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Chapter 165 - Duty And Determination

Oliviala Le’Cruex

Ardon’s steely blue gaze pinned Olive in place, “You have a strategy to stop twenty million graymin with the forces we have available?” The doubt in his voice was clear. The tier nines behind him frowned at her, the pressure from their looks alone causing Cameron and Vironia to sweat.

Olive remained steadfast. She opened her mouth to retort, then snapped her teeth together to bury the heated remark she desperately wi...

Chapter 164 - The Beginning Of The End

Oliviala Le’Cruex

Olive scrunched her nose and shook her head slowly, unable to comprehend her eldest brother's words, “What do you mean, ‘The end?’ Elder Brother Ardon, please explain yourself properly!”

“Sorry, Oliviala. There’s no time. I must speak with the emperors immediately,” Ardon began walking toward the tent’s exit and his party moved to follow him. Their movements would normally be far beyond what the others coul...

Chapter 163 - Before The Hunt

Jiran quickly realized there was a problem with his plan. The distance he could manipulate mana outside his body was limited to only a few meters. Meanwhile, the hundreds of streams of mana being drawn to him from across the Forkara town were well outside that range. Wisps of energy dissipated from each stream, the precious energy fading into nothing as he watched.

“What have you done?! How dare you! Die!” The large tier five Forkara screeched and charged with powerful flaps of his ...

Chapter 162 - Pride

Mayalyn Aloyhee

Mayalyn caressed the incredibly smooth metallic cloth of her armor, once more marveling at its flexibility and strength. She especially loved the bright blue and gold colors, knowing how well they matched her hair and eyes. She pushed her feet through the suit first, wiggling her toes as they popped out of the bottom of each leg. The material glided across her skin and she smiled, unable to help herself from imagining Jiran’s fing...

Chapter 161 - Lure

- Minutes Ago: Edge of the Valley of Melodies -

Bahlicc had never been so humiliated in his life. Agony raced through the delicate membranes and bones of his wings. His chest was on fire from where the monster had kicked him. Worse still was the throbbing pain coming from a leg that was no longer there. He had always been outwardly respectful, careful to never offend those who must not be offended. Even toward his underlings, who may somed...

Chapter 160 - Escalations

Oliviala Le’Cruex

“Hard to believe without seeing it, right?” The Captain who had escorted them from the desert city of Melathon to the edge of the Graymin Filth remarked. Spread out before their small group was an ocean of gray, rotting slime. Behind them, the rolling, sandy hills of the low desert stretched before smacking into the high walls of the nearby fortress city.

Not a single Graymin was in sight, leaving the festering wound u...

Chapter 159 - The Last Prophecy

Another prophecy from their mother? So it was the elders’ mother who was the divinator. Interesting, I wonder how old they are. Wish I could see their status.

As Jiran considered whether or not he wanted to hear this new prophecy, Sil sang softly, “Please, allow me my connection to the song. There are words we do not understand, but we were told you would. Without the connection, their meaning may be lost.”

“Words you don’t understand?” Jiran narrowed his eyes...

Chapter 158 - Harmony

"Yes! Give that bastard everything he deserves! Wait, where are you going?! You can't leave him alive! He's a monster in feathered wings. You don't know what he's done!" With foresight blaring a klaxon alarm in his skull, Jiran ignored Chokkra and turned back toward the Matrons. He blasted away, a screaming Lulu in tow.

Before he was halfway there, the dome of ice began to shake and distort. Multiple sections along its surface bowed out like boiling bubbles ready to pop. The misty ribbo...

Chapter 157 - The Conviction To Choose

After sending the remaining scout in the opposite direction of the approaching Forkara, Jiran and Lulu moved down toward the dome of ice and the waiting Matrons within. Mana Omnis let him see his mana that swam within the elemental ice. He stretched his will through the synapses of the framework, connecting to and manipulating his creation enough to form a hole in the top of the dome. Lulu shivered as they dropped through, the freezing temperatures inside the dome far beyond ...

Chapter 156 - Fortress Of Sanctuary

“What’s space?” Niya and Lulu both said in unison before looking at each other with surprise that rapidly devolved into giggles as they guessed what they had done.

“Space is everything beyond the atmosphere of the planet. Go up high enough, and there’s no air to breathe, no heat trapped beneath the gases that sit high up in the air. Don’t even get me started on the radiation. Being in space unprotected would be a very painful death sentence. Whatever happens, do not go outsi...

Chapter 155 - A Quick Trip

“W-wait! Please, won’t you give us your guidance, Great Spirit?” Jiran looked over his shoulder to find that it was the Matron of Belief who had worked up the courage to yell after him. She held her hands outstretched and cupped.

“I’m not ‘Great Spirit.’ It’s Jiran and I’ve no desire to decide the fate of your entire race. I’ll be back before nightfall. If you have any questions, I’ll answer them then. Oh, there are four Forkara who are innocent and are cu...

Chapter 154 - Calm Before The Choice

The Timberlings' bows were made of wood from their own bodies—tough, density-reinforced bark that could easily match the strength of a tier three human's bones. It took all their power to draw the weapons, and once released, created rippling shockwaves that knocked leaves from both themselves and the nearby trees. The arrows flew so fast that there was no arc to their trajectories. The grass was flattened in their wake. Seen from the air, it would have looked like fifty lines were drawn acr...

Chapter 153 - A Knife To End A Life

"Your song is erratic, yet I feel your desire and it makes my heartwood ecstatic. Your challenge, I accept, my word shall be kept!" Frigoniaparuala launched herself at Mayalyn, not giving Jiran time to translate. As her extended spear clashed against sharp claws, the Matron of Conflict’s expression turned to complete shock. She took three stumbling steps back, her spear vibrating from the power behind Mayalyn’s casual swipe. Jiran’s eyes narrowed as Mayalyn bent her knees, moving at les...

