"It's big," Oscar said after he stepped into the Inner Hall. From his view, he gauged the Inner Hall to be twice as large as the Outer Hall, but the number of people was significantly less. In the distance were large houses spread out with a lot of space between them and a place that looked like ...
2022-12-21 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostOscar and Celestina read on for some time together. There were more detailed volumes on Elite Exalt beasts and above, as well as tomes about the Prinstyct, which Oscar read with great enthusiasm. Celestina read across from him while humming as her eyes darted across the pages.
"Fred and Emi...
2022-12-21 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostOn top of the mountain was a cozy setup of a clean table with several chairs. Oscar felt the frigid winds of the tundra disappear when he set foot on the platform, looking up at the clear night sky, devoid of the obscure snow clouds, with countless stars adorning it like jewels. The view from the...
2022-12-20 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post"Serena!" Edward got away from Serena's axes and tried to retreat, but a pair of hooves kicked him in the face, breaking his nose. Oscar's deer anima grunted and trotted around Edward, who was struggling on the snowy ground. Edward's Ein exploded out, and his lion anima swiped at Oscar's deer ani...
2022-12-20 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostOscar retrieved his buckler from his back while Mary brandished her spear. The two were prepared for battle and released their Ein with hostile intent, ready for Edward and Adam's retaliation. Oscar stared at the two men and said, "Do you want to fight? I'd rather we don't, but if you're insisten...
2022-12-19 16:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostA small evergreen tree grew on top of the ravine; its leaves were dark green, thicker than normal leaves, and looked like tiny needles adorning a deep brown trunk and branches. It stood out from the rest of the ravine, covered in bright white snow, and was isolated from its tree cousins of the fo...
2022-12-19 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAtop the mountain, the skies were clear and showed countless stars. Great Elder Robert, his eyes ever closed, reviewed some documents while waiting for the trial to end. It was unknown how exactly he read the documents without opening his eyes, but no one thought to ask because of fear.
Ava...
2022-12-18 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostOscar did not relent. His hands continued to tug and pull on the thread, bringing himself closer to the Nixagle and deeper into the icy gales that bombarded him.
'Ripple Shroud'
A shockwave of Reis burst from all the pores of his body and abated the freezing winds. It only lasted a sm...
2022-12-18 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe large winged Exalt Beast beat its wings, which snapped the air like whips and created gales of cold wind that blew out the snow in the air and ground. Oscar and Mary dodged the tides of snow that sprang up due to these gales.
Oscar looked at the Exalt Beast with cold eyes, recognizing i...
2022-12-17 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostSerena smiled brightly at Oscar, staring intently at him with her sharp green eyes, a thin veil of her usual cheekiness hiding the infatuation within them. She skipped ahead with light feet toward Oscar and Mary while covered in her green Ein shroud. Her black fur coat contrasted with Oscar's whi...
2022-12-17 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post"This can't be for real!" Mary sounded very aggrieved. She had thought of Oscar's wariness based on fictional tales as a weak notion with no evidence. To be stumped by someone who based his actions on fictional notions hurt her pride as one who grew up with manuals of laws and facts.
Howeve...
2022-12-16 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Exalt Beast looked similar to George's Sapphire Hedgehog back when it used up all its quills during the battle in the Floating Islands of Edin. Its back was bare of the long icy quills flying all over the room. Instead, little stubs were sticking out and growing gradually; it was regenerating...
2022-12-16 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post"KYUUUUUUU!"
These Exalt Beasts' cries were familiar to Oscar; he had heard them many times from George Harper's Sapphire Hedgehog. These projectiles flying by were certainly the creatures' quills. With a grim face, Oscar dodged and blocked any incoming quills, but they came from all direct...
2022-12-15 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe unknown mountain cavern was unlike the usual caverns Oscar had seen. Unlike the normal craggily rock and stone walls, the cavern was made of smooth ice with a blueish-white hue. One look was enough to know that this ice wasn't ordinary.
Oscar stared at the ice with a pensive look and pl...
2022-12-15 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe hungering jaws of the Frost Angarens drew closer to Oscar and Mary. Oscar's face slowly paled at the realization they were at the peak of their great leap, but he kept calm despite the encroaching maws.
Mary, on his back, was holding in her screams. In the back of her mind, she could on...
