"What do you mean? How can this be a part of the legacy," Hera frowned.
These gloves, from as far as she could tell, had no synergy to any of her items. And there was nothing that could be considered part of the same set. As a matter of fact, from what she understood, every titled blade had to be made from a weapon and something that was related to a living creature. Like the twins and the piece of Scryotra that was blessed by spirits. Or Livy coming from a literal sea serpent.
2025-02-28 04:04:04 +0000 UTC
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Now. "We run," Rex said before turning around and started to dash through the tunnel. He didn't have to say twice as I followed him, not wanting to know what kind of army was going to come after us after that screech.
It was very strange that the Rodenti had a skill that was able to physically interfere with each other. Whatever that other one did caused even Rex's eyes to turn white for a moment. But at the same time, I had no idea how they functioned. Maybe they all shared some sort o...
2025-02-27 02:43:34 +0000 UTC
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After that, it was over. They had finished everything they could do here. Hera glanced at Pandora, who gave a big thumbs up and asked about the rewards. Now that the system had confirmed, the dungeon was over.
Hera began reading the notification return to the entrance of the dungeon, apparently her reward changed from Scale Heart Hunter's Gift to Scale Heart Chieftain's Gift.
"Have you ever heard that name before?"
The dwarf shook her head, "Not really. "We usual...
2025-02-26 03:55:28 +0000 UTC
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"Come, come. To surface!"
Rex gestured for us to follow him as he started walking back into the tunnel we had just come from. On one hand, that very much looked like a trap. When we passed through that area, there was no side entrance or anything that could possibly help us get back to the surface. But on the other hand, it wasn't as if we had much of a choice. And having to fight against a group of rats could be a good idea. At least we would be done with that instead of just strugglin...
2025-02-25 12:45:15 +0000 UTC
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After arriving back in the Scale Heart settlement, Hera and the others quickly stopped by to talk with Carcassonne and ask about the next target. The result was very simple: the last creature they had to fight was roaming the outskirts of the settlement, just on the grassy plains between where the Scale Hearts were living and the forest.
To fight it was quite easy. They simply walked outside for about 20 minutes when they found a black horse with a large horn on its forehead and a mane ...
2025-02-24 01:26:28 +0000 UTC
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Frederick was not doing so hot. Then again, he was nowhere near as injured as Astrid was after I found her fighting the golden brown bear. As a matter of fact, comparing the two situations simply was not fair. Astrid was beaten to an inch of her life, and without the System, she would have died. Frederick had some cuts and bruises on his face and arm, but there was no real danger to his life. Not because of his injuries, at least.
The three of us were rushing down the one tunnel we, or ...
2025-02-22 03:13:54 +0000 UTC
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Lurize started talking with Pandora about her combat style after they had killed the Apex Carithrax. All in all, the dwarf had a lot of good points about how fought. She was quick to adapt when something went wrong, and the ability to swap her most powerful skills to better suit her enemy was commendable. However, she had one big issue. Despite being able to react to different situations, her attacks always fell back into one of a few different options: either an upward swing, spinning attack...
2025-02-21 03:38:53 +0000 UTC
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Frederick's screams were the only thing guiding us across the caves. This was not the Ice Devil lair which had several nodes of light showing us the path. Here it was mostly darkness. The only light came from the outside, through small gaps on the ceiling. But even they were not a direct shot to the sky. The light bounced around a few curves giving just a very dim glow that barely helped see the rocks around us. Still, Astrid and I rushed without care. If we stumbled upon something, we would ...
2025-02-20 14:32:53 +0000 UTC
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Hera and Pandora arrived at the rocky plateau just a few minutes after they left the mouth of the valley. They knew the name of the creature, or at least Pandora did, as Hera had already spoiled the surprise for the empress. They were after Carithrax, a large lizard that could seemingly eat rocks to create some sort of explosion.
Just as they landed, Hera turned to the dwarf, asking for confirmation, "So we just need to find that one? The big lizard? Then what? Do we need to go back to ...
2025-02-19 15:02:05 +0000 UTC
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It took everything I had not to act like a tourist in one of those old movies. For the first time in my life, I was walking through a city. A ruined city, yes, but an actual city. Not just a random village like the one I grew up in, or a settlement like Madison or the place we had just left. Then again, I was not entirely sure which one was which. What was the difference between a settlement and a village? Just the amount of people who lived there, or was there something more structural that ...
