The battle didn't stop because of the entrance of the high Level Adventurers. Reivyn wasn't one to goggle, and the situation was certainly in hand, so he quickly made his way back to his original position to defend against the Revenants with Melissa and Larissa in tow.
Now that the Revenants were on top of the wall and engaging properly, Reivyn was finally able to see just how powerful the Revenants were without the restriction of the mana density.
Gone were ...
2022-06-16 21:27:42 +0000 UTC
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Reivyn looked out at the fields covered completely in moving skeletal abominations. In the distance, he counted fifteen Dullahans calmly walking with their heads tucked under their arms, and behind them, he counted five of the giant demons. They were truly monstrous, standing what appeared to be 40 to 50 feet tall. It was difficult to gauge their exact size because of how far away they were, but they towered over everything else. Revenants filled the entire space, and then some, around the la...
2022-06-15 23:38:47 +0000 UTC
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Reivyn stood upon the ramparts and stared off into the distance. The last group of villagers, the first ones Reivyn and his Party had encountered, were finally making their way into the city below. The atmosphere was charged. Almost literally. Reivyn could feel the increased mana density as it spread all the way to Magron.
The other aspect was the palpable anxiety he could feel from the other people lining the ramparts, waiting. The Lord's Retinue, the City Guard, the Count's...
2022-06-14 21:46:46 +0000 UTC
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Reivyn ran along beside Erik and the others on their horses. He matched steps with Erik, and he, after several minutes of running, felt his Forced March Skill kick in. It reduced a lot of the Stamina consumption. He kept his armor on, as he was still wary of any stragglers from all those months ago from the beast tide, but he removed his helmet, and so did Erik.
Judging by his outward Stamina consumption, Erik either has the Forced March Skill or something similar to redu...
2022-06-13 22:17:01 +0000 UTC
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Most votes were to keep the Party name as "The Ravens," but there were enough to pick something different and some good suggestions, so one more poll to choose the final winner. The name will retroactively be changed in the latest chapters.
2022-06-13 17:59:10 +0000 UTC
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Reivyn stood near the entrance to the Dungeon as he watched every Party that came out, looking to see if they were his companions. He fidgeted back and forth on his feet, eager to get moving.
I don't know the exact extent as to the changes the ambient mana has gone through, but this Dungeon was discovered months before the Count sent his men to conscript us. And who knows how long it existed before then?
I knew that the mana density could feel li...
2022-06-10 23:03:09 +0000 UTC
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I need a Party Name to supply to the Adventurer's Guild. I'm having a hard time coming up with a good one. It's for a Party consisting of everyone: Reivyn, Teilon, Kimberly, Melissa, Larissa, and Erik, not just the original three. It is currently The Ravens, but I'll let this poll go through the weekend, and I'll change it to whatever has the most popular support on Monday.
2022-06-10 19:28:22 +0000 UTC
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Reivyn walked with the sword-priests as they marched towards the church compound. He noticed that his body subconsciously matched the steps of the church members, but he just shrugged and kept doing it. Because he had changed his upper armor, he almost matched the others, and to those who didn't know, it almost looked like he was the commander of the troop. This resulted in hardly anyone taking any notice of him in the procession.
These guys are still being pretty polite, despi...
2022-06-09 19:51:05 +0000 UTC
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Reivyn groaned as he rolled over and slowly stood up. His entire body ached. He felt as if his insides had shifted from the blow he took from the giant, and his entire lower body was going to be sore for several days from the stress of activating Charge in such quick succession.
Speaking of... Reivyn pulled up his notification window.
[Achievement!]
[Manually activate one of your Class Skills.]
[Charge is permanently available to you rega...
2022-06-09 02:24:00 +0000 UTC
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The small claw slammed into Reivyn's shield, not moving a single inch. He hardly even felt the blow from the weak goblin, and only the sound of the collision was noteworthy. The attack was followed up with a sweep of Reivyn's sword, slashing through multiple goblins that had encroached upon him with ease.
Reivyn was angled slightly with his back and side against the left-hand wall of the corridor that led into the goblin's berth. He had steadily made his way down the Dungeon,...
2022-06-08 01:34:39 +0000 UTC
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Teilon placed his cards on the table and lifted his arms in triumph.
"Hah! Finally beat you," he exclaimed.
"Yeah, yeah, you only had to team up with Kimberly to do it," Reivyn smirked.
"Since when did you get so lucky?" Teilon asked as he scooped up the cards.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Reivyn shrugged. "I'm obviously just the superior card player."
