Nemobrosus

Redemption Arc 46

Edited 11/17

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Aurelia and Lucian had given the excuse that they were taking a walk. For some reasons, all of the monastic sisters had acted particularly odd when that was put forth. He had too many other things on his mind to give it any thought. Generally speaking, Lucian was quit...

Redemption Arc 45

“He’s really quite a wonderful man,” Aurelia told her sisters. She looked between them all as they sat down at the table beside her.

Lined up on display, like cattle at the livestock fair, Aurelia thought.  

“I think that one of us could live a very happy life wi...

Redemption Arc 44

After the final demonstration of his holy affinity, Lucian was shown all of the hospitality that the monastery had to offer. He had gathered with the members of this holy order to enjoy a feast. Despite appearances of austerity, they were amply provisioned. In particular, they had an abundance of...

Redemption Arc 43

Lucian sat on the back of a carriage as it traveled a particularly treacherous mountain road. The journey to the monastery was a rugged one. Heavenwatch was a description, not an aspiration—it was called such because it was so high up on a mountain that it could watch the heavens. Cate laid her...

Redemption Arc 42

Denzel walked in front of the door to Metterand’s study. He paused for a moment to take a breath, steadying himself. Then, he knocked thrice.

“Who is it?” the duke’s voice answered.

“It’s Prince Denzel. I have something I need to discuss with you,” he said, voice even. 2025-11-05 06:39:27 +0000 UTC View Post

Redemption Arc 41

As Lucian walked into the abandoned mine, he flinched as the torch flared near his face. He really wasn’t cut out for spelunking. He’d have to get used to it soon enough, though. There’d be plenty more of it in the future. Fortunately for him, the close confines of the cave started to open ...

Redemption Arc 40

“Guard-Commander Roger,” one of the knights said.

Roger looked up from his paperwork as a knight entered his office. “What is it?”

“I have someone claiming to be a servant of the Villamar family with a matching family crest requesting to see you,” his subordinate claimed.<...

Redemption Arc 39

Lucian followed behind a servant alongside Denzel as they walked through the mansion of House Villamar in the Imperial Capital. He’d been expecting at least some time to prepare, but it seemed that the duke intended to see him immediately right alongside the second prince. He wasn’t quite sur...

Redemption Arc 38

Lucian was having a similar wonderment to the first time he’d entered Verne. He watched the countryside of his new world as the boat traveled up the Lurund River. When last he’d been on a boat, he’d been in a doom-and-gloom mood contemplating the upcoming battle. He hadn’t been able to ap...

Redemption Arc 37

Despite all his taunting, Denzel didn’t intend to take this fight lightly. He had heard plenty of what Lucian did. When enough rumor comes together, there was bound at least to be a shred of truth. Even if Lucian wasn’t as skilled as his deeds suggested, there was no harm in being safe.

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Redemption Arc 36

Helen focused on calming herself as best she could before her match against Lucian. Despite her advice, he’d gone through with his ridiculous strategy for the tournament. It had all proceeded very slowly—he’d take cover behind that shield, lashing out with spells when he could, pivoting aro...

Redemption Arc 35

In the War of Four—and as Lucian was discovering, in this new reality—the Collegium held tournaments intermittently. Competition was an excellent method to foster growth, after all, and they provided fights with stakes involved. There were grander tournaments later in the year, but every mont...

Redemption Arc 34

Lucian drifted back to his apartment in Verne on a gondola that he currently shared with Helen and Olivia. Miriam and Rowan had taken earlier stops because their cantons were closer. He found himself staring at the new vaguely cross-shaped mark on his hand.

What did it mean to be an Inquisi...

Redemption Arc 33

After figuring out what was going on with them, Rowan had taken it upon himself to assume the role of distracting Saltbelly. That freed them up to engage with its mate, but that didn’t solve their core problem. Even though Olivia had agreed to follow Lucian’s direction, as the terrifying drak...