2025-02-18 12:59:24 +0000 UTC
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Getting to the journal was easier than Pandora was expecting. She thought Hera would try to push her to fight another monster or she would just go off running in a random direction just to test her as they were supposed to practice. She just walked from one point to another, even warning about a few creatures that could be on their path.
As a result, it took them a little under 10 minutes to reach the area where the Apex Jarnak was located. The creature was in a clearing surrounde...
2025-02-17 12:24:26 +0000 UTC
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Our night in the mayor's house was surprisingly peaceful. I had expected something to happen, but it went by without any worries. It was strange not to wake at sunrise, but at the same time it was comforting. I always enjoyed sleeping halfway through the morning. The mayor had set up a small breakfast for us before he left to perform his duties. There were some fruits, a couple of vegetables, and even some warm bread, although by its temperature it had been some time since it was prepared. Ma...
2025-02-15 05:40:12 +0000 UTC
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#### Author's note ####
So... something happend.....
MAZE has been nominated for the inkies on tapas. It's their awards for best novels/comic etc. AND MAZE IS IN THE TOP 10!!!!!!!
If you can afford to, and want to help, drop by the link and vote, vote, vote.
They only ask for an email, not even a full registration. So please help me out. I don't even know what is the prize, but holy crap I'm super happy about that.
MAZE - The Endless Quest is part of the 'Favorite Comunity N...
2025-02-14 18:45:01 +0000 UTC
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With the Eater dead, our next step was to return to the village. But just as I was starting to make my way back, Astrid stopped and gestured to the body.
"Leave it?"
"Yes. It's not like we can do anything with the body, anyway. Look, it's already starting to decompose," I pointed to one of the pieces that she cut during the fight. The leg was already putrid and let out a strange smell. "Basically, when you kill one of them, they start to decompose rapidly. I think it does that so ...
2025-02-13 16:06:19 +0000 UTC
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After talking to Varamir, Hera was given a brief rundown of all the situated training on the island. According to them, the island had a magnificent wealth of resources. Anything they could ever want or need could be found here. Fertile land, powerful raw materials to create weapons, monsters and animals that could become cattle or could be hunted down for food. Ample supply of freshwater and rare minerals. Everything.
It was an absolutely perfect place. Even better was that according t...
2025-02-13 02:48:18 +0000 UTC
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#### Author's Note ####
And here we have it, finally an EE chapter. Sorry we've been so long without one but now things are setteled. Still have thousands of boxes to unpack, but at least I have a bed lol.
If you need a reminder of the last chapter you can read it here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/119276374
OR if you don't remember what is going on from the start, you can read it here on Patreon...
2025-02-11 18:27:26 +0000 UTC
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Walking into the dungeon, Hera and Pandora were greeted by a blazing sun in the sky. The Empress was a bit surprised, since the temperature in the room was not supposed to be that high. But the dwarf just kept going like it was a regular Tuesday.
Inside, they were in a settlement. But a very different one from the one created by the harpies. There were no tree houses here, instead everything was on a flat land. The forest was replaced by an open plane overlooking the ocean. And the buil...
2025-02-10 18:45:26 +0000 UTC
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#### Author's Note ####
This one was supossed to have come out yesterday. Sorry about that.
Also this week I'll be back with Energy Eater, and Like I explained we will have a slightly different schedule. 3 MAZE chapters and 3 EE chapters every week. Maze on Mon-Wed-Fri, and Energy Eater on Tue-Thu-Sat.
Sunday's will be my day off cause I need the rest lol.
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Once they arrived at the settlement in the Thornspire Vale, they first decided to find a plac...
2025-02-09 14:29:52 +0000 UTC
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#### Author's note ####
And here we go, the room created by DrDankness arrives! Hope you all enjoy it, it is a lot of fun!
Also the room's story was made by him, with some input from me to make sure it worked in the setting.
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When morning came, they had the option to get up and leave right away, instead deciding to wait until breakfast was served from the hotel they were staying at before going. As they had talked previously, Hera had to remember that she c...
2025-02-08 02:33:33 +0000 UTC
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Everybody rushed toward the Aerie. They were all excited about the prospect of going to a new dungeon and a new room. Even though Pandora was more or less used to the area they were going, she was also looking forward to it. And just like the dwarf suggested, on the day they left Zaxalam, they stopped to buy some of the supplies in the Aerie, since it was cheaper. Hera might be swimming in money, but there was no reason to buy expensive things just for the hell of it.
Once they reache...
