Oscar ran ahead to rejoin the battle. Piles and mounds of algae, grass, and branches littered the sacrificial chamber, the fallen remains of many Grovekeepers. In the center, near the stone altar, Serena and the others were fighting and holding on. Seeing their tired faces, Oscar felt the outlook...
2023-03-02 21:01:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe last thing Serena remembered was Oscar's voice shouting for her to take cover and the bloated hydra exploding. A mix of flames and bubbles filled her vision until a sudden silence and darkness. Then, out of nowhere, she heard something snap, followed by more snaps.
"Ernest?" Serena mumb...
2023-03-01 19:02:52 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a brief break to restore his Ein, Oscar knelt to observe the tracks. The one in the middle that split the wet sand into two sections was sure to be Serena. This boded well. A good chance Serena survived the explosion and was brought here. His relief turned to caution, and Oscar frowned at t...
2023-02-28 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe waters of the lake were disturbed by waves and ripples of foam from the rise of the nine-headed lotus hydra. Its low roars from the beautiful flowery heads rang through Oscar's body, and involuntary shivers sprang across his skin. He let out a fearless smile, but a drop of sweat ran down his ...
2023-02-27 19:28:32 +0000 UTC View PostAshen Grove was a realm of vast forests, swamps, lakes, and jungles. The air was thick and humid from the vast amounts of trees and flora of every kind on the ground. Everywhere, insects buzzed and chirped as Exalt Beasts of many different species lurked and rested under the cool cover of the lea...
2023-02-26 18:57:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe absence of pain was strange. Oscar placed the inhibitor back into his ear and pulled it out again. Again, no pain, no discomfort, not even a drop of sweat anywhere on his light, healthy skin. To be sure, he cleaned out the inside of his ear with his pinky and could only stare at the inhibitor...
2023-02-25 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWithin the Blue Ocean Pavilion's base in the middle region, Oscar slept soundly in a tent. His soft snores came out like clockwork in rhythms, and his eyes remained shut, unable to be roused by the loud clamors and noise from outside until…a twitch. His left eye twitched, and Oscar furrowed his...
2023-02-24 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a long day of fighting, the large blazing sun waned, and the dim twilight before night covered the desert. Oscar's figure, wrapped in the continuous stream of Eirin spheres, with his strange Eirin antlers protruding from his head, looked closer to an ethereal being rather than a human, a sp...
2023-02-23 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post"What are Frederick's chances?" Serena leaned close to Oscar with a solemn look. The deadly battle with George and the bowman had shaken her, and she felt the pressure mounting. Oscar's presence provided comfort and security to wash away her worries.
"He's gotten stronger since entering Ash...
2023-02-22 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostOf the eight people on the Blue Ocean Pavilion's side, there were Oscar, Emily, Frederick, Serena, Rachel, George, a man named Hillman, and another named Dale. The timer of Ein started to tick down, and ten minutes were provided to decide who would fight in the first battle for five Golddew Figs....
2023-02-21 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe cactus tree had an extraordinary height, extending far into the blue sky. The very top looked to stab right into the large rising sun as many rays of sunlight fluttered and bounced off its long shiny spikes. Not a single part of its large green body lacked a spiky protrusion so sharp that it ...
2023-02-20 18:05:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe metal plate was lackluster, a worn and slightly rusted object contrasting against the clean metal surfaces of the chamber and the block it was placed on, but a strange presence surrounded the plate. The metal plate was special; there was no doubt about that.
Oscar slowly reached out his...
2023-02-19 19:49:15 +0000 UTC View PostOscar groaned. His skin burned from the heated sparks between the streams of Reis and Ein as the two powers combined. He heard the thumping of his heart grow louder and faster until it silenced; the heartbeat became so fast he could not discern a single beat from the rest.
"You idiot, you d...
2023-02-18 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostOscar wondered how many times he had died against Demon Oscar. He fought his wayward copy multiple times. After each loss which only took less than a minute, he immediately returned to the realm of thoughts to start anew.
Three hours later.
Oscar fought over a hundred times. A lesser ...
2023-02-17 19:02:50 +0000 UTC View PostUnexpectedly, instead of creating a copy of Oscar as he was now, the realm of thoughts delved deep into his mind and pulled out his unconscious being, the demon state that overwhelmed Orden. This monstrous version of Oscar, Demon Oscar, stared at the original with a cold gaze and summoned a blue ...
