An overwhelming rush of memories flooded Percy’s mind, bringing him to his knees. Noticing his soul wisp on the way back, he’d just about managed to put his brewing equipment away in time, to avoid breaking or spilling anything by accident.
A good shout, considering how troublesome this...
2025-02-07 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post‘Spectral Art, huh?’
Evidently, involving one’s trait in their magic resulted in yet another flavour of spell. In any case, Percy was glad Weaving had more to offer than just the long-term project he was working on.
‘What did you do? I can feel my body again!’ 2025-02-07 07:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Overall, Percy and Noland’s setup was quite simple. That didn’t make it any less effective, however. Using the pure mana to defend themselves, and the gravity mana solely to quickly deliver the explosive crystals to their opponents, they relied exclusively on the bombstones to take out the go...
2025-02-06 07:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostPercy had chosen a Red host this time. The lower grade might be a little annoying, but this was the first soul he found today that was both sentient and in a relatively decent condition – right past the threshold where it could be possessed.
Naturally, he wasn’t planning to return to th...
2025-02-06 07:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post“…100.” Percy muttered as he finished drawing the last instance of the self-repair enchantment.
The growth rune was made of an inner circle, with multiple tendril-like features extending outwards in specific patterns, making it resemble a caricature of the sun. At any rate, this inner...
2025-02-05 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Wow, that looks like quite the spell.” Nesha pitched in.
“You haven’t seen anything yet.” Percy grinned.
Reaching into the mana around his arm, he willed one of its properties to shift. Without warning, the entire gauntlet vanished into thin air, causing Nesha’s eyes to w...
2025-02-05 07:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostPercy’s top priority during this trip was the self-repair enchantment. While his reinforced mana had proven an excellent material for his constructs, its greatest drawback was that it didn’t last nearly as long as he would like. Even when he used his preservation runes to extend the lifetime ...
2025-02-04 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostPercy’s efforts to use his mana defensively dated as far back as his first month in the Alchemists’ Guild, when he developed his Glove spell.
That said, the flimsy layer of cyan mana had never been particularly impressive. Back then, he hadn’t even known about Reinforcement. Not to me...
2025-02-04 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe last thing Percy wanted was to mislead Noland into ruining his life. Suffice to say, he’d made it abundantly clear that the Vault of Magic was a veritable dystopia, full of callous gods who treated their own children as trash. He emphasized that he didn’t even have a clue what Metatron di...
2025-02-03 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe clone’s memories settled in place, the events of the past few weeks rapidly flashing through Percy’s mind.
This time, he’d ended up in the body of a semi-sentient for a change! It was a weird, gnoll-like creature – some kind of ugly humanoid racoon. Not his finest moment, but th...
2025-02-03 07:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post‘Gods, I missed sending out clones so damn much!’
By now, Percy’s bloodline was more than just a fancy ability or a means of growing stronger. It was a way of life. A source of endless adventures. A window into the wider cosmos. Part of who he was. Sadly, his ci...
2025-02-02 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostPercy was dying to explore the strange feeling, but he had to finish all his chores first. He spent a couple days brewing ahead for himself and his companions. He also sent a new clone out – hopefully to the Vault, but he wouldn’t know that until he was back.
Only then did he finally al...
2025-02-02 07:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post‘Ice, huh?’ Interesting, but not that surprising. All the composite affinities were widely known, so Percy had a pretty good idea what they
‘Ice, huh?’
Interesting, but not that surprising. All the composite affinities were widely known, so Percy had a pretty good id...
2025-02-01 07:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostPercy wanted nothing more than to dive back into his work, having lots of urgent tasks to tend to. The looming threat of House Tantalus aside, there were only 9 more months until the lotus bloomed, and he wanted to return to his family by then.
Sadly for him, his injured channels forced him...
2025-02-01 07:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe lotus… a priceless treasure Percy had wanted since before he’d even learned of its existence. The only object he’d ever heard of capable
The lotus… a priceless treasure Percy had wanted since before he’d even learned of its existence. The only object he’d ever heard of capab...
