“You don’t have to pay immediately, sir,” the man said amicably, rubbing his hands, “You can stay for two weeks and then decide.”
Freddy stared across his new rental apartment and nodded his head. “Okay, thanks. I’ll see you in two weeks then.”
They shook hands, and th...
2023-12-12 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostStanding in his ethercosm, Freddy stared at the dark blue part of his core, mesmerized. And afraid. There was a reason why he hadn’t tested this affinity yet—because it felt dangerous and not in a good way.
It gave him a sensation of both being unable to tear his eyes away from it and d...
2023-12-08 08:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostMarven stood in his spirit realm. It still took the form of the golden fields he used to toil in, but it had been thoroughly wrecked by that point. Destruction spread all around him.
Unknowingly, he had the same thought all his companions had had at roughly the same time.
‘Isn...
2023-12-07 00:04:14 +0000 UTC View PostIt had been a warm, pleasant evening above the empire capital when the emperor told Kingean, under spirit oath, the secret to his ascent up to the second step of the diamond path. A hundred years had passed since then.
And he hadn’t made a single step of progress toward achieving that goa...
2023-12-06 16:16:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe Abyssal Depths were much richer in qi than the surface. And monsters were attracted to energy density. However, that didn’t mean that the surface was wholly unappealing. A place like the empire's capital is still attractive enough that veritable hordes of monsters charge at it all the time....
2023-12-06 14:12:04 +0000 UTC View PostFor as long as he could remember, Freddy hated walks. When he had no money, no time, no energy, friends, hobbies, or really any reason to leave his house, the only time he went for a walk was when he was forced to do so.
His steps would always take him past attractions he was too poor to en...
2023-12-05 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostSequela was an unavoidable reality for living organisms—one could even call it a symptom of life. Tissue could regenerate. But damage always left a mark. Scarring, fragility, weakness, fatigue; these were only some of the consequences, but two were the most difficult to cope with. The first was...
2023-12-01 08:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostMark watched the white-suited figure walk confidently into the room.
Basilisk spread his arms and smiled joyously at them. “Hey there, boys, how have you been?” he asked, and Mark rushed to get up.
He tried giving his respects and fleeing immediately, but the man placed a firm han...
2023-11-28 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe capital of this dingy empire might have been prominent by the standards of these lower realm hicks, but from Hosolar’s perspective, it was little more than a corner a rat was trapped in. After a whole week of tireless searching, he was sure beyond doubt that that child, together with what t...
2023-11-25 23:32:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rift had changed much about how reality worked. Those changes had made one of the greatest inventions and most commonly used pieces of old technology utterly worthless.
What had once been called an automobile, or, colloquially, a car, simply no longer worked. How it was even possible fo...
2023-11-24 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostIn the central hall of the Falken sect, three domes of spirit stood undisturbed. With a flicker, Neave and Dukean appeared before them.
“You remember what we agreed upon?” Neave asked him.
Sighing, Dukean answered, “Don’t worry. I’m not going to say anything. I’m not an id...
2023-11-22 16:10:33 +0000 UTC View PostKingean had believed that he could never forgive Beanna for her mistake. Their comrade’s life—and the failure to subdue a great calamity—was an unacceptable price to pay.
Yet, it didn’t take long for the ice around his heart to be melted by the eternal fire burning from within. Inde...
2023-11-21 23:10:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe world of archhumans was an elusive, mystical place for most mortals. Information was sparse, and the circulated rumors were often grossly exaggerated, if not intentionally misleading.
But some subjects were too well-known to easily fall victim to misinformation. For example, the vast ma...
2023-11-21 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post[AUTHOR'S NOTE]
Greetings, my children :)
I proudly present to y'all the start of book four. Been a while in the making, I apologize for the delays! I'm going to be doing my best to supply as many chapters as I can, but it will be rough doing it parallel with 1% Lifesteal. I can't promise a...
The meeting room was around twice as big as a middle-class living room. The grey couch with the coffee table was on one end, and a large meeting table was on the other. In the far corner was a window facing a tree that partly covered the neighboring plot of land, where a large, red mansion reside...
2023-11-17 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostImperta was a medium-sized town, with only around fifty thousand people living there. In one of its nicer corners, there was a street. It was clean of dirt, potholes, and other signs of deterioration. Carriages not moved by drake but self-propelled dominated the busy avenue—with each day, they ...
