‘It’s normal for guys to think about those things, it’s not like I don’t…’ Aegis’s mind raced as he stared intently at the flanks in front of him. His cooking skill was taking over his hand movements and doing most of the work as he cut it up into smaller, manageable pieces fit for use in recipes - his focus was completely elsewhere now. ‘When she said that, was it a the joke? Or is she thinking about it too? I guess it’s normal, we’re dating after all… but,...
2023-11-19 16:53:04 +0000 UTC
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“I’ll keep them focused on me. Try to find their weak spot, okay?” Aegis asked Lina, and turned to see her nod back hesitantly. Despite her change in demeanor, he could still see the fear in her eyes. “Hey, it’s okay - I won’t let them hurt you.” Aegis tried to reassure her, and she nodded back again, with slightly more confidence.
As the creatures closed in, both of their tails reared back and their fanged maws opened wide, smiling at Aegis with their uncomfortably circul...
2023-11-18 11:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Very few beams of sunlight were making their way through the thick canopy of the large trees around them, as Lina and Aegis stepped into the ruins. Darkshot, Pyri and Rakkan had all taken off at top speeds, disappearing far off into the forest - so far in fact that not a sound of their activities could be heard from the pair.
Aegis had let go of Lina’s hand and was walking ahead of her, peering around the thick brown, vine covered trunks of the forest. Most of the paved stone was over...
2023-11-11 20:57:59 +0000 UTC
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Aegis was led by Sapphire and Herilon into the Night Hunter’s guild hall, as per a suggestion by Herilon.
“We’ve got a decent grinding spot on Kalmoore still. I’m sure Quinn wont mind sharing it with you temporarily, given the circumstances.” Herilon gave as an explanation. As a result, the group found themselves idling in the front foyer of the guild hall, staring at the marble tiled floors and the satyr NPC behind the counter. Herilon and Sapphire had disappeared further ins...
2023-11-11 11:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Long messy blonde hair, loosely tied into a ponytail at the back of his head. His cheeks sunken in, with dark circles under his eyes. Despite his clearly exhausted state, frustration was the emotion shown by the wrinkles on the side of his face and the frown on his lips as Iouen sat up out of his Simbox to a dimly lit, small room.
A single, older model Simbox sat up against the wall of the room, barely fitting. Aside from it, the room had nothing but plain white walls and a window with ...
2023-11-03 11:00:07 +0000 UTC
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author note: Both chapters released for today! Make sure to read 253 before 254, and I hope everyone has a great weekend!
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“How about a game of chicken.” Aegis shouted eagerly as he turned his fists towards the dragoon. He removed the shield projection that separated them, instead casting it in front of Iouen throw off his next shots. The spears began...
2023-10-27 10:12:47 +0000 UTC
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“How dishonorable.” Kenji spoke as he stood beside Yumily, on the deck of their airship as it continued to sail above the abyss. Kaito flanked her on the other side, and the group of them were watching a livestream broadcast on display, the livestream viewer floating above the deck of the ship in front of them on a large transparent screen.
“They’re not even hiding the fact that they all intend to team up on him now.” Kaito commented. Yumily said nothing, but had both of her h...
2023-10-27 09:47:28 +0000 UTC
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author note:
this should have been posted, I messed up with the new patreon settings and only just came back after the weekend to see it didnt get posted. Super big apologies guys! I really messed up.
Chapters 253 and 254 will be released this friday, I will try to do a third chapter to make up for the oopsie.
Have a good week everyone!
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2023-10-23 09:43:55 +0000 UTC
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“Finley… I could use my wings…” Aegis called out with a strained voice, barely audible across the arena over the sounds of clashing blades. Finley was staring down Iouen, who had an arrow pulled back in the drawstring of his bow and was aiming it directly at Finley’s head. He wasn’t firing, however, but waiting patiently for any sort of movement out of the Harbinger of Darkness that stood before him. Similarly, Finley stood completely still, weighing his options. He knew full well...
2023-10-20 10:00:07 +0000 UTC
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The double release on friday is working the best for my current real life responsibilities, so I will continue with that schedule for this week. Have a safe week everyone! The Brawl conclusion is coming up <3
2023-10-16 09:43:22 +0000 UTC
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The blue wall came down just as Aegis inhaled as much oxygen as his lungs could hold, as if preparing to dive into a deep ocean. His ear rang out with a moment of deafening silence as time seemed to stand still, but only for a moment.
