Chapter 120
Lykan
Powering Up
Lykan had long ago reached the point where he maxed out the blessings that the Gods could give him for improving his body. The sad part was, it wasn’t until he got near the end of maxing out his Attributes that he realized what it was the Gods looked for. He was certain that some people knew what the Gods wanted and kept the secrets of power to themselves and their families.
The Azani were the first group that came to mind, when thinking...
2022-07-07 08:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 119
Brenna
Power Infusion
Days went by in a blur to Brenna. She found that she would often pass out due to sheer exhaustion. Each time she awoke, she found Lykan waiting for her with a fresh meal.
“You are pushing yourself hard. Do you wish to stop, or continue?” Lykan would ask.
Each time Brenna could feel the judgment in those words. The words offering her the chance to quit. If she quit, nothing would happen. She knew that Lykan would not hold anyt...
2022-07-06 08:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 118
Lykan
A Disciple
For someone who was as cut off from the world as Lykan was over the last seven years, having someone to talk to was a great feeling. While he knew the dwarf by his side followed him mostly due to hero worship, he felt that this in and of itself was not a bad thing. While he felt he could never have a true romantic relationship with such a person, there was something deeper he was looking for. He wanted a personal connection that would help him go...
2022-07-05 09:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 117
Brenna
Dungeoneering
The arrival at the Obsidian Fist Clan held far less fanfare than Brenna originally expected. Apparently they had spies on the orcish army and were already aware that a group had broken free and were heading south towards their location.
It was also apparent afterward that Lykan was aware of the different scouts that had begun to follow them. At first Brenna thought his gestures were some form of nervous tick, saluting to the forest. Onl...
2022-07-05 08:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 116
Lykan
The Pilgrimage
Sometimes, but not often can one man make an impact on a person’s life. Sometimes something so small as a gentle smile, a quick gesture of pleasantry is enough to change a person’s day for the better. But to change a person’s entire life takes more, it takes a moment that will forever be etched into the mind of the person experiencing the event. Often, the events that change someone’s outlook on life are developed from terrible moment...
2022-07-04 08:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 115
Lykan
The Crack
BOOM!
One sound to signify a single strike on the ground. Dust and debris fired up, but in all nothing major happened initially. Anyone who was standing within a few paces of Lykan could feel a quick tremble of the ground as if a particularly overfull cart had rolled by quickly. Yet, there was more going on below the surface.
The ground itself held, if only for a moment. While everyone could tell that the fo...
2022-07-01 08:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 114
Lykan
Other Empires’ War
Seeing the battle unfold before him so many different emotions and thoughts went through Lykan’s mind. The first and most glaring thought was that the battle was a massacre, an overwhelming force encircled and struck at a fortified hilltop community. The soldiers on the high ground had the benefit of having rifles and artillery, while the invading forces had magic.
A storm of devastation was building far to the west, after a lon...
2022-06-30 08:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 113
Lykan
The Betrayal of Monsters
Lykan felt the tension rise, a faint breeze that spoke of mounting violence. This was a sense he had experienced multiple times over the years. Normally he chalked the warning up to his Ambuscade Mastery, but in this case the would-be attacker was not hidden. In fact, it was clear that the two who he had just fought. The two that he had just healed even were now preparing for round two.
Sighing inwardly that he had perhaps bee...
2022-06-30 08:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 112
Nayali
Inaction
Chills ran down her spine as she watched the man craft an unknown concocter in a matter of minutes. Something that had supposedly been impossible. Dragons were by all accounts too evolved or different from known beings to create poultices for, and yet he had. While her companion and friend as still unconscious, Nayali could feel the unknown mixture taking effect almost immediately. First the application on the external wounds caused some of the me...
2022-06-29 08:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 111
Lykan
Retaliatory Attacks
The dragon wouldn’t take a hint. Even after he clearly missed the dragon so closely with its own redirect. He remembered well the way psychic dragons were effectively glass cannons. They can wield the most powerful single point attacks of any dragon, yet their defenses against their own attacks take time. While they can withstand the attacks of other psychic dragons, there is a brief time after their initial attack that they are except...
