A Devil walked with some Humans in a dirty, overgrown forest. The Humans were obviously unhappy to be traveling with a Demon – especially that one. They walked with a wide berth around the Devil, and he could see them constantly glaring sideways at him.
The Devil hardly cared about their hostility, though. He was much more focus...
2022-12-24 01:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostA Devil walked through the streets of a loud, bustling city. He was being escorted through, of course, by the same crowd of weapon-wielding Human guards that’d ushered him through before.
This time, though, it made a bit more sense that he’d be assigned such a massive guard. He wasn’t in the weak body he’d been in before. This time...
2022-12-23 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostA Devil sat at a desk in a damp, dark room. On top of his desk was a miniature illusion of the Kingdom of Koinkar. It had all provinces, territories, borders, roads, notable monster locations, and just about any other piece of information that the Devil might’ve wanted to know. It had been meticulously put together by the squads of Diviners as...
2022-12-23 01:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostErani and I went back to the Faerie village, taking the Dryad with us, to inform them of the job we’d completed. I didn’t mention that the Dryad was the one that did most of the work.
“Mm. Good,” the Faerie Queene said. “Feel free to stay a while. I’m sure Aankin the Stalwart is still itching for a rematch, after all.”
...
2022-12-22 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Where are the soldiers coming from?” Erani asked the Faerie Queene.
“Near the entrance. They’ll be here in a few minutes. We have some spies currently tailing them.”
“Oh, so the spies will be helping us in the combat?”
“Absolutely not. I hired you for help, and I’ll be getting my value on that.”
I set...
2022-12-21 19:04:54 +0000 UTC View PostI stood in front of the newly-opened gate leading into the Faerie village, facing the diverse crowd of citizens within, staring at me. None of them attacked – at least not immediately – but they didn’t do much else, either. I wasn’t even sure if they could understand the language I was speaking. At the very least, they seemed intimidated...
2022-12-21 19:03:40 +0000 UTC View PostAnd then I was back, reawakening in my body as we walked the all-too-familiar trek to the Faerie village, an hour before I died.
“That fucking bitch!” I cursed the moment I had a mouth again.
Erani looked at me, wide-eyed. “Sorry?”
“No, not you,” I sighed. “Gods fucking damn this shit. Wouldn’t be surprised if t...
2022-12-21 19:01:48 +0000 UTC View Post“Your objective is to survive by any means necessary,” the Queene said. “Do not hurt non-combatants. Go.”
I immediately ducked as a knife flew over my head, right where my back would’ve been. I turned and stepped back from Aankin, my attacker, and raised my hands to cast a Spell. The Queene’s words were permission enough to fig...
2022-12-21 18:59:12 +0000 UTC View PostI came to consciousness in the all-too-familiar black void of Time Loop. The first thing I realized was that I had died. Gods damn it. The second thing I noticed was that I had many, many more choices being presented to me than last time. Sixty choices, to be exact. After a moment’s confusion, I remembered that Time Loop could now take me up t...
2022-12-21 18:57:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe Faerie village was surrounded by a strong-looking wooden palisade. It was made of thick logs and connected by rope strung of green plant fibers. Roofs of thatch poked out from the top of the walls guarding the village, and I could see floating orbs of light strewn throughout the air above, illuminating the area in a soft blue-and-purple glow...
2022-12-21 18:56:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe walk to the Faerie village was tiring, especially when I was forced to spend all of my Stamina on Regeneration in order to keep myself alive. Despite the extra Health from the Talent, I was still net losing Health every hour – just not as dramatically. It was coming up to midnight, and my Health had dropped to 19.
As Erani helped me ...
2022-12-21 18:53:45 +0000 UTC View Post“The poison isn’t going away,” I groaned to Erani.
Venom is coursing through your veins. 1 damage.
Your Health is 78.
“Seventy-eight Health left,” I continued.
“Fuck…” she...
2022-12-21 18:50:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe Banestinger charged at us, and Erani and I leapt to the side, dodging its massive stinger. If the sword-length injector didn’t kill me, the venom surely would.
“We need to run,” Erani grabbed my arm as the massive monster turned around, recovering from its missed charge.
