NOTE: Sorry for the large delay. Struggling at work and writing was done a sentence at a time today. Ugh. SC chapter might come tomorrow. I desperately need sleep. We will see.
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Mr. Muge’s new hall was reminiscent of the first as if the [Enchanter] and his crew had somehow picked it up and transported it toward the center. Alan ...
2024-06-04 15:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostSunday walked out of his room a new man. Well, not that new, but it had all been a kind of transformative experience since he was a different species and all.
It was past noon now; healing his soul had to be done in the morning due to his in-depth conversations with Riya that had lasted most of the night. She had taught him many...
2024-06-03 22:20:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe back room of the Wayward Rat where Riya led Sunday was quite cozy by all estimates. He had noticed a few other locked doors and even took a glimpse of the kitchen, where all the human food was prepared. The destination she had chosen led them below ground and around quite a few large barrels of what he presumed was the taverns’ alcohol sto...
2024-06-02 19:44:07 +0000 UTC View PostAlan felt like a villain who had come to dish out his own form of justice. He didn’t want any more trouble with his fellow humans. Death was around the corner and the world was larger than ever, holding wonders beyond one’s imagination. Petty squabbles for small localized control should’ve long been left in the dust. Who cares if tier-one ...
2024-06-02 12:59:05 +0000 UTC View PostEach hour and each moment brought Jishu’s new body closer to something transcending what he had ever known– a phenomenon he hadn’t encountered before.
His new body worked well, and he was delighted with its strength and apparent lack of needs. It was a union of an old soul and improved flesh that hadn’t worked out when he had done ...
2024-06-01 21:37:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe horror wiggled in its fleshy prison and its head turned to reveal a newly formed jagged maw.
“NO!” it roared as if the suggestion of Sunday had hurt it. “KNEEL! DO NOT PRAY!”
Was that… fear in the voice? It was breaking down and barely understandable now, but Sunday was sure he had caught a hint of fear. 2024-06-01 18:05:27 +0000 UTC View Post
NOTE: I got called back into work after I had left so I once again failed with the second chapter. It's the weekend though!
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The forest soon became thicker, with the branches ahead casting long shadows and taking away from the charm of the present colors.
What was curious was that some of the branches seemed intertwined l...
2024-05-31 20:41:50 +0000 UTC View PostCole couldn’t believe how much had changed in mere minutes. The cold feeling of having his very life sucked away to fuel the death of his man was… indescribable. It was more terrifying than anything he had experienced so far. He wasn’t a fighter! He was born to lead! And that bastard… Cole shuddered and looked around in fear.
<... 2024-05-31 12:18:56 +0000 UTC View PostSunday hadn’t paid much attention to his human companion's portion of the fight, putting full trust in the man’s evident confidence with the sword. It had been hard to hear anything during the battle but he had expected a ghoul or two to get through Vyn. The monsters were much less capable of taking a limb off than their larger swamp ...
2024-05-30 11:28:21 +0000 UTC View PostSunday walked sullenly deeper into the woods. It was still early morning and they had been walking for a few hours. The sun was establishing itself slowly but firmly by chasing away the remnants of morning cold and the shadows left in his mind. Vyn was drunkenly dragging his feet somewhere behind, and Sunday occasionally checked on him. They had...
2024-05-28 21:27:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe horses walked slowly and Sunday tried to stand tall under the scrutinizing gazes of all those who were leaving their homes to take a look at the two of them. This village was a proper village, nothing like the one in the swamp had been, and by the time they reached the central square, there was quite a crowd following them. Even more were ga...
2024-05-28 20:13:43 +0000 UTC View PostRosalyn walked after Alan like her life depended on it. He was calm on the surface but her new [Heightened Sensitivity] allowed her to pick bits and pieces, even if she couldn’t be fully sure whether he was lying or not anymore.
“Emerson and Walter should be together. Your old friend, Turtle is there too. He seems to have fully ...
2024-05-28 13:10:13 +0000 UTC View PostNOTE: Very few recycled passages from the former chapter 50 that is no more at the end portion of this one.
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Explaining to Elora that the nice flower-selling lady was actually an insane cultist had gone over much better than Sunday expected. Mostly, because Elora had seen the lady’s charge, the twisted grimace of a smile on...
The gardens were a beautiful place that managed to disperse some of the worries holding Sunday’s mind in their vice-like grip. Flowers of kinds Sunday hadn’t seen anywhere else bloomed with colors so radiant under dawn’s light that they seemed to make everything else bleaker.
He had never been one to appreciate aesthetics unless it c...
2024-05-26 21:36:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Dashing through the forest was a pleasant and refreshing experience. Alan practiced using [Void Step] as much as he could. It was a very fun skill although it did seem it would take some getting used to. He didn’t run into any powerful beasts and those he found he ignored.
The sudden shift of perception was difficult to smoothly ...
