The first symbol that Dallion had to learn turned out to be the symbol of matter. Despite saying that symbols had to be learned in order to be understood, Palag hinted that it had to do with object creation.
At first Dallion spent a few seconds doing the same that every other child did, trying to use his magic to draw the symbol on the air. That didn’t work, of course. No matter the effort, the magic would move about like a brush constantly connected to Dallion’s finger. Then Dallio...
2022-12-28 09:23:54 +0000 UTC
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Returning to the Academy was somewhat awkward. There were questions on both sides, but neither felt fully comfortable asking. Having a mage control an apprentice was almost as interesting as details regarding the mage expedition itself. On the other hand, defeating a reality chameleon wasn’t a fear that was supposed to be possible. Yet, Dallion strongly suspected that the mage behind it all had gotten the best of both worlds. It was impossible to tell whether the apprentice had come up with...
2022-12-27 07:29:03 +0000 UTC
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I'll be taking a 2 day break for the holidays. Posting will resume Monday :D
Take care all, and if you celebrate, enjoy a Merry Christmas :D
Lise
2022-12-24 03:10:48 +0000 UTC
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Air currents strengthened around Dallion, keeping him from smashing into the ground. It wasn’t as elegant or intuitive as flying with Lux, but it did the job.
Palag’s fingers danced in the air, drawing symbol after symbol. There was a time when Dallion would have found the speed impressive. After having faced three powerful mages, though, it was like watching amateur hour—the fury was undoubtedly far better than Dallion, but it was obvious he was struggling against their enemy. Th...
2022-12-24 03:03:14 +0000 UTC
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The first half of the pack came running straight forward. It was obvious they hadn’t encountered a hunter before. There was no sign of fear in their actions. Three of them leapt straight at Dallion as if he were a blade of grass. That proved to be a mistake. One swift spark attack later and all three of them fell to the ground, turning into ash. Unused to such a result, the rest of the dozen paused. Dallion could almost hear the confusion coming within them. The wild nature of the cutlings ...
2022-12-23 02:04:42 +0000 UTC
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“Still hiding in the library?” Phoil asked with a nasty grin as he passed by Dallion in the dining room.
Naturally, Dallion ignored him. The large kid wasn’t worth his time. Getting into conflicts right now would only cause needless annoyances.
“Better make the most of it. I completed the assignment as well.” The boy continued.
It was difficult to say whether he was hoping to gain someone’s favor or was simply spoiled and stupid. As a noble, he probably had a sma...
2022-12-21 03:24:55 +0000 UTC
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The number of readable books in the library had increased by a fair amount. Looking at the way the shelves and sections were structured, the books were based on level. Based on the books that were still blank, one could assume that more of them would appear at every level increase. The apprentice section, on the other hand, seemed a lot more uniform in nature, if considerably larger. According to Nil, it was a safe bet to assume that once Dallion reached level twenty, he’d be able to read a...
2022-12-20 02:24:53 +0000 UTC
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Fragments of glass flew in all directions. However, regardless of the number of mirrors that Dallion would shatter, the platypus would restore them moments later. Neither line attacks, combat splitting, or even the spark were able to do anything about that. Even when Dallion managed through the combination of five skills to destroy half of the mirror maze, only one mirror failed to get repaired.
“Why aren’t you attacking?” Dallion asked as he sent a magic projection through a mirr...
2022-12-19 04:20:19 +0000 UTC
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The system wasn’t overly significant, although it couldn’t be said to be useless, either. Statistically, the same could be said about over fifty-seven percent of all existing systems on the front. Too expensive and dangerous to colonize, too important to ignore, they tended to cause headaches for strategists and ship simulations alike. The system where Sev lived was one such system. With one planet suitable for life and little else, it was seen as a backwater rural system—a place where ...
2022-12-18 23:56:38 +0000 UTC
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Confirmation came just as predicted. A new set of land probes were sent to pull out the fractal trees and investigate the cobalt deposits. I expected the people to feel relieved upon finding out, but the opposite happened. The discovery of a third-contact artifact only made them more anxious. With the mission going ahead, we were stuck in the system for weeks, at least. Given the recent fluctuations on the front, that wasn’t necessarily a good thing.
When the first artifact came aboar...
