“There it is!” Adion called out and jumped to his feet. In the distance, he couldn’t finally make out the faint outline of a town.
“Good,” Minru said with a small smile.
Adion was almost more happy for Minru than himself. Even if Minru never complained, Adion could tell he was getting exhausted.
The winds hadn’t been terrible during their journey, but they weren’t particularly strong either, so it had been a full five days since they left Teru. With...
2025-03-13 16:25:05 +0000 UTC
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Looks like Minru is still sleeping. Adion thought as he spread out his space mana in the house.
They had been allowed to borrow an empty house for the night. The village head was just a Bronze mage, so Minru and Adion had been treated as respected guests. They had even enjoyed a luxurious meal at the village head’s expense, just like when Adion and Narvar were in Heshuwara.
As Adion let his space mana flow out freely from his core, he also noticed that the t...
2025-03-12 16:00:19 +0000 UTC
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I wonder when Minru will return. Adion thought as he looked toward the village. He had woken up just a few minutes ago. After eating and drinking, he wasn’t sure if he would have time for some painting before Minru came back.
It was still an hour or two before sunrise, but he knew Minru was an early riser like himself.
Whatever. I’m sure it will be fine.
Adion hadn’t experienced anything worrying over the night. Now, he was a little more a...
2025-03-11 16:11:38 +0000 UTC
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“Shouldn’t we travel at night?” Adion asked as he looked up to the sky. It was only early afternoon, and the sun was unsufferably hot.
“I thought you wanted to get moving,” Minru said as he fastened his luggage with some ropes on the back of the senba.
“Fine,” Adion said with a sigh. He did want to get going, but he also felt it was unnatural to be out in this kind of heat.
Minru tampered with the senba for a few minutes before calling for Adion to get on...
2025-03-10 16:00:15 +0000 UTC
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“Aah,” Adion breathed out in relief, “Thanks a lot.”
“More?” Minru asked.
“Yes, please,” Adion answered, slightly embarrassed. He didn’t know how valuable water was in a place like this.
Unfortunately, he hadn’t brought his own, so he had no choice but to leech off of Minru.
Minru refilled Adion’s glass of water through a tap attached to a barrel.
“You’re not from here,” Minru commented as he handed Adion the water, ...
2025-03-07 16:00:17 +0000 UTC
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Where am I?
Adion sat up with a jolt.
Oh, right. Keshi.
Adion immediately recalled that he had been shown to what appeared to be an abandoned house by Keshi the day before.
Adion stood up to look out the window.
It’s so dark. It’s probably a few more hours until morning. I must have slept for a long time.
But that’s good. I feel great.
Adion stretched his body and moved to pick up a bottle of water. The ...
2025-03-06 16:02:51 +0000 UTC
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I guess it’s time to move out.
Adion looked back to his cave dwelling, a little reluctant to leave it behind. He had spent two days here, and it was incredibly comfortable.
He was able to sleep all night without any problems. He had as much fresh meat as he wanted from the Sand Badger he had killed. And the cave was cool, you couldn’t even tell it was summer.
But now he had to leave it behind. He had to travel in the damn sand again, and who knows when he ...
2025-03-05 16:23:34 +0000 UTC
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I don’t get it. I can feel the wind, so why can’t I control it?
Adion waved his arm in front of him, trying to somehow grab hold of the wind, but to no success.
I guess it’s really an affinity problem. That seems to make sense.
But I also feel like I should be able to do it with enough practice.
Adion put down his arm again, giving up for the moment. The sun had risen, and it was starting to get dangerously hot.
Adion grabbe...
2025-03-04 16:41:40 +0000 UTC
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What is going on?
Adion felt himself grow cold, and everything around him turned quiet. He stared at the words carved into his arm and he felt how they slowly carved into his retinas. As he lifted his eyes from his arm and stared out into the empty room, he could still see those words.
Find Sell. Kill Narvar.
The words felt incredibly meaningful, and they refused to be forgotten. He felt how they carved deeper into him, into his very soul.
2025-03-03 16:39:46 +0000 UTC
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“Guess, I don’t need to step in,” Narvar said with a smile as Adion pulled out his sword from a Sand Badger.
“It was just a low Silver, it's not difficult,” Adion said with a shrug. He had to admit that it felt nice to fight, even if it was over quickly. He felt that this was much more preferable to his previous lonesome practice down below ground.
“Still, it’s quite impressive,” Narvar said, stepping up to take a closer look at the dead beast, “A Sand Badg...
2025-02-28 18:04:56 +0000 UTC
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“Gold Narvar, Soft Soul Yelleda has called for you,” Hursia, the servant girl, said as she walked into Narvar’s office.
