Avery Light

Chapter 290 - Battle for the Soul

Ars Skeith -a merger of Dream Viers and Arsène- was evading the barrage of energy blasts from the Para-Hydra with the skill of an ace pilot. The attacks contained a significant amount of power behind them, however…

“It doesn't matter how powerful you are if you can't hit me!”

He wasn't like the Red Comet but a white one. His previous slash had made a gash on the Para-Hydra massive body and he was aiming for that.

He knew the Para-Hydra was just an outer shell. The tru...

Chapter 289

As a soul Pathseeker, Viers had no doubt that one day, he would have battles inside his soul. He had seen many examples of it in the many Fables in his mind. Ordinary Pathseekers would have trouble forming a battle representative inside the soul yet it was not so for Viers.

But why stop there?

Instead of battling using his human form, why not do so in a stronger form?

Thus began the development of Cyber Soul Shift Arte. This Arte had multiple forms and Ars Skeith was one of ...

Chapter 288 - Saga’s End

Viers spent the next decade living like Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great. He went from battlefield to battlefield, laying waste to armies and subduing cities.

One day, Viers went to a new recruit training ground on a whim, giving them training personally.

“See the stationary man-sized shooting dummies ten meters in front of you? Anyone who can't hit them with their muskets will be used as target practice!”

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Chapter 287 - The Great

Three days after the kingdom’s king got ousted, a new king was crowned. It was none other than the one who killed him, Viers.

The coronation itself was shown all over the city using magical items. Projected into walls or reflected on water, it was like television.

The new king was now traveling in a convoy all around the city above a royal carriage and people jubilantly cheered at the sight of him as if this was a Disneyland parade.

How could they not, when an army of Tyra...

Chapter 286 - Regicide

There was a freshly created volcano in the Valkut region.

Yesterday, this place was a grassy plain, but now there was a lonely mountain.

The sight of the volcanic terrain was eerie, like a haunted ground. The terrain of the volcano's surroundings still bore the fresh mark of a great battle that had just occurred but changes had already started taking shape. The rocks were reddish and some of them had red veins on them, becoming cultivation materials because of the mana around them...

Important Announcement!

Note: there's chapter release before this.

The Valkut arc is almost finished. There are still about 5-10 chapters before that but after the arc's conclusion, I plan on taking a break in December. Might be two weeks up to a full month. There will be no chapter release during that time. This break is also necessary for me to plan for the next arc.

Aurora Scroll has been going on for almost two years now and I believe a time off is overdue. To be honest, I'm feeling a burn...

Chapter 285 - Medal of Honor

On the top of the Magitek Wonder Valkut Spire, the battle had reached its climax.

Marquess Foulfae had crossed over from the realm of the fae and the world shuddered from his arrival. The ambient mana and the land began to change, altered by the great fae’s will.

Standing in his way, was the Popess of the Estellian Church, Sallustia Amaris.

Words were hardly sufficient to accurately describe the battle between these two figures. It was an eye-opener for Alvared. As a Level...

Chapter 284

The killing intent was like a stench that had seeped deep into the earth. Thick, palpable, and terrorizing.

Compared to Paina, Farley was the one with the stronger will but even her spear was shaking.

Is this the end?

Ciel flashed forward, the movement Arte gave a flicker of light as she moved.

“Get a grip you two! It's not over yet.”

The clone blocked her sword with his bare hands. A spectral maw almost bit Ciel’s head but she jumped back in time ...

Chapter 283 - The Water Maidens

At the shore of a lake, there was a school of fish. Very odd considering the place.

The fish swam in the air as if they were in the water. Each fish was the size of a sardine, but thousands of them made the school look like a massive living cloud. Although they had the shape of fish, they were not actually animals but water.

In the center of the swarm, stood the Level 4 split soul of Georgi. He extended his palm and the fish simply exploded in a straight line.

“Ugh…!”<...

Chapter 282 - X

Project X.

As a fire user, Viers couldn't send Clarissa to fight in the same manner as the water affinitied Paina and Farley.

