A/N: Big boi clockin' in at around 3,700 words. Got another chapter coming today at some point too when I'm done editing it, so look forward to that!
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"Nothing's changed this time around, huh?" Lone said to himself as he peered down into Void's Abyss.
Darkness's peculiar body of purple galaxies appeared next to him. "Well, you haven't exactly gained any new mental or soul-related skills nor have you ranked up again."
"Right shame that is," Lone...
2022-11-06 12:06:39 +0000 UTC
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A/N: While writing this and confirming some facts I realised I made two small mistakes relating to Breena a couple of chapters ago. 1. Lone previously remarked that Breena doesn't have her racial skill yet. This is false, she does. 2. I've been calling her Shadow Walker skill Shadow Stepping. It's fixed in this chapter. I'll fix these issues in the prior chapter when they go live on RR.
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[Status
Name: Lone Immortus<...
2022-10-30 05:25:01 +0000 UTC
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When Sophie's Teleportation had concluded, Lone found himself in his camp with the blood mage, Breena, and Hamish.
From what little he could tell, the blood mage was controlling some sort of freeform blood magic to lightly strangle Breena and Hamish. Not enough to knock them out, but enough to snap their necks if just a little bit more force was applied.
Lone doubted his two companions were in any danger, however. 'If she kills them, she's dead. At worst, she can mutilate them...
2022-10-26 19:44:31 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Sorry for the lateness again, but I don't rush motivation. I think this is a pretty good chapter though, so enjoy! Next one should be done by tuesday/wednesday, but don't hold me to that.
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"Hmm..." Rosanne furrowed her brow in confusion. "Whatever could they be doing..."
She stared at the crimson sphere floating before her, fascination filling her being more so than any other emotion.
Not three days ago a group of four people who did...
2022-10-21 20:39:11 +0000 UTC
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Lone laid his left palm out flat and then placed his right index and middle fingers atop it like legs. "This is me."
He then controlled his Blood Clone and positioned it about a metre away from his hands. "That is you. When it moves, it'll be your barrier."
Soph nodded in uncertainty. She was following along but she clearly didn't get why Lone was doing this instead of just telling her what it was she had done, exactly.
Lone grinned. He used Bone Armour but only on the two f...
2022-10-12 15:45:55 +0000 UTC
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Bit late, also quite long, so please do enjoy. c:
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While the pain was nigh unmatched, Lone's Physical Pain Resistance allowed him to think beyond it and imbue his Basic Regeneration with his SP.
In an instant, he burned through almost a third of his nearly 100,000 SP to regrow his limbs and fend off the barriers assaulting him from within.
With that done, he sprung up to his feet, still constantly feeding Basic Regeneration stamina points. He a...
2022-10-05 09:55:45 +0000 UTC
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Seven days had come and gone since Lone's meeting with the mysterious assassin whose name and organisation were left unknown.
No one had come to attack them yet, though that had been true since the conclusion of Lone's trial, so he and his group weren't sure how effective the assassin's promise was to keep other organisations from taking the bounty quite yet.
Right now, Lone was watching intently as Soph and Hamish sparred. Thus far, no matter how many times the two of them had du...
2022-09-28 21:09:58 +0000 UTC
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'Lone. Lone. Lone. Lone. Lone. Lone. Lone. Lon-'
"I'm back," he answered physically as he winced. "What's the emergency?"
Soph stared at him for a second then nodded in relief. "A dwarven man who I think is roughly an SS-ranker has been standing at the very edge of my Mana Sensing, just inside of it. He somehow knows I can 'see' him. He has his hands up in surrender. I think he wants to talk, but he hasn't moved his mouth yet so I dunno. Sophie and I can'...
2022-09-19 00:37:17 +0000 UTC
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Lone blinked his eyes and took in his surroundings. Most of what was within his soul courtyard the last he was here was unchanged, namely, Sky's cloud palace, Darkness's inverted pyramid, and Void's central abyss.
What had changed, however, were the chains going from Sky and Darkness's residence to the gaping hole that Void was supposedly sealed in.
Their golden colour was more vibrant, they were thicker, and a second set now extended from both the palace and the pyr...
2022-09-14 18:00:17 +0000 UTC
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After everyone had their fill of the Rusty Sprocket's lunch menu items that Lone had bought and kept in his Dimensional Storage, he got to work on training the kids.
"That was fast," he said, pointing at Scott. "Greatsword with no shield is your ideal weapon combo. Start putting on the armour now so I can judge that too."
Ten minutes passed before Lone stopped George. "Spears above three metres in length but shorter than five for you, so longspears."
