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Chapter 59 - The Hand Moves

The scene was chaotic, with purple blood flying in every direction. The demon seemed determined to wound the attackers before its death at least, using all of its remaining life to retaliate.

Dennis realized the danger and tried to back away, but he was too late. Several large drops landed on his armor and immediately started working its way through it.

Dennis let out a panicked scream, trying to brush the blood away with his daggers. He fell to the ground, partially hidden by the...

Chapter 58 - One Plus One

Three days later, John finally felt like his body had healed. His organs were healed, his bones were all set, his ligaments and tendons were all set, and his muscles and skin were all healed, starting from the core and healing each layer.

Dennis had worked hard to hunt monsters, letting John replenish his essence whenever he slowed down. Most of his time was spent keeping them all safe or cooking for Rain whenever she got hungry. Which was often.

The most common monsters were snak...

Chapter 57 - Despite It All

John carefully positioned himself over the giant orange corpse, letting his hanging arm touch its surface. The essence was still inside, waiting for someone to retrieve it. And John didn’t hesitate.

‘I spent so much essence on that fight… I don’t have the leisure to convert it right now, so I’ll just fill my core with gaseous essence and let the rest reinforce my core.’

He focused on remaining still despite the pain constantly shooting through him, knowing any...

Chapter 56 - White Knight

‘... Hmmm… Getting the soul smashed out of your body feels surprisingly painful. What do I do now? My heart isn’t beating, and I’m flying through the air. Thank god for this tether.’

John looked down at himself, seeing nothing but a translucent light. A black thread connected him to the body he usually inhabited, which was hurtling through the air alongside him.

And a bit further away flew the giant dead body of the orange monkey. They would land close to where ...

Chapter 55 - Linked

With his shield appearing in his left hand and Larang in his other, John prepared himself for the final part of his plan. It was surprisingly simple at this point: just chuck everything he had straight at the giant monkey’s face.

With the full strength of his upper body, he chucked them both forward, lessening his own speed considerably. Then he summoned a sphere before him and halted his speed completely.

‘These things are insanely useful! Try and dodge this!’

Chapter 54 - Head On

With practiced movements, John prepared himself for a massive swing of Larang, twisting his body and holding the gigantic sword behind his back. 

Solid essence bolted him to the ground, while liquid essence permeated every part of his body, increasing his strength way beyond the human limit. 

The blade was also infused with liquid essence, giving it the peerless cutting power it had demonstrated many times before.

The attack that cleaved a mountain only had a fract...

Chapter 53 - Be Like You

John slowed down, carefully studying the direction Rain was pointing to. Through the trees, he could barely see what looked like a solid wall of rock that looked man-made.

‘... Ruins of a civilization that once lived here? It seems very primitive.’

“What’s up?” Dennis asked from behind them, standing in a tree. He seemed entirely fine compared to how much he had been running, barely even winded.

John turned to him and pointed ahead. “Uh, something that l...

Chapter 52 - Black Tether

Dennis looked up at John standing on Kerchak’s shoulder as if he were speaking Greek. “You… want me to let the connection break right here? What if he hurts us?”

“Well, we should probably move further away first. But if you think I’m losing to a lone demon at this point…”

“... Okay, that’s fair… It does sound better than just ending it. I have no idea what’s going to happen, though.”

“That’s fine. Whatever happens, we’ll be prepared. Bring us ...

Chapter 51 - Broken Bonds

The second day in the mist was much like the first: tiresome and mentally draining. John sat in his chair and played with his balls, testing the different interactions.

A gaseous sphere hitting another gaseous sphere would transfer its stored energy and speed to the next one. But the portion that would be transferred depended on the angle; when hitting perfectly center, all of it would transfer, while an imperfect hit would split the power based on the angle.

It was like the physi...

Chapter 50 - Search for Knowledge

John let go of the necklace, eager to hear what the sage had to say. He was disappointed that he wouldn’t get an answer to the first two questions, but he wasn’t surprised. That information was probably worth way more.

The sage studies the necklace from afar, deep in thought. “... Its origins are unknown to me. I’m not entirely sure about the functions of the necklace, but the black sphere is a special type of essence, only produced by intense emotions. I would advise you never ...

Chapter 49 - Aspect of Onyx

The atmosphere turned tense at John’s words. Dennis stopped Kerchak’s movement, leaving only silence around them.

