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Chapter 143: A Subtle Entrance

The gates to the inner chamber opened and the four of us were greeted with the sight of a conclave of old aliens dressed in plain robes. There were seven of them, all seated on high chairs slightly raised from where we stood by the entrance. The chamber itself was oddly plain, which was quite the contrast to all the art and mason work that adorn...

Chapter 142: The Theocracy of Fate

“Good morning!” I said cheerily to the gatekeepers blocking our path, “We are here to seek entrance to your beautiful city. We are mercenaries and soldiers for hire.”

The two men (women? Like I said, I still had no idea how to tell their genders apart) looked at our rag-tag group of four with dubious expressions. I couldn’t blame...

Chapter 141: Subtle Arrival

Once the last of us stepped through Q’s portal, the old Admin quickly closed the hole in reality and shoved us into a smaller wormhole so we’d be as far away from our entrance point as possible. The theory was that even if our entrance couldn’t be hidden from the natives of this dimension, then at least we could hide who caused that distur...

Interlude: Prophecies of Destruction

Inspira awoke with a jolt, her eyes swirling with sights and events of things to come, sweat pouring down her frame as the prophetic visions and maddening shouts assaulted every sense she had. She had never experienced something so intense before, and she rattled with the effort of containing such sights.

She saw… she saw figures, four o...

Chapter 140: Journey to Uncharted Planes

It had taken the better time of an entire day to get everything sorted out and for Xalla to contact all the right people, but we were all set up to go on the following morning. Molly informed us that Big Bob had to leave earlier to meet up with some of the other Sponsors and that he sends his best regards and is looking forward to hearing good n...

Chapter 139: Q

Q’s workspace could be called chaotic if you wanted to be generous. In reality, it was just a mess of various half-finished pieces of tech and spilled diagrams and blueprints. Various half-eaten containers of food and drinks were scattered everywhere, and the whole place reeked of a foul odor of unwashed and half-rotten organic matter.  2024-05-08 03:00:46 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 138: Meeting Molly

It wasn’t until the four of us left Central’s trial grounds that Molly had the opportunity to properly introduce herself. She had explained to me that getting out of her doll form should only be done on a more stable dimension and away from the annoying, ever-present gaze of the Trash Matrix. That was why I had taken us a short distance away...

Chapter 137: The Final Member

“Good morning, Dr. Walter,” Molly greeted me, she looked out toward the rising sun and furrowed her brows, “I still can’t get used to how bright things are in this dimension. Why would the people here risk exposing themselves to so much radiation? They’re delicate enough without the added risk.”

I shrugged, “They’ve got bad...

Chapter 136: Final Preperations

“Well,” I answered the woman with a grin, “It’s always good to have more allies in the future, and perhaps we can discuss how we can mutually assist each other in the future, but there is something that you can help us out with right now.”

Margret nodded, “If it’s within my power, I will be glad to assist.”

“Can I a...

Chapter 135: Central's Facade

It took every persuasion technique in the books to get the old woman listening, and while I would love to say that convincing her to join our cause was all due to my suave communication skills, that would be a bald-faced lie. Rather, I had Big Bob to thank, he had access to some of his recording devices and had simply shown the woman what we’d...

Chapter 134: Common Enemies

Xalla, Bob, and I stayed just outside of the threshold as we prepared ourselves to save the Restus in case something went wrong. Well, perhaps save wasn’t the right word for things, since our goal was to have them all killed, so we were all geared up to… kill them? Well, either way, the three of us were prepared for any traps that this Margr...

Chapter 133: Secret Enemies?

“Hey, Walter,” Xalla whispered by my side, “Don’t you think things are going a little too well?”

I had to agree with her there. I looked around and saw that my impromptu Restus army was making its way into the inner sanctums of the Site. The only resistance that they met along the way was the common vat-grown fodder found in the ...

Chapter 132: Troubles in Site 1100 (Site 1100 POV)

The buzzing and ringing of alarms woke Ed up from his intoxication. He could feel the uncomfortable dampness from all the spilled booze, sweat, and various other bodily fluids from the prior night’s activities stick to his body, and he was not happy. Ed tried to get up but his head felt like a particularly rotund individual auditioned for a ta...

Chapter 131: Rabble Rousing

“That was a splendid fight, Bakren,” I projected from my seat up in the rafters, “You have learned from your prior mistake and have become a warrior worthy of respect. It was not a mistake to give you a second chance.”

Bakren bowed even lower, his snouted nose practically digging into the dirt, “Thank you, Hierarch!” 

Chapter 130: Seeds of Rebellion

I swapped back into my Xollon form - the full version that I experienced with the Preview Tickets before, I didn’t have to worry about my old limitations right now - and greeted my peons. I chose to visit the first group of Restus that I encountered in their city, for no other reason than nostalgia’s sake.

The Restus barely noticed me ...

