∼ Day 111 ∼
The tension in the streets was so thick you could taste it. This 'Executrix Lana' clearly held either immense strength or status to garner such fear within those haughty nobles.
I've yet to hear of any such name during my stay in Ebongrave. But to be fair, our group hasn't really socialized with the other monsters of this city, opting for simply getting our things done, and then get the hell out of dodge.
But then the question was; would she save us or was ...
2021-02-24 22:50:25 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 24 – “A Voice In The Dark”
Pain.
Kai... felt... pain...
In the eternal darkness of his mind, Kai could still feel the agonizing pain of his mauled body. He felt conscious, however, why wasn't he waking then?
Had he become paralyzed as he wasn't even able to rouse his eyelids?
Or... was this death?
Thought fluttered through his mind until...
"You aren't dead you dumb brat." A wretched and raspy voice cackled out of nowher...
2021-02-23 21:26:59 +0000 UTC
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∼ Day 109 ∼
It didn't require me any prompting to get Mia and Bob to tell me all about their new skills and traits as they were more than happy to show off their improvements.
From what I gathered by their explanation, Bob's offensive capabilities had taken a massive leap whereas Mia's control over her magic had gotten an equally large increase.
Including their base stat increase from just evolving, it was evident more than ever that the advancement to a tier-4 evoluti...
2021-02-22 22:56:47 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 23 – “It's A Dog-Eat-Dog World”
"Okaaay ∼good boy∼ calm now..." Kai tried placatingly as he got to his feet, finding this situation all too familiar to when he was once confronted with a stray dog in a dark shipyard as a mere homeless kid.
But this predator clearly wasn't having it as it suddenly charged. As he suffused his mind with his usual battle calm, Kai, in one smooth motion drew the dagger sheathed at his hip, right before the wolf lunged...
2021-02-21 16:28:40 +0000 UTC
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∼ Day 109 ∼
Drifting in an endless expanse of darkness, my thoughts were muddled. It was like a haze of memories which upon my body floated, however, I failed to recall anything - there was only the darkness.
I couldn't put my finger on what it was I should remember, but I instinctively knew that there certain things I should. so I struggled.
My thoughts and emotions ever so slowly become coherent once again, but the memories still didn't return. I felt like I had been...
2021-02-19 23:34:13 +0000 UTC
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∼ Day 108 ∼
Bloodied and battered, I confronted the two bulky Lizardmen eyeing me with such fury and hatred I even thought the nobleman might vein might pop at any second.
The fight had continued on, and by now, all my blood puppets had been put out of commission, so it was just me against the nobleman and his last remaining guard.
But that fact was that they had been wholly incapable of killing me, even with their combined efforts, I simply would not die. Much to the ...
2021-02-17 22:55:58 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 22 – “With Fortune, Often Comes Tribulation”
As Kai ended the last Lurker with a forceful stomp to the neck that sent out the sickening sound of bone cracking, he smiled - satisfied. He and his group had just taken out the entire group of Lurkers without losing a single life in the process or someone even getting grievously hurt.
Yanking out the dagger embedded in the chest of the man whose cervical vertebrae he had just cracked and dislodged, Kai ga...
2021-02-17 09:52:34 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 21 – “The Path of Cultivation”
"That brute, Alark, has been very generous. He even gave you some [River Lily] and [Mother's Kiss]," Granny Eri cackled gleefully as she peered into the herb bag that Kai had been previously given. "He must've really seen something special in you - they're very potent and not all that common, mind you."
Giving the capricious granny a lop-sided grin, Kai thought to himself internally tha...
2021-02-17 09:50:29 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 20 – “It All Begins Here”
This time around, it wasn't really a contest. The first simply felt like an empty promise, a fake ideal of 'perfection', and as such, he instantly discarded it.
The third was also rejected as a possibility since it in no way fit with Kai. Whenever he would even try and sense it, it was like a deep wrongness overcame him, so that was...
2021-02-17 09:47:43 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 19 – “Augmenting the Path"
Bolting upright, Kai groaned as his sore body racked him with phantom pain from what happened just before his mind had been claimed by darkness.
"Fuck me..." He groaned to himself. "And this was supposed to be a gift huh?"
He had only been musing to himself jokingly, but as if to answer just that, a window suddenly popped into existence in his mind.
2021-02-17 09:39:02 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 18 – “The Third Boon”
*Knock, Knock*
"Alark? It's Kai." He called out, in front of the warrior's large hut.
