"Ok. I'm in position," Hera told the group through the communicator. She was flying with Nimbus and a rare venomous pike in her hand, which was made by her [Venomous Arsenal] skill.
"I'm starting to run then. I'll tell you when I'm ready to strike," Alex started moving to get some speed before walking in the air.
"Give me a countdown when you are ready. We both attack on go," Hera replied.
"Do you mean 3, 2, 1, and then go, or 3, 2, and the 1 is go?" Alex asked as she starte...
2023-10-20 13:00:09 +0000 UTC
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##### Author's Note #####
Hey everyone. Sorry for the late chapter. I had a power outage yesterday and when I turned the PC on today, a chunck of the chapter was gone, so I had to redo it.
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When Scryotra's rampage was finally over and Dormina stopped laughing like a maniac, the cultists marched back to the tunnel. Hera and the others followed along since they had no new chains in the quest. The moment they got closer to the city, they realized that thin...
2023-10-18 15:29:21 +0000 UTC
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Hera was with Legan on top of Nimbus as the Sentinel ran across the dungeon. Unfortunately, he couldn't carry everyone and the corpse of the manticore while flying. But after the Empress used her crafting skill to create a sled and a harness, that problem was solved. After realizing how much food and materials she was leaving behind while hunting, she asked for blueprints like that while in Pinnacle Mountain. The elf that was her contact at the time was kind enough to give her an assortment o...
2023-10-16 13:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Hera and her party took half an hour to find the first monster they could hunt, and it wasn't anything special. It was just an oversized raccoon with red fur around its eyes. It was called 'Redmask Bandit' and just level 14. Despite the name, the creature didn't seem that skilled in robbing or hiding. It was just lumbering around awkwardly while trying to chase after some fruits that rolled down the hill. They let Legan attack it, but even the low-level explorer had no trouble getting rid of ...
2023-10-14 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Dungeon Quest Chain found
Escape the attack with the future guardian.
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Hera knew about dungeon quest chains. Those would only happen when the objective of the dungeon changed as they completed different tasks. Quests like this were rare and generally associated with historical dungeons. They also required each objective to be considerably different from each other. She couldn't remember if there was a limit to the number of quests, bu...
2023-10-13 13:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Blue's farewell party ended up being much larger than Hera or her friends wanted. At first, it was just a small gathering in one of the larger empty buildings just for the Royal Explorers and the guards. However, once word started to spread, an entire street was closed off for the festivities. Blue groaned a lot, but she enjoyed all the attention. The party itself was great, even if it was something slapped together in just a couple of days. They had music, dancing, a lot of booze, and even a...
2023-10-11 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Since they were still close enough to the city, Hera sent a text to all Royal Explorers explaining what her group had found. She also included a few pictures and some examples of how they could identify parts of the exoskeleton before passing by them. Things like vines seemingly wrapped around nothing and changes in the ground, showing that there was something heavy lying on top of the grass. She also added that stealth spirits were close to her location, so people should be careful when deal...
2023-10-09 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Walking deeper into the cave, Hera and the group talked about the last fight, their voices echoing in the tunnel.
"Your tail is more useful than I expected," Helena was looking at Hera's tail.
"I know. I keep getting surprised with what it can do. I hoped it would be a good attack, but not that it would be strong enough to kill two monsters with a single swing," Hera said with a smile, but when noticing the stare, she started to feel embarrassed, "Hum… can you stop? I don't know...
2023-10-07 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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##### Author's Note #####
Hey everyone! Kind of hate doing this, but I have a bit of bad news to share again. Drum roll please.... I am sick again, or phrasing it better. I am still sick lol. The meds (which I finished taking last week) didn't do their job properly, ended up in the ER (this time no fever. When you have something like that in Brazil it's easier to go to an ER than to schedule an appointment) again, and I'm taking another set of antibiotics to finish...
2023-10-06 13:00:09 +0000 UTC
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"OK, just one last time. What's our mission?" Hera asked the Royal Explorers. All of them were in front of the city entrance, making it a show that they were about to head out.
"Make sure the room is safe!" they all replied the rehearsed answer.
"And what are we looking for?" Hera asked.
Legan, the youngest member of the Royal Explorers who just gained his role, stepped forward, "We are searching for anything that can be useful for the city. As well as making sure no monster...
