"Sup, Uriel," Crusher greeted Daz.
The family dinner of last night had come and gone and right now Daz was meeting up with the Titan on his sister's suggestion.
While Greg and his men had found the trace that could lead to the people behind the kidnappings, Crusher was supposedly the best person to bring with him.
Rose suspected her Ember of Clarity could prove to be exceedingly useful and he was inclined to agree.
Daz nodded at her. "It's nice to see you too, Crusher....
2021-04-29 05:11:11 +0000 UTC
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"All ready?" Lone asked Soph. "He went easy on you, right?"
She nodded in response. "Yup. My MP is full and I'm good to go!"
Her enthusiasm warmed his heart. He smiled and held her gauntletted hand. "Well then, let's go kill some more bats, shall we?"
Soph nodded again and then the two of them disappeared. A moment later and they were back on top of the guard tower.
Lone could immediately see the 11 corpses from just yesterday down at the square in the distance. The re...
2021-04-26 03:35:20 +0000 UTC
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"Haha, at least pretend to be looking forward to spending some time with your de facto parents."
'Ah, that's Daz's voice. He must've come to pick up Rose too. I kinda just came on habit. I should have assumed he'd do it himself since he set up this dinner,' Vanessa thought in good faith as she scratched the back of her neck.
She rounded the corner to meet up with him and Rose when she heard something a bit surprising.
"I would if Vanessa wasn't going to be there jus...
2021-04-25 05:04:05 +0000 UTC
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"So yes, I am pretty amazing."
"I can tell. I've only ever been to two places before, the place of my formation and this planet. I can't imagine how exciting it must have been to explore as much of the spectroverse as you have."
"It was never easy, but as a moving city, I do get about a bit."
Daz smiled upon hearing the gems conversing with one another upon his return to the city's central square.<...
2021-04-23 23:16:57 +0000 UTC
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"Snakes sound adorable. Is it really true that humans tend to dislike or even fear them?" Icicle asked as Daz got out of his car and sealed it back within its key.
He nodded as he began walking towards the heart of Fort Sky: GriD CrosS. "They're pretty far removed from humans and I think every single one has at least venom in their bite. A lot of people find them creepy or dangerous."
"Humans are far more dangerous though," Icicl...
2021-04-21 23:24:50 +0000 UTC
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Moving Lian'Wa'Runda was a surprisingly simple process. Daz just had to be outside of the dimension and Icicle would compact the whole place into a physical snowglobe.
The snowglobe had a net-like leather binding around it with a strap that could easily clip onto a belt. And that's exactly what Daz did.
Sadly, Icicle could only open portals in the outside world in very specific locations.
It could, however, make a portal right where its globe was, which was nice. Otherwise e...
2021-04-20 22:04:34 +0000 UTC
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A/N: I think I called the cardinal Daz beat by name at some point in the early chapters. Cardinal Sarah, I think? Yeah, uh, that was an error. She has yet to be officially addressed by name in the story until this chapter. My bad.
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"Weak and poor," Daz mumbled after he was done rifling through the pockets of the dead Truthians.
All he had found of any note was a ring he felt held some value. Everything else was junk of no worth to him.
2021-04-19 19:32:19 +0000 UTC
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[Status
Name: Lone Immortus
Sex: Male
Age: 25
Level: 238 [+34]
Rank: D
Species Foxkin
Race: Golden Foxkin
HP: 21,334/60,930 [+8,540]
SP: 3,021/62,...
2021-04-18 19:05:59 +0000 UTC
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Lian'Wa'Runda's core went on to explain that the only way it could completely stop the storms would be by taking in all of the energy contained within them directly into itself.
A very dangerous procedure that could make it explode if it tried to contain the energy for too long.
"That's hardly an issue," Ellie said with a deep roll of the eyes. "It's not like anyone wants to live here. We can just leave when you make the storm go away. it doesn't need to be permanent."
<...
2021-04-17 12:38:29 +0000 UTC
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'That's odd,' Daz thought as he neared the cause of the endless shaking.
He had crossed some sort of threshold from the looks of things because just behind him the walls, ceiling and floor were splintering from the tremors.
However, where he stood the hallway was completely unaffected, almost as if there was an invisible line that, when crossed, all strange quakes ceased entirely.
"Well, I've lost my tracking method now," Daz said aloud.
He was certain he was ...
2021-04-16 05:14:13 +0000 UTC
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'I'm not going to hold back. We won't be here for more than a minute or two at best. Go fuckin' wild,' Lone said telepathically when both he and Soph appeared atop the guard tower Hamish had mentioned earlier.
Soph nodded before she created a barrier beneath her to stand on and several more to surround her which she pressed against her body to maintain contact with them. She couldn't teleport with them if she didn't do that, after all.