Chapter 152 - Fun In The Fog

Fire, and then lightning exploded into the beast as it lunged for Jiran’s back. Shadowy spikes and skin were melted revealing a clear path for chaotic electrical energies to invade the Rapacious Murker. Limbs popped like kindling tossed into a roaring inferno as the beast was torn apart from the inside. The beast's tier seven regeneration was nothing to scoff at. Flesh reknit and limbs reformed in fractions of a second. But Jiran’s third attack was his most trusted element. Understanding,...

Chapter 151 - I Always Hated History

Oliviala Le’Cruex

As usual, her father’s palace felt empty, especially after their recent adventures. His aura was everywhere, a heavy blanket as comforting as it was stifling. Her steps echoed off the pristine marble flooring and walls. The sounds were softened by the numerous, life-sized paintings hanging every meter on either wall—the only decorations in the long hallway. The portraits showed far too many faces that looked indistinguishabl...

Chapter 150 - Wrangling The Wranglers

Jiran flew straight up as fast as he could, Chokkra held firmly in his aura, unable to move. The boy tried to say something but the acceleration was too much and only a pained moan escaped his lungs. They stopped far above the lip of the crater and Jiran spun in a circle, looking for any forkara that may have been sent out to alert one of the clans Chokkra had mentioned.

I don’t see any, but that isn’t necessarily a good thing.

“You mentioned nine strongholds in the...

Chapter 149 - The Storm Claw Clan

Lulu of Madra

He crushed them in an instant.

The thought echoed dully through her mind over and over. Historic events that prophecy clearly stated would shape her people’s lives for the rest of time were unfolding right before her eyes, and had been since the day before, but all she could think about was his overwhelming display of power. It gnawed at her, demanding her focus.

What could she do with that kind of power? What c...

Chapter 148 - The Hunters And The Hunted

Oliviala Le’Cruex

Olive and Cameron arrived above the walls of Cruex. The truly massive capital of the central metropole spread out below them, tens of thousands of buildings stretching to the distant horizon. Drably-colored short, square and pyramid shaped shops and homes nestled inside walled districts as far as the eye could see, even from their high vantage. After being gone for so long, the bastion of civilization felt overwhelming and no lo...

Chapter 147 - Experimentation

Lulu Drifted to sleep a few minutes later, the vine falling out of her mouth to swing in front of her. Jiran wrapped her in his aura and gently laid her down. When he pulled his mana constricting her skill out of her manapool, she groaned like she was in pain and her toes curled. Knowing she definitely needed the sleep after her recent ordeals, he shrugged and left his mana where it was while continuing to slowly drain density from the tree’s vine.

"I think I’m going to like this pl...

Chapter 146 - When In Rome

"You sure are a shy little thing, aren't you?" Niya crouched and gently shifted some of Lulu's leaves with her fingers, revealing the girl's furiously blushing cheeks. "Aww, you are seriously too cute. Can we keep her?"

"I'm not translating that," Jiran shook his head with a chuckle.

"Coward!" Niya grinned as she stood and gave Lulu space to collect herself.

He ignored Niya's verbal jab and sat cross-legged before Lulu. His voice was firm but carefully free of harshness as h...

Chapter 145 - Transcendence

The matron pointed to the west, her extended arm shaking as her downcast eyes stared at the dirt, "There is a glade, at the edge of our forest's shade. You'll find them there, unless the hunters have taken their fare."

Jiran's aura lifted him into the air, Mayalyn and Niya in tow. They tore across the top of the tree line, unable to see far in the deep, eerie darkness. Clouds above blocked any light from the sky, leaving his eyes straining to find the indicated glade.

"There it is...

Chapter 144 - Return Of The Great Spirit

Jiran looked over his shoulder to make sure the woman had been singing at him. Niya warily watched the thousand or so gathered people prostrating themselves. The woman who had sung dropped to her knees, joining the rest in a deep hum that shook the ground and water from so many voices all working in tandem. Not one of the gathered people met their eyes, even the children seemed to sense the gravity of the situation and stared at the ground or their parents.

Mana Omnis g...

Chapter 143 - The Prophecy Demands

Oliviala Le’Cruex (The Previous Day)

“Hold on, I want to see it one more time,” Cameron held out his hand, stopping Olive only a minute after they had parted with Jiran, Niya, and Mayalyn.

An explosive rumble split the sky as Jiran’s blue flames erupted behind their friends, sending them rocketing away at a speed nobody their tier should be able to achieve. Cameron whistled appreciatively while shaking his head, no doubt overwhelmed w...

Chapter 142- Farewells And Unifications

The party gathered outside Shara’s home while Niya said her goodbyes. Jiran watched them hug through his aura. Shara placed her hand on Niya’s shoulder and then leaned in to give her some advice that he didn't eavesdrop long enough to hear.

“Don't be so glum, Morty. We'll be back together soon enough,” Cameron clapped Jiran on the back a little harder than necessary.

"Pfft, glum? This is called a smile, Cammy. If only you knew how excited I am to see an entirely n...

Chapter 141- Last Gasp of Freedom’s Light

Selaine of Firandel

Selaine’s aura perceived her steward long before he reached her estate.

What could he want from me so late? Whatever it is, it can wait for tomorrow.

The man’s aura knocked on hers, gently but firmly asking for an audience. She denied his request with two simultaneous raps. When the man continued to fly toward her estate, she frowned.

That’s unusual, perhaps he’s finally brought a communiqu...