Hera couldn't tell how long she spent crying with Chika. She wasn't even aware of the emotions that she was feeling herself. The pain that Chika was feeling still overwhelmed her. The snake was just there, coiled around Hera and letting her head rest on the explorer's shoulder. When she finally pulled back, Hera took a moment to check on Chika's belly. If all the blood was really from the snake, it was likely that her belly was in a very bad shape. Surprisingly that wasn't the case. In fact, ...
2021-12-24 13:01:03 +0000 UTC
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It was the fourth day since Hera came inside the dungeon. She tried sending texts to her friends, but there was no signal here. Still, this adventure was giving her valuable information. First, she learned about Talrill and the blade masters, then about the city and how the room where it was in was massive. According to Asher, it took almost a month to cross the entire room on foot. Mainly because the route was weird, and there were a lot of twists and turns to avoid some of the natural barri...
2021-12-22 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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After returning to the camp, everyone gathered around their bed and got comfortable. Unlike what Hera expected, they didn't go to bed straight away. Instead, the Nagas pulled books, instruments, and a bottle of wine to relax during the night.
"Here you go, new blood. Careful, this is strong," Rris passed a cup of wine to Hera.
"Thanks. But what are we doing now?" Hera took the cup.
"Nothing. We are just resting until we get tired enough to sleep."
"Really? Shouldn't yo...
2021-12-20 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Hera spent the entire half-hour asking about that story, getting every single detail that could help her find both the room and the people in who saved the city. At first, her primary interest was in the sorceress. After all, one of them should be the tamer who was a member of the court of Heroes. Darni and the others told her how the woman herself wasn't someone who attacked directly. Instead, she buffed her monsters and had specialized each creature to perform in a certain way. A small turt...
2021-12-18 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hera was taken aback by the question. She didn't understand what Naph meant. She had to pick a story? But what kind of story? Also, how would they watch it? Or would someone tell that story themselves?
Seeing her hesitation, Rris turned to the newbie, "Are you not used to that in your pit?"
"You mean telling stories? Kind of, but where are we going to watch it?" for some reason, Hera could only think about how people watched TV while eating, but that felt wrong for the situation.<...
2021-12-17 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hera helped everyone to set up camp. The Naga didn't use the same style of camps that she was used to. First, they didn't use any fire. Instead, they had several thin metal plates connected by some copper wires. They could be placed side by side or in a circle, but the important part was the bowling ball-sized crystal they carried here. When they were going to sleep, Darni would enchant the crystal to let out heat. That way, the Naga could sleep in warm beds. Casks noticed how confused Hera w...
2021-12-15 13:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Hera came down the tunnel and got close to the edge. Everything was dark, and the mist was slowly going away, but she couldn't see the giant snake anywhere. Leaning over the edge, she called, "Chika? Are you still here?"
A rumbling came from below the alcove, and the massive snake head appeared from the darkness. Chika let out some bioluminescent mist to allow Hera to see better.
"Hey, sorry, but that's a dungeon. Can you take me up?"
Chika just stared at Hera, not understan...
2021-12-13 13:01:03 +0000 UTC
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"Darni? Wait... Are you the Naga Hero's pet?" Hera gasped. Could this snake be a creature that has been alive since so long ago? On the one hand, it would make sense for it to be this big, but on the other, how could something survive for so long?
The snake nodded vigorously while closing its eyes, shaking the entire area. Hera tried to keep her footing, but she was still feeling a bit woozy from the effects of the mist and ended up falling to the ground. Seeing that, Chika stopped nodd...
2021-12-11 13:01:01 +0000 UTC
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##### Author's Note ####
I tried something a bit different with this chapter, and I feel like doing them like this in certain situations might be good. I mean the showing more of Hera's thoughts part. Let me know what you think in the comments.
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Hera saw a flash on the corner of her eye right before the spider slammed its body against her. She had already stopped running, so all her attributes were lower than they should be. Because of that, she wasn't ...
2021-12-10 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Hera explained to Leo how the spell worked, but even so, the hunter wasn't that excited. Actually, he was interested but the idea of letting Tiger be a test subject was a deal breaker. In the end, he only agreed to let Hera test that spell if she tried it on a few random monsters first. It was a good idea, this would be the first time she would ever be trying to do something like that, and even if it worked, she had no way to know what would happen with the monster she tried to use the spell ...
