Percy limped over to the others as he dragged a corpse with each hand, his expression gloomy. He was glad he and Micky had won the fight without casualties, but it would have been better to avoid it entirely.
‘At some point, House Tantalus is going to notice their people are missing...
2024-11-11 07:01:01 +0000 UTC
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The soldier stabbed repeatedly with its stinger, trying to poke holes into Percy’s brain. Though the latter didn’t have much difficulty dodging.
‘I can’t believe I even missed the scent of their acid…’ he thought, sniffing the acrid odour, unbothered by the slight ...
2024-11-11 07:00:04 +0000 UTC
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A few minutes earlier
Micky flew in a wide arc around the pale man, trying to figure out how to attack him. Using the annoying trick Percy had taught him, he made his heart beat faster, and his body glow yellow. He was a lot stronger like this!
Micky had really wanted...
2024-11-10 07:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Percy tried – and failed – to get some more sleep following his clone’s return. His insomnia was largely a symptom of his stress. He couldn’t help but glance around the room every few seconds, fully expecting to see Metatron standing there, smirking at him.
Only when the sun rose di...
2024-11-10 07:00:02 +0000 UTC
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As it turned out, the people Percy had previously faced weren’t exactly the best the Yellow grade had to offer. Neither the guy he had killed in the hunting grounds, nor the bandits seemed to hold a candle to the nobles from House Tantalus.
One of them had the earth affinity, but he used ...
2024-11-09 07:01:01 +0000 UTC
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The moment Percy was dragged out of Gabe’s body, and before he had the chance to pick up much speed, something strange happened.
BUMP
‘What the hell was that? Did I hit something, or did something else collide with me?’
It was weird because the only things he had ...
2024-11-09 07:00:03 +0000 UTC
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“Percy… seat… all day…” Micky said.
“Sit.” Nesha corrected him.
“Sit.”
Bored as she had been over the last couple of weeks, the girl had volunteered to teach Micky how to speak. By now, the crow’s vocabulary had expanded greatly. Even his ability to vocalize ...
2024-11-08 07:01:08 +0000 UTC
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Gabe’s palms burned as the white sphere expanded between them. The dark blob rapidly took shape right below the duo, putting pressure on them to fuse their mana faster.
Naturally, they’d already abandoned all caution, willingly accepting the painful cost of the technique. Their eyeballs...
2024-11-08 07:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Swinging with as much strength as he could muster, Percy cut through the vine. At first, the blade slid right through the black growth, slicing it apart like butter. However, this was the thickest one he’d encountered by far. Consequently, the edge kept slowing down, before ultimately coming to...
2024-11-07 07:03:01 +0000 UTC
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As it so happened, the two sides weren’t evenly matched at all. Their numerical advantage aside, the villagers seemed to completely outclass the raiders in both skill and the quality of their weapons. Hell, even if their numbers were reversed, Percy was confident ‘his’ people wouldn’t hav...
2024-11-07 07:02:00 +0000 UTC
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The sickening sound of their skull cracking never came. Gabe thought it might have already happened – too fast for them to register – but Percy had experienced enough deaths to be confident this wasn’t it.
Still, they held their breath, remaining motionless under the surface of the da...
2024-11-07 07:01:01 +0000 UTC
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“Cube. Start the ‘gauntlet’ challenge. Green level. User ID: 004527945512.”
“Authorization granted. Starting ‘gauntlet’ challenge, Green level. The user has already cleared wave 5. Do you wish to resume at wave 6? WARNING: Wave 6 contains a far more powerful opponent....
2024-11-07 07:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Percy watched the strange contraption grind the materials into fine powder. They swirled through the long metallic cylinder, its interior filled with steel teeth, rotating thanks to the heat from the furnace. It was actually ingenious how the locals harnessed the movement of the hot air to accomp...
2024-11-06 07:03:01 +0000 UTC
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Takeo Muramasa (Percival's clone)
Mana cores:
· [Mana core 1 – Red – ???]
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2024-11-06 07:02:00 +0000 UTC
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‘Any progress with that book?’ Percy asked.
Another week had passed since their narrow victory against the fourth wave, though they had yet to challenge the fifth one. Acknowledging their inadequacy, they hadn’t been in a hurry to move on, taking their time to get strong...
2024-11-06 07:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Percy figured he’d been in the Vault for about a week, though keeping track of time was always difficult outside Remior.
