Morning dawns and instead of the peaceful return to normal awareness that normally follows a night of meditation he was instead jarred awake by a system message.
RLMessage
From - “Mother”
To - “That idiot son of mine”
Subject - Don’t make me come in there
Hey Idiot,
I expected this to happen but still. It has been more than a few day... 2019-01-23 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
“I was not expecting to get that skill… Maybe I should try my hands at doing more with farming later. At the least I need to check into the sub-skills for it at the next town. Though I do wonder if any spatial farms exist. Bags of holding become common enough once you break through level 100 but that is quite a distance away for me. Besides those can’t hold living things in them. Meh, there is a reason farmers tend to be stuck in one place. Best way to level the skill is with a gi...
2019-01-16 11:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Jason and the stone wolf circle around a couple of times. Stuck in a standoff the two stare at each other waiting for the chance to attack. The wolf flairs the stone spikes going down its back. With this the natural energy in the air moves as earth related Mana gathers while pushing everything else away. Not liking where this is going Jason charges at the wolf but gets to it moments too late. All the loose earth Mana gets absorbed into the spines as the wolf’s claws and teeth glow. As...
2019-01-09 11:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The next few days pass with more of the bizarre and unworkable monsters. Finally, after setting off again for the fourth day things are different. Before despite the weakness or strength of the monsters they would be one right after another. Now though Jason travels for half the day without meeting anything. He takes this as a good sign. This lack probably means a competent monster cleared out the area close to their territory. A quick check of the sky and Jason decides he would rather ...
2019-01-02 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The sun rises on the horizon as Jason stretches. Satisfied with his growth so far he heads back into the wasteland. Even with how big the emu area has been so far he feels that it will end soon. Of course ‘soon’ is relative as he takes another three days before he encounters something besides a bird. Though once he does a smile steals across his face. Up ahead lays a giant monitor lizard. In fact, the System identifies it as a Giant Monitor lizard with a level of 15. No strange anim...
2018-12-26 11:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Next day Jason continues further along the wastelands border. As he travels there is a few fights with lone emus but anytime a group comes into view, they stare at him then leave. Weird but not being able to do anything about this he shrugs. In fact, this continues for several days. After over a week Jason sits down in camp and thinks about the situation.
“I am not sure how to feel about this. On one hand, this is horrible for leveling. That situation has stagnated so hard. On t...
2018-12-19 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe emus shift around uneasily as Jason stands there defenseless. His arms hanging at his side limp as the stress and tension from the fight leave him. Then one of the front line emus is dead. Jason is standing over it stable like a mountain having completed a side punch. His attack wasn’t that fast but his actions seemed to slide past the emus.
Focusing once again Jason tries to replicate what happened. His front foot almost imperceptibly lifts off the ground. The back foot digs in a...
2018-12-12 11:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostUsing Blast Punch had felt almost completely different. Before his Energy flowed naturally along with his strength. Travelling down his arm it would burst out of his fist after having followed what to Jason had been the natural path for it to take. Now though if before the skill was like a meandering stream the current feel was like a broad river. Straight from his core the Energy rushed down the filaments directly to his fist. The whole arm being used to move the Energy. While this might onl...
2018-12-05 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostComing out of his meditation the next day Jason checks his progress. His cultivation had reached Initiate level 2 over the night. Happy with his progress he packs up and heads back toward the wasteland. Taking a day to get used to how the changes affected him would work, battle experience at this point should provide a better foundation for later.
Once out of the plains it doesn’t take long for a couple wasp-like emus to find him. They both charge at him. Not being ready to take both ...
2018-11-28 11:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostDrip drip drip, the sound of liquid falling into a puddle causes Jason to stir. His body feels pain and yet relief at the same time. Like a snake having just shed he feels like a restriction on his growth has been lifted. Opening his eyes he takes note of and swipes away an alert about gaining 5 Toughness, 10 HP, and strangest of all 1 more Energy. Next another pop up greets him though this time he pays attention.
