'What do you think it will be this time?' Reika asked her ghostly companion.
With his arms crossed over his chest, Mofolo answered, 'Well, the last three rolls were all lightning strikes that were unavoidable even with his well-placed metallic rod defences. I'm surprised he only lost one use of his halo for that. Hmm... This time, I wager he'll get struck by a meteor.'
Reika nodded in a sagely manner. 'We personally t...
2020-11-01 00:31:29 +0000 UTC
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No more than a few paces away from Lone was a perfect copy of himself just standing there with his arms crossed grinning away like a Cheshire cat. This other Lone had deep purple hair, eyes and tails that seemed to be darker than even the darkest of blacks.
Lone had no idea what was going on. He'd just closed his eyes in hopes to get some rest after a long set of days and now he appeared to be in an unfamiliar set of ruins in the Farwinds with a distorted clone of himself staring him do...
2020-10-28 15:40:52 +0000 UTC
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Daz returned to his throne of iron and tungsten. Once sat upon it he called for Crosius to summon Lyle, Master Merit, Crusher, Owen Murphy, Greg Miller and William Retford. He also made arrangements for Rocky, his grandmother and Pai-han to meet him via holographic projection.
First, he was presented with Lyle and Master Merit after about 10-minutes of waiting.
"What need have you of us, My High King?" Lyle asked respectfully as he bowed with grace.
Master Merit took off his...
2020-10-26 08:48:44 +0000 UTC
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Daz spent a few minutes storing the coins strewn about the room from his early outburst in his Industrial Item Box. He then used the skill to place them back into their neat hill-like piles.
With that done, he cautiously pulled out a physical Star of Eternity and laid it out on the floor in front of him as he sat down with crossed legs.
"So this little thing can do what the altar in El Dorado can?" He wasn't wholly sure of how to use it. In light of that, he pulled up the item's o...
2020-10-21 01:22:57 +0000 UTC
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"I was sure the next time I'd see you, Wilbur, it'd be at your eulogy," a young woman with small rounded and grey rabbit ears said sharply before fully opening the door to her home.
She pushed up her glasses and glanced at Lone strangely. "Odd company you're keeping during your final days."
Steamforger Wilbur waved dismissively as he grunted, "He's my new assistant. Lone, meet Rella the Pygmy Rabbitkin. Rella, meet Lone the Golden Foxkin."
"A pleasure," Lone said with a char...
2020-10-19 19:44:56 +0000 UTC
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The first thing Daz did after getting out of bed was sending a message through the system to all 8,593 citizens who had failed their goals.
He issued a gag-order to them to not reveal his kindness with the punishment of imprisonment should they break said gag-order.
It was drastic but it was necessary. A rumour going around about the high king saving people from not accomplishing their goals could be disastrous.
Just one person not completing their semester goal could be the...
2020-10-16 00:10:05 +0000 UTC
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When the artificial sun was done rising just so happened to be when Lone noticed he wasn't gaining any more levels in Darkness Corruption Resistance.
He used his hand not feeding energy to Sophie's cocoon to check his shoulder wound and, lo and behold, it was entirely gone.
"That took far, far too long," Lone commented.
He looked out the open window and muttered, "Curfew's almost over... May as well see what skill improvements I earned over the night. Not much else better to...
2020-10-15 19:47:43 +0000 UTC
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Daz ran his fingers through Madison's hair while he observed her sleeping face and couldn't help smiling at how adorable he felt she was, snuggling up to him as she did.
"I know we agreed to take today off since it's the start of Semester Two, but really. It's almost noon and she's still sleeping..." Daz chuckled faintly. "If only I could be so relaxed despite everything worrying me."
Slowly, he peeled his eyes off of hers and sighed faintly. "They really left us alone for so long...
2020-10-12 23:03:12 +0000 UTC
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This isn't really anything major just figured I'd go over it since I finally did it.
I live in Scotland which is in the UK and I'd rather get my money in pounds, not dollars. I was worried for a while that doing so would negatively impact my earnings and/or my patrons.
My inability to keep up with my own schedule has done the first for me and the latter was mostly avoidable when I actually did it.
The changes are as follows:
$1 - £1 | This makes this tier a bit more ...
2020-10-12 20:35:56 +0000 UTC
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Breena was scared. However, as terrified as she was, she has no choice but to suppress her fears as she tried her hardest to match her pace with Master Lone's.
He was running incredibly quickly through the Farwinds and she had to wonder if he was even trying to make his movements matchable.
The last thing Breena wanted right now was to be left alone here where she could be attacked by monsters or, Primals forbid, get approached by a group of travelling dwarves.
Sh...
2020-10-12 13:14:20 +0000 UTC
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"How... unexpected," Mother Danielle said in amazement after learning of Brother Velton's demise.
