Far, far away from the small and mildly isolated kingdom of Milindo, in a desolate abandoned ruin that somewhat resembled a temple nestled away in the depths of a forgotten forest of 300-meter tall trees, energy stirred.
In this forgotten recess of Altros, something was happening, something both extremely unique and something incredibly odd.
Cloud-resembling runes which covered the temples crumbling walls were spurred to life as a sky-blue essence seeped out of them a...
2020-06-21 04:14:35 +0000 UTC
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"All is well?" the Yaoguai asked as it noticed Daz's return from the tower.
Shrugging, the reaper answered, "As well as it could be considering I chose not to lie or try to manipulate the emperor of China."
"China, what is that? I am also unfamiliar with the term 'emperor," the Yaoguai admitted as it allowed Daz to get on its head once more.
"China's a country- well, actually, an empire now, I suppose. An easie...
2020-06-19 11:09:54 +0000 UTC
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"It's time," the loud voice of the guide yelled at Lone from the other side of the waiting room.
Gilbert had returned to the grandstands after his rather emotional chat with Lone, leaving the foxkin to meditate on his own.
Nodding slowly, Lone got up. He stretched lightly and checked his status as he walked towards the room's exit - the one that led to the colosseum's arena.
[Status
Name: Lone Immortus
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2020-06-16 09:21:22 +0000 UTC
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First came the general secretary's status, arguably the most informative thing Daz had requested the system to show him regarding the man.
[Bei Jiang's Status
Basic Information
Name: Bei Jiang
Species: Human
Age: 68
Sex: Male
Class: Wordsmith
Affinity: Evil<...
2020-06-13 00:35:40 +0000 UTC
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Screams of horror and yells of fury-fuelled anger filled the arena, all of which were directed at Lone or in response to how he had treated the prince - who had at this lost point lost consciousness.
Lone felt both massively satisfied and completely overwhelmed with regret. 'The cunt deserved it but I'm dead now... I'm so fuckin' dead... I need to tell Soph to teleport away the second I resummon her. Well her g-'
His thoughts were stopped by an overwhelming p...
2020-06-10 14:14:48 +0000 UTC
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So yeah, the mspaint masterpiece is my handiwork. I commissioned the same studio that drew Fort Sky to draw El Dorado. Pretty good, right? I think my horrendous mspaint artwork is getting better too lmao.
2020-06-08 19:48:20 +0000 UTC
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Daz was surprised that he and 1st Lieutenant Chau hadn't gone to Captain Wang's room but had instead gone to the tower's top floor.
"Why're we here?" Daz asked.
"Ah, well, it's in our custom to have a room dedicated to welcoming our grand leader. It's an ordinary thing in all our government-owned buildings. Even some non-government owned companies do the same on the off chance the general secretary visits," the lieutenant explained.
"I see," Daz answered with a ...
2020-06-08 19:40:06 +0000 UTC
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'I 'beat' Clicker in the 64-set, Muradon forfeited in the 32-set, that burly woman did the same in the 16-set and I just wrapped up the 8-set,' Lone thought. 'Only a single fight to go before the crown prince and that pedo scumbag are added into the mix.'
Lone exhaled deeply as he considered his plan going forwards. 'Oh god, it's stupid. Sophie would scream and yell at me and tell me not to do it... but I have to. A man can only get pushed so far befor...
2020-06-05 22:16:45 +0000 UTC
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"A mall?" Crusher asked as she looked around and avoided hitting anything that was hanging too low with her head. Being 8-foot-tall wasn't all sunshine and rainbows, sadly.
Daz nodded. "It's not too damaged and there are enough shops for everyone to convert one into a private room. We'll likely be here for a few weeks since I want to take over Taiwan without killing where possible. So yeah, spend a few points in the system's shop for your daily necessities and spruce up you...
2020-06-03 20:42:23 +0000 UTC
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Lone glanced around, taking in the remaining challengers in his waiting room. '9 people, huh? Since that was the 64-set that means only 32 contestants remain. I guess my room did well since we have more than a quarter of the participants.'
Lone found the spot he had meditated in previously and happily crossed his legs and closed his eyes. 'Here's hoping my next opponent is some strong-looking dude or maybe someone famous. That'll make losing easier.'
2020-05-30 23:12:24 +0000 UTC
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"Uh..." Dalton matched his pace with Daz's and whispered. "What language was that?"
"Hmm?" Daz raised an eyebrow. "I have no idea. One of my skills makes every language sound like English to me."
