I let the impaled swordswoman slump to the ground, her life already drained from her body. The other human who had controlled the beasts was still propped on his knees, his death a gory visage as multiple spikes of blood and vis...
2021-07-13 03:15:32 +0000 UTC View PostA dark shade cut through the cold air high above. Its large black figure obscured against the night sky. Up here, it was calm and still. Only sparse clouds floating about. But beneath, on the forested ground below, havoc was being wrought. Dozens of lords fought desperate battles of life and death all across the earth. 2021-07-10 04:44:19 +0000 UTC View Post
As the last potent drop of blood was consumed to strengthen my own, I looked to the massive black wyvern sitting obediently with her head cocked to the side as she observed me.
She had grown a lot compared to when I first ...
2021-07-08 04:34:55 +0000 UTC View PostThere was no preamble from the system nor words between us before the chaos broke loose.
We all three exploded into motion, Jasper melting into his shadows and turning into nothing but a blur. Morgana literally flashing from her place to my left and then appearing a couple of dozen meters down the room. And I, using...
2021-07-06 05:00:34 +0000 UTC View PostIt felt like the world stood still as I was bathed in the gaze of a being that my mind fails to fathom.
I didn't know what it is that managed to break the petrifaction of fear that had taken over my body and mind, but I found myself suddenly face to face with the silvery-white irises of Morgana.
I knew that we...
2021-07-03 07:33:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe sound of silence.
Deafening and suffocating.
As we trod through the desolate wastes, the consuming grey mist on all sides, no one uttered even a single sound. It was as if we were all too afraid to break the glass-thin atmosphere that blanketed over us all. As if were we to speak a word, it would shatter a...
2021-07-01 05:35:28 +0000 UTC View Post"-It's designed to make us turn against each other."
A deep quiet ensued the statement as everyone rushed to their own conclusions.
Terror briefly clutches my heart as realization dawns on me.
"Harm directed at another is a death sentence..." I muttered, thinking back on just how close to death I had bee...
2021-06-29 03:31:22 +0000 UTC View PostSwallowing the lump that had formed in my throat, I carefully tore my eyes off the headless corpse as it slid to the ground. Everyone seemed just about as shocked as I was, even the stonecold woman's demeanor had changed just enough to reveal her underlying emotions.
There was one oddity, however. The lizard lady, t...
2021-06-27 03:04:00 +0000 UTC View Post(Had to repost because of a mistake in the poll. You apparently can't change a poll when it has already been voted on, so I need to repost. Sorry for the inconvenience)
Neither of the two has genders, but I'll be writing the Shadow Familiar to portray an eccentric feminine character and the Blood Familiar to portray a dead...
2021-06-24 04:02:25 +0000 UTC View Post"A test?" Therod echoed questioningly.
The young woman sighed irritatedly like it was a complete chore for her to even speak.
"Yes - a test," She droned out, speaking as if to a child. "Don't you find it odd that we have all been placed in a room with no direction or goal to lead us? Like maybe we wer...
2021-06-24 03:46:53 +0000 UTC View Post*Drip - Drip - Drip*
Darkness, welcoming and embracing darkness.
*Drip*
In the darkness, there was the comfort of blissful ignorance.
*Drip*
Nothing can harm you in the eternal darkness.
*Drip*
Then why?
*Drip*
No... what?
*Drip*
What is t...
2021-06-22 03:22:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe pitter-patter of the small wyvern trodding circles around me was the only sound in the damp darkness of the cavern as I focused all of my attention towards the small pool of blood lying at my feet.
Like my shadow familiar, I needed no one to explain what my other familiar could possibly be. That was the reason w...
2021-06-19 02:36:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Eyes fluttering open as the light reseeded, I was met with the familiar sight of the cavern I had sat down and initiated my evolution in.
Although the surroundings hadn't changed from what I remembered before I shut my eyes, there was one startling change that was immediately noticeable.
My body was brimming w...
2021-06-17 03:14:17 +0000 UTC View Post
-Skill Advancement, Stealth!-
I read through the listed options, noting each one and finding all the choices surprisingly good in each regard. One would allow for me to entirely master the presence of my a...
2021-06-15 03:30:19 +0000 UTC View PostI shuddered, rinsing my hands and chest of the splattered blood and brain matter with my blood manipulation. It hadn't been my intention of making such a gory mess of things, but I had severely overestimated the endurance and resilience of the Arachnid's frail body. Behind all his powerful magic and tricks, he really was ...
