Chapter 75
Kai’s ears were filled with the noise of galloping as they moved forward the upward slope.
With the loud noises around him, he couldn't focus. His mind churned like a potion bubbling in an alchemist's cauldron. His thoughts drifted towards the barbarians— the standoff hadn't only left him with a depleted mana pool. It also made him remember all the geopolitical issues associated with these men.
He had learnt from Killian and the mercenaries that the barba...
Chapter 74
Kai took a deep breath as his eyes lingered on the angry men. Some were fuming red, physically. If it wasn’t for the situation, how their burly figures turned red would’ve been comical. But the tension that crackled in the air, thicker than the mountain fog kept him from chuckling.
He remained a picture of calm, his hand outstretched in a gesture that was both a plea and a threat, the arrows still slightly cutting some of Ragnar’s men on the carriages.
...
Chapter 73
Yafgar tightened his hand around the rope that kept the bulldrake beneath him moving with speed as he felt the sting of the mountain air on his face.
Hundred strong men in his tribe rode their bulldrakes down the treacherous slopes, the massive creatures sure-footing on the rocky path.
He groaned loudly, signalling his bulldrake to move faster as he knew his destination was nearby. The creature soon fell into a rhythm, fasting its feet and moving forward as i...
Chapter 72
Kai’s heartbeat calmed after all the adrenaline faded from the fight against the barbarians. Although he had been on the lookout for the barbarian's to give a tough fight, the fight had gone well and easy.
It seemed like the raiding team was wet behind their ears and didn't have much real life experience. Certainly not against a Mage.
Burnt hair and burnt leather gave way to a bad smell that enveloped the air.
Dead barbarians lay scattered around th...
Chapter 71
Ragnar huffed slowly, knowing his men could hear them. Not even the slightest sound went unheard by his men, and that’s how trained they were.
Right now, they were in front of a clearing a large travelling band had made themselves comfortable in. They had to pass the water lake to get here, and fortunately, the water didn’t go past their ankles. It was large, but shallow in depth. If it was the rainy season, the story might’ve been different. But it all happene...
Chapter 70
The creak continued ardently as the carriages wound their way through the grasslands.
Tall grasses tickled the carriage undercarriage, feathery plumes brushing against the tall windows.
From outside the window, Kai could see the late afternoon sun cast long shadows across the rolling plains.
He was getting restless after a day spent bouncing on hard seats. Occasionally peeking out from the window, his gaze swept across multiple landscapes he knew exis...
Chapter 69
Once ice was foreign to him and he couldn't feel for it but now, its sensation lingered in Kai's consciousness.
His mind replayed the moment it all happened over and over. The cold, the breath on his neck and the freezing touch he experienced— he shook his head at that thought.
It wasn’t just a new element, it was a presence.
The woman’s presence.
The memory of her embrace, the warmth of her slender hands against the icy chill, sent an e...
Chapter 68
Kai, wearing a simple cloak, stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Malden.
Around them, a steady stream of figures unloaded the contents of a large sturdy carriage.
A couple of guards, their hands heavy with crates filled with stones moved around the space with grunts and occasional growls when they picked the items up and carried them towards the warehouse.
With sweat beading on their brows, Malden's workers wrestled with long, cumbersome wooden beams.
Chapter 67
Despite the city’s desperate straits that Kai had to manage and butt himself in— every now and then, he hadn’t neglected his training.
The pale dawn mist clung to the training grounds, slowly disappearing under the first rays of the rising sun. The air was crisp but warming up gradually.
Usually, he would have been sparring with Killian or running laps around the ground, but there was a change in the routine today.
His spear was on the ground an...
Chapter 66
“Barret, was it?” he questioned the mason who looked up at him before bowing low. He was a short, bulky man with a moustache that suited his face.
Kai had called for him when he had come to inspect the repairs.
“Yes, Lord Arzan. That's my name,” the man said with a rough voice. If the stones he was wrestling into submission had a voice, Kai was sure it was this man’s voice.
