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Chapter 102

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Atlantis Bank, Atlantis, Kalenic Sea

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Towers-Over-Others looked up from his writings as a human approached his desk. The man wore a flamboyantly wide-brimmed hat with a feather stuck in the band.

"Ah, my good sir! Would you be one of the esteemed bankers of this fine establishment?" The human questioned. He then paused, waiting for an answer.

Towers sighed

"I would, but you can't understand a word I say. My mouth is not made to pr...

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Chapter 101

Edited!

IGNORE THE DOUBLEPOST. MOVE ALONG.
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The Dungeon, Atlantis, The Kalenic Sea

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I watched with metaphorically bated breath as Huea began the spell. Where Life Mana was a vibrant green reminiscent of lush leaves and grasses, Soul Mana was a much paler green. It could be construed as sickly and even linked to moss and mold. I could see where someone unfamiliar with mana could link this color of mana to Death. It glowed hauntingly and cast st...

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Mermaids.

I'm pretty sure if i do a basic yes/no poll, it'll be an landslide victory for yes, so i'm jus going to skip that.

What kind of mermaids do we want?

There is an image for the idea in my head for each option, except traditional. If you want to see a traditional mermaid, just search mermaid on google.

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Chapter 100

Edited and Ready to go. For once, Lol. Also, TRIPLE DIGITS!
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The Dungeon, Atlantis, The Kalenic Sea

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With the Metal Island done and Paragon finally a fairy, it was time to move on to its relic. Metal isn't a traditional element, but I didn't want another 'control element' relic; it was overdone. Instead, I came up with the Alloy Gauntlet, though I couldn't call this anything but a cursed item.

Upon someone donning this Gauntlet, it wou...

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Chapter 99

Unedited. Last POV needs more work, but that's the gist of it.

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The Creator, Atlantis, Kalenic Sea

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I found true joy in watching the raid of nine struggle across the rooftop section of the castle. Maybe making them fight stone golems in the shape of gargoyles was too much, but inflicting that same pain souls-likes inflicted on me in my youth was cathartic.

They hadn't planned for this new challenge in their supplies and decided to leave afte...

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Chapter 98

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The Creator, Atlantis, The Kalenic Sea

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I decided, eventually, that an island for the currently-homeless life manabeings would be best. On the Eleventh, I pulled up the ocean floor by manipulating the space-expansion enchantment. Doing so was simplicity itself by now, and I carefully molded it into a very recognizable, curvy shape.

What? Don't judge me! The concept of an island shaped like a woman lying on her side wasn't copyrighted! I...

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Chapter 97

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Unaligned Ship The Taste of Adventure, The Kalenic Sea

One Week after the Invasion

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Davad Medean, the lawful lord of Medea Island, fumed impotently in his quarters. It hadn't taken them long to exile him, in the end. Within a few days, they forced him aboard a ship distinctly Bahrain in make, the crew supposedly composed of those who did not wish to stay on an island ruled by a dungeon. He remembered his rage as the is...

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Chapter 96

Unedited

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Unnamed Cove, Medea Island, The Kalenic Sea

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Haythem stood and stared, stunned, when the group of guilders following the voice came upon the gathering army in the jungle. There were a dozen different kinds of 'Children' milled about. Each of The Voice's guards proved to be representatives of their species, rather than one-off monsters. He didn't see any like The Voice, but he supposed she was one such one-off monster.

Apart from t...

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Chapter 95

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The Guilded Tavern, The Guild Hall, Medea Island

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Haythem knocked back another drink, smacking his lips. "Five of these in ten minutes... and I'm still not drunk. Why am I cursed so?" Bertram grunted from his position on the bar, face buried in his crossed arms.

The bartender snorted. "You know why. It's your own damn fault. The more powerful you get, the less stuff like poison and alcohol affects you. I've seen stronger Guiders guzzle barr...

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Final Poll on Kingdom/Realm name

Hey guys! Well, here we are again. I've added the most popular options from the comments of the last poll, as well as taking inspiration in general from them for more creative names in general.

The Poll will run until Tuesday next week!