2021-06-12 03:18:48 +0000 UTC View PostWe landed at the cap of a decently sized cavemouth. At first, it seemed completely inconspicuous, but hidden within that tunnel was a nightmare shaded in darkness.
The scout arachnid of course couldn't sense me and the halfling or even the captain as we were shrouded in our Shadow Magic 2021-06-10 02:59:42 +0000 UTC View Post
When the dust settled, the aftermath of the battle became clear.
Death and destruction were evident in any direction you looked, and the evidence of my fight against the Lord of Impetus was only a fraction of the overall destruction caused to the surroundings.
But exactly as I had hoped, the enemy forces simpl...
2021-06-08 03:36:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe massive beastkin growled as he grabbed for me, but I had already disappeared, the before solid blood weapon dissipating with me, leaving a gaping cavity in his chest.
But despite the critical attack, it hadn't actually even gotten more than halfway in, a testament to the toughness of his body. Still, I had cause...
2021-06-05 03:10:55 +0000 UTC View PostI drew my eyes from the unfortunate halfling who was no longer but a smear on the ground, dragging my gaze towards the direction hence the near boulder-sized rock had come tumbling from. What I saw was both not and exactly what I had been expecting at the same time.
It was the leader of the gorilla beastkin alright,...
2021-06-03 03:24:05 +0000 UTC View PostStanding at the edge of the massively expanded settlement from hence I first arrived here, I looked warily at the line that indicated where I could take no step further. Beyond that line, was the outside.
But with determination, I took one assertive step across. The moment my foot landed outside the settlement walls...
2021-06-01 03:09:45 +0000 UTC View PostImmersed in the simulated world that of which I had been dumped in by the system, the days flew by. On the first day, I had found out most of the ground rules regarding this odd trial of sorts, and the many restrictions imposed on the world. One of those being the uncomfortable reality of the little birdcage that was the ...
2021-05-29 02:48:51 +0000 UTC View Post
"How odd..." I thought with my chin in my hand as a pensive expression creasedmy brow. "They're truly of the same race as me, and they all somehow already possess the power of my blood within their bodies."
... 2021-05-25 03:21:01 +0000 UTC View PostWatching as the soft blue glow reflected in my eyes, I tried my best to rid my shoulders of the tension that coursed through me.
Today was the day of the trails, and when noon came around, my body suddenly began taking on a shimmering haze of light blue, almost like the process of evolution, and I knew it was time.<...
2021-05-22 02:58:53 +0000 UTC View PostA scream tore itself from the great orc who himself was torn in two. With a spray of blood and viscera that pained the already bloody battlefield even more crimson, I continued slaughtering my way through the sea of green bodies and metal.
Neither the screams nor the chaos unfolding all around really registered as m...
2021-05-20 02:39:11 +0000 UTC View PostPropped against the incline of a tree, I watched the scene of a couple dozen huge feline cats running around and playfully tumbling with each other, pleasantly enjoying their exuberance and carelessness. As a stray crimson petal floated down across my vision, I took a moment to look around.
Ursa's island had taken a...
2021-05-18 02:46:46 +0000 UTC View Post"You're confident that you don't want it?" I asked for the umpteenth time.
"Ursa no wants it," The big bear woman grumbled around a grilled fish on a spear.
Shaking my head ruefully, I dropped trying to convince her. She obviously didn't still entirely trust me. But then again, I couldn't exactly blame her con...
2021-05-15 02:50:45 +0000 UTC View Post
All the changes to my skill levels since Ebongrave had been substantial, to say the least.
Before, I knew that having a such massive repertoire of skills to pick and choose from gave me a significant advanced against those...
2021-05-13 01:18:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Stunned for a solid handful of moments, I continuously read over the message again and again.
This had been a wholly unexpected development, though a very much welcome one. It needn't any explaining that the chance of
The grotto and small lake surroundings were dead silent as every living being had run in terror from the menacing presence that the King Basilisk was emitting.
Only the sounds of its massive tail dangerously swishing in the air, ready to strike, and the occasional hiss could be heard.
Breaking that tense atmos...
2021-05-08 02:10:08 +0000 UTC View Post"Whew!" I exclaimed, throwing aside the limp carcass of some furry beast I had just drained.
[Congratulations! You've reached level 40]
[You've been rewarded with 1 skill point for reaching level 40]
[Skill - Blitz has reached LVL: 8]
Dismissing the prompt with a grin, I cast my ga...
2021-05-06 01:10:40 +0000 UTC View Post