"That sounds hella pricey choom. You sure?" David asked with a conflicted look.
"The Neuroport shouldn't be too much, a few thousand at most. But the optics are gonna be about seventy or so thousand. It's important that you have ports and optics that can handle your Sandevistan's full capabilities. Most people would think that the things a...
2025-11-19 16:03:06 +0000 UTC View PostIt was possible to come back from a bankruptcy filing but it was hard. Usually it happened because some rich person and/or group bought it out to revamp the company for profit. If that sounds familiar it's because that's almost exactly my plan. The only difference between my version and that one was I didn't need Atlas because it's Atlas, I need...
2025-11-19 15:54:05 +0000 UTC View PostMy ice surged and started to freeze even the flames of the Balor in defiance to natural order but I ignored that to rush the beast. Now suddenly on the back foot the monster roared angrily and sent wild strikes to harm me but I parried each with an accompanying black flash. Three, four, five, the number lost meaning as I felt a state of enlighte...
2025-11-19 15:41:59 +0000 UTC View PostMy new batch of books arrived when I next awoke and I immediately got busy with the charms book. This one was on little known spells that while useful to a degree weren't covered in the course of the subject this year or any other. This was also where I first was exposed to the rare field of illusion magic. This magic was unfortunately one that ...
2025-11-18 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe more updates about this plan and Jacks own plans as well the more this feeling grew. The end goal for Moxxi here was causing Jack to fail to accomplish anything but Jacks goal was very different. He was after some vault he found readings of on the moon and the laser was merely a pet project of his that the lost legion had stolen. He wanted i...
2025-11-18 15:57:41 +0000 UTC View PostThrough the four floors with the normal monsters I went without any trouble at all. I spent slightly longer on the forty eighth floor as I was studying the Fomoires since there was very little information available on them since they rarely were seen. They were level four monsters and stood three meters tall with their almost satanic forms. They...
2025-11-18 15:55:28 +0000 UTC View PostQuirelmort didn't bother explaining the lack of stuttering despite my feigned shock but grilled me harshly on the knowledge I took from the book chosen for me.
"Excellent! Your talent is clear to see. I believe you are ready for more.... advanced topics." he said at the end once seemingly satisfied with my performance.
"What kind of ...
2025-11-16 16:14:13 +0000 UTC View PostSoon enough the source of my discomfort was revealed when the Helios space station was attacked. An ex Dahl army group led by a Colonel Tungsteena Zarpedon who called themselves the lost legion. The station was not ready for an assault on it at this scale and was overrun nearly instantly. Jack who was apparently in charge of the station had mana...
2025-11-16 16:06:51 +0000 UTC View PostPersonally I had no use for the stuff but I did have a normal craftsman in my familia so I chose to be nice and grab some kaenseki while I was here. First though I stopped and made camp to eat and rest after that satisfying fight. While I was waiting for the soup to boil i called Hestia on my coin.
"Alex? You must have reached a safe z...
2025-11-16 15:36:01 +0000 UTC View Post"Start by explaining what each wand movement is used for." Flitwick said calmly.
"From what I can understand the wand movements are more about what the purpose of the spell is to be used for. Take the levitation charm for example. The standard movement is a swish and flick which is used for a short gathering of magic before a smooth steady...
2025-11-14 15:18:48 +0000 UTC View PostThe good times didn't last too long for some of us however as Mordy ended up breaking up with Moxxi before things got too serious. The reason was ironically because he was too busy doting on Bloodwing to do the same with his actual girlfriend apparently. He was the tiniest bit salty about it since he didn't see a problem with it but I wasn't goi...
2025-11-14 15:11:31 +0000 UTC View Post"Let's fucking go!" I yelled in excitement as I activated my buffing cursed technique and unleashed my flames.
The red mist around the bones of the Udeaus kept my flames in check but were being consumed rapidly as the giant skeleton two handed the sword and chopped down at me aggressively. I cackled madly as I swung my weapon up to counter...
2025-11-14 15:01:36 +0000 UTC View Post"What about after that?" he asked curiously.
"Focus on one thing at a time mate. Just get this fencing with Reyes done with and pay off Maine first. After that find a new place to live in a safer location. Doesn't need to be north oaks or anything like that but anywhere that you don't have to worry about some random gang members or thieves...
2025-11-13 15:31:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe [Elemental embodiment] traits were actually drastically scaled down versions of my own [embodiment of destruction] trait but specific to a single element and without as much utility. I imagined that if I were able to upgrade the traits a bit I could create "pseudo sirens" that had full elemental powers but that's it. To anyone not aware of t...
2025-11-13 15:23:14 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a quiet night of rest at the oasis I set off for the stairs heading down into the thirty seventh floor. The stone walls and steps of those stairs were all a pale chalky white which was the reason the floor got it's name apparently. The floor itself was shaped in a series of circles with maze like paths all through it leading both to and fr...
2025-11-13 15:13:45 +0000 UTC View Post"Oh? I'm familiar with the first three's users but the last two are new to me." I said honestly.
