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HS Chapter 30:

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Chapter 30:

Alice was not sure how to process the turbulent set of emotions and thoughts swirling through her mind. There was too much in flux, too much confusion, too many things that had just been thrown at her out of the blue for her to really feel like she had her feet underneath her. And now, as this woman re...

EV B2 Chapter 7:

EV B2 Chapter 7:

As I walked, I thought. Getting my old team back together didn't seem possible, which meant I would need at least some kind of new party. Helga and Jonas were apparently still together, so I started heading in their direction. The locator indicated they were in the same general area, and Amelia gave me similar directions w...

HS Chapter 29:

Chapter 29:

Titus looked up into Alice's face and struggled to read her emotions. There was predominantly confusion, but under that, there was a certain amount of anger and betrayal, a hurt look in her eyes as if he had wronged her. Titus supposed maybe he had. But beneath it all, in the set of her shoulders, in the way she hunched, he cou...

HS Chapter 28:

Chapter 28:

Titus looked down at Alice where she sat in the center of her ritual circle. The weird glowing lights from the lines she had drawn on the ground unnerved him slightly. It was something he had never seen before. Not in his very long life. And, well, it was only one of many things that had changed recently, but he was starting to...

EV B2 Chapter 6:

EV B2 Chapter 6:

 I managed to weasel out of kneecapping Phil the Gnome's competitor by the time I left the shop with a locator amulet in hand. Somehow, I managed to end up in the exact situation I was planning on avoiding by coming to Phil the Gnomes. I now owed a minor favor, backed by Loki. It was... not ideal, but I didn't really ...

EV B2 Chapter 5:

B2 Chapter 5:

It only took a few minutes for me to understand what I was doing wrong. Immediately after receiving my minimal reward of a single coin, I went over to the nearest tavern and got a drink. Not because I really needed to spend the money the second I found it, but rather because I wanted to listen in. Apparently, the nearest tave...

HS Chapter 27:

Chapter 27:

Congratulations. You are the first warlock in the history of the system. We wish you and your Bondholder a long and fruitful relationship. Close communication between Pact Bonds is essential for the success of this class. Please perform the [Communion] ritual at your earliest convenience.

Alice read the m...

HS Chapter 26:

Chapter 26:

Alice was so surprised that she let out an involuntary cry of triumph. She'd done it. She'd broken through. She had understood something about herself. She wasn't exactly sure what she'd done, but it seemed like a big deal, getting an upgrade and a class to boot. She was going to be useful, powerful, strong. And she wa...

HS Chapter 25:

Chapter 25:

At Alice's feet, Titus remained disturbingly still. She shook him but didn't take her eyes off the dead kraken that was tilting their boat dangerously. He didn't respond. She looked down and saw his eyes were closed, but even as she pressed her fingers to his throat, she knew he was fine. He had a pulse, and his body was burnin...

HS Chapter 24:

Chapter 24:

In a blind panic, Alice fired a mana bolt directly at the creature's beak. The shimmering haze of magic glanced off its black carapace mouth. Though it didn't break the shell as she had hoped, it wasn't entirely ineffective. The bolt continued forward, striking the main body of the baby Kraken and sizzling its rubbery flesh. 2024-10-07 17:43:25 +0000 UTC View Post

HS Chapter 23:

Chapter 23:

After that exchange, the conversation dried up, leaving Alice and Titus to their own devices. After a few minutes underway, Alice got up and wandered around the ship. Or was it a boat? She didn't know the right terminology, but luckily, there wasn't anyone around to offend. Titus didn't seem to be too picky, even if he had gott...

EV B2 Chapter 4:

EV B2 Chapter 4:

The prompt soon faded away from my vision, and I looked around, seeing that nothing had changed. I was still standing in the middle of the forest. The bodies were still there. I looked around, trying to see where the next quest giver was. I wasn’t even sure how to exit the scenario.

After a few minutes o...

EV B2 Chapter 3:

As I chopped wood, I had more time than I wanted to think. The stack seemingly went on for hours, even though I powered through it at a superhuman rate that even a team of five ordinary men would have struggled to keep up with. I never ran out of work to do, and the sun slowly dipped beneath the horizon.

Haldor's daughter, who w...

HS Chapter 22:

Chapter 22:

Alice stopped Titus from scrolling when he hit an object of interest. "Damn it," she said. "The Wand of Fireball costs 20,000 credits. I don't know if I have enough to buy anything interesting."

Titus muttered, "You could try to negotiate, but I don't think you really need a Wand of Fireball."

"Yeah, but it would be...

EV B2 Chapter 2:

EV B2 Chapter 2:

The next morning, I scarfed down breakfast and immediately left for the town. As I walked through the many paved streets, I studied every face carefully, searching for any bit of recognition, but not a single flicker. I didn’t see any familiar faces either, which gave me a little bit of solace.