2025-01-31 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostAt first, the townsfolk stared at the ill-begotten tatters of silk in stunned silence. Over the next two minutes, Percy watched the colour drain from their faces, their eyes widening with panic. But still, nobody dared to utter a sound. It wasn’t until another minute later that somebody finally...
2025-01-31 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“For a second there, I wasn’t sure you’d help us.” Percy said. “What choice did I even have?” Rambert shrugged as he walked closer. The only
“For a second there, I wasn’t sure you’d help us.” Percy said.
“What choice did I even have?” Rambert shrugged as he wal...
2025-01-30 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostA stray ray of sunlight licked Percy’s eyelid, causing him to wrinkle his nose in irritation. He didn’t wake up until a couple minutes later, however. The first thing he noticed was the stench of rotting wood and spoilt eggs. Not the most pleasant scent to come to, though it didn’t take him...
2025-01-30 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m Rambert of House Tantalus.” the newcomer replied in a hoarse, raspy voice. Pushing each word out of his lungs appeared like quite the challenge.
“Tantalus?” Jason tilted his head. “Ah! Your families have been fighting over this province, right? But what the hell happened to...
2025-01-29 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostSeeing the notification, Percy couldn’t help but crack a smile. This wasn’t what he’d set out to accomplish, but it now meant that even if the operation ended up failing, it wouldn’t have all been for nothing. That said, he wasn’t going to give up so easily either.
‘Let’s ...
2025-01-29 07:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWith a wave of his hand, Jason released a colossal amount of mana in front of him, covering all of Percy’s projectiles like a blanket. At first, both the scythe and the throwing stars continued to stab at him, though they slowed down rapidly. Mere inches before tearing into his pupil, the Soul ...
2025-01-28 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostPercy fought against the pain and exhaustion to keep his eyes open, waiting for the others to return. Doing so proved almost as difficult as the battle itself.
Eventually, he heard the rhythmic flap of Micky’s wings. Tilting his head up, he saw the crow approach rapidly, dropping Nesha in...
2025-01-28 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThree orbs of mana rapidly flew towards Percy, each a separate colour.
‘Do they all do different things, or is that just how this weird mana type looks?’
Suffice to say, he hadn’t the slightest idea what would happen if he got hit, but it didn’t really matter. Whateve...
2025-01-27 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostFighting against a Green by himself was arguably reckless, but the man was already two limbs down. If Percy couldn’t even beat him in this state, then it would just mean their plan had been doomed from the start.
“Just who are you people?! Are you members of House Avalon?!”
Perc...
2025-01-27 07:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“To start with, I need your word that nobody will harm me or Nesha.”
“That’s not really up to me, is it?” the man asked back. “I can promise you the Divine Root won’t mistreat you as long as you cooperate, but I can’t speak for the Divine Order. The gods do as they please. A...
2025-01-26 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostIn the end, three more months passed in relative quiet.
Naturally, Percy hadn’t stopped sending out clones in that time, hoping one of them would stumble upon something interesting. Sadly, that hadn’t happened. He hadn’t bothered to return to the Vault either, as none of his recent ho...
2025-01-26 07:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostPercy dragged Nesha through the Whistling Woods, the two sprinting in the darkness. The moonless sky wasn’t doing them any favours as they struggled to avoid crashing into a tree. Plus, they were out of breath already. Still, he ignored the exhaustion, striving to buy as much time as possible a...
2025-01-25 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Another one.” Micky said, carrying an oversized rat carcass in his talons.
The distraction caused Percy to mess up the rune he was trying to carve on the snake’s body, prompting him to click his tongue in annoyance. Sighing, he shifted his attention to the new corpse, scanning it via...
2025-01-25 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostEarlier
Jason had grown sick of tasting his own blood, but he couldn’t help it. Biting his cheek was a habit he’d inadvertently picked up over the last couple of months. By now, it had grown a little out of hand.
He’d already chosen to ignore multiple calls from...
2025-01-24 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostPercy had decided to look for a mana conversion spell as an alternative solution to his problem.
He needed a lot of soul mana to lure the mysterious entities from much further away, and he only had two possible sources to tap into – his own recovery, and Micky’s ability to devour souls....
2025-01-24 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post