Chapter 71 Revised
A little bit late today. I usually take Mondays off, but I'll try and see if I can get another revised chapter or two out tomorrow.
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Chapter 71 - Fraternal Cooperation
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Chapter 505 - Prince's Arrogance
When the lift doors opened, Naiad and Valeria came out with their guards raised. Valeria’s glaive was brandished—not that she thought it would do much good against the golems they’d been fighting—and Naiad’s power was at her fingertips.
But nothing jumped out to greet them. As far as...
Chapter 504 - Scope of the Ancient Runes
As Leon once again took to his feet, his magic body felt flush with energy as every fiber of his being demanded that he seek vengeance against the man who had so violated and humiliated him. It even looked like it would be easy, since Nestor remained upon Leon’s throne, his eyes closed and seem...
2020-10-07 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 503 - Humiliation
Leon was furious beyond words. His anger burned within him like a star had ignited in his chest. His body had been hijacked by an ancient member of his Clan, his magic body had been completely immobilized, and Xaphan was down for the count. In this state, Leon couldn’t even sense Maia, let alon...
2020-10-05 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 502 - Beginnings of Trust
Valeria sucked down as much air as she could, her body feeling weak and drained of magic power. She hadn’t managed to recover her magical reserves from the ice wraith attack, and the fight with the golems had just wiped out what little she’d managed to build back up, and that deficiency left ...
2020-10-02 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 501 - Control
Nestor climbed out of the crater and stood in front of Leon, a smile of victory all over his face. Leon was still on his knees, his soul realm devoid of any meaningful amounts of magic to call upon to defend himself. He glared up at Nestor, and if looks could kill, Nestor would’ve been ash on t...
2020-09-30 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 500 - Captured Power
Valeria couldn’t sit still. Leon had been gone for over an hour, there had been no word from him, and the golem that had escorted him hadn’t returned. The other golems remained on their plinths in the alcoves, and there didn’t seem to be any sign that anything was wrong, but still, she coul...
2020-09-28 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapters 69 & 70 Revised
Not going to lie, I'm not too happy with these two. Combined, they were about 5200 words, with revisions only bringing that down to 4200 since I had to add a bit to fill in the gaps that the cuts left behind so that the chapter would fit the changes made in earlier revised chapters. T...
2020-09-28 01:56:39 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 499 - Nestor
Leon whipped around, his blade in hand as the hole that allowed him into the sphere of light sealed itself behind him.
“What is this?” he almost shouted as he turned back to face the man in the bed, who despite looking like the living dead barely batted an eye at Leon’s brandished weapon...
Chapter 498 - Depths of the Mountain
“Where exactly are we going?” Leon asked as the golems escorted him and his party further into the ‘research installation’, as the lead golem had called it.
Behind him, Valeria and Maia were on high alert, their auras indicating that magic was still flowing through their bodies, keepin...
Chapter 497 - Prince of the Thunderbird Clan
As Leon led Maia and Valeria toward the door between the talons of the great Thunderbird colossus, he turned his attention to the Thunderbird herself. He doubted she would given how distant she usually was, but he hoped she would provide some insight regarding this place.
[Hmm?] the Thunderbir...
Chapter 496 - Colossus II
[Boy! That statue is preparing to attack!] Xaphan shouted into Leon’s mind, drawing Leon’s attention away from Valeria and back to the colossus on the other side of the field, half a mile away.
Leon could sense a rising magical pressure, and his eyes grew wide as its power and density quic...
Chapter 495 - Colossus I
Leon, Valeria, and Maia quickly caught up to the Gorgon. The serpentine woman wasn’t moving too quickly, so it was easy enough to fall into place not too far behind her as she led them toward the ice-covered foothills at the edge of the Vale.
Valeria and Maia were quiet, and Leon wasn’t in...
Chapter 494 - Reaching an Accord
The Gorgon stared at Leon and Maia in expectation, while practically ignoring Valeria. She waited for their response to her offer, to help her in exchange for being given a way to bypass all of the demonic ice between them and whatever lay to the northeast of the Forest of Black and White.
Leo...
Chapters 67 & 68 Revised
My thoughts after the chapter, I'm sure ya'll know the deal by now. Let me know what you think in the comments down below! =)
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2020-09-14 01:08:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 493 - A Monstrous Offer
Far stretched the ice of the northeastern mountains, forming an impassable wall separating Leon’s small party from what lay beyond, from what was scattering his magic senses. It wasn’t like a sheer cliff, but the amount of ice—several great hills and ridges of it that curled upward and outw...
