It took more time than he had initially planned, but eventually, he neutralized the poison for the most part. It was a tricky little bugger. He did make sure to leave the littlest piece behind, though. He wanted to see if there was a way for Lily or Derek to find out what kind of poison the assas...
2025-04-01 20:12:24 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: I was tempted to pull a quick April Fool's joke. But I am a merciful soul and have chosen to show mercy to the 78% of you guys.
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Julius loomed over the crater he had just created, and the young man was coughing as he lay there.
It was because of this man's inte...
2025-04-01 20:12:08 +0000 UTC View PostI haven't done this before, but I can see why releasing these all at the same time would be beneficial. The downside would be that there would be no more chapters for the rest of the week. If you guys are fine with that, then I will release them right away.
Edit: Jesus! I only just posted t...
2025-04-01 19:39:55 +0000 UTC View PostJulius hadn’t realized how much the tournament affected the city as a whole. All he had really seen so far was how busy the campus got with the flood of people.
However, seeing all of the people still bustling about at night around the city was quite the sight.
They had just eaten d...
2025-04-01 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHe didn’t know if he was happy or annoyed that the third and final round of the tournament started the day after tomorrow.
For one, it was nice that it wasn’t going to be drawn out like he had expected. But he also wished that he had more time to relax before the finals began. Or rathe...
2025-03-31 19:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostKiera POV
If there was one thing Kiera was confident about, it was her ability to find special individuals. She had this weird knack that allowed her to know who was strong. It didn’t matter if they shrouded their aura, but she could tell if someone was dangerous.
T...
2025-03-29 19:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostDarren POV
Darren didn’t know how he felt about this. His style might have revolved around using his opponent's emotions to unbalance them, but he wasn't sure if it was the best strategy at the moment.
From what he had seen from the other fights, Julius had been hol...
2025-03-28 19:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHis fifth match was finally here. This would be the one that decided whether or not he would advance to the final round.
From here on out, all of his opponents had to win all four of their matches, which meant that none of them were slouches. With that being said, he wasn’t worried. As a ...
2025-03-27 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostAs Julius headed back to the training rooms, his attention was caught by someone staring at his back intensely.
While he had become used to people looking at him lately, most of them were unknown or stared at him mainly out of curiosity. This stare, however, felt much more purposeful.
He had been playing around with his new skill for hours when he eventually received a message from his communication device. It was from Lily, who asked where he was.
He didn’t really want to tell her that he had been up the entire night. She had been very insistent that he get a good ni...
2025-03-25 19:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostHe awoke and found himself with Drasil sitting on his chest, desperately pounding his chest with his small arms while pumping him with life mana.
[Phoenix Renewal] was slamming concentrated pulses of healing into him as it tried to keep him alive. He looked down and examined the damage. 2025-03-24 19:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Julius found himself very distracted for the next couple of days. He was so distracted that his next fights barely registered in his brain. He went to them and won them. That was all he really cared about.
It wasn’t like his opponents were all that exciting either. His second match had hi...
2025-03-22 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBefore they decided to head back, he had one last thing he wanted to do.
He had planned to do it before but had gotten sidetracked with playing with his new item.
So without further ado, he took Drasil out of his soul space. The adorable green guy popped up right on his pa...
2025-03-21 19:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post“That’s not good,” he muttered while examining his missing limb as if looking hard enough would magically make it reappear.
“What the hell was that?” Lily exclaimed.
“I think I might have lost my hand,” he said amusingly.
“Not that, I meant how did you just telep...
2025-03-20 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe first thing he looked at was the shining white sapling. He already had a good idea what it was for. Since it was from House Easten, Rebecca and Richard knew just how much Drasil meant to Julius.
There was a high probability that this sapling was something that Drasil could use. Th...
2025-03-19 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostLily POV
She couldn’t help but shake her head. But should she have expected anything different from him?
Julius had once again decided to fool around and make things more stressful than he needed to. At least the crowd had their fun, and to their eyes, Julius’s fi...
2025-03-18 19:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAs he was walking down the hallway to the field, he started to hear the roaring voices of the crowd as fights went on all around him.
It already felt like a much different atmosphere than the prelims. There was an electrifying energy in the air; he could sense it even from the tunnel....
2025-03-17 19:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostBefore he knew it, the day of his first match had arrived. However, instead of being nervous like some would expect, his mind was distracted by other things.
While he had been training last night, he had come across something interesting. It was late, so it was hard to tell if it was ...
2025-03-15 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostJulius groaned face first into the floor. In typical Julius fashion, he had gotten carried away and attempted to jam even more stuff into his Concepts. Once he had learned how well his Sharpness Concept and [Barrier of Severance] had adapted to the new technique, he tried to use it with his aura ...
2025-03-14 19:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostAs Tia had predicted, there were plenty of seats available to choose from. He would dare say that there were more people fighting than people actually spectating.
However, he managed to see several adults who looked like they were representatives of guilds or other groups. He said thi...
2025-03-13 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHe wasn’t even given the chance to wave at them before Aubrey was already in his face.
“Who was that?” She asked loudly.
He used a single finger to push her forehead away from him as her nose was practically pressing into his own.
“Have you ever heard of pers...
2025-03-12 19:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostLily POV
She chuckled and saw that the others were having a jolly time as well. Aubrey in particular was having a blast. She was laughing boisterously and was immensely enjoying all the people visibly and audibly confused of what just occurred before their very eyes.
...
2025-03-11 19:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostJulius was still headed toward the arena just in case he could still make his match or if there was some reason why his opponent was also late.
Unfortunately, it seemed that he could do nothing and was met by Lily, Aubrey, and Edgar.
“We were waiting for you for a long time!...
2025-03-10 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“How are we going to get it out of there?” Reinera asked their professor while staring at the large lake in front of them.
After the battle, the three of them had gotten closer to the lake and investigated what might have happened to it. They were all pretty certain that some sort of it...
2025-03-08 19:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostCharles Rowe POV
Charles was not feeling totally comfortable with what they were doing but his curiosity got the better of him.
This whole rift was becoming a bit suspicious. There should be no way a rift that has existed under the direct control of Goldencrest ...
2025-03-07 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“That’s not normal, right?” He heard Reinera whisper to Professor Rowe.
“No, it is not,” the man replied with a confused look on his face.
“What should I do? Should I kill it?”
The man thought for a moment before shaking his head. “No, it might be a good chance t...
2025-03-06 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostJulius found himself impressed at the efficiency of their teamwork. Tia had gotten even better at restricting monsters with her plant magic, and James had gotten a new skill or at least evolved one of his old skills. His fellow first year was now able to pack a much large punch into his fire magi...
2025-03-05 19:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe preliminaries were supposed to last a whole week. It was split up into five matches until the second stage started.
During this time classes were not mandatory, which excited many of the students to no end. However, there were a good number of students who were more than willing to atte...
2025-03-04 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“So this is the famous Julius?” Irene asked with a teasing tone toward Lily.
Julius did his best to stifle the smile when he felt Lily send him an apologetic signal with her aura.
“Yes, this is him,” she said to them before turning to him. “Julius, this is Irene and he...
2025-03-03 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Julius exited the field, he was greeted by Lily and Aubrey.
“Not how I expected it would go down,” Aubrey commented.
“What do you mean?” He asked confusingly.
“I thought you would have just used that same stupid immobilization technique you used on me,” she said...
2025-03-01 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post