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[D'sP] Bone Relic - Chapter 480

Out in the forest, a man moves away from Wolf’s Rest. No, not just away from Wolf’s Rest. He moves away from the community as well.

Billy Brown never saw himself being in this position. Then again, he never saw the arrival of magic coming either and yet here we are. It is a bit of a shame for him to be in this position.

His future had been secure, being a polyglot, fluent in 7 regular languages and 7 conlangs meant an assured job. Whether as a translator, professor, or what ha...

[NR] All Pain, No (Stat) Gains - Chapter 749

Rosha tilts her head to the side, rabbit ears flopping over, “Why wouldn’t the faith-based classes work on your DR? If deities can break through, why wouldn’t those empowered by them be able to?”

Jason shrugs, “Oh, I’m sure there are some that can manage it. However, think about it. Even those who go on about channeling the power do their deities, how many are just casting from their Mana pool? Oh sure, the spells are divinely inspired!

“There’s a reason a cleric�...

[NR] Sand Blast - Chapter 748

Jason groaned as sand blasted against his back. Though he can’t complain. It took a lot of effort to find the sand and transport it to the clearing.

Another blast of sand comes in from the side as Rosha laughs. Her wind magic is able to pick up the sand in the pit and throw it at shocking speeds. Not that she was going full speed at the moment. Jason wants to train his skin, not remove it.

Over to the side, Courtney watches. Though she does think of a question on the second day,...

[D'sP] Third Floor Skip - Chapter 479

The boy, ‘No, man’, he corrects himself, rests his club on his shoulder. Their team had just cleared the second floor and were about to hit up floor three. He laughs, ‘hit up’, he’s done that to a few of the lighter monsters. That one kobold that tried to ambush from the top of a boulder ended up rising above said boulder before they fell to the ground!

Next to him a guy leans on his staff and watches the boy. Though that wasn’t fair of him. The kid was an adult, if only by ...

[SD:SC] People Being Nefarious - Chapter 12

At some point as the group escapes the cowboy region, Gem manages to take a look at their status.

{

Name: Gem Paroxysm

Species: ChaosKin (Chaos)

Level: 20 > 22

Stats

• Body: E > D+

• Mana: S

• Stamina: D > C-

Resistances

• Air: B+ > A-

Skills

• Sense Mana lv9

• Mana Control lv8

• ☆ Wind Blade lv8

• Assay lv5 > 6

  ...
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[SD:SC] A Little Training - Chapter 11

Soon enough, the herd of sheep make it to the town where they’ll be sold. Which is easy enough to see as there are a ton of sheep. All around the town are temporary pens set up and holding herds of sheep. Whether it was a small group of five or masses that Gem can’t even give an educated guess on, the sheep are calm and looking quite well groomed.

Gem turns to the cattlekin cowboy, “So, what are people buying the sheep for?”

The cowboy tilts the brim of his hat up and squi...

[SD:SC] Got Any Water? - Chapter 10

Gem wakes up to a world that is slightly swaying and with a dull ache across their back and arm. Which is good news. Pain means they’re still alive and not sent to respawn. Though the fact that the pain remains despite presumably being healed?

Well, that’s bad news. So Gem guesses things balance out. The pain either meant they didn’t have the time or Mana to fully heal them or that the damage was so serious that just healing the damage wasn’t enough to remove the pain debuff, ho...

[NR] Crystal Clear - Chapter 747

The reason the System defaults to not transferring pain to you from body parts that have been morphed away by some form of transformation is simple enough. While not a perfect fix, that sort of transformation tends not to transfer damage from the removed part to the rest of the body.

Sure, if you morph the part back too soon, the part will still be damaged. But you don’t have to unless you’re still in the same fight . It is clear though, that Jason’s body fixing a broken bone work...

[NR] Double Whammy - Chapter 746

Suffice it to say, Courtney was not the biggest fan of other potential outcomes of opening portals. Though given that both of them knew she tested Jason’s cultivation technique on others first, they both agreed to set the matter to the side. Besides, Jason had a bunch of training to do.

Bones, skin, muscles, organs. That was Jason’s final order for defensive talents to aim for.

Bones are actually a double whammy. So many cultivation novels have bones and blood as separate stag...

[D'sP] Isn't Healing Rare - Chapter 478

The team of six delvers form up to face the nine helmeted goats, which charge as soon as they notice the team. The resulting clash is a bit of a stalemate. Three goats are bashed aside, but the tank and off tank are injured. Except the delvers have someone with healing magic.

Doyle turns to Ally, ‘Isn’t healing magic still rare?’