2023-11-14 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe cool, pleasant wind of early spring caressed the tall wheat, carried gusts of dust across the tilled soil, and rustled the branches of a nearby tree. The tall sun bit with the burning heat of noon, and none but a few tiny clouds speckled the edges of the horizon.
There, in his torn stra...
2023-11-10 10:37:49 +0000 UTC View PostKraven Industries Faralethal Mercantile and Information Agency
Excavation, Foraging, and Spelunking Department
Faralethal Activity Excavation Site: Camp Violet: Destruction Investigation Report
REPORT: CVDCSR-00056
... 2023-11-07 10:50:14 +0000 UTC View Post[MINOR EDIT NOTICE]
In the previous chapter, Freddy notes that, in order to pass as Peter Vane, he has to reach the second star and find a way to temporarily undo Abyssal Depths.
That's it. Enjoy the Finale :)
[CHAPTER START]
Being dragged into the mouth of the beast left Fre...
2023-11-03 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThey said that Janhalar, the reigning patriarch of the Kraven clan, smiled only once in his life. It wasn’t when his child was born—nor was it when he underwent his marriage ceremony.
The only time he had ever smiled was when he reached the third star and evolved his talent.
To th...
2023-10-31 09:38:55 +0000 UTC View PostStephen woke up as his alarm went off—a sound of chirping birds accompanied by a faintly glowing orange light illuminating his room, simulating the lighting of a beautiful sunrise. His living quarters were predominantly of elegant white, accented by a few shades of grey, mainly to make the expe...
2023-10-27 09:11:40 +0000 UTC View PostMark woke up with both his arms numb. The curtains in the large, opulent bedroom were pulled over the windows, and the light just barely revealed the warm, soft reasons why. Trapping his left side was a beautiful brunette woman, and lying on the other was a handsome blonde.
“Son of a—!...
2023-10-24 10:34:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe biggest problem Freddy had noticed after moving out of the main compound was that it was nearly impossible to keep track of time. Luckily, he hadn’t missed any days before and still had free days he wasn’t using usually, so it had no considerable consequences.
His solution to the pr...
2023-10-20 09:53:07 +0000 UTC View PostFreddy glanced at the five men rushing at him and the one still on the ground. They had all covered their faces in brown, make-shift cloth masks. Three had short, two had longer hair, and the man he toppled was bald.
Before he could discern anything else, he turned around and ran through th...
2023-10-17 10:59:25 +0000 UTC View PostOver the next few days, Freddy gradually got more comfortable with his new job. And in no small part, his newly upgraded stage one Adaptive Water Body was to thank for this.
The upgrade had unexpected results in several aspects. When his Create Water upgraded, the outer shell basically didn...
2023-10-13 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostDespite only barely fulfilling the daily quota, Freddy felt dead tired. His body was struggling, and his constant abuse of it didn’t help one bit.
With a shiver in his arms and a lop in his gait, he waddled back to the camp. He visited the public ‘bathhouse,’ or, rather, the cleansing...
2023-10-10 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostFreddy woke up in an almost entirely dark room, disoriented. It took his sight a few moments to snap into focus, and as it did, he observed the filthy, draping tarp cloth that comprised the ceiling of what appeared to be a dingy, poorly lit tent.
A strange, startling noise came from h...
2023-10-06 14:02:22 +0000 UTC View PostIn the splotchy netherecho of the caverns, thick in water, darkness, earth, and mysterious wisps Freddy didn’t even recognize, a snake of coiling water morphed through the air, shifting and shuffling above the painted ground as it made loops in a set pattern.
Suddenly, a pointy blue tride...
2023-10-03 10:22:54 +0000 UTC View PostUnderground cave systems after Earth’s integration into the interspace had become a rather terrifying area to venture into, and this seemed to be the case for any planet scattered with passages.
It made sense. Numerous portals leading to different realms frequently resulted in unwanted pe...
2023-09-29 13:14:47 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! I am sorry to say that there will be no chapter today, unfortunately. Frankly, I'm surprised that I managed to write the last two at all, given how little time I had with preparations.
To summarize, I got married. Yay me!
I'm also right about ready to die from ex...
2023-09-26 18:11:49 +0000 UTC View Post