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Sorry for not posting for the past few days. Had and still having to take care of personal and professional matters. Will try upload tomorrow.

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 254

AN: Had multiple brain farts when writing the next chapter of Unto the Ages, so decided to carry on with Of Arms and Arcane until I get a proper idea for the next chapter of Unto the Ages.

We spent three more days refining my Dragon Tongue combat technique, but this time with everything I had available. This included conventional magic, Instinctive magic, aura, primal aura, and my personal armor and weapons.

And instead of using the training hall, ...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 253

I spent the next two weeks practicing my Dragon Tongue magic with  Professor Sageira. At first, it was just casting alone, and when I learnt

I spent the next two weeks practicing my Dragon Tongue magic with  Professor Sageira. At first, it was just casting alone, and when I learnt my limits, we moved on to its combat applications.

Day after day, we would duel each other with Dragon Tongue magic alone until I ran out of mana, let me rest and get some food in my system, an...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 252

I took a few steps back from Professor Sageira. “Soul Oath? Why? I do not know what that is, but I can tell from its name that I do not like

I took a few steps back from Professor Sageira. “Soul Oath? Why? I do not know what that is, but I can tell from its name that I do not like it.”

She sighed and said. “Seeing that you are the first non-wyrm to my knowledge that has ever successfully cast using Dragon Tongue, I am obligated as a member of my species, especially as an e...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 251

AN: The square brackets [ ] will be used for Dragon Tongue casting for this chapter.  “Alright, now that you are done with testing your voca

AN: The square brackets [ ] will be used for Dragon Tongue casting for this chapter. 

“Alright, now that you are done with testing your vocal range, we know that you are able to make sounds lighter and lower than a dragon can. Now we need to see if you can produce those sounds in the right sequ...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 250

“Sound is a motion or disturbance in the air.” Professor Sageira answered. I nodded, “In the simplest sense, yes. To be more specific, sound

“Sound is a motion or disturbance in the air.” Professor Sageira answered.

I nodded, “In the simplest sense, yes. To be more specific, sound is a mechanical wave, a vibration that propagates through a medium like air, water, and even the solid ground… So, my question is, if I can use air magic to emulate Dragon Tongue, will it c...

I'm back baby!

Like the undead, I rise from my pile of paperwork and emails to bring unto you another chapter.

So, yeah, I am back with a chapter of Unto the Ages. Followed by another chapter sometime this weekend, then it will be back to Of Arms and Arcane.

Update

Hi guys, just as a heads up, uploads for this week are going to be almost non-existent due to a peak period at my day job. I will try squeeze in a chapter or two if I can, but seeing my scedual until this coming weekend, it is unlikely.

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 249

Lunch with Emma and my siblings was entertaining. At least my siblings were. Emma, on the other hand, was oddly quiet while my siblings loud

Lunch with Emma and my siblings was entertaining. At least my siblings were. Emma, on the other hand, was oddly quiet while my siblings loudly tried to fill me in on everything they couldn't fit into the letters they sent home.

Thankfully, we were eating at a rather upscale restaurant that catered to people with more disposable income. And af...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 248

I walked the familiar halls and made my way to Professor Sageira’s personal office. As we closed in on her door, I noticed the tapping of Spot’s talons on the marble floor stopped. When I looked back, he was frozen where he was standing.

“Spot?” I called to him questioningly, which broke him out of his frozen stupor.

The moment Spot was broken from his stupor, he started chirping the same chirp the chicks use to warn of danger, while running side to side, but not going for...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 247

By the time I arrived at my assigned lodging, it was already two hours or so into curriculum time, which explained why the staff housing was so empty. The first thing I wanted to do was go and greet Professor Sageira, but after checking with her via telepathy and finding that she was not available at the moment, I took the free time to unpack my luggage.

