DensityGodbyToraAKR

Chapter 240 - Breaching Trust

Mayalyn Aloyhee

Adrenaline shook Mayalyn's arms, as though the massive cathedral were still shuddering beneath her. The need to throw herself through the hole above was so strong, her chest ached at the denial of it. Jiran’s warnings of the suit's limitations, and fear she would melt a portion of it, stayed her hand.

Each metallic clunk of retreating footsteps deepened her frustration. When the auras around her vanished, she couldn't hold still another se...

Chapter 239 - Penance

Maythayes Le’Furiette

Mathayes had been observing the two interlopers as well as he could since they entered his trap on the ground floor. Their stealth abilities were far beyond the norm, and that prompted him to interrupt his training to converse with them at all.

Another test from the Cardinal? Or perhaps something more sinister? 

The lightest touch of aura followed them down the stairs and to his abode’s only door, a door which w...

Chapter 238 - The Bleakrows

Jiran’s thoughts raced to wrap around Markhiss’ revelation, “Why would Silence and the Voice work together? Emperors Palo and Loro have enough sway within the empire that even the other emperors don’t dare cross them. What do they stand to gain?”

Markhiss shook his head, using the movement to double check their surroundings, “This has nothing to do with power. For as long as there has been a Voice, there have been the Silent Listeners. What the church cannot accomplish openl...

Chapter 237 - Two Sides Of The Same Coin

“So, this is Sanctum Santorum, the final bastion between humanity and the undead. I've heard the stories, but they don't seem real. Gotta admit, I'm a bit excited to see for myself just how undead they really are.”

“Are they truly the dead come back to life? Great-grandfather had a story of such beasts. He called them zoombyes,” Mayalyn tilted her head, somehow appearing both cute and inquisitive despite her new suit hiding all her features. Jiran promised himself he would never...

Chapter 236 - You Will Not Stop Me

The center of the Outlands had once seemed like a wasteland interspersed with occasional beasts. Mana Omnis revealed just how wrong that assumption was. The land was alive with life; innumerable creatures hid just beneath the cracked, hard ground, ready to pounce on any hapless passerby. Jiran experienced a combined tingle of gratitude and relief that he had learned to fly before crossing this deadly place the first time. For anyone who had to walk without the means to d...

Chapter 235 - Homecoming

Jiran’s helmet slid free with a satisfying hiss of displaced air. The Outland’s hot winds brushed against his skin. The feeling was so different from the last time he'd been in the area, he hardly recognized it. Attributes boosted the durability of his skin, and his aspect thrummed within his body and soul, cooling both to what he considered a comfortable level. The ambient density prickled against his skin, only to be automatically absorbed, hardly denting his unending appetite for mana....

Chapter 234 - The Pleasure Is Entirely Yours

Oliviala Le’Cruex

Olive scowled, her brows furrowing as she stared down her hated foe. Her emotions were a conflicted mess. Layers of anxieties and fears mixed with anger, frustration, and impatience. The result was a mana bridge that was nearly impossible to control, let alone utilize to defeat the higher tiered wooden monstrosity barring her escape.

She wanted to scream and bang her fist against the stubborn door but such undignified and childish...

Alterations in form

Hello everyone! I hope your summer is winding down beautifully and life has been treating you well. Thank you for dropping by, catching up with the story, and giving us your support! It means the world to us that you enjoyed what we created enough to end up here.

Due to life's relentless pursuit of my time and energy, I've decided to adjust the release schedule. There are some weeks that it's simply impossible for me to make the time-plus-optimal-focus required to create quality ...

Chapter 233 - Squeezing Water From A Rock

An inferno of deadly elemental fire enveloped Jiran, but not before his aspect raced out to meet it. The two opposing forces clashed, releasing a mountain of steam that billowed outward to obscure the battlefield. The nearer tier nine threw his hands up defensively and jumped backward off his aura.

Armament supplied a steady flow of mana to Jiran's tap where it was converted to additional aspect, filling the space around him with blistering cold. Rather than contin...

Chapter 232 - Upgrades

By the time Jiran caught up to Mayalyn, she was howling with laughter, flipping end over end. Her legs flailed and flexed in jerky motions that sent her chaotically flying through the rainy air. Jiran blocked the distracting weather around her while she rapidly learned to control the new boosters built into her suit. 

They weren’t as good as the real thing since he didn’t have the skill the Meersvant’s used to create their formations. Instead of the released distortions that ...

Chapter 231 - Greedy Bastard

Oliviala Le'Cruex

The clacking of approaching boots sounded from down the exterior hallway. They reverberated through the small room's only door; a klaxon alarm that made Olive more paranoid every time she heard them. She had just enough time to hop back to the center of the room and resume a meditative stance before the door swung open.

The cardinal's personal seneschal entered, his ensemble and regal air as immaculate as any nobles. Olive cut h...

