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2024-04-10 16:08:24 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapter 750
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Nell, Prelate of the Sworn and head of his chapterhouse, stood within the fastness of their hideaway in Elderthrone and contemplated their contract. Birds had begun to sing as a thaw settled across the city and it grated against the Prelate’s Perception. Their incessant chirping was almost as bad as the chatter of commoners as they swarmed the markets. Normally Nell would not care at all for the comings or goings of Untempered fools, but this was ...
Chapter 749
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Felix fell through the liquid darkness, landing in a roll on the other side where gold and silver sigaldry flashed along the ground.
"Are you all right?" Vess asked, stepping toward him.
“Stay back!” Before bothering to stand up, Felix hurled his Will at the Shadowgate. "Shut it down!"
The gate rippled and dimmed, the liquid black fading to a foggy, translucent gray. But not before a piece of something speared through the opening. The...
2024-04-08 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 748
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Felix stepped through the Shadowgate and the liquid darkness resolved into a calm summer's day and a forest that was very familiar. The trees around him were made of solid emerald, chased with golden veins, and the leaves above were a translucent jade that filtered the morning sun into dappled shades. A path wound through the forest and unlike previous journeys, it wasn't a dirt trail, but a real road pave...
Chapter 747
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Felix stood inside the old Shrine once again, this time with Vess’ father, Roland, at his side.
They stood at the center of the ancient Seal while just outside, servants were busy gathering food and water into sizable piles in the ruined study. There was little else they needed. The trip would hopefully be just a short one. The others were off settling their various situations and packing up their meager belongings.
Felix had expanded ...
2024-04-03 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 746
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Felix eyed the throne. "Kind of ostentatious, isn't it?"
"It's a very nice throne," Iiana said. "Very…shiny?"
Before them, the official throne of the king of Pax’Vrell had replaced the shattered remnants of the duke's seat. It was made from gold and thin panels of mithril, beaten to form a scroll-armed, high-backed chair. The very top of it was shaped to look like the glyph of House Navarre, and quite well, too.
"Khalheim is infinitely ...
2024-04-01 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 745
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Beef and Hallow arrived at the hidden hatchery, their eyes wide with confusion. "Whoa, this is in the walls?" Beef asked.
"I believe it was hidden after the Dragoon's betrayal," Yin said, leading them deeper into the dusty chamber. With a light hop he became airborne, swimming through the empty space beyond the balcony with serpentine grace. "But whoever did so was sympathetic to our once-great partnership, and wise beyond measure." 2024-03-29 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 744
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As quickly as he left, the light resolved once more, and Felix found himself far away from the jungles of Jaast. The world around him took on darker tones, and the sound of rushing water filled his ears as his feet found solid ground. He stood on the precipice of a slanted underground reservoir. Hundreds of feet below, thousands of tons of water roared out of a sluice gate and into a glittering underground lake.
However, these were minor, forg...
2024-03-27 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 743
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"Here," Tzfell said, wiping her tattooed brow with a kerchief. "That should finish it."
Laur stood up, his normally fine hair bundled back in a sloppy braid. He, too, was sweating and had stripped down to his undershirt. "I am completed on my end as well. My lord?"
"Yeah, I'm done too." Felix stood back and looked over the entire array with a critical eye. It was close to a hundred feet in diameter, and was probably the most comp...
2024-03-25 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 742
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Vess carefully pulled a crate from the shelf and pried it open with her bare hands. The wood crumbled more than splintered, the low Tier material barely holding itself together. “What is this?” She reached in and pulled out a handful of rocks. “Tier 0 stone. What’s the point of storing something like this?”
“There is no point,” Yintarion said, his Body taking up much of the small room. He twisted about, tendrils twitching. “Unless they...
2024-03-22 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 741
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"Fuck you," Felix growled.
Title: Bondbreaker Is Active!
Your Oaths Cannot Be Touched!
The burr of his Nemesis Title fell away and the pain faded just as Felix swiftly rejected the restoration request and ripped his hand off the Altar. Chunks of ice came with it, and his fingertips tore beneath his claws, leaving a small splatter of blood on the Altar. Much to his surprise, however, the blood swiftly absorb...
2024-03-20 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 740
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Felix found Beef and Hollow in the mess hall attached to the training yards.
It was a wide and elevated building, open on one side to allow folks to watch their peers challenge the various areas, and had a particularly good view of the Dragon's Roost. As Felix climbed the interior steps, ignoring the whispers and bows that trailed behind him, he found it to be quite pleasant. It felt a little bit like college, except the food was definitely better.
... 2024-03-18 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 739
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Zara had performed a ritual for Felix twice now, one that had expanded and amplified his connection to the other Unbound.
He planned to use it once again.
Previously, it had taken a while to form. The inscriptions alone took at least an hour. They included some specialized sigaldry regarding all three Aspects and the standard elements. But for months now, Felix had felt the barrier between him and the other Unbound had strengthened. They were hid...
2024-03-15 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 738
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The Citadel library was larger than Felix expected. Upon entering its large double doors carved of polished wood he found himself within a wide, circular chamber absolutely teeming with dark wooden bookshelves. An elaborately embroidered rug lined the main path, leading down several tiers to an open space that revealed a second level that opened up into a balcony that ran along the inside circumference. The central area was filled with desks, long tables, a...
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2024-03-13 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 737
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Due To Binding The Crown Of Elysium
You Have Received New Quests!