Chapter 129: New Plan for the Restus

The three of us stepped right outside Site 1100’s boundaries and strategized. Well, maybe calling it strategizing might be stretching it a bit since none of us tried very hard to think up even the semblance of a plan. Generally speaking, individual city-states were run by menials who were near the bottom of the totem pole in terms of authority...

Chapter 128: The Origin of Truth

Tismon here again, just a reminder that I will be taking the Weekends off from now on, just to get some proper rest and time in to plan and structure this new volume. Thank you everyone!

“Do you remember what happened 10 cycles ago, right before I disappeared?” I asked, it was about time I explained some of what...

Chapter 127: Next Steps

Big Bob and Xalla rejoined me soon after, followed by the trio of clean Aspirants. It was time to wrap up everything I needed here and move on to all the other pressing matters. My schedule would be busy for the next while, but at least I had some pleasant company.

“I don’t think the smell’s ever coming off my frills…” Xalla mutt...

Chapter 126: Fun with Friends

Half an hour later and I was left with three humans - yes, there were still three individuals, Big Bob was able to take the brain-goop from the poor man and somehow put him back together - that were much more amiable to sharing information. 

“Ok,” I said to the three, “Let’s hear what you know about Ryan and his guild, and who...

Chapter 125: Meeting the Aspirants

There was a pair of guards blocking my way to the inner sanctum of Ryan’s guild as I walked towards the building. Normally I would just ignore these two men and force my way through, but Noe did have a point. Making too much noise, no matter how preoccupied Central was at the moment, wouldn’t be a good idea in the long run. 

Inste...

Chapter 124: Lord Arbiter Walter (Start of Volume 3)

Tismon is back from his break!! Let the new Volume begin!

I took a deep breath in and just enjoyed the feel of the sun on my body. I was free to roam around after swapping spots back with the Director, and I couldn’t help but take some time to just enjoy myself first. I laughed at how much I missed the feeling of, well, anything. ...

Epilogue: The Return of the Arbiter

Jordan felt a chill down her spine when she saw the Arbiter emerge from the transference. W seemed… different somehow, more confident, more dangerous. She wasn’t sure what it was, but that unease quickly left her body as if it never existed in the first place, but Jordan’s experience told her that something had changed. Had her actions tru...

End of Volume Updates

Hello everyone, and thank you all for choosing to support me in this project of mine! The second volume is more or less complete at this point, with just an Epilogue chapter to tie some loose ends tomorrow. I'm pretty happy with this volume, and I hope everyone enjoyed the little revelation at the end. Let's just say that Walter will be quite bu...

Chapter 123: Partial Awakening and Revelations

Noe was the first being to greet me, just as she was the last one to see me off to sleep. Her form was hazy, with just the outline visible of the construct that I had created so, so long ago. She was still incomplete, but the fact that she could materialize even in part was a good sign. I couldn’t wait to see what had transpired on her side si...

Chapter 122: Dusk Approaches

I watched on with utter disbelief as Myra, Alina, and Bishop charged into the enemies. I’ll give them some credit, they did take out one of the huge creatures almost immediately with a carefully aimed headshot with Myra’s laser bullet. They also managed to waste all of their limited resources there as well, and they were facing down 5 very, ...

Chapter 121: Fracturing Will

We had gathered on top of a nearby rooftop overlooking the last obstacle in this stage of the training. All that was left to do was to enter an unassuming door guarded by a half dozen of those giant creatures. They seemed to be on high alert for any signs of intruders, and I doubted that Bishop would have enough mana to daze all six of them at o...

Chapter 120: Coordination and Chaos

The volley of frenzied fire did its job at whittling down the first wave of enemies, but the mutants that inhabited the inner circle of the city were much more tenacious than the ones in the outskirts. They kept coming at us despite the heavy losses on their side. It was easy enough for me to deal with them, even in my weak human form, but they ...

Chapter 119: Guiding the Guests

Tismon Notes: Hey everyone, just wanted to let everyone know that I'm in a really busy period in my day job right now, so releases might be a little slow for the next few days. I'll still try to get them out on time, but no promises! Thanks for understanding, and for all the continued support!

“Mr. Guide, sir!” Alina sa...

Chapter 118: Tentative Stabilization

“I’m Myra,” the leader of the group introduced, “I’m in charge of… what’s left of our party. My job’s mainly ranged and I have minimal close cover options, which is why I normally act as a backline commander in fights.”

I nodded, “Any notable abilities?”

“I can switch ammunition for different effects, but that...

Chapter 117: Troubles in Training

I slapped on the rather cumbersome helmet and allowed Jordan to make the final adjustments. Having her work with a device that directly interfaced with my head might seem like a bad idea, but I was fairly confident that Central still wanted to get me on their side, at least for now. That meant that they wouldn’t choose to willingly harm me unl...