The moment Carl said, 'we race,' all the Rodenti started moving the large rocks beneath them as fast as they could. When they mentioned that they had a fun way to do this, I wasn't sure what to expect. Rock fly, as it was called, sounded funny enough to be exactly what they were talking about. But I really wasn't expecting them to make it an actual race, especially when they had people who had never participated in something like that with them.
An even bigger surprise was the fact that...
2025-09-22 22:11:04 +0000 UTC
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The Empress, together with Bonnie, Alex, and Shane, moved towards the edge of the plateau. This particular group had the option of flying everywhere. After all, Bonnie had confirmed that there was a constellation in the area that she could use to make Ruby fly again. But since it was the first time some of them explored this entrance of Deakoshara, they decided to take the scenic route, so to speak.
Bonnie and Alex were the ones who insisted on doing that. It didn't take too long for th...
2025-09-21 04:45:48 +0000 UTC
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Hera was once again sitting on a bench waiting for the woman, who went off, saying she needed to get some paperwork done before the level up.
Still trying to process everything, Hera pinched herself to make sure it wasn't a dream. But even if she could feel the pain, it was one.
Anyone above the age of 18 could do the first level up. However, it was extremely expensive. Last time she checked, it was around 500 thousand gold. A price she likely would never be able to afford. The ot...
2025-09-20 21:49:44 +0000 UTC
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"I take it you know him?" I asked when Rex was calling him uncle.
"Yes, yes. Uncle Carl. Always help. Always good. Strong warrior," Rex said with a big smile.
"It's a pleasure to meet you," Michael spoke up and took a step towards the larger Rodenti.
Carl, the leader of this group, just stared at us for a moment and then back at Rex, waiting for an explanation.
"These friends. Friends help attack nest. Friends help Rex reach tier 2."
While the first part of his i...
2025-09-19 03:17:53 +0000 UTC
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Even after their conversation, Hera still spent a couple more days with her dad before getting ready to go to Deakoshara once more. And although making sure Eridan was doing well was the main reason for the delay, it wasn't the only one.
She also reached out to all the royal explorers asking who wanted to join the exploration of the Naga homeland, but no one was going to do so. They all had work, working on different tasks given by King Rutigan or Ogryn, who was now being called the Ar...
2025-09-17 15:24:58 +0000 UTC
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It took us 2 days to finish setting up the mushroom farm and explaining to Rico and a few of the Rodenti how the concept of merchants worked. I did try telling them about money, but they couldn't really grasp some of the new concepts that revolved around it. Trade merchants were something that was surprisingly easy for them to understand. On the other hand, trade was something they were used to doing, and the added idea of traveling for it seemed to make sense.
They gathered to say the...
2025-09-16 03:51:10 +0000 UTC
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"How the hell did you let that happen?" Shane shouted.
Hera turned to the enchantress with a confused expression. "Let what happen? I gave you the snake bracelets so you could rank up the skills faster. That's all I could do. It's not my fault you didn't get lucky enough to get the skills at the right level. Besides, most people would be happy about getting a bunch of different skills instead of just leveling up one."
"Well, most people didn't spend most of their lives trying to ...
2025-09-13 21:14:47 +0000 UTC
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After hearing Rex's news about the village accepting to help him, we all decided to go to bed. It was a very good thing that helped us sleep more calmly. Still, despite being in a place that was clearly safe for us, I wasn't able to sleep that well. Every small noise made me turn towards the door, worried that the Rodenti or something was going to try to attack us.
It wasn't really fair to them since they had shown to be nothing but kind. But it wasn't the type of thing that I could co...
2025-09-11 03:53:59 +0000 UTC
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Hera quickly sent a message to Tara thanking her for the heads up. She had no idea how her dad was going to react to being an Ophidianite, and Hera wanted to be ready for anything. The last thing she needed right now was for her dad to freak out after becoming a half-Naga.
The Empress was confident that there wasn't any bad news. After all, for one, Tara was probably going to let her know beforehand. The ancestor wasn't going to just drop Eridan off if he was going through something mor...
2025-09-09 04:13:05 +0000 UTC
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Preparing the food was much more fun than I was expecting. I never really saw cooking as something more than just making food, but I started to get a real appreciation for the craft. They explained how much care they could put into a dish and how the crops and the meat would work together, enhancing each other's flavors. That was something that I heard about before. From both people in my life who were proficient in cooking and some of the old shows that Pops used to like, but I don't think I...
