R-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 58
(Accidentally deleted the previous post while updating!)
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(Updated with corrections to stat screen)
(Next chapter in ~3 days, I'll shoot for 2, but probably 3)
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“Ha…” Micheal took a deep breath, slowly gathering himself.
“There’s no reason to be upset. Let’s be happy.” Micheal nodded.
No matter how frustrating it might...
2023-04-27 14:22:41 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 57
(Nearly 3600 words long chapter! Expect the next chapter in 2 days)
(Edit: Corrected typos)
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What is talent?
‘It’s something I lack.’
Before today, that would have been Micheal’s answer to the deceptively simple question.
Micheal, at least to his allies, appeared like a tremendously talented human being. Shin and Sophia would both agree with this, as would...
2023-04-25 07:20:47 +0000 UTC View Post3-in-5 = 3 Chapters in 5 Days
2023-04-24 08:26:55 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 56
(Expect the next Chapter in 3 days.
It will be the first of a 3-in-5 challenge, 3 chapters in 5 days. If we succeed, we'll attempt a 4-in-5 next)
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‘Alright.’ Micheal thought, staring down at the paper in front of him.
‘Let’s look over our options.’
He began to scan through his memories and copy down the information about the Mana Breathing Methods he ...
2023-04-20 04:50:36 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 55 (Next chapter ~2 days)
(Edit5: Finalized balancing of First Gate's time-rate to match timeline + for logical consistency
1 year inside the First Gate = 3 minutes 3 seconds in Reality
1 day inside = ~half a second outside)
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Micheal exhaled as he walked through the glowing portal, the world around him vanishing for a split second. A moment later, he rea...
2023-04-17 07:11:21 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 54
(Next Chapter release in a few days)
(These longer chapters take more than 1 day to write, so expect it within ~3 days, ~2.5 if I'm fast.)
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Micheal blinked.
He found himself back in the Third Gate, sitting on the ground next to the table holding several Memory Crystals. The jarring shift of perspective took a moment to adapt to, one of the side-effects of using a Memory Crystal.
Going to bed early tonight, 1120 words written of Ch 54, the rest I'll finish tomorrow.
2023-04-12 05:36:30 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 53
(Next chapter tomorrow)
‘What a terrible feeling.’ Micheal thought, resisting the urge to gag.
Living through the memories of someone controlling Space was an incredibly unpleasant thing to do. The sensation of Spatial Manipulation felt unnatural, each and every time Kyrui activated his abilities sent a sickening wave through Micheal’s head.
It was something he had never felt before, something he shouldn’t h...
2023-04-11 08:19:06 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 52
(Expect Ch 53 tomorrow, released around the same time)
What happened to one’s Soul after they died?
The answer to that question was something even Micheal didn’t know.
However, the concept that most living beings possessed a Soul was a firmly established fact in the 7 Layers.
‘Even if Humanity didn’t know where our Souls go when we die, we knew they still existed, somewhere.’
T...
2023-04-10 07:07:43 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 51
(I'm considering going back and expanding on Shin/Micheal/Sophia's reunion, editing their discussion to be more than just a summary of what they said to each other about their journeys)
(I'll let you all know if I end up doing that!)
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One blinding flash of light later and Sophia found herself in the middle of a rather strange room.
It was a large room, with 4 long, wide walls painted ...
2023-04-02 05:26:46 +0000 UTC View PostMy apologies for all the alerts I'm sure y'all received in your emails!
I had to edit not only Divine Scans (lotta math) but also dialogue and chapter content to match my vision of this rework, for 12 different chapters.
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Edit: Finished final balancing of Growth Rates to match my notes.
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Expect Chapter 51(977/~1400 words written) tomorrow evening because editing 12 Chapters for this rework took all my will to write...
2023-03-31 06:16:43 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 49 (Next Chapter on or before Mar 25)
“Alright, we’ll go with this one.” Micheal looked at the Artifact resting upon the pedestal in front of him.
At the end of his gaze was a large, pitch-black scythe. The blade of the weapon had a few jutting edges shearing off its top side, while its bottom half was razor sharp. At the top of the scythe, where the blade connected to the black wooden handle, was a long metal chain tightly wrapped i...
2023-03-23 08:29:29 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 48 (Next chapter on Mar 21)
In a place far from the Sanctum, cold, dreary waves of rain pelted down, showering hundreds of jagged mountains with freezing bolts of water. These mountains carried with them a sense of dread that seemed to welcome with the grey atmosphere of the storm above.
In the midst of these mountains was a Dragon.
“Hasin… soroth… talsumna…” A Skeletal Dragon’s voice rasped out into the air, drawing on t...
2023-03-19 06:58:39 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 47 (Sorry for the delays! This chapter ended up being 2000+ words in total, longer than I expected!)
(Next release on Mar 18) (Edited v2)
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After Micheal regressed to the past, he planned his each and every action with the utmost care. As a warrior in the Last Army of Humanity, he had lived through the Layers and seen the horrors housed within. He knew that any action he took could have striking rami...
