AN: I'm Baaaaaaack!
Rex is going to fail. Luke thought, as Cyzicus’s youngest grandchild desperately clawed his way to the next step.
Counter to his expectations, even three thousand steps later, the robotic sentinels still gave them three seconds to recuperate their breath before beginning to attack. Neither did that pattern seem like it was going to change.
In hindsight, it was easy to see why. If a contestant couldn’t keep up the pace, they would be punishe...
2023-07-18 08:28:02 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone,
First off, I’d like to thank each and everyone of you for reading this story for as long as you have. It truly means a lot to me.
That said, I will be taking two weeks off.
When I started uploading Theos, I had 15 chapters written. 10 of them I put on my Patreon, 5 I kept as a backlog, and then I started posting 5 days a week.
I ran out of that backlog within the first 2-3 weeks of posting, and I have since been uploading chapters as soon as I wri...
2023-07-01 23:31:19 +0000 UTC
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Luke stared nervously at his foe. Dimly aware of the others facing their own robots, but unwilling to tear his eyes away from the one pointing its sword-shaped limb at him. Its lifeless stare, large size, metallic luster, and complete lack of cultivation made it a more menacing foe than most he had faced before. Them he knew, could be killed, this, he wasn’t sure. Seeing as it was made by a god though, he didn’t have high hopes of being able to defeat it.
Even ...
2023-07-01 05:21:35 +0000 UTC
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His laughter contrasted sharply with the nervous milling of the rest of the contestants, and a few of those around him, flashed him an annoyed expression. He couldn’t bring himself to care. What he had just said was so on brand, but even so, it caught him completely off guard.
But, as Spiros’s eyes met his, his face blushing an angry red, Luke realized that he may have come across in a way that he didn’t want to.
“I had a good reason, okay.” He said, glaring...
2023-06-29 07:01:22 +0000 UTC
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He smiled.
Each and every one of them standing in the field, found themselves unable to tear their eyes away from the benevolent god in the sky. Unable to look away from him. How could they, when their lord was smiling upon them with such mercy? With such beauty? They needed to be grateful. They had to be.
His place above them was proper, and suddenly not being able to fly himself only made sense to Luke in a way it hadn’t before. It wasn’t right, after a...
2023-06-27 10:25:07 +0000 UTC
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Luke stared at the back of his token, in Cyzicus’s throne room, along with all the hopefuls and the Emperor himself.
Out of the dozen or so trainees that the Hero had originally recruited to participate, only four, Luke, Rex, Rose, and Nikitas, had both advanced to the Warrior-tier in time and passed the assessment.
Of them, only Rex and Luke were truly optimistic in their chances.
“Two minutes.” Lukeus sighed, from his spot atop Nutbutter. His eyes locked...
2023-06-25 01:25:32 +0000 UTC
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+ 4 Stat Points
Luke grinned at the notification and ripped his sword free from the Warrior-tier giants corpse. His chest heaved in exertion from the long battle. It never failed to surprise him just how much punishment the creatures could withstand, and not even the First Truth of Death had an easy solution for defeating them. Instead, it served to help him avoid hits, and land the most damaging attacks, while the monster's mana ebbed away as it was forced to heal itself over and over ...
2023-06-23 00:02:54 +0000 UTC
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“Please remain within the confines of this room for the remainder of your assessment.” An androgynous voice rang out from the drone, while it shot scorching beams of red light towards Luke’s feet. Pushing him back deeper into the room, towards where it had lit his bed and the other furniture on fire.
Luke blinked slowly as the thing finally decided to say something. Even if what it said, only left him feeling even more confused, and with a million more questions.
<...
2023-06-21 09:58:37 +0000 UTC
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After a few more tries, and getting buzzed one more time, Luke managed to drag the drop of blood from within the ring, and pull it out. In the process, disabling the protection on the ring.
At Cyzicus's direction, Luke withdrew Maximus from its sheath, and made a shallow cut on one of his fingers. Holding it against the ring, he watched fascinated as blood dripped from his wound and seeped into the metal.
“Good. It’s bound to you. The ring will preserve and compar...
2023-06-20 06:18:35 +0000 UTC
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Sitting cross legged on the ground, Luke closed his eyes, and focused entirely on the ring in the palm of his hands. Visualizing his mana, he thinned the strand as much as he could. It wasn’t possible to see it with the naked eye, but he was confident that it was still too thick, and yet, he also couldn’t make it thinner.
He had tried dozens of times already, and after failing so many times, he was beginning to get used to the numb feeling of electricity flowing latchin...
