Percy allowed his thoughts to sink into the ethereal cord in his sternum, watching the live feed provided by Micky with bated breath, as the crow shared his senses with him.
His blood flow had greatly slowed, an oppressive feeling of numbness enveloping his body from beak to talon. Micky di...
2025-01-23 07:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostUnlike the previous times, much less of the black liquid seeped out of the walls. A portion rolled down to the floor, the rest sticking to the cube’s surfaces. Next, the material solidified, coating the room with a thin film of black.
‘That’s a new one…’ Percy frowne...
2025-01-23 07:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostTwo weeks went by in a flash, as everyone pushed themselves to their very limits.
Percy didn’t actually get to spend much time with Nesha. Even when the two got a few minutes together, they were typically too tired to talk. From what little they did speak, however, he understood she was a...
2025-01-22 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Percy prided himself as a relatively fast reader, he was operating under a strict self-imposed time limit during this visit. Naturally, he couldn’t afford to carefully read all seven of the volumes he’d just bought.
Luckily, he didn’t need to either. Obviously, he had no intenti...
2025-01-22 07:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostOver the next hour or so, Percy brought Baldy up to speed on the mushrooms. Of course, he’d already briefed him on his plans previously, but it wasn’t until now that he’d come to understand his ingredients better.
At first, he didn’t expect his grandpa to be too intere...
2025-01-21 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post‘Draw any three runes 300 times in total, in under 6000 rits, with at least a 95% success rate. Each individual rune has to be drawn at least 50 times.’
‘Shit.’
Percy only knew the concealment and pocket runes, but the latter didn’t even wo...
2025-01-21 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostPercy spent the next few hours brewing Aurora Dew and healing potions, though his mind had drifted elsewhere. He was thinking over his idea, fleshing out the details. Alchemic principles were typically quite broad and could be applied in several ways. While pacification, redirection and deattunem...
2025-01-20 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Wave begins. May your challenge be successful!”
Percy stared at the cylindrical piece of metal erected in the middle of the room. It was too short to be considered a pillar. A podium maybe?
Shrugging, he approached. In any case, the magiscript challenge ...
2025-01-20 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostPercy’s training session only lasted a couple of hours, though to him they felt closer to years. And that was despite Galahad cutting him some slack every few minutes or so, to keep him from passing out. By the time they were done, Percy wasn’t even sure he had improved in the slightest. If t...
2025-01-19 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostStrictly speaking, the parrot didn’t need that much healing.
Unlike Gabe, who had been stabbed full of holes before Percy first found him, the bird had merely choked to death. They only needed to make up for the minor deterioration the body had undergone between death and reanimation.
... 2025-01-19 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIn the end, Percy managed to brew a couple healing potions by nightfall. In fact, things went even more smoothly than he’d originally expected. He only wasted a handful of mushrooms before learning to extract their essence properly. If he’d known it would be this easy, he would have brewed so...
2025-01-18 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostAfter overcoming the dizziness of the trip – at least it helped he was expecting it this time – Percy stood up, examining his surroundings. Lots of people were looking at him curiously again. Though he seemed to have been transported to a different location.
‘As I thought, it’s ...
2025-01-18 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post‘Finally, I can get started on this!’ Percy rubbed his hands in anticipation.
Perhaps he was a little too excited to be working on his somewhat disturbing project… But who could blame him? He genuinely enjoyed alchemy, and he’d been looking forward to brewing potions for a ...
2025-01-17 07:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Percy had kept an eye out for any sign that could lead him back to the mysterious girl, he had failed to find any clues as he roamed the space between worlds. He wasn’t sure what the problem was, but he figured there wasn’t much he could do about it at the moment.
In the end, he j...
2025-01-17 07:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostSeveral days earlier
A frog hopped atop a protrusion jutting out of the mud, its rhythmic croaks echoing within the depths of the bog. Big mistake on its part…
Suddenly, a mound of dirt surged outwards, startling the poor creature. Frightened, it leapt away, trying ...
