Melkyal

Chapter 47

"We don't have much time," Rydel spoke hoarsely.

Rydel wore a mask that hid his features. He was slightly crouching to appear shorter. The Mantle of Night made him look like a shadow. Only his two blue eyes shining in the alley's darkness were visible.

Naveena's demeanor completely changed from a frightened girl to her usual aloof personality. It was an attitude that Rydel wasn't accustomed to, as she always showed her bratty side to him in their private moments.

"I'll give ...

Chapter 46

We are back with more chapters! I spent the last few days revising my mistakes and better planning the plot for this arc. Of course, it wasn't easy. However, the most important step is always the next one, as it's what allows you to continue your path :)

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After forming a plan with Naveena, Rydel decided to explore the capital. Even though some parts of the city seemed to have been plucked from a fairy tale, there was a strange undertone that permeated the ...

Information about this month schedule

Okay, so I want to be honest with my current situation.  I thought that I could upload every day a chapter at the agreed time without fail. But I quickly realized that it was really difficult.  

I don't have any backlog, and sometimes I have things to do and I'm unable to write until late, or sometimes I'm just plain exhausted.  What I'm trying to say is that this is my first month publishing a novel, a sort of test so to speak. I will still upload 7 chapters a week (8 co...

Chapter 45

Rydel stabilized his condition after a short session of meditation. There wasn’t much use to continue cultivating here, the quality of the energy in the meteors wasn’t the best for both the Sun and Moon in his soul space. It’d only worsen their foundations.

Having finished their business, Rydel took the foxy form of Naveena and flew back to the boat. Shael head’s peeked from one of the cabins with their landing.

“Did you have a good session?" Shael said.

“You can...

Chapter 44

Naveena stood in front of the formation. It was large, with a big circle in the middle filled with a large pile of meteor chunks. Smaller circles surrounded the structure, each of the various resources that Naveena had taken out before inside of them.

Complex transmutation diagrams, along with carefully placed spiritual glyphs completed the image.

‘Ryd, place yourself on the other side of the formation. Place your hands on that circle and inject it with your attuned energy.’ N...

Chapter 43

The sheer magnitude of the meteors was astounding. There was a rain of pebbles that were constantly landing on the terrain.

“Are those real meteors? How is it possible?” Rydel asked with surprise.

“We don’t exactly know, although we have some theories. There is a chasm in the center of the Cemetery and a good portion of the meteors fall through there.” Shael replied.

“A chasm? Where does it lead to?”

“It’s a place of death, nobody who had tried explor...

Chapter 42

Lady Allyna, Shael, Naveena, and Rydel stood on the outskirts of the village. Every preparation was already made, and all the farewells were said.

It has been a month since the Ceremony of Ascendance. Thalia had come out of closed-door seclusion a week ago, her base attributes had received an important bonus making her power incomparable to before.

They hadn’t done anything other than passing a quiet and happy time with the family, as they knew that they wouldn’t be able to se...

Chapter 41

Rydel was dressed in a long white tunic, it gave him a clean and pristine look. His feet were bare, the earth felt warm with each step. It wasn’t uncomfortable due to his endurance.

The entire village was silent, every elf was busy with the last preparations in their homes. The ceremony would be conducted in the main plaza.

Naveena was wearing a simple-looking circlet on her head. It combined with her crown-shaped white tuft of fur, giving her a simple but royal appearance. This...

Chapter 40

Shael looked at the box with curiosity.

“What’s inside?”

“Just open it.” Rydel urged her.

She sent a pulse of spiritual energy and dispersed the formation before opening it. Inside, there was a dagger.

The dagger was completely black, the blade was thin but sharp. The hilt didn’t have any decorations either, it looked quite simple.

“Inject a bit of spiritual energy.” Rydel encouraged her.

Shael was surprised when the dagger became covered in...

Chapter 39

Rydel kept practicing his new abilities for the next week in the forest. He and Naveena had tried against other dangerous opponents, always being careful to have a way out. There were some closer calls than others, but in the end, they managed to win every time.

He came home to find his parents in silence inside the dining room.

“What’s going on?” He asked in confusion.

“I’m finally ready to challenge the Second Trial.” Thalia said with determination. She took ou...

