General Emily Pitz’s Point of View:
Like a specter, I glide across the rocky ground, hugging the canyon wall. The loose terrain doesn’t slow me down in the least as I climb the steep canyon walls.
I’m nearing Scholl’s camp as I come up to the first lookout position I scouted b...
2020-11-16 02:34:20 +0000 UTC View PostKervin’s Point of View:
"We finally made it!" I cry out as we enter the inspection line to get into Teeburn. A few people passing by give me odd looks, but I don't care right now.
We traveled light and never stopped moving, and it still took us eight days to reach the city. We did b...
2020-11-09 04:10:07 +0000 UTC View Post“AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!” I scream as I wake up within my soul.
I twitch on the simulated forest floor as pain overwhelms my entire being. I reach up and try to strangle myself and slam my head upon the ground, trying desperately to stop the pain in any way possible.
The forest around ...
2020-11-05 16:24:08 +0000 UTC View Post"I'm going to run a little longer," I tell mother as she’s about to walk into our house.
Mother looks back at me, and I watch her face cycle through a wide range of emotions. Unease, doubt, worry, compassion, understanding, mother's eyes convey so much before she settles on a small smile....
2020-11-02 06:38:20 +0000 UTC View Post"Staring at everything isn't going to magically attach them,” master jokes behind me.
“I know, I know,” I wave my left arm in dismissal in master’s direction, without taking my eyes off of the individual parts of the arrow in front of me.
A beautifully black dellinium arrowhea...
2020-10-30 05:07:18 +0000 UTC View Post"I'm glad to see you are doing better; you had me worried yesterday." Mom fusses over me as we stop running.
“I’m sorry I made you worry,” I apologize profusely. The last thing I want to do is give mother a reason to worry about me.
"You can tell me anything; you know that, righ...
2020-10-27 02:53:31 +0000 UTC View Post"Why…Won't… You… Break!" I slam my hammer down on the black rock as hard as possible and am only rewarded with a pebble-sized chunk of material chipping off.
For the last twenty minutes, I've been working on the mysterious black ore Mr. Grey traded to me, and I'm starting to realize w...
2020-10-23 03:20:51 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you sure you don’t want to stop by the village before you go?” I offer Reel the chance to rest before he returns to Drey.
“I have to get back to Kervin,” Reel quickly shoots down my offer. “Have you recovered?”
I stretch my arms across my chest. “I’m still a lit...
2020-10-19 04:35:58 +0000 UTC View PostGods, my head hurts!
I roll onto my side, only to roll back again when my body tells me that it didn't help. Turning once more, I cringe when the skin of my arm touches something freezing. The sudden cold sends a biting sensation through my muscles, breaking my mind out of its haze. With my...
2020-10-15 22:30:14 +0000 UTC View Post“I’ll take that one.”
“And that piece.”
“That’s a good one right there,” I exclaim.
I move between crates, picking out the samples of ore that have the highest content of kaglese. The size of the sample doesn’t matter; as long as the rock has a higher content o...
2020-10-11 06:01:38 +0000 UTC View Post“May I get you something to drink?” Our waiter asks everyone at the table.
“Bring us a bottle of dragon blood wine and your freshest juice for the lady.” Mr. Grey orders for the table.
“Right away, Master Grey.” Our waiter gives us a crisp bow and leaves our private room.<...
2020-10-08 04:50:19 +0000 UTC View Post
As I trail behind Kervin, we reach the double doors making up the entrance to Silver Herd’s Drey branch. Both doors are made from thick slabs of wood with no seams, indicating the doors were cut from a huge tree. Carved into the doors are etchings of bivol pulling wagons.
... 2020-09-30 03:50:48 +0000 UTC View Post
“I didn’t think you would have friends.” I playfully poke at Kervin.
“I wouldn’t call him a friend, more like a drinking buddy. I met Maz when I first started trading in Drey. His family owns a good bar that I frequent when I’m in town, and he noticed me from ...
2020-09-24 08:56:41 +0000 UTC View Post
“How do you deal with having a sore ass all day?” I roll onto my side and complain to Kervin.
