I looked at the mirror and my facial hair. I was taking the day off and would be leaving tomorrow. Naran was doing his thing. Clarissa was managing the good doctor and the city. I was sitting on top of my home, looking out at the plaza as the light source slowly rose in the sky.
Also, the m...
2022-10-25 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“People of Purgatory!” I called out from my position at the podium inside the Meeting Hall. Looking out, there were only around 550 people. The total population was around 650. That included the last arrivals. Thousands of people of had perished in both the battles.
“Today we are gath...
2022-10-24 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostI sat in my office and the good doctor had just entered. He gave me a short bow which I returned as a head nod. He took a seat across from me. I close the book of research the doctor had given me, with his tests, conclusions, and plans.
The silence stayed in the air. “You are sure there a...
2022-10-23 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostI had gotten back late the night before. Now it was morning and the leadership council as I had taken to calling it had assembled once again. I sat at the head of the table. Naran was to my right, Clarissa to my left. Next to Naran was Gerold. Next to Clarissa was Bob. At the opposite end of the ...
2022-10-22 23:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“I was unable to corner the Ritualist. I could threaten the store pillars. I could run around the city. But it was impossible to find and kill him,” I said. I wonder if anyone else was looking up at the night sky right now. Looking at all those tiny dots, wishing they were stars instead of pi...
2022-10-21 23:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostI finished signing the fourth copy with my werewolf. This couldn’t be over soon enough. The entire process had been exhausting and Champion Michael seemed to delight in hammering out the details.
I didn’t push the issue of him having his name first. The treaty was named after my city af...
2022-10-20 23:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostTreaty of Heaven
1. Champion Michael of Purgatory and the Ritualist of Heaven recognize each other as leaders of their respective cities. No superiority between either is inferred by this treaty. Both represent their interests and respective claims as equals. No land or territo...
2022-10-20 23:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostI had visitors. Champion Michael with a group of ten people. I had been getting better, but pain still wracked me occasionally. I still had no idea what had happened. If it was Champion Michael who had used some kind of skill, then I had no chance. I could only hope it was something I had overloo...
2022-10-19 23:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostAcid Shot. More acid landed on the building. I kept moving around the plaza killing and dodging the weak ants. It was starting to get dark, but I wasn’t worried. I could keep this up. The Ritualist was going to die.
The ants suddenly stopped chasing me and backed off. A werewolf ...
2022-10-19 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostI stood outside the city of Heaven at its West gate. There were only ten other people with me. The only people that weren’t traumatized and willing to take the fight to the Ritualist. Naran was included in that count. Ten people, it was a depressing number.
Too many people had died, and t...
2022-10-18 23:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostClarissa
I sat at Michael’s desk, which was really my desk when he wasn’t around. “Room for one more?” Naran asked and I waved at the empty seat across the table. All the crystal reserves had been used for regenerations. The treasury was once again empty. I didn’t...
2022-10-17 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe silence had stretched on for a while so Clarissa spoke again. “We pushed him back. You pushed him back. You can grind faster than he can gather power.” That was a good point, but peace was impossible.
“To delay the confrontation through diplomacy and attack him on our terms?” I ...
2022-10-16 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Ahhhh!” I screamed and screamed. My head felt like it was melting. Why? Oh god the pain. I could barely focus. I needed to keep moving. Move.
Dammit, the second trap. It was too late to stop it. I coughed out blood. Blood was coming from my eyes and nose. This didn’t make sense.
<... 2022-10-15 23:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostA beam of energy swept out burning the grass, melting the ground, and incinerating the mental attack monsters to our left.
“Charge!” I shouted and took the lead. There was shouting behind me, but I needed to focus. I stepped to the side and lunged forward, dragging my blade through a wo...
2022-10-15 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe good doctor was covered in blood. There was no spare water to wash off with or a spare shower since we were under siege at the center of the plaza. Every spare point was needed for supplies and regenerations. At least the birth was successful. Purgatory had its first baby. I had gotten a rege...