2025-02-07 17:29:47 +0000 UTC
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It didn’t take long for Hera to return to the rest of the group. They were all close to the giant door with a snake’s head.
“Hera!” Pandora gasped once the Empress approached.
“Hey. Were you all waiting here?” the Ophidianite looked around. Everyone was still there, even Callena and Farica, the two who seemed less interested in this place.
“Yeah. We didn’t know if you were going to get back running because of a monster or s...
2025-02-06 18:46:33 +0000 UTC
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Hera’s slight annoyance at everyone following her to Deakoshara quickly vanished. Not just because she didn’t really mind the company, but also because it didn’t last long. The truth of the matter was they had already discovered pretty much everything that they could discover in this area.
The path had been thoroughly analyzed. Every step, every route, everything. It was all double, triple, and quadruple checked. The outpost, which was located to the northeast, didn’t have any...
2025-02-04 00:38:28 +0000 UTC
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#### Author's Note ####
Sorry for the delay everyone this was supossed to have come out early today. For those who don't know, I moved on tuesday, and the apartment still has to be fixed so I'm dealing with a lot of annoying stuff. It is likely that tomorrow's chapter will only come out on sunday, and that monday also come's late, but then things should stabilize!
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Hera walked across a small cavern. Behind her was a white doorway leading to Zaxalam, and in front...
2025-02-01 03:04:32 +0000 UTC
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It wasn’t that easy to convince people she needed to go to her private room. It wasn’t as if she could talk about the different versions of the room. After all, some of them were given to her by the Guides. And saying she needed some privacy wasn’t a really good argument. Hera used her soundproof barrier so often and became so proficient that even Ogryn would ask for her to cast it during certain meetings.
The one argument that made it work was saying that she wanted t...
2025-01-27 23:39:13 +0000 UTC
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#### Author's Note ####
Forgot to say this last chapter but Pandora was the creation of Dr.Dankness as a reward for the legacy holder tier! It's a really cool character and I'm excited to let you all know more about them.
The dungeon she is talking about might also be related to his guide tier reward, but you'll have to wait a bit before we get there.
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"So. What do you all know about Deakoshara?" Hera asked.
"We were supposed to wait fo...
2025-01-26 20:46:27 +0000 UTC
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"Hera, my dear. I understand you're bored out of your mind, but please try to keep some composure. Just until we are done with this," Typhera said as she finished signing a document.
Hera was leaning back on the chair, looking up at the ceiling with both arms slumped by the side of her body. "There is no one here. What's the point?"
"Consider this practice for the next meeting. I would really appreciate if you weren't as... Jittery," Typhera replied and started to check the next d...
2025-01-24 16:29:23 +0000 UTC
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"The first question comes from @GravediggerUnboxing," Becca paused to chuckle. "Sorry, that one got me. They ask how strange it is to have a tail?"
"That's a good one @GravediggerUnboxing. At first, it was very weird. It changes some things that you really don't think about. For instance, if I want to sleep on my back, I need a specific type of mattress. But uniquely enough, it doesn't get in the way of sitting. But in a more mechanical sense, it feels like you will always have a part o...
2025-01-23 07:57:57 +0000 UTC
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While hearing Hera talk about everything she's been through, all the adventures they had together, all the fights, all the dungeons, all the training sessions, all these skills, everything, Blue unconsciously started to practice with the skill Wildborn's friend had given her. The idea was to pick a type of mana and slowly weave it to make a limb. Doing that with raw mana was very difficult, but with an element, it made things a lot more simple. She would basically be doing a mana reinforcemen...
2025-01-21 22:09:34 +0000 UTC
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Blue was sitting on the couch together with her family, or at least most of them. Her mom was in the kitchen finishing up getting some snacks for everybody.
The reason for that was very simple. They were all going to watch the interview Hera was about to give. The controller wasn't super excited about the situation. She had offered to participate via video call, but ultimately that idea was discarded. Becca said that it wouldn't be as helpful to have someone give a virtual statement.
2025-01-21 02:22:13 +0000 UTC
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"I can't believe I'm here. I really don't want to do this," Hera grumbled.
"Come on, it's not that bad," Bonnie said with a smile while opening a piece of candy that was on top of the table.
"Of course you're going to say that. You don't have to do anything, and you still get the benefits," Hera huffed.
"She does have a point," Helena chuckled before turning to Hera, "Did Blue ever reply to your message?"
"She did. She said she was not going to come but wished me luck,...
2025-01-17 16:33:44 +0000 UTC
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