Myrla couldn’t believe what she just heard.
It had been almost half an hour since Eli regaled the story of what happened with Sonia. It had not been a long tale— nor was it a tall tale. It was a relatively straightforward and short story, really. But despite this fact, even until now, the young girl’s head was still spinning, t...
2025-06-25 10:06:37 +0000 UTC View PostIt was finally time.
As soon as Myrla woke up, she threw her blanket into the air, before hopping off her bed and rushing to get changed. By the time her blanket fell back onto the ground, she was already out of the room, racing through the halls of the College of Luminosity.
She didn’t have a roommate— her family had paid for an...
2025-06-22 23:51:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grand Temple of Light. It was a different building from the Basilica of Lux. While the latter was a public cathedral where worshipers from all around the world could gather and pray to the Goddess of Life, the former was the official residence for Archbishop Walden, the Most Venerable Mother, and the Seven Cardinals of the Virtues.
Mos...
2025-06-16 16:32:44 +0000 UTC View PostI wanted to sigh in relief as soon as Headmaster Kaelen Angelus and Deputy Headmistress Claire Verena took their leave from the cafeteria. After all, my worst fears did not come true— they hadn’t discovered that I was in possession of four Artifacts of Death.
However, I couldn’t revel in my relief for even a single moment, before bot...
2025-06-16 00:28:05 +0000 UTC View PostI probably should have been more… gentle when I was relaying what I learned from Wyll to Sonia. But I also didn’t really know the black-haired girl that well. She was usually quite stoic, and I didn’t think that this matter was that important to her.
After all, I wasn’t really someone who grew up with parents befo...
2025-06-14 19:23:29 +0000 UTC View Post“You know, master, you told me to have my fun, but I’m going to be honest, I found that whole battle to be very boring,” Vorth said as I came to a halt just a few dozen feet away from Wyll’s corpse.
I glanced back at the spirit and rolled my eyes at him. “Of course not, you won’t be having fun unless you’re on the verge of de...
2025-06-14 01:17:56 +0000 UTC View PostAs I had expected, Vorth was much stronger than he should have been as a spectral sentinel. Just like me, he had inherited some of his past life’s capabilities, making him beyond even a Platinum Rank— at least in his Attributes.
There was still a stark difference between a Platinum Rank and a Sapphire Rank due to a variety of reasons. ...
2025-06-13 14:31:36 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a spectral sentinel.
A greater spirit.
Standing at nearly ten feet tall, it was a behemoth made of metal. Like it was a living knight’s armor. Blue flames which turned gold at the edges burned inside of the visor of its helmet, and a fiery cape blazed from its back, flashing in and out of existence with each passing second.&...
2025-06-12 14:56:37 +0000 UTC View PostI followed Mike and Wyll as they made one more round around the same area, before they finally diverted, going down a different path. Whether they were trying to lose me by confusing me with going in circles across the side streets, or they were just confirming that I was on their tail— it didn’t matter.
What mattered was that I wasn...
2025-06-12 01:04:15 +0000 UTC View PostI had overpaid for the information I was looking for— I knew I overpaid, but that was on purpose. I wanted to prove a point. That the Blood Swords were no longer what he thought of them under my leadership.
Back when Marlowe met Nicholas, the latter had only just inherited the Blood Swords as their new leader. As such, the...
2025-06-11 01:49:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe [Innkeeper] led me further down the stairwell, before coming to a halt right before a heavy set of wooden double doors. I could see magic woven onto its surface, suppressing the noise that was coming from the other side, despite the visible crack underneath the doorway.
She heaved, opening the door as the clamoring from the other side ...
2025-06-10 01:23:16 +0000 UTC View PostThere were three different organizations within the city of Albus which had prior connections to the Blood Swords— three groups I could turn to for information regarding Wyll and the Crimson Covenant.
The Nightshade Pact, the Hollow Blades, and the Iron Maw.
I considered each and every option and what Nicky had told me about them i...
2025-06-08 18:19:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day came, and Myrla continued to pester me for an answer even throughout our classes. She wanted to know what Sonia had told me— but I couldn’t just tell the young girl the truth, could I?
Well, maybe I could, I considered the idea for a moment. But she has to give me a reason to trust her first, before I’ll fre...
2025-06-06 16:02:57 +0000 UTC View PostI hadn’t actually known that Sonia’s Bag of Holding was full of Artifacts of Death. It was an educated guess I made from the death magic I had sensed earlier. And while it was possible that her Bag of Holding was carrying something else that emanated that death magic— such as a few reanimated skeletons— that was highly unlikely, since I ...
2025-06-05 12:25:59 +0000 UTC View PostIt had been a long day for Sonia Redheart. She hardly even understood what was going on at this point. All she had wanted was to finally learn who her father was supposed to be— it was something her mother had refused to ever tell her.
Every time Sonia asked the question, her mother would deflect instead of giving an answer. Most of the ...
