Raine passed through the lobby slowly, a broad, confident smile fixed on his face. His presence alone grounded the guilders around him, but that wasn't good enough. He clasped hands that shook with uncertainty and clapped stooped backs, instilling his people with genuine warmth. He knew their fear all too well, and he would not let it persist. With every interaction, tensions eased and morale rose. Excusing himself from the throng, he motioned them to back away, then halted just inside the lo...
2025-09-26 14:51:32 +0000 UTC
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Celeste shoved away from Raine with the same ferocity that had drawn her close. She furiously wiped at damp cheeks that felt warm on her palms. She spun away as though not seeing him could shield her from the vulnerability she'd just exposed. Raine watched her for a moment, the echo of her touch not lingering long enough.
Constantine wasn’t lying. She’s really never had a boyfriend. So cute.
[Shut up... jerk!] The memory of his twitching form spewing bl...
2025-09-26 14:50:14 +0000 UTC
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Sorry about spamming audio releases on top of today's chapters. If you sort by Text, then they won't clog up your screen. This is the last week for general releases of current audio chapters. Moving forward, they will be accessible on the new tier which is live as of this morning.
Huge thank you for the support and feedback as we try to implement the audio. It's been a ton of extra work, but we really think it adds a huge layer of fuck yah to the story.
2025-09-19 15:41:59 +0000 UTC
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Raine casually rested on Connection-solidified air. With the recent lopsided boost to his attributes, doing so was easier than ever. He met the accusatory glowers of the city guards below. The rank-and-file soldiers were ignored, his attention fixed solely on the group of 3rd-tier elites. Each was above level 100 and way out of his league; however, there was little they could do to harm him.
The elites wouldn't attack. Their fury was held in check by the certainty that any exchang...
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Celeste Luu Rahn
- ZionLine -
Almost an hour late, Celeste materialized in a rippling wave of reality that swept outward, forming a dense forest. The crisp scents of damp soil and something uncannily close to pine invaded her nostrils. The shock of going from Belehorn Tower's outraged buzz to the hush of wilderness crashed into her senses.
Raine had forbidden the recruits from logging in, leaving all of Astra in a state of near...
2025-09-19 14:52:40 +0000 UTC
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Raine’s return to ZionLine was not a gentle transition; it never was. His senses were seized in an iron grip, compressed into a single point, then blasted outward as a new reality became manifest. Wind, cool and crisp, rushed through an endless sea of grass, tickling the fine hairs on his neck and wrapping his limbs in a phantom caress. A tidal wave of euphoria surged through him as his avatar’s impressive attributes became all that he was. Every muscle fiber hummed with raw power, the po...
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Relaxation was a fleeting concept that evaporated long before Raine returned to Belehorn Tower. After Constantine’s sleek hovoursine deposited him and Pamalaiha at street level, they had traveled with purpose through the city’s shadowed arteries. Their first stop was Soulgen, where Pamalaiha purged her lab of any lingering trace of ReGen and retrieved her personal equipment. So far, there was no indication that CronGate had their eyes on Soulgen but it wasn’t worth the risk.
When ...
2025-09-19 14:39:41 +0000 UTC
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2025-09-16 21:43:34 +0000 UTC
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Thank you to everyone who voted on the audio format poll, and especially if you commented!
Here's the current plan (subject to change based on further feedback):
A new tier will be created that includes both the current audio and written chapters, in this case, that's everything in book 6 so far released. This tier will be $16 per month, assuming 4 chapters per week that would roughly equate to a dollar per chapter. This tier will include all content from every tier. That way, cur...
2025-09-16 19:16:29 +0000 UTC
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Thanks for feedback on how awful it is when audio files are attached directly to the chapters. Won't do that again! Last week's audio files are attached below, and I'll be removing the ones directly embedded.
On to the announcement: Book 3 is now live on 2025-09-15 16:13:41 +0000 UTC
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The holographic display shimmered, revealing a thick, full-body shield adorned by a demonic skull—its fanged mouth opened wide and menacing.
[Bulwark of Reaper’s Revenge (Shield): (Chaotic Gold - LVL 25) (Defense +125) (Health +250) (PTC +80) (ACU +80) (PHY +80) (Durability 275/275) (Innate Skill - Decree and Punishment: Absorb 25% of physical, celestial, and demonic damage and force - up to a maximum of 1000% wielder's Defense. Absorbed damage and force may be releas...
2025-09-12 14:13:32 +0000 UTC
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As they passed beneath the gilded archway of the banquet hall, the cacophony of the crowd was replaced by the hushed quiet of a private corridor. Raine paused, manipulating the AR interface of his watch to release the vod of Master Torune being served a helping of justice by a cripple. His attack on the man’s reputation might have seemed brutish to the pampered elite sipping wine in the main hall, but Raine hadn’t been putting on a show for them.
The common citizen held values...
2025-09-12 14:11:48 +0000 UTC
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9 years ago
- Carter City -
Nervous energy thrummed through Raine, a sensation so potent he felt he might vibrate apart. Romaxillions was everything he imagined and more. The floors were polished to a mirror sheen, reflecting the opalescent light from chandeliers that dripped crystal like frozen tears. Not just the floors; every surface gleamed with constrained wealth, even the simplest decorations held a sacred quality that screamed of more credi...
