“And that’s number five.” I send my spear to my [Inventory].
As expected, fighting a large group of Archfiends at once is much more difficult than dueling them one at a time. I ended up taking longer to finish them, while also taking more damage. It’s a lose-lose situation, really.
“You know…” I look around at the five new Archfiends who have me surrounded. “I’m starting to think someone’s trying to piss me off on purpose.”
“Piss wherever you want.”...
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Chapter 22
----- Lutz -----
“Great.” I pull my weapon from an Archfiend’s corpse, only to be met with another before I can even wipe the blood from the spear tip. “Just when I thought I’d be able to focus on some small fries for a while.”
“We won’t let you do whatever you want.” The Archfiend jumps straight into combat, knowing that his fate will be no different than the one before.
“And you think you can stop me?” I leap up and land on an [Air St...
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----- Elise -----
The ground beneath Elise’s feet rumbles as the powerful Divine-Class [Meteo] rains down nearby.
Has Duke Bradley lost his wits, casting such a spell in the same arena where he’s fighting?
Collette has paused as well, her eyes still on Elise but her focus on the battle taking place between the king and the former duke. The two girls simply stand staring at each other, both waiting for the result of the duel.
Within the torrent of meteorite...
2025-08-17 13:01:40 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 21
----- King Edgar -----
Sharp pain flares on the back side of Edgar’s knee. Without looking, he reaches down and grabs the hilt of former Duke Bradley’s sword. A quick yank, and the blade comes free from the joint in the armor that protects his legs.
“Starting to slow, are you?” Bradley stands on the far side of the small arena, smiling. “It won’t be long now.”
Edgar holds tight to the hilt, the sword’s hum turning into powerful vibrations as ...
2025-08-14 22:59:04 +0000 UTC
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[Hello, I'm still alive xD. I forgot to mention that I was going to Otakon this past weekend, so that's where I've been. But I'm back now with an all new TFH chappy~]
Chapter 20
----- Laya -----
A small pair of feet lands on undisturbed grass, the first time they’ve touched ground in over a quarter hour.
Laya has her back to the army of fiends, but they’re so distant that nobody would say that she’s letting her guard down. Ahead of her is another army, but...
2025-08-12 22:21:31 +0000 UTC
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[I wrote more to flesh out this chapter, so I figured I'd go ahead and post it before moving on to the next full chapter coming in a couple days.]
“The entity you refer to as ‘RAM’ does not and has not ever existed. I am the Network Overseer, and I will bring this world back under control.”
“Don’t joke with me! Are you saying you’re fine with just being a tool for the mad god to use at his convenience!?”
“That is the purpose of ...
2025-07-29 04:17:30 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 19
----- Fenn -----
“Both feet behind the line, Soldier!” A captain walks by, yelling at the men.
Fenn checks his own feet, making sure that both were well within the teleportation circle. The last thing he wants is to leave his toes behind when he teleports.
Is that what would happen…?
Fenn had never teleported before. He had never even seen one until he arrived at the camp where Eshia’s entire army was gathering. Now, on his very first ...
2025-07-28 02:53:25 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 18
----- Lumina -----
“We’re ready!” Lumina nods enthusiastically.
“I finally get to do something.” Lyle wraps his enthusiasm up in his usual negativity.
“Don’t get too excited,” Lutz says. “We didn’t hit the jackpot.”
Lumina looks out over the battle. She’s on the ground, so her vision is limited, but she can feel the mass of mana from the thousands of troops spread out before her.
In the best-case scenario, having the cente...
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----- Lutz -----
Well … I didn’t expect that.
The consequences are immediate, with the small arena flooding with fiends. And they’re not just coming after me.
My spear fells a Berserker at the same time as Cedric’s sword takes down a Blighted. We’re much deeper inside enemy lines than usual, as Orakio’s soldiers are already in an organized restructuring of their formation, which requires them to give up some ground to the enemy army. So while I haven’t...
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Cedric appears in front of me with a speed that shouldn’t be allowed by the laws of physics when wearing such heavy armor. Yet magic exists to bed those laws as much as possible.
I take to the skies to avoid taking damage from a parry. Even if that strange hum isn’t very strong, it saps my mana along with my life. Having both of them constantly being drained over the course of a drawn-out battle would leave me in much worse of a condition after.
Is that the goal? Extend th...