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Name of the Dungeon Kingdom

What should we call our newly declared dungeon nation? I'm not sold on the name I used, and want some feedback!

If you have another option, please comment it! After this poll, I'll take the four most popular names, including some of the most liked names from the comments, and make a second poll for the Silvers to make the final decision.

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Chapter 94

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The War Room, The Fortified Mansion, Medea Island

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Kata was one of the five people in the war room to whom the messenger delivered that fateful message. Lord Medean took the scroll from the messenger, swore him to secrecy, and then dismissed him. His eyes scanned the scroll quickly before passing it off to Layla, who passed it to Felin without turning her head. The guilder read the message aloud as Medean sat heavily on his throne-like chair, hands run...

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Chapter 93 (The Long Awaited)

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The Skies Above Medea Island, Medea Island, The Kalenic Sea

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Despite the genuine danger, Kata couldn't help but laugh as she dodged and weaved past and around bolts of spellfire. The sense of freedom that flight brought; what Wave had shown her... It filled her entire being. Her wings didn't need to flap, as they were more akin to a manifestation of a permanent enchantment, one etched into her very bones. She still needed to twist and move them to turn...

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Chapter 92

AN: Unedited

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The Dungeon, Medea Island, The Kalenic Sea

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With confirmation of the invasion fleet being a day away, I focused my seagull scouts to the east. I'd know they were here first, and it was my defenses the fleet would have to push through.

I made sure my Leviathan and Sea Serpent were hanging around, though I kept the Kraken in reserve, near the island's shores. Soon enough, my Leviathan's time to shine approached.

S...

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Chapter 91

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The Scorpan Village, The Ninth Floor, The Dungeon

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Skitters-Across-The-Sand watched the column of Scorpans streaming from the village with a conflicted heart. There were so few of them, to begin with, and the size of their village reflected that. With their first clutches grown and a second well on the way, the King declared that most of the youth would emigrate to the Eleventh. There just wasn't enough space in the village for them all. They weren't l...

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Kataren's Final Final Form!

Hello my Silver Patrons!
To start, I apologize for the last poll. It was meant to be Silvers only, but I messed up the post settings. But this works out. Anyway, with Winged having won the initial poll, now we move on to the kind of winged monster

You have two votes. One for the theme, and one for the kind of wings.

If Theme ends up in a tie, I'll do my best to merge both concepts

If Wings ends up in a tie... I'll probably coin flip for the winner.

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Chapter 90

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The Dungeon, Medea Island, The Kalenic Sea

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After directing Kataren and Huea to head to the Eleventh for more specialized training, I returned to sorting out the Eighth. There were two things I wanted to sort out before I started on the Ninth. Firstly, the bridge. It'd been used to great effect, and when the snowbolds replaced it, they made sure it could be quickly and easily released from either end.

Given this is the only way between the ...

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Kataren's Final Form!

Hi Guys.

So I can't decide what to do with Kataren. There are so many options I can't even settle on a subcategory.

I'll put a few of the more obvious options here on the poll, but if you guys want to see her as a different race, pick the 'other' option and comment your idea!

Edit: I meant for this to be Silvers only, but I fucked up. So, I'll post another poll in a few days to choose within the winning subcategory!

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Chapter 89

AN: Edited on release, for once! :D
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The Dungeon, Medea Island, The Kalenic Sea

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With my upward inspection done, I started working downward again.

Starting with the Seventh. The Sixth only needed a few more monsters; I could deal with that later. From what I understood, the confusing, unordered layout of the mine's tunnels worked incredibly well initially. Hallmark's party had to comb every tunnel looking for the exit, then killed every Drake-k...

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Chapter 88

AN: Unedited. Enjoy!
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The Dungeon, Medea Island, The Kalenic Sea

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I couldn't ignore it anymore.

I'd spent a few hours watching Kataren, trying to figure out what was going on with my new connection to her without any 'active' investigation. She went about her day, starting with washing up with some... traded soap? Huh. I tried to be respectful, and avert my attention from her body as I focused on her mind.

Once she'd finished cleaning her...

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Chapter 87

AN: Edited!
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The Open Sky, The Eleventh Floor, the Dungeon

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Wave had never felt so free.