“The progress, Barret… How is it going?” Kai questioned as he ...
After Kai's words left his lips, he glanced around the table where maps of the city and surrounding lands were spread, littered with markers and curious looks.
A moment of silence passed, and another. He briefly expected one of them to talk, but it seemed like they were waiting for him.
Taking the charge, he began, looking at Killian. "Alright, let's start with the guards. Killian, give us a headcount. How many men do we have at our disposal?"
Killian’s hand came to h...
Unlike Kai's expectations, the two Mages didn't obfuscate or puff out their chests. Instead, they met his gaze with a strange mix of pride and shame in their words.
"We are apprentice Mages, Lord Arzan," Klan admitted, his eyes running towards the floor and back at Kai. "We are not under the tutelage of a master yet and mostly have been taught everything in the general magical theory classes."
Jacks grunted in agreement, his burly frame seeming to shrink under Kai's scrutiny. "...
Drawing back his attention from Claire’s curious eyes, Kai focused on the woodland elk that was in the small spacious area, taking its position into his aim. He noticed how its antlers were a crown of polished bone.
It looked majestic, but it was barely a Grade 2 monster. It would take a few spells to deal with it, but his main focus was on simply scaring it away.
White streaks of mana formed around his palm, turning into a spell structure for [Wind Blade].
Within a ...
Two days had passed since the Arachne spider attack, the heavy memory still hanging heavy in the air like the acrid scent of smoke.
Kai sat at the head of a heavy oak table in one of the rooms where usual meetings were held, sunlight slanting through the tall windows and illuminating the faces of three weathered hunters stood.
These men, clad in worn leather jerkins and thick furs, hailed from villages on the Vasper Forest's fringes— the same forest where Kai had faced the n...
Kai’s lungs burned as he reached the broken gate.
His head snapped towards the grating noise that came from the monsters in front of it. The sound itself sent shivers down his spine despite the rush of adrenaline in his body. And the sight—
All he could see were massive limbs of three colossal spiders. Their bodies were the size of small houses. Their carapaces, a mottled obsidian black gleamed, reflecting under the sunrays.
Each spider had eight spindly legs, each ...
Chapter 60
The farmland was a practical sprawl, divided into neat, rectangular plots, it stretched as far as the eye could see. Kai let his eyes roam around the field for a few seconds and noticed it was filled with wheat crops mainly with other minor crops laid out in a few patches.
He could see serfs and other workers by the field, eyeing him with curiosity, but not daring to walk towards him. Instead, they choose to bow their heads and keep working, glancing at him in betwee...
Chapter 59
They said they are from Archine Tower.
The words of the guard hung in his mind as Kai walked, ending his meeting with Francis abruptly.
He had already expected this when Francis requested to send the report, though he couldn’t help the curiosity that built in his mind as he strode into the meeting room where the said people waited for him.
With Francis by his side, their steps quickened as they opened the oak door with a creak.
He sensed the...
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Chapter 58
Kai of the Sorcerer's Tower sat on the floor, his legs crossed in front of his bed. His eyes were closed as he focused on his circles.
All his senses were drawn away from the external environment due to how focused he got in his meditation every passing second. As he circled his mana around in his Mana Heart, he got closer to a particular feeling.
The feeling somehow— had become both familiar and frustrating. Mostly the latter because he had been trying for...
Chapter 57 - Francis Side chapter. This is after the event of the Tradeheart takeover.
A sigh escaped Francis’s lips as the only thing that filled the quiet room was the scratch of quill on parchment rhythmically.
He ran a hand through his thinning hair, a familiar ache settling in his lower back a constant reminder of long hours hunched over ledgers and decrees.
The cigar was placed in between his index finger and middle finger as his tired eyes scanned over the pap...
Chapter 56 - Epilogue
A damp chill prickled through layers of thick hide, pulling a groan from deep within the cave.
The groan echoed through the cave.
