SHING
The azure flash sliced through the thick carapace as if it was butter. It might as well have been, against the spell of a Green. Elaine swung her arms a few more times, three whips lashing out with each move, dicing the rest of the creatures into pieces.
“Careful not to damage...
2024-10-12 03:12:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe crow glided soundlessly just a meter above the grass as it approached its prey. Micky’s black feathers turned him nigh invisible against the dark blanket of the night. Soon, a man enlarged in their shared vision. He was looking the other way, performing his business without a care in the wo...
2024-10-12 03:12:15 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a two-week journey on horseback to the Alchemists’ Guild. At least, the dirt road only passed through grasslands and barren fields, saving Percy the trouble of trekking through more forests or mountains.
Not that the trip was without dangers. Baldy had given him a month’s worth o...
2024-10-12 03:11:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe young man looked at his grandpa expectantly, prompting him to speak.
“The first option is to spill the beans on some of your secrets. Naturally, not Circulation. That one could destroy our House if it leaks. But if we let the others know about your second core and Micky, they...
2024-10-12 03:10:41 +0000 UTC View PostKRA! KRA!
Micky complained loudly, much to Percy’s dismay. The bird’s screeches were far more piercing than ever before, echoing through the dark forest.
“I’m sorry buddy. You’re too big to sit on my shoulder now.”
The actual advancement had taken less than an hour, ...
2024-10-12 03:09:54 +0000 UTC View PostMicky sent an image of a shadow sneaking through the bushes. He was perched atop a branch, gazing at their surroundings from the high vantage point, scouting the area. The crow was already fully grown by now. Percy felt it practically salivating through their bond as it eyed their misguided ambus...
2024-10-12 03:09:22 +0000 UTC View Post“Please tell me we’re done for today.” Elaine groaned.
The trio were sitting on the floor, baldy having already healed them for the dozenth time that day.
“We might as well stop here. I can help us recover again but we still need to eat properly to build muscle.” Archibald s...
2024-10-12 03:08:48 +0000 UTC View PostThere was no mistaking it. The excess mana spilling out of Micky was soul mana!
They hadn’t been able to identify it earlier because Mana Sense couldn’t differentiate between various affinities. The only thing that determined its appearance in that case was purity and density – in oth...
2024-10-12 03:08:12 +0000 UTC View Post___
Mictlantecuhtli (Percival's familiar)
Mana cores:
· [Mana core 1 – Red – Beast]
· &nbs...
2024-10-12 03:07:37 +0000 UTC View PostPercy opened his eyes, a flash blinding him. It soon died down into a mix of colours, but still too blurry to make out much. The off-white of his bedroom wall was predominant, although there was something else by his side. It looked like the silhouette of a person. Or maybe just a piece of fu...
2024-10-12 03:07:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe Status was a strange thing. It didn’t notify one when they identified their affinity or a bloodline. In fact, it didn’t even say a word when their grade advanced. However, there was one thing it did actively inform its user of.
Mastering a new spell.
The people o...
2024-10-12 03:06:26 +0000 UTC View Post‘What’s up with those people anyway? Aren’t they also natives? Why aren’t THEY locked up in a cage?’
Percy felt his features twist into a grimace.
‘They are… They’re just too dumb to see it…’
Once more, Micky reached for the kik’lit. With ...
2024-10-12 03:05:49 +0000 UTC View PostA zigzagging trail of shallow prints formed on the sticky sand. They were erratic and barely visible. Nearly soundless too. Had Percy relied on his eyes, he would have failed to track the creature. Still, the Orange orbs shimmering inside his Mana Sense made this easy. With a horizontal movement ...
2024-10-12 03:04:42 +0000 UTC View PostThe two were back in the cell, the foul smell of blood now dominating the earthy scents of the cave.
Micky didn’t seem bothered, however, as he pecked chunks off the croco-bear’s severed leg. Being allowed to eat their kills was apparently one of the few joys afforded to the prisoners o...
2024-10-12 03:04:03 +0000 UTC View PostAs Micky followed the guard through a long corridor, Percy was reevaluating his life choices. How had he found himself hitching a ride on a walking corpse, escorted to a fight through a dungeon? Not to mention, this place had somehow turned out even crueller than Remior. Micky might...
2024-10-12 03:02:52 +0000 UTC View Post‘I’m not calling you that. How about Micky?’
‘Suit yourself. I doubt we’ll survive in this state for very long anyway.’