2024-05-26 12:19:23 +0000 UTC View Post‘The Burial Grounds were places of worship and mystery long before the Divine walked the world and birthed their abominations. No one can know with certainty what or who has created them, nor who is buried there. Some think they are remnants of another civilization, of a world older than the gods or the lands we know.
There ...
2024-05-25 21:47:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe halls of the Arcanum felt different when it was not the chatty Zihei but the silent Elora leading him. She had been quite enthused to show him where the library was after he had asked. It was the first place he wanted to go after getting his new and not quite shiny badge.
Her behavior went against expectation, but Sunday still wondered...
2024-05-25 19:11:52 +0000 UTC View PostEDIT3: Should I include spoilers for ch 43-44-45 at the bottom of the next chapter? It's quite important, but theres no need to read it. Other than that I think the only one you should definitely read is 48 - Sparring.
EDIT2: I forgot to add that the former chapter 49 with the vampire is donezo. Deleted. Gone. RIP.
EDIT: For some re...
The girl only grinned with excitement matching Sunday’s as an answer to his challenge. She took a low stance and didn’t let him out of sight. Like a poisonous insect ready to attack.
Her outfit was a mixture of something one would wear to a cocktail, with heavy armor covering the vitals while leaving room for the limbs to move freely. ...
2024-05-25 13:02:46 +0000 UTC View PostNOTE: Chapter below. I'm moving at a good pace with the changes to SC and should start deleting/exchanging chapters by tomorrow evening if I don't suffer any blocks. My backlog is pretty much obliterated, but it is what it is.
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It took a moment, unlike other times when the System would either bring the change immediately or as...
2024-05-24 12:24:19 +0000 UTC View PostFriends, supporters, cosmic beings of all nationalities, dear patrons,
I don't like what I've done with the latest chapters. They're all over the place, and they don't flow as I like them to.
It is possible to fix all the issues in the next chapters as I proceed and combine all the plotlines I've started, but it doesn't feel right....
2024-05-21 12:53:30 +0000 UTC View PostNOTE: The long-awaited one is here... share your thoughts and make me cry.
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“Are you sure?” Enid pouted. “Classes are not all that much. I don’t have one and look at me…”
She stretched lazily as a whole tree appeared beneath her and conformed to her figure as if nature it...
2024-05-21 12:37:42 +0000 UTC View PostNOTE: Difficult chapter to write. Next one will probably end me!
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The mana was abundant and the world was brimming with everchanging life. The trees, the earth, the beasts he could sense were all growing by the second. Miniscule changes that made Alan sigh and forget himself for a moment. As the current him saw it, mana was equ...
2024-05-19 13:20:17 +0000 UTC View PostSunday walked through the streets of Blumwin like he owned them. He had snuck out shortly after waking up, having decided that some solitude would do great for all the questions running rampant in his head. He was getting involved in quite a few ventures, mostly troublesome stuff. Nothing new, although the scale this time would certainly be diff...
2024-05-17 12:46:07 +0000 UTC View PostNOTE: EDITED! Very minor changes... I'm quite happy considering it was written in a work-induced fit of rage... in about 45-50 minutes. A record for me.
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“So that’s it, boy?” Old Greyheart asked. They had come back to his hut to finish their conversation and have another cup of tea. The possibility of tiering up in ...
2024-05-17 12:44:01 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m in no mood for games, woman,” Sunday slowly said. He meant it. He was dead tired and the lingering feeling of disgust that permeated him left little room for his usual jokey attitude toward his second life and its bullshit.
His encounter had shaken him. While he was a firm believer a man deserved to be able to choose their death...
2024-05-16 11:28:48 +0000 UTC View PostVyn walked toward the Manor, looking back after every few hurried steps he took.
He was terrified. He had been so scared only a few times in his life, the worst being his trip to the belt. In comparison to what he had seen there, the simple folk that had barred their path were harmless. Weak. Yet, even now his hands wouldn’t stop shaking...
2024-05-15 10:58:06 +0000 UTC View PostAlan sat and drank his tea in silence while Old Greyheart watched his every move. The seemingly always hot liquid didn’t have the same effect as the first sip, but it still calmed him down significantly and brought him closer to the state of mindfulness, where the world and its details were all his.
“You don’t seem to have much of a ...
2024-05-15 10:23:41 +0000 UTC View PostI was thinking of going down to five chapters a week of Scourge of Chaos starting today and posting Friday through Tuesday for at least a few more weeks or a month. Wednesday and Thursday are my worst days work-wise, so it makes sense to me.
Eventually, after we have a good number of chapters, I'll be doing 3-4 chapters a week at most. It...
2024-05-14 12:14:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you certain this is going to work?” Vyn asked as they walked down the path toward the city.
“What could go wrong? Anyway, I can’t throw money like that all the time, so let’s hope so.” Sunday responded.
“You seem to be in a hurry to get things going. You just barely got in the city.”
Sunday threw a side gla...
2024-05-14 12:03:46 +0000 UTC View Post