Another five minutes and...
2022-09-07 02:46:38 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Sorry for the super lateness. I'll try to pump another out in the next two days, but if you don't see a new chapter by Monday, assume I missed it and I'll post 2 chapters next week instead.
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"Did you really kill children?" Alisa asked.
You could hear a pin drop in the silence her question had generated.
All eyes in the room turned to her as if to say 'why, of all questions, did you open with that one?'
She shrank into her own shoulde...
2022-09-02 13:13:34 +0000 UTC
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'Thank you for sending that stone over. They were annoying us,' Sophie said to Lone telepathically.
'Don't worry about it. It was a good lesson for them to not get close to powerful beings who are battling until they are powerful enough themselves to watch safely, even if you didn't intend for that,' Lone laughed in response.
[Congratulations! The host's passive skill [Unarmed Combat Mastery] has levelled up! I...
2022-08-22 02:33:16 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Lot later than I would have liked. Sorry about that. It is 3,500 words long though, so I hope you enjoy!
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'I told you.' A chuckle filled Lone's mind. 'It was so obvious. You really should trust me more often, no?'
'I hate having to say this,' he thought underneath his layer of mathematical equations that he now knew were doing as intended judging by the confused look on his sister's fa...
2022-08-18 07:49:19 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Man. One scene, 4,300 words. Wrote almost 2k words just editing this chapter today. Hope you all enjoy. c:
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Hazel had lost focus. In truth, she found it to be extremely draining preventing her unique skill from working passively and it had exhausted her almost entirely doing so.
Each minute that she suppressed the skill, the higher the pressure on her mind grew, to the point she slipped and the thoughts of those around her become audible once mo...
2022-08-07 12:59:07 +0000 UTC
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A/N: I ended up writing an almost 6,000 word chapter but felt I could split it safely without it being jarring, so enjoy this 3,500-word-long chapter and expect another roughly the same length come Sunday (I tend to add words when I edit, not remove them). c:
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Hazel was initially shocked the see her friends appearing out of nowhere, but she quickly realised that the girl who was likely only a few years her senior - the one that had brought her here as well...
2022-08-06 02:11:15 +0000 UTC
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A/N: This one's a longie at a little over 3,300 words, so enjoy!
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Hazel and her group of newly registered wooden plate adventurers sat around a table having brunch at the cheapest inn they could find in Golden Pass City.
'This is nice. I wish she'd stop obsessin' over him much though,' Scott thought and Hazel heard.
She sighed. Alisa shared Scott's thoughts and even George wanted to give up at this point. Only Emma was still on her sid...
2022-07-31 10:36:50 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Bonus chapter!... Assuming I don't miss the weekly on Sunday.
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As suggested by Sophie during his original two days of free time, Lone didn't try to level a single one of his skills for those same days allotted to him with his second official mission.
He hadn't left The Rusty Sprocket, instead choosing to spend all his time with Sophie, Soph, Kyuubi, and Breena.
Of course, even if he had abstained from active training, Growth Accelerator en...
2022-07-27 13:45:36 +0000 UTC
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[Congratulations! The host's passive skill [Sex Mastery] has levelled up! It is now Beginner Level 7.]
Congratulations! The host's passive skill [Enhanced Vision] has levelled up! It is now Advanced Level 8.]
Lone nodded, quite happy with the progress of his evening activities and his focus on the rooftops as he strolled through Krieg Moor's streets.
Sadly, Sophie hadn't gained Sex Mastery despite her vigorous attem...
2022-07-25 01:17:23 +0000 UTC
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[Congratulations! The host's unique subskill [Bone Armour] has levelled up! It is now Expert Level 7.]
[Congratulations! The host's unique subskill [Bone Armour] has levelled up! It is now Expert Level 8.]
[The host has developed the passive skill: Warhammer Mastery.]
[Passive Skill: Warhammer Mastery
A child skill of the parent skill [Hammer Mastery] commonly used by those of great strength who ...
2022-07-19 13:29:38 +0000 UTC
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"SS-ranker at the higher stage?" Lone raised an eyebrow. "What does that mean?"
Hilda shrugged dismissively. "SS-rank spans fae level 1,000 tae level 2,499. 'At's ah lotta levels, aye? Folks 'ave decided it's wise tae split each rank above S into lower, middle, an' 'igher stages tae get ah vague sense ah level. Not like level means much beyond identifyin' 'ow close ya are tae needin' enlightenment, but borin' people dae borin' things wae their free time."
'Ah, so S-rank ends a...
