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Status Update

Monday and Tuesday were lost days, so I apologize. This week turned out troublesome. But here’s my planned schedule.

Wednesday: 2

Thursday: 2

Friday: 1

Saturday/Sunday: 3-4

Chapter 334

Rose knew this was  mistake. Both for tactical, strategic, and person reasons. But that recklessness was also the reason that she followed Dauntless. As she gazed at his back, she slowly sorta out her feelings. And found, to her surprise, that even if this man lost here, she would still follow him.

That realization, and the one that she thought he was going to lose, made her heart sink.

The Ghosthound didn’t even accept the challenge, but simply walked forward, the ai...

Chapter 333

Clarissa checked her timepiece. “If you could make the decision quickly, that would be for the best.”

The three members of the Executive Board of Star Crossing exchanged glances. In the corner, their village spirit petted a small dog, which appeared scared out of its mind, but also was unwilling to vocalized its fear. It was just a small toy in the village spirit’s hands.

It was distasteful, but applying pressure would be the best way for them to stay on schedule. And ...

Chapter 332

Simon watched the nonsense occuring in front of him, partially amused, and partially extremely concerned. What was perhaps more telling was that most of his reaction was mostly amused, even though the people around him were very close to receiving life ending injuries. THere were healers on standby, and Simon was decent enough himself, but…

Unfortunately, the woman, Lily, who had asked for Neveah’s help was only becoming more and more exciting. The stunt doubles who were pract...

Chapter 331

Okay! Gonna be a week of the old schedule, so like 11 or 12 chapters. I have two shows that should cut into writing time, but the end of the months should be dedicated to all of you wonderful readers. Thanks again for your support!

“Really?” Ace said, leaning back in his chair, looking between Randidly and Rose. “What’s the issue, did he like, make a mess on the way in?”

“I did bring a giant bone wurm into the city.” Randidly allowed, feelin...

Chapter 330

But Randidly never made it to the stall he was aiming for, ran by a balding man that honestly reminded Randidly of Sam. Instead, he froze, halfway through the crowd, his eyes widening.

“Ace…?”

The word came out as a whisper, because Randidly couldn’t believe his eyes. When he first saw, he almost thought he was wrong, because… because it had been so long, because his friend looked so different, leaning up against the wide bar, flirting shamelessly with the pretty b...

Chapter 329

The group stopped as a huge, hulking man who must be 7 feet tall lumbered passed them, giving them a sideways glare. Randidly tried his best not to yawn. A large body like that might be more of a liability than anything else, now that the System arrived, even if it was intimidating. After all, ability lay in skills in stats. Perhaps there was some small amount of bonus from size, in terms of reach, but…

Then again, Randidly’s own Soul Skill increased his size, so maybe it was ...

Chapter 328

Only one tonight, but I work late shift tomorrow, so I should get another 3 up tomorrow morning. Ready to start ramping up writing speed~

Rose was at least pleased that the group had at least waited until she, Brute, and the two star guard returned, not making any trouble. That either showed they were weak, and were intimidated, or that they knew something about the Refuge.

After all, it wasn’t difficult to fight the people who guarded the ed...

Status 12/6/17

I just wanted to post and let you know I’m not dead, I’m just restructuring the arc a bit. Takes some time now that I’m responsible and outline...

I’ll have a big post on Thursday to catch up for this week, and then by this weekend I’ll ramp my writing speed back up. 

Chapter 327

 Oh, I forgot to make announcements. Better do it here.

Gonna slow down this week! Damn, November was rough, for so many reasons, but the chapter count was at the top of the list. So this week I'm going to cut back to about 1 a day... probably. Who knows, with me.

Secondly, I want to have another contest. Just haven't decided about what, yet...

As they rode towards the boundary of the Refuge, Randidly twisted around and gave the...

Chapter 326

Simon hated Anthony, the overweight leader of his training group. Toto, Simon’s Soul Bond beast, agreed, although it was in a very dispassionate way.

“Straighten your back! Raise your weapon!” Anthony bellowed, his eyes directly on Simon. Simon hunched his shoulders, cursing inwardly. 

Sure, he was physically capable, and his time with David- the Ghosthound had taught him to survive in wild situations, but most of Anthony’s training involved direct confrontation...

Chapter 325

So Randidly expanded his training routine once more, upping the intensity. Once more, he was back to using Root forms created through Spearing Roots to practice spear. But now that Randidly’s control was much higher, he could do multiple, while even practicing other things. He also experienced a brief breakthrough when he realized that instead of just forming them from the ground, he could make an umbilical cord, almost, that would go up from the ground and into the back of his root p...

Chapter 324

Vandal hopped on one foot to the other, while he watched Copper, who continued to sit, staring at the board, his eyes blank. 

Well, his eyes were always blank. All he had was a skull. But this was a particular brand of blank that Vandal was sure was not even healthy. Feeling bored, he skipped over to the dead fire, sniffing. There had to be…

Ah, there. 

Vandal found a bit of vegetable that had fallen out of the pot and was hidden in the coals. Although it w...

Chapter 323

Coppernicus held up a hand, and the squad fell silent around him. The night was dark, and ahead of them, a huge fire was burning away, about 100 meters away. There were very few in the north who were so bold as to have such a large fire without any care in the dark, especially after the System arrived. 

