Author's Note: Thank you all for your continued support! It means the world to me. I appreciated all the feedback on Chapter 35 and will take it into account as I continue writing.
“To what extent does parentage influence a child’s Core Skill? Based on the research accounts I have read, I concluded that there is no correlation. There are some, however, who are adamant that there is. Most are men who regularly insist on conducting additional tests of whic...
2024-03-21 16:30:01 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note: Thank you for your continued support! It means so much to me. As part of my editing process, I usually trim at least a few hundred words as I tighten up my prose. Chapter 35 was a bit of a different beast. One version of this chapter ended with me having trimmed over 1000 words for brevity. As my Patrons, I decided I wanted to share the longer version with you first and get some feedback - it also means you get some extra content, which is something I always en...
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Author's Note: Thank you all for your continued support! I always love hearing from you in the comments and on the Discord. It makes my day. Thanks for reading!
“Do we shape our Skills? Do our Skills shape us? I have come to conclude that it is a little bit of both. Our Skills breed habits. Habits in action become habits in thought become a part of who we are. Ultimately, the responsibility still rests with us. Your Skills are not and should never...
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Author's Note: Thank you all so much for your continued support! It means the world to me. If you have any questions or just want to say hi, I try to give my Patrons first priority in the WWB Discord server. I have decided upon the special April Fools Day chapter I'll be writing. It's going to be awful in, I hope, the best way possible.
“Gambling at a tavern, inn, or a similarly unregulated establishment should only be attempted if you possess a S...
2024-03-12 16:30:02 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note: Thank you for all your continued support. This chapter was a fun one to write. Sometimes an old friend can bring out a part of you once thought lost to the past, for better or worse. Thanks for reading!
“Gardeners are among the most praised of the System-Faithful, though I must admit I found it strange to learn they did not refer to themselves as Arborists. To be accepted into their ranks is to devote one’s life to the cultivatio...
2024-03-07 16:30:03 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note: Thank you all for your continued support! The upcoming string of chapters are some of my favourites so far, so I hope y'all enjoy them as well!
“There is a chain of islands off the Southern Coast that should never be found. The archipelago is a prison, of sorts, for someone who has learned the value of maintaining their neutrality. The islands are theirs, as are any who ignore the final warning of the guardians.”
~Unknown...
2024-03-05 16:30:02 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note: A huge thank you for your continued support! It means the world to me! Enjoy the Bonus Chapter!
“I have learned more from traveling than I have from academic studies. I know that given my current responsibilities, that may sound ironic. Hear me, a first-hand account is always more insightful than anything you will find in book, scroll or tablet.”
~Unknown
Contrary to my early expectations, horses weren’t prev...
2024-03-03 00:45:32 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note: Shortly after posting this I will be prepping a Bonus Chapter for release as a thank you! Stay posted!
After making some revisions to Chapter 6, I decided it would be wise to post a small changelog to cover the changes for people who didn't want to go back and re-read it. I adjusted how Will interacted with a more traditional magical option which had some minor ripple effects, but no major plot points have changed. It resulted in maybe li...
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Author's Note: Thank you all for your continued support! I have big plans for the second arc of What Will Be and I am excited to share them with you! I bought a peppermint hot chocolate today. It was delicious. Thank you.
“For practitioners of the elemental magics, the subject of Attunements is a complex knot of opposing ideas and I pity those who have devoted their lives to the subject. Consider the Skill Carpentry [Ship...
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“I do not envy those who mine the mana stones. Our uses for them are varied, but the mana stone mines attract Beasts who wish to claim them for themselves. What will happen, I wonder, should our need for their convenience exceed our supplies? Who then will mine the mana stones?”
~Unknown
“One of the Skills I chose during my first Advancement was
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Author's Note: Thank you all for your continued support! If you would like to participate in a community game of sorts, check out the A/N for Chapter 25 on Royal Road.
“The Taming Skill is often a subject of controversy in academic circles. When imitating the magics of their bound Beast, Tamers do so with speed and fluidity. This comes at a cost, for drawing too hard from feral magics can induce the Beast High. I...
2024-02-25 17:19:01 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note: For those who are not in the Discord, there is going to be another Bonus Chapter on Monday the 26th of February at 4:19am AEDT. As I schedule this for posting, I do so with the cloggiest of cloggy head colds. I had to give the chapter a round of edits in blotchy chunks, so it may not be quite as tight as usual. I'll be giving it another solid look over before I publish to RR. Than again, who knows, maybe my sick brain nailed it. Thanks for your support!
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2024-02-22 16:30:01 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note: Thank you for your support! Once I do my first Patreon Payout I'm going to start hunting down an artist for a shiny new cover. If you have any ideas, feel free to drop them in the comments. I am thinking a picture of young Will riding Vigil's back could be fun.
“It should come as no surprise that humanity began to push against the bounds of the System. Mana was power, and there were those who were not satisfied with our limitations....
2024-02-20 16:30:01 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note: On Royal Road I am treating Side Chapters like Bonus Chapters when they drop, so that means folks here get a bonus chapter as well. Thanks for reading!
“I am telling you, Empathy [Rocks] is a Skill! You- No, YOU have had too much to drink, sir. Let me finish the telling. Was a man named Tommas who had the Skill. The way he says it, it were not even the Core Skill- got it from an Advancement. Says t...
2024-02-18 19:08:01 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note: What an incredible 24 hours this has been! Bog Standard gave WWB a shout-out and an influx of new readers have come to check out the story. I am so excited to continue writing and sharing this story with everyone. Thank you for your support!
“What Skills make for a good leader? I most often find this question asked in the context of monarchies or similar systems of government that grant an individual absolute authority. ...
2024-02-15 16:30:01 +0000 UTC
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Author Note: A huge welcome to my first batch of Patrons! Words cannot convey how much your support means to me. I will be giving these chapters another once-over before publishing to RR but no major changes will be made. It'll be for a 'final' sweep for typos, the odd bit rephrasing, and occasionally cutting some fat.
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“Everyone remembers their first Advancement. For those who feel trapped, it is cathartic. Finally, they have some agency - the...
2024-02-13 02:52:43 +0000 UTC
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Author Note: A huge welcome to my first batch of Patrons! Words cannot convey how much your support means to me. I will be giving these chapters another once-over before publishing to RR but no major changes will be made. It'll be for a 'final' sweep for typos, the odd bit rephrasing, and occasionally cutting some fat.
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Side Chapter 2: Tulos
“Wait, let me make sure I heard that correctly. You were courting her, everythi...
2024-02-13 02:39:25 +0000 UTC
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Author Note: A huge welcome to my first batch of Patrons! Words cannot convey how much your support means to me. I will be giving these chapters another once-over before publishing to RR but no major changes will be made. It'll be for a 'final' sweep for typos, the odd bit rephrasing, and occasionally cutting some fat.
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“I have always found accounts of mass warfare to be wasteful. So many lives, so much potential, all lost in the wak...
2024-02-13 02:35:07 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 14
“Skill
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Chapter 7
“System
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Prologue
It was rainin
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