“... Knocked? Is it a person?” he asked.

John had no way of knowing, but he doubted that a monster could create such a rhythmical and light knocking like that. “I think that’s most likely, but… the chances still seem pretty low, don’t they?”

“Well, what else could it be? The tyrant playing with us? The wind?”

“Could be many things. M...

Chapter 48 - Dense Fog

The three of them, carried by Kerchak, entered the foggy area with their senses sharpened. Other than the fog, it simply looked like any plain old plain.

There were no monsters to be seen, not even any tracks, which John took to mean they stayed far away from this place. That didn’t calm his nerves much at all.

‘This is gonna be such a pain if we have to keep our eyes peeled all the time. We can’t travel quickly in dense fog like this.’

The deeper they trave...

Chapter 47 - Solid and Liquid Spheres

Transmuting the gaseous essence in his core didn’t take long. Already a few minutes later, John stood on top of a dune away from the others, ready to start the testing.

‘Let’s look at solid first. It has the least potential of causing any unwanted damage.’

Out of nothing, a black sphere appeared before him, thoroughly filled with the solid essence he had cultivated earlier. Filling a sphere didn’t take too much essence, but his core was far from full. He would o...

Chapter 46 - Past the Simulation

Dennis sat down on the sand, leaning on one of his knees. “It’s probably different for each company, but in my case… I was sent into the simulation when I was eight. I don’t have any memories from Earth before that.”

John took a moment to absorb the information, slightly surprised by the high age Dennis had been put inside the simulation. “So… all your childhood memories are fake, then?”

Dennis nodded, but then he hesitated slightly. “There might be parts from Ea...

Chapter 45 - Black Sphere

Holding his palm up, John activated his aspect for the first time. A black sphere appeared above it, floating in place.

“... Balls… My aspect is… balls. Really?”

The ability appeared like a muscle he could strain at will, but there was no information on how to use it beyond that. So, he would have to figure it out on his own.

The sphere was perfectly round with a matte black surface, and cost him absolutely no essence to conjure. But he didn’t see any obvious use f...

Chapter 44 - Aspecters Might

As Rain calmed down and regained her spirit after the harrowing fight, John looked back at the giant corpse of the horror. He was looking at it like a juicy slab of meat.

‘A horror should have some enchantment regardless of what weapon I use, right? It would be too unfair otherwise. I’m sure most beasts have escaped this place by now, so we should have the area to ourselves.’

John looked forward to consuming the beast's essence, confident it would allow him to compl...

Chapter 43 - Bone and Sand

John yelled out orders in a hurry, pointing at Dennis. “Leave Kerchak behind and run! We need to give him a reason to stay here!”

Dennis seemed hesitant, but he knew it was a matter of life and death, so he nodded and started running. “See you guys later, I hope!”

John took off, hoping the meat left behind would be enough to stop the bony horror from pursuing them. He lightened his weight to make Larang as fast as possible, not having the liberty to think about Rain's comf...

Chapter 42 - Drive By

John flew through the air with purpose, searching for his first target on which to test the new shield attack. He had already taken it out once to get a feel for the changes it had undergone, and he was very pleased with the results.

Not only had the weight nearly doubled, but it had also become incredibly tough and sharp. This made him consider whether he should use the same solid essence on Larang when he reached that point.

“John, too fast!” Rain complained from the back. 2024-08-30 22:40:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 41 - Mental Strain

John glanced at his core, filled with solid, liquid, and gaseous essence in a twenty-seventy-ten split. He rarely used gaseous anymore, but he still feared getting caught off guard and being unable to act on anything but instincts.

‘If I sent the enchantment in now, it might go to waste expanding my core. I think the enchantment will give me more essence than I can fit, so I should use most of it first.’

He moved the shield closer to the core to make the process easie...

Chapter 40 - Even Stronger

Standing on the dead lizard's neck, John felt a rush of adrenaline. The attack with Larang had been way more effective than he could have imagined, cleaving the back of the demon entirely in half.

‘This is the power of greatswords! But did I make it in time?’

Before he could check, he turned to Kerchak and saw him clapping and nodding approvingly as he sat in the sand. John smiled and bowed. “I couldn’t have done it without you. But we should get out of here befor...