2020-09-11 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 492 - The Next Step
[I found a corpse,] Leon reported to Maia. [Looks like it’s been here for a while.]
Maia didn’t respond with words, but he felt her acknowledgment.
He approached the tent a little bit closer despite the rank stench coming from the rotten man. As far as Leon could tell, he’d been there...
Chapter 491 - The Pillar
The night following the Gorgon attack was harrowing and restless. Banshees shrieked close enough that Leon, Maia, and Valeria were constantly on edge, they occasionally felt the chill of ice wraiths as they passed nearby, and none of them could shake the oppressive feeling that the Gorgon was onl...
2020-09-07 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 490 - Desperate Last Moves
Leon, Maia, and Valeria tore off into the forest, leaving the Gorgon and the lake behind. He didn’t know exactly why, but it took the Gorgon a few seconds to start her pursuit, which he was immensely grateful for. As a creature of earth magic, her speed wasn’t anything to brag...
Chapter 489 - Facing Old Fears III
Leon stared in shock and horror at the Gorgon, his eyes locked with hers, gold and dark sea green. She had slit pupils like a reptile, which made a degree of sense given her serpentine lower half, and as her mouth opened in what seemed like surprise, Leon could see a pair of long sharp fangs that...
2020-09-02 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 488 - Facing Old Fears II
“You two… all right?” Leon asked as he practically gasped for breath. His limbs felt like they were ten times as heavy as usual; his body was utterly devoid of magic power, and he barely managed to push himself back to his feet. His heart rate was falling and the dregs of his stored magic w...
2020-08-31 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapters 65 & 66 Revised
Honestly, not much about this one needed rewriting. Nearly all of the changes made here were deciding what to cut and what to keep, with the rest of the changes being pretty minor in comparison. Though, I did cut enough that I squeezed both of these into a single chapter.
Still,...
2020-08-30 23:19:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 487 - Facing Old Fears I
Valeria was as good as down, having been incapacitated by the simultaneous shrieks of a dozen banshees. Leon and Maia were still on their feet, but their magic power was in turmoil, and now the banshees were bearing down upon them.
[Stay here, defend, don’t attack,] Leon was able to mutter t...
Chapter 486 - Wraiths
It was a peaceful night in the Heartwood grove. The sounds of distant banshees never ceased, but the aura of the trees protected and gave peace to their minds, allowing them to have a restful and uninterrupted night.
The next morning, Leon got them moving again as quickly as he could. He had n...
Chapter 485 - Heartwood Graves
Leon, Maia, and Valeria reached the Heartwood grove a few hours before nightfall, and as soon as the latter two set foot into the area—protected as it was by steep cliffs and hills on nearly all sides—it was easy for them to see why it was such a safe location. The Heartwood Trees here were a...
2020-08-24 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 484 - Justin's Path
Leon, Valeria, and Maia stared down at the dead woman frozen in ice, none of them speaking for what seemed like minutes on end.
“This… is Rhea?” Leon finally asked.
“Yes,” Valeria confirmed.
“The Rhea that you told me about back in Teira?” Leon pressed, barely able to hide ...
Chapter 483 - Remnants of Home
The morning after Leon’s party arrived at Torfinn’s longhouse, it quickly became apparent to Leon that any notions of his of staying with Torfinn for longer than a night wasn’t going to work out well. They were so close to his home Vale that Valeria was on edge and terribly restless. He cou...
2020-08-19 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 482 - The Brown Bears
“Last chance for anyone to turn around,” Leon said as the doors to Clear Ice Fortress began to open, the great steel slabs moving excruciatingly slowly.
At his side was Elise and Valeria riding Anzu, while Maia stood at his other side. Behind them were half a dozen Heaven’s Eye guardsmen...
Chapters 63 & 64 Revised
Not going to lie, I almost thought I was going to have to delay this by another week since it was such a bitch to finish. But I got it done, so here it is... even though it could probably use another read through or two on my part.
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Chapters 63 & 64 - The First ...
2020-08-17 01:59:21 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 481 - Changing Plans
“The Northern Vales?” Elise asked for confirmation.
“Yes,” Leon affirmed, his tone grim and irate. Offended, even. “The chances of him being anywhere else are… slim, I think. I can’t think of anywhere else he and the rest of his people could be other than my childhood ho...