Randidly gritted his teeth and forced his gaze to follow along with the words on the page of the diary.
All resist the Phantom, for they know, he steps in the wake of death, like a shadow.
And as Randidly read the words, it was there. Or rather, he. After hearing the story about Shal and his history, especially of his father, Randidly could see the man. His small smile, his broad shoulders, his short dark hair. Unlike Shal, his skin was not dyed blue, but was ...
2017-07-18 04:24:49 +0000 UTC
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After mocking the male spear attendant a while more, Helen moved off to the side. There had been a strange feeling when she had dodged his attack. A fluidity and grace that almost seemed like a movement similar to the three she already had. Then she smiled at her own foolishness. A 4th movement would be too much to ask.
But if she could parley this into fucking raising her skill level…
The performance of Randidly and the other two at the Qualifier had proven to Helen that ...
2017-07-17 04:42:51 +0000 UTC
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“So anyway, while his one son was slowly being warped by exposure to the Devourer, and the other was growing up with a barely present father, Aemont continued to fight on the frontlines. And he won, and won, and won. Perhaps the story wouldn’t have ended so tragically otherwise but… Aemont was a profoundly competent spear-user. With just the one skill, he was acknowledged as reaching the Adept level, and given a promotion, and control over a larger group of men.
“That was ...
2017-07-17 04:42:16 +0000 UTC
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“I heard this story from the currently patriarch of the Crashing Wave Style, which is a offshoot of the Endless Sea Style, based in the Capital of the Central Region. He told me that for a long time, before more information came out… Shal was widely idolized by the young elites in the Capitol for his heroism in defeating the Devourer. But by the end… they just ignored him, like everyone else. Still, that comes later. First, there was a man who would become the Spear Phantom, Aemon...
2017-07-17 04:41:18 +0000 UTC
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Randidly got up to the deck and went to the far side, keeping as much space between him and the crazy ones throwing armor at people swimming the water. Around 30 minutes later, as they continued dumping items, something inside of him relaxed, and mana began to pool within him once more. After a time, he wiggled his fingers and felt the 1000 mana leave him for Weeping Cloud.
Then he sat cross legged and began to Engrave. Using the greaves, because that was what they had the most of...
2017-07-17 04:40:40 +0000 UTC
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Helen stood over the small stream, looking at her body’s reflection in the clear water. Always, her mother had pushed her into taking care of herself, encouraging her to exercise in order to sculpt herself in certain ways, push her chest up, her hips out. Use oils and stretches to make her skin soft, her body supple.
There were certain tangible benefits to her spear user, her 3 movements that someone who hadn’t take such care of their body couldn’t hope to mirror, but as Hel...
2017-07-17 04:39:26 +0000 UTC
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Warning! Your Soul Skill has become unstable! If you continue to feed it, the effects will worsen. Calculating effects….
Error, unrecognized Soul Skill. Adjusting Parameters….
Expanding Search…
Isolating comparable Soul Skills…
Match found! Adjusting Parameters…. Calculating Effects…
Warning, death may result from the usage of an unapproved Soul Skill. C...
2017-07-15 04:30:17 +0000 UTC
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The next morning, as Randidly yawned and sat up, he admitted to himself that he had been very emotionally irresponsible lately. He couldn’t simply tough everything out. Better to deal with things in a smart fashion rather than brute forcing his way through everything, both physical and mental problems.
This training in the prison had been to give him the tools to be able to handle most problems, but deconstructing them before he had too was far smarter and more efficient. He had...
2017-07-14 03:27:46 +0000 UTC
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Randidly burned with shame. He didn’t understand the value of a life…? Wasn’t this all because Shal had made him swear to stick with him through this process…? Wasn’t all of this the repayment of his debt…?
So when Shal came, violence in his eyes, Randidly responded in kind wordlessly rushing forward and activating Empower and Haste. His shoulder was already mostly healed, the pain nothing particular to speak of. If Shal wanted to fight-
But the Shal Randidly was...
2017-07-13 04:27:51 +0000 UTC
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Whereas there had previous been a powerful force pushing the temperature downwards, now this huge bolt, a car size block, really, of burning, incandescent metal ripped downwards, railing against the cold and holding it back. Such was the proximity to the Yeti that it’s eyes could only widen, and a few dozen bulbs rushed forward to block.
But the bolt punched through, and even as it was cooling, it still remained a very large, very dense chunk of metal.
It was so large that...