Not long ago, he'd thought surfing on the ocean would be the pinnacle of this feeling, then when the vultures carried him through the canyon. Now he knew better. Surfing was fun, but flying under your own power? He'd experienced the feeling of wind running under his wings as they beat against the air. He'd ridden thermals that had him soaring half-a-dozen m...

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Chapter 86

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The Dungeon, Medea Island, The Kalenic Sea

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When I felt Wave push the monster core up against MY core, I was relieved. Keeping Instincts pushed up against the edge of my core had been getting harder and harder to maintain. For all that it couldn't innovate, it was merciless at exploiting and punishing the slightest weaknesses it could find in the wall of mana I built around it.

FINALLY! GET IN THERE, YOU LITTLE PIECE OF SHIT. I projected...

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Chapter 85

AN: Edited!
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Outside the Scorpan King's Palace, The Canyon, The Ninth Floor

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"Thanks for the ride!" Wave called out as the vultures flew away, cawing their farewell. That'd been exhilarating! The wind running over his scales felt even better in the air than it ever had surfing the ocean! He turned to find that Aston seemed unsteady on his feet, and Towers had laid down on the sand as soon as they'd landed. "What's wrong with you two?"

"I... don...

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NEW Chapter 84

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Snowbold Village, The First Peak, The Eighth Floor

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Wave was on cloud nine as they talked around the fire in the First Peak Village. His sister was here! It'd been so long since he'd left their old village, and he hadn't expected to ever see her again. She was safe. Healthy.

Sitting next to his sister, he couldn't get the stupid grin off his face. Huea was more reserved, but he knew she was just as happy to see him. "So," Huea began, swa...

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Chapter 84

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Snowbold Village, The First Peak, The Eighth Floor

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Wave was on cloud nine as they talked around the fire in the First Peak Village. His sister was here! It'd been so long since he'd left their old village, and he hadn't expected to ever see her again. She was safe. Healthy.

Sitting next to his sister, he couldn't get the stupid grin off his face. Huea was more reserved, but he knew she was just as happy to see him. "So," ...

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Chapter 83

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The First Peak, The Eighth Floor, The Dungeon

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Aston shivered with his entire body as the end of this frozen mountain came into sight. It'd only been three days since he'd left the minotaur village with Wave, and he could say with certainty that he understood what his father meant. The world was more than the Tenth and the village there. At home, it was temperate and pleasant. The trek across the desert had been exhausting. It was the first ti...

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Chapter 82

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The Canyon, The Ninth Floor, The Dungeon

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Wave, Aston, and Looms-Over-Others followed the path through the canyon as light from the manasun peaked over its edge and spilled upon the glistening, running river. The trees rustled in the wind. Small birds and animals made various growls, chirps, and other noises. Occasionally, they heard the odd, echoing screech of a Stymphalian Vulture overhead or the roar of a Golden Sunlion as it fought another male. View Post

Chapter 81

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Temple of The Creator, The Ninth Floor, The Dungeon

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Wave paused as they passed through a circular room, just through the tunnel that led from the Tenth. This was a place the Procession had passed through quickly. He'd only glanced over the carvings, wishing to inspect them closer. A half-dozen Scorpans knelt before various carvings. Some were praying, while others replaced candles.

Though they were still on a time crunch, a few minutes spared fo...

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Chapter 80

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Minos Village, The Tenth Floor, The Dungeon

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As Wave and Taura approached the slivery-grey walls of the village, Wave took the time to appreciate and admire them. Something he hadn't done the last time. After all, he'd been with the Fire Court's procession, and they'd been sent on towards the Eleventh rather quickly. Taura picked up on his interest and was happy to enlighten him.

She explained that the walls were constructed of Mythwood as they d...

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Chapter 79

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The Third Peak, The Eighth Floor, The Dungeon

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Hallmark took heaving breaths as he let his sword arm go limp. The blizzard continued to rage outside, the howling wind chilling the air inside the cave even more.

Around him lay the bodies of more than two dozen monsters. They more resembled the lesser lizards from the third than the greater ones on the Seventh, even with all the differences. Their ferocity and strength, however, were more than equa...

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