Arie makes the split-second decision to block the incoming yellow arrow with the remainder of his spirit arms.
At such close range, and with even less warning than the last arrow he blocked in the air, this collision makes Arie even more aware of the true strength of this Lich.
All of...
2025-01-28 00:00:05 +0000 UTC
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A massive purple trail of light is left behind the spirit arrow as it rockets toward the Lich’s bright yellow attack.
Arie’s breathing and heartbeat synchronize, as time feels as though it's slowing down.
Though this is not a phenomenon of the Noble Vibrations suppressing his mind...
2025-01-27 00:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Abby speaks next.
“Kill the Kings? Have at it. I’ll be watching from a distance.”
Bri’s voice echoes through their link right after.
“Hey wait! I watched those energy readings when you were only provoking them… It would be most logical to corner one against the three...
2025-01-26 00:00:05 +0000 UTC
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A series of explosions of white, purple, and yellow light erupts like popcorn, growing larger as each of the purple arrows Arie shot off curves toward their target and rains down on the energy crescent moving his way.
However, Arie’s eyes glow brighter, and the number of arms growing from...
2025-01-25 00:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Just hours after the Realm Wave stabilizes time between realms again, Randel and Syl returned to the Ogre conglomeration headquarters, carrying an entire long-term storage locker worth of ancient goods in their ether storage systems.
A series of transmissions are sent to 3rd and 2nd Class O...
2025-01-24 00:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Day 74 to 78 updates stream in as the commanders continue to rest. Bri slowly cultivates yellow threads to make progress toward her True Core but it does not look like she will achieve this any time soon as she is occupied by managing everyone here and watching the trading markets and setting up ...
2025-01-23 00:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Arie’s True Core consolidation looks far more natural than the absurd footage Ava received of Abby’s just minutes ago.
For starters, the larger yellow orb of light that has hit its critical mass is, in fact, still inside his body.
Though, it appears he is using his 2nd ranked-up b...
2025-01-22 00:00:06 +0000 UTC
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The battle path of the two Kings is always shifting, and as the four travelers on this Demonic world make their way closer to the throne, their odds of running into the crossfire of these two forces of nature exponentially increases.
After being momentarily distracted by the energy output o...
2025-01-21 00:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Fisher tries to follow after Monk, but every footstep closer to the black bones he takes, the colder his body gets.
It is not like the icy cold aura that envelops Lydia.
Her ice actually feels full of energy, as Fisher can sense the mana creating it.
This aura that seeps into hi...
2025-01-20 00:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Loud thuds echo through the air as Monk and Luna stand back behind the Wyvern’s skeleton.
For some reason, the black bones left behind emit a cold aura; and even with a concentrated version of Luna’s perception buff, none of her mana- or qi-infused senses can see past the entire corpse....
2025-01-19 00:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Ava looks into her system, and just seconds after sending her report of the Realm Wave to the Lower Realm, a series of pings hit her consciousness from Raven over the next minute.
[Day 9 Update] [Raven]: Message received. We have made it to Kelfar, a world where this additional time will be...
2025-01-18 00:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Four hours pass.
Bri exits the Crimson City Labyrinth after leaving a third containment case and a very detailed plan behind.
Pluto stares at the place where Bri has teleported away and whispers under his breath while replaying the scene in his mind from two weeks ago—of a human kil...
2025-01-17 00:00:12 +0000 UTC
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Just over 16 minutes ago, the Ellipsia Citadel encounters the same Realm Wave, and the usual protocol is followed.
An automated Citadel notification rings in all of the citizens’ ears, and notices to seek shelter and go inside are all anyone can see or hear on their system interfaces.
...
2025-01-16 00:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Randel and Syl arrive in front of the closest black cube, the most common entrance point from the Ellipsia Citadel Fast Travel Orbs.
Usually, a visiting party would be guided through a number of checkpoints and surveillance levels before accessing the long-term storage areas of the fortress...
2025-01-15 00:00:07 +0000 UTC
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As a negotiation between Bri, Alveron, and Monk begins, many moving parts are shifting into place in the Upper Realm as well. Millions of kilometers from the Ellipsia Citadel, two Red Ogres stand in a translucent fast-travel orb flying above a sea of endless green clouds.
Syl, the slightly ...