2023-06-18 20:50:17 +0000 UTC
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Cyzicus flashed Luke a half hearted grin. “Alright, follow me.” He said, and with a parting look at the cultivators teleporting away, he retreated into the castle.
“Now one of the rings, I believe you got from a warrior. I recognize it as one I made, and the defenses in it are rather easy to break. Well, for me. Since I made them, but, you can give it a try if you want. It will be good practice.”
“So they don’t go away when the owner dies then?” Luke ask...
2023-06-17 03:38:23 +0000 UTC
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“I am.” Luke said after a second, his voice catching in his throat and his mouth dry. Suddenly feeling nervous even though he didn’t quite know why.
He wasn’t going into battle. His life wasn’t on the line. His secrets were safe… or well, as safe as they could be.
No, this nervousness was caused by something much more mundane, and strangely, it caused him even more dread.
His life on Theos, thus far, had seen him quickly become used to high stakes, i...
2023-06-15 09:12:35 +0000 UTC
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I’m guessing I can put them in now, because the people they belonged to are dead. Hmm.
I’ve been reluctant to really test my inventory, mostly because I don’t want my secrets getting out, but this is interesting. The only thing that’s changed from the last time I tried to put a storage ring in there is that the people they belonged to are dead. Which… is definitely interesting. I’ll have to find a way to look into that somehow. Without exposing my S...
2023-06-14 03:57:57 +0000 UTC
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When Luke came to, he was back in his room in Cyzicus’s castle. In the same clothes he had fallen unconscious in.
Rubbing the sleep out of his eyes, he immediately shot to his feet a moment later, a protective talisman appearing in his hands and encased him in a golden bubble. His heart thumped in his chest in panic as he reconciled the last thing he remembered to his current situation.
It was only upon seeing the familiar surroundings that he gradually began calmin...
2023-06-12 02:29:21 +0000 UTC
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AN: Due to some unforseen circumstances, I will miss the Friday Chapter. The next one will be out on Saturday. As always, I will make up for the missed realeases on Sunday and Monday. I should have some extra time to write, so I will try my best to write four chapters over three days and drop chapter 20 on Monday, and get back in the groove with Chapter 21 on Tuesday.
The instant Luke’s blade pierced her chest, a hush fell over the world. From those still aboard the Argo, to e...
2023-06-08 14:03:04 +0000 UTC
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“Ta ta.” The mysterious woman waved him goodbye, and then before Luke’s eyes vanished into a warm gust of wind that washed over him, leaving behind a strong smell of popcorn and butter. It was not at all what he expected, and it left him feeling even hungrier. His stomach churned and loudly grumbled, like he hadn’t eaten in days.
What the fuck just happened… What the fuck is happening.
Luke blinked slowly, and wiped the drool escaping his mouth with...
2023-06-07 13:24:18 +0000 UTC
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“Hey, you limbless little bitch. Surrender now, and Blinky won’t eat your corpse.” A familiar voice echoed out from the deck of the ship.
“Rex…” Jason admonished, and shaking his head, he flew over the Argo’s railing, already encased in a protective talisman. Seemingly embarrassed, he smiled apologetically. Upon some unseen and unsaid command, the demon shifted its mass just enough so that he could be seen through its writing flesh. “Sorry about him, he lack...
2023-06-06 05:42:07 +0000 UTC
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Fuck. He thought, with mounting horror. His blade had sunk into her warm flesh near effortlessly. Easier than he thought it would, if he was being honest, but not entirely unexpected.
From slaying harpies, to killing giants, and even Warrior-tier Sky Serpents with way too many wings, and whether it was monsters and men, not once had the edge of his blade been unable to cut what he wanted it to.
It may have only been a Mortal-tier weapon at the moment, but it ...
2023-06-04 13:12:35 +0000 UTC
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“Who are you?” Asked a bald teen, the second Luke rounded the corner.
“Rex.” Luke said casually, and without skipping a beat, lifted the vial of healing potions in his hand, he gestured towards the door behind him. “I brought some potions for the Empress.”
The teen lifted an eyebrow, and cocked his head to the side. Slowly raking his eyes up and down Luke’s body, a confused expression settled over his face.
“I’ve never seen you before. Where ar...
2023-06-03 11:26:21 +0000 UTC
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A shimmering golden bubble appeared around them as Heracles activated a protective talisman in response to the incoming attacks.
Just in time too, as the next volley of arrows contained seemingly countless amounts of explosive talismans attached to them. Each of the resulting explosions splashed harmlessly off their own barrier, and sent dirt, mud, and bits of plants flying into the air.
Amidst the barrage, dozens more hairless warriors spilled out from the castle, an...