“My cushion helps a little, but you eventually just get used to it.” He tells me while keeping his eyes on the forest path.
"Maybe I should invest a few stat points...
2020-09-19 07:01:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Taking steady steps forward, I swing my sword in a horizontal slash.
Camden brings his sword up and blocks my strike. The sound of our wooden swords clashing reverberates across the village.
Our swords stay locked together, both of us looking for an opening.
I...
2020-09-15 09:52:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Sitting on top of my bed, I look at the various magical tools scattered across my sheets. I have my three best sketches of the runes I found in the light hat pinned to the wood to my left on the wall next to my bed.
Since Kervin brought me the magic tools a week ago...
2020-09-09 00:47:42 +0000 UTC View PostI noticed a few people say that they aren't fans of the multiple pov changes. I feel that I should explain why I started focusing more on other people's pov.
This part of the story is mostly Aaliyah training her skills and crafting for the army. Instead of skipping straight to sp...
2020-09-04 04:53:51 +0000 UTC View Post
“What’s the rush?” Master questions me as I pull him through the trees still surrounding our village.
I scan our surroundings for any hidden beasts and try to spot the abnormality I witnessed earlier.
Whatever caused the mana to react the way it did must have ...
2020-09-04 01:17:34 +0000 UTC View Post
“You guys know the plan, right?” I whisper to master and Ronald. Leaning around the tree I’m hiding behind; I use Sense Mana to confirm the chameleon spider hasn’t moved.
"We're ready to cover you," Master says from a tree to my left. I look to my right at Ronald,...
2020-08-31 05:47:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Kervin's Point of View:
I snap the reins controlling my bivol, ushering them to pick up more speed. Bivol are brisk walkers on a good day, and it's only due to the selective breeding the Silver Herd Company experimented with in their early days that mine ...
2020-08-27 02:05:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Del-Razen's Point of View:
"What do you think, Master?" I hear Aaliyah's voice next to me.
I pretend to wake up and slowly open one of my eyes. In her hands are two ingots that are 1'' x 1'' x 4''. Both of the ingots are steel mixed with pieces of c...
2020-08-24 00:43:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Kervin's Point of View:
"From road to road, from trail to trail."
"Merchants roam, searching for a sale."
"Everything has a price, anything for gold."
"Our carts are full; everything must be sold."
"How did that sound?" I glance at...
2020-08-20 00:50:47 +0000 UTC View Post
"So, now that I have an empty pen, what do I fill it with?" I ask Master Del while I clean up our work station.
Master turns his head to the side, watching me clean up. He took up his usual position on his favorite bench after finishing my engraving pen. "Magic stuff." I'...
2020-08-15 04:57:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Author’s Notes:
Updated Ch:41. Tried to make the transition in the beginning easier. Also, the contract was changed slightly. Let me know if it sounds better with the update.
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“See you tonight, mom.” I give mom a hug goodbye ...
2020-08-10 07:14:59 +0000 UTC View Post
“How is the processing of the chameleon spider from this morning coming along, Nicolas?” Everyone in the drawing room turns to Camden’s son.
The poor man wipes a bit of sweat from his brow and straitens his posture before he answers his father. “Because the creatu...
2020-08-05 20:56:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Focus.
I feel my mana envelop my body. Mana Skin activates and I focus my senses on how it conveys the mana to perfectly cover my frame. Mana Skin has been stuck at level 40 for three weeks now and I need it to reach the next level.
I’ve tried compressing the barr...
2020-07-30 21:43:21 +0000 UTC View Post
“Damn! They spotted us,” I shout.
The three of us rush towards the headman’s house. We circled the forest surrounding the village so we could drop the materials from the chameleon spider off at Del’s house. We were hoping without being weighed down by...
2020-07-21 08:02:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Notice:
I want to apologize for my last two chapters. It was pointed out in a comment that it seemed like I hadn’t done my research for my crafting. I admit I fell through with my research. I spent the day watching some of the videos people pointed out ...
2020-07-16 07:31:04 +0000 UTC View Post