2025-07-21 06:06:05 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 17
----- Lutz -----
“I … will defeat you here … Hero!” The Archfiend pushes himself up to his hands and knees after having been flattened by my attack.
“Sorry, but this battle is already over.” I stick my spear into the ground, passing right through the Archfiend’s heart in the process.
He finally falls silent, having been released from his hideous metamorphosis and mind-altering control. Now that he’s dead, the fiends that he was keeping at bay...
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----- Rolf -----
A pleasant sound calls for Rolf, asking him to join in on the fun. He finds it difficult to ignore those whispers. No, not difficult. Impossible.
He had managed to hold himself back so long already. Not by his own will, of course. Like it or not, he now takes orders from another. No longer is he free to live as he wishes, using fear to control even the kings that claim to rule over him.
At the very least, his new master is a god. If he had to bow to anyone, ...
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----- Elise -----
Without a word, Elise plunges her blade, the Zanthium Delineator, into a Blighted’s heart. Or at least where its heart would be, if it were a normal creature.
Still, it’s enough to finish the monster, as it’s only a mid-class fiend to begin with. There are many of them now–weaker opponents, sent to distract her from the real threats. Even with the arrival of Archfiends to the battlefield, their strategy remains focused around targeting sections of the fro...
2025-07-13 03:40:17 +0000 UTC
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The king moves so quickly, the weaker soldiers may even think he used a movement spell. He arrives before Bradley, towering over the former noble with his massive frame, covered by a fearsome set of fullplate.
With his warhammer already mid-swing, Edgar aims for a devastating opening blow. Defeating the opponent before the battle can even begin may be dishonorable in a duel, but no such social rules apply in war.
Bradley finally moves his body. As a level 80, he’s close enough t...
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Chapter 15
----- King Edgar -----
“Tighten the line!” Edgar swings his Warhammer, crushing any fiend in its path. “Don't let a single one through!”
The king stands in front of his army, ahead of even his own personal guards, save for his two most trusted who guard his flank. The rest of his men form a line behind him, guarding his back and cutting down any fiends who run by their liege to reach the main army.
For better or worse, a warhammer isn't a weapon that...
2025-07-09 05:35:32 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 14
----- Lutz -----
“I’m getting a little sick of seeing you.” My feet hit the ground just in front of a Mutant. “At least use a different form.”
The shape-changing fiend replies with a roar, refusing to swap out of its defense-oriented transformation, despite my request. Most of the Mutants use an offensive form, but when I get near, they always morph, even if they don’t aggro me.
Although it’s only a mid-class fiend, it’s the toughest among th...
2025-07-01 23:39:28 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 13
----- Julius -----
“This is what we’ve trained for, men.” Julius steadies his stance as an Abyss Knight bears down on him. “Stay focused, and victory will be ours.”
The response is a round of clattering from the men around Julius. He assembled his squad long before he ever met Lutz, each one chosen for their loyalty to him, rather than their individual strength.
As a part of the Reinhold family, Julius has always had a certain amount of authority a...
2025-06-29 05:02:09 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 12
----- Lutz -----
I raise my hand, protecting my face from a spray of dirt sent flying by a spell that hit the ground before reaching our magical barriers.
Watching the hundreds of spells flying through the sky is a surreal sight. A relentless barrage falls on both sides, hitting the thick layers of [Shimmering Shield] stacked both above our heads and below our feet.
The front is left open, else our own sorcerers wouldn’t be able to shoot back. That leaves ...
2025-06-18 09:16:52 +0000 UTC
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----- Lutz -----
The only ones who stay are the people in my party, those being Julius, Cyl, and Frei, plus the three adventurers, Boron, Hunter, and Adrian. Lumina’s still here too, along with Elise, Edgar, Rhys, and Lyle.
The twelve of us make up the core of Orakio’s fighting force, but there are a lot of others scattered about that I’ve powered up through level grinding and providing powerful equipment. That will come in handy, because the royal family is responsible for ...
2025-06-10 23:00:24 +0000 UTC
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----- Lutz -----
“W-who are…” The soldier’s surprise fades when he sees me, the grip on his weapon loosening. “Sir Hero?”
“We’re here, so let’s not waste any time.”
“Understood!” He salutes me.
It’s obvious why he’s on edge. The army of Chaos suddenly appeared half an hour ago, teleporting close enough that they could attack at any moment.