2021-12-08 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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The trip to the Naga hero's tomb was surprisingly uneventful. Shane and her team had cleared out most of the monsters in the area. Their main focus was the spiral path. If there was another horde of creatures like when Hera and the other went there for the first time, no camp would survive the monsters' assault. Another benefit this type of setup had brought was the use of one of the New Dawn Deep Room Connection Towers. They were a mobile internet towers that could be deployed by a single pe...
2021-12-06 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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It's been less than 24 hours that everyone got their new skills, and there were already countless articles about all of them. Crafters had [Recycle] that allowed them to break down an item to recover some of the materials used to create said item. Researchers got a skill called [Develop]. It was an extension of their [Learn] skill that allowed them to see the paths they could take to improve something they were working on. Healers had a very unexpected surprise. They got a skill called [Diagn...
2021-12-04 13:01:02 +0000 UTC
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"OK, what did you guys get? I'm curious," Hera asked.
"I got something called tactical view. I still need to check the constraints, but basically, it's like having a drone around us to look at the area. And I might be able to cast spells through that in different places," Blue explained.
"I got sneak as a role skill. Now the buff to hide is much better, and the debuff for being seen only affects my sneak attack and the first three non-magical attacks that I do to anything. I'm pre...
2021-12-03 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Hera Kingsley -- Role: Explorer Level: 19
Stats:
Strength: 50 Endurance: 50
Agility: 50 Charisma: 50
Intelligence: 50 Luck: 50
Mana: 9450/9450
Remaining attribute points: = 48
Skills:
Passive:
Exponential Growth
Observe: Red sight 3
Treasure Map
Handaxe Combat 3, Chakram Combat 2, Wire Trap Style 2, Subtle Strike 3
Dodge 2, Run 2, Improved Stamina 4, Flee, Jump 2
2021-12-01 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Perizou here and welcome to the class about magic in the world of MAZE.
This is the first bit of world building that I wanted to share with you guys. In fact, this one was ready for months, but I was going to leave it in the wiki that I honestly don't know when I'll finish. So instead of just having it waste space on my hard drive, I'm sharing! Also I had a pretty version with different colors and stuff but patreon does'nt let me change color here. I'l make it a pdf file f...
2021-11-29 19:44:47 +0000 UTC
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As soon as they arrived at the house where the Sleep Sprite was supposed to be, they noticed the mist coming from the bedroom downstairs. Tiger and Leo were outside since climbing inside those houses was an issue for the now giant frog. It was clear that the size of the pet would be something Leo had to consider in the future. Problems like that never happened during his time with the coalition. All the dungeons and training drills he was a part of happened in wide-open areas since his battal...
2021-11-29 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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"It's better if we stay. Blue put up a cloud outside but don't block the entrance for us, but block the sides so they can't see what's going on. Do it just on the stairs and make something that will hurt. I'll make a flaming poison rain right in the door to make sure everyone who comes in gets hit. The tripwire is still on the floor, so be careful," Hera gave orders before anyone could even realize, and her voice carried in a unique way. It wasn't like she was just talking, but the voice seem...
2021-11-27 13:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Alex managed to get the attention of two Dream Invaders and started ruining back to the group. She zig-zagged through the woods, trying to confuse her enemies but not moving fast enough to lose them. After all, the whole point was to lead them to a specific place and not just lure them away from their starting location. Without stopping, Alex turned left, then right. She followed the markings she had left in the trees until she reached one with a large X on the side. This meant that the surpr...
2021-11-26 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Blue, Leo, and Tiger were running towards the scream they had just heard. They couldn't tell if that voice came from Hera or from Alex, but it didn't sound like they were celebrating something. They moved quickly through the woods, hearing more loud noises and grunts. When they arrived, the Dream Invader was attacking someone, but they were moving so fast through the trees that they couldn't tell who was fighting against it. Leo pointed at the monster, and Tiger dashed towards it, slamming it...
2021-11-24 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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"So, now we go to the left, right?" Blue asked.
"I think we go left, not right?" Alex replied.
"So, right?"
"No, left."
"Left?"
"Right."
"Right?"
"No, left."
"Didn't you say right?"
"Sweet fuck, can you two stop. I feel like I'm having a stroke," Leo gasped.
"We are just trying to figure out where to go," Blue shrugged.
"Can you not do it while acting like a bad comedy movie?" Leo rolled his eyes.
"It wasn't that bad, was...
