When Arthur left the Territory of Blood, he wasn't surprised to see that Ayesha and Iris were already waiting for him. He'd expected the seer to seek him out, and he was a little flattered that she'd done so so fast. She must have dropped everything to get here in less than 15 minutes. Arthur had to hold back a smirk when he noticed Iris avoiding his gaze. Looked like she remembered how forward she'd been a few days ago.
Arthur wouldn’t deny that seeing the overpowered p...
2024-09-24 22:59:00 +0000 UTC
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To call Arthur's final attack overkill was the understatement of the century. His spear hit a momentary snag when it hit the vampire's chest and a green flash of protection charm breaking later, his weapon pierced through flesh and into Ishaya’s heart. That's when his channelled attack detonated, 55,000 points of energy, all at once. Arthur’s eyes were half closed in preparation for the backlash and so he almost missed it, that’s how fast the world around him changed.
One moment, ...
2024-09-23 00:04:07 +0000 UTC
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Arthur stood outside the Territory of Blood. It was far too early for him to be returning to this place in his opinion but life never followed his plans. He wasn’t certain what had happened here over the last few days, but something had definitely gone wrong because all the guards Ayesha had set up were nowhere to be seen.
A little investigation on his part had revealed that the ‘gas leak’ tragedy that had claimed the lives of over three hundred children was eerily similar t...
2024-09-22 23:50:29 +0000 UTC
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Hell’s rising was a land of ice drenched in the magic of undeath, formed by an invading lich-queen who sought to establish dominion over Earth. It spanned over seventy kilometres and was teeming with millions of fell abominations, the results of the formerly deceased mixed with unnatural alchemy. Since the city's creation, little had changed, almost as if time itself had been frozen along with the land.
Today marked the most change its residents had seen in the last few days. Thousand...
2024-09-14 22:59:00 +0000 UTC
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Following the discovery of what his domain would possibly one day be able to accomplish, Arthur engaged in a number of follow-up experiments. The vast majority of them ended in failure and he never again attempted something so drastic as taking control of the hivemind’s energy pools, but Arthur was left with a significantly improved understanding of his domain and aura.
It wasn’t like he’d magically learned to use it, but he’d graduated from operating it as the metaphorical hamm...
2024-09-09 22:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Its been a long time incoming, and I ran into a number of issues getting here, but the job is done. Etherious: Fresh Beginnings Is now live on amazon for purchase. Anyone with Kindle Unlimited please give it a re-read and leave a stellar review.
The success of my story's launch literally depends on how much help you readers can give me and so I request that everyone who can, please go over to my amazon and leave some feedback on my story, get the algorithm on my side a little. I've temp...
2024-08-22 22:15:09 +0000 UTC
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First of all, I'd like to apologise to everyone for not releasing any chapters over the past few weeks. I'm sure you must have all noticed by now, at least if you've seen the story on RoyalRoad, but this novel will be getting published very soon if things go according to plan. As such, I've been spending the last few weeks editing and getting everything ready for publication and I'm certain that errors have still somehow managed to slip through the gaps.
That being said, chapters will b...
2024-08-19 02:07:19 +0000 UTC
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Arthur sent barrage after barrage of water bullets at the massive spider, watching in fascination as it returned fire, hijacking his magic in a grand display of space magic mastery. Whatever stat Control was, Wovan had a shit ton of it, accurately calculating the exact timing and location of dozens of attacks every second.
Arthur wasn't simply wasting energy for no reason, though. Whatever strange space magic Wovan was using to return his attacks didn't make it imp...
2024-07-16 22:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Arthur was a little stumped with how he’d go about fighting such a massive creature. For starters, though, he invested the remaining stats he had left over from his last level-up. He wouldn't be making the mistake of forgetting them again. In the end, he decided to go with a tried and tested opening salvo of water bullets, each loaded with enough ether to punch through an inch-thick sheet of steel. Fifty bullets were fired at Wovan, a thousand ether spent in an instant. They shot forward at...
2024-07-11 22:59:01 +0000 UTC
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In the end, Arthur had to wait an agonising seven minutes before the dimensional incursion showed any signs of breaking. In its final moments, the chaotic forces acting on the area were so deadly they would have outright killed anyone with less than a thousand constitution. Arthur was sure whatever visitors Earth would be receiving would die in seconds had they decided to breach the dimensional incursion before it stabilised.
Fortunately for him, the invading creatures ...
