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MAZE - Chapter 1051 - Not waiting around

"You know, what you're asking for is not an easy thing to do, Hera." After sending a message to Typera asking about the way to bring something quickly to Zaxalam, the queen initially said that it would take about a week to get the items she was requesting.

After all, there was a lot of bureaucracy involved in taking anything out of the black site. But Hera pressed, saying that she had yet to even receive any rewards for her effort in the war. Everything she got was just things that were...

Energy Eater - Chapter 112 - Eater's Shell

When I opened my eyes again, my face was rubbing against a large stone formation. I blinked slowly, trying to get up. Only to see that now I was staring at the giant Eater. There was a moment of fear before I remembered where I actually was. This Eater was dead. Not just that, but I had also just watched this very Eater attacking this city. I still wasn't able to properly understand what just happened, but at least my body seemed to be fine. There wasn't anything hurting or anything that I co...

MAZE - Chapter 1050 - Mage Meeting

When Hera returned from the Deakoshara, Shane was hyped thinking that she was able to solve the poison issue in no time. But considering the progress, the enchanter was still happy about the situation. Even if it meant she couldn't explore the Naga home right away, they were at least one step closer to it.

The Empress quickly called everyone who she thought could help with the spell circle, even adding Ogryn to the mix, since the dwarf was a very old and very renowned spellcaster. It to...

Energy Eater - Chapter 111 - What Happened

I opened my eyes, seeing the sun shining high in the sky. My entire body was feeling strange, sluggish and off, but I was still able to get back up. Icouldn't really remember where I was or what I was doing. But there were these strange rock formations all around me. Most were brown or gray, but a few had some spots with more color. But the strangest part was the transparent pieces that could be seen here and there. Revealing the insides of those formations.

Suddenly, a sharp pain hit ...

MAZE - Chapter 1049 - Under the lake

It was very hard for Hera to see anything in the water. Everything was a strange green tint that made her feel like she was diving inside a very dirty and grime filled pool. But that wasn't the case. This was something that should be natural, just a lake In Deakoshara. Which might not even be the biggest lake, but still. At least she had Livy's skill to allow her to breathe underwater. Without that, there was no chance the Empress would be able to stay this long in the middle of the poison. H...

Energy Eater - Chapter 110 - Eater's Rest

We had gathered enough meat for the village to last awhile, or maybe not since there were a lot of people living there now. Either way, the coyotes were gone, and we had done our part. Not just that, we were also bringing a decent amount of supplies for them, one way or another. While carrying the bodies around would be a hassle, it was better than the alternative. Leaving it behind for the ants or the frogs to end up eating them and becoming even more of an issue. The last thing we needed ri...

MAZE - Chapter 1048 - Poison Shower

When Hera walked into Deakoshara again, it was raining, which was perfect for her to test the effects of the poison resistance set she got. To use the last piece of gear, the jeweled poison. She requested a belt with an empty slot which was very easy to get. In addition to a cut mana stone in the shape of a feather, courtesy of the harpy queen. That rock could store about 12 million mana. This was smaller than Hera's own mana pool. And her Empress core had already passed that. Reaching over 1...

Energy Eater - Chapter 109 - Skill Combination

I got to level 19, one level away from the max of tier 1, one level away from being able to start looking into ways to reach tier 2. There were some requirements that I skipped thanks to the quick tier one evolution skill. This also gave me three extra attribute points to distribute, and I chose to put them all into mind, leaving me with 15 mind. I still had yet to understand what that attribute actually did. But I wanted to figure out. My Energy didn't grow but luckily, the Memory did, by a ...

MAZE - Chapter 1047 - Before Deakoshara

Hera took the next couple of days while they were returning to Zaxalam to study more about combat styles in general. At the same time, she requested that her Court members kept trying to transform the grasshopper setup, meaning the slash, stab, and throw, into something more unique. Something that was just theirs, instead of a replica of a skill given by a dungeon.

She had no idea if that was possible and, unlike what Insomniac told her, there didn't seem to be a consensus if transformi...

Energy Eater - Chapter 108 - Den

We left the building chasing after the coyotes, but they were nowhere to be seen. To make matters worse, we could also hear some more noise coming from below, almost as if the ants were attracted by what had happened here. Maybe this was the reason why the coyotes didn't stay in the ruins of the city. Their presence would bring about more predators. Not wanting to confirm if that really was what was happening or not, we decided to rush out. The last thing we needed was to fight the coyotes an...

