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A/N: Hey everyone. When I posted the epub for people to download in preparation (see link if you haven't grabbed it: A/N Book 1 Stub and ePub | Patreon ) a few of you expressed interest in the links for Amazon and Audible. I will be posting these again on launch day (30th of August CST) but here they are for anyone who wanted to preorder. Thank you again for all your support. Looking forward to many more book...

Chapter 120 - Phantom in the Night

Nate walked into an empty classroom. Moonlight shone through one of the windows, lighting up the various tables and comfortable chairs. Even when it came to classrooms the nobility did not go without the soft and cosy chairs designed to keep them happy. He waited patiently for less than a minute before he sensed that Frick was ready. He spun up three runic arrays around him in preparation. 

The first was his ever present barrier, just in case there was danger waiting at the other e...

Chapter 119 - All the Developments

Nate sat outside his Skill Development classroom. He had a couple of hours till his next class and it had been impressed upon him by his fellow Guildies that given the attack on his room and the lack of reaction from the University staff, that he shouldn’t be wandering the grounds alone. So instead he got to sit and watch the after-class discussions of a few students while he waited for Null. It didn’t seem like Null was going to be done any time soon as he chatted with the merchant's dau...

Chapter 118 - Believe in Yourself

Nate sat between Kiri and Null, with Britt, Ameera, Karim and Flash in the row behind them. The rest of the classroom was divided into similar cliques as the merchants seemed to gather in small factions. The nobles seemed split into three main groups with a few stragglers arrayed around the room. He didn’t know what to make of it all, but was just thankful he wasn’t completely alone in the subject like Coralie was. This was to be their first class and Coralie was the only one who’d mana...

Chapter 117 - Burning Desires

The walk to the dormitory had been uneventful but seeing the gathered Guildies standing outside on the grass near the squat building that was to be their home for the next four years made him suspect that the lack of issues they’d encountered so far at the University was coming to an end. That, and the smoke leaking out of one of the windows.

Null was the first to notice their approach and grimaced.

“Which of you did they go after?” asked Null once they were closer.

Na...

A/N Book 1 Stub and ePub

So, Book 1 will stub from Patreon and RoyalRoad on the 25th of August for its release on Amazon KU. I know KU isn't available everywhere, so attached below is the epub for anyone who wants to download it before I am forced to remove it on the 25th. Even if you do, any reviews or ratings on launch day would be much appreciated.

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Thanks for all your support. Without you this wouldn't be possible.

Chapter 116 - Relentless and Immovable

Kiri grinned in excitement as she walked out onto the field. When she’d stepped up, they’d asked her to wait a moment while they found an appropriate assessor. Her Economics and Tactics assessments only had a handful of students present but it seemed like almost every student took Combat. She’d loved watching her girlfriend fight. It still felt weird to call her that, but after two dates, they were apparently exclusive. It was a new experience for Kiri. Ever since she’d had her heart ...

Chapter 115 - The Art of Combat

Nate stared at his painting. He’d chosen to go with this particular scene for a few reasons. Firstly, it was a piece he had wanted to paint for a couple of weeks now. The second was, it differentiated him from the other painters who seemed to all prefer portraits, be they of themselves or of the model in the centre of the room. But the main reason was because he’d found out that after the judging was done, the piece would be returned to him.

That was why he had chosen Kiri’s battl...

Chapter 114 - Inducted

Nate walked into the first assessment room with Kiri. Aisling, Evindal and the rest of the Guild Platinums had all gone to wait with the carriages. He didn’t think that was a rule enforced by the University, as a few of the other students appeared to have chaperones, but most of the students were unaccompanied. The first induction assessment was for Monster Studies and he and Kiri joined the short line for students. 

The back half of the room was hidden behind a veil of shimmerin...

Chapter 113 - Wasteful Worries

Nate glanced out of the carriage as it rolled into the District of the Nobility, trundling along towards the Royal University.