I wondered about las...

HS Chapter 21:

Chapter 21:

Alice started to have her doubts as they approached the shop. It took a while for her to see it, but there was indeed a sign. It was in Spanish, but Titus claimed it said they had reached the consortium. However, it was no fancy temple or grand monastery. Instead, it looked like a hole-in-the-wall tourist trap that sold tchotch...

EV B2 Chapter 1:

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EV B2 Chapter 1:

The second time I died... Well, that wasn’t entirely a fair statement. I’d died many, many more times than just twice. But this was the second time I died for real, from a real life. I didn’t even see the feasting halls of the Lesser Hall of Valhalla. No, it wasn’t long before I was staring up...

HS Chapter 20:

Chapter 20:

The trip into the seaside city was only briefly interrupted by the appearance of an evil black hellhound-looking creature with a missing front paw. The identification said it was a [Dip - lvl 9].

Titus made Alice fight it alone, but she was allowed to borrow the shovel this time. Holding it with both hand...

HS Chapter 19:

Chapter 19:

At her warning, Titus leaped back, drawing his knife in one hand and his ax in the other. The shovel was left strapped to his pack, resting on the ledge far away.

They looked up as the statue of the beautiful angel shifted slightly. Alice was amazed as the thing seemed to come alive. It started with a simple twitch of its...

HS Chapter 18:

Chapter 18:

Not caring about safety laws, Alice sprawled out in the long back seat of the SUV, doing her best to doze off with her extra hoodie rolled up as a pillow against the door handle. It was easier than it probably should have been. Every once in a while, the car stopped, and Titus got out to fight something, but it never took very ...

HS Chapter 17:

Chapter 17:

Alice didn't end up leading the way, but she did point out directions from the passenger seat of the little golf cart they used. She indicated the turns they needed to take on the path. As they rode in silence, the weak headlights illuminated the way ahead. They stopped once in a while for Titus to absolutely flatten any enemy ...

HS Chapter 16:

Chapter 16:

"Doesn't that sound a little powerful for a first class?" Alice asked after Titus finished reading the description. "I mean, even the name 'Eternal Predator' sounds like final boss status."

Titus just shrugged. "You're asking the wrong person. It does sound awesome, though."

"That's true. It seems like we need to fi...

HS Chapter 15:

Chapter 15:

"If that stupid meathead block of muscles had just done his job, everything would be fine," Alice told herself as she wiped her eyes again. If he had just rushed her to the place, he could have even run in front of her while she drove the cart.

Just because she had a concussion didn't mean she couldn't drive a golf cart. ...

HS Chapter 14:

Chapter 14:

Titus stood awkwardly next to the golf cart they had been using to grab repair materials. He didn't know what to do with his hands as he watched Alice stare forlornly at the building as it started to burn. He wanted to wrap her in a hug and tell her everything would be all right, but that'd be weird. His usual methods of comfor...

HS Chapter 13:

Chapter 13:

By the time they finally reached the warehouse where all the extra equipment was kept, Alice's hair was plastered to her face with sweat. Her borrowed shirt had a rip on the side, and her jeans had a couple of holes at the knees. The few cuts she had received were cleaned up, and luckily, she had avoided her hair being singed, ...

HS Chapter 12:

Chapter 12:

They finally found the golf cart tractor-looking hybrid that Alice saw many of the campus employees and groundskeepers riding around in. It was off to the side of the loading bay, where trucks could go back in to be unloaded. There was a little garage, and the keys turned the battery right on. Titus had them zipping down the ca...

HS Chapter 11:

Chapter 11:

Alice slowly came to in the dim light of the room, the faint illumination barely bothering her eyes. The threads of mana around her shed a slight glow, allowing her to almost see in the dark. Titus's voice came from behind her, and she was grateful he was out of view.

"Is this going to be a common thing?"

"What?" Al...

HS Chapter 10:

Chapter 10:

Alice pored over the list of skills. It all fit on one page, and she didn't have to scroll at all. But her options kind of made sense, given what she'd been up to. She'd certainly done a lot less fighting than Titus had, and he was choosing his third skill, not a second. So maybe she would get more and stronger options as she l...

EV Epilogue:

Epilogue:

Loki gave his trademark sly smile when his favorite Valkyrie walked into the lounge a few minutes after his most recent champion left. She gave him a hard look, an expression that was wholly unsuited for her soft and gentle face.

"You know, I had my doubts when you had me bend the rules to bring him here," she said.

L...

EV Chapter 64:

Chapter 64:

"Hello again, Miles," Mary's musical voice echoed around me. Her words fell on deaf ears though as I looked around.

The world around me had faded into shadowy shapes. And I was having trouble seeing where I was. My soul had left my body, which lay beneath me. I looked over to where Alana's form had been. I was so focused ...