2022-12-14 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe shaking reverberated from the ice up through Oscar to his fingertips. Oscar could feel the creatures gnawing, about to burst through the ground below him with tremendous force. However, he saw this as a good opportunity because the force was akin to a wellspring of Reis.
Oscar drew a de...
2022-12-14 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostOscar showed the map to Mary, who held it gently as her brown eyes moved across the contents, stopping at the text in the bottom right corner.
"This is a map of the place we're in. The text says we must collect the Frost Orb, Arctic Feather, and Snowbell Fruit." Oscar rubbed his hands to ke...
2022-12-13 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe boisterous roar echoed across the ravine and was followed by the fall of the icicles around Oscar and Mary, shattering loudly against the icy ground. In the distance down the ravine, Oscar spotted a large cloud of snow that was getting larger. 'No! It's getting closer!'
Oscar w...
2022-12-13 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostEveryone fell silent at Ava Jones's statement. Slowly, they made their way to the small room with heavy steps and a sinking feeling in their stomachs. Most of them, even Oscar, knew that the labyrinth wasn't a breeze to get through, and it was only the first part of the exam.
The second and...
2022-12-12 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post"Do you want to fight?" Oscar smiled and took out his buckler, and pointed at one exit. "If we go out there together, we'll trigger the duel and be teleported. I'll gladly fight you for first place."
Serena's shoulders trembled as she burst into laughter while covering her mouth with her ha...
2022-12-12 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post"Go to the opposite side. I'll charge ahead and draw its attack," Oscar gripped his buckler and moved ahead; his eyes met against the indifferent crystal eye of the Crystal Guardian as if it were goading him to give it a try. His feet stomped as though Oscar was carrying a mountain.
"Are yo...
2022-12-11 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostOscar's face darkened at the sight of the gigantic hands of the Crystal Guardian; they were two or three times larger than before and easily grabbed around the pillar like it was grabbing a stick. 'What the hell is this sudden spike in difficulty? Its range is also twice as long as before. 2022-12-11 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The Crystal Guardian lurched and swayed like a bumbling toddler; the large crystal protrusions on the knees of its first right leg and last left leg caved in from Oscar and Serena's coordinated blitz. It started with small cracks that spread and enlarged all across the crystals before they burst ...
2022-12-10 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostAva Jones choked on her tea and took out a handkerchief to cover her coughs. Her breathing was erratic as she stared with blushed cheeks at Serena in the image. She knew Serena was bold from their earlier interactions but didn't expect this bombshell move.
Elder Dustin was also shocked at t...
2022-12-10 04:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe fist came crashing in with the presence of impending doom. Oscar could see the air being torn and forced away in powerful winds from its knuckles. With nothing else he could do, Oscar held his buckler and put all his Ein into it along with using 'Edureisclad' and 'Steel Scales'
Suddenly...
2022-12-09 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post"He's finally made it!" Elder Dustin was laughing off his rockers; every one of his wrinkles flapped and creased with delight, forming an unpleasant appearance of a withered old man. He pointed his wrinkled finger at Oscar and Serena, who entered the great hall of the cavern, housing the large sp...
2022-12-09 01:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostOscar didn't speak. He didn't move. He only stared blankly with wide eyes.
Serena's full confession had blown a fuse in his mind, and he was currently like a construct that was not powered on. His cheek that she pinched felt like a hot chisel had stamped itself on it. He received such acts ...
2022-12-08 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post"What's going on?! Oscar!" Serena shouted, but Oscar couldn't hear her. She stared at the inhibitor in her hand and pondered. "It all started when I pulled this thing out; Maybe I have to put it back in."
Meanwhile, Oscar felt like he was being torn apart. Due to befuddlement from being for...
2022-12-08 01:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post"I might have a way," Oscar uttered. His words rang clear, distinct from the bubbling lava and the hisses of the hot vents of steam and ash. However, despite the clarity of his voice, his face was dark, and his frown did little to help ease the tension.
Serena perked up and glanced at Oscar...
2022-12-07 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post"Combine our Eins?" Oscar felt the pressure continue boring down on him. It was not as bad as the pressure from his training in the dark waters in the Abyss Prison. However, the issue was he had to consistently hop between platforms rather than last a certain amount of time.
He looked behin...
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