Chapter 82
The approaching small army stopped at the edge of the treeline and began to spread out. It wasn't a full wall of people, but it was wide enough to alert the attackers if Matt and his team tried to escape from the fort by climbing over the back wall.
It was a good strategic decision that he wished they hadn't made. If they were incompetent, this would all be a lot easier.
At least their reinforcements were only a few minutes away. Matt looked to their no...
2021-10-01 20:01:00 +0000 UTC
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PoA The Concept of Death 5
Melinda and her team walked back to their suite of rooms lethargically. Their brutal beatdown hadn't ended with the first duel with Matt. No, they tried for a second bout and had been handled just as easily.
Melinda forced her hands to unclench and wiggled them, letting blood flow freely. L...
2021-09-29 20:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 81
The two of them ran the rest of their way back, and Matt noticed there was a great deal of bustle for both sides. It seemed that everyone was rushing to make up for lost time, compared to the slight lull that had happened before the auction.
It could also be the rulers pushing each side to earn more points. They have to both be desperate to win the staff and gauntlet. I can’t say I blame them. Those items seem incredible, and they weren’t even made fo...
2021-09-27 20:00:03 +0000 UTC
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READ THE AFTER CHAPTER NOTE PLEASE.
Chapter 80
They started ordering drinks from the auction staff as item after item got brought out to the stage. They were all poor now, so watching new items come out was more a game for them than it was actual shopping. Matt hoped that this wasn’t the best the auction houses had to offer, because no one but the actual factions had earned any substantial amount of points at this point.
Besides the odd item or two, most things ...
2021-09-24 20:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 79
Conor had been right about the area being packed. ...
2021-09-20 20:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 78
Matt was surprised that his friends had gotten married, but their clear happiness was enough for him. He was slightly jealous, and had to make a conscious effort not to look at Liz. Marriage was a nice thought, if a little scary.
Melinda stuttered out, “Matt, this is too much. It’s... It’s...”
Her voice trailed off as he shrugged his indifference. It really was nothing to him.
“Guys, take what you want. We already sold a bunch to the auc...
2021-09-17 20:01:02 +0000 UTC
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BEFORE CHAPTER NOTE!!!!!
Remember that this is a SEPARATE story just written at the same time so there will be some overlap between Melinda's chapters and Matt's. I'll try to keep it at a minimum but it will happen. I try and make the chapters longer to compensate.
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PoA The Concept of Death 4
Melinda cursed under her b...
2021-09-15 20:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 77
Matt kicked his way through the debris while holding a tuckered-out Aster. His bond was exhausted from freezing half of the valley during the fight. He mentally reminded himself to thank Emily personally after this was done. She had protected Aster while a number of enemies tried to rush her.
Her protection lasted long enough for Winter’s Embrace to spread and capture a few more enemies, and for Aster to blast away the few that remained free of the ic...
2021-09-13 20:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 76
Matt flew in formation with his team to their objective. It was a fort, a part of a larger chain of fortifications protecting a mountain chain. They had been called upon at 4 am their time, but the sun was shining high in the sky where they had teleported to on the planet.
Their side had captured three of the neutral and newly made cities, for a total of five on their side. The other two were under the control of the Queendom. Their cities were being flooded ...
2021-09-10 20:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 75
Matt sat with Liz and Aster on a nearby stone wall while everyone else scurried around, accosting the few people highlighted in green in his HUD. It was more like a school of fish swarming around prey than any normal human interaction..
Seeing nothing interesting, Matt started working on his Concept again. With an effort of will, he hardened the air in front of himself and tapped at it, causing the plane of solid air to crack.
“What the fuck Matt!?”...
2021-09-06 20:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 74
Matt carried a pouting Aster to the enchanter shop, and found that the building was spatially expanded to at least three times its normal size. He couldn’t see the opposite wall of the building, even though it should have only been a dozen feet away. It shouldn’t have surprised him, given it was a Tier 10 enchanters shop, but it seemed excessive.