However, there was a workaround. By using Faiya to house her soul, Clarissa would temporarily resurrect and regain her Level 5 battle strength. Two factors were crucial in achieving this feat: Viers’ extensive soul knowledge and Faiya himself.

A fire elemental born out of Phoenix End Fire.

Viers knew the clichés. Even though using the fire ha...

Chapter 281 - Viers’ Angels

“A lamia spirit? The boy ever surprises,”

Georgi walked with his hands behind his back as if nothing happened. Never mind a wound, not a single speck of dust was on him. Even the previous damage from the mysterious light was gone. Clarissa slapped him to the bowels of a hill but he was back without wasting any time.

Too soon, evident by the frown on Clarissa’s face and the surprise on the other two’s. Paina was guarding Viers while picking up the items from the ground. The...

Chapter 280

A woman fell from a tear in the sky while letting out a scream. Thankfully the spatial tear wasn't too high up in the air. It definitely still hurt though.

“Ow, ow, ow,” Ciel slowly stood up from the ground after the ungraceful landing. “I thought I was done for.”

She looked up at the sky and there was no sign of the spatial anomaly that spat her out. It seems the group had been separated. The Army of One effect was no longer active. As the focus of the War Formation, she ...

Chapter 279 - Karma

Alvared, the Governor-King of Valkut exploded with fury. He shouted as if expressing his rage to the heavens.

Judith, the unseeing Cardinal of the Estellian Church, defended herself from the onslaught of rocks that her older brother of the blood created, hair and robe swaying from the wind.

Alvared was usually composed and aloof but now he was consumed by his emotions to such a degree that Judith found it very odd.

Could it be related to the fiery explosion earlier?...

Chapter 278

No one could gainsay that dragons are mighty creatures.

Those possessing their blood are many, for dragons are lustful creatures. However, True Dragons, titles reserved to the peak of their species, are few in number.

World’s apex predators, monsters amongst monsters.

One such being was spewing the famed dragon breath from his mouth. The volume of lightning pouring out was enough to drown a town in a sea of fire. His command of the elements was so great that the sky was co...

Chapter 277 - Place to Die

We run like the Seven Devils are out to get our souls.

The maze is no more. As I suspected, the entire thing was a glamour of the fae. Considering the depth of the illusion, perhaps it is the work of the marquess himself. Without it, the true form of the Magitek Wonder’s interior is revealed. There are lines on the wall, red lights streaming upwards to the top as if transferring some kind of energy. It worries me, since we still don't know the purpose of the Wonder.

We arrive at...

Chapter 276 - Into the Fire

“I’m glad,” Paina approaches.

“How did you-”

Without her playing the tune, Master Mita likely wouldn't be able to return to normal or would suffer some side effects.

“I heard a voice, telling me to play the melody. She said it would help.”

To Paina’s reply, I look up to the ceiling that has been turned into a golden corridor between this realm and somewhere beyond. A silhouette with a pair of wings stood in the middle. Still too bright for the eyes but ...

Chapter 275

I got hit with a blow that came at the speed of sound. Moments after the battle began, I'm on the ground, before Viers and Paina even move an inch.

A blow so heavy in the form of a formless shockwave. I recognize Master Mita’s technique but I've never experienced it with my own body. My lungs scream for air, my body protests from the abuse. Are my bones shattered? It feels like they are.

“Rose!”

Viers and Paina’s shouts enter my ears while I’m groaning on the floor...

Chapter 274 - Paina Wattle

“I must say you surprised me, boy. Viers, was it? I witnessed your death with my own eyes. How did you pull off this… resurrection?”

What? Jerrold saw Viers die? But isn't Viers fine?

I peek at Viers from the corner of my eye.

“Men of quality always keep a few tricks up their sleeves. Wouldn’t you agree, Mr. Wright?”

“Hmph, cheeky kid.”

I interject the banter. “Lord Wright, is the august person behind you-”

“Indeed, Blessed. That perso...

Chapter 273 - Point of No Return

Out of all people, I have to get paired with Viers. That enigmatic person. Is he good or is he evil?