After I was done, instead of greeting the other professors who had taught me when I was studying, because they most likely had classes...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 246

[That does not sound like a good plan in the slightest.] I replied to Professor Sageira, [Not only would I be fighting your great-great-grand nephew, if I am discovered, I will be fighting the Valorhelm Dominion’s border army… on my own!]

[You will be alright, the soldiers on that side of the border are all weak. The Valorhelm Dominion uses the barbarian tribes to blood their new soldiers before they are sent off to a border with a real threat like the one they share with our kingdo...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 245

The next day went very much like yesterday. I kept myself busy with training, in my workshop, and playing with Spot and his siblings. But at night, I got a call from someone I hadn't heard from in weeks.

From the dragon scale I always keep on me, I felt its presence touch my mind. [Professor Sageira, I have not heard from you in quite some time. What can I do for you?]

[Not only did I want to check in, but I also have something I want to ask you about later. But for now, how are y...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 244

*TING, TING, TING* goes the sound of my hammer as I beat a sword into shape.

It has been a week since reintroducing ourselves to the hippogriff chicks. It took a while and a lot of treats, but they eventually accepted us as part of their flock.

After introducing the family to the chicks, the rest of the house staff and knights were also slowly introduced to the chicks. Soon enough, Baron Wyldebane introduced some free roam time for the chicks to get used to the surroundin...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 243

After he apologized, Baron Wyldebane dabbed a few drops of liquid from the small vial onto his palm and started rubbing it all over his arms, neck, and clothes.

It took a few seconds before what he apologized for hit us. A wave of pungent musk hit us and made my nose hair curl. We all recoiled back from the smell. 

“Good Gods! What is that?” Dad asked while pinching his nose shut.

Seemingly unaffected and unfazed by the smell, Baron Wyldebane replied, “Concentrate...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 242

This was the first time Santon came directly to my house, so it was officially our first time meeting. The only reason we didn’t meet at the usual place was because of the man who came with him. The two of them were led to a meeting room where my parents and I were waiting for them.

When they reached the meeting room, the butler who ushered them in from the door announced our guest, “My Lords, my lady, may I present Mr. Santon from the Stewards Guild, and Baron Garran Wyldebane.”<...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 241

As I saw the glow of undeath fade from the Death Knight’s eyes, I realized that the pressure on my mind was still there, which means that whoever was casting the mind attack and most likely the fog spell is still alive, and by process of elimination, that could only be the teen mage turned undead.

I stepped up to the altar where the teen undead was sitting and staring into nothing, but even as I stood next to it, within arm's reach, there was no reaction.

This leaves me with som...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 240

I readied my stance as the Death Knight closed in on me, but just as I raised my sword to parry an overhead chop, my eyes went wide in alarm as I felt a huge spike in mana output from the Death Knight, especially from his sword.

Instinctively, instead of taking the hit, I dodged at the last second, and I was relieved I did. The rusted sword whiffed past me, but it gouged a deep groove in the ground.

From the speed of its charge and the attacks of all the undead I have encountered ...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 239

Falling for what felt like a ten-meter drop, I broke my fall with a forward roll before recovering and readying myself in a defensive stance, only to see darkness. The only light source was the hole I fell from.

I activated the night vision glasses I attached under my mask, only to see an empty hallway. But before taking my first step, I heard a thud behind me. I spun around and saw one of the undead I was fighting earlier, on the ground with its skull splattered and neck twisted at an ...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 238

AN: Sorry for the late upload, just came back from overseas a few hours ago.

It started with one undead head bursting open, then another, then five more. When I headshot the twentieth or so undead with my Stone Bullet spell from beyond the boundary of the chest-high graveyard wall, something happened.

There was still no reaction from the undead, but a dense fog seemed to have appeared from the center of the graveyard at an unnatural speed. Another clue th...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 236

Unlike my previous plan to sneak away under the cover of night, I took the opportunity of the Harpy Queen gathering all her minions and going away from the mountains in search of me to do so.

