A/N: Hey all. There probably won't be a bonus this week. A bit too tired and I got another round of edits to get through. We'll see how it goes, but prolly won't happen.
Hope you enjoy this one! See you tomorrow
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“Greetings, citizens of Thalis and guests! I, Verixia will be your announcer, as usual, and today we’re once more here to watch yet another duel. Interestingly—and curiously, you might even say—both fighters are related to the p...
2025-02-28 03:33:54 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Had to do some last-minute tweaks. Tomorrow should be earlier. Happy Wednesday!
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The impact against the lord happened faster and more powerfully that Ethan had expected. He’d been so focused on hitting the mark that he didn’t really consider the impact itself much but at least, he’d gotten a good landing.
Ethan dropped on the lord of the swamp right between the shoulder-blades. He couldn’t even feel the moss that layered the monster’s sca...
2025-02-27 04:27:38 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Had to do some last-minute tweaks. Tomorrow should be earlier. Happy Wednesday!
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Henry stared vacantly at the reef ahead as all of his focus—and Octominds—worked on channeling enough mana into triggering the recalling Blink. While his Octominds focused on increasing their mana absorption and regeneration through meditation and Draining Touch, Henry tasked himself with guiding the required energy for Blink. The damn skill kept swallowing everything he...
2025-02-27 04:27:03 +0000 UTC
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Ethan scratched his head as he scanned the three trait options proposed to him.
So here’s the deal. While the Harvester’s dagger netted me a few spellcores and primagems, I can still get them with just luck. And while this is still not a 100% sure-thing, it seems that if something’s high enough level, there’s higher odds of it dropping something. Maybe. I got two primagems from Edwin, and I got one spell from the lord.
Ethan hummed. The primagem of the lord wouldn...
2025-02-23 04:05:08 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Hope you like these two! Next one is out in a couple of seconds.
Dev Edit:
In the past, I had the number of spellforms of an Arcanum tied to its tier. (not to be confused with the 3 prime forms). It was a bit obscure and non-intuitive, so I’m changing that so it becomes just like capacity. Both Arcanums (wands) start with a spellform limit of 1, and it has to be upgraded just like the capacity with one upgrade unlocked by tier.
It’s gonna be a pain to pa...
2025-02-23 04:04:47 +0000 UTC
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What the title says. If I don't manage to finish it tonight, it'll be out tomorrow. Also this week's bonus is Scorching.
Back to work!
2025-02-22 00:55:58 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Enjoy the weekend! Scorching gets the bonus this weekend, so I'll see you all Wednesday. Cheers!
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He was weary. Mentally, of course. Neither his soul nor body were easy to tire, nowadays, but stats did not do much to the weight and scarring the decades left in their wake.
Zerathstra sighed and opened his eyes. The ocean stretched in all directions from his vantage point, and as he stretched his sense outward, he sensed nothing that ...
2025-02-22 00:54:15 +0000 UTC
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Ethan cursed. Not because of the two monitors blocking his way in this wider stretch of the cave network, but because of the thinner trail of blood he was seeing. He hoped it meant the lord was bleeding out, but it might also be that the wound was closing up. Which meant he really didn’t have a lot of time to waste.
After quickly dispatching the cave monitors, Ethan continued following the track and came upon a deeper and wider cave that somehow… almost looked like a throne room. Of...
2025-02-21 03:33:25 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Hope this isn't too fast of a pacing! Lemme know in the comments.
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After saying goodbye to Rocky near his usual haunt, Henry and Maurice approached the Otodus sharks’ territory in a grim but still resolute mood. What had transpired had been a surprise, sure, but it had never been fully unexpected. Both of them—and Henry to a greater degree—had always been anticipating potshots to come after his or his companions’s life. That was why he’d alw...
2025-02-21 03:33:16 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Happy Wednesday!
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All Henry could sense was pain and roiling rage. The wounds refused to close up, re-opening as soon as he’d healed them, and he had to work on them one by one, bringing in his improved focus from the Octominds while simultaneously adding in bits of Vitality Aspect here and there. He knew he could take his time. He’d sensed Zerathstra arrived and the ape even offered to help, but this was a good opportunity to learn.
The prick su...