2025-06-03 15:40:21 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
Some people have asked me the question why am I choosing to publish my book so soon, well it's because that was always the intention. I am not really a fantastic serial author, since I'm more of a book-writer. I struggle to write cliffhangers, and I struggle to keep the pacing as fast as needed for serial-writing. However, I was r...
2025-05-31 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostI stared at the man standing before me. His red hair swept with the wind, and his plate armor shimmered with a faint golden light. He twirled his spear and slammed it to the ground as if emphasizing his presence. Behind him, nothing remained of the mawdrith except for a black stain on the ground.
He was an Inquisitor. A young one at that. ...
2025-05-31 10:13:29 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a mawdrith. A greater demon. A monster made of flesh and bones. Even though it resembled the shape of a giant wolf, its body was utterly deformed, chunks of its skin melting off and dripping onto the ground.
From what I knew about mawdrith’s, they could range anywhere from being a Gold Rank threat to a Platinum Rank threat. And ju...
2025-05-30 08:13:42 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you sure…”
“Yes…”
“...check—”
I narrowed my eyes as I watched the three thugs surround Sonia. I could barely make out what they were saying, since not only were they over a hundred feet down the alley, they were also speaking in hushed voices.
Right now, it seemed like the...
2025-05-27 12:41:57 +0000 UTC View Post“I should be the one asking you that question!” Myrla huffed as she crossed her arms.
Next to me, Vorth tensed, looking like he was waiting for me to give him a command to incapacitate the young girl. But I raised a hand, indicating for him to stand down.
He gave me a skeptical look that clearly meant something along the li...
2025-05-26 10:46:01 +0000 UTC View PostThere was a lot I had to catch Vorth up on. After all, it had been six months since we last saw each other. Well, technically it had been about ten years. But for most of those ten years, the both of us were dead. And in death, time seemed to take both an eternity to pass and an instant to happen, almost like a dream. Besides, there was nothing ...
2025-05-26 08:41:33 +0000 UTC View PostCecil just stared uncomprehendingly at the scene that played out before him.
After an intense battle where Eli had looked like he was on the verge of dying numerous times through, the young boy had finally emerged victorious. And now that it was all over, he also successfully tamed a greater spirit.
Even though h...
2025-05-18 10:13:24 +0000 UTC View PostWhen the spectral sentinel was looming over me, its flaming maul raised over its head, I had to act quickly. Even though my [Aura Armor Of Light] was still on cooldown, I now knew I could at least partially protect myself with my [Holy Fire]. So that was how I knew I could blast the greater spirit with a [Greater Fireball]— even though it was ...
2025-05-12 07:07:36 +0000 UTC View Post“No!” Cecil exclaimed as he watched the wave of flames engulf his friend.
Next to him, Julie squeaked, falling off her chair from his sudden shout. He briefly glanced down at her as he rubbed her back.
“S-sorry, you scared me,” she said, before picking herself up.
He didn’t respond, although he gave her an apologetic ...
2025-05-11 23:06:12 +0000 UTC View Post“We have to stop this!” Emmett exclaimed as he turned to the two [Barrier Mages] standing behind him with their staffs raised. “Open the barrier!”
But the [Barrier Mages] just hesitated as they exchanged uncertain glances.
“What are you doing?” The archdeacon stared at them with round eyes.
All the while, the ...
2025-05-10 11:45:35 +0000 UTC View PostI only had one more midterm before the week was over, and it was for my class on the Fundamentals of the Arcane. As the basis of all magic, I was already quite familiar with the arcane, so I didn’t struggle with this class at all.
My teacher— a [High Mage] by the name of Edmund— was a tall man who looked to be in his late 20s or earl...
2025-05-09 05:00:42 +0000 UTC View Post“Eli, are you sure about this?” Cecil asked as he ran alongside me, keeping up with my pace without even breaking a sweat.
It was the day of our midterms for our class on Combat and Consecration. Unlike our finals, which would be an off-campus evaluation of our combat abilities, the midterms were just a timed physical fitness ...
2025-05-07 04:35:02 +0000 UTC View PostOnce again, this is 2/2 of the chapters I will be posting today. They go up at roughly the same time, so make sure you're reading the correct chapter.
“I did it…” I sighed as I slumped against the wall.
Both Myrla and Kelton exchanged a glance at my reaction. They were my two closest friends I’d made here in ...
2025-05-04 05:46:19 +0000 UTC View PostOnce again, this is 1/2 chapters I will be posting today. They go up at roughly the same time, so make sure you're reading the correct chapter.
“Master…”
Nox the Death God raised his head when he heard the tinny voice speaking solemnly behind him. He stood at a cliff’s edge, overlooking the...
2025-05-04 02:57:03 +0000 UTC View PostThis is 2/2 of the chapters I will be posting today. They go up at roughly the same time, so make sure you're reading the correct chapter.
“Indeed, some may know me as Hyperius. But to you, I am the Master of Fate.”
The stranger smiled as he spread his arms wide. Aria stared at him, processing what he said. She d...
2025-04-28 23:53:34 +0000 UTC View Post