PathOfPen

Chapter 372 – Legend of the Dying Hero (3)

Suffice to say, Micky and his sister were both crying buckets by the time their father reached this part of the story. Even Percy was quite moved by the old Hero’s stubbornness, despite having pretty much predicted the ending. He couldn’t help but feel some newfound respect – not only for t...

Chapter 429 – WANTED

Nesha wrinkled her nose in disgust as she kicked the rotten banana peel away, trying to make out the faded text on the soggy flyer by her feet.

Initially, she hadn’t been thrilled at the idea of operating in the 121st district – the place was downright filthy. Sadly, it wasn’t like th...

Chapter 371 – Legend of the Dying Hero (2)

Micky’s father paused for a while. He helped his son flip over, as it was time for him to draw the tattoos on the other side of his body.

Meanwhile, Percy took the chance to ponder over the man’s words. Being somewhat experienced in cosmic affairs by now, he had a pretty good idea where...

Chapter 428 – Conflict

Whenever Percy powered up – be it through a trait, a mutation or a spell – he was usually eager to explore his new limits.

Not this time.

After gulping down a few healing potions to patch up the scratches on his skin and relieve the worst of his fatigue, he took a break for a coup...

Chapter 370 – Legend of the Dying Hero (1)

“Weird name for a hero,” Micky replied, causing both his parents to chuckle.

“It is, isn’t it?” his mother asked. “But you’ll understand why we call him that, after you hear the story.”

“Do you know it too, mom?” the girl – Atzi – asked.

Percy caught the ...

Chapter 427 – Third trait

Writhing atop the jagged stone platform, Percy clung desperately to the rock, trying to keep himself from sliding into the sea below. His nails split and his palms tore under the pressure of his grasp, blood mixing with the salty spray. But the sting on his hands was ultimately nothing �...

Chapter 369 – Heritage

Once again, Percy found himself standing on the frigid wastelands of Huehue’s dark side, his – or rather, Micky’s – feet buried a few inches deep in the snow. The only source of light were the cyan lines glowing on his skin, faintly illuminating his immediate surroundings, and no more tha...

Chapter 426 – Zoris’s past

Waves hurled themselves against the rocks below, each one breaking apart in a crash of white foam. Just beyond the spray, Percy sat cross-legged at the cliff’s edge. If he’d let his legs dangle, the sea would’ve washed over his feet every second or third wave. As it was, only the cool mist ...

Chapter 368 – Long overdue

The giant crow landed next to Percy once more, the powerful rush of wind nearly knocking him off his feet. He could tell the bird was doing it on purpose, still not done flexing his new strength.

He rolled his eyes.

Percy had already equipped his familiar with a new clone, yet that wa...

Chapter 425 – Out at sea

Micky was flying leisurely a dozen metres above the surface of the water, the peaks of the hill-sized waves occasionally washing over his talons. Though the bird wasn’t wasting his time, doing a bunch of things at once.

Perhaps, the most important one was working on his new boosting art.<...

Chapter 367 – The path forward

‘This time for sure…’ Percy said, gathering some ice mana to Micky’s wings.

With a violent flap, he sent a powerful gust crushing against the boulder, the force causing the cracks on the hard stone to expand some more. At the same time, several shards of ice drilled deep in...

Chapter 424 – Needle

Thinking he wouldn’t be able to pour another drop of power into the spell, Percy finally let go.

The gaseous portion of the soul-freezing ice he had compressed exploded soundlessly, propelling the object forward. The construct reached the blond, middle-aged man in an instant, encountering...

Chapter 366 – Innate pre-casting

One month earlier

Percy’s main body was busy getting used to the Carnival and absorbing the blessing, while his second clone was discussing with Nesha and Elaine about their future plans.

But none of that had anything to do with him.

He was the versio...

Chapter 423 – Notification

Save for a few key moments, Micky hadn’t participated as much in Percy or the clone’s experiments with the new Secret Art. While Micky had also learned how to fuse the soul mana into his ice, he’d prioritized other things with his time.

Perched atop a frozen hill, he examined his wing...

Chapter 365 – Splitting up

“Are you sure about this?” Percy asked Nesha upon receiving his clone’s memories, not even bothering to mask the disappointment in his voice.