2021-11-22 13:01:37 +0000 UTC
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Camila had to redo the start of her class two more times. During her first retry, she went on a tanged about monsters that looked like elemental spirits but were not quite right that lasted for half an hour, everyone tried to ask her to stop or to let her know that she was going off, but Camila was in the zone and didn't listen to any of their calls. Thankfully, the pizzas they ordered arrived, giving the group a chance to stop the clerk before she went even deeper in that rabbit hole. Her th...
2021-11-20 13:01:02 +0000 UTC
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The research center was in a weird spot in the city. Instead of being directly inside the walls protecting the building from monster attacks, it was outside, in a way. Right by the gates, there was another reinforced stone wall surrounding this tall lighthouse-looking structure with a large blue crystal on top that gave off the same light as the lamp posts. This structure was separated to avoid any issues if there was an accident during the research. If a spirit went on a rampage, or someone ...
2021-11-19 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Hera and the others were standing outside the outpost, looking at the road leading to the next room.
"Everyone ready?" Alex asked.
"Are you really asking that? We spent the last 30 minutes prepping and double checking if we had everything," Blue turned to the assassin.
"Besides, we are just going to the city in the Forest of Dreams. It's not that far away," Hera nodded.
"Yeah, but last time we got surrounded by penguins," Alex rolled her eyes.
"True, but what are...
2021-11-17 13:01:02 +0000 UTC
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"Before I leave you lot. Let me give you something to thank you for all your work," Finlay turned around, keeping the doorway he had just created behind him and blocking the path if anyone tried to cross over.
"Hang on. What do you remember about your life? Are you actually Finlay or just a version of him created by the MAZE?" Leo asked.
"I honestly do not know my boy. What I know about myself are… stories. I cannot remember doing most of the things I told you about, but they fe...
2021-11-15 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Hera quickly pulled up her tablet. Finlay just said that they have been working together for close to a decade. This had to be a lie. There was no way that they spent so long o top of the ice just waiting for him to return. However, just by looking at the date and the clock, she calmed down. It had been just a bit over an hour since they entered the dungeon, and that matched with the watch in her tablet.
"Guys, look at the clock. Everything is OK," Hera told the rest of the party ...
2021-11-13 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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"So… that guy is crazy, right? Even the quest said so," Blue said.
"What? Where?" Alex asked.
"That part that says 'he thinks he can create a doorway. Of course, it's the MAZE saying that he's crazy," Blue explained.
"Is it? I mean, there is a doorway in the iceberg, and he was a bunch of ice carving tools. Maybe he really made the doorway," Hera was staring at the man who was climbing the iceberg with his tool bag on his back.
"Are you actually saying that he ...
2021-11-12 13:01:02 +0000 UTC
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"Man, it's really peaceful here, isn't it?" Leo was leaning on Tiger while looking at the lake and the massive iceberg.
HONK! HONK! HONK!
"Are you sure about that?" Blue turned to the side where two of those giant penguins were gawking at each other.
"Ok, maybe not really peaceful, but it's still pretty nice."
"Well, if you could have some music playing on headphones, I would agree, but with those things around, I don't want to risk it," Hera added.
"Yeah, maybe ...
2021-11-10 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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##### Author's Note ####
Sorry for the delay on the chapter everyone. I messed up the date when I scheduled it.
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"Give me a second. I have to use a spell on Tiger," Leo asked just as they entered the White Desert. This was the coldest place he had ever been with his pet, and frogs weren't very well known for dealing with sudden temperature changes. Luckily, he had a spell that could protect Tiger from the weather. Essentially, Leo would be sharing his o...
2021-11-08 13:16:00 +0000 UTC
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Hera talked with everyone in the party about her plans. She wanted to go back to the tomb where they found the scrolls, but neither Bonnie nor Helena were too keen on going back there. Helena was trying to get back to her research on affinities. She talked with Rutigan and Ogryn, asking permission to bring some of her equipment to the city, and they agreed with that. In fact, the dwarves were excited about the idea of seeing how humans develop their magic. Another big point was that since Bon...
2021-11-06 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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After arriving at Hera's house, Leo had to take a moment to get settled. He had been traveling nonstop for several days already, and this was the first opportunity he had to rest properly. While he was happy to find a place where he could just stop, Hera was worried about her friend. Leo was different. His eyes were sunken, and his skin seemed dry, not to mention the number of calluses on his hands. Whatever happened during his time with the Crimson Coalition was clearly taxing to his body.
2021-11-05 13:01:03 +0000 UTC
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