[The Bite of the Wolf Who Could], the Third State Absolution version of [Wolf Bite], was used when she needed to recover Defibrilation Stacks.
Her maw was stronger than adamantium, and she used it to snap at the air. The shockwave alone tore the spires apart and ripped through the body of the Impuritas.
The damage she dealt could not be understated. A kilometer of metal carapace cracked under her immense power. But its sheer size made it appear like she was doing little to it. Suc...
2025-05-02 12:31:12 +0000 UTC
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A Heart of the City was never supposed to be the final manifestation of an Impuritas.
It, if anything, was no more than the festering of an isolated event. If Qliphoth was a byproduct of cognition, then where did it go? Things with weight were bound to sink. When enough impurities collected, such as Nex, it created a being that personified the collective woe.
But what could have created an Infecta Rot Heart of the City?
Attachment.
The endorsing of Attachment to a twis...
2025-05-02 12:29:25 +0000 UTC
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Glimmers of light appeared above her. They were so densely packed that they gave the illusions of wings of light. She swung her blade forward, and thousands of pale swords saturated the battlefield.
It did not matter to her who was caught in the onslaught. Nor did Cer imagine that it mattered to her. What mattered the most was that the White Horseman’s actions contributed to victory rather than senseless violence…
Not like the Second Night. War. That phenomenon sweeps plac...
2025-04-30 12:05:40 +0000 UTC
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Cer had faced many nightmares beyond comprehension for over thirty years. Creatures whose stats put the soldiers of the Nexus (the Moons) to shame, and whose terror would wipe the minds of the most hardened Adventurers clean.
She knew she hadn’t seen everything.
The sky was no longer the limit as an Awakened. Inversely, the depths of insanity did not end at the ocean floor.
She had always known about this cold truth. But the War in Grandis had etched the extent of this tru...
2025-04-30 11:55:50 +0000 UTC
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The Nexus failed to suffer a single loss.
Between Frost’s turnaround, the superiority of the Vermilion Moons and Cer’s appearance, it seemed like they were in control now.
Jury was still fighting the Ringbearer of Ringmaster Phalange. While it may seem like she was taking a considerably long time, one had to consider the time dilation while they were close to the Site Core.
Time moved faster here contrary to how time was supposed to move near such an enormous gravity wel...
2025-04-28 22:38:42 +0000 UTC
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Fallen Beholder Arata
< The Hasteful Departer >
GIFT FROM A STAR: Aching Departure
< Gone before we knew it. The weight of responsibility hangs high. That price will be paid in full >
LEVEL : 250 ORIGIN : Human HP : 35,000,000 ...
2025-04-28 00:01:43 +0000 UTC
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The geography around the Central Forests of Justica was atypical of a normal forest. It existed within the bottom of multiple layers of escarpments, meaning its elevation was much lower compared to the rest of the Region.
This allowed rivers to flourish, and the massive landmasses provided a natural barrier that kept the foul monsters of the Region out of the inner sanctums of the forest.
It surprised Red.
She had expected to find nothing but emerald trees and the usual tast...
2025-04-27 11:15:55 +0000 UTC
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Moments earlier…
“… I’m…” A Rogue Moon uttered mid clash with a Vermilion Moon.
She had recognized what they were doing. But she couldn’t fathom why they’d allow themselves to take so much punishment for their sake. Not only that, but they weren’t even finishing them off.
“Why?” She asked.
The Vermilion Moon – Argon – Only smiled.
In the past, she’d frown upon such a question.
She had seen many mothers ask the same thing.
<...
2025-04-24 23:35:50 +0000 UTC
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Serum U – Ultimo greatly enhanced the combat capabilities of the user. Its immediate effects were strengthening its user’s DEF and ATT stats by upwards of 2x depending on how much was consumed.
When used passively, it had very minor but noticeable strengthening effects.
But using it as a means of breaking through one’s limits had its downsides.
Needless to say, it was catastrophic for the user. It would lead to their unceremonious death minutes after taking Serum U.
2025-04-24 23:34:21 +0000 UTC
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Meanwhile, at the Site Core–
Two sets of Moons engaged in a face off.
Five belonged to the Head and wore the banner of the Vermilion Moons.
The other ten belonged to the Broken Thorn as Rogue Moons.
The battle had begun the moment the Head and the Aberration departed. Varied weapons collided with the blades, polearms and maces of the Vermilion Moons.
Like them, they did not have weapon standards and were instead allowed to use whatever they were most skilled in...
2025-04-23 02:24:23 +0000 UTC
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They had reached the outside world.