2025-09-08 17:50:56 +0000 UTC
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Even after Eridan entered the Ascension area, the Empress kept staring at the doorway. She knew that Tara was taking care of her dad, and she knew that there was nothing to worry about what he was going to do. Eridan was not just protected by the system but helped by it. As a matter of fact, he was likely safer there than he would be anywhere else.
Yet, She couldn't help but be worried about her dad. Not just about what he was doing or if he was going to be okay, but also about all the...
2025-09-05 03:17:15 +0000 UTC
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As we approached, I couldn't help but be in awe. These Rodenti were different from Rex. Their fur was more on the brown side. At least a part of them. There were others with gray fur like our companion. But there were few and far between. The brown Rodenti were moving around. Children were playing, people were tending to the fields. It felt in every way like a regular human village with the exception that the people were giant rats.
It was a strange concept for something so mundane. But...
2025-09-04 04:07:57 +0000 UTC
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Hera reached Zaxalam so quickly that it was impressive even for Nimbus. Of course, the Sentinel would be able to go faster, but she didn't even consider asking for his help during her frenzy. A few of the dwarves noticed her arrival and tried to speak with her, but she quickly dismissed everyone, just bolting towards the house she shared with her father.
"Dad, are you here?" she shouted the moment she stepped through the door. But there was no response.
"Oh no, oh no, no, no no no...
2025-09-02 04:01:04 +0000 UTC
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I blinked at the notification a couple of times and quickly asked the System to show me my options.
[User Cassandra currently only has two options for a subclass.]
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Traveler - Fledgling
Body + Mind
Energy Memory +
There are many ways to go through life. Some decide to take root in one place. Others, like you, decide to go out into the world and explore as many places as they can. A class that benefits you as long as you are moving from one p...
2025-09-01 17:58:37 +0000 UTC
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You have helped Eli the exiled Orc to find and bind an ancient creature to his will, allowing the Orc to continue with his plans of vengeance.
Rewards: 2 500 000 gold
Golden Retriever's Ball.
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Hera was still shell-shocked after what happened. Eli was a bit strange at times, but she was never really expecting him to go full villain mode. Yet, it seemed like that's exactly what he did.
His entire plan was to unleash a goo...
2025-09-01 01:27:22 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! First, let me clear a couple of things up right away:
No, I'm not sick this time
No, I'm not announcing a Hiatus
No, I'm not announcing that Maze is being published (that will hopefully come later this year)
If you want to hear the full story, keep reading. If not, scroll down to the bold section about what's changing.
You still here? Okay then, grab a cup of coff...
2025-08-30 02:47:24 +0000 UTC
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As soon as we saw Camila and the other humans coming, the Rodenti moved their children to the side, making sure that they were protected from the humans. Especially after what Rex and I did to the last people who tried. But the Rodenti were still on edge, and I couldn't really blame them. We all spent a long moment just staring at each other with angry expressions until Camila took a step forward, raising both hands to show that she didn't have any weapons on her.
"I would just like to ...
2025-08-28 17:12:10 +0000 UTC
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The Empress watched as the pit bulls quickly approached. She was half expecting the monsters to show up sooner, but it was a good thing that at the very least she was seeing them now. That was finally a chance to check the levels of the creatures inside this dungeon.
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PtBull - Level 38 - Gold
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The Empress had to take a moment to make a double take on the name. And in a way, she didn't know why she was so surprised. Pt was the ato...
2025-08-27 04:20:12 +0000 UTC
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As soon as I read this skill, I knew I had to call Proxy to understand what exactly it could do. Although, I was already almost positive that I was going to take it. After all, a powerful attacking skill was something that I was really looking for. Something that was on par with Riley's {Thousand-Loom Dominion} or Astrid's {Frosted Swarm}, or even her {Emerging Glacier}. Just a very big attack that could finish off a fight. But I still wanted...
2025-08-26 03:49:50 +0000 UTC
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Hera on top of Nimbus and with Eli holding her waist were all going in the direction of the golden building emerging in the middle of this forest. As they approached it, Eli gestured to the map that he had in his hands, pointing to one of the spots that they had marked.
It was a strange stone formation that was completely encased, almost like a tiny mountain in the middle of the vegetation. But because of the way it was shaped with some pillars and somewhat straight elevation, they fel...