Teilon rolled his eyes as he started shuffli...
2022-06-06 23:03:50 +0000 UTC
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Reivyn leisurely stretched as he slowly opened his eyes. He smacked his lips as he gradually came awake. He felt like he had just had the best sleep of his life. His vision came into focus, and he was momentarily confused at waking up in a different location.
Where am I? Reivyn sat up and looked around. He was placed on a bed in an unfamiliar, large room consisting of rows of beds. Some of the others had occupants, but most were empty. His companions were sitting or ...
2022-06-04 00:49:12 +0000 UTC
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Reivyn's body submerged in the liquid and he slowly sank to the bottom. He didn't know what to expect out of entering the alchemical concoction, but based on what happened to the goblin, he wasn't thinking it would be anything good.
Except for not being able to breathe, it's not much different than water. It's not actually boiling - I suspect the bubbling is magical in nature - and it's cold to the touch.
He kept his eyes firmly shut, as he didn't wa...
2022-06-03 00:02:58 +0000 UTC
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Melissa watched the young man they had entangled themselves with out of the corner of her eye as he did calisthenics in the hallway. He always moved with purpose, and he never let himself sit still or let any time go to waste.
He was an enigma.
He's far more hardworking and inquisitive than any of the other young men and women in the Academies. They've been raised with resources, opportunities, and tutors their whole lives, and that breeds a certain expec...
2022-06-01 22:05:06 +0000 UTC
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Reivyn did some simple stretches and calisthenics in the hallway leading up to the boss room. The entire Party was there, and the plan was for the three companions who couldn't use mana to rush in and do as much damage as they could in six or seven minutes, then retreat to the hallway or entrance, depending on the situation. The boss room on the first floor didn't close off once they entered it, and Reivyn didn't see a door or mechanism to do so at the end of this hallway either.
2022-05-31 22:42:12 +0000 UTC
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[Monthly Experience]
[Calculating...]
[Relevant Skills Training: +800 Exp]
[Physical Exercise: +0 Exp]
[Sparring: +0 Exp]
[Knowledge and Understanding: +20 Exp]
[Life Experience: +2000 Exp]
[Total Monthly Exp: 2,820]
[Level Up! Lvl 28]
Another two weeks had gone by since the first time the team had delved the Dungeon, and Reivyn had seen a tremendous increase in Experience just from the two runs. It turned out that the fin...
2022-05-30 23:27:13 +0000 UTC
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Ameliyn sat on the couch to hand knit some smaller, more delicate projects. She didn't always do all of her work on the loom, but the things she produced to sell were usually larger things she created quickly. For the more personal items she made, she liked to do it by hand. It felt more intimate to know that something her daughters wore was made with her hands directly.
She wasn't currently making a more intimate piece of clothing, though. Instead, he eyes were focused beyon...
2022-05-27 20:03:07 +0000 UTC
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"Show me again, if you don't mind," Reivyn said.
The two groups had gotten together to conduct some training together to polish their teamwork. Reivyn and the two girls had already developed a rapport with each other on the second floor, but Teilon and Kimberly could use more work, especially once they joined the rest deeper in the Dungeon.
Larissa activated her Fire Bolt Spell. It was incredibly cheap, and it was the most simple Spell she had access to. Meli...
2022-05-26 23:59:40 +0000 UTC
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[Exiting Dungeon]
[Calculating...]
[First Floor: Complete]
[Combat Experience: Exp +400]
[Boss Defeated: Exp +400]
[First Floor Completion Bonus: Exp +500]
[Calculating...]
[Second Floor: Incomplete]
[Combat Experience: Exp +7,000]
[Total Experience: 8,300]
[Level Up! Lvl 17]
[Level Up! Lvl 18]
[Level Up! Lvl 19]
[Level Up! Lvl 20]
[Experience 1761/2000]
Woah! 7,000 Experience for fighting...
2022-05-25 23:17:11 +0000 UTC
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Reivyn took a deep breath of the fresh air as soon as they stepped out of the caverns into the bright sunlight. Due to how the Dungeons worked, it was perpetually sunlight in the open air area of the Dungeon, and the marked difference of the sunlight and cool breeze helped to wash away the gloom that was practically sticking to Reivyn and his Party.
Larissa ran ahead and spun around with her arms out as she basked in the open air. She twirled around a couple of times before d...