One of her closest followers wore a concerned look on her face as she asked, "Mother? is something the matter?"
"The Lord had revealed unto me that our dear Brother has been returned to his side," the leader of God's True Faith answered in a bit of detached and unsettling manner. "If I recall correctly, he had gone on a mission to the west in order to spread our Lord's word to the ign...
2020-10-08 16:49:40 +0000 UTC
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The night passed peacefully. Lone was happy to learn that Four-twelve's steamforged devices worked perfectly. Not a single Darkness Spawn had approached his companions as they slept with him watching over them.
Lone was feeling a little bit tired but it wasn't anything new to him so he soldier on as the group shared breakfast and a few more stories. Not long after they packed up most of their gear and continued their journey, only leaving behind what they would need for the...
2020-10-07 15:50:44 +0000 UTC
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Lone approached Four-twelve and bowed his head a little. "Thank you for not getting upset over Sophie for just pinning them. I know that was a bit dangerous."
The dwarf shrugged. "Ain't the first time I've seen someone get boosted. I assume the girl shakin' like a leaf will be the one doing the killing?"
Lone laughed a bit awkwardly. "Aha, em, no. it'll be me."
Four-twelve raised an eyebrow. "... Okay. I guess it's your business, not mine."
Lon...
2020-10-04 19:20:59 +0000 UTC
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Daz heard a set of voices as he approached the cathedral; voices he recognised as Shen Mu and Lindsey Blanchard.
"You really shouldn't be here," Mu said. "It's dangerous."
"Mister Shen, I can feel from your tone that you aren't very happy I'm here, correct? I'm sorry, but I can't actually hear you so forgive me if I'm wrong. I... understand the dangers but I wish to help," Lindsey countered to the best of her ability. "Just like Master Sorola here, despite my physical...
2020-10-03 22:38:55 +0000 UTC
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Lone had listened to Four-twelve regale his tales of war, battle and adventure for the better part of 2-hours as they walked through the central road of the Farwinds.
About 30-minutes into that journey the large and long dwarven corridor of stone and statues opened up to the largest intersection Lone had ever seen in his entire life. It was like Shibuya Crossing but 4 or 5 times larger.
Just as many people were using it though. Many miners, explorers and adventurers c...
2020-09-30 18:32:37 +0000 UTC
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Daz had a difficult choice to make. Either bite the bullet and hope ignoring the Truthian threat for a whole other month would go unpunished so he could give a Star of Eternity to Survivor's Instinct, or, he had to choose a skill which could be critical and grant it permanence and potentially make immediate plans to go to war.
'Reports say their influence is spreading quickly... They already have control over more land and citizens than I do... Can I really let them get...
2020-09-30 01:16:54 +0000 UTC
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"You proposed?" Ho Ran asked in surprise upon seeing the ring made of diamond on her grandson's finger.
Daz nodded. "Yeah. I also plan to officially adopt Crowthorne as my surname. The system has already changed my status to reflect that so I'm just waiting on returning to New Earth before making the announcement."
"Why Crowthorne?" Ho Ran was very happy to see this change in Daz but she wouldn't admit it.
Him proposing off his own volition was a great sign that...
2020-09-27 08:30:06 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Four-twelve's friend's name has been changed from Milo to Olim to better serve the reference. I hope some of you got it, btw. I think it's quite clever.
Sadly enough for Lone, there was no time to study Soph's Barrier Magic any further that evening.
Soph herself kept him busy until the last possible moment prior to dinner with her body. After eating, Sophie took control and had her way with him too until the 1st bell rang, signifying that it was 1:00AM.
An in...
2020-09-26 11:09:02 +0000 UTC
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Lone accepted the quest and was given strict directions to the quest poster's residence. He quickly left the guild and started moving through the city on his steam-wheeler.
Soon, however, a frown formed on his face. "Is this really the area this Four-twelve guy is staying at? Looks almost like a slum... Can a guy offering 2-gold for a quest really be living here?"
The two rooms he was paying for in the Rusty Sprocket only cost him a total of 20 silver a month combined...
2020-09-23 13:14:24 +0000 UTC
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Daz wore the brightest smile of his life, something he didn't even know he was capable of. "You know, I was confident you'd agree but somehow hearing you say 'mhmm' filled me with endless relief and joy. This may be the happiest I've ever been in my entire life."
He laughed a little before leaning down to kiss Madison's forehead. "I never saw the value in marriage before, you know? The religious aspect seemed like nonsense to me but I can absolutely appreciate the deeper bo...
2020-09-22 20:13:25 +0000 UTC
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Lone jolted awake in a cold sweat and frantically looked around before sighing deeply. "Just another nightmare..."