"Just some small time pirates from the north blue that got to the grandline and stagnated." Whitebeard said dismissively.
"Makes sense, shame though. A salt logia sounds like it would be incredibly useful especially if you know how to pur...
2025-11-11 16:12:19 +0000 UTC View PostI did end up having to get a second copy of the [Adaptive camouflage] trait for Mordy who wanted it but I had no problem at all with that. Quite the opposite really as it was a step in the right direction for my hope of enhancing all of my friends in time. Still Bloodwing seemed the most thrilled in this exchange as she was freed of her harness ...
2025-11-11 15:58:52 +0000 UTC View PostFrom there I stood up and walked to the nearest tree. Placing my hand on the thing and a flex of my power later I had a sheet of fine quality paper. I walked back over to the scrawl on the sand and began to copy it now in small print on the paper. Even still it took the entire front and back of the paper to copy it all. It was a strange language...
2025-11-11 15:48:32 +0000 UTC View Post"What if he zeroes me anyway?" David asked panicked.
"He shouldn't. Maine can be a hardass and ruthless sure but once he knows who you are and why you chipped in the Sandevistan he'll at least not kill you if you give him an alternative." I said seriously.
"What if he presses for the sandy still?" he asked a little more calm but stil...
2025-11-09 15:00:21 +0000 UTC View Post"What do I do now?" Atlas asked with a lost expression.
"Now I will give you the tour of my home. This place will be one you will spend most of your time occupying after all." I said casually.
That is what I did too. It took a little longer than my other tours since I needed to explain the details of each room to Atlas since it would...
2025-11-09 14:53:23 +0000 UTC View PostI shot up into the air using my flames and went higher and higher as the temperature rose dramatically the closer I got to the giant crystal. When I actually arrived it was as though I was standing in an oven. The light and heat coming off the crystal was intense but I ignored that and stretched out my hand to rest it on the crystals surface. Fo...
2025-11-09 14:39:10 +0000 UTC View PostI chuckled at his reaction. There was an innocence to it that felt out of place for the world he lived in. This was how I could tell it must have been pretty early in the timeline for him. Perhaps this was even before he joined Maine's crew and lost that innocence.
"No mate, I'm not yanking you around. This is really happening." I sa...
2025-11-08 15:48:13 +0000 UTC View PostThat done I went back to Fyrestone to work on my stuff while I waited for the satellite station to arrive so I could finally finish the trade with the Angel. My current project was creating the ideal personality engram for a kick ass butler robot. So far I had taken Hammerlock's, Baldrin's, Roland's and Brick's engrams and trimmed away the memor...
2025-11-08 15:35:49 +0000 UTC View PostI freefell completely freely as I didn't even bother controlling it until I was approaching the great lake and used a burst of flame to straighten out before I slipped below the surface with a splash face first. The cool water was satisfying against my skin and with a kick of my legs I shot up and through the surface of the water. I flexed my en...
2025-11-08 15:29:56 +0000 UTC View Post'I should probably wait till I fully recover.' I thought with a sigh.
I wasn't going to be too bored for long though as I had the devil fruit deal with Whitebeard coming up as well as my third customer. Hopefully one that would give me access to better products for sale between Rockwell and Whitebeard. Right now those two worlds overlapped...
2025-11-06 15:28:10 +0000 UTC View PostOnce the giant beast was dusted and gone the cavity felt empty and hollow which was fair. The Eridian ruins in this cavity were rather concentrated as there was a single chamber with a glowing stoned pyramid. On it was close to twenty or thirty red chests that must have been the loot stash of that Captain Blade fellow. I let Vater and the league...
2025-11-06 15:19:32 +0000 UTC View Post"Matching sets? Really?" Daphne asked sarcastically as she saw the armors.
"First of all, yes. And secondly they are made of hide taken from the hundred hands giant so be fucking grateful. Anyone else want to put their foot in their mouth or will you take the armor and say thank you like good children?" I said with a raised eyebrow.
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2025-11-06 15:10:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe thing about logia fruits was that elementalization was a built in safety mechanism for them. Closer to an instinct than anything else really but entirely controllable. In this particular case I elementalized not because I was in any real danger but out of surprise at the small chocolate thrown at me. It was annoying to say the least since I ...
2025-11-05 15:06:22 +0000 UTC View PostThe fifth ruin was another Seraph production plant that made artillerists in particular. I retrieved the "spawners" and a quick rewrite of code later and replacement of the "spawners" I now had a nice twelve Seraph artillerists under my command. Really I thought about perhaps sending these bots to the league to bolster their forces but chose not...
2025-11-05 14:58:11 +0000 UTC View PostAdding on some durability properties to the individual senbon as well as piercing properties and finally the thing was finished. Maybe to some people they'd find this outcome disappointing given the power of the Knuckelavee's materials and their potential but I didn't. Sure I could have made something that fully unleashed the calamities power up...
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