Chapter 38

Rydel and Naveena inspected their prey. The yellow goat was slim, with big muscular legs. The name of its species was called Lighting-horned goat. He wouldn’t give any points for originality to the name, but it was an honest description.

It was daytime, so his Moonlight Transformation was off the table. They have renewed their skills of invisibility, with the goat munching on a corpse, it wasn’t going to detect them any time soon.

Rydel silently used the First Phase of the Moo...

Chapter 37

Rydel felt stronger than ever. There was only one problem, his physical stats were lagging behind, and not just by a little. His spirit was a raging storm that filled his body with inextinguishable energy.

His spirit was almost ten times greater than his endurance, he was on the limits of what his body could support. He needed to find a solution to balance his stats.

This wasn’t a videogame but the real world. Each attribute was a representation of the growth of certain aspects ...

Chapter 36

Rydel fidgeted on his seat under his parent’s attentive gaze from the other side of the table.

“I want to talk to you about something.” Rydel gathered his courage and resolved himself.

“Are you worried about something, little firefly?” Thalia asked with concern.

“Well, not exactly. It’s more about something that I’ve been hiding, I think that it’s time for me to be honest.” Rydel said with determination.

“You don’t have to tell us anything that ...

Chapter 35

The second chapter of the day, I have to warn you that I renamed how D-grade beings are called, as it was quite a mouthful before. F and E-grade are Mortals, and D-grade are Ascended. The grades still exist and are the same, just that now there is an official title for those who have reached it. 

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Rydel and Shael went where the Ascended were reunited. Rydel and an attention-seeking Naveena stood behind Galather. The latter was already much better, he was still t...

Chapter 34

Rydel was terrified when he saw the squirming scar of the old man. He hadn’t personally seen the Life Worms, but he had asked Grand Elder Pyria how they were suddenly against a giant serpent on their way.

They had assumed that the worms were only a method to blackmail the powerhouses, a way to control them.

“Do you have a worm living inside you?” Rydel wanted to clarify the matter.

“W-well, yes, I guess.”

“Did that Priest put it inside you?”

“N-o,...

Chapter 33

Sorry for the late chapter, my sister got covid and I had been busy.

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Rydel looked up, watching at his precious ally. He willed the Moon his usual request and transformed after three minutes.

They didn’t have much time, so he let the moonlight rush inside him in great quantities. If there was something positive about constantly getting in pain was that he had become used to it.

Something snapped inside him.

“I’m ready.”

Pyria-Rex didn’t lose mo...

Chapter 32

“AAAGHHHHR.” The four humans groaned, their opponents moved away to avoid any last desperate attack.

Their bodies shriveled at an alarming rate, the light of their eyes extinguished. The elves watched in concern at the sudden death of their rivals.

Something squished on their chest, sounds of drinking resounded in the air.

Finally, with a high-pitched cry, a fat slug emerged from the corpses of each of the humans. The vitality of the corpses was extracted so thoroughly t...

Chapter 31

Pyria had to shoulder the burden of protecting her clan, to be the tall tree that resisted the winds for them. It allowed her clan to prosper and live in peace.

It was bad enough that some people were killed while she was in seclusion, but now they were directly under attack in her presence. Pyria seethed in rage, she'd do anything in her power to end the fight, even for a second sooner.

She was anointed as the Grand Elder by her late father, she took it as her sacred duty. It wen...

Chapter 30

Rydel was on the front side of the gathering of elves in the main plaza, he was next to his parents and Neena. The main plaza was filled to the brim, the entire one thousand elves of the Elphyra’s were present for the occasion.

In front of them, every Elder of their clan stood with serious expressions. Along them stood Lady Allyna and Shael, two more high elves were radiating a majestic aura.

Grand Elder Pyria took a step forward, she raised her hand and addressed the crowd.

Chapter 29

Rydel was seated in a hall of the Elder’s meeting house, he was with Neena accompanying Galather.

“Do you know the two high elves?” Rydel asked with curiosity.

“Yes, Allyna Elrand is an old acquaintance, she came with her apprentice, Shael Elrand, who is of your same age.” Galather said.

They didn’t have time to discuss anything more when the two aforementioned elves entered through the door.

Allyna Elrand looked like a sixty-year-old woman that has conserv...