New Title: Willful Survivor
Having surviv... 2018-11-21 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
To start lets explain what this is. I have had a second story rumbling around in my head long before NeoRealm came about. It will be a more classical cultivation story. The plan for it is to have weightier chapters of around 3k words each. I have previously released a set of prologues and a first chapter. After getting some opinions of what I wrote for "Blocked Paths, Open Future " I decided to do better. Instead of a prologue it seemed that actually writing about how people treated ... 2018-11-18 11:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Next morning as the last rabbits hop off Jason wakes up from his introspective meditation. Relief flows through him as while his concept of blood being wrong he wasn’t completely blind. Breaking it into the games terms most of his cultivation technique is all right. It is only the ability of “Blood is Life and the Heart it’s throne” that rings false. The description of his skill is mostly fluff so while the skill will need to be broken he won’t be starting over from scratch. Shaking...
2018-11-14 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHappy with his new Skill Jason spends the rest of the day in practice. While there isn’t anything to use the move against this won’t pose a problem. His Variant Blast Punch might not be as flashy as the normal version but it took one important aspect from his past. Using the punch did not waste a person’s energy. Honestly, the move was labeled as a poor person’s technique because of this.
Now using a Skill in combat would improve it quicker making his decision less than efficien...
2018-11-07 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostJason goes only a short distance before running into a trio of the insectoid emus. Luckily these three are the wasp type so he gives it a shot. Turning his run into a charge he barrels into the group. The three scatter in different directions with only one of them staying. Not what he was planning, but a fight is a fight.
The emu throws a kick at him on his approach. Tossing himself to the side he avoids the kick. Crouching down he focuses on his fist and throws a quick jab. The emu sta...
2018-10-31 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostNext morning Jason awakens from his meditation to a few rabbits running away. Ignoring them he checks the environment. At first there doesn’t seem to be much difference with the World Energy but then he notices. The area in front of him, towards the Energy Herbs, the Energy field is purer. Behind however it is murky and almost seems polluted. His biology classes come back to him in a flash. He exclaims allowed, “Of course! A plant doesn’t just take sugar from the ground and store it. Th...
2018-10-24 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostPutting the rabbits and his worries behind him Jason heads back into the wasteland. He takes a little time to find something to fight. Despite being sparse the rock spires are placed just right to prevent someone from see too far. However Jason does eventually find another of the Warped Panthers. Though this one is alone, so he decides to try something new. Until now Jason had been using simple martial arts. While there were more advanced techniques in his new world they aren’t something a ...
2018-10-17 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostJason wakes up from his meditation, though, stays still. It seems he forgot a very important step before starting. He opens one eye just a slit. All around him many rabbits are also waking up from their own meditation. A quick inspection shows that none of them are normal rabbits. In fact, most of them are the either Nub rabbits or Fledgling rabbits, the rank just before Horned and Winged rabbits, respectively. Though amongst them a handful of them are different. Instead of a horn or wings th...
2018-10-10 10:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostJason almost seems to float through the air. Without a sound he lands on a nearby spire before putting all his strength into a mighty leap. The sound of which alerts the warped panthers, but it is too late for the weakest looking one. The panther turns to look but all there is to see is an elbow fast approaching before being knocked out.
With his elbow drop complete Jason turns his momentum into a quick roll. The lead panther takes a swipe at him as he gets closer. However expecting thi...
2018-10-03 10:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe night was peaceful enough. Only once did Jason get woken up and only because a normal rabbit got curious and jostled the bells. This interruption is taken care of by scaring it away and he gets back to sleep after setting the bells up again.
Next morning he wakes up bright and early. The sun shining into his eyes raising only minimal grumbles. After gathering all the bells up he goes through a quick set of stretches before heading off again.
“Okay, today I should reach about...
2018-09-26 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostTime has passed and we find Jason standing at the entrance to the forest once again. This time alone and ready to strike out for some tougher prey. As he travels along the forest path nothing much bothers him. Even the boss clearing is empty. Though that is to be expected. It isn’t every day that new adventurers head out on their first quest. Once past the clearing he doesn’t even see anything besides some normal wildlife.
Finally he breaks through there to the other side. The trees...