Lone pointed at his...
2021-04-13 07:07:04 +0000 UTC
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"Daz, okay?" Madison asked as she gazed at his near-frozen form.
He was quickly warming up but he was still covered head-to-toe in ice and snow. His skin was almost blue from the cold.
Perhaps he would have been forced the kill Lord Lit'ur with Laughing Skull if the fight had dragged on for any longer.
He smiled faintly at her, a challenge in his current condition. "Yes, thank you though. It's easy to ignore just by being near you."
Madison's expressionless face turned...
2021-04-11 17:52:02 +0000 UTC
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Daz took a single step forward and said, "First, they are not my puppets. One is my future wife and the other a valued friend who I owe a lot to."
A second step and his Archreaper's Aura exploded out of him and pressed down upon Lord Lit'ur. "Second, we shall not dance, I shall walk and you shall be the ground beneath my feet. You are not my match no matter how odd you are."
Lord Lit'ur raised an eyebrow. He wasn't forced down to his knees like most. He instead rolled his shoulder...
2021-04-09 06:00:48 +0000 UTC
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"So what's the plan and why can't we just sneak our way through the front door?" Lone asked. "Metaphorically. I don't actually think there's a front door. I'd bet on a gate."
He absolutely wasn't against a clever tactic to get the drop on the monsters who lingered in Urd Grun but he felt it was wise to ask why, exactly, this was necessary.
Hamish frowned and sighed. "Fair 'nuff. Ah 'avenae really teld ya what kinda powerful fecks live doon 'ere. Tae busy trainin', ah suppose. We'l...
2021-04-04 22:30:32 +0000 UTC
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The main entrance to the palace of ice opened on its own as if inviting them in. "That's not suspicious at all," Daz muttered.
"Little, suspicious," Madison countered.
Daz chucked a bit. "I was being sarcastic."
"From, you? Unexpected," Madison replied. "From, Rose, guaranteed."
"Rose is sarcasm goals for an emotional void like myself," Daz added as he led the group through the massive gates of the palace's entrance.
A large hallway greeted them that was decorate...
2021-04-03 19:41:31 +0000 UTC
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So the clear winner was me essentially dropped LTW to focus on SIS. I won't drop LTW, so to speak, but it won't ever get bonus chapters.
Dropping it would be too harsh considering how much time and love I've put into it, not to mention it'd be cruel to the people who only read it both on here and on RoyalRoad.
The plan is to stick to sat = SIS chapter and sun = LTW chapter but between Monday and Friday I'll focus on writing extra SIS chapters. Hopefully, like, 2-3 extra a week onc...
2021-04-02 11:50:30 +0000 UTC
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Madison approached the edge of Mr Barrier's shield and then drew her longsword, Family. Daz watched on with Katy, Kathy and Ellie in fascination.
'I wonder how she'll remove the snow,' Daz thought. 'An old skill that's be improved like her Laceration or Divine Cross, or maybe she's gotten a new skill or two that's even more powerful...'
Madison's stance was firm and unyielding as if she were a mountain facing off against the forces of nature.
Daz could even...
2021-03-31 20:51:13 +0000 UTC
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It should come as no surprise to anyone, really, that interest in both of my stories has fallen massively. I think my writing is pretty good but I post rarely and infrequently.
My earnings on this website too have plummeted. I can't say for certain that's due to my lack of constant updates but it probably is. I understand it.
I get barely any new traffic on RoyalRoad for either story and they are both ranked fairly poorly (LTW[R] at #300, SIS at #550). I also get that. I can't be ...
2021-03-30 19:19:53 +0000 UTC
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First was Swordspear Mastery. Lone didn't really expect to get a new effect at expert rank with this skill since it had developed Pierce at Advanced.
That lack of expectation had proven to be correct, sadly.
[Passive Skill: Swordspear Mastery
A sub-skill of the skills, [Sword Mastery] and [Spear Mastery] which is critical for swordspear-users and passively allows for better handling and control over swordspears.
All swordspears used by the hos...
2021-03-28 23:56:55 +0000 UTC
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Daz frowned. He, Madison, Ellie and the twins had been walking for a good while now. 'An hour? Maybe two? Hard to tell with my reaper body and the sky being blotted out by the snow.'
Hamson was still peacefully being controlled by him outside of Mr Barrier's shield with the Frost Phoenix egg atop it. Reika was being lazy on his halo and his Survivor's Instincts were silent.
Everything was going well but something felt... off. "I'm certain someone's watching us."
Ell...