2023-06-02 02:00:49 +0000 UTC
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The population of the flying serpents thinned, but from the moment they first crashed into them, it never went away entirely.
Every ten to fifteen minutes they would crash into another one, but at that rate, it wasn’t hard for them to deal with the creatures. Most of them they could escape from, and the rest they killed. After a while of combatting their reduced numbers, Heracles metaphorically put his foot down, and decided that they shouldn’t keep a talisman activated...
2023-05-31 10:13:22 +0000 UTC
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Luke drew a blade from its sheath, while Heracles tore the perforated tab off a protective talisman. A shimmering golden barrier took shape around them.
The bubble succeeded in repelling the vast majority of the flesh colored serpents, but its activation had been too slow. Three of the centipede winged serpents were close enough to Nel’s steed, that the talisman engulfed them as well.
It couldn’t be helped though. While the serpents had revealed themselves in a fr...
2023-05-29 14:43:48 +0000 UTC
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Nel opened and closed her mouth, her eyes darting between the three of them on the carriage. Her expression rapidly shifted from contemplative to uncertain.
“If we want to do this, we’ll have to decide soon.” Luke added. His eyes lingering on the orb in Eva’s hands. A part of him really wanted to know what she was doing with them, but another much bigger part of him was too concerned about making sure the quest continued.
“Do you really think we can kill her...
2023-05-28 02:56:10 +0000 UTC
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The Rebel glared at them. Her single remaining eye darted between the chariot ensconced within a golden bubble, and the duo riding the griffin, while she clutched the stump of her arm with her hand. For a second, her storage ring flashed, and a bandage wrapped itself around her wound. Heracles, savagely upped the frequency of his attacks.
Unease spread through the battle field, as they desperately tried to assess how the battle would now play out. With Nel’s arrival having ...
2023-05-26 19:08:08 +0000 UTC
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AN: For some reason, I thought this chapter would be easy to write. Instead it took me nearly two whole days. Enjoy, xD.
She turned and faced them, and the three of them looked back at her. It was dim outside and they were nearly a mile away, but Luke had no problem seeing her hate filled glare.
His mouth felt dry, and he could feel his heart thumping in his chest, but he didn’t look away. Instead he took a deep, calming breath, and adjusted the grip on his sword, and re...
2023-05-25 06:42:29 +0000 UTC
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AN: I'll have another chapter out in sometime soon, maybe in 8-9 hours, and finally catch up lol. Untill then, Enjoy.
Status | Skills | Quests | Inventory
Kill a Hero:
Land the killing blow on Tyrisa of Peles, and as the light leaves her eyes grant Bellerophon’s Blade a name worthy of a weapon that will one day belong to a god.
Sub Quest: Claim her storage ring as a spoil of war.
*Killing a...
2023-05-23 23:29:26 +0000 UTC
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AN: The delays havent been ideal, and I really didn't want to have them between chapters, but they were needed as I fleshed out the plot for this book. I'll have another chapter out tomorrow, and then continue with the regular programming on Tuesday as normal. Hopefully, I'll be able to keep up with no delays, but if there are any, I'll make them up on Sunday and Monday as I have been.
“This is bad.” Luke said, his hand resting on the handle of his sword, and his knuckles wh...
2023-05-22 08:06:46 +0000 UTC
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Luke opened the door leading out to the main deck of the Argo. A streak of bright red hair flashed in front of his eyes, and immediately a woman, the first he had seen the entire time he had been on the ship, collided into him with enough force to send him stumbling back into the hallway.
“Are you ok–”
“Fuck off.” She planted a hand on his chest and pushed him into the wall before marching away. Stomping her feet into the ground hard enough to make the wood ...
2023-05-20 19:24:48 +0000 UTC
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“You named it Blinky?” Luke asked incredulously.
“I thought it fit.” Rex mumbled, brushing past Luke and into the stable that contained the dreadglare. He came back a second later, with the monstrosity latched onto the back of his neck, and draped around him in the form of a cape. One made of thousands of eyes, each one blinking at random, with mouths opening and closing around them.
A bead of nervous sweat rolled down Luke’s face at how casually Rex seemed ...
2023-05-18 22:11:02 +0000 UTC
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AN: I made some minor changes to the last two chapters. Fixed the math error on his status. Removed the quest from the end of the last chapter. In chapter 69 Luke now stays consicous long enough to hear Zeus say that he's taking Arke to Olympus for questioning. Enjoy!
Jason led them through the halls of the Argo to Rex’s quarters in the stables. After some casual questioning about the location of his boots, Heracles had divulged that he was the one that had made off with their...
2023-05-17 12:20:22 +0000 UTC
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