2018-09-19 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostPenny points at the area on the map across from the mountains. “I know you said no to the forest but the first part of your trip is to get through the forest. Just follow the path to the newb boss and keep going straight on through. Oh, and obviously you know this already but if you find a boss there, leave it be. Anyway, once your past the forest you have a choice. This middle region is just plains with rabbits. Mind you, the center region has queen variant rabbits, but it isn’t what you...
2018-09-12 10:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostNow alone in his room Jason is planning what to do next. The forest was nice but likely the animals will lie low for a few more days. The big ruckus from the kidnaping attempt would have sent everything into hiding.
“I want to leave sometime around noon. My pack is all ready as I didn’t have time to use any of my supplies and I replaced the used rations. Now I need a direction to head in. The way the others is going isn’t any good. While they keep some hunting grounds the deeper i...
2018-09-05 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostHaving the trial finish so fast threw everyone for a loop. Rosha had been betting that even with truth spells they would be here for a few days. James had been even less optimistic and thought it might take a solid week. Jason can only shrug his shoulders as they leave the courthouse. “I guess the wheels of justice move a lot faster when greased with the direct orders from kings and emperors.” Everyone else including some other people that had been in the room with them can only nod mutel...
2018-08-29 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe head judge Alve turns to the accused wolfkin, “Now Devon Thornclaw, it is your turn to tell us whatever scintillating tale you think will get you out of this.” At this point our group realize they didn’t know his name until now. Everyone had always referred to him as the brat or some other colorful term.
While the group is getting over their shock a wolfkin sitting next to the ambassador stands. Unlike the rest of the kin the group had met this one was dressed in a full suit. ...
2018-08-22 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostI have gotten into the habit of including a little snip-it at the bottom of the chapters. On RoyalRoad its the bottom author note and I titled it "Things I wanted to mention but didn’t". For a while it has been on my mind however it took someone leaving a comment on a chapter pointing it out to crystallize my thoughts on it. Some of them honestly should just be added to the chapter proper. Others are interesting factoids and maybe I should do like I have seen a few other authors and put it as ...
2018-08-15 19:21:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe wait for the trial to start doesn’t take long, and he leads the group into the courtroom. Once in they get to look around as everyone is being settled. Most of this time, though, is because the wolfkin they are here to testify against is making a ruckus. Finally, one of the court mages has to silence him. The group just ignore his threats as they compare the room to what they expected.
First thing to stand out is that there isn’t any spot for a jury. Expected as that isn’t a t...
2018-08-15 10:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostMountains of paperwork aside the groups time at the Temple was relatively pleasant. The night passed quietly and so did most of the next day. Only most as around sunset a couple of explosions could be heard from their room. Nothing came of it and they weren’t informed of what happened. Though it was easy to guess that the papa wolf got a bit of cash together for an attempt on them. Even the meals were better than usual even when ordered from the same place the group usual ate at. Apparently...
2018-08-15 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostTheir time is almost up in the shelter and the group is in a huddle. As they likely were not getting much sleep tonight, the group had taken the chance earlier to nap through the day. Now a bit more than an hour left till midnight a plan is needed. While people can’t find them in the shelter that didn’t stop them from noticing all the people tromping through the woods outside. Either they figured their general location out or the enemy group opened the floodgates and let everyone in.
<... 2018-08-08 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe questioning of their captive actually goes smoothly. Apparently paying what is this worlds equivalent of minimum wage doesn’t engender loyalty. They didn’t actually even threaten him. The fact they could capture him so easily was enough to get him talking and talk he did.
“So like, the guy sort of just opened up a free-for-all bounty. Now if he had been willing to pay you all be caught before ya know it. Like for three times what up for offer and the Cooperative all us types g...
2018-08-01 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostMorning dawned and everyone woke up from a good night’s sleep. Rested and ready to face the day. Well, the people back in town do. Our group however is all cranky from sleeping on tree roots all night. They are getting ready to leave only needing a few more minutes. Then a crackle followed by the smell of ozone points out that they are no longer protected by the hut’s enchantment. As the last bits and bobs are gathered, they can hear shouts in the distance. Everyone sighs and heads off at...
2018-07-25 10:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post