Various senses assaulted Percy, from the external ones such as the thick odours of moss and excrement, to the internal ones like his ch...
2024-10-12 03:01:55 +0000 UTC View PostPercy found himself in an odd state.
He was still unable to see or hear anything, but he had finally stopped moving. His body’s pull was much fainter too. It was there, yet it couldn’t pry him out of… wherever he was. His attempt to possess the dying light had clearly done somethi...
2024-10-12 03:00:45 +0000 UTC View PostHis thoughts were groggy, taking ages to form. Or maybe seconds? He couldn’t tell. Actually, Percy couldn’t tell much of anything at the moment. He was blind and deaf. His sense of touch was gone too. The last thing he remembered was activating his bloodline, watching it tear his soul up.
... 2024-10-11 16:56:35 +0000 UTC View PostToday was the day.
Percy had finished mending the new cracks, restoring his soul to a pristine condition. He’d also refilled both cores and got a good night’s sleep. Adding to that, baldy had arranged for his children to manage the family, freeing himself to oversee his grandson’s ven...
2024-10-11 16:55:39 +0000 UTC View PostIt took him a few moments to truly register baldy’s words. Then, it was as if the floodgates opened, a wave of vigour washing away his fatigue. His heartbeat sped up, as he willed his Status to appear.
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Percival Avalon
Mana cores: 2024-10-11 16:55:07 +0000 UTC View Post
‘What’s gotten into her?’
Percy had no idea what had brought on that outburst from Elaine yesterday. At least she’d seemed more concerned than hostile, which was good news.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t heed her plea to stop using his bloodline. Especially now that he...
2024-10-11 16:54:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe four clones fell like marionettes with their strings cut, awkwardly hitting the floor.
THUMP, THUMP, THUMP, THUMP
If these were normal people, they might have ended up with some nasty bruises, but their bodies were at Yellow. Plus, healing them wasn’t that hard.
“Why do ...
2024-10-11 16:53:53 +0000 UTC View PostPercy marvelled at the intricate vial pinched between his thumb and index finger. For something so valuable, it wasn’t that large, its height and thickness not exceeding that of his pinkie.
At least, he didn’t have to worry about breaking it if he dropped it by accident. Its hardness wa...
2024-10-11 16:53:20 +0000 UTC View PostKNOCK, KNOCK
Percy opened the door, finding his grandpa outside as usual.
This time, however, baldy wasn’t alone. He was accompanied by somebody who looked almost identical to him. Like a twin brother. The only differences to the naked eye were that the second baldy wore different r...
2024-10-11 16:52:43 +0000 UTC View PostPercy sat on his bed, next to his grandpa. It had been two weeks since baldy started filling his second core. Sadly, they didn’t have anything to show for it yet, not even a hint they were getting closer.
Still, the young man was feeling some newfound appreciation for his grandpa. Not onl...
2024-10-11 16:52:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Who is asking? The head of the family? Or my grandpa?”
“Does it matter?” baldy asked.
Percy shrugged.
“Percy… I am the third head of the House. I’ve been in charge for less than 200 years. Our family has existed for nearly ten times as long.”
Elaine helped Percy walk as they passed through the corridor leading to baldy’s office. She hadn’t spoken to him much during the last stretch of their journey, still shaken after watching him torture the goblin.
He didn’t think she held it against him or anything. Hell, he’d watched...
2024-10-11 16:50:51 +0000 UTC View PostPercy and his relatives barely managed to escape with their lives, leaping out of the wolves’ den by the skin of their teeth. Ok, maybe that was a bit of an exaggeration. The High Priestess let them go. Relatively easily.
Not that Percy’s hastily constructed lie was particularl...
2024-10-11 16:50:12 +0000 UTC View PostA beautiful woman stood in front of them, dressed in elegant red clothes, wearing a tiara adorned with rubies on her head. Percy’s Mana Sense revealed her core thrumming with an intimidating Blue colour – a grade higher than the two attendants by her side. The High Priestess didn’t seem to ...
2024-10-11 16:49:06 +0000 UTC View PostWaiting in a queue must have been a novel experience for Elaine.
There weren’t that many people in their House. Being one of the chosen ones, she was generally given priority for most things. Strictly speaking, the same was true here. Just like everywhere else on Remior. Yellow-borns ...
2024-10-11 16:48:31 +0000 UTC View Post