MAZE - Chapter 1046 - Hangover

Hera woke up the next morning with a pounding headache. It was so strong that she even had to ask Filigree to cast some healing spells on her. Not that she was expecting it to work since balm of life felt more like a physical capability, but still, there was a minor anesthetic effect that helped with what the Empress was feeling.

The reason for her struggle was Nereus. When Wild Born and the dwarf that he was talking to start drinking, specifically once they started singing, everybody b...

Energy Eater - Chapter 107 - Coyotes

After leaving the building, we quickly moved through the city, heading towards the coyote territory. Once more, we were able to hear skittering noises coming from below, but the ants didn't seem to care or want to deal with us. The same couldn't be said about the frogs, though.

There was a moment when we passed by one of those creatures and the beast became rabid. It charged with a ferocity that no one was really expecting. Even though it was just a tier one monster that wasn't even sat...

MAZE - Chapter 1045 - Veteran Advice

Hera explained the workings of her legacy to a certain point to Insomniac. She didn't go too deep into the specific abilities of each of her blades. Or the type of skills she had to enhance them. Like [Army of One] and the [Empress Palace] and such. There was no need for her to share that information if she was just asking about plain fights. But she did explain how every one of her blades would benefit from her own knowledge of fighting styles and how she spent a long time practicing all of ...

Energy Eater - Chapter 106 - The view

Once we woke up, we got ready to head out. We still had some rations and for today, that was going to be our meal. Mostly because the village seemed to be struggling enough by itself and it didn't feel right to take advantage of that. Still, there was another reason for our rush. The fact that Pamela was nowhere to be seen. Hopefully, she just realized that complaining wouldn't get her anywhere and started to look for something to do in the village.

But since there was some food missing...

MAZE - Chapter 1044 - Who is that?

Hera did her best to not seem annoyed by the people who were coming to talk to her. While they seemed to be appreciative of her accomplishments and who she was, it was pretty obvious that they only cared about the benefits that the empress could bring to them. Some were interested in her position as an aspirant hero, while others cared more about her presence as a high-ranking member of the alliance.

There were even those who seemed to only care about the prospect of becoming an Ophidia...

Energy Eater - Chapter 105 - Take your pick

Conrad took us outside first. It seemed like the place where he kept the records was not in the same room as the village chief was staying. Instead, we were taken to a smaller house that was also filled with people. A very different kind of people. Not that the ones who we saw in the chief's house were more clean or looking like they only worked indoors or anything of the sort. But the people in this particular house were more rugged. And all had the faces of seasoned veteran hunters.

T...

MAZE - Chapter 1043 - Making an Entrance

"And here, ladies and gentlemen, we have Becca Swan. How are you Becca? Is there a special reason why you are participating in the event as a guest instead of a reporter?"

Becca was wearing a black dress engraved with runes that caused her clothes to shimmer every so often, almost as if they were being hit by a spotlight. During the question, the reporter smiled and turned to who was speaking to her. A woman with long black hair wearing a red dress.

"Hello Clarice. It's lovely to...

Energy Eater - Monster Hunters - Chapter 104

While we were seeing the city of Spokane, that wasn't our destination. At least not the city proper. Instead, we were heading to a smaller clump of buildings that were not as destroyed as the ones in the city to the east. Closer to our location. That's where a village seemed to have been formed at some point. Even from the distance, we could see people coming in and out of a few of the buildings that were still standing and some considerably large tents here and there. Tents that seemed to be...

MAZE - Chapter 1042 - Preshow

The party was an event. It was the first time that the humans from Earth would meet with the Alliance in a formal setting that did not revolve around negotiations of surrendering. It was a chance for the people in the MAZE to show they were willing to consider the mistakes of the past just that. Mistakes. And still wished to continue with their inter-MAZE relations.

There were a lot of people coming in and out of the venue. A handful of support staff that was working to make sure the ev...

Energy Eater - Chapter 103 - Refusal

#### Author's Note ####
Sorry for the delayed chapter everyone. This was supossed to be posted yesterday but I was too tired for a final review. Expect another chapter by the end of the day!
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With a new party member possessing the System, we had to take some time reorganizing everything. More specifically, reorganizing our skills. I shared with him what Astrid and I were doing with {Memory Bank} and the Improvised Archer was more than happy to ...

MAZE - Chapter 1041 - Wicked Fairy Godmother

"How long is going to take until that whole party thing?" Shane asked.