Numerous eyes, crimson and flecked with gold, cracked open, revealing completely dark pupils that seemed to devour the faint light flickering through the entrance.
It scanned the surroundings, taking the familiar stalactites and the dust motes that danced in the stale air. It inhaled subtly, not wanting the dust ...
Chapter 55
Kai leaned against the stone wall, his ragged breaths blending into his environment. The marketplace was buzzing with the energy of the aftermath of his fight with the hybrid Actra turned to.
But his mind wasn’t on the destruction or the chaos.
It was on a fundamental lesson from his childhood— a foundational truth about mana, the lifeblood of magic. Different types of mana, like volatile chemicals, could have a dangerous result when mixed. <...
Chapter 54
Gone was the unassuming Mage, replaced by a horrifying monstrosity.
Kai's blood ran cold as leathery wings erupted from Actra's back, a sickening blend of membranous flesh and chitinous spikes. Razor-sharp claws replaced his fingernails, and his eyes glowed a malevolent red, the crimson hue reflecting a chilling awareness.
Panic threatened to consume Kai, everything he thought he knew about Actra shattered in an instant.
This wasn't a desperate Mage la...
Chapter 53
Actra closed the book after picking it up on the floor and all this while— his eyes were on Kai. His hands moved with muscle memory, as he slid the book to the side.
“Please, do come in,” he said, in a flat voice.
He gestured vaguely towards a worn leather chair across from his desk.
Kai stepped deep into the room. Aged paper and an unusual oder filled his nostrils. It was the same scent he sensed whenever Actra was around.
His eyes didn...
Chapter 52
Furrowing his brow, Kai flipped through the brittle pages. A wave of confusion washed over him as he deciphered the faded ink.
His eyebrows raised as he took the details. The entries were written in the elven language, but a few words didn't make sense to him. Either they were words he had never read or the ink had faded, making them completely different than intended.
Still, he was able to make up most of it, slowly going through a few entries.
...
Chapter 51
The walls of the cave shuddered violently as the Atheum erupted in a blinding explosion. As the mana pulsed out of the stones, it gave an entirely eerie feeling sending a shiver down Kai’s spine.
The ceiling groaned in protest, showering the people in a rain of dust and stones.
Kai looked to his right, seeing Actra’s squinted eyes and straightened arm— making vines emerge from the floor, spiralling and writhing around the remaining guards ...
Chapter 50
The men obeyed Killian’s command immediately.
They started moving away from the partition, heading towards the same direction they came from. It was their only way. If they stay still, one of the volley-sized acid balls could melt them to the ground.
Kai needed something to distract the queen and buy them time to prepare a counter offensive. But the more they ran backwards, the more he knew the queen would ramp up its attacks.
They were soon back to ...
Chapter 49
Ansel grunted from behind.
Kai raised his palm in the air, fire erupting from his fingertips. The flames formed a swirling vortex, incinerating the first larvae who launched at them.
But as the stench of burning chitin filled the air, the new nightmare revealed itself.
It wasn’t just that the larvae were mere overgrown versions of their brethren. Their segmented bodies, thicker than a man’s torso, were adorned with jagged stone spikes that ran dow...
Chapter 48
The continuous clop of hooves echoed through the dusty plains as Kai and the rest made their way towards the vermal larvae occupied mines.
Kai was having conversations with Actra from time to time about what they were about to encounter. His details were accurate and efficient so that Actra would know how to go with it. He already looked forward to seeing the old Mage's powers first hand.
Kai’s hold tightened around the horse’s lead rope.
“I se...
Chapter 47
Actra’s pronouncement hung in the air, heavy and unexpected.
Kai stared at him, a strangled laugh bubbling in his throat. Accompany him? The very idea was ludicrous.
“What do you mean?” Kai asked, unsure of what he heard.
Actra, his composure straight and calm at his statement, raised an eyebrow. “Are you surprised?” he inquired, a hint of amusement dancing in his green eyes.
Kai nodded, maintaining his own demeanour.
“Why...