2024-07-09 22:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Tyrone stalked through the underbrush, eyes fixated on the mountain lion he'd stalked for the past half hour. His team crept behind him, their lack of stealth made up for by the expensive consumables used for this hunt. It erased all traces of their scent and made the sounds they made considerably quieter. Add on a decently camouflaged outfit, and it made them all but impossible to see amongst the shrubbery.
His team had done quite well and made a name for themselves over the last month...
2024-07-02 22:59:00 +0000 UTC
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Iris watched the pot of water boil over the stove and quickly turned down the heat. Opening the lid, she added a few choice herbs and spices to the now simmering water and let it steep for two minutes. She strained the water into a porcelain cup and stirred it in a figure of eight, watching carefully as the beverage turned golden brown. Finally, after an additional three minutes had passed, she took her first sip.
It was perfect, an exquisite blend of flavours sourced from across two do...
2024-06-27 22:59:00 +0000 UTC
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Authors Note- Sorry everyone for not posting recently. I don't really have much of an excuse beyond the fact that I was getting burned out and finding it difficult to write. I've gotten back into the groove and planned out the next arc so things should be fine now.
Arthur was mercifully unconscious during the refinement process. His body was broken down and reconstructed stronger, his bones denser, drenched in ether, an energy source that now suffused every cell of his bod...
2024-06-25 22:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Iris glared at the automaton before her. It had the marks of Cyrus’ craftsmanship all over it and she knew just how expensive they were to purchase. Lady Sleyca had forked over a fortune just to make a statement during their short meeting. As far as dick-measuring contests went, it was a decent way to show off her power. Or at least it would have been if Iris didn’t have two such constructs gathering dust in her storage ring, an expensive gift waiting for her to become strong enough to us...
2024-06-11 22:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Arthur stood right in front of Iris, so close he could feel the natural heat her body gave off. His clothes were a mess of burns and gore, soaked through with the blood of battle, they positively reeked. Iris didn’t notice anything. He gulped dryly. The Darkstar Essence Core was the perfect assassination tool, capable of removing his very existence from the plane of reality. There was no way, magical or mundane, that someone could register his presence.
An assas...
2024-06-04 22:59:00 +0000 UTC
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Arthur watched the changing scenery around him. With the death of all the bloodbeasts, the territory of blood had been reduced to a shadow of its former strength, though it still held sway over the land. It had been cut down to just over half its former size, with a diameter of exactly 842 metres, the only signs of its presence being the slightly caustic air and pinkish tinge everything had, a massive improvement from the previous fumes that had once existed. I honestly think the crimson ...
2024-05-30 22:59:01 +0000 UTC
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The territory of blood was brightened beyond anything the land had ever seen as if dawn had come early and lit the world anew. Iris had tried and failed to set up a ritual to block the light show Ashley Rhye had become, but for one reason or the other, her rituals didn’t function. Judging from her rapid mumblings it had something to do with a concept she didn’t understand, the light Ashley emitted existed on a spectrum other than the base one native to this dimension. Arthur didn’t know...
2024-05-29 00:38:38 +0000 UTC
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Arthur wasn’t sure if his upgraded healing required touch to work or not, but he didn’t want to take any chances. Thankfully, Ashley Rhye didn’t raise a fuss when he placed a hand on her shoulder. The woman's flesh was disgusting to touch, a rotted mess of red muscle and pulsating veins that looked like knotted worms wiggling through filthy mud. More often than not, healing was an unpleasant experience and Arthur had learned to deal with it. At least he'd thought he'd had. This was stil...
2024-05-21 22:59:00 +0000 UTC
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Arthur stood in front of Ashley Rhye; The failed blood beast with Iris beside him. The poor woman was by all means dead to the world, her only concern being the wailing babe stuck inside her stomach. It was a disturbing sight to see, even compared to some of the more grotesque things Arthur had witnessed in the wake of the system’s arrival, a mockery of the intimate relationship between a mother and her child.
Ashley didn’t acknowledge their presence even...
2024-05-16 22:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Since its creation, the Territory of Blood had been in a constant state of change. An ugly place of fetid water and undead abominations, the very air was a caustic poison to all things living. Right now, however, it wasn't doing so well. The territory had shrunk dramatically to approximately half its size and its abilities were weakened significantly, hardly any different from the land around it. A vampire would still benefit greatly within its confines, but no longer wo...