“Oh? Alright, I’ll head up to see him,” Narvar said.
Hursia smiled brightly and excused herself, leaving Narvar’s office.
Is even she affected? I guess she is not a mage, so perhaps she doesn’t have much resistance. Is that how it works?
Narvar shook his head with a sigh. He still didn’t quite understand his Gift. At first, ...
2025-02-27 16:01:29 +0000 UTC
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Adion opened his eyes, immediately feeling the pain in his left arm.
What the…Why am I injured?
Adion quickly got out of bed, trying to gather his thoughts. He looked down on his bandaged arm, feeling a bit strange.
What did I do yesterday? Why is it so incredibly blurry? Am I getting worse?
Adion looked around his room, trying to go through yesterday’s events.
He found himself in front of the empty desk. He started looking...
2025-02-26 16:00:13 +0000 UTC
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“So we can almost be absolutely sure that there is nothing in Meloria. At least not on the main islands,” Qiman reported.
“How about Quemer?” Arlen asked, “Anything new?”
Qiman gave a wry smile and answered, “The family has sent out people to investigate, of course. But it will take a while before we hear anything. But I wouldn’t get my hopes up. If he was truly taken to Quemer…”
Arlen understood, of course. Quemer was huge. The sapi had control ove...
2025-02-25 16:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Celestial Phoenix…Could it be true?
No. It must be true. Adion doesn’t have it in him to lie to me.
Narvar paced around his office, contemplating the words Adion had just told him.
I need to tell Yelleda about this. Hopefully, there isn’t anything serious going on, and he’ll return soon.
Narvar poured a glass of spirits for himself, even if it was still early in the day.
Should I use the touban to report to the Soul mages in...
2025-02-24 16:00:10 +0000 UTC
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“Ah, thanks for the food,” Adion said as he leaned back in his chair with a pleased expression. He had just enjoyed a platter of seafood, something that he didn’t think he’d ever had the pleasure of eating before.
“You’re welcome,” Narvar said with a smile from the opposite side of the table, already finished eating.
Say what you will about this place, the food is good.
“How are you feeling? Are there any symptoms?” Narvar asked.
...
2025-02-23 16:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Adion opened his eyes. He felt the fatigue wasn’t as bad as it had been. He was still thirsty, though.
Perhaps he wasn’t actually thirsty, just a remnant thought that refused to go away. He wanted to drink water.
Adion sat up on his bed, noticing he was still in his clothes.
Ugh. I really should take a bath.
He turned his head and saw a pitcher of murky water on his bedside table.
Why does it look dirty? I’m not desperate enou...
2025-02-22 16:00:12 +0000 UTC
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“I guess we’ll have a few more for the road, Captain,” Hummel said with a grin, wiping the sweat off his forehead.
“Nothing wrong with that,” Gyll said with a smile, “But let’s get back to the ship before we kill more beasts than we can carry.”
“That’s right, Captain, we shouldn’t push our luck,” Tevor said with a fearful expression, caressing his bandaged arm gently.
“I know, I know,” Gyll said, “That’s why we are heading back. I can’...
2025-02-21 16:00:09 +0000 UTC
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“Gah,” Adion woke up with a grunt. He felt awful. His whole body hurt, and his mind felt fuzzy.
“You’re up, that’s good,” A voice sounded from his side.
Adion lifted his head in surprise and turned to look. Narvar was sitting on a chair next to the bed he was lying on, smiling kindly at him.
“I’ve tried my best to rehydrate you while you’ve been unconscious, but it would be better for you to drink yourself,” Narvar said as he handed Adion a cup of tea.
2025-02-20 16:00:15 +0000 UTC
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Think, Adion. Think!
Adion banged his head on the wall, trying desperately to spark some inspiration before the guards caught him.
That’s it! Can’t I just freeze the space around me?
Adion immediately put it into practice. He once again teleported a chunk of sand away, but this time he kept control over the pocket of air that had formed outside, freezing the space around it.
Damn!
Adion let go of his control. The pressur...
2025-02-19 16:00:06 +0000 UTC
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“You have kept him like this? Poor child,” An old man’s voice reached Adion’s ears as he woke up from his slumber.
“Turn off the artifact. This is no way to treat someone,” The old man spoke.
“That’s not recommended, Gold Narvar. He is extremely dangerous, and if we let him escape, we can’t bear the consequences.” A guard whose voice Adion recognized responded.
“So you’ll just keep him like this forever? Might as well kill him if that’s the case. Do...