2025-01-14 00:00:07 +0000 UTC
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The simple man in orange robes, sitting in Valor City where he has lived all his life—fighting monsters and humans to support his followers and continue the teachings of his predecessors—looks at the private message he’s received with wide-open eyes.
This is because when he opens the ...
2025-01-13 00:00:07 +0000 UTC
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As all the members of the 1st Galactic Trade Commission’s meeting disconnect from the simulated chatroom Bri created, two individuals in particular are affected most by the discoveries today.
A bright yellow slug on the surface of a vast ocean on a world with its surface being 99% water o...
2025-01-12 00:00:07 +0000 UTC
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I walk forward into the dark black tower, and the massive doors shut behind me with an echoing thud.
I can still see millions of ether, divine energy, and mana pathways flowing through the inside of the structure. I have the ability to manipulate them at will, just like the rest of the cita...
2025-01-11 00:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Instead of a simple [Mythic Grade] interface where I can input mana-based materials and a finite number of options for their uses and applications pop up, the new [Divine Grade] interface growing before my mind is completely different.
It’s as though all of the standard limits of crafting...
2025-01-10 00:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Although the surveillance systems are shut down wherever I travel, I make no effort to conceal my presence as I float down the middle of the enormous streets.
While I could use my stealth skill, or fly higher or faster to go unseen, I take my time, leaving trails of demonic energy in my wak...
2025-01-09 00:00:06 +0000 UTC
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“Later today?” Seraphel replies.
I nod. “Yes. I have a few tasks I must finish first, then I will come to train right away.”
“Very well, I look forward to it.”
The transmission feed to the High Orc’s Tower cuts off, after mutually ending the connection.
While...
2025-01-08 00:00:06 +0000 UTC
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“Who ruled the Upper Realm before…?”
The Wyvern nods slowly, looking upward, away from where the holographic transmission device can see.
“There have been many rulers. This Upper Realm is separated into many zones, just as vast and different as the Lower Realm is to the green ...
2025-01-07 00:00:10 +0000 UTC
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The familiar vibrations of a Noble being ripple through me when the Wyvern appears, but after feeling the violent aura that came off of the Vermillion Family Head, I’m now certain there was something more to that display I couldn’t perceive.
“So, you spoke with the Grand Citadel’s L...
2025-01-06 00:00:12 +0000 UTC
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At these words, the holograms of the warlords dissipate, and I make the divine energy manifestations of my generals evaporate too.
Though, I do keep them on the call. A fifth general pops up in the void within our linked consciousnesses, and Ava looks through my eyes.
She turns to the...
2025-01-05 00:00:06 +0000 UTC
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As green divine energy holograms of my teammates form around me, my shared vision with them allows them to feel as though they’re in the room with me.
Ember waves his clawed hand, and a system message expands to connect with the Demon’s communication setup in front of the long table use...
2025-01-04 00:00:10 +0000 UTC
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I look out the massive one-way glass window, overlooking the entire Ellipsia Citadel. The view stretches far into the endless green clouds beyond the edges of this floating city in the sky.
A familiar warm tingling sensation pulls at the back of my consciousness, connected to the strongest ...
2025-01-03 00:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Strange system users begin popping up all over the message boards, and dungeon loot never seen before on this world becomes abundant in the digital marketplace.
The massive general chats grow over 100 times in size, but many other specialized chats naturally emerge for races, user strengths...
2025-01-02 00:00:04 +0000 UTC
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[Days ago, in the Lower Realm.]
In the center of the Dark Continent, a final surge of energy pulses out from the throne before it goes silent, and strings of notifications ring through every single awakened human’s inner ear.
[You have gained access to the World Wide Connectivity Sy...
2025-01-01 00:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Memories of Citadel commands only available to Andras Vermillion are fresh in my mind.
Plus, the repercussions of killing a Demon contracted with the 5 Great Families in the Upper Realm are clear as day as well.
I’m positive at the very least, the family head is already aware that a...
2024-12-31 00:00:06 +0000 UTC
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[Level Up] x5016
[Use Absorption]
Skill: Dark Mist
Upgrade: Divine Grade
[YES][NO]
[Congratulations! Rising Emperor's Domain Milestone Reached!]
[80,792/50,000 Worlds Claimed]
[New Perk Unlocked: Path to Domination]
Info:
Generals may now borr...
2024-12-30 00:00:05 +0000 UTC
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