The silence was replaced by the whistling sound of an arrow soaring through the air towards him, but he’d already tilted his head to the side to allow it to soar over his right shoulder. Following this, black smoke erupted all around him - a result of on...
2023-10-13 15:50:23 +0000 UTC
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A transparent screen remained suspended above the wooden table at the center of the Sages of Destiny’s meeting hall. Makaroth leaned forward with his elbows on the table, chin resting on his clenched hands with his fingers intertwined. He silently glared up at the screen alongside all of his guildmates, and the VGN representatives. Not a word was spoken from any of them, nor did any sound come from the livestream that was displayed on the screen before him.
They all watched intently a...
2023-10-13 10:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Aegis and Herilon walked side by side down the narrow, dark stone hallways of the Kordas Prison. Behind them followed Pyri, Lina, Rakkan, Darkshot, and Sapphire who was no longer wielding a carrot, but instead holding a disgusted look on her face as she glared at the back of Aegis’ head.
“Ahem. Wait.” Sapphire finally blurted out, unable to follow along silently any longer. Aegis and Herilon both stopped to look back at her, alongside the others. “You’re really going to talk t...
2023-10-02 10:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Author note: Chapter 247 and 248 were released simultaneously today. If you have not read 247 yet, read that first! also, both could use some editing, apologies!
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Aegis and his companions spend the entire afternoon at the Kordas Training hall. Rather than utilize any of the facilities, they insead repeatedly sparred with one another on the ope...
2023-10-02 10:00:07 +0000 UTC
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I'm regularly finding myself unable to write during the week as of late, leading to no releases on Fridays. Unfortunately that's the case today, as I haven't been able to complete the next set of chapters, which tie closely into one another.
Starting this week I will instead switch to double releasing chapters on Monday instead. I've been using weekend freetime to work on editing Book 1 and working on scripting the audio version, which is nearing its completion. Once Book 1 is done, I ...
2023-09-29 09:16:30 +0000 UTC
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author note: apologies, very unedited!
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Two weeks went by quickly. There was little to no small talk between Aegis and his companions as they trained rigorously in the Rene training grounds. Scarcely could they be found taking breaks, each eager to test out their new abilities and master them.
Rather than be physically exhausting, though, the training was mentally st...
2023-09-25 09:56:34 +0000 UTC
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“So…” Pyri paced along in front of the others slowly, hands held behind her back. Aegis, Darkshot, Rakkan, Lina, Sapphire and Herilon all stood with their hands at their sides, back straight, staring forward attentively. In the distance, across the training grounds behind Pyri, the sound of the new guards of Rene training on the target dummies could be heard as they repeatedly swung their wooden weapons for practice.
“You all want to know the secret to high APM, and impressive s...
2023-09-18 09:59:39 +0000 UTC
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Congratulations! You have advanced from Shattered Healer to Harbinger of Light(Unique). You may now level up to a maximum of 300. The following skills have changed:
[Heal(Intermediate)] -> [Greater Heal(Advanced)]
[Smite(Intermediate)] -> [Smite(Advanced)]
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2023-09-15 09:59:34 +0000 UTC
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The Sky Darling sailed smoothly amongst the clouds for the remainder of its journey back to Kalmoore. Due to repeated uses of airburst, the journey was rather short, and it took very little time after their battle with the Shattered Pirates for the continent to appear on the horizon.
As they approached, Leonard lowered the ship down to meet the land and eventually allowed the island stone hull to take over the hovering aspect of their flight. It was late into the afternoon when they sai...
2023-09-11 09:58:28 +0000 UTC
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“They can keep firing as much as they want - these artillery attacks don’t do enough damage to players to threaten us.” Aegis shouted reassuringly to his party. He’d re-mounted Ren and was flying around the hull of the ship, using his shield and guard skill to protect the Sky Darling from being hit by any attacks.
Their airship was continuing to sail smoothly through the sky in the direction of Kalmoore, with the four pirate ships following them from far below, just above the bl...
2023-09-05 10:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Ren maneuvered his way back onto the deck of the Sky Darling with Aegis on his back, as Aegis eyed the approaching mounted players and their winged beasts, counting exactly 12 approaching before losing sight of them due to landing on their airship. The moment he could, he safely hopped off the back of Ren and walked to the railings, his mind working overtime on a plan to deal with these opponents.
