Alan tried to follow behind Kalyntha. It was quite easy as she floated above and was one of the few who could fly. He hadn’t considered trying to create wings with [Shadow Creation] before now, but flying seemed awesome. Still, he decided to wait a bit as it seemed like it would be quite the ch...
2024-04-09 10:25:27 +0000 UTC View PostAlan could feel the curse at work. The first time had been different, as it hadn’t been truly his. Just a memory of a strange ability that had somehow swum up from the shadows and destroyed what had once been Bonez’s mind. But now it was. The terror, the grief, and the buried trauma spilling ...
2024-04-07 11:57:05 +0000 UTC View PostIt seemed almost futile after the initial surge of adrenaline.
Alan’s enemy was fast and undiscoverable. Mana was flowing around them in a chaotic dance that made it hard to trace anything and while his new mind attribute allowed for better cognition and better information flow, it was ge...
2024-04-05 10:34:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe clash started without much forewarning. Master Wilbis seemed like he was on the verge of exploding himself and his hands danced like the hands of a mad conductor as he rained fire upon the hooded figure before him. Alan hadn’t imagined the talkative go-lucky gnome had that in him.
Sma...
2024-04-02 12:23:00 +0000 UTC View PostAlan felt excitement. He usually did before a fight, but this time it was not his alone. Once again, his now constant companions startled swirling like ribbons of darkness around him, bleeding from his skin and coming out with his very breath. An air of thin darkness that melted away only to reap...
2024-03-31 11:54:19 +0000 UTC View PostNOTE: Another slower chapter. Some Emerson, some Worldbuilding, before we get into the midst of another battle. If you enjoy the content I'll look into preparing longer POV chapters between the regular ones. We have plenty of characters to check up on!
Emerson stood up once again. La...
2024-03-29 12:24:03 +0000 UTC View PostKalyntha was panting. More than thirty orbs spun around her like heralds of death, ready to execute anyone who showed the slightest sign of betrayal. This was all going to hell. She was on the verge of doing what no self-respected low-tier copy would ever do and contact the original. Losing the f...
2024-03-26 11:44:08 +0000 UTC View PostAUTHOR'S NOTE: Do you guys prefer a breakdown of all the bonuses in the status or a cleaned-up version? I'll be making a separate post for all the titles and skills in the future. maybe after we tier up. Enjoy the chapter!
Congratulations you have been granted the Title: Inhe...
2024-03-24 12:51:11 +0000 UTC View PostAn empty dark path.
Eternal but broken. Broken but whole.
The scars it bore made it stronger than it had the right to be.
The old trodden path remembered.
It remembered those whose feet had walked upon its cold body.
It remembered those whose darkness was only compar...
2024-03-22 13:15:16 +0000 UTC View PostAlan stepped back and watched the suffering man. He was thrashing against the bindings with strength that threatened to tear down the room. But they held. Bonez would go from screaming to crying and begging in a strange language. He would call out to the Bone Lord, and pray for forgiveness. He wo...
2024-03-19 11:19:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe room had suddenly grown much smaller. Shadows whirled around Alan like a hurricane, reflecting the storm inside of him, as he rushed with full speed toward Bonez.
The [Warlock] screamed as the first shadow blade landed on him and cut apart his robes. The leather armor held, surprisingly...
2024-03-17 12:29:44 +0000 UTC View Post“The Bone Lord’s offer needs to go first,” Alan said. His anger flared up at the thought of what he had gone through, even if Enid’s touch had made it easier to bear. “I don’t know what you do to them, or what you gain from it… and how you even take it away, considering it’s not m...
2024-03-15 12:47:29 +0000 UTC View PostNOTE: Some of the descriptions in this one might be a bit much. I don't know.
Alan lost track of time. “Pity,” the figure had said before throwing Alan back into the bone meat grinder. He did all he could to keep his composure. To focus. He didn’t know how to use his title, but there ...
2024-03-12 11:20:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe sky hung low. Too low. It was artificial at best and conjured by someone who didn’t care for making it look real. Or like the being responsible for it had seen skies a long time ago and worked from hazy memory. The world around was a jagged mess in different shades of white and yellow. Skel...
2024-03-10 10:53:59 +0000 UTC View PostAlan was lost in thought as they began walking toward the insides of the fragmented temple. He was taking it easy, letting some of his mana regenerate, while he thought things through.
The shadows and their whispers were his ever-present companion. He somewhat missed the demon because of th...