2025-01-16 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostPercy allowed his boosting art to fizzle out, as he placed both palms on his knees, breathing heavily.
While the creation of his clones had grown into quite a routine operation by now – a far cry from the dangerous and laborious venture it was during his early days – the act still left ...
2025-01-16 07:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post‘I wish Percy was here…’ Micky lamented as he stuffed his face with the fifth goblin core.
While the Whistling Woods were a nostalgic place for both of them, it was especially so for him. After all, some of his earliest memories were of him and Percy hunting here togethe...
2025-01-15 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe soul mana gushed through Percy’s channels like a torrential river, lighting up a silver maelstrom around his sternum. Tears formed and closed throughout his soul, but he didn’t pay them any attention, having long grown used to this version of his boosting art.
Instead, his attention...
2025-01-15 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIn the end, it didn’t matter much whether Elaine and Nesha rushed or not, as they still had to wait for Percy to wash up too. Owain was a highly impressionable toddler by now, and Elaine had no intention of bringing a veritable caveman along to meet him.
“Looking much better!” she exc...
2025-01-14 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostNesha picked up the knives from the table, before leaving the hut. Percy was still busy using his new trick to repair his injured soul, so she’d deliver the finished tools to Mr. Dylan for him.
On the way to the shop, she didn’t stop playing around with her mana, however, trying to keep...
2025-01-14 07:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostNesha stood still, basking in the water’s warmth as dozens of tiny rivulets splashed on her shoulders, before trickling down her back, gently caressing her. Only after a few minutes of silent appreciation did she begrudgingly step out of the stream. She didn’t want to keep Elaine waiting for ...
2025-01-13 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostPercy hammered the flat slab of steel absentmindedly, thinning it further with each strike. It wasn’t until it looked about to break that he remembered he was supposed to fold it again. Only after doing so did he dip it into a trough filled with water to quench it, before applying another layer...
2025-01-13 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“How?!” Galahad asked, unable to fathom how Nesha and Percy could have possibly taken a single Green out. Let alone four of them.
Even Archibald was taken aback, though he did know a little more than his son. Percy hadn’t mentioned Micky earlier, but the crow should have...
2025-01-12 07:01:09 +0000 UTC View PostOnly once he finished the earth mage too did Percy finally allow his weapon to regain its colour, a scythe of glowing teal appearing in his hand.
Ever since he first mastered Crystallization, he’d naturally tried applying it to other affinities. Sadly, whether it was his own soul mana, or...
2025-01-12 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostPercy was about to start explaining everything to his uncle and grandpa, when somebody knocked on the door. And they did so rather eagerly too. Grabbing his bandage again from Baldy’s desk, he was about to put it back on, though he relaxed upon hearing the person speak.
“Grandp...
2025-01-11 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostEarlier
The four remaining nobles of House Tantalus stared at their companion’s lifeless body as it sank into the bog’s stale waters. They struggled to comprehend how their comrade had dropped dead out of the blue.
But the culprit, Percy, didn’t much care about ...
2025-01-11 07:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostGalahad pushed through the crowd, making his way to the centre of the room, curious to see what the commotion was all about.
The Main Hall had always been one of the busiest places in the mansion, serving both as a lounge for everyone to mingle in, as well as the spot where they could pick ...
2025-01-10 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post“…multiple shallow incisions in your soul, before intentionally leaking soul mana through them to lure the fiends…”
Percy struggled to keep himself awake as he listened to Sol’s explanation for the dozenth time.
“…push it through your channels until it reaches your core ...
2025-01-10 07:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m hungry.” Micky complained for the billionth time.
“Alright. I suppose we could all use a break.” Percy sighed.
At least, they’d already crossed the river a while ago, so the place didn’t stink of rot anymore, ruining their appetite. Walking over to the nearest tree ...
2025-01-09 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostDelivering his ultimatum, Percy doubted Sol would accept his terms. He’d made a whole lot of demands, promising very little in return. It wasn’t like he could help it though. After all, he couldn’t give her much in his current state. Any favours from his end would have to wait until he reco...
2025-01-09 07:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post