2025-09-12 14:08:14 +0000 UTC
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Perched atop a slightly damaged hovoursine, high above the glittering streets of Carter, Raine casually withdrew a nutrient bar from his tuxedo pocket. Pounding beneath his feet loudly announced the occupants of his current mount weren’t exactly thrilled. Ignoring them, his teeth sank into the soft bar, and delicious flavor danced across his tongue.
Pamalaiha’s expression dissolved into confusion at his post-battle snack, pulling her from darker thoughts about how quickly he’d rea...
2025-09-12 14:04:28 +0000 UTC
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Raine returned to Carter with less than thirty minutes before the auction was scheduled to begin. However, he didn’t head straight there. He couldn’t. Like all the wealthiest locations in any real city, there was no exterior entrance on the ground floor. He would need a new ride, and it was already waiting for him when his taxi purred its way into the underground garage of Shillids—the city's premier destination for high-end fashion, style, and personal protection.
Raine rode his ...
2025-09-05 15:28:01 +0000 UTC
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Few vehicles accompanied Raine along the wide streets leading to Grandmaster Vought's temporary villa. The tall buildings of Carter's outskirts faded to farmlands that stretched well beyond his destination—tall plaster walls hiding a small cluster of wealthy buildings.
Raine knew that coming here alone was tantamount to suicide, but the repercussion for disobeying a grandmaster was guaranteed death. He told the girls nothing of his destination before leaving them at Soulgen, onl...
2025-09-05 15:24:27 +0000 UTC
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Dr. Pamalaiha Shroufand
- Soulgen Pharmaceuticals -
Pamalaiha was enraptured as Raine effortlessly took command of the board meeting. The group had set out to bend his will to theirs; they set traps, used clever wording, and even obscure laws to trick him into submission. Yet in mere moments, the flow of their battle reversed. They were on the defensive now, and losing ground with each breath.
He handles them so easily. The...
2025-09-05 15:21:56 +0000 UTC
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Celeste Luu Rahn
- Carter City -
The ride through downtown Carter was a blur of neon and rushing traffic. Raine spent the short trip drilling Celeste on the upcoming board meeting. His instructions were a rapid-fire series of strategies and prohibitions, a verbal onslaught detailing what to say, and much more vehemently, what not to say. She absorbed every word; the intensity of his single-minded focus, and clear directives, were a c...
2025-09-05 15:19:34 +0000 UTC
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The company doing our audio format tried to con us, so we left them in the dust and started making the audio ourselves. It takes around 2 hours per chapter to edit/create/edit again, and the program we use is a bit expensive, but we think its worth it to be in control of our own destiny.
The quality of these chapters isn't quite were we want them; as you'll hear, they aren't perfect. We have a few ideas on how to get them up to snuff, but none of them are easy, so please be patient with...
2025-09-05 15:18:24 +0000 UTC
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Raine’s robotaxi silently glided toward the curb before Belehorn Tower. The structure’s simplistic soliglass finish was transformed into an imposing edifice by Astra’s logo blazing across its front. The building was grand in Raine’s eyes; a physical manifestation of the empire he was only beginning to build.
He saw her before the vehicle came to a complete stop. Mel was a splash of softness against downtown Carter’s harsh, corporate facade. She wore a grey suit jacket draped o...
2025-08-29 15:14:23 +0000 UTC
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“Master—” Morty’s robotic warning chimed from the house's built-in speakers. The synthesized tone effectively conveyed a sense of urgency.
Raine was already a step ahead, eyes fixated on the smartwall’s display. He cut the AI off, gaze tracking the formation of armed drones with predatory eagerness. “I see ‘em. Thanks, Morty. By the way, what’s got you so occupied you can’t even bother to say hi?”
A beat of silence passed before Morty’s voice returned, laced ...
2025-08-29 15:09:11 +0000 UTC
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Raine slowly removed his thetadrive headset; his hair, wet with perspiration, clung to the device and his scalp. The aching protest of unhealed injuries, soreness, and a hefty dose of time dilation vertigo battled for his attention: they lost. He blinked repeatedly to clear his sight while accessing his watch's interface. Quick as thought, he dove into the external interface of his ZionLine account. While the internal servers were down, the messaging, trade, and inventory services remained fu...
2025-08-29 15:07:34 +0000 UTC
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Master Torune, Leader of CronGate
- Carter City -
Torune’s trip from his new airport to CronGate’s current headquarters was a short one. He spent those few minutes in disappointment. Carter City was nothing — a skeleton compared to the territory's capital, Sandstone City, its populace tiny, and disgracefully uneducated in the only field that mattered: the martial path. Carter’s sole legitimate claim to fame was the aerospace ...
2025-08-29 15:04:34 +0000 UTC
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Despite Raine’s insistence that timing would be everything, he stood in front of Selena, intending to block any potential incoming attacks until she activated her Return Stone. Only then could he safely activate the last charge of Terrafron’s Lost Eyes. There was another reason he wanted to stand in front of her; a reason that became apparent the moment they appeared in the Mundane Realm.
Lyale—Selena’s guardsman since birth was there, front and center, surround...
2025-08-22 15:57:57 +0000 UTC
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Keep it together, Raine! No matter how good it is, it's only level 40 and will eventually be just as obsolete as my old weapons. I need something that transcends levels, something that will retain value, even if it's not as good on the surface.
“Amazing, aren’t they?” Selena softly called out from behind, approaching with a knowing smile. “I’ve been reading about these treasures since I was a child. Seeing them for myself is… like a dream within a dream.”
Ra...
2025-08-22 15:55:51 +0000 UTC
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