoria, grunted and took a slow sip of his favori...
2025-03-05 01:37:22 +0000 UTC View PostThe next three weeks passed in a blur. Every spare moment was filled with paperwork or helping the public rebuild their homes and businesses.
The moment King Zer’Nack’s decree was announced—broadcast by tens, if not hundreds, of city speakers—Benedict, Marchioness Eliza, and Dralos insisted I make as many public appearances as poss...
2025-02-28 02:20:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe city was in ruins.
The battle against the Hydra, which had begun at the western gate, had spread like wildfire. A third of Elyndor lay in devastation, reduced to rubble by the creature’s wrath—its acidic flames having seared through stone and steel alike.
Everywhere I looked, death greeted me. Corpses in armor, their lifebloo...
2025-02-26 00:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: Chapter ended up being like 4.4k words, so I just split it into two. But I didn't want to leave you guys in the middle of the original chapter for obvious reasons, so I just posted both.
None of the resurrected ever returned as themselves.
My gut twisted violently and I wanted to vomit. My heart thunde...
2025-02-19 07:33:36 +0000 UTC View PostThe Hydra plummeted from the sky, crashing into the ruins of Elyndor with earth-shaking force. What remained of the broken, burning city was obliterated upon impact, leaving behind only a massive crater. With a furious roar, the Hydra surged back into the air, its many heads writhing in rage.
I hovered above, gazing down at the monstrous r...
2025-02-19 07:31:15 +0000 UTC View PostSo, as you guys know from my previous author's note, I was down with the flu all this week. Fever broke yesterday so I wasn't able to start writing again until today.
Fortunately, it was already planned out and I managed to write the draft chapter today. I just finished it and will be editing now, so it should be only another 2-3 hours be...
2025-02-19 01:24:03 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: Sorry, sorry. Bit late today. I've been down with the flu all week so it's been a bit of a struggle to edit this section properly on time.
When I left the mindscape and time finally unfroze, I was no longer the person I'd been when I'd entered.
I was not the Lilith who had scrambled desperat...
2025-02-14 00:25:30 +0000 UTC View PostI awoke to the sound of someone crunching wetly into an apple.
Every fiber of my body was aflame with pain. Even the mere act of thinking sent spasms arcing through me, shaking and shuddering in torment. My vision blurred, tears or sweat—I couldn’t tell—flooding my eyes. I lacked the strength to wipe them away. My clothes, soaked thr...
2025-02-12 00:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: Let me know what you guys think! I've worked long and hard on this chapter, trying to simplify and explain everything as best I could. Huge reveal, so I hope you guys enjoy it!
My father had always warned us about the fragility of trust and the dangers of overreliance.
“<...
2025-02-07 00:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe soldier’s body cratered the ground with a deafening impact, shattering the heavy silence over the city. Punctuated only by the Hydra’s guttural laughter.
“Weeeeeeak,” the Hydra snarled, all nine heads shuddering with what I could only guess was anticipation. “Did yyyouuu truly belllllieve the Maaaain Sssssystem grannnttts trr...
2025-02-05 00:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThousands of different emotions and thoughts all flooded into my mind at once through the House Coin, overwhelming my ability to understand any of them. My knuckles whitened, clutching around Vespera’s scales as I resisted the increasing need to scream.
I was about to sever my connection to the House Coin and the knights linked to it whe...
2025-01-31 00:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostA burst of purple-black fire erupted from one of the Hydra’s outer heads, engulfing a warrior clad in shining gold armor. I couldn’t see his fate through the thick flames, but I felt his core sputtering like a candle in the wind. His agonized shrieks confirmed what I already suspected—he would soon die.
His body plummeted through the...
2025-01-29 00:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostStriking down Morgana was not the plan. It had never been the plan. Not now, anyway. I still had use for her.
Yet, for some reason, I was consumed by the need to kill her before the Hydra’s threat grew worse. I wanted, no, needed her dead—now.
Fortunately for Morgana, my charge was cut short and her life was saved by the...
2025-01-23 22:07:33 +0000 UTC View PostI opened my eyes to a gentle tapping on my cheek and the deafening roar of thousands of voices crashing into my senses like a storm.
“Lady Lilliana?” The voice came from above, gentle yet urgent. I squinted, blinking away the fog of unconsciousness. Slowly, a face came into focus—black streaked silver hair framing worried eyes.
Purple and black flames of Soul Weaver energy engulfed me as Alaric cloaked himself in darkness that spread rapidly, swallowing the arena until visibility was all but gone. I could scarcely see more than a hand's distance away. Shrill cries erupted from the audience, though I couldn’t tell if it was from the shroud encasing the stage or the da...
2025-01-17 02:27:43 +0000 UTC View PostIt would be an understatement to say my core was less than one hundred percent. The brief rest between bouts had offered some relief, but it fell far short of what a silver core truly required. Even as I stood facing the powerful energy user, my core struggled to produce energy with desperate urgency.