Redemption Arc 32

Up until this point, Lucian thought that all of his knowledge was holding true. Maybe he wasn’t wrong to think so. So many variables were precisely as he remembered them, down to the very last details. The line between reality and the War of Four had been thinning to the point where he’d grow...

Redemption Arc 31

Saltbelly was a foe that was beyond any of them individually. That was especially true of the hardcore difficulty. It could easily one-shot all of them. Even Rowan, glorious stat-fat bastard that he was, would get swallowed up whole in that gaping jaw. Neither their swords nor their spells would ...

Redemption Arc 30

For a few moments Lucian thought that he was sitting on a very big chair. He realized soon enough that he was small, and the chair was normal-sized. He realized this memory came from when he was a child.

“Lord Lucian. I’m coming in.”

Lucian turned his head to look at the door as...

Redemption Arc 29

As they walked through the gallery of the clerestory, Lucian couldn’t help but peer through the windows to see the ocean pressing down on them from beyond. Now that the potion had worn off and he could see no further than a few feet, he began to sympathize with Helen’s indefatigable fear of t...

Redemption Arc 28

“You’re really good at finding stuff like this. Maybe you were a thief in a past life,” Rowan praised.

“Past?” Lucian joked.

“He’s just got good intuition,” Miriam said, covering for him. “I’ve seen it myself.”

Lucian had picked up a large variety of things...

Redemption Arc 27

Once the game got going, there were plenty of ways for someone to punch beyond their weight class in the War of Four. There were plenty of opportunities that one could take advantage of. The reason that Lucian was so adamant on pursuing the Inquisition in the Fifth Canton immediately was because ...

Redemption Arc 26

Lucian had spent his day after talking with Metterand figuring out the extent of his new attributes. Other than the simple fact it felt as though his body responded to his thoughts more easily, he had progressed in other areas. He had gained enough magic power to begin learning more complex spell...

Redemption Arc 25

It was morning. Lucian hadn’t slept particularly well, but that wasn’t anything new. When he tried to go to sleep, his mind kept wandering both to those bandits and those people he’d heard screaming as they fell into the waters. In the end, he elected to distract himself by updating the Eve...

Redemption Arc 24

Lucian heard a light footstep followed by a much heavier one sounding out behind him again and again. He didn’t need to turn around to know who was here.

“Miriam,” Lucian said without looking. He stayed focused on the array of books laid out before him.

“How’d you know it wa...

Redemption Arc 23

Lucian sat on a log and drained his boots of water. His socks sat just beside him, soaking wet. Everyone else was taking time to account for the wounded… and the dead. Even his triumph came with some undeniable facts—people had died. That seemed to bother Lucian most of anyone. What bothered ...

Redemption Arc 22

For this fight, Lucian couldn’t afford to use the other consumables he’d prepared. He needed all of what he had remaining to make this plan worthwhile. If he managed to get his hand on the blessing underneath the Merspawn Knight’s feet, he was confident he could bring it home. And he alread...

Redemption Arc 21

Even though the rain was growing heavier and obscuring visibility, it was very difficult to miss the sight of Lucian running out into the oncoming wave of enemies. All of the Student Ambassadors couldn’t help but look upon this sight with both bewilderment and wonderment.

One in particula...

Redemption Arc 20

Lucian stood near Miriam’s horse as the others filtered into the square where the bandit chief’s body had been displayed. The other groups had finally managed to break through, and though they had no casualties, they certainly hadn’t covered themselves in glory. As a matter of fact, after t...

Redemption Arc 19

Lucian opened his first real battle against a human with a spell.

As the bandit brandished his axe, Lucian held his hand out and said, “Vörr.” A pure white scarab surged out of his hands, cutting through the air toward him.

The bandit regarded the projectile with intense caution,...

Redemption Arc 18

“Break the dam,” said the white-haired man.

Not long after the order was given, a great magic sigil erupted on the stone surface of the dam. Cracks split across it like an egg hatching open. Water started to burst out in small spouts before the bulk of the wall fell away and a torrent o...