A silent moment passed.
"Come in." A gruff voice responded from inside.
Walking in without further ado, Kai looked around at the hand-made furniture decked in fascinating carvings and pelts of various beasts.
"So, barely two moons, and you've already made yourself stand out amongst the warriors - besides you being an out...
2021-02-17 09:29:32 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 17 – “My Jackass in Shining Armor”
Walking through the gates of the settlement, Kai and others caught a lot of stares as their bloodied and battered bodies were on display. But more than that, it was the two bodies being dragged on a makeshift sled of fibers and bark that turned the atmosphere somber.
In the fight, Kai's group had lost two of the 1st-stage warrior rookies. The first that had died was the one who had taken an arrow to his throat in th...
2021-02-17 09:25:34 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 16 – “Hunter or the Hunted?”
Crouching low, a group of figures stalked through the bog of the swamps. In the lead was the group leader, Hedric, a 1st-stage warrior and veteran of the warriors.
[Hedric Mo'ra - Skin Hardening]
Behind him, were the crouched forms of Kai, Elyn, and three other Skin Hardening rookies. Kai was the only one who wasn't a warrior out of them all, which was rather uncommon as nobody who ...
2021-02-17 09:24:15 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 15 – “Do You Have What It Takes?”
Walking alongside Kai, Elyn kept shooting him glances, but they exchanged no words. She was pissed at the fact that she had to do this and that she didn't really have a choice in the matter since this was directly from Elder Eri herself.
However, the further they walked, the idea of trying Kai out for a warrior actually started to sound better to Elyn. Realizing that she would be able to personally assess if...
2021-02-17 09:22:53 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 14 – “The Swamp Life”
As the days flickered by, Kai became quickly acclimated to life in the swamps. It all came easy to Kai as it was natural to his survivalist self, always having to adapt to different wild and harsh situations to survive.
During the days of swamp village life, Jeb and he worked the field every day.
It was tiring work, but mostly boring for the battle-spirited Kai, so he made sure to walk past the training yard on his way hom...
2021-02-17 09:21:36 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 13 - "Hard Work"
"Get up - It's time for work!" A sudden wisened voice broke through the slumbering haze clouding Kai's mind.
"Huh...?" He mumbled incoherently, rubbing some of the sleep out of his eyes as he tried to focus on the figure standing at the side of his bed.
"Come on boy - it's time you proved yourself useful." Grandma Eri said, meeting his sleepy gaze with her own crooked one.
Sitting up, Kai stretched with a yawn.
"Follow me...
2021-02-17 09:19:49 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 12 - "Kindness"
"I said take off your clothes, you stupid boy." She admonished. "How else are you supposed to get washed up; you reek something foul."
"Ah..." Was the only thing Kai could get out, a bit embarrassed at where his mind had wandered for a brief moment.
"Besides, we also need you to get out of those dreaded Lurker clothes." She said disgustedly. "Else, you're probably going to be stoned down in the streets if you keep walking through them...
2021-02-17 09:18:42 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 11 - "Grandma Eri"
As everybody turned their gazes towards the voice, silence once again permeated throughout the hall.
Sitting by the head of the tribe, was the figure of an old grandmotherly woman; clearly the oldest one present. But contrary to her aged appearance, the poise with that she held herself and the glint of vigor in her blue eyes made her stand out compared to the other oldtimers.
Kai only knew her as one of the six councilmembers, but ...
2021-02-17 09:17:21 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 10 - "The Council"
Leading Kai through a curtain of dangling vines and roots, everybody followed closely behind Elyn as she took lead.
Kai honestly hadn't been sure what to expect beyond the veil covering their destination as he hadn't been allowed to utter a word since becoming their captive, but when he laid eyes upon the haphazardly constructed wooden fortifications build into a huge naturally formed swamp alcove, he was surprised, to say the least.
...
2021-02-17 09:11:49 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 9 – “Humanity”
A few hours had gone by and nighttime was quickly approaching. Picking up the red-hot glowing knife from the fire with a piece of cloth wrapped around the handle, Kai bit down on a piece of leather in his mouth.
"GARGH!" He growled around the leather. The sizzling sound and smell of his wounds being cauterized were sickening his senses but he kept the blade steady. Using this method of sterilizing and stopping a bleed was in no way opt...