2024-03-08 13:23:15 +0000 UTC View PostYou have slain: The Void Tree Temple Doll of Srida Hoxledu [High Acolyte] (104)
Level up!
You have reached level 73 in [Warlock]!
+ 3 Attribute Points
+ 1 Mind, Will, and Magic<...
2024-03-05 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe giant stood on the sides frowning. He was eyeing the large skeletal monster and it seemed like something about it was giving him a pause. He knelt on one knee and stabbed the sword in the ground. Steam started rising out of the many segments of his ornate armor and he closed his eyes before m...
2024-03-03 13:36:54 +0000 UTC View PostThe giant tackled the doll just as it was about to attack Alan again. He came from its side with a roar, each of his steps making the ground shake. The two went rolling on the ground exchanging punches that made the surroundings tremble. Alan wondered how the giant was taking all the beatings. Hi...
2024-03-01 13:26:47 +0000 UTC View PostWhat had been a somewhat calm process of farming the ceaseless streams of dolls, parasites, shifters, and now prowlers, became a massacre.
The aura coming from the battle was like a drug injected straight into Alan’s veins. He could feel the mana fueling countless strange skills rumbling ...
2024-02-27 12:41:54 +0000 UTC View PostNOTE: I'll be editing ch. 127 a bit in a few moments. Nothing major.
“We can’t just rush back so soon.” Kalyntha said after a while, seemingly having thought things through, “We need to check for other artifacts and portals. If the temple keeps getting flooded by mo...
2024-02-25 15:37:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe new monsters were a confused mess for a few seconds until as one they turned toward the sounds of fighting. The strange wolves quickly separated into packs and moved like streams of water – silent and fluid through the ruined temple’s buildings.
Alan left his vantage point and moved...
2024-02-23 13:20:45 +0000 UTC View PostCongratulations! Your skill has advanced.
Shadow Weapon (Rare) has become Shadow Creation (Epic).
Shadow Creation (Epic)
You have embraced the shadows and imposed their will upon them, gaining control. Your shadows are s...
2024-02-20 13:31:13 +0000 UTC View PostAlan fought recklessly and with unbridled joy, a dark shadow among the faceless masses. He helped Zirida whenever he could, although she didn’t seem to be having any difficulties. Her style now was the total opposite of the first time he’d seen her fight, and while it was slower, it was also ...
2024-02-18 14:09:39 +0000 UTC View PostWith the shadows covering him, and the world just a bit bleaker if more welcoming to him, Alan felt powerful. He couldn’t remember the last time he had felt so deserving of being in his skin. All discomfort and doubt left him under the effect of his favorite skill.
As his feet pu...
2024-02-16 13:25:11 +0000 UTC View PostStepping into the temple was like stepping into a different world. The silence suffocated the group, hanging like a guillotine above them. Passing through the dark door revealed a scenery much different than the fractal itself—a memory of something much more beautiful.
Stone buildings sto...
2024-02-13 13:13:37 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a gruesome affair, but Alan found himself unable to look away. It went on for a few minutes before the man stopped thrashing around and took his last breath. Kalyntha frowned at that.
“It felt as if his mind was protected. All I gathered was that he had to kill you, Ziri.”
...
2024-02-11 14:12:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe next few hours were spent in quiet musings and meditation. In the end, Alan felt as if he was in his prime both in body and mind, despite everything. Nothing strange happened this time around, allowing him to truly take a breather and rest. The days of lugging around a cane were long gone, re...
2024-02-09 12:28:08 +0000 UTC View PostAlan followed behind Zirida trying to understand the situation. As far as he understood the dragon’s disappearance was worrying as it was the whole reason the Fractal was given the attention it had, despite how little it offered in terms of resources. Apart from the void jessamine plan, void co...
2024-02-06 13:29:39 +0000 UTC View Post“So will your Blood God strike me down for the sinner that I am?” Alan asked furrowing his brows. This was a good lesson to think more before accepting weird requests. Not that he would. But the lesson was there.
“No, no.” Zirida waved her hand, “It’s just because I’m a follow...
2024-02-04 21:07:41 +0000 UTC View PostHe still needed some major rest before preparing the curse mark or trying to curse her, considering the differences in their strength. Zirida warned him that it could be a bit dangerous, but it wouldn’t kill him. That piqued his interest. New experiences were like gold, and each helped him grow...
2024-02-04 10:45:30 +0000 UTC View Post