The sun gracefully dipped below the horizon, signaling the end of another day. Stores closed their doors and activated inexpensive magical alarm artifacts. The more affluent shops even had faint magical shields appear around their doors and windows. Meanwhile, stall owners packed up their belongings onto wooden carts and began their journey home...
2025-04-04 15:09:29 +0000 UTC View PostDamien couldn’t believe how well the meeting went. He knew the king doted on his daughter and used that to his advantage. Asking for her hand in marriage was a clever way to set the bar high and appear reluctant to accept anything less. Since the king placed such high value on his daughter’s marriage, it was a critical weakness, enabling Dam...
2025-04-04 08:10:02 +0000 UTC View PostDamien lazily sat in the car with his eyes closed. He felt his body rapidly trying to repair his wrecked mana circuits. The pain was intense, but he managed to control his expression. Imryll was still sleeping in the front seat, but Fay had woken up. She kept shooting Damien glances for an unknown reason. Could she tell how much pain he was in d...
2025-04-04 07:51:03 +0000 UTC View PostDamien emerged from the forest with a slight smile. The clearing was filled with mindless ghouls who stood still or walked in circles. Their last order from Alan had been to kill the man, but he had flown outside of their aggro range.
Once Damien entered the clearing filled with undead, their heads all collectively looked in his direction....
2025-04-02 08:59:58 +0000 UTC View PostDamien’s claws and fangs retreated to where they belonged. His bloodlust subsided as his perfect posture disappeared and indifference crumbled away. He stumbled toward a tree with watery eyes. His throat felt clogged as he gasped for breath. He tried to throw up, but nothing came out.
“What the fuck did I just do?” Damien muttered wh...
2025-04-02 08:58:40 +0000 UTC View PostA middle-aged man leaned against a tree while taking deep breaths.
“Ugh, my mana reserves…I can’t hold on much longer…”
His name was Alan, and his master had ordered him to turn people from a farming village nearby into ghouls.
Killing an entire village was surprisingly easy. He just released a low-level curse into th...
2025-04-02 08:57:42 +0000 UTC View PostFay, Imryll, and Walter watched Damien casually sit in his seat as if the battle going on outside was of no concern. Despite the soundproofing, the clang of swords, the smashing of bones, and the screams of the dying soldiers outside caused them all to flinch.
Imryll’s knuckles turned white from gripping the parchment of Luna Runes a lit...
2025-04-02 01:52:18 +0000 UTC View PostBeldroth didn’t think he had seen someone die so pitifully in all his years as a soldier. Dagger to the head while being held onto by a corpse.
He quickly regained his focus and ordered everyone into formation. The bodies began to rise once again. He thought long and hard about his training, trying to remember how to defeat the undead. F...
2025-04-02 01:50:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe one who interrupted Damien’s basement magic session was Fay. Apparently, it wasn't just one person but a whole group of people waiting outside for him. If not for his [Noble Aura], he would have been freaking out.
Under the guidance of Fay, Damien calmly left the safety of his house and emerged outside. A winter bree...
2025-04-01 14:15:52 +0000 UTC View PostMeanwhile, in the royal palace, Kassinki.
“Princess Emilia has requested your services, Captain Beldroth,” a royal scribe commanded from beyond Beldroth’s door. “I’m coming in.”
The tiny man looked comical sitting at such a large and imposing desk, surrounded by mountains of paperwork.
“The hell does she ...
2025-04-01 13:21:49 +0000 UTC View PostAfter twenty minutes of searching, Damien finally located his clothes, hiding away in a servant’s wardrobe.
He inspected the suit and noticed a bit of dust had accumulated on the shoulder pads. Looking at it resurfaced a few memories.
“Oh? Damien robbed a nobleman while traveling to this city for these clothes, since traversing t...
2025-03-31 03:25:39 +0000 UTC View PostImryll awoke to the steady thumping of rain against the window. The room was dimly lit, but she appeared to be inside the comfiest bed of all time. She looked around the room with curiosity, but her migraine was stopping her from focusing on any one thing for too long.
“Ugh, I need some water…” Imryll muttered under her breath and th...
2025-03-31 03:03:55 +0000 UTC View Post“I swear January is the worst month of the year,” Fay muttered under the cloak. Her hands, red from the cold, emerged from her deep pockets and tugged the large hood down tighter over her eyes, trying to get any respite from the rain.
She was quickly ushered through the nobles’ gate and into the city. The royal palace could be seen i...
2025-03-31 03:02:24 +0000 UTC View PostMage Tower Monster Records
Page 3764 - Entry by Sir Peter Aknold, Year 820
While exploring the unnamed mountains to the north of our settlement, we discovered a weird-looking human. Upon capturing the target, we were able to gain more information.
Description of specimen:
Tall, around 19...
2025-03-31 03:01:30 +0000 UTC View PostI just wanted a taste, that was all. Damien cursed in his mind as his vision went red, and he was overcome with ecstasy. The more blood he extracted from Imryll, the harder it felt to suppress his vampiric instincts, and his soul called out to him.
“You dare to share a bed with livestock?”
“She tried ...