2022-07-11 18:00:14 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Little bit late, but I hope you enjoy! :D
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Hilda swore under her breath as she stumbled out of bed wearing nothing but her sleeping shorts. It could get pretty stuffy down in the Farwinds without access to the right enchantments.
While she was a guildmaster, she wasn't exactly swimming in gold, so her compromise was to simply sleep in almost nothing. She waddled through her home like a drunkard before reaching her front door.
"Why're ye sl...
2022-07-05 05:08:47 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Sorry for being a day late and for no bonus. I ended up rewriting about half of this chapter on Wednesday-ish, so it took me a while to clean it up and finish how I wanted it to be. Enjoy. c:
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It didn't take long for the dwarven woman to catch Lone on the stairs given how slow he was walking thanks to his Blood Clone's limitations.
He just smiled wryly at her as he gestured with his head to the Blood Clone. "This lovely little blob can only move...
2022-06-28 01:17:59 +0000 UTC
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The first thing Lone did before leaving was slit his wrists again to collect some more of his blood. He didn't stop until he had 10 litres of the stuff. He didn't want to use the blood he had set aside for his True Contract Magic so that's why he'd opted to just create a new supply.
'I wonder how normal people prepare for Blood Clone? Not everyone has the cheat that is Basic Regeneration to fill them back up with a passive infinite amount of blood,' Lone remarked mentally.
<...
2022-06-18 02:40:16 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Bonus chapter! Enjoy. The weekly chapter will be out sometime between Friday and Sunday.
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[Congratulations! The host's active skill [Meditation] has levelled up! It is now Intermediate Level 10.]
[The host has developed the passive skill [Puzzle Locked Mind].]
Passive Skill: Puzzle Locked Mind
A skill that makes the host's mind akin to a dwarven puzzle box.
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2022-06-15 11:17:37 +0000 UTC
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A/N: And here is the promised bonus chapter. Enjoy this 3,500-word-long monster!
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'He really is taking his time, isn't he?' Oror thought to himself as he glanced up from his enchanted tome of duties to the foxkin at the other end of the room.
The exciting new prospect of an adventurer was holding his chin in deep thought, clearly trying to ponder over a decision of sorts.
'He's fortunate this is a small city. Otherwise, someone wou...
2022-06-11 05:44:26 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Early chapter, yay! I have another chapter finished that just needs editing too, so expect that shortly.
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Lone approached the credit slate with his excitement on full display, though it wasn't like he was paying attention to anything in the room but the metal slate. Now he could finally look up so many of the skills he had theorised existed but that he had yet to earn himself.
Just as got in front of the large artefact, the runes plastered all o...
2022-06-10 14:20:55 +0000 UTC
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Guildmaster Hilda put the artefact cube away for the final time as she asked, "How long 'as it been since ye were summoned?"
Lone frowned as he held his chin in thought. "A year or so? I don't exactly have a calendar, but yeah, about that long."
Guildmaster Oror stepped forward, quickly closing the distance between himself and Lone. He put one of his massive stone hands on Lone's shoulder and smiled while he said, "It has to be one of your unique skills. What a truly unique skill ...
2022-06-05 10:47:42 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Little bit late, but also almost 3,000 words long, so enjoy!
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"First, the reviewal step," Guildmaster Hilda said. "We've all discussed every quest ye've completed thus far an' 'ave chosen one tae discuss wae ya. Ye'll be graded on 'ow the discussion goes. Any questions?"
Lone shook his head. "None."
"Good. We'll be goin' over yer participation in the subjugation of the Blue Orcs in service of Milindo's guild branch," Hilda stated.
Th...
2022-06-01 03:14:19 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Sorry for being a day late. Didn't mean to let the time slip away like that. Small note, It seems I have accidentally been calling Guildmaster Hilda Guildmaster Freya. Her name is Hilda. No idea where I got that mixed up or why. I've fixed it in this chapter and will do so for Royal Road releases that you guys have already read. Sorry about that.
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"Completed your quests?" Guildmaster Hilda asked in greeting.
Lone nodded before taking a sea...
2022-05-23 22:00:23 +0000 UTC
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"You sure he's here, Hazel?" Scott asked. 'That is one big fuck off door. How'd they meld the stone an' the brass so well? Is it brass? Might be copper. Looks badass as fuck,' she heard him think.
Hazel nodded, trying to ignore her friend's thoughts. "All the local reports claim he should be in there. I know we don't know much even with Emma and George's knowledge..."
'Blame Milindo for being so xenophobic on top of all of its other issues, heh,' the for...
2022-05-14 14:36:53 +0000 UTC
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