He took a moment to collect himself and calm his breathing. He looked over to his side and was happy to see he had woken up neither Soph nor Kyuubi. 'Haha, one may be a Russian immortal and the other may be a fox, but they'd both equally as attached to sleep, huh?'
He leaned back into his pillow then chuckled at himself self-deprecatingly when he...
2020-09-19 16:18:46 +0000 UTC
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AN: Super long one for me. Yet another 3,000-word chapter. Also one I'm quite proud of, hope you enjoy it.
Daz frowned. "I would advise that you leave," he said in perfect Korean to the intruder of his and Madison's date. "I specifically asked the employees here to turn you away. If you wish to speak, wait until I am free."
He knew falsifying his status to say he was an ambassador would attract some attention but Daz never expected anyone to be so rude about it. Politic...
2020-09-17 08:32:31 +0000 UTC
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Lone was surprised to find himself crying upon hearing Gilbert's voice again. Honestly, he thought he was stronger than that.
Of course, he wasn't bawling and wailing but a few tears certainly escaped him. 'After all I've been through... for me to tear up hearing his voice again... Man, I really am a kid inside.'
"It's great that you're okay, Gilbert," Lone said as he wiped his eyes.
The communication orb in his hands shined a little bit as Gilbert resp...
2020-09-14 05:42:01 +0000 UTC
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"Where, going?" Madison asked as she walked hand-in-hand alongside Daz down the sidewalk of Seoul's surprisingly busy streets.
He smiled at her and answered, "Well, for now I think we should get some dinner. But when it's late into the evening? Well, a place called Bukchon Hanok Village."
Madison tilted her head and Mr Barrier followed suit. "Don't, know."
"It's fine. You'll find out about it when we get there," Daz replied mysteriously.
He had spent a goo...
2020-09-11 23:39:03 +0000 UTC
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Gilbert groaned as he felt himself regaining consciousness.
He had no idea what had happened between getting stabbed through the back by Duke Grindol and telling Grimsley to use the Djinn's wish subtly up to this point in time.
He tried to wiggle his toes. That was always a good sign to see the condition of the body but he got no response which was not good, not good at all.
Gilbert then attempted to pry his eyes open which also failed. Now he was starting to wo...
2020-09-10 04:34:59 +0000 UTC
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Ho Ran furrowed her gorgeous brow as she squinted at her grandson. "You want me to teach you how to use Gravital body and, not only that but you also want me to promise to agree to join your kingdom as a lesser kingdom after talking with Rose and hashing out the details with her?"
Daz nodded plainly.
"Are you insane?" Ho Ran asked. "Who would agree to such a one-sided deal?"
"Well, to be fair, I wasn't done explaining my offer before you cut in. At least Grandfa...
2020-09-08 12:51:26 +0000 UTC
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Steamforger Wilbur nodded lightly once Lone had finished detailing exactly what had happened to Grimsley. "Trust a boy like him to mess up a Djinn's wish. He was even warned to be precise with the wording beforehand. Ha, well at least he survived."
"... You don't seem as concerned as I'd have expected," Lone noted.
Steamforger Wilbur shrugged. "Death's inevitable, boy. You don't live to be my age at my rank without accepting that sooner or later. Everyone returns to t...
2020-09-03 19:07:54 +0000 UTC
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I intend to spend most of my working time this week on; A, doing some arc structuring for both LTW[R] and SIS to better lay out how their stories will go, and B, beginning the steps necessary to put book 1 of LTW[R] on Amazon as an E-book (Amazon normal, not Amazon Kindle Unlimited).
I also intend to do some light editing, so yeah, this week I'll be releasing last week's due LTW[R] chapter but nothing else is scheduled. I will release a chapter if I write one, which I do still intend to...
2020-09-01 11:27:44 +0000 UTC
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Without missing a single beat, Ho Ran flicked her wrist and a long spear with a haft made of sparkling wood appeared in her hands.
She leapt across the desk and aimed the jade-coloured metal tip of the weapon at her ex-husband's throat. The man of Italian heritage smiled with charm as he closed his eyes and he made no moves to block nor dodge the attack.
'What is this old manipulator thinking? That I won't go through with it? Doubtful... he isn't stupid. Regardles...
2020-08-31 10:05:43 +0000 UTC
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"Hmm..." Lone stroked his jaw as he looked at a few of the requests which had drawn his interest.
'Quest details: Need help reroofing my new home at 21 Grinfer Avenue.
Quest issuer: Falga Orsigar.
Requirements: Enough stamina to not get tired roofing a building and a good sense of humour.
Reward: 15 copper coins and a free lunch.'
He could gain some constructive skills which would be very helpful in si...
2020-08-30 09:05:32 +0000 UTC
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