2022-12-18 23:55:20 +0000 UTC
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Cones of quicksand twisted, pulling Dallion in every direction. As he had found out, having the spark allowed him to cut through magic the same way he’d cut through void matter. Sadly, it also became quite clear that he wouldn’t be able to manage that for long. Casting spells, it seemed, was very different from what the perceptions back on Earth. For one thing, there was nothing like “mana” involved. Magic just allowed a person, or entity, to perform the manipulation of reality for as...
2022-12-17 21:34:50 +0000 UTC
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My fever seems to have broken. If all is well, chapter post will continue from tomorrow.
2022-12-16 02:49:00 +0000 UTC
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Sorry for not posting any chapters last few days.
Have fever and am waiting for it to break.
Will get back to posting when I am well enough to get out of bed. Hopefully in a day or two
Take care
Lise
2022-12-13 21:47:20 +0000 UTC
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The AETHERIZER is level 0 of 3
You are at the START of the AETHERIZER’s first level.
Unseal all levels to fulfill the AETHERIZER’s destiny.
Two purple rectangles glowed in an oval chamber surrounded by Roman columns. The ground was of polished mosaic with lines of magic going in all directions like raw electric currents.
A sphere item, Dallion thought. It almost made him feel nostalgi...
2022-12-12 04:11:11 +0000 UTC
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Combat splitting? Dallion thought as he was being attacked.
It wasn’t exactly an attack. The large boy was just trying to slap him in the face. The attack was well executed. All three instances approached from different directions in an attempt to catch him off guard. There was a time when such an attack would have been troublesome. Not now, though.
Dallion moved to avoid all attacks without even resorting to splitting. He didn’t even stand up, continuing to eat, whil...
2022-12-11 00:57:02 +0000 UTC
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Drawing out mana turned out easier than expected. The initial problem was extracting the magic from the object itself. Everyone had seen how easy it was to touch a thread. However, the walls of the cube prevented the children from reaching it. Trying to crush it only resulted in an instant release and dispersal of magic, often with an amusing visual display. That wasn’t the goal of the task, though, and all they got was a replacement and a few words of encouragement.
After about a min...
2022-12-10 02:57:54 +0000 UTC
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“I’m going the best I could,” Fatun grumbled. “It’s bad enough we took this shortcut. The death rate along here is thirty percent.”
“It’ll be fine.” Dallion tapped the hilt of his harpsisword.
“I’m counting on that. What’s the good in earning a huge profit if I’m not there to enjoy it?”
“I hear you.”
So far, they had been extremely lucky. There hadn’t been a single Star spawn creature the entire ...
2022-12-09 02:24:01 +0000 UTC
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The blue building was full of people. Unfortunately, most of them were half his age, looking at him in a mixture of confusion, fascination, and contempt. They could see the magic trait within Dallion, as well as the weapons he was carrying.
“This way,” a woman waved to Dallion. She was about his age, but the amount of magic running through her was at least ten times greater.
Is that a mage? Dallion asked.
Apprentice, Nil replied. It’s a bit too ea...
2022-12-08 05:06:22 +0000 UTC
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“Hey, make some room,” a plump apprentice said to Dallion.
Judging by his appearance, magic or not, Dallion could take him out with one punch. When it came to the Academy, though, the man was still considered a superior. Since he was in his twenties, it was likely that the man would never move beyond the apprentice level. As Nil suggested, either the apprentice’s magic limit was lazy, his magic limit was low, or he had lost enough duels to keep him at this level.
“Sure.”...
2022-12-07 21:07:29 +0000 UTC
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Where the hell is it? Twenty instances of Dallion shot bolts into the darkness. No red rectangles emerged.
At this distance even the blue flames weren’t able to illuminate the terrain sufficiently for the guardian to become visible. All that Dallion had to go by were the guard marker cones.
Seconds later, another burst of purple flames flew his way. Dallion didn’t even bother to evade using the armadil shield to block the attack. Immediately after, he split again and ...
2022-12-07 00:36:59 +0000 UTC
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AREA AWAKENING
The village and the surrounding forest disappeared, replaced by a series of flat hills and abrupt mountains. If everything was a bit redder, one thing he was near the Grand Canyon back on Earth.