Chapter 39 - Shields Rock

Listening to Dennis’ words, John nodded. He already knew something similar had happened in the past. How else would Invoker Hans understand what was happening when the ground started to shake?

“Okay, and what happened the first time?” he asked, wondering about the connection to what Dennis had said earlier.

Dennis looked melancholic, keeping his eyes on the red-hot dagger. “I wasn’t there when it happened… It was a portal in India that changed, and… my wife, Marlene,...

Chapter 38 - Fully Equipped

The mote of light started moving toward the greatshield at John’s will, spreading the blue light like a ripple across its surface before falling still. The information streamed into his mind, letting him know what the new enchantment could do.

‘Hmm, okay… I guess that could be useful?’

The enchantment made the shield capable of teleporting anywhere within John’s sphere of influence, which he knew had a radius of fifty meters. 

It could use the power o...

Chapter 37 - Light Work

As he approached the beast, John realized it was taller than Kerchak, at about twelve meters in height. Its massive lower body was supported by two long legs with webbing between each toe.

The long neck was the main reason it was so tall. In terms of weight, it would likely be close to Kerchak. But even though the neck was long, it didn’t seem fragile. It was more like a giant chicken without the tail. Instead of a beak, it had large teeth constantly exposed due to its lack of lips. 2024-08-23 15:32:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 36 - Sharing the Burden

John was shocked by the sudden revelation. He had not expected to find a portal that easily, not to mention by pure luck.

“A portal?! But… not to Earth, right?”

He felt like he already knew the answer. The surroundings here were not even remotely similar to where they had arrived after entering the portal in Paris. But there was a slight chance it could take them to another place on Earth.

Dennis shook his head quite firmly. “No, that’s definitely not earth. It’s...

Chapter 35 - Seek and Ye Shall Mine

Towering far above the red mountain tops, John searched for any traces of the giant grey monkey. He had tried to return to their point of separation by following the bones lying in the sand, and that let him find the river and plains he and Rain had rested by earlier.

‘Damn, they should have run that way, right? But there are no tracks left after that wind earlier… And if they’re being careful not to be found… ‘

Thousands of mountains stretched out everywhere ar...

Chapter 34 - Desert Horror

John fell as fast as he could, using Larang’s power to drop twice as fast as a stone. He desperately needed to tell the others to start running.

‘God, what is this damned luck? Am I being punished for the good luck I get sometimes?’

What he had spotted as he flew above the mountain tops was a colossal shadow. It was heading straight for them at high speed. It seemed the horror they noticed earlier had changed its mind and turned back.

No longer caring about al...

Chapter 33 - Aspect of Servitude

What John saw in the beast's hands was a human—or at least a person—in thick white armor, sitting comfortably in its grasp. They moved in sync with the beast, moving their head to the right and left at the same time.

‘What the hell? Is that another sage? Or is it a human riding the beast willingly? Are they just very good friends, somehow? The monkeys seemed very smart, so perhaps the evolved version is even smarter?’

He considered revealing himself more to see th...

Chapter 32 - Red Mountains

Another week passed while they traveled along the plains, keeping their speed at a decent level. John estimated that they had traveled about 1500 kilometers, but it was quite an exhaustive process.

Rain was a great hindrance in terms of speed, needing frequent breaks from clinging to his back and being unable to handle the higher speeds for long periods of time. But the thought of leaving her never crossed his mind.

The environment hadn’t changed much, although the occasional fo...

Chapter 31 - Black Necklace

While Rain was enjoying her seemingly tasty meal, John stood up and summoned Larang. It weighed heavily in his arms, softly reflecting the light in its blade.

‘So… How do I use this black essence? It’s not in my core, so… do I have to pull it from the necklace? Will I be able to make it myself eventually?’

The necklace rested quietly against his chest, but there was an obvious darkness around it that couldn’t be explained, like something was stopping the light...

Chapter 30 - Aasvedan

A thousand years flashed by in an instant. From the early revolution of magnets and electricity to the marvels of fusion power, the Aasvedan planet lived through a millennium of peace and prosperity.

No wars or diseases ever plagued their lands, no natural disasters or asteroids ever threatened them before they had the power to avoid them. Filled with great minds and leaders who pioneered incredible social structures and avoided catastrophic inventions.

Their understanding of the ...