Before a plan came to him, four riders soared up past the Sky Darling and into the air abo...
2023-09-01 10:00:12 +0000 UTC
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After properly switching out of his robes and into his standard sailing attire, Captain Leonard made his way up to the stern and dramatically placed his hands on the wheel of the Sky Darling. The others followed him with their eyes cautiously, and saw a big awkward grin grow across his face.
“So…” He spoke as he released the wheel and began fidgeting with his interface floating in front of him, though to others it appeared as if he was poking at the air. “Got a few new skills he...
2023-08-28 10:00:08 +0000 UTC
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The Yallow Nux reared its head back after roaring before snapping it forward quickly, like a lunging cobra. Herilon, Trexon and Ren cleared out by leaping back over the altar or to the sides, while Aegis lifted his mithral shield and braced the strike.
You take 13,481 Slashing damage.
“It’s manageable.” Aegis called out as the impact of the strike on his shield sent out enough force to cause nearby loose rubble and stone to fly out...
2023-08-18 10:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Aegis and Ren turned to face back towards the direction they’d come from, but had difficulty orienting themselves due to the darkness. Thankfully, because they were in a party with Herilon and Trexon who were standing in the doorway of the chamber, they could utilize their party interface to see where they needed to go.
Aegis looked up to see the indicators above Trexon and Herilon’s heads and saw them shifting and moving about, however.
“The dark walkway we’re standing on...
2023-08-14 10:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Aegis dove into the ocean water ahead of him, with terrible form. Nonetheless, he felt excited to do it - the prospect of an underwater challenge waiting below excited him. Herilon, not so much. After Ren followed Aegis, Trexon did shortly after whilst casting a multi-cast water breathing spell on all of them. But Herilon hesitated, watching the water splash up towards him and send out ripples as his party members disappeared beneath the surface.
It wasn’t until Herilon looked away to...
2023-08-11 10:00:08 +0000 UTC
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The players aboard the Sky Darling became quieter and quieter as the ship neared its destination. All of their necks were craned upwards to face the bright glow emanating out of the bottom of the tree. Somehow, as they got closer, the light of its yellow glow seemed to dim as if not to hurt their eyes for staring directly at it - at least that is what it felt like to Aegis.
“He is waiting.” Bihi said proudly as the light fell upon them. Hearing her words, Leonard made a few waves of...
2023-08-05 10:00:05 +0000 UTC
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“How big are we talking?” Trexon asked as all eyes atop the deck fell upon Aegis and Herilon.
“What was it exactly?” Leonard asked.
“Maybe I can beastshift into it!” Ren replied excitedly.
“It’s definitely too big for beastshifting.” Herilon quickly replied.
“There were question marks above its head, both for the name and the level. There’s a chance it didn’t notice us yet, considering our size. Can you do anything to hide our presence?” Aegis...
2023-07-31 10:00:08 +0000 UTC
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“You’re sure this is the right direction?” Leonard confirmed as he stood behind the stern of his Airship. The tiny fairy Bihi stood on his shoulder, with Trexon standing behind him with an unrolled map in his hands, eying it curiously.
“Yes.” Bihi nodded back at Leonard before fluttering her wings down off of Leonard’s shoulder towards Ren, who was holding her crafted pouch as he sat on the banister of the upper deck, swinging his legs back and forth and looking down over th...
2023-07-29 10:00:08 +0000 UTC
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“Heh, I knew they’d fight dirty, but this is a new low…” Tommy spoke into a voice call with Shinji. The two were both working within their office simulations - Shinji was editing Aegis’ livestream as he was taken by Yorgi and Leonard back to the Silver Garden. Tommy was working with various advertising agencies and going over various past broadcasts of Aegis’.
“What is it?” Shinji replied, without losing focus on his current task.
“VGN is refusing to cover anythi...
2023-07-24 10:00:09 +0000 UTC
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When Aegis wiped away his initial few notifications, he found another large one flashing in front of his face in his peripheral vision, separating his view from the approaching Baffo and Uggard.
[World Notification]
The Player [Aegis - 150] has become the first player in the world to reach Advanced Shield Mastery.
“Good stuff!” Baffo cheered with a big smile as Aegis waved the notification away.
“...
2023-07-21 10:00:09 +0000 UTC
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