“Is this really necessary?” he asked, glancing across from himself at Aisling and Evindal.

Kiri was seated next to him on the plush seats that were enchanted to absorb the shocks as the carriage rolled over the uneven rocks that made up the roads in the Capital. Luc was nowhere to be seen, but the way this was going to play out told him his mentor woul...

Chapter 112 - Illusion of Choice

Nate gauged Caroline’s reaction to his offer of trade. At face value, one Master quality Sigil was worth less than one Master quality Sigil and two Journeyman quality, but that was before factoring in the extent of what you could do with the sigils. Illusion was likely amazingly powerful, but also niche, at least in terms of combat. That was for most Enchanters anyway. Their creations were, after all, static. They could make a wand that created an illusion of a fireball or maybe something t...

Chapter 111 - Purple Sparks

Nate walked with Luc into the Nobles District. The guards had held them up for a moment until Luc flashed his Platinum Badge. That was enough for them to leave the pair alone, though the expression on their faces said they weren’t happy about doing so. 

The first thing he noticed was the mana concentration. The Slums were bordering on a mana desert, while the Merchants District had a slightly higher concentration, likely meant to assist in powering simple enchantments and tools. ...

Chapter 110 - Dated Subjects

Nate listened as Deverell explained the information they had and what that meant for Nate.

“So, after carefully reviewing our own Class records as well as obtaining some information from the Enchanter’s Guild, we have determined that there isn’t a record of a Battle Enchanter Class or similar. That is not to say it doesn’t exist, but we’ve got no records of it. Showing up with an unheard of Class is worse than going with a rarer albeit known Class. As such, we want you to pret...

Chapter 109 - Shopping and Dropping

Nate watched as Kiri strode out from the back of the shop. This was the fourth outfit she’d tried on and by his estimate the best of the bunch, though admittedly, he was growing a little bored. Still, he kept up a smile of encouragement for his friend, even if clothing shopping wasn’t his idea of a good time. For all he knew it wasn’t Kiri’s either, and she was just nervous about her date with Coralie.

“So, what about this one?” asked Kiri, doing a little twirl.

This t...

Chapter 108 - Fun in Forms

Nate sat by the window as the sun peaked in, going over his Class Core Obfuscation rune designs. He had done most of the initial work the night before, coming up with the geometric pattern he thought would suit his proposed design. After he had drawn up some drafts he had decided he needed to sleep on the problem and see if that led to any additional ideas. The main issue he had to solve was that the rune needed to create two separate layers. There was the inner layer, which needed to conceal...

Chapter 107 - Some Attitude

Nate walked beside Kiri as Aisling led them towards the Guildhouse. The sun was up now, even if it hadn’t been for very long, and the warm rays and salty air from the ocean were helping to make him feel more relaxed. Added to that was Kiri’s presence.

“So, we should go shopping later. I need to pick out something to wear on my date,” Kiri suggested, before adding in a teasing tone. “ We’re moving up in the world after all. And for you, maybe we can find you some more silk u...

Chapter 106 - Settling Back In

Nate sat up quickly, looking around his room frantically. The sun was not yet peeking in through the blinds of his expensive room. It only took a moment for his mind to settle, the remnants of his dream locked in his mind. He’d never been prone to nightmares, but he wasn’t surprised he’d had one after being abducted by demons. His stay in their realm had been blessedly short, but seeing such horrific creatures baying for his blood and the macabre sight of the dismembered horrors had lef...

Chapter 105 - An End and a Beginning

Xalvoloth sobbed as it stared in shock at the System Contracts counter.

Current Period of Service: 913 yrs

It wasn’t possible, but it was The System valuation of what the mortal had taken. The second trial had added another four hundred and something years to the counter, with Jazguth’s demise increasing it by over three hundred years alone. Almost a millennia of service. It was doomed.

Then the True Divinity had taken that small leaf.

Current Peri...