"The one from the auction?" Dalton asked to which Daz nodded. "Shit, that's a good skill. I wonder how much it costs?"
"I've looked into it. You can't buy it. I got it via my sister but apart from her, I have no idea how you would acquire it. There are many other skills...
2020-05-28 21:19:04 +0000 UTC
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There are a few reasons. I'll just list them.
1. Lacking motivation. Nothing serious, just something normal that comes up once in a while. Think of it as a form of writer's block.
2. Both SIS and LTW[R] are at very sensitive points, SIS entering a new arc and LTW[R] finishing one. While I know what I want to happen, writing it in an interesting and good way is time-consuming as opposed to just pumping out words.
3. Some of my neighbours have a hard-on for blasting super loud...
2020-05-25 10:06:23 +0000 UTC
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Daz was quickly brought to the 6th level of the tower as he follower 1st Lieutenant Chau.
He had asked how many floors the building possessed and was told it had 10 which made little sense to Daz given that it was over 200-meters tall but the man wasn't lying.
Unless each floor was 20-feet tall then a lot of space was being wasted... unless it was being used for something else. Daz assumed he'd been told a half-truth but that didn't matter right now.
"Your Majes...
2020-05-25 08:43:44 +0000 UTC
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"Number 382! Number 47! Number 754! Number 301! You're all up!" a well-built man wearing the uniform of the colosseum's workers yelled across the waiting room.
Lone slowly opened his eyes. '301... That's me. Okay, fingers crossed I get a half-decent opponent so I can put on a good show for the only fight I'm going to win today.'
He quickly peeked at his status to see how much of his SP he'd regenerated during his meditation.
[Status
2020-05-23 09:44:09 +0000 UTC
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"How will you do it?" Hsiao-Han asked Daz the following morning as she was seeing him and his people off of her island.
"Hmm? Take over Taiwan, you mean?" The girl nodded at his question so he answered, "Diplomatically, hopefully. Every person on Earth is valuable to me. The fewer I need to kill, the better."
"... If you run into Gǒng... Show mercy even if they attack you. They are misguided but they are still my kin," Hsiao-Han requested sincerely.
'Huh. I...
2020-05-18 23:15:45 +0000 UTC
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Lone wanted to do nothing but keep his head low and focus on the coming battle but he couldn't help getting distracted by how simply magnificent the interior of the colosseum was.
Banners with the flag of Milindo and the insignia of the royal family lined the walls and the grandstands as thousands of voices roared and cheered.
A man with a magically enhanced voice spoke over them and detailed the few stand-out participants in Lone's group while the people around Lone ...
2020-05-15 17:36:12 +0000 UTC
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"I do not wish to fight on my island," Hsiao-Han said as she got up on her feet. "Can you fly?"
"Yes and no. It would restrict my battle potential. I can make an arena for us on the ocean attached to the eastern coast if that would better serve you?" Daz asked.
"That is fine," she replied with a nod. "Cookies are my favourite food."
"Not the healthiest of choices," Daz noted in good humour.
"Health is the least of my concerns," Hsiao-Han said as she jumped...
2020-05-14 09:33:39 +0000 UTC
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Soph slowly peeled her eyes open as a yawn escaped her lips. "Mmm? Lone?"
A bit confused to not find him laying next to her she looked around the room only to find him sitting at the end of the bed hunched over with his chin resting on his clasped hands.
"Lone?" she asked as she crawled over the bedsheets to lean against his side.
"Morning," he responded a bit absentmindedly.
"Are you okay?" Soph asked in concern.
"As okay as I can be considering the...
2020-05-12 04:28:30 +0000 UTC
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The next week passed by without incident at Fort Home.
Daz was thankful that Emma had taken up his offer and had begun earnestly spending a couple of hours a day lecturing the esper children on how to use their internal energy.
Even if it was theoretically impossible for them to do anything with their powers now since Rose was a one-of-a-kind, being the only known esper without a bloodline able to use her power, Daz still saw immense value in them learning how to wiel...
2020-05-10 23:48:09 +0000 UTC
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"Hah!" Lone yelled as he slammed his wooden swordspear against the practice dummy.
Sweat flew from his exposed arms and his face as he jumped back and then closed in again to strike once again.
This time Lone spun on his heel to deliver a surprise attack to the dummy's flank.
Both the dummy and the wooden swordspear were heavily dented during the impact and splinters flew everywhere. The dummy, however, bounced right back as if it were some sort of roly-poly dol...
