Luca DR

The infinity dungeon 09

09 – Many goblins

Michael woke up, worked out, ate, stretched and was in his truck in less than thirty minutes.

The drive back to the Trail was uneventful, as usual, driving across flat terrain with the truck’s old AC working overtime to compensate for the oppressive summer heat. ...

The infinity dungeon 08

08 – Karate class

The next day was a day off from delving. Michael needed to unwind, if anything, and being exposed to dangerous and potentially life-threatening situations every day was not healthy even with all the possible gains factored in. Especially since it might, and probably woul...

The infinity dungeon 07

07 – Old Dave

The wooden door clinked as it welcomed Michael into the dusty air of the pawn shop. This late, near closing time, there were no other customers in the cluttered warehouse that housed the many knick-knacks and assorted things they bought and sold daily. The counter looked far...

The infinity dungeon 06

06 – Skeleton boss

Michael stared at death in the face, and time stretched itself until it felt as if life was nothing but a movie that he could pause at will. But even then, he knew that it was just an artifice born of a mind that knew it had to squeeze every ounce of processing power ou...

The infinity dungeon 05

05 – New mobs

The following day saw Michael waking up earlier than usual, and by the time he would normally be having breakfast while struggling to make his brain work, he was already driving his truck back towards the section of the Trail closest to where he had found the dungeon. While ...

The infinity dungeon 04

04 – Real life

“Josh! Stop!” Michael tried to yell, but his friend was not slowing down.

He couldn’t run after him either, as his body was too damaged to reach him in time without stumbling and possibly breaking his ribs all over again. Left with no other option, Michael did t...

The infinity dungeon 03

03 – Boss fight

Michael gasped, but fortunately did not freeze up as the mountain of muscles and spittle propelled itself towards him, trying to flatten him against the solid wall of the dungeon. After a split-second decision, he dropped into a clumsy roll on the fortunately smooth ground...

The infinity dungeon 02

02 – A taste of magic

“Always keep your core tight!”

Barely two days earlier, Michael was training in his dojo, struggling to properly hold the most basic of katas for more than a couple of steps before falling back into his old patterns of moving. The latest batch of instructio...

The infinity dungeon 01

New novel! Let's gooo!! (Release date on RR: June 1st)

01 – The mouth of the cave

“What, you scared to explore a little cave, Mike?” Josh taunted, voice reverberating through the wide tunnel leading to the open air of the outside.

Michael cringed at the nickname. ...

Hiatus notice for Punishment Reincarnation

I have been sick for a couple of weeks, during which I still had a backlog to post even though I was unable to write. However, this long pause left me a bit disconnected from the story, and I feel like I need to take a breather.

There will be another novel coming out very soon which I will...

Punishment reincarnation 80

80 – Seeing the sun

Melina shot glances at Lisette’s swords floating in the air, which were a sight to behold as they trailed in the air behind her, bobbing up and down according to her gait. They twitched sometimes, for instance when Melina spoke to her, as if they were reacting to her...

Punishment reincarnation 79

79 – The bracers

Beyond the alcoves of the three automata, following the lights, the team found a large pillar at the center of a platform, surrounded by a trench filled with solid obsidian. The pipes on the ceiling and on the walls were cool, dripping with condensation now that the hot g...

Punishment reincarnation 78

78 – Interrogatives

“Why did you try to kill me? What’s your fucking problem?” Ishrin connected with Sir Westys’ chest while the kid was still encased in the block of ice where he had been stuck for the last hour or so.

The impact shattered the ice and sent the youth flying ...

Punishment reincarnation 77

77 – Strong bonds

Ishrin was holding his side, hands stained with thick freezing blood while the magic in his system was running wild from the disrupting properties of the null-magic crystal he had been stabbed with. A few paces away, stuck in a retreating position by the advance of the i...

Punishment reincarnation 76

76 – Betrayal

Melina grunted a very contrite yes, and she and Lisette swiftly disappeared, dashing back into the gas and fluid filled room that separated them from their mechanical pursuer. They hid in the corners, using the intermittent lights and shadows to their advantage, since it see...