While he started walking towards the back to speak with a salesman, Matt got distracted by the rows of enchant...
2021-09-03 20:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Please read after chapter note!!!!
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PoA The Concept of Death 3
Melinda looked at Tara in disbelief.
She had to be joking.
“You must be joking. Right? She’s like a million years old.” Melinda thought over what she said and corrected herself. “She’s multiple millions of years old. She’s probably had naps t...
2021-09-01 20:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 73
Matt looked to Liz and Aster, and in unison, they all Tiered up. There was no need to go to a higher Tier rift and use its essence to help with compressions. After all,they had already delved a Tier 7 rift. Their cores were as compacted as they could be at Tier 5.
Looking inward, he inspected his recent cultivation. He had been allocating most of his directed cultivation to mind, senses, and proprioception. Now, his greatest problem was keeping up with his bo...
2021-08-30 20:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 72
Matt pondered Liz’s question. Which side did he want to fight on? He didn’t know off the top of his head.
The kingdom had proven that it was corrupt and Tierest. They abused their power and oppressed their citizens. They didn’t care about the little people at all.
Matt flat out didn’t like the kingdom, but he didn’t know if the queendom was any better. His first instinct was to say they couldn’t be worse, but he really didn’t know if that ...
2021-08-27 20:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 71
Gregor ripped through the veil of reality and into chaotic space, where he paused and viewed the world. It was always a beautiful sight, and he took the time to observe the ember of light tethered by two strings that would lead to the next worlds.
Instead of following them, he shifted his Intent and reentered the world, but in another location — the main entrance city.
His AI sifted through the most recent information flowing through the CityNet, and ...
2021-08-23 20:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 70
Matt sat with his collection of mana stones and planned things out. Seeing that everything was in order, he sent his mana into the newly created formation. It was an improved version of his latest set up. It now could remove the ambient mana in the formation and keep it from returning to the formation.
It also let him put mana through the mana stones with aspected mana, then direct that into the formation at any ratio he wanted. He could even direct his unasp...
2021-08-20 20:01:01 +0000 UTC
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PoA The Concept of Death 2
Melinda had no idea who the woman was, or why she was even here. Her instincts screamed for her to be wary of the intruder.
She was easily over Tier 15. The woman had no darkness around her, like the normal people who still suffered from the effects of aging. No, the woman seemed to radiate warm energy and chari...
2021-08-18 20:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 69
Matt just looked down at his arm. He had felt pain there when he had gone through the cleansing, but had completely forgotten about the implant that he had received the day he arrived at the PlayPen. It had simply been too long ago, and wasn’t relevant to him at the moment.
They were alone. Matt was about to question Gregor’s fast disappearance, when he got a message from his AI about getting access to the Empire’s internal contribution point systems an...
2021-08-16 20:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 68
Matt felt like shitting himself again. It wasn't just from the proclamation that was out of a nightmare he only now realized he had, but the pressure crushing him from the man floating mid-air.
Liz managed to gasp out, "We don't cheat."
She tried to say something else, but it was more gargle than intelligible words.
The man, Gregor, floated down and walked towards them with a fire in his eyes.
"I am Gregor Hanson, Tier 41, and have ...
2021-08-13 20:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 67
The next morning, the trio moved to the island Matt was going to do experiments on. There, he swapped the formation plates out for one that would actively drain mana from inside the contained area. It was an expensive formation, as pulling mana from a rift was like trying to pry food from a starving man’s hands.
They did not let go.
It was why PlayPens just repeatedly delved the rifts to dissipate them. Why spend money to remove a rift, when ...
2021-08-09 20:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 66
Matt paced around in line as they waited for the groups in front of them to get their items identified. Liz wasn't any better,vibrating from repressed energy.
Aster was tired of both of them, and was hiding in her backpack on Matt’s back. The mind enhancing fruit was leaving a lingering headache that was making her groggy. It made sleep impossible.
As the line moved forward one spot, Matt checked the stalls, and wondered when the team was going to sto...
