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CH118 Thera’s Perspective

Ah, why did I have to act like that? It’s not like he was trying to get rid of me, he just thinks I need someone better to hunt with, which maybe isn’t wrong, but… Auhg.

“Um, Thera, is everything okay?” Steph asked her while they kept watch together. The first two nights they’d been able to make a small amount of chitchat at least, but on this one she was completely silent and absorbed in her thoughts.

Thera’s first instinct was to just lie and say everythin...

CH117

They finished their hunt for the day and Wedrow put away everything Ben had dismantled into his storage while he threw together a meal for everyone. He’d been absolutely crushed on the first day when he’d discovered he’d made the terrible mistake of forgetting his ‘kiss the cook’ apron and chef's hat but moved on the best he could since he was the only cook of the group. Thankfully Wedrow and Steph had packed away some pans and ingredients, and with all of the meat they’d gathered...

CH116

“Why am I so bad at this?” Ben yelled out after hammering his twentieth monster that day. They’d been hunting for demons for the last two days now without luck, and while everyone else would be busy fighting stronger creatures that Thera would draw to them by removing her cloak and resistance band, Ben was put in charge of handling the smaller beasts, making sure to call out for help if things got too bad, and he was hating every minute of it.

Aside from how unpleasant it felt whe...

CH115

The rest of the day went on smoothly enough. Steph and Wedrow took turns opening gates for them to go through and each time they had to stop Will took him out to try and get the hammer wielder skill, though without the same luck he seemed to have for knife wielder.

It was by the time the day was done that they made it to their destination, or at least the general vicinity of their destination. They were deep in the untamed lands, a wooded area that had yet to be colonized by the various...

Side Story- A day in the life of Sonya

Waking up was always the hardest part of the day. As the beams of the rising sun fell across her eyes she knew she had to get to the clinic soon to take over the shift, but her bed was warm and inviting, who would want to leave it. She could just lay there instead and let the day pass, didn’t that sound nicer? Unfortunately she wasn’t one to give in to such tempting thoughts.

It took a tremendous effort of will, but she finally got herself up. She had her responsibilities, and she c...

CH114

“Is this what it’s going to be like every time I leave for a bit?” Will asked after he finished delivering all of Ben's kills to Wedrow, only to find he was being healed again and his arm was covered in blood.

“Never get engaged Will. Sure things may seem nice at first, but before you know it they’re asking you to bleed just so they can test their skills on you. The whole thing is a scam.”

“Pretty sure that’s just you buddy.”

“And we agreed to finish when...

CH113

“Wait what? Explain,” There were still too many gaps in his knowledge of the world and this was clearly one that needed to be filled as fast as possible.

“It’s just how the system is set up,” Will told him, trying to calm down his friend while leading them both back to camp. “Think about it, when the gods made it they wanted a system to help the people in it grow, but the main point was so they could survive the future invasion. When the war comes if all the soldiers and oth...

Just an update

Hey everyone, hope the week's going well. Since votes for the poll are in it looks like we're doing a day in the life of Sonya as the first side story. I should have it done and posted up next week so something to look forward to.

Also it looks like I've made it past my first goal of 25 patrons. Not to come on too strong, but I love you. It also means I'm going to be pretty busy making sure I get all the rewards done for the next month, including having enough chapters for the updated b...

CH112

“Um, what exactly happened here?” Will asked when he returned and found Steph using her healing magic on Ben while Thera and Wedrow watched from the side.

“Oh, just seems like some people aren’t big fans on how I solve conflict,” He told his friend with a chuckle as he rubbed his bruised head. They had only been left connected through him for a few minutes before Steph seemed to get overwhelmed by not being able to properly control all of the thoughts and feelings leaking out ...

CH111

With gifts given, their travels began. Steph stretched out a hand, and with an effort of mana and will tore a hole through space which they all quickly walked through. No sooner than the last person stepped across its boundary was it closed and another opened, followed by another, and another. It was like she was making miniature versions of the gates that constantly ran to allow travel between countries, and Ben couldn’t help but marvel at her magic as she went.

To completely erase t...

CH110

Ben was sitting out at the front of Falk's shop, waiting for everyone else to arrive. They had agreed to meet up there early in the morning before heading off, but he still arrived hours before anyone else would to try and get a few things done while he could.

He’d already packed everything he thought he would need just the night before, many of which were the same things he’d packed for the trial. He had his jacket, his barrier gauntlet, sleeping rolls for both himself and Thera, a...

CH109

Ben laid in bed, exhausted from the events of the day. As great as it was to see his friends after so long they definitely made a stressful appearance, and that wasn’t even considering their request.

But really, now I’m going demon hunting with them? That sounds exhausting. His last couple months had felt like constant danger and near-death experiences, and now his friends had come along and wanted him to face more, even worse given it seemed he wouldn’t have a choice. As...

Bonus Chapter Poll

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First off thanks for joining my patreon, it would be impossible for me to properly explain just how much I appreciate it but it's a lot. With that said let's start our first poll. 

Here is how I'm thinking of doing it. for the first one I will wait two weeks before finalizing the vote, and in the future it will be just one week.

I honestly can't judge how long any of these will be till I start writing.  I have an idea for how each one will progress ...

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Can't wait to see what you all pick so make sure you tune in to vote!

CH108

Ben turned around and locked eyes with the young man who walked into the shop as he charged at Ben before he could say anything, knocking him to the ground.

Before either of them could move though Falk had ripped the man off of him and had a knife that had been hanging on the wall only moments before pressed against his tackler's throat.

“Now I ain’t sure what issue you have with my apprentice,” His teacher growled. “But you better think long and hard before you try anythi...

CH107

As the weeks passed Ben fell comfortably into his new routine. From working on his enchanting and connect throughout the week, as well as taking more time to improve his alchemy and some of the tools he’d been designing for his hunts on the weekends, he’d made sure every minute of his time was filled.

It had only taken him a few days to get the zeroth level of calculate since he’d been practicing, having plenty of knowledge of math after taking it for years in school and being abl...

CH106

After Ben finished talking to his god and letting Thera know about the exchange, he got a bit more information on the calculate skill. When Thera had said it was used to keep track of one's mana he thought he had initially misunderstood it when he’d first read about it in one of the church books, but it seemed like he had it right the first time. It was simply a skill that improved a person's ability to do mental math quickly. Most people had it at one or two levels so they could keep track...

CH105

After spending the better part of the day walking out they were finally in the general area they could expect to find some of the plants. They’d lost plenty of time to Ben having to stop and gather others from the book he thought he could put to use, as well as letting Thera practice some of her magic on passing creatures, but aside from that they’d managed to keep a reasonable pace and were in the middle of setting up a camp while there was still light leaking from between the trees.

CH104

Ben had just come back from taking all of his letters to be delivered and started preparing breakfast when Thera got up for the day. They had a long one ahead of them now that it was the weekend and they were going on their first multi-day hunt together, so he made a big meal for them to tide them over for the bigger part of it. After eating they made their way to the guild for the first time in weeks to see whatever quests might be available to them.

As Ben opened the doors and walked ...