2025-02-20 03:29:17 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Happy Wednesday!
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It was an odd feeling to be hit by a wall of scaly muscles while channeling the literal concept of a Juggernaut. Ethan felt the incredible strength slamming into him with such an impact he thought even metal would dent under such tremendous power. But it did nothing to his flight or trajectory. In fact, he kept flying toward the throat of the lord , and the tail bent around him and fell away.
That didn’t mean he was unscathed, though.
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2025-02-20 03:20:14 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Chapter almost got delayed through no fault of my own! There's a blizzard here and I lost power for like... ten minutes. Which was lucky. I thought I might be out for hours, if not a day or two.
Anyway, chapter's out! See you Wednesday!
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Henry was almost done going through his notifications as they approached the submerged tree-trunks that signaled their arrival at Thalis’ territory. Considering he’d just spent slightly more than a week...
2025-02-17 00:30:23 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Hey folks! Bonus will be out tomorrow. Cheers!
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The lobster stared upward for a few incredibly long seconds, claws crackling with barely contained lightning while Henry prepared to run for it. If the creature so much as put one of its many legs forward, he was out of there, and he wasn’t stopping until he got back to Thalis. But to his surprise, the lobster looked back down, and the intense power running down its pincers suddenly abated. The jagg...
2025-02-16 03:07:06 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks, long story short, I didn't manage to finish today's chapter for Undersea because I'm running on like 3 hours of sleep (insomnia), but I'll try to have it up tomorrow along with the bonus. Sorry for the delay!
2025-02-15 02:52:35 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Hope you enjoyed this week's chapter! This week's bonus is Undersea. See you next Wednesday, and thank you for your support!
Cheers!
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The dagger, still held by a glowing white thread flashed toward his neck and just like Edwin had done, Ethan dodged at the last minute, bending his knees for a fraction of a second as the blade whistled over his head right he dove in for a tackle, only for Edwin to fly back as if he’d been pulled away b...
2025-02-15 02:50:05 +0000 UTC
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The roar echoed in the space, somewhat amplified by the cave itself. Stalagmite broke away from the ceiling, the sound of their crashing barely audible over the cacophony of roars. The call lasted nearly for a full five seconds and as soon as it quieted down, more and more calls resounded from the large tunnel. Even the single surviving monitor next to him froze for a moment before it began thrashing with renewed fervor, hissing angrily and trying to get its still smoking jaw around his arm. ...
2025-02-14 02:59:50 +0000 UTC
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Rocky led the way, swimming swiftly along the sandy sea floor and after a few minutes, he led them back into the canyon before he dipped down in the depth.
We’re getting pretty far from Thalis, Henry thought with a bit of concern. He still had the anchor Zerathstra had given him to find his way back, but bit by bit, the way back was becoming harder and harder to recall. On his own, that is. Thankfully, Henry wasn’t on his own, and he just needed to focus on the way back to ...
2025-02-14 02:59:35 +0000 UTC
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Their steps echoed as they approached the dark stretch of the tunnel and already, Ethan could see pieces of displaced and smashed crystals littering the ground nearby, confirming that someone had messed with the lighting. Someone who might benefit from having more shadow and darkness to jump out of. But they weren’t encountering any threads, even though there had been plenty outside.
Did they have a fallout? One’s already dead, and now there’s no thread here. Is the shadow wom...
2025-02-13 03:43:13 +0000 UTC
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After having found a nice cave to hide, Henry left Maurice and Rocky to their chatting and began with a meal. Specifically, a nice, still bloody piece of Thunedermaw kraken.
Venom Production: Fulminis Bane venom synthetized.
Lightning Dash: (D) was copied temporarily.
Magic Mimic: Ability analyzed. Trickster’s Fortitude upgrade unlocked.
Henry was surprised. Had that fight been enough to unlock the C-rank u...
2025-02-13 03:13:48 +0000 UTC
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A/N: The chapter is here! And it's not delayed :p
Cheers
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It was building up in his chest. Now that he’d approached this state so many times, he realized that the first time had not been the real deal. He didn’t have the exact words for it, but if he were to compare it to anything, it might have been something like a partial combustion. Like a piece of fire log burning unevenly, with one side still water-logged from having been in the snow ...