It was a relatively flat plain filled with boulders. Emerald trees guarded the distant edges.
But they were not out of the Maw of the World just yet.
“You will! What else will be left for you to devour after everything is over!? Your own friends!? Family!? Lover!? Who is to say that the you in the future will uphold your determination!?”
< The First Layer: The Forest of Wanderers >
2025-04-21 14:13:33 +0000 UTC
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“How is the view Captured Star!? Have you never seen anything like it!?”
Lammy phased in and out of existence. Her strikes propelled Frost upwards. Barriers formed above her, but they did little to stop her from crashing through.
The Aberration had stopped holding back. She burned the brightly the lower her HP became like a dying ember. Yet despite everything Frost did, Lammy operated as though she was full of vitality.
The wrath in her eyes, the strides she made, and th...
2025-04-21 14:03:26 +0000 UTC
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In the world of Elysia, in the year 351 PA, there was a phenomenon called The Second Night.
Every day, at a specific time that varied from Region to Region, the shadow of the Nexus would sweep across the lands and plunged the world into a second night.
It was a testament to the absurd size of the Nexus. How could a structure large enough to block out the sun for thousands upon thousands of kilometers exist in nature?
The Nexus was a natural phenomenon of the world, and as su...
2025-04-19 21:51:32 +0000 UTC
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“Hot. So hot that it’s become cold. Funny how that works. The Subcut can become so cold that it feels like everything burning.”
Yet Lammy did not stop smiling. She was well below half HP now, but she couldn’t care less. She didn’t possess a Qliphoth Barrier like Frost expected her to.
But her gut told her that she did not need it.
“Captured Star. Fighting me won’t get you anywhere! Why don’t we just fight conventionally and give Elysia a good show?”
A...
2025-04-18 20:23:17 +0000 UTC
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< UNIQUE >
< [Rekindled Woe] >
< Relight my flame. I shall burn this world anew >
< EFFECT: All effects of the Crowned and fire-based Skills are doubled. Your HP cannot reach 0 until every flame is put out. If your body experiences death or disappears, revive through a burst of flames. Lose Sanity and enter a forced Instability state
2025-04-18 20:19:42 +0000 UTC
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A vapor barrier formed around Frost as she closed in. The festival of Sins burst into shards of blood. Most exploded by mere proximity, beginning a chain reaction that spread up till the portal.
The Rogue Moons were smart enough to avoid it.
But Frost was not going to let them keep on hurling weapons at her.
[Spatial Distortion IV].
A blue tear in space formed approximately two hundred meters from the red portal. Emerging from it were the confused faces of the Vermilio...
2025-04-16 13:36:25 +0000 UTC
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Dregs. The lowest level of Sins marched from the portal, passing by the Rouge Moons. They formed a massive lane, containing Frost and the Rouge Moons before disappearing into another tear in space far behind her.
Hundreds… no, thousands of Dregs dressed in celebratory outfits befitting of a wretched wedding brought forth the stench of eleven Sins.
They were derived from all known Affinities.
*
Dregs of Lust (Desire)
Lust
...
2025-04-16 13:34:03 +0000 UTC
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The path ahead was a treacherous one. There were no clear signs of danger aside from the surging wall of sand. Creatures who pranced around the green gardens appeared friendly at first glance, as did inconspicuous flowers that grew in the center.
“Get too close to that one and it’ll snap you in half.” Snow pointed at a dear-like creature that stiffly nibbled on the grass.
A poor furless deer wandered nearby. A pair of pincers emerged from the ground the moment they grazed th...
2025-04-15 08:45:07 +0000 UTC
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Bandits. Scum of the world thrived in the least likely places where life could thrive. This was due to the lack of security such as knights belonging to a Kingdom, guards, Atelier presence, or high-level Adventurers.
They were scavengers who preyed on the weak and swarmed in groups in the backwaters of the world. Even in the largest bastions of civilization, it was impossible to uproot scum entirely.
If one were to come across a group outside of the cities and towns of Emvita, the...
2025-04-14 11:03:14 +0000 UTC
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“Name me one reason why I should keep you alive. You hurt my child. Why shouldn’t I kill you? No matter how you look at it – you came here with the intention to die, no? How were you supposed to escape from the Site Core?”
Frost demanded and began dragging them in the direction of the humming Site Core.
Two minutes was up.
They had to move now.
She picked up a spear wrapped in golden chains along the way and ate at it like a meat skewer.
“The White Hair...