2022-05-24 23:42:18 +0000 UTC
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Reivyn dashed forward and stabbed his sword through the skull of the foremost Revenant. The hallway was clogged with a shambling horde of eight Revenants, six more laying on the ground behind the surging mass, never to rise again. Various weapons and pieces of rotten equipment were strewn along the ground in the wake of the undead.
The standing Revenants struggled to move forward as their jerking motion didn't allow them to maintain their balance very well on the Slick ground...
2022-05-23 21:37:56 +0000 UTC
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Reivyn looked through the doorway that had opened up after they defeated the boss room. Their was a clear demarcation as the color of the floors and walls were a dark, dark gray as opposed to the earthy browns of the cave system on the first floor. The walls and floor were made of brick and were clearly man-made.
The ambient lighting was dimmer and only extended to twenty feet into the distance. A warm wind blew into Reivyn's face as he stood at the precipice. The air w...
2022-05-20 21:21:42 +0000 UTC
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The stink of unwashed goblins, blood, and excrement filled Reivyn's nose. He had long gotten used to it, so he wasn't in any danger of getting nauseous, but the same couldn't be said for Larissa.
Reivyn had to step up next to Kimberly to assume a melee role once they split their groups up. He had already conducted a few rounds of combat with Melissa. Everyone had gotten a gauge of how to work well with each other with the exception of Kimberly and Erik both acting as the vang...
2022-05-20 02:27:37 +0000 UTC
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Reivyn and Teilon walked alongside each other as they emerged from the tunnel leading into the partitioned off sub-space of the Dungeon. Erik walked in front of them by himself, not really interacting with anyone, but he kept his head on a swivel as soon as they stepped out into the open. Kimberly walked with Melissa and Larissa behind the two boys.
Larissa had latched onto the new girl almost immediately. Despite being at least a year older than Kimberly, Larissa acted a bit...
2022-05-18 19:39:49 +0000 UTC
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A/N A bit delayed due to real life obligations, but here it is.
Reivyn sat in meditation on his bed practicing his Mana Absorption Skill. He had found through constant practice that practicing Mana Circulation at night and Mana Absorption in the morning was the best fit for him. It was possible to practice both at the same time, but, even though the affect of increased energy one gained from absorbing mana didn't linger after it was processed, it energized hi...
2022-05-17 21:28:25 +0000 UTC
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Reivyn and his two adventuring mates leisurely rested along the side of the road as they watched the horsemen come closer and closer. The cavalry unit was exquisitely precise in their horsemanship. Each individual horse was in step with the others at a trot in perfectly dressed columns, a feat that surely took a lot of practice and a fairly high level of Ride and Horsemanship.
Aside from the bannerman out front acting as the Guide, there were several other horseman not in for...
2022-05-16 19:36:53 +0000 UTC
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Motes of color danced in the air around Reivyn as he sat in a Meditative trance. The specks of mana slowly coalesced around his body as they formed a whirlpool of mana being absorbed into the top of his head. He could feel the energy coursing through his body fluctuate at constant up and down pace as he maintained his pace of absorbing the mana around him. His Skill Level in Meditation kept him centered and calm.
With his eyes closed, he could still sense the different elemen...
2022-05-13 16:44:23 +0000 UTC
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Reivyn walked along the side of cart carrying their family possessions as they traveled along the road to Magron. His father was driving the cart with his mother and sisters sitting next to him. Reivyn was used to walking much further distances than his younger siblings, so he spent the bulk of the time on foot.
It had been six months since Reivyn had returned home from his time being conscripted, and he had finally turned 10 years old two months after arriving back in Haluvi...
2022-05-12 18:03:43 +0000 UTC
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A/N A bit of a shorter chapter. This is the last of the preparation before they move on again to bigger and better things. I would like to get into more exciting things, but the story needs the prep work for it to be a real story and not just a series of battles and experiences.
"Ok, now Teilon, step forward and feint, don't actually attack," Refix instructed. "Good. Show that you're there in that position. In a head on engagement, it's unlikely for you...
2022-05-11 15:11:06 +0000 UTC
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"...And now I'm home," Reivyn finished explaining his tale of adventure. The mana sword and envelope containing the letter of recommendation were sitting on the small table in the living room. Refix had inspected the sword and said it was of passable workmanship.
Ameliyn wasn't lying when she said he would tell them everything, as she often interrupted him to get clarifying information.
It was an interesting experience to be interrogated by his paren...
2022-05-10 16:23:38 +0000 UTC
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