2025-08-24 02:11:06 +0000 UTC
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We quickly grabbed the Rodenti and started leaving the village. A few of their children even came to say goodbye to their new friends. But unlike the adults, they held no grudge against the Rodenti. Sure, a couple of them were still sad, likely due to the fact they lost their parents. They were not channeling all that anger towards the Rodenti. Which, in hindsight, didn't make much sense. Children would be great tools to radicalize people if the chief wanted to make sure that everybody hated ...
2025-08-21 18:04:18 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone. today will be a different kind of announcement.
Basically, Patreon is launching a Autopilot feature to try to convert people into subscribing. And maybe increasing tiers.
However it will be done with the use of an Ai bot.
You don't have to worry since it's not going to affect your subscription. It will be just a marketing thing.
Now, they sent me an email today (8/20/2025) that the feature will go live next week.
It did say I can opt out, but I want to ...
2025-08-20 20:32:10 +0000 UTC
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Hera had Nimbus land in that strange spot. The area where no vegetation was growing and felt like something was supposed to be there. As soon as they touched the ground, the court quickly spread out forming a perimeter around empty space in the middle of the dungeon. Even if they had yet to see any truly dangerous monsters, the fact that the specters were around was still something worrying everybody. The last thing they needed was for one of those to appear out of nowhere, breaking the rule ...
2025-08-20 03:22:28 +0000 UTC
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Now that the witch was dead, all the Rodenti who participated in this fight and were still alive felt the particles rushing into them. They all cheered, knowing that the danger was over, especially since the remaining chimeras seemed to collapse on the ground. They were still alive but no longer able to move due to something that the witch was doing to make them 'work'. But without that power source to sustain them, the chimera spiders were unable to maintain their bodies.
More specific...
2025-08-18 15:38:21 +0000 UTC
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The specters were here inside the dungeon. Hera spent a very long moment trying to process that information. Not because she didn't believe in it. She did. How could she not? She was seeing those creatures roaming around. But because it didn't make sense. How was something from outside of a dungeon able to affect the inside of a dungeon? It just didn't make any sense.
Maybe she was cursed? But if that was the case, how or, more importantly, why? She didn't interact with any of the Naga,...
2025-08-17 02:48:14 +0000 UTC
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Nithera, the Witch of the Night Trance, flew across the village at blinding speed. But she was no longer saying anything or using any skills, well, with the exception of the one that she was using to fly. Whatever effect was increasing the power of the chimeras was now all being channeled into her. Now we didn't have to deal with random creatures that were at tier zero with the power of someone that's tier two. But we were dealing with someone who was already at tier two with the power that w...
2025-08-15 21:47:25 +0000 UTC
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With the information about dungeon updates confirmed by the guides, Hera stepped back out feeling more confident about being here. It would be very hard to finish this dungeon if the lingering thought of other civilizations being around was still hovering over her. Not that that wasn't a possibility. It still could be the case and she knew that, but it was less probable.
As for Eli, he responded right away when she stepped out of her own tent with a large smile and a backpack full of su...
2025-08-14 04:03:17 +0000 UTC
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Once we got ready to fight, the witch seemed to get even angrier with our mere existence. She snarled and let out a shriek that caused all the people that she was controlling to step forward. Now they were no longer just shuffling but instead rushing in our direction, clearly with the intention to hunt us down. Their bodies mutated, or maybe they were already mutated. They changed into strange amalgamations of flesh and chitin.
But despite the terrifying visual, those creatures were not...
2025-08-13 22:20:31 +0000 UTC
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'Au Dorado? Really?' Filigree asked in their minds.
'I know, right?' Crimson spoke up. 'I mean, there's only so much that we can take before it gets ridiculous.'
'Why is that a problem?' Crescendo asked.
'It's because of the Au,' Viper explained. 'Au is the atomic symbol for gold, so the city of Au Dorado means the city of golden Dorado.'
'Oh, that's not even the worst part. Dorado means golden in Spanish. So we are quite literally talking about the city of gold golden...
2025-08-12 17:49:07 +0000 UTC
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Just as the sun went down, Michael quickly hurried to my side. I thought he would simply want to be near someone who could help protect him while he fired arrows, but then I realized that his weapon wasn't even with him.
"Do you think we have time?" Michael asked.
"I don't know. We have no idea how long it's going to take for the witch to attack us. Why?"
Michael looked at what I was holding in my hands, "I had an idea about your staff. I think I can make it better."
I...
2025-08-11 03:45:22 +0000 UTC
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