2022-06-28 08:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 110
Nayali
The Intruder
She could feel it, the way the woods, her woods, became instantly agitated by a visitor. Monsters of all types had been creeping in over the years. At first it was the dragons and their spawn, then those insufferable bats with their odd venom. Each monster that entered was soon either forced to yield to the new laws of the land or die. These were her laws, laws that were immutable, laws that were currently being defiled.
Nayali ...
2022-06-28 08:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 109
Lykan
Ghosts of the North
The past seven years had been filled with war and violence. During that time heroes rose and fell to the inevitable might of the various war machines at play. The north had its heroes, mighty defenders whose name was spoken about with pride for their successful repelling of an enemy attack one week. Only to be struck down by a stronger Azani force the next. In all, no one dared cross the Azani. No one that is, except for two people that ...
2022-06-27 08:01:01 +0000 UTC
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For the next two weeks I will be doing a chapter push on Royal Road, where I will be publishing a chapter per day. As such, for the next two weeks, through the week of 10 July. You will be getting seven chapters a week.
The bonus days will be two extra chapters on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
So the 28th and 30 expect two chapters per day.
Then on the following week, expect two chapters to drop on the 5th and 7th of July.
Again this just my way of sayi...
2022-06-27 07:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 108
Lykan
Moving On
There was the feeling of breathing dirt, of tasting dirt with every languid breath. Lykan awoke to find that he had collapsed face first into a sandy shore. He awoke to the feeling of a dying sun slowly burning its way out above him. The land he was on was dying. The Qi in the air was no longer circulating properly. The runes that had been powered by unknown means were shut down and only running on residual motion. All this was to say that Lykan d...
2022-06-24 08:00:04 +0000 UTC
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<<<< Author's Note: Thank you all for staying with me this far. With this, book three will be over. This will also be the official end of the first Story Arc of the Series "The Origin Arc"
Both Arc II and Book 4 will begin on Monday.
Again, thank you all.
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Epilogue III
Princess Larela Philipon, Sidherthan Capital
“It has been se...
2022-06-24 08:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 107
Ghane
The Second Grand Duel (Part 2)
“Begin!”
With that one word a fierce gust of wind blew, pushing back both contestants if only for a moment. This was of course a safety measure of the gods, to make sure no one took a second to strike before the duel was to truly begin. With the word Ghane lowered his spear tip to face Ajimal.
Ajimal for his part slowly drew his blade. At least the movement was so slow and graceful tha...
2022-06-23 08:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 106
Ajimal The Great
The Second Grand Duel (Part 1)
Ajimal sat in resplendent glory on his throne, it was still cracked, but none dared make notice of the slight imperfection. Instead, the crack had been accentuated, as if to show that Ajimal accepted not only the flaws in the chair, but also within himself. This was of course a lie, anyone who knew Ajimal, truly knew him, knew that the imperfection ate at him. Everyone knew that he felt somehow lessened by the thron...
2022-06-22 08:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 105
Aren
Escape From the Deep
The catacombs were deep musky and smelled of cinnamon and ginger. The flavor of the air was so thick that Aren swore she could taste the foreign substance filling her lungs with nearly each breath. Worse, the air burned when it entered, though to be fair it was a nice sort of burn. This was the deep burn one’s muscles would get from a long workout, the type of burn that would let you awaken the next day with improved physical Attribute...
2022-06-21 08:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 104
Lykan
Battle of the Deep
Lykan felt the calming effects of the vibrating currents wash over him as he was sucked down deep into the depths of the water. He felt a deep connection to the water that he never had been able to with his mana senses. Part of his mind realized this was likely due to the different way that he viewed mana from everyone else. He could never create or use his mana to generate an element like everyone else could. Instead, he could only manip...
2022-06-20 08:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 103
Lykan
Genocide
The goal given either directly or indirectly from the Gods was appalling, yet Lykan full understood and accepted the task before him. The alternative would be to let a cancer take root in our world. This revelation alone was enough for Lykan. Over time the steps placed before him, from his life, his upbringing, to the events of his life all led him to this moment. He knew his current and future tasks.
His current task was simple, find the ape...