2023-10-04 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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##### Author's Note #####
Hey everyone. I know I said I was going to post the chapter yesterday, but I ended up sleeping for 20 hours. (Can I call this a cat nap version of hibernating? lol) When I woke up, I realized that, yeah, my body was still not doing ok, so I followed the advice given in the comments and rested. Finished this chapter and scheduled for today. I'm very sorry about this, and if anyone is affected by the turn of the month on Patreon call me here or through discord so...
2023-10-02 20:58:39 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
I promissed I would deliver the 'missing' chapter from last week untill today. This is still the plan, but it will depend on how much I can write during the afternoon. I'm already feeling much better, but the meds I'm taking are still going to last a few more days. The problem is that the antibiotics are making me dizzy and that makes it harder to write.
If I can't post it today, it will come out tomorrow. And if anyone misses t...
2023-09-30 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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In the following days, Hera participated in a couple meetings with Rutigan and Typhera. During that time, everyone living in Zaxalam started to talk about removing the bracelets given by the guild. Not all dwarves had accepted the device, but several of them wore them, including the Royal Explorers. Eridan, Bonnie, Renette, Helena, Alex, Quinn, Shane, and Mylo were also thinking about removing theirs. They were already displeased with what the guild was doing lately, and hearing Hera recount ...
2023-09-29 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Rutigan guided Hera and Queen Typhera to one of the rooms in the city. Not the same one that he let Peter wait at, but one that Shane had already cleared out of Naga relics and any remnants that could have any historical significance. The room was now just a large meeting room with some sculptures and carvings that had yet to be properly studied but wouldn't be more damaged if people were close to them.
Typhera asked most of her royal guards to wait outside and help the dwarves from Boo...
2023-09-27 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Peter had a smile on his face. Despite coming all the way here, his life was going surprisingly well. Ever since he joined one of the many task forces created to go after the Last Line of Defense, he had been going up the guild ranks quickly. He started off as just a grunt, doing leg work to chase after the terrorist network. Then, a lucky break let him be in the right spot when someone found one of their bases, allowing him to help capture some people and get his first promotion. What follow...
2023-09-25 13:00:09 +0000 UTC
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##### Author's Note #####
Hey everyone! I'm sorry for the delay on this chapter, and the lack of chapter yesterday. I got sick last week ended up going to the ER on Wendnesday with a 38-39 C fever (100 to 102 F). And I'm now taking a large amount of meds including some antibiotics for the next 10 days.
Because of all that, writing was hard. Between all the medication, lack of sleep and food (I have Tonsillitis so it hurts even if I try to eat soup) I couldn't manage to wr...
2023-09-23 18:20:45 +0000 UTC
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After falling asleep, Hera barely had any dreams. There were a couple of moments when some images flashed in her mind. The guides, the Naga, her reflection in a mirror, her court. But they never lingered. It felt very much like the type of sleep one would have when sick and under the effects of medicine. The difference is that she never woke up or moved around.
Outside, Tara was staring at a large red crystal. There wasn't anything she could do right now since the system was taking care...
2023-09-20 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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The old Naga took around twenty minutes to finish his story. Unfortunately, Hera wasn't able to understand anything he said. Her mind focused on the sound of his voice, and the movements he made to represent the various aspects of the tale being told. Even noticing how a few of his scales glimmered to help improve the spectacle. Still, it was nice seeing the children enthralled by his story. Unlike human kids who always were moving around and playing, the Naga kept their torso still, but thei...
2023-09-18 13:00:09 +0000 UTC
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"Tara… do you mind telling me why we are in a desert?" Hera had a hand up, shielding her eyes from the sun.
"I would also like to know. The last time I was in a place like this wasn't pleasant," Lurize huffed and crossed his arms.
"Really? Why is that?" Livy turned to the Royal Tutor.
"I kept sinking," Lurize replied without looking at her.
"Sinking?" Livy jumped around a couple of times, but the place seemed solid enough, "I'm heavier, but that is not happenin...
2023-09-16 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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"OK, I think the last part is. How do you want your tail to be?" Tara turned to Hera.
"Do I have to have a tail?"
"Yeah. A Naga doesn't have legs. Your choices are legs and a tail or no legs and just the tail. Sorry."
"That's ok. So what are my options? Just size?" Hera was staring at the illusion.
After talking with Tara for a few hours, they managed to get this new version of a Naga basically done. The figure still had two arms and two legs following the proportions ...