It had only taken him a few days to clear enough mana channels to fill up his host’s second core. Piling onto the good news, the event had also gone down surprisingly...
2024-11-06 07:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Percy was a little bummed out by his latest venture. This was his first clone outside Remior in months, though luck hadn’t been on his side. He’d spent the entire trip looking for a suitable host, but all he’d found were crumbling souls that wouldn’t last a minute once he took over. In th...
2024-11-05 07:03:01 +0000 UTC
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“Takeo… Don’t leave the village. It’s too dangerous.” Father said sternly.
But he wasn’t having it.
“This is exactly why we have to go! We can’t just wait here like cowards!”
Sengo reached for his son, but the boy shook the hand off his shoulder. Grabbing his f...
2024-11-05 07:02:01 +0000 UTC
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“Evaluating request…”
‘Are you sure there is no other way?’ Gabe asked.
‘Hey, don’t complain! Tattoos might hide the core from Mana Sense, but people would still be able to see it through your skin. And you obviously can’t wear a shir...
2024-11-05 07:01:01 +0000 UTC
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‘Experiments? What could gods possibly gain from us mortals?’ Percy raised an eyebrow.
‘Lots of things, actually.’ Gabe shrugged. ‘The most obvious benefit is getting more people to ascend to godhood, expanding their ranks.’
While the chance...
2024-11-05 07:00:04 +0000 UTC
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“I look like a bandit…” Percy groaned, glancing down at his mismatched outfit. “You stink like one too.” Nesha said, pinching her nose as sh
“I look like a bandit…” Percy groaned, glancing down at his mismatched outfit.
“You stink like one too.” Nesha said, pinchin...
2024-11-04 07:03:00 +0000 UTC
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Oversized fireballs and blasts of pressurized water rained upon Percy one after the other, keeping him on his toes. The surrounding patches
Oversized fireballs and blasts of pressurized water rained upon Percy one after the other, keeping him on his toes. The surrounding patches of grass h...
2024-11-04 07:02:01 +0000 UTC
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‘You mean I get to keep this after you’re gone?!’ Gabe asked.
‘I imagine so, assuming you survive. After all, it’s already taken root inside your body. Though it’s hard to say for sure. I’ve never come this far with one of my hosts.’ Percy replied...
2024-11-04 07:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Multiple green symbols lit up underneath their feet. Together, they formed an intricate circle, woven out of the same script decorating the rest of the cube. Gazing up, Percy noticed a similar shape forming on the ceiling right above them, as a beautiful gem glistened in its centre.
It fell...
2024-11-04 07:00:15 +0000 UTC
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‘Percy!’
‘What is it?’ the young man asked, sensing the crow’s urgency through their bond.
Getting used to hearing actual words from Micky would take a while.
‘People…’
He sighed. They were bound to run into somebody sooner or lat...
2024-11-03 07:03:00 +0000 UTC
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“Grandpa!! Why are they taking you?” Floria cried as the members of the Divine Root placed Bronn in handcuffs, escorting him out of the building. The man could free himself of course – if he wanted – but he didn’t seem to have any intention of resisting.
The girl jus...
2024-11-03 07:02:02 +0000 UTC
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The blazing spell made a grating sound as it clashed with the golem’s fist, encountering far more resistance from the Green construct than it had from its lesser brethren. Percy felt a sharp ache in their back, the torque threatening to rip the ethereal wing to shreds. But it held somehow...
2024-11-03 07:01:01 +0000 UTC
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A strange gelatinous liquid oozed out of the walls, the black droplets of sludge pooling at their base.
Bulky appendages rose from the tar-like substance, before solidifying, making metallic groans as they pushed against the floor. An army of obsidian golems slowly took shape, pulling thems...
2024-11-03 07:00:08 +0000 UTC
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“What do you mean you can’t find anything?” Deimos’s voice boomed, the entire room shaking.
The idiot in his grip trembled as he was held by the collar, not even daring to blink as the spittle splashed all over his face.
“S-Sir, we’ve searched the settlement inside out. We...
2024-11-02 06:36:37 +0000 UTC
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The trio ran for hours until they felt safe enough to take a break. And even then, they only gave themselves a few minutes to catch their breath and rub some more dirt on, before resuming their journey until nightfall. Perhaps, the Green or Blue bugs could still track them down, but Percy guessed...
2024-11-02 06:34:48 +0000 UTC
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