More? Felix blinked at the notification, more than a little dazed. Alright. Show me.
New Quest!
Assemble The Empyrean Regalia!
The Crown of Elysium is but the first of three artifacts known as the Empyrean Regalia. Once claimed by the sovereigns of the Golden Empire, the Regalia is designed to reinforce the Aspects of their bearer...
Chapter 736
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Ignoring his notifications, Felix whipped his head up and fixed his gaze on the sky.
The stars had returned. The shadow—whatever it was—had gone.
No. He gritted his teeth against the dark. I know what it was.
The Ruin.
He could remember it now, with all the clarity of his Born Trait. Felix gasped, newfound pain rippling through him.The nameless wave of destruction he’d witnessed would not leave his Mind, even as he fli...
2024-03-08 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 735
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Time passed and the evening stretched into true night as Felix progressed through the movements that Darius had drilled into him. He performed each movement slowly, tamping down his stats so much that his limbs quivered from the strain.
He stepped through Owl, a Sword Form designed for slow, deliberate movements and precise control. He tested the practiced movements over and over, seeking not perfection but fluidity. Felix needed to be able to move pro...
2024-03-06 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 734
Posting early due to being out of the country. It's late here lol.
Friday's chapter! Enjoy!
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‘Neath sun of gold,
And shadowed sky,
Fiends roar
Godlings cry
An ending then,
Of savage claw,
Fall the Light,
Rise the Maw.
Children’s street rhyme
Recorded in Levantier, Dyemaker’s District
by Pagewright Cario o...
2024-03-04 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 733
Chapter 1 of Book 10!
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In the city of Amaranth, faith had fallen.
The Pathless was dead.
Chaos gripped the bastion of order in claws of fear. Fire bloomed among the districts, spreading in golden waves from fallen Priests as their connection to the Pathless was severed. Inquisitors were laid out upon thoroughfares and boulevards, stunned beyond ability to speak. The populace, without a direct connection to their god but gripped by a na...
2024-03-01 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 732
Final chapter of Book 9!
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“I suppose saying good riddance is bad form,” Alister said with a laugh. The docks shifted beneath him as his soldiers finished loading up the last of the tribute. “Though I do appreciate you lending us this ship.”
Lavin inclined her head and smiled. “It is an easy favor to grant, Lord Knacht, especially when I know the Nagafolk will re...
2024-02-29 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 731
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Felix stood from the devastation of his landing, Perception flared. Redcloaks were dead all around him, torn by elemental forces and simple Strength. More died by the second as the Janus Hydras rampaged across the flanks, making their way to the center of the zealots. In the distance, he saw the Dragoons rallying behind Vess, while Beef and the others led a charg...
2024-02-28 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 730
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“Die, heretic!”
The Priest thrust his hands outward, unleashing a cone of golden flames in Vess’ direction.
Fang of Havoc!
Draconic Stormfall!
She shot into the sky, arcing completely over the spell before coming back down, lightning and wind howling from the tip of her glaive. Too late, the Priest lifted his hands, redir...
2024-02-27 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 729
Posting this a touch early for Beginner Tier due to being out of the country. Friday's chapter!
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Fiendforge is level 99!
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Fiendforge is level 116!
Master Tier!
You Gain:
+Decrease Significance Consumed In Forging!
+500 REI
+300 EVA
Congratulations!
You Have Tempered Your Body!
You Have Formed: Crescian Colossus ...
Chapter 728
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"You said they were coming here. Tonight?" Isla asked again.
"Yes, tonight," Dabney told her, his face sunken. Atar wasn't sure if he was more upset about being restrained or about Lilian abandoning him. He didn't care much, either. What truly took up Atar’s attention was the moment ahead of them. Finally, after all their hunting, they were going to confront th...
2024-02-23 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 727
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Felix considered his hands.
Felix didn't feel stronger, really. He felt steadier though, more solid. Like he was braced against himself, somehow, moored against whatever winds might tear at him. It was much the same sensation as when he ingested a large amount of significance, that same phantom weight.
Congratulations. Siva’s...
2024-02-22 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 726
Bonus Chapter!
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A light shone to the east, but it wasn't the dawn.
The sun stood in the morning sky, above even the mountains now—this was something else. Vess squinted into the light, flaring her Perception until the bright spot resolved into an army of golden warriors. Paladins, Priests, and Inquisitors marched in tight ranks, and they looked as if they had been ...
2024-02-21 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 725
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Atop the massive walls of Pax’Vrell, a contingent of armored men and women of all Races stood shoulder to shoulder. Bows and spears of varying make were held at the ready as they stared solemnly at the horizon that shone brighter by the moment. Dragoons, Drakengard, and ranks of constables filled the battlements, all of them silent.
Waiting.
From atop one...
2024-02-21 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 724
Extra special end of Book 9 treat! I'll be updating 5x a week the last two weeks of February!
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Vess stared out of familiar windows over a familiar city. Home, she thought. How strange it is to be back.
Plumes of smoke rose from the streets below and several structures were clearly destroyed in the night’s aftermath, but it was largely peaceful. The sun rose above the horizon, painting the sky in pale hues at the e...
2024-02-20 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 723
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Alister sat in his parlor, slowly reading while war tore apart the outside world.
Roars and explosions rippled the barrier outside his window as the conflict at the shoreline continued to rage days later. It had been his constant companion, more reliable than the timepiece on his mantle, or the sun that was just now peaking above the horizon.
It was almost comfo...
2024-02-19 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post