The reaver caught Edge’s iceblade with its free set of claws, which had been streaking down to sever its leg at the knee.
However, the monster had underestimated the momentum behind the blow, causing the sword to graze its limb before coming to a halt. It disengaged a heartbeat later to l...
2025-11-04 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostEdge picked up his spear and assumed a combat stance.
He cast his senses into his surroundings while warning Foebinder that an enemy was in their vicinity. By this point, his instincts were screaming that something was wrong—beyond the obvious threat of a monster prowling nearby. He sniff...
2025-11-03 18:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostNick sat with his legs crossed, focusing on the rhythm of his heartbeat and the mana flowing out from his core, through his energetic channels, between his outstretched hands, and back.
Through the crystal wall, he cast his gaze across the submerged city the System had designated as a dunge...
2025-11-03 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostEdge stored the rubbings in his vault, spent a few minutes bouncing ideas off Foebinder while snacking on dried meat, then returned his attention to the task at hand.
Now that he had completed his mission and learned what he could, all that was left was to pop inside the temple. He wanted t...
2025-10-31 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThree Weeks Later
Sophia extended her wrist-blades as the eagle she rode dove toward the trio of monsters flying below.
The fearsome creatures, which looked like mutant roosters the size of a barn, were...
2025-10-31 17:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostStep by step, the navy blue of twilight faded away, leave Edge awash in ten thousand shades of gray.
Everything within Darkvision’s radius grew more distinct when tiny particles of mana rebounded from them as the ocular skill sharpened his senses to astonishing new heights.
While so...
2025-10-30 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostEdge sprinted across the Ivory Plains with superhuman speed, devouring the miles beneath his boots as he made his way from Puppet Town toward the far corner of the biome.
Rue’s head was sticking out from the top of his backpack, watching the world go by with an occasional yip whenever the...
2025-10-29 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostEveryone let out a cheer as the crowd pressed closer—excited to check out Aurora’s first Rare structure and find out how it worked.
The Item-Modification Station wasn’t the biggest building the System had generated, but it was the most impressive. The walls were formed from a rich red...
2025-10-29 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostSakura sank into the comforting depths of the armchair filling one corner of her underground lair, enjoying a moment of stillness and solitude before beginning another lengthy scrying session.
Yussuf the Red was in the ground, and the undead horde had been defeated, but she knew this was on...
2025-10-28 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post“Hello, friends. Earl here. Come on in, pull up a chair, and keep me company for a while. I’ve been looking forward to meeting you, so there’s no need to be shy. I have a cozy fire burning in the hearth and a frosty beverage with your name on it ready to be cracked open.
“That’s r...
2025-10-27 17:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe messenger turned to Nick and said, “We found a regional resource, and the System confirmed it’s within the city limits.” He grew even more excited when the man told him what types of mana the site provided. Claiming it will let us place Aurora’s first Rare building.
“...
2025-10-27 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostNick opened the front door of his home as the horizon began to glow, heralding the beginning of a new day.
He tossed his boots into his magic bag—mentally separating them from the dirt covering every inch before pulling them out, stepping inside, and setting his boots against the wall. Hi...
2025-10-24 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostNick set five rocks in a circle, which the students were using as chairs until the woodworkers had time to craft more furniture.
For a while, no one said anything, giving the leaders of the refugees time to decompress from their ordeal and get some food and water into their systems. The bat...
2025-10-22 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostNick was watching the sunset while jogging around the lake when the watchtower’s alarm bell rang.
He had heard it before on several occasions, thanks to the drills Kenji had been conducting to prepare Aurora for a range of emergencies. At first, he thought the city was under attack. Accom...
2025-10-20 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody, Magnus here.
We've reached the end of another volume and things are going well. So far, the Amazon launch of the series is working out, thanks to everyone who lend me a hand during this critical period.
As always, there will be a 1 week break so I can catch up on editin...
2025-10-17 17:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostFar to the southeast, two figures were standing atop the best vantage point the high-threat biome had to offer.
While one was staring down at the ruins of the Gilded Heights and the other was peering into the distance while facing Puppet Town, both were contemplating the events that had tak...
2025-10-17 17:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostNick woke up feeling amazing—still wrapping his head around the idea that he had a bedroom and a home to call his own.
Even without a mattress, his blanket-cushioned bed was far more comfortable than lying on the ground and he slept better with stout walls to guard his back and a roof ove...
2025-10-17 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostOne Day Later
The Mayor of Puppet Town smiled as she cast her gaze across the crowd.
Nearly everyone in the settlement had turned out for today’s event. She wished Earl and the other warr...
2025-10-17 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m using my ultimate!” Edge cried as he stepped in front of his team and activated Overdrive.
Thanks to the technique he’d learned during his battle with Yussuf, he managed to stay in his body instead of entering his core, fighting to maintain focus through the molten tide of magi...
2025-10-16 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAble’s joke dispelled the tension in the air, and Edge chuckled as he sprang into motion.
Accompanied by the cacophony of large-scale combat, the kill team activated an assortment of skills and magitech devices to hide themselves from the horde. Then they rappelled from the wall… or jus...
2025-10-15 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostNick crossed Aurora with a spring in his step, excited to find out what the builders had in store for him today.
Liz caught up to him along the way, and they made the rest of the trip together. As they made their way over to where the construction crew was hard at work, he ran his gaze acro...
2025-10-15 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostPuppet Town awoke before dawn.
Magelights illuminated the crowded streets as every able-bodied person in the settlement prepared for the horde’s arrival. The stampede was approaching the border of the plains and would reach the wall sometime in the early afternoon.
A half dozen crew...
2025-10-14 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostPuppet Town had five days before the stampede arrived at their doorstep, and they didn’t intend to waste a second.
When Edge walked past the public green, the peacekeepers and militia were undergoing a rigorous training regimen. These exercises were open to anyone, regardless of their aff...
2025-10-13 17:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostNick spent the next few days training like crazy.
His people had converted a portion of the hollow mesa into a workout area that was designed to condition superhuman bodies. They had invented machines for Strength training that involved lifting heavy stones to target specific muscle groups ...
2025-10-13 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostEdge’s next stop was one of his favorite places in town—the crafting collective known as the Forge.
The Forge was a sprawling cluster of buildings where the craftmasters and their apprentices lived and plied their trade. It included a series of adjoining workshops and a spacious storefr...
2025-10-10 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Nick ran into Elizabeth, she let him know there was a change of plans and the committee was meeting outside the city limits.
They were kicking off today’s session by checking in with a team that had formed a few days ago, which would oversee Aurora’s agricultural efforts. “They...
2025-10-10 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostEdge walked over to Sasha and Riller, who had ambushed the jobo alpha and were keeping it restrained so he could Extract its powers.
“Thanks, guys. I really appreciate all the help with advancing my skills.”
“Of course,” Riller replied.
“We’re in this together, after...
2025-10-09 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostEdge was so excited that he had trouble falling asleep.
While Repel Water was well on the way to becoming a decent weapon in its own right, using it as an attack required multiple fields that had to be aligned just right. Achieving that level of precision wouldn’t always be possible mid-f...
2025-10-08 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostNick spent the rest of the day training, pushing himself until sweat soaked his shirt and his limbs were trembling.
He quaffed his Flask of Restoration to take the edge off his exhaustion and went to bed early, sleeping for over eight hours straight for the first time since returning to Ear...
2025-10-08 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostAfter speaking with Sakura about such weighty matters, Edge needed another drink.
He joined Rita and Sam in the common room of the Pioneer. When she pulled out a stool from behind the counter, he took a seat at the end of the bar, letting the music and the murmur of countless conversations ...
2025-10-07 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post