2024-05-13 22:59:01 +0000 UTC
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The Hydra's revenge was suspended in mid-air, held in place by what Arthur suspected was gravity magic, as its body was repeatedly crushed and destroyed, parts of its flesh rapidly decaying whilst others were covered with tumorous lumps that leaked necrotic puss. Arthur didn't know how exactly this situation had come about- though he suspected Iris had something to do with it- but he'd be damned if he didn't make the most out of it.
Arthur quickly identified the monster to see how...
2024-05-07 22:59:00 +0000 UTC
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Iris watched the fight play out in slow motion, as time seemed to almost freeze under her deep concentration. Ayesha's golden chain went flying at the beast's skull, an aerial attack made in conjunction with Arthurs's grand assault. People tended to overestimate her seer abilities, she couldn’t see into the future so much as blindly feel her way forward, and so she cried out a panicked warning when the bloodbeast turned its attention towards Arthur.
Its claws were poised to stri...
2024-05-02 22:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Ever since Arthur had left the locus of power, things had gone poorly. From bad to terrible to downright catastrophic, it was like he’d been the but of some massive cosmic joke. He could only hope that the punchline had finally been served. With the ascended blood beast now named The Hydra's Revenge, he didn’t think things could get any worse.
For fuck’s sake Arthur. You just had to go and jinx it, didn’t you?
Once again thankfully his unint...
2024-04-30 22:59:00 +0000 UTC
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Arthur's body jerked as his momentum was halted by Ayesha's golden chains and he was rapidly pulled into their protection barrier. All around them, all he could see was an ocean of green flames, the sheer quantity of poisonous ether he'd released manifesting in the most expressive form of energy he knew; fire.
The sheer scope of it was a wonder to behold, a burning sun with a diameter of a hundred metres. Ayesha thumped him on the shoulder. "What the fuck was that?" She shouted, "How'd ...
2024-04-16 22:59:00 +0000 UTC
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Author's note: Since my last announcement, a lot of people have reached out to me with their advice. For that, I can only thank you. At the end of the day, the conclusion that I've reached, is that I can only let things lie as they are and go on.
The sites on which my stolen work is posted will go on existing irrespective of my, or anyone's actions and those who wish to support me will continue to do so. For the amazon problems, I'll just have to stay on my toes and keep an ...
2024-04-09 23:29:10 +0000 UTC
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I have some very annoying news.
Long story short, I've found out that my story has been stolen and posted on other websites. That's not a big deal in and of itself. I knew that was happening a long time ago and I didn't really mind at all. It wasn't that deep and was par the coarse of releasing content on Royal road for free.
That however, is not the same as finding out that content I release on my patreon, to people who have paid MONEY for it, has been stolen and placed on ...
2024-03-22 00:45:25 +0000 UTC
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Ayesha had told him that attacking the black orb was useless but that didn’t stop him from trying. Perhaps she underestimated how powerful a Soul Armament truly was. Turned out Arthur was overestimating himself. Arthur’s water-shot spear hit the orb with the sound of two metal rods clashing and quite literally bounced back. Twice as fast as he’d launched it. He was lucky it wasn’t aimed at him. Arthur didn’t want to find out if his body was strong enough t...
2024-03-20 02:29:43 +0000 UTC
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Rain Clouds hung heavy in the sky, hardly empty after the torrential downpour earlier in the day. Now, night rapidly approached and the ominous skyline was tinged a dark crimson red. The sun’s setting was only half responsible for the eerie sight. Unbeknownst to Arthur, the vampires had established a Territory of Blood where his house had once stood and the planet itself was adjusting to conform to the new laws set in place.
The earth became hostile to all things non-...
2024-03-15 01:19:44 +0000 UTC
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Ayesha Murker was a minute away from Arthur’s house when she felt it. An arrogant aura of power and dominion descended upon her like the wrathful gaze of an apex predator. There was no finesse to it, no specifity, almost as if the creature didn’t deem her worthy of any attention. What is that? High Tier 2? Tier 3? Ayesha was shocked, nothing of the sort should be present on Earth yet.
It was too early on the timeline. The planet still had nine months of leeway before visito...
2024-03-13 23:15:26 +0000 UTC
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Just a heads up to let everyone know that today's chapter will be delayed till tomorrow. It's all written up, but I need to give it a final editing pass before posting it. It wouldn't normally take long, but I've got a killer headache and I don't want to release subpar content that's filled with mistakes.
If things clear up, I'll try and get it done a few hours after the normal release time, but most probably there'll be at least an eighteen hour delay.
Thank you for y...
2024-03-12 22:32:25 +0000 UTC
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