2022-10-14 23:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostMy outer patrol forces froze for a second as I felt a tremor of shock and fear race through my body. It was Champion Michael racing for the South gate. It was only the second day of the battle. I should have had another day at least before he got back. How was he so fast?
He must have riske...
2022-10-13 23:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostWe reached the level 1 zone around Purgatory to the Southwest in the morning of day 327. I rushed ahead towards the South gate. It was slightly closer than the West Gate, killing any of the small brown wolves in my path.
Naran would be going along with the cart towards the South gate right ...
2022-10-13 23:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostMy massive army marched on Purgatory, clearing out the monsters in my path. I reached the outer edge of the level 1 zone for Purgatory early in the morning. Managing the respawns when I had to sleep was incredibly frustrating to get a good night’s sleep, but I had practiced enough gathering up ...
2022-10-12 23:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostSam
The Black Horned Crows were on our break when the alarm was sounded. I looked at my four teammates. We were going to kill this bastard Ritualist and what he had done to our friends.
Still, that didn’t do anything for my nervousness. “Stand ready!” I heard Ge...
2022-10-12 23:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostI felt my building under attack. It was just before mid-day. I knew Naran got the alert as well, as my heir to my property. I was at viewing distance of the tower. It was my mid-point for my grinding loop and the only real landmark in the frostlands.
I turned around and ran through the area...
2022-10-11 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostClarissa
“Unacceptable Doctor Katz.” I stopped myself from rubbing my forehead. Running this disaster of a city, was a lot harder than helping to run one of the top companies back on Earth. At least there my life and existence weren’t on the line and there were other ...
2022-10-10 23:00:51 +0000 UTC View PostI began gathering up the arrivals that had appeared in the plaza. There was screaming and shouting, but they stood no chance against my hybrids and summons.
There had been nothing more from Champion Michael or Purgatory since his last attack. I kept thinking another one would come any day. ...
2022-10-09 23:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter fixed.
***-***
Body-350; Mind-100; Spirt-200; Perception-100; Aura-100; Regeneration-300; Endurance-50; Absorption-50 for a total of 1,250 upgrades.
The fact I hadn’t received an alert from Purgatory was concerning, but the longer I could grind the better off I would be w...
2022-10-09 23:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWe had just come back from our second deposit of crystals in Neo Brasilia. I had grinded out around 648k points worth of level 3 crystals and spent around 274k points on 50 stat upgrades. That left me with around 556k points in reserve for emergency healing. I wasn’t ever going to go below 500k...
2022-10-08 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWe entered the city of Neo Brasilia. There was no one grinding the monsters outside of it. That was strange. We kept walking through the streets to get to the plaza without seeing a single person or piece of trash. The first was far more concerning, the second implied no one had passed through th...
2022-10-07 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAcid Shot. I then leapt to the side as a woosh of air swept through my previous position. Those force walls were incredibly annoying. But with a little effort I had gotten the timing down. It was good training to be on the alert for any counter attacks and blocks.
The cold of the f...
2022-10-06 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAcid Shot. Another living armor carrying a sword melted away. Naran, Aahan, and I were South of Neo Brasilia at coordinates (-1,-3), taking a look at the deadlands.
“Try the East?” Naran asked. It would be a long trek. I looked to the Southwest, where there was a hole in the wo...
2022-10-05 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostI now had an office. It was normally Clarissa’s office when I wasn’t here, but for now it doubled as my office. The first person I was speaking to was Bob. He gave me a slight bow which I returned with a head nod. I didn’t get up from my chair.
He took a seat at the table across from ...
2022-10-04 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostGerold
I don’t even know why I put my name up to be General of the Red Military Police Force, RMPF. The Ritualist’s attack and then Tyrese’s death. The entire city was on edge, what was left of it. That was one of the most frustrating parts, not having competent peopl...
2022-10-03 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostI took my seat at the head of table in the conference room Clarissa had set up in my home. Naran was seated to my right, looking distinctly uncomfortable being in such a high-level meeting. But I valued and trusted his opinion. He could deal with the discomfort, especially in a crisis situation l...
2022-10-02 23:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post