2017-07-12 04:24:17 +0000 UTC
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That was the real change, Randidly slowly realized, as their fight continued. The Yeti’s strength had increased by a factor of 5, but that could be explained by having access to a greater portion of his actual stats and skill levels. After all, the attacks were faster, but its speed hadn’t increased as much as Randidly’s had, Randidly was able to maintain his defensive posture to his training, but it was slopping being chipped away, even as the Aether pulsed in his chest.
Be...
2017-07-11 04:14:38 +0000 UTC
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Randidly grimaced. He fucking hated the cold. And this was not the invigorating cold of Aether, this was a restrictive, controlling cold that tried to devour him, frost beginning to form in restrictive waves on his body.
As it did so, it began harder to move, but then a skill deep with him pulsed, coming alive, refusing to be tied down by the ice. The effect eased somewhat, enough for Randidly to move and remove some potions and drink them. It was the Rejection skill that he had o...
2017-07-10 03:32:15 +0000 UTC
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Randidly stood in the shadows at the edge of the villa area with the mustached man. He had asked his name earlier, but the man had been completely silent. In fact, now that Randidly thought about it, he didn't’ think he had ever heard the man speak. So they stood silently, waiting.
Then the man nodded. Marco and Teliph made their move, and the gazes from the people on the watch towers turned away from them. They both activated the shadow engraving, burning its energy, but giving...
2017-07-10 03:31:24 +0000 UTC
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It was another few weeks, but Randidly finally received the notification he was waiting for, although it came in a form that was a little different than expected.
Warning, you have long walked upon the path of the Heretic, but now the cusp of the crossroads lay before you. Proceed directly to the nearest Village for assistance. Should you proceed, Judgement shall descend, in all its glory.
Also available to you is the option to proceed down the path ...
2017-07-08 03:22:54 +0000 UTC
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His idea was a simple one, and both Shal and Marco were intrigued by the prospect. And, because they really didn’t have any other choice, they decided to run with it; to use the descent of the Judgement as a distraction to escape.
Marco seemed to want to ask a lot of questions about what a Judgement was, but some very direct looks from Shal silenced him before he could even open his mouth. Randidly admitted he wasn’t entirely sure how powerful it would be, but it would surely ...
2017-07-08 03:22:13 +0000 UTC
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Helen look around disgustedly at the boat. Without the presence of the Ghosthound and his master’s Tassles hanging from the boat, they basically encountered no trouble. They simply drifted, no longer progressing deeper into Qtal, but also not drifting farther out.
It was widely understood that although those two were no longer here, it did not mean that they would not return. So the circling vultures stopped challenging them, but they didn’t stop watching them. Which removed t...
2017-07-07 04:29:30 +0000 UTC
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But there really didn’t seem like there was anything that he could do. The golden gates blocked his path, and the reward advised him that he couldn’t survive that way. Perhaps it was just making extra sure that he understood that wasn’t the way he should go…?
Either way, Randidly was getting very good at bottling up his anger and using it to fuel his fights, so just accepted the option and clicked to ascend the mountain. And in a flash, he was there, standing on the mounta...
2017-07-06 00:44:19 +0000 UTC
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It really was only a month, but Shal forced him to remain calm for a month. It was annoying at first, but as Randidly let go of the shame, this month really let him focus on mastering his increasingly high Control and Focus stats. Where those didn’t boost his damage in quite the same way as Intelligence, it let him cast the spells more quickly and accurately, which in a fight, was more important.
After stalling out in the spear, it was also nice to gain some relatively easy leve...
2017-07-06 00:43:24 +0000 UTC
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This process continued until a familiar face arrived, looking for Randidly; Marco Polo. At first Randidly was excited that there would finally be a distraction, then worried that Shal would kill Marco for interrupting, and there was indeed a long moment of tension as Marco Polo arrived, his jovial face falling as he saw Randidly reduced to such a miserable state, hanging onto life by a thin thread.
Still, Randidly reflected as Marco slowly turned to Shal, it probably wasn’t appa...
2017-07-06 00:42:55 +0000 UTC
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Shal seemed to possess some understanding of how the badlands worked, and had Randidly lead him back towards where he had managed to achieve equilibrium. As they returned to the Southeast area, the disgust on Shal’s face grew, but he said nothing.
They settled down in Randidly’s camp, after driving off two of Randidly’s weaker rivals with a glare from Shal, and Shal instructed Randidly to prepare, for the true training would start after he rested.
This did not include ...