Goddess help me.

“Hm, the wedding dress is gone. Shame. Such good needlework.”

As Viers said, I realized my outfit had returned to normal after exiting the glamour that the fae weaved.

“So the baby is a fake?” I ask.

“Baby? Oh, that’s the setting they make for you. No, I don't know.”

“...What!?”

“After the first time, I just stabbed...

Chapter 272

“Please listen to me! We don't have to fight!”

The thing, as big as an adult human male, makes an aggressive animalistic screech instead of human speech.

I tussle with the bug-human hybrid while getting overpowered by its sheer physical strength. It charges at me with my rapier stuck in its gut and I grab its arm, throwing it behind me with a shoulder throw.

“Urkh!”

I feel a streak of pain on my back. The fae’s centipede arm created a gash but disregarding th...

Chapter 271 - The Tower of Doom

“...It seems Max will not be joining us,” Wendy said softly.

“No, he will come. I believe in him,” Bryan defended his friend.

“He’ll have to catch up,” Damon replied. “We can't delay. Let’s go.”

“...He will come. He’s not the kind of man who will just run away.”

The Silver Legion and its allies marched towards the Magitek Wonder in the early morning, before dawn broke.

Jerrold said Mita would be brainwashed in three days. They spent the ...

Chapter 270 - Darkest Before Dawn

With the sound of a giant swallowing a mountain, the entrance to the hidden vault leading down to the Ebony Fire crumbled. The river churned like a wrathful dragon before returning to normal flow, erasing any trace of what had transpired.

A hand grabbed a stone on the riverbank and a person crawled out.

“Wow, that really happened…”

Ahh, classic Indiana Jones experience and I now got it.

After obtaining the Twilight Fire, the vault began to crumble down. ...

Chapter 269 - Swirling Chaos

Author note - Decided to change MTD: Mechatronic Tactical Device to Magitek Wonder. Like the wonders in Civ games. All the previous mentions will be corrected. Enjoy the story.

Sigma, Aravin, Anne, and now Max… Four MC-class characters have fallen by my hand.

Viers took a moment to catch his breath.

He was stronger than Max. He was also at Level 3 mid while Max was a step lower in cultivation, not to mention the existence of the Horizon cheat...

Chapter 268

Viers didn't expect to hear the name Tanael from Max’s mouth. The water that held Max became steam as the youth set himself on fire.

Damn it… Now he really can’t be allowed to live.

“...What do you mean?”

“Don't lie! I saw the battle between Anne and Tanael. It’s the same transformation, even the music is the same!”

Viers decided to pretend no longer.

“How?”

“I’ll tell that to your corpse!!”

Burning with rage and Vic...

Chapter 267 - The Song of Water and Fire

Viers was in another dimension.

He realized this because he had ample experience in coming and going from Dia’s Biome. There was a similar sensation as he entered the core location.

A circular shaped area that was only propped up by a narrow pathway with blue flames coming from below. No railings, so a misstep would make one fall off the ledge. Four pillars rose to the dome-shaped ceiling. The heat was scorching because the terrain’s fire was no ordinary fire.

Viers’ m...

Chapter 266 - Arrow

Leslie region, on the surface, was a place with nothing of particular importance. The monsters were weak and invaluable, no valuable resources, and no training sites. In the territories under the Valkut barrier, there were many places with more promise of riches and power so the region rarely had any visitors.

In that place, a river split open, showing a staircase underground. Max stood before it for a few seconds and walked in.

Viers waited for the seconds to move. It could not b...

Chapter 265 - Hungry Wolf

When Viers heard about the Vigor of Responsibility Arte, he noticed the similarities with the effect of Reverend Purity’s diabolical Profound Codex. In exchange for turning people into eternal virgins, their Victa generation multiplied.

The Arte and the Codex were very similar, Viers thought they might even have the same origin.

If the Arte is capable of doing what the Codex does with similar efficiency then it is an improvement. Or perhaps the effect can stack? If that is t...