Chapter 162
We were all trapped in the library for now. Aurora was content to sit and selectively eat from her massive plate of food. Bedelia was in a chair but using her spells to keep watch on the Matriarch Gundella. I doubted she was done plotting.
Iris worked through the titles and stacked titles that I should add to my mind space. She focused on all the relevant clan cultures and laws of Mercanious. Whenever someone was coming down the hallway, Bedelia would alert us. I...
2023-12-01 16:15:48 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 109 The Duchess’ Mother
I felt secure in my little corner of the tower as I entered the dreamscape. Oscar was there to greet me, and I gladly spent a few minutes rubbing his soft belly. I planned to limit my time in the dreamscape to just four hours unless I knew I would not be disturbed. I spent my time studying the spell form tonight. I wanted to learn slow aging as soon as possible. When I returned from the dreamscape, it was dark outside, and ...
2023-11-30 22:49:42 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 108 Goblin Hunt
The road was wet with light rain from last night. I walked next to Maveith with Flavius and Blaze in front. My mind was still turning over the fact that Lareen knew I had a dreamscape amulet. She might know what it was, but I doubt she had figured out just how valuable it was. Six thousand gold was a fortune in the Telhian Empire. I also wanted to keep how I obtained it a secret. Maybe I was just being selfish, but I did not wa...
2023-11-30 02:43:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 107
My practice with Maveith was not proceeding as I had envisioned. I was sprawled on the ground for the fifth time this afternoon. My ribs ached as Maveith extended his hand to help me to stand. “You are too bloody strong, Maveith,” I complimented him while wincing and focusing on healing a cracked rib. I had not revealed my healing to Maveith, but he had gotten more aggressive with his swings when he noticed I had recovered quickly from his strikes.
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2023-11-29 19:58:44 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 100 Reunion with an Old Friend
In the dreamscape, Xavier and Konstantin had some good fights. Xavier won almost every time, though. Whether this was my subconscious effort to put Konstantin in his place, I did not know how much my desire affected the outcome. After watching for a good hour, I joined them. I would fight one while the other watched and then gave me feedback. Then, I would switch.
I was not sure how much I was getting from this practice, but I knew that muscl...
2023-11-29 15:05:49 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 99
We rode through the gates of the city just before sunset. I had tempered my healing so my aches and pains would not need to be faked. Adrian registered our travel with the gate guards, and then we moved into the city. Adrian handed out orders. “Lucien and Blaze, go to the public baths. Do not head to Legion Hall until you at least smell bearable. Lucien, report the ettin kill at the Legion Hall.”
Lucien groaned, “That is right, the Legion H...
2023-11-29 02:39:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 160 Sasha Part 1 of 2 (FLASHBACK)
Sasha entered the yard, and her brother tossed her a club wrapped in thick padding. She caught it clumsily and quickly examined it for damage. Her brother Makkil picked up a similar club. “Your first test is coming, Sasha.”
“Why do I have to fight in the trials?” Sasha whined. Her body looked thin and frail compared to most others her age.
“The village must send twenty every solar cycle, and you are chosen. Let me help you ...
2023-11-28 22:18:08 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 159 World Gate
Faust was a shaman, and it was not lost on me that his robes had a similar pattern to the old female shaman who had tried to restrain me during my fight with Vakgar. Her robes had been a different color but belonged to the Fiery Snow Clan. Maybe the robe colors signified different ranks.
As we walked, Faust commented, “The blood of the ancestors runs extremely strong in you, Champion.”
“You consider me a Champion now?” I asked...
2023-11-28 20:40:36 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 161 Vida POV Chapter 2 of 2 - Never Bargain with a Djinn
When the trials ended, it was as Zeka had predicted. Only ninety-eight ice orcs, four grays, and seven greens passed. While they were currently being shuffled off to a party and a chance to listen to other clans’ efforts to recruit them, nearly one thousand three-time losers remained in the Coliseum. Most of the orcs who passed the trial already belonged to a clan, but that would not prevent the more po...
2023-11-28 18:54:35 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 150 Aelyn POV
Author’s Note: The last Aelyn POV was Chapter 100
Aelyn had left Cullinbar and her mother behind. She was indecisive about returning to Skyholme, but since she had nowhere to go, she decided she would head in that direction and make a decision as she got closer. She had the Heart Stone of Skyholme worth a king’s ransom in her small dimensional pocket. If she sold it, she could live in luxury for the rest of her life.