2022-06-17 08:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 102
Lykan
The Escape
Lykan felt the hairs on the back of his neck arose in unison as he heard the slurp-scraping sound of movement from down the hallway. The moment he opened his eyes from his meditation pose he saw multiple thick platinum-colored lines leading away from his current spot and down the hallway, from there he could see how multiple lines broke off into different directions. Each direction seemed to lead to a different hallway with similarly disturbing s...
2022-06-16 08:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 101
Lykan
Survival Instincts
Wham! Wham!
“GRRRRAHHH!”
Lykan woke to pounding and screaming.
“Sixteen, fifteen.” A voice called out and as it did Lykan felt his mind become clear. He was dying, or at least he was as good as dead if he stayed. Scanning the room, he saw the door he came in still open. He saw the Titan bleeding its dark corrosive blood on the floor, the longer it ...
2022-06-15 08:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 100
Lykan
The Room
Lykan entered the door, feeling a slight form of resistance as some of the liquid Qi had solidified at frame. Still a slight bit of force and resounding screech showed the doors were open. The movement also caused anyone who was unaware of his actions to be deftly aware that he was there.
Lykan paused, half expecting a room full of giant titans to turn and look at him. Fortunately, nothing happened. The room was empty, well not empty...
2022-06-14 08:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 99
Lykan
QI Powered
Lykan began exploring, always remembering to keep entrances to the large freshwater biome nearby. While he didn’t need water now, knowing where he could get fresh water from was a boon. He was glad he remembered to fill the skins he had with the fresh Qi infused water when he was at the coy pond. Or else he would be lost, not that he needed such comforts. But the waters were needed now. Also, his body was still processing the raw powers of the c...
2022-06-13 08:01:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 98
Lykan
Fresh Water Biome
Lykan rested, basking in the false rays of the warm sun, the abundant Qi, and the forms of alien life that moved all around. Everything had a distinctly known quality, while at the same time having an unknown aspect to them as well. Looking at a creature it was almost easy to see if it fell into the predator or pray category. Yet, there was more. Each species was alien, from the way they moved, to colorations of their fur and scales. To the...
2022-06-10 08:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 97
Lykan
Battle of the Deep
Strong tentacles grabbed onto Lykan, grabbing his body, and pulling him forward at amazing speeds. He could feel the pull and tug of Qi infused strength. He thought about grabbing his pocketknife from its sheath but realized such a small trinket would be nearly useless against such a large and imposing beast. In fact, other than minor tasks the knife was almost laughably inconsequential.
The tentacle grabbed, pulled, and twisted, cau...
2022-06-09 08:01:00 +0000 UTC
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First again, I wish to say thank you all to my new and continued readers.
Just a few house keeping notes. First Book 3 will be coming to a conclusion within the next two weeks for Top Tier readers.
(The next few weeks will be almost entirely of Lykan, until we get close to the closing chapters of the book where there will be two non-Lykan Chapters before the start of book 4).
Don't worry, I intend to make it so at least the mid-tier readers will be able to finish...
2022-06-08 11:02:19 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 96
Lykan
The Other Room
Lykan stood at what he thought was a near dead end. His new Mental Mapping skill screamed at him that what lay beyond this room, was vast. The only problem was the only connection was a passageway that he had to swim through. He knew the water was harmless, at least mostly harmless. The water was infused with Qi, which caused his body to vibrate and tingle his insides still felt like a mini fire had been burnt where the water he drank had trav...
2022-06-08 08:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 95
Lykan
The Coy Pond
There were a few things that Lykan found out from his trials at flying. The first was that he could have multiple cores of the same type, and while the bonuses for the different size cores stacked. There was no bonus for having multiple types of the same exact core. He also found that there needed to be a balance. If he had one base Initiate Core, he needed two basic cores to balance the rotational speed of the vortex he created. He also found t...
2022-06-07 08:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Interlude XII
Dathney Lorain
Borgam, Outside the Belkins Capital
The delegation had been going on for hours. Inside only the newly appointed King Khan Anwar had been in deliberations with Benine and his personal guard for hours. Khan’s appointment came not long ago, after first his father fell in battle. Then not long after Ulid his elder brother also fell in battle. Leaving Khan, the last rightful heir of the throne.
This of course meant that Dathney and Ghane the b...
2022-06-06 08:00:04 +0000 UTC
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