A Novel Approach chapter 69
We emerged on the outskirts of the island that Highhaven was in the center of. “Island” might actually have been a poor choice of words. Continent was closer, though admittedly it was a small one. Because of that, we had plenty of room to travel before we had to come up from the tunnels, with...
2025-02-17 22:41:01 +0000 UTC View Post“So, you’re hoping for an intro to Dezi’s territory?” asked the Citizen with a jovial grin. He tossed back a huge mug of beer, smacking his lips and pulling a small comb from his pocket to comb the foam from his glorious mustache.
I assumed “Dezi” was Dezcarta, the general in ch...
2025-02-14 22:41:07 +0000 UTC View PostWe stopped in front of the building we’d been directed to, and I couldn’t help but stare. “Friendly Bar,” I read aloud. “I can’t tell if this person is really lazy or a recursion genius,” I said with a laugh.
“Might be both,” Callie said cautiously. “So be careful....
2025-02-14 00:13:31 +0000 UTC View PostWe followed the cloaked figure into a long hallway, then up a flight of stairs into an office. Most of us were led to a waiting room, with only me, Callie, Abel, and Bethy following the figure inside. “Please, come in,” they said cheerfully. Walking over to a coat rack, they gestured for us t...
2025-02-13 00:36:48 +0000 UTC View Post“I expected it to be more…on fire,” I said lamely as we all studied Abel’s new form. “Or maybe steaming? It looks the same.” His Ragam Blood Body had been adapted by the both of us working together. As a former Master Candidate who had broken his shackles on pseudo D-rank planet and c...
2025-02-12 01:02:37 +0000 UTC View PostI woke feeling oddly refreshed. No pain, no exhaustion, if my memory wasn’t so good I might have forgotten how I fell asleep in the first place. This feeling of refreshment ended nearly instantly as I opened my eyes to see a hideous fish staring right into my eyes. I shrieked, hands going up to...
2025-02-11 01:07:28 +0000 UTC View PostCallie beamed at me as she called up her stats. Then paused. “Um…do you have some paper I could use?” She helplessly held up her hands. “This isn’t the real world, so I can’t bring my stuff in here, which means I don’t have anything to write on.”
Thinking about it, being abl...
2025-02-07 20:01:58 +0000 UTC View PostCallie was waiting with the others when we got back inside, and she tackled me in relief. “Shane! What WAS that? Those screams…” she shuddered. “I felt like it was drowning me in my worst fears. I kept seeing visions of you dying, my mom being killed, even Jessie getting murdered. I tried...
2025-02-06 23:36:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe forms that emerged from the sea mist were only nominally “men”. They had all the parts that made up a human: skin, eyes, even hair to an extent, but those parts were…lacking. The skin was too tight and wrapped around what looked like desiccated flesh, their eyes were shriveled and cloud...
2025-02-06 00:27:50 +0000 UTC View PostLanding inside the Screeching Shoals was surprisingly anticlimactic. I was half expecting to be attacked right off the bat, but glancing around, it was clear that we weren’t in any immediate danger. At least not from people. Environmentally though, there was still some hazards around, something...
2025-02-04 23:49:20 +0000 UTC View PostIt took less than a day to get to the entrance to the Screeching Shoals. Like my grandmother had said, the Acheron was a whole different beast when she was the one commanding it. I hadn’t noticed a real difference before, but it was clear she’d just been letting us take the scenir route.
<... 2025-02-03 23:12:26 +0000 UTC View Post“So, dungeons,” I said as we all settled into the Acheron. ‘Are they all like the Moonsong Glade?” We’d just gotten off the damned ship, so it was annoying to have to get back on, giving up the firm security of real ground. I was never quite as comfortable in space as I was on a planet....
2025-01-31 20:44:03 +0000 UTC View Post“So, what have you all been upto?” My mentor asked as he flopped back down onto his chair. “Heard you’ve had some decent fights. Even killed a C-ranker at early D-rank, that’s pretty wild. Punching up is doable, but most people only manage it from the peak of the previous realm. Your ne...
2025-01-30 23:50:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Simon comes face to face with the darker side of Brockton, and how people can be more monstrous than actual monsters.
2025-01-30 23:43:46 +0000 UTC View PostOur next stop was the Imperial clan descended from Alkem, the Varhana clan. They were a Ducal clan under Duke Darius Varhana, known for their wind attribute abilities. Apparently even in Alkem’s time they had a whole legacy of wind based Skills and spells, and often synergized them with their m...
2025-01-30 01:10:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe banquet was surprisingly energetic. Most of the ones I’d been to were somber, formal affairs, but the Dryads were incredibly lively. Dancing, singing, party games. Rather than champagne or wine they served chilled fruit smoothies (though some of the fruits were intoxicating, I avoided those...
2025-01-29 01:17:30 +0000 UTC View Post