Ally, ‘Healers are rare and better healing is hard to learn for anyone else. That? That does heal things like cuts and bruises, but it won’t se...

[D'sP] A Little Work, A Little Fun - Chapter 477

Doyle turned to floor 21, which had just hit the point of diminishing expansion. ‘Well, I can mess with getting a panda later. Right now I need to work on making an earth bear. Shouldn’t be the hardest thing?’

Ally nods, ‘Not only do you have the Elemental Animals path, which improves the odds, bears are also more naturally attuned to the Earth element. So yeah, at the very least? Quicker than air goats.’

Doyle, ‘Eh, maybe the same speed? While in my world’s mytholog...

Author's Note: Life, Money, and SoulDive

This post goes a bit into my recent health stuff, my financial situation, and some plans for SoulDive which is related to the financial stuff and how it hasn't exactly been doing that well over on RoyalRoad and ScribbleHub.

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First off, as I noted in a previous Author’s Note, I’ve been going to physical therapy for pain in my tailbone. After five or so weeks of PT, my tailbone is doing better and I will be seeing my doctor again early next week. So given what the Physical ...

[NR] The Good Outcome - Chapter 745

Jason laughs, “Though more seriously, any meditation is a good place to start. Especially the cultivation technique I taught you. It doesn’t actually touch the soul. That would be irresponsible. However, being practiced at meditation prepares you for being able to do so later on.”

Rosha, “Wait a second! You both claim you should train the soul equally with the others, but also that you shouldn’t be touching it early on? How do you square that circle?”

Jason shrugs, “...

[NR] Soul Stuff - Chapter 744

The three of them, having laid out what they know, spent a couple of afternoons workshopping various ideas of what the stuff all means. Though the thing that kept the attention of Rosha and Courtney the most, was the fact that their souls actually connected to their bodies in NeoRealm.

Courtney, “Why doesn’t more transfer? Sure, as you went over, there are clearly measures in place to prevent bleedover. But what about our cultivation?”

Jason shrugs, that was easy enough to e...

[SD:SC] Ouch - Chapter 9

Gem stands tall on Fresco’s back, stretched out and inhumanly thin so as to not put more weight in him. Though the Ride skill also seemed to offset the rider’s weight? The best Gem could figure on that end was that it acted like a situational buff to strength. Not literally, but that was the easiest way for others to understand.

The other discovery was that their transformation ability didn’t conserve mass. Rather, if Gem got bigger, they literally got bigger and would weigh more....

[SD:SC] Where Gem Moved - Chapter 8

Everyone who had to log off for the announcement trickled their way back in. Though only after the announcement is over as while they aren’t physically forced to watch it, they also aren’t allowed back in their capsules until the message is done.

Once the announcement is finished, Emrys is the first one back.

June and Gem both turn to look at him expectantly.

Emrys, “Eh, just some reactionary nonsense. June, it seems some of your people opened up digitization to the ma...

[SD:SC] Locust! - Chapter 7

The others couldn’t really say much more about Gem’s circumstances and so they dropped the matter of whatever they had done for the moment. Besides, the group was ready to move.

And like that, a few more days passed without much happening. A few creatures made a showing, but even the monsters tended to leave without a fight once noticed. Not that all were noticed in time and a couple of sheep were injured. 

Gem was even pivotal in saving one of them. Their timely Wind Bla...

[Closed] Deciding the Short Story Prompt for October 2025

Below are the full prompts as the poll doesn't allow the full text. In the case of ties the first option that got there wins. The short story will be finished by the end of the month.

• Supervillan Intern A fresh intern in a supervillan organization, trying to work his way up in a hostile, high turn-over environment. No, the co-workers are actually nice, it's just that a trap-filled base inside an active volcano is not exactly OSHA compliant. Especially whenever those pesky heroes...

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[D'sP] A New Floor And A Discovery - Chapter 476

Doyle could see the sense in what Ally had told him. Though it also meant that his growth would continue to slow down. After all, even if a young whale grew by an adult human’s weight every day at the start? Well, it certainly didn’t keep up that pace in the long run.

So with that in mind, Doyle decided for floor 21, he was going to put in more effort to see if it made a difference. After all, each floor has been the same process with little improvement involved.

Doyle withdre...

[NR] Jason's Turn - Chapter 743

This left Jason to relay his findings about NeoRealm, and boy! What findings he had.

It started simple enough. About how the System actually uses Energy for what it does and this is why it works to bury knowledge of Energy. That Energy, Mana, and Qi are the primary forces of this world in the same way physics are irl and Chaos, Yin, and Yang are in many cultivation novels.