2025-03-31 03:00:31 +0000 UTC View PostImryll sat awkwardly in the leather chair. Damien didn’t pay her any more attention and just continued reading his books, as if he hadn’t been almost assassinated five minutes ago.
Imryll studied his face. He must be incredibly powerful… His skin felt stronger than magicsteel, not to mention he seemed so unfazed by my pathetic as...
2025-03-31 02:55:16 +0000 UTC View PostDamien spread out his psychokinesis onto the floorboards and the door. With only a C+ grade, he had to lie back into the chair and try to relax to increase his mana regeneration with his [Lazy] trait.
If I can inflict a wound onto the assassin, I can corrupt their mana flow with Blood magic for a few minutes… Th...
2025-03-31 02:54:05 +0000 UTC View PostImryll clicked her tongue as she exited Emilia’s room.
These royals love to order us around without having any idea how impossible of a task they are requesting.
She arrived at an inn near the noble gate of the university and checked in for the night under a fake name. Tomorrow she would try to catch sight of this assistan...
2025-03-31 02:52:53 +0000 UTC View Post“Father!” August exclaimed while chewing on a rare blue piece of steak. Animal blood coated his lips with a glossy sheen, and his wide smile threatened to split his face in half.
A tired old man with a crown sat half-slumped in his chair. He glanced at his ‘son’ and let out a deep sigh.
“What, August?” he said in a tone o...
2025-03-31 02:50:46 +0000 UTC View PostDamien casually floated five books in front of him while sipping on some cheap wine he found left in the servant’s rooms. The red wine had a sharp, sour flavor, similar to vinegar, and it slightly burned his nasal passages as it went down. It was rather unpleasant, but he enjoyed the atmosphere it created. Swirling the wine in the glass made h...
2025-03-31 02:42:07 +0000 UTC View PostSeeing that the drama had concluded, the students dispersed with excited chatter. However, Prince August remained in place on the staircase, his expression unreadable as he watched Damien enter the library through a large doorway with the black-haired girl who seemed to be a family member in tow.
Karles is not a noble surname name I re...
2025-03-31 02:41:38 +0000 UTC View PostThe Head Professor’s expression twisted at Damien’s cheerful greeting.
“Are you well?” Damien asked, noticing that the Head Professor looked rather pale, tired, and had dark bags under his eyes.
Of course, Damien already knew the answer. The Head Professor was far from well; in fact, he was dying.
Damien is already ...
2025-03-31 02:41:07 +0000 UTC View PostAfter ten minutes of traveling, Damien felt mentally drained and almost ill from mana exhaustion.
In the game, Damien played as characters from various countries. However, in his opinion, no capital city captured the medieval walled city aesthetic quite like the capital city of Kassinki.
The city had one hundred fifty thousand reside...
2025-03-31 02:40:29 +0000 UTC View PostA man strolled into a basic-looking study with purpose and looked around.
“They really were poor bastards; why did they make things so difficult for me, then?”
Two women flanked the slightly fat man's sides and spoke seductively.
“Husband, why do you chase this woman? Are we not good enough for you?”
“Yes, what ...
2025-03-31 02:39:56 +0000 UTC View PostDamien stood ten meters from a wooden structure with annoyance plastered on his perfectly crafted face. After all, the mid-game villain ‘Damien Nightshade’ had been designed after a typical vampire merged with a fantasy elf to give it a more noble vibe. Such a perfect appearance would be unrealistic in real life but not in a game.
“F...
2025-03-31 02:39:28 +0000 UTC View Post“It’s not a game anymore after all,” Damien muttered while staring at the gold-plated pocket watch in his hand.
“What’s not a game, Master?” Fay asked as she shakily attempted to dress Damien. She had to perch on a stool to reach Damien’s shoulders, and due to blood loss, she was struggling to stand. She was tempted to use Da...
2025-03-31 02:38:55 +0000 UTC View PostDamien lay down in the bath while deep in thought.
What is wrong with me?
He casually glanced at the pale-faced woman on the cold bathroom floor. Scarlet blood streamed down her exposed neck from two small holes, forming a small pool on the white-tiled floor. Her chest rose and fell as she took small and shallow breaths. Her...
2025-03-31 02:37:43 +0000 UTC View PostDamien lay naked in the warm water, allowing it to clean his every nook and cranny. He really couldn’t believe this was now his body. His previous body was sickly and thin, almost like a twig. Nothing compared to this body that seemed to be crafted by the gods themselves.
He pondered if he was dissatisfied with his situation. He had spen...
2025-03-31 02:37:08 +0000 UTC View PostDamien awoke feeling nauseous from the smell beside him. Despite his overwhelming urge to sleep, he pushed his tired body out of bed and stood up with great effort. His gaze landed on his bare feet.
I’m standing…
He could feel the pressure on his feet, the stone-cold floor below, and the slight breeze from a half-opened ...
2025-03-31 02:36:17 +0000 UTC View PostDamien was unsurprised to see him on the news again.
"Sir Windsor, Sir Windsor! Due to extensive inbreeding, many prominent members of parliament and concerned citizens have compared the Silverkin family to the modern-day Habsburgs. Could you respond to these claims and shed some light on the situation?" A middle-aged woman w...
2025-03-31 02:35:36 +0000 UTC View Post