2020-05-09 01:56:44 +0000 UTC
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I will be posting the next chapter of the rewrite shortly so I figured I'd link you guys to what is already posted of the rewrite if you haven't read it yet and are interested in an isekai-esque fantasy story.
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/19206/lone-the-wanderer-rewrite
It has 87 chapters thus far and is over 600 pages long. I highly suggest reading it since i...
2020-05-09 01:06:39 +0000 UTC
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"Huh. I guess it makes sense that they built a playground here," Daz mumbled as he looked at the large space just outside of the esper dormitory that had apparently been transformed into a space for the kids to spend their time.
A few of the human-like androids were helping the disabled children clamber over jungle gyms or enjoy the slides and swings.
"What time is it, system?" Daz asked.
[Confirmed. The local time is: 7:32 PM.]
2020-05-08 04:46:41 +0000 UTC
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So I just posted the epilogue for book 4 for the $15 patrons, which is most of you. With this final chapter of book 4, I am now putting the original story of Lone: The Wanderer on hiatus.
Why? The main reason is that the plot inconsistencies with the rewrite are becoming too great to actively write into the ongoing story. It is making things a mess.
While this decision may impact me financially as a lot of you LTW only patrons won't have much of a reason to continue to support me,...
2020-05-05 10:34:56 +0000 UTC
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Lone exhaled a sigh of resignation as he slumped into his bed in his diamond suite at Madame Cortelle's Palace of Rest.
He had Kyuubi sleeping on his lap as he hugged Garadia and Soph was laying next to him, moaning in pain even as she slept.
"I'm gonna need to ask for a leave of absence from The Academy, aren't I?" Lone asked Garadia.
"Gao?" she asked back.
"Good question," Lone answered. "Well, for a start, I'm gonna have to prepare for the stupid ball i...
2020-05-05 10:11:09 +0000 UTC
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Daz frowned as he felt the sunlight pierce through one of the few windows his workshop possessed.
"... 7-hours of training for no results... Damn it. Are Embers linked more to emotions than to experiences? That's the only explanation I can think of..." He rubbed his short stubble in frustration.
"I guess all I can do is keep trying, but not now. I have wasted enough time on this subject for the meantime. I need some fresh air to clear my mind. I could also go for doin...
2020-05-03 23:11:11 +0000 UTC
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Lone was surprised when a short elderly woman with long, grey braided hair that reached her hip appeared out of nowhere next to him.
She was about 4-foot-7-inches tall and she was wearing a messy loose robe that invoked memories of cultivators in Lone's mind.
Those were memories he'd rather forget honestly since it was a style that he felt only looked cool the first few times he had seen it and it quickly became tired when he realised every single character illustrate...
2020-05-01 14:55:26 +0000 UTC
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"Hmm... I think this bit goes here?" Vanessa asked herself as she attached a small cog to the inner workings of the airship's core with no small amount of hesitation.
She quickly closed her eyes and braced her body but after a few seconds of silence passed she exhaled in relief and smiled. "Yay! It didn't explode for once! I finally have an evening which doesn't have to be spent repairing even more broken parts."
Vanessa wiped her brow then got up and nodded....
2020-04-30 09:12:38 +0000 UTC
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"Well," Charlie stroked his whiskers and said, "I'd normally ask you to display these skills but I've heard a lot about them over the past year, particularly the last few months. I'm sure I'll have even more to go on when I see the recording of your fight against Divine Bumblefuck."
Lone nodded. "Fair. By the way, why do some people call him Divine Bumble? The idiot triplets did that."
"Ahaha, idiot triplets... Well, his official title given by the Divine Council ...
2020-04-26 19:44:46 +0000 UTC
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"Talk about what?!" Rose yelled as she flailed about in Daz's arms like a suffocating fish.
She was clearly getting nowhere so she instead tried to punch herself free. The fist that hit Daz's face felt no stronger than if a fly was constantly landing on him and taking off.
"Would you calm down for a moment?" he calmly asked. "You're not going anywhere and this talk is going to happen. The three of us as a family are going to discuss what happened in the libra...
2020-04-22 10:50:29 +0000 UTC
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It's been a while since I last had a break, so I kind of want to take this week off.
There's no special reason I just want to take a break, really.
During this week I'll post the chapters I missed last week, so 1 SIS chapter and both LTW chapters. I'll also commission whatever art won the poll. I think it was the line up of all of The Wanderers. That could be expensive so I might just get a cheap version to have a sort of skeleton to bring to a more pricey and competent artist. We...
2020-04-20 19:14:35 +0000 UTC
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