2023-02-16 18:28:53 +0000 UTC View Post"Test of the Elements?" Oscar murmured. His red bulwark lifted, and he strode around the metal room with his deer anima. The hooves clanked and scraped across the metal-plated ground as they traveled to a metal podium in the center of the room.
On top of the podium was a large arrow that mo...
2023-02-15 19:11:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe bright lightning blade pierced through the air, and Oscar leaped atop his deer anima, landing and running across the shaft of the polearm. Though the lightning was mainly concentrated on its tip, parts coursed through the pole. Oscar was unbothered by this as his deer anima continued to run w...
2023-02-14 20:04:24 +0000 UTC View Post"Identified three Exalts of Middle Elite Exalt realms, powering to match the power of the group." The bronze ape warrior struck the sandy ground with its lightning-charged polearm and slowly cut across to the other end. A burst of crackling heat melted and turned the golden sand into a molten str...
2023-02-13 19:04:15 +0000 UTC View PostOscar's deer anima charged into the mass of ants. Its metal antlers rang clear against the ants' hard carapaces, but with a forceful grunt, the deer anima forced the ants away with sheer power. The ants gave way, and Oscar trampled his way over to his friends.
He stabbed many with his silve...
2023-02-12 19:20:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe large sun blazed down on Oscar and Gol-4. Oscar got off his deer anima, unsummoned it, and walked slowly around the vicinity.
Forward, backward, and sideways Oscar paced while keeping his eyes on the bodies of the Great Sharakas, which were becoming more and more hidden behind the sands...
2023-02-11 21:44:31 +0000 UTC View PostBam! The sound echoed from within the giant corpse of the Great Sharaka from behind its clenched jaw of innumerable teeth. It repeated, followed by the sounds of glass shattering until cracks spread across the hard surfaces of the sharp teeth. Finally, a silver lance protruded out, shattering the...
2023-02-10 20:55:44 +0000 UTC View PostThree sharp armored fins torpedoed toward Oscar, and the sands parted away in great tides, scattering to obscure his vision like Orden's sandstorms. Not wanting to become shark food, Oscar leaped up high, but again, the sharks responded with large splashes out of the sand. Their large bodies impo...
2023-02-09 18:49:34 +0000 UTC View Post"Os, is that her?" Frederick leaned toward Oscar. He couldn't help but take quick glances at Maia's beautiful features but grunted in pain from Emily gripping his shoulders tightly.
"Yup, that's her. Maia Claude." Oscar stared into the fuming Maia's bloodshot eyes, and her Ein turned into f...
2023-02-08 20:30:26 +0000 UTC View Post"I didn't expect that," Oscar said, his voice carried by the passing winds.
"Expect what?" Serena asked, her wavy red hair floating about with the breeze. The flowery scent from her freshly washed hair wafted close by.
After Mary told Oscar about the whereabouts of Frederick and Emily...
2023-02-07 20:38:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe roar of a beast swayed the branches and leaves of the old evergreens of Ashen Grove, rippling through the air. The full might of a Lower Elite Exalt Beast, yet Oscar stood undisturbed and even looked bored. As the beast slashed with its large claws, Oscar saw through it all and dodged.
...
2023-02-07 05:02:59 +0000 UTC View Post"The two Nydil Seeds contain enough Ein for you to advance into Middle Elite Exalt realm, but be careful not to overdraw. Condense and contain the rampaging Ein, or else your Ein will be chaotic and hollow." Gol-4 warned.
Oscar fiddled around with the seeds in his hand. "I know. I went thro...
2023-02-06 16:46:23 +0000 UTC View Post"The enemy?!" The man, dressed in the Earth Core Academy's uniform, lifted his glasses, not hiding the displeasure and hostility towards Oscar and the others. He waved his hand, and the others closed in to surround Oscar, not allowing a single gap for them to escape. "Why are they alive, Orden? S...
2023-02-06 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostReaching the point of advancement was always a delight for any Exalt, and Oscar was no exception. The excitement made his body shiver, or perhaps it was due to the weak condition of his muscles from yesterday's ordeal. Either way, he was beyond ecstatic.
'I'm finally here!' Oscar n...
2023-02-05 15:31:50 +0000 UTC View PostEarlier at the time when Oscar and Orden started their bout, Erik led Austin away from the fierce battle. The parasitic vines continued to wriggle around, their grasp on Austin was firm, controlling the young Exalt to fight back, but it lacked the finesse of the soldier Austin was.
The flam...
2023-02-04 01:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post