Which led to how NeoRealm’s three powers are actually based on the laws of motion. With Energy representing...

[NR] Rosha And Courtney Remembers Stuff - Chapter 742

Back in the clearing, Jason continues his training. Except now the three realize they should probably be talking more. Though Courtney also realizes a problem. They’re in NeoRealm. Not that being irl would be much better. About the only place they could really chat about some secrets would be their private rooms.

Because despite all the horrible things to happen over time, someone has managed to do the private vr rooms correctly. What with them being one of the few places with actual ...

[Closed] Collecting Short Story Prompts for October 2025

Once again I'm here to ask all of you for short story prompts! I'll take the more popular ones as decided by the number of hearts (or that I particularly like) in the comments and make a poll at the start of the month. The winner will be made into a short story of a thousand or so words.

Not many rules on what you can suggest at the moment. That will mostly be figured out as we go. Besides that, the short story will come out before the end of the next month.

Rules for prompts:

[SD:SC] Gem Leaves Home - Chapter 6

Of course, the herd doesn’t stop moving just because there aren’t any monsters actively attacking them. They keep moving to both leave the velociraptor threat behind and in hopes of getting to an area with Mana they can absorb. Because at this point, everyone’s tanks are running on empty. Whether they’re attackers, buffers, healers, or even those with only utility spells.

Gem distracts themself by checking their gains. Because not only was that a big fight, but it was a grindy e...

[SD:SC] Ancient Battlefield And Ancient Foes - Chapter 5

The herd of sheep, the cattlekin cowboy shepherds, and the various adventuring parties make their way into the ancient battlefield. A fact that becomes more evident once they see the less weathered areas up close.

Perfectly circular divots in the ground wider than two wagons end to end. Stone walls with perfectly smooth sides, only just hidden by plants and any dirt that has blown up against them. Expanses of glassed soil, some shattered, some not. And a few places with a bit too much o...

[SD:SC] Picked One, Delayed The Other - Chapter 4

Gem frowned, “Hey June, can I hold off on selecting an upgrade to get better options?”

June, “I don’t know everything. Though yeah, you can hold off. However, there generally isn’t a good reason to do so? Skills tend to rank up into forms that match how you use them.”

Gem shrugs, “My control isn’t quite where I want it. I’m looking for a more general form that helps with star spells whereas it currently is trying to go fully in on duration with the oddball being ...

[Short Story] How Did The Truck Get There To Isekai An Astronaut On The ISP In The Future

A man found himself floating. A sensation he is familiar enough with, trained for even. Comes with being an astronaut. The trips up to the expanded ISP weren’t the most exciting, but still quite exclusive.

There was one problem right now. He looked around, and yep, he wasn’t in a space suit. Sure, you didn’t need a suit while inside the station, but the last thing he remembered was being out in some routine maintenance. Besides, even while inside the station, you needed to wear cl...

[D'sP] Next Element - Chapter 475

Outside in the town, Ace is meeting with a few of the town leaders. Not just the usual suspects, his fellow inner circle, but also those who have made a name for themselves in the second ring and the outskirts. These aren’t the strong adventurers who have made a name for themselves, but rather the strong management types, because even they gain power by following their talents.

Ace looks around the table. Jim is directly across from him as the far side of the rectangle with the rest o...

[D'sP] Permafrost - Chapter 474

Over the next few weeks, Doyle plays around with his new monsters. This netted the brown bear pattern a few levels. Though in the end, he sticks with just having them on the third floor for now. Not that it didn’t drive Jim a little crazy with him receiving reports of bears popping up seemingly randomly across the floors.

And honestly, Doyle could have kept at it for a good while longer if not for an important change. The second portal was finally attracting beasts on its own. Now, it...

[NR] What Is Experience - Chapter 741

After the goblin centaur monsters, the group continues their scouting, making a wide circle around the clearing. Though after that encounter, they pass from the newly changed area into more familiar terrain. Which also brings with it less significant monsters to fight.

Like, there are always monsters you could fight. Presumably, the Deep Wilds is actively moving stuff around so no one area becomes overcrowded. Because low-order monsters like regular squirrels, except they’re carnivoro...

[NR] Did The System Force It - Chapter 740

Rosha creeps through the foliage. An oddity while still so close to their clearing, her and Courtney having cleaned up the area often enough to be familiar with the space. Except, she wasn’t familiar with This space.

The Deep Wilds had undergone a major shift recently and of course they had to run into it the first time they took Jason out to hunt together. He understood, but Rosha couldn’t help feeling like the sudden change was an affront to her scouting of the area.

Her ear...