2021-03-27 20:40:00 +0000 UTC
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"This is harder... than I thought it would be, in all... honesty," Lone confessed as sweat poured down his brow. He was currently locked in place by Hamish's powerful B-ranker aura.
As it turned out when someone was using their aura to completely suppress the movements of a singular individual it was actually at least five times more effective than when being used casually or in combat.
Such an application of aura control couldn't be used in high-stress situations or when under at...
2021-03-20 14:43:54 +0000 UTC
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'Any more than this and I might actually freeze to death. I expected it to be cold but not to this degree. I have a 60% Elemental Resistance, after all. System, what even is the current temperature?' Daz asked as he made his way over to the group within Mr Barrier's protection.
[Cold Resistance has reached Level 3.]
[Cold Resistance has reached Level 4.]
He honestly wouldn't be very surprised if the skill reached its natural level...
2021-03-17 15:57:11 +0000 UTC
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'Ability, longevity, clarity...' Daz stroked his chin thoughtfully. "Can you elaborate on what each means, Door?"
A few seconds passed by in silence. Clearly, he'd not be getting an answer.
"It truly was a final message, huh? You won't give me any insight, will you, system?" As expected, the all-powerful entity didn't respond either.
Daz slowly paced around the pedestal as he pondered over which to choose. "I think it's safe to assume clarity is what Hiro chose. I d...
2021-03-11 05:12:48 +0000 UTC
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[Congratulations! the host's passive skill [Curse Resistance] has levelled up! It is now Beginner Level 6.]
[Congratulations! the host's passive skill [Curse Resistance] has levelled up! It is now Beginner Level 7.]
[Congratulations! the host's passive skill [Curse Resistance] has levelled up! It is now Beginner Level 8]
[Congratulations! the host's passive skill [Curse Resistance] has levelled up! It is now Beginner Level 9.]
[Congratulations! the host's passive skill [Cu...
2021-03-08 02:28:20 +0000 UTC
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Thankfully, Daz didn't have to wait the full thirty minutes he'd personally decided on. Not twenty minutes had passed until two figures entered the once blood and corpse decorated room.
'How strong does one have to be to annihilate strong healthy bodies with just their mere presence alone? It would make one hell of a frighteningly efficient crime-scene cleaner if nothing else. All I can do is move on to the final room immediately if something like that pops out for the two of them. ...
2021-03-06 05:52:23 +0000 UTC
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'They... They're not from Altros? B-Both of them?' Breena's mind was a mess. "Y-You're lying."
She saw Master Lone wince a little but more surprisingly, the dwarf who had claimed to have attempted to murder him shot to his feet with a plate full of food still held in his hands.
"Ah'm nae good wae weeuns nor drama. Sort this shite oot yerself, Fox. Thanks fae answerin', though," he said before he turned his back and wandered off to his tent.
Breena saw Master Lone sm...
2021-03-02 03:49:03 +0000 UTC
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Patch notes: Woodworking skill has been renamed to Logging. Wood Crafting skill has been renamed to Woodworking. Prior chapters where this came up have been edited on RR.
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Lone nodded to himself as he finished setting up his and Soph's tent. Breena was the first to finish, being even quicker than the experienced adventurer Hamish, Lone noticed.
Likely due to the fact that Daisuke made her and her fellow former slaves do all of the chores like that wh...
2021-02-25 15:00:06 +0000 UTC
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'I mostly expected a warning but the person's entire being, soul included, just exploding? Thankfully my control over Earth's souls stopped her's from outright getting destroyed but what if I didn't have said control?' Daz thought as he frowned deeply. "I can store her... remains," he said, glancing at the blood and guts that covered the glass box.
"Once we leave this place you can burn or bury her as you see fit. I'll do everything in my power to help," he said, trying his bes...
2021-02-22 00:50:01 +0000 UTC
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A/N: There is some Spanish in this chapter. The translation for it is at the bottom of the chapter.
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Izumi Hara kept her silence as she watched the quiet one of the two Spanish men approach the masked individual.
She, her sister and their friends had been stuck in this dungeon for days now, too afraid to answer the question after what happened when... well, when one of them actually did.
This new-comer had a great deal of power in his voice tho...
2021-02-18 14:49:24 +0000 UTC
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"Contract magic? But ah dinnae sense ah lick ah magic on ya, Fox," the dwarf said, scepticism clouding his expression.
Lone shrugged. "I don't need any mana for my special brand of contract magic. I'll be writing out the details of our agreement here for a little bit. Don't move a muscle, okay? if you could Sophie, deal with him if he doesn't listen to me."
At his side, the armoured girl nodded seriously.
Hamish raised an eyebrow. "Ah mean, ah'm happy tae sign ah sheet ah pa...
2021-02-15 15:18:46 +0000 UTC
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