She gave him a rueful nod.

“I’m gonna miss you too, but this is something I have to do.”

Percy sighed. Evidently, his hopes o...

Chapter 422 – Bargain

Vast frozen plains stretched as far as the eye could see, jagged protrusions jutting out like icy fangs every mile or two. Nothing here was all that new to Percy – he’d traversed numerous frigid wastelands in the past – but he wasn’t used to associating such vistas with his own world.

Chapter 364 – Second trait

Luckily, Percy’s soul was several times sturdier than the last time he’d absorbed a fiend. If not, having so many of them wreaking havoc inside his channels could have been an issue. Pushing six of the creatures out of his pores, he allowed his mana to incinerate them completely, keeping only...

Chapter 421 – Sovereign’s Eye

Sitting on Micky’s neck, Percy couldn’t help but examine his familiar’s body once more. More than fifty percent of it was made of ice by now, as the crow had suffered countless injuries over the last few months – some much more serious than others.

By the bird’s own admission, the...

Chapter 363 – Cords and traits

A great thing that had come with Elaine’s advancement a few months back, was the same privilege Acton and his men had enjoyed for so long. The girl’s Blue core served as quite the deterrent, ensuring that no beasts ever attacked the group of their own volition. Of course, it wouldn’t have b...

Chapter 420 – Reaper

Harrin sighed as he gauged his companions’ excited expressions.

Being the only Yellow-born in their little group, he was by far the youngest of the three Blues. Shouldn’t the roles have been reversed? Weren’t his elders supposed to be the level-headed ones – and he, the impulsive ju...

Chapter 362 – [Redacted]

Air and ambient mana rushed toward Percy, a teal hurricane of playful wisps dancing around his body, leaving blazing trails behind them. Many of the drifting globules approached him too, only to be knocked away by the violent torrents.

He sat cross-legged, his unkempt hair flaring erratical...

Chapter 419 – Promising ally

Percy couldn’t help but grin.

Not only had the notification appeared immediately this time – instead of forcing him to keep trying for several minutes – the words were also crisp and readable, painting a stark contrast against the jumbled mess his Status had inflicted upon him on Atla...

Chapter 361 – A meeting of gods (2)

“So, what are we waiting for?!” Poseidon asked. “Bring him in already! Lock him in a room and have him send clones and impregnate women! We don’t have that long! He’s just a Red-born – he’ll die of old age in the blink of an eye!”

Many of the gods nodded, though a few looked...

Chapter 418 – Obatala’s Approval

The storm raged on, occasional flashes of lightning piercing through the thick film of dust to hammer the new Decree directly into Percy’s mind. Uncaring about their success in the trial, the horrific weather would persist for another week – though it wouldn’t really affect Percy all that m...

Chapter 360 – A meeting of gods (1)

A magnificent temple stood at the very peak of the tallest mountain on Remior. The thick marble pillars were adorned with the most intricate runes, humming like coiled songbirds ready to burst into chorus – another of Hephaestus’s masterpieces.

Admittedly, their local branch of runecraf...

Chapter 417 – Inconvenient time

Duwa hadn’t meant to screw Percy over.

He was grateful to his guest, not only for saving his life and granting him a second core, but also for keeping him company all this time. Duwa had tried not to dwell on it too much, but spending so many days alone had nearly driven him mad.

Th...

Chapter 359 – New mutations

The size increase was the single most predictable thing about Micky’s evolution – it was standard for Green beasts to grow about as large as elephants, so Percy should have obviously expected it.

Perhaps he shouldn’t have been this shocked then, as he craned his neck up to gaze at the...

Chapter 416 – Boreastrum

Up until now, Percy had only experienced a relatively mild season on Gallimus – something akin to spring on Remior. The heat had been rising steadily, but it had remained bearable. Before today, the extreme weather effects his host had warned him about had yet to come into play.

Suffice t...

Chapter 358 – Bonus loot

[Congratulations! Your spells have merged: Synchronization – Refined + Dance of the Savage Gods – Masterful + Wild Art: Grim Battlefield – Masterful + Infinite Harvest of Souls – Masterful -> …]

[…Wild Art: Carnival of the Savage Gods – Masterful!]<...