"According to what I've been told, the party will be in a couple of- arghh!" Hera choked on the last word as the harpy that was helping her get dressed pulled on the strings of the corset around her torso.

"Why the fuck am I wearing a corset?" The empress gasped.

"Because the queen asked you to. Now shush," the harpy replied in an annoyed voice. It wasn't out of the blue as she had been dealing with Hera'...

Energy Eater - Chapter 102 - Archer Class

Cassandra: You already got to tier one?

I tried to keep my face neutral, but it was pretty hard to do that considering this new revelation. I had to admit it felt strange, to say the least. It took me several days to get to tier one. And in Astrid's case, we were in the middle of a dungeon surrounded by giant bears. Even then, we still had to push ourselves in order for her to kill enough creatures to get that strong. It felt a bit like we were giving this to Michael on a silver platter...

MAZE - Chapter 1040 - Betreyal

Once she had the full set of poison resistance gear, Hera showed it to the rest of the teams, all who got very excited about the rewards. Shane more than anyone, since the extra set of gear was going to allow them to have two people participating in the expedition instead of just one. This was exactly the type of thing that the enchantress wanted. To be able to explore the ancient Naga homeland. Even if initially she still wouldn't be able to enter the depths of Deakoshara, this one item alre...

Energy Eater - Chapter 101 - Advice

It didn't take long for us to reach the house that Genevieve mentioned. It was just outside of the road. By going for about 100 meters [328.0 ft] to the left we easily reached it. But calling the place a house wasn't really fair. It was mostly a shack. A place where pretty much no one would use as their home. It looked more like an outpost than anything else. The kind of thing that forest rangers would use to sleep through the night, even though it wasn't as tall as the ones that should be in...

MAZE - Chapter 1039 - Tricking Friends

Hera was on her own, going to the dungeon. She was yet again going to try to make the Jarnak become friendly to her. She was going alone because everyone was exhausted. Even Pandora was growing tired of that kind of thing. As a matter of fact, the dwarf had chosen not to participate on this particular run. Instead, she would be back in the room trying to upgrade her items.

She was a crafter, after all, and there were a few materials that she could use to make her hammer work better. Eve...

Energy Eater - Chapter 100 - Attempted Capture

#### Author's Note ####
Sorry for the delayed chapter everyone. I had a freelance gig yesterday and by the end of it, when I was supossed to come write I just crashed on bed.

And here we have it. Triple digits! Most of the main cast has been introduced altought there are three characters I still consider the 'big pieces' of the story. Actually there are four, but the last one doesn't really count lol.
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We were rushing down the forest, following Pamel...

MAZE - Chapter 1038 - A full court

Once Filigree returned to her titled form, her appearance had shifted. The horns that were on top of her head were no longer standing up, but instead they curled around her face, almost like the crown of an ancient Pharaoh. Everybody stared at her for a moment.

"You could change the way your horns look?" Lurize asked with the confused expression.

Filigree touched her head and shrugged. "I think so. I just felt more comfortable in my guardian form with the horns down."

"Can w...

Energy Eater - Chapter 99 - Crab Clubbing

"What do you mean we are going to kill the crabs?" Pamela gasped as I told them my intentions.

"I mean exactly what I said. We're going to kill those crabs. I'm not going to let them get back to the village."

"But there are so many of them," Pamela turned to the monsters.

"Yes and they're running away so stop talking and start whacking," I said before moving towards the crabs.

This might not be something that I should be worrying about. After all, I had no horse in thi...

MAZE - Chapter 1037 - Filigree

Hera, her court, and the Guides were all watching as the new title blade began to form for the very first time. The shape was a bit taller than the Empress and that was without counting the horns. She really had a slender build and the head of an antelope, or maybe a deer. It was hard to say, as the mist was slowly forming. Her feet were like that of a herbivore animal, like a horse or a zebra. But her legs were more human or elf-like. Slender and long, all draped in a black dress that had a ...

Energy Eater - Chapter 98 - Leaving Polson Bay

We were able to get some of the crab meat before leaving, but it wasn't even midday when the four of us said goodbye to this village. For Astrid and I, that was not something that really mattered. After all, we barely stayed here for a couple of days. However, Michael and Pamela were different. The Hawaiian had stayed here for a few weeks, while Pamela had spent an entire year living with those people. At the same time, there was a clear reason why they were leaving, which probably helped les...