Chapter 230 - Glimpse Of A Brighter Future

Seeing only a few of the clan leaders present, Jiran's aura scanned the inner forest, not finding any other tier seven Forkara, “Where are the other elders?”

Dokkuun wore a conflicted expression, “It was voted, and agreed, that if an elder chose not to participate in your call to arms, they would send their two next of kin in their place. So far, none have violated that portion of the agreement.” Jiran prompted him to continue with a nod. After a short pause, the old Forkara spo...

Chapter 229 - A Warm Welcome

Jiran squared his shoulders and relaxed his aura. The pounding of heavy rain invaded their protective bubble, carrying with it the scents of fresh, damp ozone. Seeing his determined frown, Mayalyn positioned herself at his side and they faced the Imperial General together. The man’s aura writhed against Jiran’s but was quickly pushed out of the way as he approached.

Every other aura in the tent mingled peacefully with his; several were familiar and carried a soft touch, as though em...

Chapter 228 - Gathering Storm

- One week previous -

Graymin Lands

A week passed at an agonizing pace without their small force finding a trace of the emperors. The remote bombardments from the church’s assassins, while consistently annoying, were largely ineffective. Not only were their targets of similar tier, but moving condensed explosive elements through Teleportation was far from cheap. Additionally, the rankers had three tier tens who remained a const...

Chapter 227 - An Old Man’s Wish

- Two weeks previous -

The battle for Morothin

A hundred Graymin Rooks released mana-charged projectiles in unison. Rings of pressure detonated around each rook, sending lesser pawns and knights hurtling away in pieces. The missiles tore through the air at a speed beyond their tiers, visually rippling the fabric of reality as they sought fresh victims amongst the few Imperials hovering above the horde. 

Lenton raised one hand, a ...

Augusto!

Hello everyone! Quick update. Ami is up and at em (sort of) enough for me to start writing again as of yesterday. Which means we are definitely on for a chapter release Monday.

As a bonus for your patience, below is some of the the art we've finalized for book 3's release in a few months. It's taken more hours than I can count to get the faces in line with previous official release images while evolving the art style. But imo, they are turning out superb.

Jiran transformin...

A fortunate interuption

Hello and welcome old and new Patrons. Thank you so much for your support!!

Three days ago, Amiguruleigh (also known as boss wifu/artist) went to the doctors for severe feet pain. She's had feet issues for years, and it turns out our new state's insurance actually covers the problem that's been crippling her for so long! They got her scheduled and under the knife in 24 hours and now she's recovering amazingly, though unable to walk for about a week.

This leaves me covering the mo...

Chapter 226 - Out of the Desert and Into the Storm

Torry slid across the floor, dragged bodily by Jiran’s aura. Mana Venom struck him in the chest, but unlike with !Dorik, he didn't immediately fall into convulsions. He shook his head, blinking and groaning, then seemed completely fine. His gaze wandered the room, as though looking for something important he'd misplaced.

The last Meersvant stared at Torry with tears streaming down his cheeks. He didn't say anything, simply waiting his turn with a tightly clenched...

Chapter 225 - I Can’t Believe It Actually Worked

Armament tracked the seeker’s mana as it raced away from them through the bowels of the ship. His aura struggled viciously to keep Jiran from intercepting the signal. Jiran's Manabody condensed, and with renewed potency, crashed against the seeker's, shoving it aside before tearing off the access panel. Armament flooded into the conduit, racing down a series of connecting tubes. When he caught the seeker’s mana, he didn’t waste time, utilizing 2024-07-22 23:34:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 224 - You Shouldn't Have Done That

Jiran's Armament bucked and writhed, proving far more unwieldy once fully released than anticipated. His few tests throughout the night had been simple enough, and now he was regretting not pushing it to its maximum when he had the chance. Unfortunately, desperate times didn't allow him the convenience of holding back.

His Armament was stretched thin, each mote of mana comprising its mass refusing to directly touch their neighbors. He was still connected with every...

Chapter 223 - An Unwelcome Surprise

This is ridiculous. I’ve got to get my hands on more of these gems. I was going to leave this creepy ass place and never look back. There’s no way I can do that now. Unless I can figure out how to produce them on my own. Considering they use a skill, and grow them in their bodies, that might not be possible. Wait, the formations on that vehicle used the same phenomenon to push off the framework for propulsion!

Jiran soared back to the temple, landing beside the Meersvant's ...

Chapter 222 - Calm My Ass

Calm mana, calm… No way. it's just so ridiculous to think of mana needing to be calmed. Mana is a malleable energy, not a kid throwing a tantrum! Sure, Mayalyn's Great-grandfather concluded mana and density are sentient in one form or another, and therefore, likely capable of experiencing feelings. But none of my experiences have given me any inclination that it needs to be soothed.

Then again, their masterium is the only thing that's affecting Mana Venom. I shouldn't dis...