Even Iznock seemed troubled as he regarded the fire, burning cheerily ahead of them. He had drawn his magic back into himself, which caused his usually inflamed head to fade s...

Chapter 322

“It… actually makes a lot of sense.” Simon said, raising his head. Thea looked around as he spoke, and their eyes met, an understanding passing between them. Simon felt his heart pounding slightly, and then he realized that he had been staring at Thea and smiling for several seconds.

He looked away, embarrassed, and said. “But… I want to go see him. To understand.”

Once again, Simon and Thea shared that strange agreement, nodding together. Jemma just seemed nervo...

Chapter 321

The grim faced riders provided Randidly with a very basic map, which would enable him to leave their location and find the Refuge. They seemed profoundly displeased when he thanked them, and said he would need to delay his actual departure by a few days though. When asked why, Randidly gestured towards Neveah, who was trying to touch her nose to her tail, forming a perfect circle.

“Hmph,” A black haired man snorted. “Well, don’t blame us when we move on, and you become mon...

Chapter 320

Doing his best to put his Path woes out of his mind, Randidly turned his attention towards his immediate goals. Dealing with the Creature was at the top, but Randidly still wasn’t confident in his ability to do that yet. Although it felt a little bit like procrastinating, Randidly was unwilling to move forward without first understanding Aether a little bit more completely.

The strength that thing had displayed on their last encounter… it made Randidly grit his teeth. He was n...

Chapter 319

Randidly grinned at Neveah, who was flailing and rolling around on the ground, struggling to grow used to her new body. He supposed that she had spent so long as a presence just floating in his chest that she was pretty unfamiliar with the limitations that it possessed, which was rather understandable.

Luckily, she was a quick learner, and already she had grasped some of the basics of keeping her body rightside up, and moving around comfortably. Now she just needed to figure out t...

Sick

This month caught up with me. Early bed, but I’ll skip the gym tomorrow to make up the chapters.

Chapter 318

Only one today, because my friends bamboozled me earlier. Wednesday Thursday should be 2, probably none on Friday, then 3 on Saturday and Sunday.

Instantly, Randidly could detect that while the fusing was going well in the bone wurm’s body, there was something troubling about the movement of the Aether above it, in the air around it.

With his eyes closed, Randidly’s senses flew forward, following the flow of Aether. Although it probably wasn’t a ver...

Chapter 317

Randidly smiled as Simon made his selection. He had sensed that there was something unusual about the ox, but he wouldn’t have intervened if Simon had chosen another animal. He didn’t think it was his place.

But it seemed that the Wild Rider cared more than she let on, about her charges. Amused, Randidly turned back and regarded his own choices. He took a step forward.

“Hello little one,” Randidly whispered, looking at the newly born white sheep. “...I understand w...

Chapter 316

Simon woke up early on the day he would receive a companion, shocked that he had fallen asleep. Although he had initially promised himself he would continue to grind away at his skills, focusing on improving himself, even if just a little, before he would be tested by all of the companions, and be forced to have a poor mount.

Not that Simon was initially very worried about what he would obtain. Although he wasn’t the strongest, he trusted David’s judgement, that his class woul...

Chapter 315

Ugh, stayed up way too late, but wanted to get this bit mostly together. This won't be so bad a cliff, right?

Aemont turned around, and Randidly was immediately surprised by how similar he looked to Shal, aside from the skin color. His eyes, too, were bland and empty, which was very different from Shal’s lively, often angry, eyes. But Randidly could not fault Aemont for this; the man had sold his heart in exchange for power.

A heart that Randidly now ca...

Chapter 314

Randidly rubbed his chin briefly. Seemed like his little spirit babies were entering into an era of opulence and sloth. Well, it seemed that the monster in east would hopefully wake them up from that, and get them to regard things more seriously. 

Randidly was instantly suspicious of the darkness, as it seemed to coincide with Lucretia’s arrival, but again, it was impossible to tell what was what. It was incredibly frustrating, and his ability to discern what was happening ...

Chapter 313

Randidly felt profoundly tired as he watch the young girl cry silently, the large, metallic dog licking her hand. He supposed he should say something, ease the harsh transition between what she had just seen and the more typical life, but…

Randidly couldn’t bring himself to soften the blow. There would be times in this girl’s life where she would be forced to confront her own weakness, not matter what Randidly did. After that, she would have decisions to make that would chan...

Chapter 312

So Jemma acted, because although this mysterious man filled her with increasing dread, she couldn’t deny that he lived the life that she desired. He was peaceful and calm all day, tending to the garden and cooking meals for the group. Whereas the monsters would pester others for food and special treatments, Jemma never saw any of the animals approach the man.

They didn’t dare. That was the only conclusion Jemma could come to.

Slowly, the man nodded, and beckoned Jemma cl...

Chapter 311

Ugh, another day of being in the car. Should have some more chapters later...

By the dawn of the 5th day, Simon’s outlook was much more bitter. True, this would only last for 3 more days, but the days it had taken to get here had been a slowly increasing hell. The animals that the Wild Rider was bringing in became increasingly monstrous as time went on, while the area of land they had to manage them had grown increasingly cramped as more and more creatures fi...