She neede...
2023-11-27 22:20:39 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 176
With the Brotherhood fleet moving, our brief reprieve of time to prepare was up. The subspace vector confirmed that they were on a path for the Bradbury system. We had sixty-five hours till they arrived using normal subspace drives. They had not shown any evidence of having anything faster or being able to travel in the higher bands.
While everyone was scrambling, I was making different decisions. I wanted Jackson Jones to leave before they arri...
2023-11-27 03:24:50 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 106
I entered the dreamscape and was greeted by Oscar. He seemed so lifelike that I almost felt guilty for always leaving him here alone. Not that I could take him out of here anyway. I started by taking in an hour of practice with Xavier, Adrian, and Konstantin. Using my air shield was becoming more natural. I was also improving by using fewer shields to conserve my meager aether.
After combat training, I tried to change the walls of th...
2023-11-26 01:20:29 +0000 UTC
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Note from the author: All references to ‘displacer beast’ will be replaced with ‘phantom cat’ as displacer beast is copyrighted by WoC. Edits in earlier chapters will be done as posted to RR and scribblehub. The description of the phantom cat will be massive black panthers with the ability to manifest phantom limbs to restrain prey from their shoulder blades. &n...
2023-11-25 18:04:21 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 175 Reaching Out to the Godfather Organization
As we waited for the Brotherhood’s fleet to move, I was not sleeping much and was constantly checking reports, expecting the Brotherhood fleet to have moved into subspace toward the Bradbury system. We had three Leopard spy ships tracking them, but the Brotherhood kept up their subspace disruption field to prevent us from attacking them again by exiting subspace in their midst. Other than knowing they had not left, we ...
2023-11-25 05:03:21 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 105
I left the alchemist in the tower while trying to figure out how to get his truffles. With leaves changing, it meant winter was coming. How much longer would I be able to harvest for the alchemist? There was still some daylight to burn, so I paused in the library. If no one was here, I could perhaps do some research.
The large doors creaked loudly, and I was shocked to find the Duchess and Scholar Favian inside. “Legionannarie Eryk,” the Duc...
2023-11-25 00:28:06 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 104 A Brief Lesson In Achlemy
Flavius stood in the path and tossed the deer carcasses down with a thud in some grass. He stretched his neck, happy for an excuse to rest. He wiped his hands on nearby grass, “Eryk, you returned with an alchemist?”
I dismounted and led Ginger over to Flavius, “We did. I am guessing that Sebastian found his brother’s collecter since you returned?”
Flavius eyed me carefully, “No. We spent three days looking f...
2023-11-24 02:43:30 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 98 Renna’s Path (POV voted chapter)
Renna walked the halls of the Mage College. She really could not believe she was here and, truth be known, didn’t want to be here. She had recently arrived and was left on her own to acclimate, as High Mage Livian had said. The school was currently out of session for the New Year holiday. She was enrolled in the newest class of Aspirant Mages.
An Aspirant Mage was one who had the potential to cast true spells,...
2023-11-22 23:10:49 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 97 Another Giant
The blue light of the moon lit the road below us, maybe a quarter mile away. Creatures started scurrying across, fleeing the destruction behind them. “No glowstones!” Adrian warned us unnecessarily.
Two deer and then two large boars crossed the road. Branches were shattered as a behemoth burst onto the road behind the fleeing creatures. It took me a moment to process what I was seeing. Adrian whispered harshly at Lucien, ...
2023-11-22 22:20:34 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 103
Lareen was kneeling in the bed, holding my amulet. I didn’t have a headache or any disorientation from the artifact being removed, so at least I had learned something. I could be awakened if the amulet was removed. Now, I needed to deal with the curious woman. She was educated, and I assumed the runic patterns on the outside of the device told her it was magical in nature.
I gave a half-truth, “It helps me sleep. It filters out the nig...
2023-11-22 21:55:36 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 160 Vida Part 1 of 2 (flashback to present)
Vida entered the yard, and her brother tossed her a club wrapped in thick padding. She caught it clumsily and quickly examined it for damage. Her brother Makkil picked up a similar club. “Your first test is coming, Sasha.”
“Why do I have to fight in the trials?” Vida whined. Her body looked thin and frail compared to most others her age.