And seeing that it was going to be dark soon, which would most likely force the harpies back to their nest, I threw caution to the wind and dashed through the valleys at a full aura-powered sprint.

***

It seems like when the Harpy Queen calls, all harpies listen, because I reached my st...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 235

I was startled awake in my shrub-cape camouflage at the sound of the Harpy Queen’s powerful wings beating to take off.

When I checked the position of the sun, I saw that it was late in the afternoon. I guess that the Harpy Queen is going to do some hunting before her vigil to guard the Harpy Mountains.

After I confirmed that she had flown over the tall outer mountains and out of sight, I slowly looked around to see if there was any other harpy activity within line of sight of me...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 234

For the entire night, the only thing I did was dig. I would come up with another plan of attack later, but for now, my main objective was to escape. Even though it had been more than three hours since I jumped into my hidey hole, I could still hear the agitated squawks and screeches through the airholes I made. Given the number of harpies I injured, maimed, and killed, I doubt they are going to calm down anytime soon.

As for where I was digging to, I am tunneling down at a steep angle, ...

Unto the Ages: Chapter 170

As the celebration feast was winding down, and most people had dispersed to their homes or lodgings, Tavora, the fire-casting woman shaman w

As the celebration feast was winding down, and most people had dispersed to their homes or lodgings, Tavora, the fire-casting woman shaman who Grud had rescued from the Thunder Strider’s dungeon, was staring into her cup, feeling somewhat lost.

When she first entered the Rock Claw chiefdom, she looked around in wonder. She had heard that th...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chaptrer 233

When I finally got to my feet and drew my sword to defend myself, the Harpy Queen attacked me while the other harpies were getting airborne.

I parried and blocked her blows. It was only when I counterattacked that I found out that she was a magic beast.

On one of her attacks, I parried her swoop of her talons and used the momentum of her attack to counterattack with a slash, aiming to take off one of her taloned feet, but when the edge of my sword met her skin just above her ankle...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 232

Freshly stocked with more anesthetic incense than I started this job with, I was back at it again with the harpies. When I first got back, the Harpy Queen was no longer on the lookout, making my job easier as I celebrated my return to the harpy peaks by raiding another two more peaks.

When morning came, I expected to see the Harpy Queen checking on my newest victims, but to my mild surprise, she did not show up. I guess she has other things to do than to wait around for me to show up an...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 231

When it was deep into the night, I was up on a third mountain peak. It had taken a few more hours than usual due to the harpies I had drugged before going to sleep. I seemed to have messed up their sleep cycle, but that was not the only thing that bothered them.

What got them really worked up was that their nests were lacking a lot of their coveted shineys, and I guess for harpies, a nest was just not a nest if it was not decked out with shiny gubbins. This led me to witness another fac...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 230

Nest after nest, I checked, only to fail to find what I was looking for, but that did not mean I came away empty-handed. Turns out that these harpies like to decorate their nest, because their nests are full of shiny and colorful stuff, which mainly consists of man-made items.

I have just finished searching the nests of the mountain peak I started the night with, and my collection of salvage already consists of four different signet rings, two of which I recognize the heraldry, a small ...

Unto the Ages: Chapter 168

As riders crashed into the line of Thunder Strider forces, men were brutally trampled under hooves, and vicious strikes rained down from hor

As riders crashed into the line of Thunder Strider forces, men were brutally trampled under hooves, and vicious strikes rained down from horseback. At the same time, many of Grud’s riders who were at the tip of the charge were thrown off their horses which came to a sudden stop when they were felled by a lucky spear or sword stab.

Fortunate...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 229

When night fell, I was hiding in the bushes at the base of the mountain, and as the sun’s last light dipped below the horizon, the chirps and squawks of the harpies lessened as they settled in for the night.

Even with the diminished activity, I waited for another two hours before I made my move.

I crept out from under the bushes and approached the mountain. Before I proceed any further, I donned the mask provided by the Steward’s Guild, but with a minor modification. On the in...