Punishment reincarnation 75

75 – Ishrin’s full power

Lisette and Melina both stared down at the three towering automata walking towards them with slow, deliberate steps as if to mock them for being too weak. The two girls were standing together, side by side, their bodies coiled up springs ready to discharge all t...

Punishment reincarnation 74

74 – Steampunktopia

Little sounds, groans and hisses of the pipes, strains of metal and mechanism seemed to come from all around. While what they could see was all perfectly still, the noises betrayed that somewhere below the apparently peaceful façade, things were alive and moving, and ...

Punishment reincarnation 73

73 – The Ruins

“I figured it out!” Said Lisette enthusiastically. She was practically hopping up and down in excitement, staring at Ishrin with shining eyes.

They were at the door soon after, and Lisette explained the logic behind her every move as she carefully arranged the mov...

Punishment reincarnation 72

72 – Adaptive armor

“Oy, any progress on the door?” Sir Westys’ voice came from the far end of the tunnel, where his team had been relegated to wait. It was for their own safety, but not for the reason the young men thought.

It was to protect them from Lisette, most of all. 2024-04-18 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Punishment reincarnation 71

71 – Signals in the dark

As Lisette turned to leave, she first headed outside to lend Ishrin a hand with the unruly gang of children, then the small glowing blue cube followed, leaving behind a dark room with Melina looking dumbfounded. Outside, she found Sir Westys’ team, diligently si...

Punishment reincarnation 70

70 – Liù is back

They felt the change before they saw Ishrin shift in place, changing from his lotus position to one where he was sitting with his back to the door, hiding what he was doing from them. Both Melina and Lisette got up at the same time, walking towards the room Ishrin was in...

Punishment reincarnation 69

69 – Inner developments

Sir Westys decided it was time to feign weakness to lower Ishrin’s guard. Despite the man’s apparent lack of power, Sir Westys had seen what his rituals could do once he put in the work, and had some help. And Sir Westys was not stupid. His father had taught hi...

Punishment reincarnation 68

68 – Conspiracy

Sitting on opposite sides of a fireplace, two figures were staring at a man sitting cross legged on a large stone. Behind the two, people were chattering and arguing, but what could be mistaken for lighthearted banter at a first glance was actually a fractured team arguing...

Punishment reincarnation 67

67 – Sorting problems out

A ray of healing energy then hit Tom, coming from Morin. And not a moment too early, for another charge from the monster sent Tom to his knees even with the powerful healing energies still flooding his body.

It was with a look of defeat that Tom stared at t...

Punishment reincarnation 66

66th chapter released the 6th of April, fun numbers 666 lol

66 – Darkness below

There they saw it, in the distance, the entrance to the tunnel system that snaked below the earth close to the Chasm itself. Like a lesser copy of the bigger chasm, the entrance was a gaping hole in the ...

Punishment reincarnation 65

65 – Groundwork for the future

Ishrin thought about breaking through to Tier 4 on the way to the Chasm, but then reasoned himself out of it. It would be a dangerous breakthrough, given the possibility that some shards of Lucius’ soul could still be within him, and he wanted to be safe r...

Punishment reincarnation 64

64 – Sir Westys

A deluge of rain curtained the sky, darkening the early hours of day and deafening the ears with its incessant white noise. The town of Semiluminal was, when shrouded in rain, distant and empty. The stores were not closed, but felt like ghostly apparitions with their windo...

Punishment reincarnation 63

63 – Distorted truths

“Be more specific.” Said Syrma’s distorted voice, coming from the Farcaster Orb.

“They entered the city of Semiluminal through the main gates at 16:28, together with a merchant named Taiival. We believe that he was transporting illegal goods from Obscur...

Punishment reincarnation 62

62 – Babysitting quest

The party didn’t have to wait long before Taiival got in touch with them, having found someone who was willing to share information with them, and by noon of the next day they were walking down the main street of Semiluminal apparently all the way to the edge of t...

Punishment reincarnation 61

61 – Semiluminal

Ishrin woke up to the sound of yelling. Curses and threats were flung in the air, and among the many voices he could make out the shrill voice of Melina and the deep, calm and threatening tone of Lisette.

Getting up, he saw that there were a dozen or so people surro...