Chapter 28

Rydel observed with puzzlement the white pebble. It resembled the proto-moon phase described in his cultivation method.

Except that to start creating his own moon, he needed to bathe a life stone with the aura of his Dao and his vital energy for a couple of months. This process would bring changes the intrinsic nature of the stone, becoming an artifact linked to his essence.

Impurities would leave the life stone turning it into a white pebble. It was an incredible artifact, as it ...

Chapter 27

Rydel observed the changes that his new race had brought him.

[Astral Elf (E): Spirit +30%, Perception +20%]

Rydel was surprised, this didn’t make sense. He had gone from having less strength in exchange of perception, to having a staggering bonus on his two top stats. In fact, he had the same percentages as Neena, who was a royal from her species.

Evolving your race usually came with an increased attributes bonus, for example, Forest Elf at E-Grade would ...

Chapter 26

“My boy has become an adult.” Edyrm said with emotion.

Rydel was disorientated. He quickly remembered that he originally was in his home, it’s been so long from his point of view that he had almost forgotten it.

He stood up and looked down at his father. Rydel was surprised at being a little taller than his father, after his evolution his height had elevated to 2m.

“I’ve been waiting for this.” Rydel took Neena in his arms and hugged his entire family. A tear rol...

Chapter 25

Rydel breathed out in relief when he felt that his body was whole again, his relief didn’t last for much though as he wasn’t able to move.

He was shackled to a throne made of bones in a grand glacial hall, decorated by a block of ice shaped like a table. Seated in the opposite end was a giant elf.

He was similar to frost elves, with light blue long hair and white eyes, he appeared to be about fifty years old. He wore ragged clothes made of beasts leather and a broadsword was s...

Chapter 24

Rydel panted as he killed the last elf. They were still in the early E-grade, however, their levels were around 10, still in his limits but he suffered from some superficial wounds. It was inevitable, he was surrounded in all directions and even with his superior perception, some lucky shots ended up grazing him.

The atmosphere in the coliseum reached a crescendo, Rydel was ecstatic to hear people praising his name along with the cheers.

“The lanista has a new champion!...

Chapter 23

Rydel went through the big entrance and was surprised to see the actual colosseum. It was slightly different from the one of his memories, its size was of a football field, and the stands were elevated a dozen meters above his height.

The seats were packed with bored elves, Rydel wasn’t weirded out by this, if there was a need for people in the tests they were usually of the participant’s race, with very few exceptions.

“It’s time for our newest participant, Rydel Elphyra,...

Chapter 22

Rydel looked at his surroundings. He didn’t feel anything special when the countdown reached zero, he just suddenly was in another place.

He was in a plain, there was a small mountain in the center. The plain was circular and it was surrounded by a forest. He approached it but was stopped by an invisible barrier, it seemed like this world had a limit.

He didn’t try very hard to break the wall, if it was powered by the system then it wouldn’t be possible to pass it with his m...

Chapter 21

Rydel sat in a tree branch next to his home, he was sitting there with Naveena.

“I don’t know what to do.” Rydel said.

Neena wasn’t able to respond to him, but it didn’t mean that she didn’t understand the language. Sometimes, she wished that she could freely speak.

“What my parents said is true, I am too weak right now. However, I can’t just sit here waiting for them. What if something happened to them? What if they die?.” Rydel sighed.

“I wouldn�...

Chapter 20

Thalia and Edyrm had worked together for dozens of years, they didn’t need words to reach maximum efficiency.

They let the ship advance until it was in the 3km range. Thalia identified five humans on the prow, she wasn’t able to see if there were more in the interior. Thalia nodded at Edyrm and they burst their attacks at the same time.

Edyrm used his wind to propel both of them in the air, above the ship. The humans were surprised as they didn’t expect a sneak attack, but t...

Chapter 19

Thalia went to the main plaza after gathering pigments in the forest for her practice. It's been almost three years since Rydel had come back from his mission.

Life has returned to normal, he was getting used to his power and practicing a bit more. He didn’t have much to do until The Trial.

Thalia had come to love Neena. At first, the little fox had tried to act aloof, but she had managed to wear down her defenses. Nowadays, it was a normal scene seeing the two of them together ...