2023-03-16 04:45:50 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 46 (Next Chapter on Mar 14)
In the middle of the Asora Continent lay a vast, grassy field. This plain seemed to go on endlessly, stretching hundreds of miles in the form of enormous swathes of greenery, sporadically inhabited by various Magic Beasts and nomadic Martial Art clans.
At the center of the Central Plain, as it was known, lay an abandoned, hewn stone fortress. This unique fort was crafted from a type of enchanted yellow stone, co...
2023-03-12 06:19:49 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 45 (Next chapter release on Mar 11)
Who is the most powerful being alive?
Some people might find answering such a question incredibly difficult. One might say there is no right answer, that power and strength can change from a difference of perspective. Nobody was truly invincible, just because one was strong against one thing wouldn’t mean you were strong against another thing.
Most people would agree such a question was impossibl...
2023-03-09 12:03:55 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 44
“You know about that, huh?” Micheal spoke aloud, motioning towards the Soul King with a nod.
“Oh indeed. After the Torens Ascended and transformed into Deities, I learned a great deal about their hatred for beings that dare to rewind Time.” Tallanoran returned with a small shrug.
“You might not know it, but the war between my people and the Torens was a brutal one. It lasted for years, in part because of me.” The Soul King patted his c...
2023-03-06 02:29:43 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 43 - (Next Chapter release on or before March 4th.) (In-editing v1)
Micheal blinked as he fully processed what the Dark Wraith in front of him had just said.
‘...2 timelines? He knows about the timeline reset.’ Micheal’s biggest secret was the first thing the Soul King had casually revealed.
In the next moment, Micheal relaxed, his tensed body assuming an unhurried, neutral stance.
‘Panic will solve nothing...
2023-03-02 08:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter (35-45ish)
(Note: We will return to the PRESENT timeline in the next release! As in, Chapter 43.)
(Next release on or before March 1st)
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Near the southern edge of the territory of the Divine Might Sect, just to north of the Dark Canyon, was a plot of land known simply as the Barren Hills. Like its namesake implied, this area was dominated by large hills that were completely bereft of life. Unlike other locatio...
2023-02-26 03:45:25 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter (20-30ish) (Next release on or before Feb 25.)
In the midst of a small mountain range, a grove of tall, black trees jutted from the ground, like proud, dark daggers stabbing upward against a somber sky.
The quiet, pitter-pattering of rain echoed softly through this small forest, silencing the early morning cries of birds.
Orion Thunderfist ignored the gloomy rain as he walked through the grove of Blackleaf Trees, his steps steady and...
2023-02-23 04:31:18 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 1/2ish (Will be inserted at/around Chapter 1 or 2, as its own new chapter/part) (Next Chapter will come out on or before Feb 22)
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“What does it all mean..?”
The speaker of those words sat alone, by himself, in a brightly lit room, resting upon a large, carved wooden chair.
He was a large man, a Byren warrior, one of the natives of the Second Layer. He had a well-weathered appearance with a large, white bea...
2023-02-19 21:01:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe first initial Chapters I'll be releasing and Chapters that will be added to earlier parts of the novel, focusing entirely on the main Antagonist of Volume 4's perspective. (ie, a chapter inserted as the new Chapter 1, one as ~chapter 20, and one as ~chapter 40, etc. like that)
Following that, we will resume chapters directly with Micheal, heading towards our climax, up until we finish Volume 4 and move on to Volume 5.
R-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 42 (in-editing-v2)
(I’ve decided that the first 90% of this chapter, and all of the two previous ones, will be moved to the end of Volume 4 in the final release. However, given that I’ve already released the two previous ones, I decided I’ll release this one as it is too!)
(the final release will have some edits to have the placement make sense, but will contain the same core info)
As Micheal...
2022-03-14 09:35:10 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 41 (in-editing -v0)
(I'm considering moving this chapter (and the previous one) to a spot near the end of the novel instead of here!)
Ever since Micheal traveled back to the past, he lived his life in a constant, chaotic rush. He didn’t allow himself time to rest and moved forward as fast as possible, oriented on a series of goals he needed to achieve.
There were many reasons why he acted like this. The faster he m...
2022-03-12 07:28:25 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 40 (edited-v4)
(Note: I’m also considering placing this chapter (and the next one which continues it) near the end of Volume 4, instead of here.)
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A light, fluttering Aurora Borealis illuminated a desolate world.
In one particular corner of this planet, in a deep, dark crater hobbled next to the remains of a once majestic mountain range…
There sat a man, alone.
Time seemed to ooze by at a cr...
2022-03-06 13:21:19 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 39 (in editing-v0)
Micheal died instantly.
For all the power and strength he had built up in his second life, even Micheal was helpless in the face of 46 Close Impact Bombs simultaneously exploding just 2 meters behind him.
The momentous explosion shook the air, sending out a suppressive shockwave that shattered the earth. The impact happened so quickly that, even to Micheal, the blow was instantaneous.
In one moment, he ...
2022-01-02 14:25:54 +0000 UTC View Post