2025-02-18 16:00:08 +0000 UTC
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“Sell!” Lastia yelled out as she spotted Sellitha walking over. She was sitting next to Felicia in the library section of the House of the Scrolls. “Did you go fight? Are you alright?”
“I’m fine,” Sellitha said with a smile, “How did you find out about the battle?”
Cyalis couldn’t let it be known in advance that they were going to intercept the troops going to fight in the Valis Kingdom, so even if Lastia and Felicia were close friends who she trusted, she was...
2025-02-17 17:00:18 +0000 UTC
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Sellitha looked out of the carriage window, the destruction she had caused here two months ago was barely visible anymore. Even if she had used her Words of Truth, the damage wasn’t to the extent that the buildings facing the street collapsed completely.
It was a good thing, as she didn’t want anyone innocent to die. She just wanted to fight against her captors. But she was too weak, so she had no choice but to resort to a sneak attack of full power.
She didn’t r...
2024-06-13 23:45:02 +0000 UTC
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Sellitha watched the scorched earth in front of her, and something caught her eye. It was a body. Or, well, only the skeleton remained. It must have been missed by the people responsible for clearing the battlefield. Sellitha felt no need to tell anyone about it, though. She didn’t think anyone there deserved her sympathies, even if the praxis of Cyalis was to bury all the dead.
She looked up at the sun and conjured a ball of flames in her hand. The fire in her hand was a lot wa...
2024-06-08 14:06:23 +0000 UTC
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Fellion flew high up in the air, and the scenery below changed as the days passed. Even with his speed, this journey of his had taken weeks.
But this day, Fellion felt something rare. The aura of Soul beasts.
Soul beasts were spread throughout all of the Endless Forest, and Fellion had come into contact with many of them. But they were almost always by themselves, kings of their own area.
This time, however, there were countless of them gathered together in a val...
2024-06-07 00:31:11 +0000 UTC
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“Hasho, are you sure your village is this way?” Benji asked hesitantly.
“Of course, I’m sure!” Hasho said with confidence.
“But…You always say that. It’s been weeks,” Sahra said with a sigh.
“That’s the way you have to take,” Hasho said, “How could anything be so easy to find?”
Benji looked at Sarah, and they both shook their heads.
“Wait, there it is!” Hasho said with a jubilant expression as he pointed behind them.
Benji t...
2024-06-05 10:55:49 +0000 UTC
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Vermon stared down at Elder Kilth, who was lying in a bed in front of him with a pale expression. Behind were all the Elders of the Council, and a solemn silence filled the room.
“Elder Kilth…” Vermon muttered, “I knew you were ambitious, meddling in things outside the Academy. But I always assumed you knew where to draw the line."
“Headmaster, I…” Elder Kilth’s voice was shaky as he spoke, and he looked completely lost, “I never could have imagined. I know I cro...
2024-06-04 03:05:07 +0000 UTC
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It’s too hot. Summer is always bad, but this summer is the worst summer.
Is it because last winter was the best winter?
White jumped across the shades of the forest, trying to avoid the sunlight. It didn’t make much difference, but White thought it might annoy the sun.
Serves it right for melting all the snow.
White leaped forward at a quick pace, before he suddenly stopped to look around.
Where should I go now? King...
2024-06-04 03:03:44 +0000 UTC
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“Haah,” Ormell sighed as he looked out over the battlefield. Countless bodies stretched across the plain of burnt and overturned grass and trees. A battle between two forces of powerful mages would turn even a paradise into hell.
Ormell didn’t mind, though. Nature will find a way to rebuild. Even the cities can be rebuilt to their previous state given sufficient time.
But Ormell had to admit that the Valis Kingdom was a tough nut to crack. He didn’t expect this sma...
2024-05-28 03:20:09 +0000 UTC
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“Argh!” Adion coughed up some more blood.
I should never have stopped carrying around a Supreme Healing Pill of Mesana. I got careless. I should have taken more precautions.
Adion was filled with regret at the moment. His injury seemed more serious than he had first thought.
I didn’t feel much during the fight, but this isn’t good. Am I going to bleed out? Am I going to die? That would be a shame. I was looking forward to so many things...
2024-05-24 23:42:46 +0000 UTC
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I can’t go on like this.
Adion felt he was close to his limit. His Will wasn’t even fully rested before he began his chase, and now he had teleported across all of Cyalis. He knew he didn’t have much more in him.
Hopefully, they haven’t left the city yet.
“Did you see an Amyss family carriage pass here?” Adion asked the guards at the city gates. He had removed his mask and come down from the rooftop.
“Who are you?” The Silver mag...
2024-05-23 11:48:57 +0000 UTC
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