2017-07-06 00:42:16 +0000 UTC
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Shal opened his mouth to say something, but his student’s frown simply deepened. Chuckling, Shal shook his head but remained silent. He supposed that everyone deserved the chance to fail. Especially foolish students.
Once more his disciple created one of those strange root creatures, which skittered up the bars of the prison. But as Shal watched, his disciple created another. And then another. And then another. Soon, a dozen of those things were clinging to the wall.
His d...
2017-07-04 03:11:31 +0000 UTC
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Good Evening Y'all
Now that June is over, I'm trying to clean up all the things that I owe. There are three main things. The character contest, some commissioned art, and the website.
The second two will take some more time as I try and hammer out the details. But it's finally time for the first!
Oh, but before I get into that, in addition to the art I am going to commission, I can always use more art. If you would like a special thanks on my upcoming website, in addition to the Pa...
2017-07-03 03:25:41 +0000 UTC
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After killing the guard, Randidly evened out his breathing and removed another bracer from his ring. He had been able to successfully engrave 3 bracers with 60% efficacy of Shadow V. He had originally assumed only managing it once would be fine, but the elemental rune was not a Skill Rune after all, it was just an elemental one, and using it as a tool to hide came at a high cost.
Quality Leather Bracer Lvl 30: A piece of leather armor worked by a talented individual. End +...
2017-07-03 03:07:09 +0000 UTC
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After almost 2 months, when Randidly felt rather confident that his own Battle Intent had grown to the point he needed it two, he finally made his attempt to escape. To his surprise, it went extremely successfully. When he lashed out with his Battle Intent, smashing aside the mental attacks from the young man, rather than panic, the young man just smiled and took a step back. Then he walked away.
Nonplussed, Randidly walked out of his jail cell and into the hallway. There was even...
2017-07-03 03:06:26 +0000 UTC
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They arrived, and cloth bags were put over their heads. Their hands were bound with a strange metal that felt extremely cold to the touch and resisted even Randidly’s extreme strength. They were hurried off on what Randidly could feel were cobblestone streets, and then they finally arrived at a place where their bags were removed.
It was a courtroom. They were tried as bandits who assaulted the soldiers of Tomkat and were found summarily guilty. They didn’t ask for a defense, ...
2017-07-03 03:05:15 +0000 UTC
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Dehark was sweating. Watching the slender man walk forward, down the hill towards the caravan, he quickly turned to the lazing man with the blue skin. “You… you don’t really think he can kill one of them right…? They…. They….”
The man grinned up at him. “Yes, they are some soldiers of Tomkat. Attacking them… is akin to challenging the honor of the city. An act of defiance the first Spear of Tomkat does not take kindly to.”
“But…” Dehark was flabberg...
2017-07-02 04:44:10 +0000 UTC
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Randidly left the tent 15 minutes later, feeling elated, but strangely sad.
The old woman who sat in the tent, carefully tended by several women due to her enchanted wounds that wouldn’t heal, spun a very sad tale. A year ago, they had been one of the two most powerful Styles of the Engraving Guilds in the Spearman School Domain. But they had been betrayed and attacked by those who wanted their engraving symbols.
For their Willow Style did not have many of the basic animal...
2017-07-01 15:15:52 +0000 UTC
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Randidly stood panting almost 10 minutes later, a dozen or so bodies around him ripped to pieces, or devoured by insects, or burnt to a crisp, or slowly drowning in their own foaming saliva as Pollen of the Rafflesia destroyed their body from the inside.
He stood with closed eyes, panting. Even though the anger had justified this to himself, and even now he still believed in those reasons, it was one thing to kill another. It was entirely different to look at the bodies of those y...
2017-06-30 03:31:22 +0000 UTC
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Dehark, leader of the Asura Hyena Style, sneered down at the approaching duo, with his bloodthirsty troop milling about behind him. It was common knowledge that the short road to Tomkat, over which they stood, was infested with bandits worse than a mangy cat with fleas. As such, many groups gathered here, but the Asura Hyena Style was the most powerful group present, and had first dibs on any fat caravans that came past.
Still, it always brought Dehark some amount of amusement whe...
2017-06-29 02:21:27 +0000 UTC
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Flickeringly, the completion notification appeared before him.
Congratulations! You have completed the Path of Carnage I! You have started down a bloody road, but sometimes it is a necessary path. You walk forward, and you are haunted by your choices. You have encountered an Extending Path! Continue, or receive your current rewards?
Randidly figured he was continued on this for a while anyway, so he clicked on the continuing path options. However, it was sli...
2017-06-28 03:32:59 +0000 UTC
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