2021-08-06 20:01:01 +0000 UTC
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NOTE MAT (one T) is now Mathew (one T) for clarity and audiobook purposes in the new rewrite/ edit of book 1.
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PoA The Concept of Death 1
Melinda shuffled left as Mathew blocked the charging minotaur with his shield. Her husband was nearly lifted off his feet from the difference in size and strength, but his Talent made that nearly impossible.
With one eye on her AI’s HUD, she surveyed the rest of the battle. She watched a...
2021-08-04 20:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Pre-Chapter note! We will be having our first Melinda side story this Wednesday. Its taken awhile but editing is so much harder than it has any right to be. Mix that with the first chapters being the first thing's I've even written, its been slow. But we are here. For now we'll call it twice a month for Melinda's story. The idea is shaping up to be around 50k to 100k we'll see as I write.
Extra chapters will be the same time as normal ones at 4pm EST Wednesday...
2021-08-02 20:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 64
When the Prince killed his opponent with a hammer to its face, there was a loud cheer. The Prince stood up and roared with his hammer raised, reveling in his victory.
“We have won! And to the victor goes the spoils!”
The guards around the Prince cheered at that, raising their unused weapons in the air.
Moving to a very bloody Aster and Liz, Matt whispered, “That was slightly easier than I feared. Especially with seven bosses.”
Liz nodded, and a...
2021-07-30 20:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 63
Matt guzzled down water and quickly wiped his face. His party was working on clearing the second floor, and it was brutal.
What they had expected to take hours was taking nearly a full day. At least they had a trap detector this time. That, and the extra light in the hall were the only bright sides that Matt could find. When he was here last, the runes hadn’t had enough power to start up. Now, they were illuminating the whole floor.
The light and foiled traps st...
2021-07-26 20:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 62
Matt sat with his team and everyone else, waiting for the attack to begin. The waiting was eating him from the inside out. It was impossible to resist checking the time. He was sure that a half an hour had passed each time he checked, but it was never more than five minutes.
Everyone was prepared for the attack on the fortress. The crafters had been busy over the last few days, creating large platforms with rudimentary lightening runes. The various flying devices would ...
2021-07-23 20:00:05 +0000 UTC
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So, we have this arc wrapping up and will move on to the ‘war’ arc the emperor mentioned after a small break for more normal exploring and delving.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR YOU? The Tier 15Patrons can make characters, so this is a great time to get them in for some good old PVP.
Also note that there will be a time skip (Maybe one big one or smaller little ones) and the arc after the 'war one' will be them at Tier 10 and in the last Path only Tournament...
2021-07-23 19:08:41 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 61
Matt and everyone else stood in the predawn gloom, with a few sparse lights illuminating the Prince. He stood on a platform that had just been erected for this gathering.
"Today, we strike back!"
The Prince's voice was smooth, and carried across the area with gathered people. It tickled Matt's ears in a way that told him a skill was being used.
"We will move through the enemy's ranks, and pay them back for our lost comrades. We will make them suff...
2021-07-19 20:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 60
“Ahem...”
“Cough, cough.”
“Hey!”
Matt ignored Camilla for a moment longer as he and Liz slowly separated.
After staring into her eyes for a moment longer, Matt winked and turned to their unwitting third wheel. He had to admit, they had been at it longer than was polite.
“Did you actually say cough? Couldn’t you just actually cough?”
Camilla rolled her eyes so hard, Matt felt it. “I did the first...
2021-07-16 20:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 59
Matt, Liz, Aster, and Camilla sat in a tight circle in a far corner of the rift.
"If anyone wants to back out, no shame." Matt's words caused the women to cock their eyebrows at him. Clearly, this wasn't what they had expected when he gathered them to talk.
Liz rolled her eyes and quietly said, "I'm staying with you. Dumbass."
Aster added her yips and lightly growled at him. What Liz had intuited, she plucked from his mind. He was going to go no m...
2021-07-12 20:01:00 +0000 UTC
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