2025-02-09 22:13:08 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Bonus should be this weekend. Monday at the latest. Enjoy the weekend!
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Ember hopped over a rotting trunk, sniffed the ground once more and without a word, continued forging ahead. It was still daylight, exactly like it had been nearly an hour and half ago when he’d gone to sleep and as he gazed ahead, Ethan could already make out the gray mountain wall with its many caves, then he turned his attention back to his surroundings.
His horns were su...
2025-02-08 04:57:48 +0000 UTC
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A/N: See you next week!
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It didn’t take long for the threat that had spooked the Stoneclad kraken to show up and somehow, Henry was not surprised. Of course, if this area had one kraken, it had a higher chance of having a second kraken, and in this scenario, it had second and a third.
Another breeding ground isn’t far, I bet. Though I’m surprised they managed to grow and level in this area. The survival rate m...
2025-02-08 04:57:26 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Forgot to say it yesterday: Thank you all for supporting me! That's it. Here's the chapter. Enjoy!
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With Ember standing watch over their little corner of the lagoon, Ethan laid down on his back and pulled up his notifications.
You have defeated [Water Monitor (I) - Level 61]
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You have defeated [Water Monitor (I) - Level 59]
2025-02-07 03:36:54 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Forgot to say it yesterday: Thank you all for supporting me! That's it. Here's the chapter. Enjoy!
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Henry’s clone froze as he recognized the being below him. It took him a second, at first, but when he saw the stone-ridge yellow eyes, and when the rock-like arms slowly unfurled, there was no more doubt, and even Identify did not struggle to ascertain the nature of the creature looking up at him.
[Stonecl...
2025-02-07 03:16:42 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Dev edit: This is the last trait selected. It was a bit too weak before (only 10%), and the Essence generation was a bit of a secret side effect, but no need to keep it hidden. Also buffed recharge time.
Scorching Ascendency: Gain the ability to buff all of your stats by 30% for a few minutes. In this state, Essence is generated faster. Approximative recharge time: 12 hours.
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It didn’t take long for Ethan to...
2025-02-06 04:12:30 +0000 UTC
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Still hiding within the network of caves while his clones patrolled the area for dangers and opportunities, Henry pulled up his rewards from all of this tuna fishing and met his first question: did he convert everything to tokens and upgrade everything he could upgrade, or did he reserve some for levels?
Wait… that’s not all. I could afford some stat points as well.
Henry hummed and peered around through his clones.
Well, there’s plenty of prey here. I can...
2025-02-06 04:10:55 +0000 UTC
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A/N: The bonus chapter! Next week will be Scorching. See you Wednesday!
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With Maurice still secure in his arm, Henry carefully swam away along a wall of bare, jagged rock, and as he did, a strange thought came to him; how incredibly quiet the sea was. Especially when compared to the two weeks he’d spent above, and considering the literal thousands of tons of powerful muscle closing in on his positions.
He expected them to be louder.
The sc...
2025-02-04 04:37:30 +0000 UTC
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I ended up binging Solo Leveling. I regret nothing (aside from lack of sleep). Bonus will be out tomorrow!
2025-02-03 03:49:42 +0000 UTC
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Edit: Wrong title and chapter number. Notifying so you all don't think it's a dupe from yesterday. My B!
A/N: I am late and my back hurts. Hope you enjoyed this week's chapters! This weekend's bonus should be Undersea. It'll prolly be ready around Sunday. Gonna take a bit of rest tomorrow and start prepping the edits of book 1 of Scorching.
Enjoy the weekend!
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The orange flaming tail swished back and forth, sliding against Ethan’s ear whil...
2025-02-01 05:29:28 +0000 UTC
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A/N: I am late and my back hurts. Hope you enjoyed this week's chapters! This weekend's bonus should be Undersea. It'll prolly be ready around Sunday. Gonna take a bit of rest tomorrow and start prepping the edits of book 1 of Scorching.
Enjoy the weekend!
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The world slowed as the jaws closed in on him, and Henry barely had the time for one thought as he triggered his abilities.
This is gonna suck so bad.
A torrent of mana rus...
2025-02-01 05:28:53 +0000 UTC
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