Alaric raised his blade, holding it ve...
2025-01-15 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post“How’s your energy right now?” Nasq asked from his position against the wall to my left.
“Enough,” I said, though that wasn’t exactly true. The fight against the Hidden Sage had taken much more energy than I’d initially thought necessary. At the very least, the fight had mainly expended raw energy, and I’d managed to keep t...
2025-01-10 08:07:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe Hidden Sage would be far more of a challenge than Arthur had been. Unlike Arthur, who had one less heart ring than I did, the Hidden Sage’s core was an entire ring above mine.
We faced off on opposite sides of the newly combined stage, which had been restored to a point of unnatural pristine. Not a single crack remained from the prev...
2025-01-08 00:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostJarold’s voice disappeared again, coming back half a minute later. His voice had a new, uneasy edge to it that crept into his previous enthusiasm. Despite his best efforts to sound upbeat, the strain only grew as the matches dragged on.
"Ohhhh and Nida the Paragon has taken a brutal blow to her ribs! Ouch—there's probably a few broken ...
2024-12-31 00:37:36 +0000 UTC View PostMy first opponent was a man of average height, with a scar running ear to ear across the bridge of his nose, as though someone had nearly succeeded in splitting his head in two. His hands clenched short war axes, blades etched with runic symbols I didn’t recognize, glowing faintly under the sun.
He idly spun the axes, shifting his weight...
2024-12-27 00:57:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe Duke was too slow in lifting his gauntlets to block my sword's strike. The razor-sharp steel sliced into the tender flesh of his neck before he had a chance to respond, forcing him to recoil with surprise and attempt to create space between us.
The thing about those accustomed to being the most powerful in the room is that they often m...
2024-12-21 01:04:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe Witch of the North was a striking and petite woman, her form commanding attention despite her modest height of just over five feet. Ice-blue eyes gleamed with an unsettling intensity, framed by jet-black hair and sharp features that tapered to a pointed chin. Her attire was as practical as it was elegant: a form-fitting battle suit cloaked i...
2024-12-19 01:16:42 +0000 UTC View PostI mentally accessed the Desire System’s black box, and, visible only to my eyes, it appeared with the usual red text.
[Name: Nida Keys]
[Class: Primal Tigerkin]
[Race: Therianthrope?]
[Level: 60]
[Open subwindow for additional statistics o...
2024-12-18 04:09:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe first set of matches unfolded exactly as I’d anticipated.
Nida’s opponent was a wiry elf with pointed ears like Nasq’s, though that’s where the similarities ended. His power was laughably insufficient against Nida’s relentless, in-your-face combat style. The moment the announcer’s “Start!” echoed across the arena, she s...
2024-12-16 22:09:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe tournament arena of Elyndor put the Sealrite arena to absolute shame. It was larger, more luxurious, and brimming with enchantments activated by House Alistar mages for various purposes. One enchantment in particular caused massive walls to grow from the tournament floor, dividing the space into four independent quadrants and splitting the e...
2024-12-13 09:49:52 +0000 UTC View PostA spear of ice pierced through Morgana’s fiery defenses as though they were paper, impaling her stomach and leaving a gaping, bloodied hole as it evaporated.
She dropped to her knees, blood pouring from her mouth as she clutched at the fatal wound. Her body screamed with pain, coldness creeping through her veins with every passing second...
2024-12-11 00:39:21 +0000 UTC View PostA Few Days Ago
The office Benedict had been assigned was… adequate. Luxurious by most standards, yet utterly lacking compared to his own study back at the estate. Still, for a prisoner, it would do. The walls were sparsely decorated, save for a few shelves filled with Lysorian nonsense—tedious, self-aggrandizing drivel...
2024-12-10 05:50:45 +0000 UTC View Post"The bastards of Dael will drown in their own blood!" Bassal roared, throwing his fists high into the air from his place on the royal balcony. "We will slice their throats, break their bones, take their wealth, and train their children into true warriors of the heaven!"
The crowd stood under the oppressive sun, its rays intensifying the st...
2024-11-28 06:36:26 +0000 UTC View Post“Tell me how to form a magic core, then,” I said, crossing my arms over my chest, a distrustful scowl plastered across my features.
Orpheus clicked his tongue. “I suppose a show of good faith isn’t a bad idea.” He thought for a minute before suddenly snapping his fingers. “An agreement must go both ways. I will not provide all ...
2024-11-26 20:31:03 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: Sorry about not posting last week, I was proposing this weekend (and was in trial all week), so I was very busy with all the preparations. We'll be back to ten advanced chapters before the end of the week XD
As I inspected the newly formed ring around my core, I noticed unresolved divots littering the spheri...
2024-11-25 03:32:35 +0000 UTC View Post