2021-02-17 09:10:36 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 8 – “A Tussle in the Mud”
Sitting around a fire, Kai rubbed his hand together eagerly. He had finally gotten a fire going, and dinner was ready.
"Bon Appétit∼" He said to himself merrily, grabbing the roasted toad leg from the fire pit. The cooked meat seemed extraordinarily savory to his gluttonous self, and he barely even noticed himself practically drooling at the sight. If anything had always remained true for Kai without fail, it was the real...
2021-02-17 09:09:05 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 7 – “Creatures of the Night”
Sitting in front of a small fire, eating a roasted toad leg, was the bedraggled figure of Kai.
He was worse for wear, his clothes tattered, mud and blood staining the grey of his long-sleeved shirt brown. Currently, he was gorging on the leg of the third Knucklehead Toad that he had hunted and killed himself.
It had been about four days since he was dropped in these gods-forsaken swamps, and while he definitely coul...
2021-02-17 09:08:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 6 – “From the Swampy Depths”
As Kai returned to his normal state of mind, he got to his feet, the headache from his head abruptly meeting with a rocky and very solid wall now much lessened from what it had just been a few minutes ago. While Kai now knew what he wanted to accomplish, he also had to make sure that he didn't die prematurely before could act any of his goals out.
That meant at least surviving these humid swamps, and whatever dangerous cr...
2021-02-17 09:06:45 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 5 – “Interface”
The sudden appearance of the screen jump-scared Kai, making him stumble and hit his head against the moss-covered rock wall. While the moss definitely blanketed the damage, it still caused his headache to flare with excruciating pain once again.
"For fuck's sake." He mumbled angrily while rubbing the now very sore spot on the back of his head...
2021-02-17 09:04:46 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 4 - "The Planting of a Seed"
In an opulently decorated hall of splendid tapestries and beautiful carvings, filled with radiant colors of reds, oranges, and golds, sat an imposing figure upon a majestic throne of attuned spirit stones.
Donning a robe of the most expensive beasts kings and a crown as splendorous as sanguine sakura petals, the man was the spitting image of regality and authority.
The Crimson Petaled Emperor stared down his retainers and...
2021-02-17 08:58:15 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 3 – “Spirit Body”
With an elegant swish of her arm, space next to Kai suddenly distorted. In that place, something that his mind could finally grasp, other than the translucent woman herself, appeared. It was a humanoid shape, sharing the same translucent hue of the woman next to it. It had no discerning features, just being the outline of a human shape in form.
Lining the limbs and various spots of the body, short lines connected to radiant dots, li...
2021-02-17 08:56:50 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 2 – “Soulless”
Stirring from unconsciousness, Kai opened his eyes to take in a sight that was wholly incomprehensible to his mortal mind, the images that his eyes witnessed failing to take hold in his mind like fading memories.
He couldn't wrap his head around whatever it was he was seeing, but he somehow got the instinctual feeling that this place was both nothing and everything at the same time. Although it didn't make any sense to him, it still di...
2021-02-17 08:55:01 +0000 UTC
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A/N - Finally I've gotten done with the re-edit/re-write. It took a lot longer because I had underestimated how much some of the unreleased chapters needed a re-write. But now, I've pulled an all-nighter and got the last things set in place. As such, enjoy 22 chapters of my new story, Soulless. 50k words in total. (Don't know if the rapid posting will cause spam, if so, sorry.)
Chapter 1 - "Prologue"
Drifting through the aether, the space between ...
2021-02-17 08:52:39 +0000 UTC
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∼ Day 108 ∼
The explosion of force that rocketed the surroundings as the Kroxigors' war clubs struck the blood puppets was deafening.
The Kroxigors possessed such strength that it was with an unstoppable force every time they flung their cudgels, but contesting that was the blood puppets who were like indestructible walls which simply caused the aftermath of them clashing blows to effect even the fight between Bob and Mai against the other nobles that was much farther away.<...
2021-02-15 22:48:20 +0000 UTC
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Hello, all my wonderful Patrons! I have recently taken down my second story Soulless to give it a small re-write and re-touch, and since then have 22 chapters in total.
Although I have yet to make any dedicated "advanced" chapters as I do with Sanguine Paradise, I have recently been notified that some would love to have all the chapters also posted here on Patreon, including "as of now" unreleased chapters.
So the poll is; do you ...
2021-02-14 13:42:05 +0000 UTC
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