You are in the land of CANOPA
Defeat the guardian to change the land’s destiny
A sense of nostalgia went through Dallion. It had been a while since he’d improved anything majo...
2022-12-06 00:58:10 +0000 UTC
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“She’ll be difficult to track,” the hunter said. “You can’t sneak up on a gorgon. Also, she sounds like someone who wouldn’t be found unless she wants to.”
Dallion nodded. He was fortunate enough to have stumbled on another hunter in the mage village. The man was a veteran from the north with a permanent contract to the Academy. From what he had explained, the war was causing increasing disruptions in the northern provinces to the point that the Academy preferred to do the...
2022-12-05 18:49:21 +0000 UTC
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The fronts always shifted. The general public were presented with a firm, but factually incorrect, image. As far as they were concerned, the fronts were large areas of space on the outside of human-dominated territories—like the shell of an egg—where the fighting took place. By similar definition, the buffer zone was a thin layer between the actual front and all combat-free space. The truth was a lot messier. The buffer zones were large, ever-changing regions in which anything could occur...
2022-12-04 04:32:31 +0000 UTC
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The system wasn’t overly significant, although it couldn’t be said to be useless, either. Statistically, the same could be said about over fifty-seven percent of all existing systems on the front. Too expensive and dangerous to colonize, too important to ignore, they tended to cause headaches for strategists and ship simulations alike. The system where Sev lived was one such system. With one planet suitable for life and little else, it was seen as a backwater rural system—a place where ...
2022-12-04 04:31:03 +0000 UTC
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Heya, all!
Thank you so much for being with me along this journey. You're the force that keeps me going on this crazy trip with Leveling Up and all my other stories :D
With the conclusion of the Wilderness Arc, I'll take a few days to go through my notes for the next one.
Expect the ACADEMY ARC to start MONDAY :D
Until then here's the updated Stats of Dallion and see tomorrow!
DALLION DARUDE
TRAITS
2022-12-03 00:41:06 +0000 UTC
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The view was strange. Sitting on the top of the pyramid, Dallion stared at the horizon. The whole area was barren, even more so than the Fallen South. There were no plants, no animals, just rocky valleys and mountains. Maybe in the past it had been full of lush forests similar to the region east of Nerosal. Maybe in centuries it would become just that now that the void matter was gone.
That was the aetherbird’s final act before disappearing: it had effectively purified the area, evapo...
2022-12-01 23:12:35 +0000 UTC
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“Hey.” A faint voice said. “Hey!”
Dallion tried to stir. His body felt fully numb. Going all-out wasn’t the best idea. He attempted to crack his eyes open, but the light was blinding, making him quickly close them again.
“Wow, when you make a mess, you really go all out,” the voice continued. It was still low, but Dallion could recognize it was female.
Focusing all his strength, Dallion moved his hand in front of his face. It ended up being surprisingly easy. W...
2022-12-01 00:42:36 +0000 UTC
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MODERATE WOUND
Your health has been reduced by 20%
MAJOR HEAL
Your health has been increased by 50%
Instances and red rectangles were everywhere, coming in and out of existence. The fight was significantly less lethal than it had been minutes ago, although not by as much as Dallion would have liked. While minor scrapes were inconsequential, now that Lux was here, there were still ...
2022-11-30 00:31:07 +0000 UTC
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The Star’s not from Earth? Dallion thought, as the memory crumbled away.
His surprise was quickly put on hold, as the Star aimed a gunblade at him. Still in a state of readjustment, Dallion was only half there, but half was enough for him to combat split again. Ten instances darted in all directions. One loud bang later and only half of them remained. Despite its appearance, the gunblade spat out projectiles like a shotgun.
The Star’s not from Earth, Dallion ...
2022-11-29 04:06:56 +0000 UTC
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MEMORY FRAGMENT
Beneath Nerosal, 13 Years ago
The decision to join the Star cult was the easiest Arthurows had made. He was smart enough to know that the man was selling him a line, but at the same time was telling the truth when it came to the consequences to come. The festival was one big display of fakeness, but while it went on, it provided security. No crimes were committed, but also no crimes were punished.
Naturally, Arthur...
2022-11-27 19:40:19 +0000 UTC
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