“The village must send twenty every solar cycle, and you are chosen. &n...
2023-11-22 03:50:36 +0000 UTC
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**Sorry I got sucked into the abyss of research. I learned some creatures I used in my stories are trademarked by Wizards of Coast so I have to remove them. It will not change the stories but displacer beasts, gith and references to yuan-ti and mind flayers will have to be scrubbed. I am not doing it now but it will be an in-progress thing. The largest headache is World Sphere where I used displacer beasts in the last twenty-five chapters.
TWO MORE...
2023-11-21 17:32:18 +0000 UTC
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- Edits Coming: Notes
- He will create his orc body from a piece of a long-dead Champion Orc in his mind space. This will be given to him from Vida, who got it at the Bazaar. This will fill in some of the out-of-character actions for the MC as I have him acting like an orc.
- All member...
2023-11-20 18:57:42 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 157 Gundella’s Play
While I slept, Aurora hugged me from behind, and I spooned Iris, who lay in front of me. Bedelia stayed awake using some alertness pills to use her abilities to spy on the Whispering Rock Clan. I retreated into my mind space to see if my constructs had learned anything from all the material I had given them from the library.
I first noticed that I had over three hundred life essences accumulated. I enhanced my flame ball twice, incre...
2023-11-20 16:12:47 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 148
The runic identity I had was probably not unique, but it was something that I could do with my exacting control. I had curved all the right angles so my runes had no corners. Next, I added false runes in the formula. I added the dungeon runic symbols for platinum, hydra, and displacer beast. Finally, I thickened the central cornerstone runic line, making it wider, and inscribed the dungeon word for ‘storm’ in relief. It was so faint that you...
2023-11-20 03:36:07 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 156 Champion Maestro
Gundella was clearly impressed and thought she had gained some consideration from me. I was left in the library to read, as I guess male orcs were only known to be good for one ejaculation at a time and needed time to recover. Pandora had read the two books on orc sexual habits and thought I had been too gentle with Tevega. According to the books, orcs were more animalistic. They are more like dogs, building into a frenzy and going ba...
2023-11-19 19:13:33 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 147
Iris got all the Duskhunters settled into their rooms. Freya and Lorae had met and hit it off. Lorae communicated with Monty, Freya’s two-hundred-pound shepherd. Lorae told Freya what Monty was thinking—mostly what he wanted to eat. Freya told me about her afternoon in our suite, “Lorae can talk with them through exchanging images in her mind, Storme! It was amazing! I was thinking about learning a spell to do the same thing.”
“Y...
2023-11-19 00:02:52 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 102
Adrian pushed us to the final stretch. Not so much us, but Decimuswho was still struggling since his body had not been given a chance to recover. The alchemist had almost gotten his riding legs. At least he had stopped moaning every time Adrian ordered a light trot. I hope I had not been that bad when I had been learning to ride.
The road had that deva vu feeling you get when traveling somewhere you have been before but just in the opposite direction....
2023-11-18 23:11:05 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 147
Iris got all the Duskhunters settled into their rooms. Freya and Lorae had met and hit it off. Lorae communicated with Monty, Freya’s two-hundred-pound shepherd, and told Freya what he was thinking. Freya was telling me about her afternoon in my suite, “Lorae can talk with them through exchanging images in her mind, Storme! It was amazing! I was thinking about learning a spell to do the same thing.”
“Your spell slots are limited, F...
2023-11-18 03:20:36 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 146
I returned to the Maelstrom to find an elated Lorae. Her father had told her they were already going to Skyholme, and she had a thousand questions. What was the food like? How big were the islands? What made them float? Would she be allowed in the baby dungeon, as her father called it?
I immediately thought Freya would have someone to talk to. Even though the young elf woman was 29 years old, she still reminded me of my young sister....
2023-11-17 19:38:47 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 174 Admiral Kincade
The Brotherhood had been pushed out of the Rim worlds by the failures and exposure of its agents. A Diamond Agent had even defected, which was unthinkable. The Council had met and decided on a course of action. They would assemble an unstoppable fleet and regain their control in the Rim. The Diamond Agent, Desdemona, would be executed, and then their Grand Design for humanity to reign supreme could continue.
They spent twelve yea...
2023-11-17 04:38:19 +0000 UTC
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