“No, we can take it,” I argued. “And the amount...
2022-12-21 18:46:31 +0000 UTC View PostWe continued walking for Kingdom’s Edge. It’d been enough time that I was pretty confident we were getting close, but I really had no way to tell. Not only were we lacking a map, but because of the forest’s constant tall thicket of trees surrounding us, we wouldn’t even be able to see the mountain range in the distance until we got...
2022-12-21 18:44:33 +0000 UTC View PostAnd then I was back, searching for food in the forest before I was ever shot and killed by that woman. The spot on my palm tingled where it’d been pierced. I took a deep breath, trying to think the situation through. The moment that familiar died, they teleported in, but it had been watching me for at least a few minutes beforehand, if not lon...
2022-12-21 18:43:44 +0000 UTC View PostOver the course of the next couple days, we continued on our path toward Kingdom’s Edge with surprisingly few complications. The forest was normally a relentless predator, full of monsters to constantly keep watch for, but the combination of the Nymph’s calming aura and the Demons’ clearing out of the surrounding forest meant there weren...
2022-12-21 18:42:05 +0000 UTC View PostAfter our rest, Erani, the Nymph and I got up and started on our way, heading to Kingdom’s Edge. It would be a long journey, but heading anywhere away from Carth would be a good development in our situation. On our way, I worked to Rank up my new Spell, Gravity Well.
Gravity Well
School: Arcane
... 2022-12-21 18:36:18 +0000 UTC View PostA Devil stood outside of a city on a bright, sunny day. Or, it wasn’t really a Devil that stood there, a false body of the Devil being projected from the Underworld. The Devil looked down at his hands and body, finding that he felt much weaker than he did in his original body, and almost… lower resolution. Like his skin wasn’t as detailed ...
2022-12-21 18:32:59 +0000 UTC View PostA Devil sat at a desk in a damp, dark room. Long-forgotten papers were scattered across the floor, covered in so many dirty footsteps it was impossible to tell what was written on them anymore. The Devil leaned, hunched over the empty desk, chewing on one of his fingers. It had become a bad habit of his, biting down on a thumb or pinkie any time...
2022-12-21 18:31:50 +0000 UTC View PostWe ran for what felt like hours, keeping up the fastest speed we could manage for as long as we could. The Nymph we managed to save ran along with us gracefully, seeming barely tired from the gauntlet of hills to ascend and fallen logs to leap over. Its whip bounced against its thigh as it bounded through the forest with us. At first, I was impr...
2022-12-21 18:29:42 +0000 UTC View PostAnd then I was back, nine minutes beforehand, walking through the forest with Erani before we’d ever heard any signs of fighting. I immediately had a decision to make. I’d Leveled to 9 during the fight beforehand, and had gotten a Spell Choice. However, in order to make changes to my Status, I’d need to meditate for about ten minutes. And,...
2022-12-21 18:24:57 +0000 UTC View PostI charged forward into the battlefield of Nymphs and Infernals, and Erani scrambled behind a tree. She may have gotten a defensive Spell, but her Health was still abysmal. The Infernal I’d shot had already noticed me and turned to face me, and the second Infernal saw me during my charge out of the forest. I began running along the muddy riverb...
2022-12-21 18:23:20 +0000 UTC View PostWe began our journey to the Barinruth Empire. First, we would go back to the Nymphs’ river to reorient ourselves, restock our water, and enjoy a bit of a rest inside the monster-calming aura of the Nymphs’ two-way empathy. And then, we’d start the trek to Kingdom’s Edge.
“Gonna be a long walk back to the river,” I said as we hi...
2022-12-21 18:20:34 +0000 UTC View PostI sat and rested for a few more minutes, waiting for Erani to finish up, but she never did. It’d been much longer than I’d expected her to take at that point.
“Erani? You good?” I asked to check up on her.
“...No, not really,” she responded while keeping her eyes closed. “I can’t decide on what Spell to take.”
AN: If you want to read the chapters before this one, they should all be up on the RoyalRoad page, at https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/61762/minute-mage-a-time-traveling-litrpg-progression
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2022-12-21 18:17:01 +0000 UTC View Post