2023-09-15 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Hera sneaked towards the closest doorway to the dungeon. The same one she used to get here. An additional benefit was that this was far away from the settlement. All this was to keep herself hidden. She knew the people here were not exactly allied with the guild. They were all members of the other sentient species but at the same time, knowing that she was alive could cause problems. Thankfully, it was the middle of the night in the room, and with her entire court scouting her surroundings, s...
2023-09-13 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Hera had Nimbus bring her down to the ground, far away from the bridge, where her body double was splattered on the floor. She saw Blue parting the clouds and then leaving, letting the mist return to its place.
'I hope this works,' the Empress said to Nimbus without saying it out loud.
'I'm sure it will. Lurize seems to already be in position,' the Sentinel nodded. He could feel the Royal Tutor inside Bonnie's pouch. Unless the cameras they were using had some sort of very sensiti...
2023-09-11 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Blue, Helena, Alex, and Bonnie were all sitting in one of the rooms in the only tavern in the Mantis Lair. It was a small place, and they only had rooms with two beds, but right now, they had to deal with this together. They had a tablet set up in front of them and were waiting for Peter to pick up the call.
"He's doing this just to be an ass," Bonnie huffed.
"Yeah, probably," Alex glanced at the cameras that were inside a drawer in the corner of the room.
They had already c...
2023-09-09 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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"Are you sure this is the right place?" Blue turned to Alex, who was hiding on top of a tree. It was the middle of the night, and they had to stay in the dark not to attract attention.
"Yes, this is the place. And she should come out today," the assassin shifted, making sure to cover the lens of the camera strapped to her body for a moment. The last thing they needed was for the moonlight to reflect on it and give away their position.
"Those things are so annoying," Alex huffed as...
2023-09-08 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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A few days after Hera left with Becca to rescue the dwarves captured by the guild, Shane and the Royal explorers found a path to the Old City of Zaxalam. Even better, it was very close to the doorway they took to get to Gartinet Hollow. The new room, right beside the Naga capital, was already a treasure trove. Not only did it have an actual city completely built by the Naga, but the room itself also had places that could be used for farmland, both outside and under a mountain. Unfortunately, ...
2023-09-06 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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As soon as Eirik boarded the ship, it started moving. Leaving the beach was the most dangerous part of this process. Almrak, the beastman who was the ship captain, kept cursing as he tried to move the boat against the current. If he just let the water guide them, they would hit one of the many jagged rocks and crash, sending them all to the ocean's depths.
It was a tense two minutes, with everyone holding on to the ship and Nimbus even going outside to push it in the right direction at ...
2023-09-04 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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"They should get here in 30. It's time for us to go," Eirik turned to Freya, "Are you ready?"
"Not really, but it's not like I have a choice," Freya sighed.
"Don't be like that. You guys have the easy work," Becca said through her communicator. This wasn't the short-range version that Hera and the others used; instead, it was a more robust one that could reach the opposite end of the city, even with people on the outskirts.
"I know. I know. I'll stop complaining," Freya turn...
2023-09-02 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Hera looked at Silah, unsure what to do to help. She could see how Edge was doing his thing, helping the natural regeneration she already had. But that was the only thing that seemed to be going well. Her face was distorted in an expression mixing rage, pain, and confusion and her body was pulsating red as if the blood was being pushed to the outer layer of her skin. Silah was no longer screaming, but not for a lack of trying. A red, chunky liquid dripped from her mouth, both choking her and ...
2023-09-01 13:00:13 +0000 UTC
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Ptrek glanced at Lysandra, his eyes wide. Not because of the man's transformation but because, so far, the elf seemed calm and collected no matter what she did. Yet, after seeing the man change, he could see drops of sweat forming on her forehead, "What is a daemon?" the dwarf asked.
Hearing that, the man scoffed, "Of course you wouldn't know. Expecting any sort of intelligence from you people is a waste of time," he turned to Lysandra, "You seem to be a bit smarter. Tell him."
Th...
2023-08-30 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Moving to the end of the hallway, Ptrek guided Hera and Lysandra to the left, where there was a small entrance. They had to go down a couple flights of stairs, passing by several cells where people were still trying to understand what was happening and why the doors opened. Lysandra told them to follow Sylvi and Nethe, but there was a worry that not everyone would do as they were told. Thankfully, enough of the people here seemed to be part of the security detail protecting the people from th...
2023-08-28 13:00:11 +0000 UTC
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