The worst-case scenario would be to start the final battle with the enemy getting a surprise atta...
2025-06-06 22:49:40 +0000 UTC
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So I had the first volume's cover done for Weakest Hero. Any thoughts on it?
2025-06-01 22:25:15 +0000 UTC
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[So it's been a while since I posted this story, too! I've got some chapters stocked up for release, so you can expect more regular posts from here out.]
Although we’ve just eaten our supper, there are still several hours of sunlight left in the day. Staying in the mist too long can lead to the corruption effect making people sick, so Selkie has to cut the expeditions short thanks to the weaker members who can’t handle the mist very well.
That’s also why she only spen...
2025-06-01 22:21:48 +0000 UTC
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Interlude 2
----- Eldorin -----
“Too slow.” A voice resounded within the Mana Network. “You should have already reached the battlefield by now, Eldorin. We cannot allow him to reach his full strength before the confrontation.”
“I understand, My Lord.” The Lord of Chaos’ tone contains nothing but obedience to his god. “The fiends will obey any order, but they are not immune to exhaustion. I believed it wise to maintain a steady p...
2025-06-01 05:08:48 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 10
----- Belle -----
“My eyes must deceive me,” a young nobleman says, “for it appears the strands of your silken hair glow with a subdued light.”
“You think so?” Belle palms a small batch of my hair and looks at it. “Maybe it’s the room’s lighting that’s making my hair color glow.”
“A mere reflection of light cannot compare to the radiance emanating from you.”
“Thank you so much! I was distraught with worry when I woke up look...
2025-05-28 05:30:40 +0000 UTC
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[It's been a while since I've posted a Dr. Gynoid chapter, so I hope everyone remembers the characters xD]
Chapter 14
“Behold.” I place a chunk of refined mithril onto a work table. “Our efforts have borne a fruit that is finally worthy of your skills.”
Miss Smith picks up the mithril. “Now this is what I like to see. No more messing with that impure junk.”
My shotgun appears on the same work table. “You know what to do.”
“Obviously. I couldn’...
2025-05-25 08:29:26 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 9
----- Lutz -----
“...don’t see the need to have so many units dedicated to scouting if we and the enemy can both detect presences from so far away.” A decorated general makes his point.
“Scouts aren’t combat units. If you put them on the front lines, it’ll just give the enemies a weak point to attack.” The scout division’s highest officer rebuttals the argument.
“Reserves, then. Send them in when there’s an emergency. Better to have them t...
2025-05-22 18:47:55 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 8
----- Lutz -----
“And that’s the end of this dungeon run.” My spear vanishes just as something heavy slams into the ground.
The Storm Titan is the final boss in this mountainous dungeon, boasting a level of 80. That makes it the highest possible level a monster can obtain within the system set up by the Goddess.
The titan is tough, but with our current strength, he’s just another boss on our farming rotation. Though in truth, the Storm Titan is one of...
2025-05-19 01:56:36 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 7
----- Lutz -----
“Come to pick up your princess?” The voice of a small child echoes around the Egyptian-like temple. “I suppose I shall grace you with my company!”
“I’ve been around enough princesses to know one on sight.” I look the young nine-tail foxgirl up and down. “But for some reason, you’re not checking the required boxes.”
“I can be a princess if I wish it! I’m the only one of my race, so who’s going to stop me?” Kiah nods...
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Interlude 1
Geralt
“Looks good, smells good.” Geralt dips a kitchen spoon into the gravy that covers the slab of ham. “Gravy’s a little thin. Too much water, looks like.”
Next, Geralt uses the spoon to test the ham hidden by the gravy. “The outside’s too crispy. Flame was too hot when you cooked it. But I doubt the one who ordered it will notice or care. It’s still cooked better than most inn food.”
“Thank you!” The former orphan girl smiles in re...
2025-05-06 01:45:43 +0000 UTC
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The Conservator only takes the stage to outline the ceremony and let everyone know exactly what to expect. A lot of the elves arrived on short notice, and many of them have only heard the details from various rumors that have been spreading around.
As expected of a judge, the Conservator doesn’t waste a single breath with frivolous talk and simply explains the precise speaking order for those taking the stage, as well as what to expect at the end of the ceremony.
By the time he...
2025-04-29 11:54:07 +0000 UTC
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