2025-04-12 21:36:33 +0000 UTC
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A pitiful sight greeted Frost. Prostrating before her beneath the starless skies was an array of thirty-five White Midnight members, including an Impuritas. Judging by the expensive-looking clothes they wore, Frost determined that the Impuritas was their leader.
Half Full, Half Empty
Greater Witch
< Grandmaster >
Soul Rank: White | Affiliation: White Midnight
2025-04-12 21:31:26 +0000 UTC
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“[Maximum Inferno – Higher Detonation].”
Dozens of black, golden-encrypted magical circles propagated from the first. A vast network revealing the size of the encroaching star was created in an instant thanks to the newfound power she possessed.
The Seed which had been given to her by a being whose head was a magical circle had granted her a form closer to the twilight of darkness and light.
A hundred flaming meteors were released from the magic circles. A small portio...
2025-04-11 11:23:51 +0000 UTC
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The Site Core loomed ahead. The sole star that had dominated the night had transformed into what appeared to be an eye. A dark spherical shell contained what was likely a black hole. One side was left open to reveal the black hole itself, surrounded by a golden accretion disk that resembled an iris.
Only a fool would not believe it was an eye gazing back at them, watching their every move.
Frost referred to the notebook.
“Is this the ‘Eye of Elysia’?”
“I beli...
2025-04-11 09:23:51 +0000 UTC
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Meanwhile, elsewhere on the Seventh Level, a pair dug through the innards of the Site. At first, they were falling through tightly interwoven networks of massive pipes.
These became rods, the kind that reminded Frost of rebar before cement was poured over them.
A tinge of fear ran through her body. Her blood seemed to cool the further they fell.
Strange. She couldn’t help but think. On Earth, the closer one fell through the world, the hotter it would become. It wa...
2025-04-09 13:14:19 +0000 UTC
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0940.
“The first rays of light will appear in 20 minutes. Direction… Southwest.”
Swirls of pink whisked clouds filled the morning skies. It was still dark, despite it being over three hours past sunrise.
The Central Forests of Justicia experienced day and night differently due to their geography. The great mountain ranges that bordered Emvita and the warring Eleph region cast shadows into Emvita, plunging it into an extended night.
As a result, parts of Emvita ex...
2025-04-08 20:01:28 +0000 UTC
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Fifty out of a hundred magical circles lost various inscriptions. Sparks emitted from them before they exploded one by one due to their instability. The Corrupted Skill she used was called [Singularity] – it removed redundant inscriptions in magical circles, often leaving them disabled or sabotaged.
An additional side effect was its ability to interrupt chants with a localized Silencing effect.
Its main effect, however, was its ability to further optimize and strengthen magical ...
2025-04-06 09:47:57 +0000 UTC
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The threats they were facing were now of the Monsoon to Eternal Night Level. The gauge moved to the latter since they were now dealing with an active Genesis Stone. To make matters worse, it was operated by an Impuritas with a voice no different from nails on chalk.
“How do these things keep breaking anyway? Baaah. You’ll have to pay, some day! With no eyes it’s all hearsay and conjecture handed to me on a silver tray~”
“Isn’t it ...
2025-04-06 09:46:28 +0000 UTC
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The Seventh Level was the closest to what the original Facility of the Old World would have looked like.
After the hidden doors, and past absurdly large corridors, one would find rooms spanning kilometers with rows of two-hundred-meter-thick pillars supporting the weight of the entire Site.
These were the pillars of its foundation. A window running along the length of each pillar revealed a steady stream of Liquid Nex. Excess Liquid Nex was kept here in the depths of the Site.
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2025-04-05 08:24:57 +0000 UTC
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It took 4 hours to descend using appropriate decompression protocols.
They were approaching the last thirty minutes.
At this depth, even Frost’s [Protection Ward] faltered. Its limitation was strictly in its focus on HP rather than pure defense. This meant that it could not protect against attacks that exceeded its HP or bypassed it entirely.
The descent and equally the ascent were forces of nature that did not bend to her whims. An appropriate vessel such as Caldera Indus...
2025-04-03 19:09:46 +0000 UTC
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A triumphant Galia stepped beside Joy. The white scales of her arms were now brilliant gold, as were the highlights in her hair.
“Days turn to years. Years to decades. Decades to centuries. In due time, a millennium will pass, and heroic feats will be cast aside as either rumors, legends or go down as religious truth.”
Galia overwhelmed her with her philosophical drawl, only to then break into an almost motherly smile when she gazed upon the triplets.
“What I mean is ...
2025-04-02 08:17:00 +0000 UTC
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