Void spread rapidly as the infection took root within his arm and abdomen. Abilities became ineffective when David tried to restrain the spread at the infected spots. The infection didn’t spare the Energy Pathways either, devouring the remaining natural Aether stored within them at once. David ...
2025-06-16 10:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostOminous energy oozed from the Black Rift as it expanded. Ripples crossed its surface before it erupted, releasing traces of Void into the surroundings.
David’s heart skipped a beat, but he reacted in time, casting [Bloodbound Bastion] to create a protective barrier before Zachariah. It sh...
2025-06-14 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostZachariah didn’t look like he needed help. He escaped the void-infused claws with nimble steps and fluid movements, executing swift and decisive counterattacks. However, while his physical stats clearly surpassed the norm, his attacks weren’t enough to inflict lethal damage.
David studi...
2025-06-12 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe Void within the Maelstrom stirred again. However, it only moved once the last pristine white currents of [Origin Lightning] had been dispelled.
David categorized the intel for broader application and deployed another charge of [Origin Lightning] inside the Void Sapling. At the same time...
2025-06-10 10:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostShit had hit the fan.
Nothingness greeted him the moment he stepped out of the portal, and the urge to retrieve the Maelstrom overcame him. He held back and summoned both Scalemore and Serpent Fang, ignoring the Mythical Electra’s complaints as it looked at the remains of its once-majesti...
2025-06-07 10:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe Echo didn’t return for a while. However, he could feel everything the Sacred Beast did, no matter how far it flew. The connection to the Echo remained firm, and he could have ordered it to return with a simple command. But David didn’t feel like doing so. He left Electra be, giving it som...
2025-06-05 10:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe headache was just as bad as he'd expected from the torrent of information, but it quickly turned into something far more disgusting. His legs caved in, and he slumped to the ground, holding his head in agony as if someone’s fingers were digging through his brain.
Someone—or somethin...
2025-06-03 10:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostLife and…nothingness were fighting. They battled fiercely right before his eyes. Yet, from the looks of it, nothingness was not on the victorious side. If anything, it looked more like the living would emerge victorious.
Life and nothingness were fighting. They battled fiercely righ...
2025-06-01 10:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostZachariah didn’t stay behind for long after his broken body was restored. David remained, falling back onto his bed as grim thoughts plagued his mind.
Snippets of the fight between the Regressor and the Void Fragment resurfaced in his memory, reminding him exactly where he stood against t...
2025-05-30 10:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostEven though David barely had the energy to move, the Void inside Zachariah had to be removed. His arm was already beyond salvation, and it wouldn’t be long before the infection spread to the rest of his shoulder. Close to half of it was already ravaged, leaving them with only one option.
...
2025-05-28 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWilliam looked calmly at the writhing figure sprawled on the ground, his features void of emotion.
“How about you stop resisting? It’s not like you can do anything in your state either way,” he asked, his tail whipping toward the elf, snapping his soulbound bow with one bite.
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2025-05-26 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostBut that wasn’t up to him; the massive amount of work on that task belonged to Zachariah—maybe Maja, if she was up for it. With that in mind, David turned to the Portaligist and hurled a marble-sized, [Healing Link]-infused mass of Blood at her. Once the link was established with Maja, David ...
2025-05-24 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostNow that they had found a way to injure the Void Sapling, they were finally at an advantage—if they could repeat the same stunt and remove the all-devouring darkness’s protection, that is.
David narrowly dodged a deadly claw swipe, briefly turning his head toward the source of the screa...
2025-05-22 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostSince leaving the Nest intact wasn’t an option, David drained it entirely. It was a shame—given they could have transformed it into a relatively secure training ground—but the potential issues were too great.
Zachariah cut a good portion of the Nest Hearth out and removed the Void swi...
2025-05-20 10:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostMountains fell from the sky, squashing the weaker Witherling Fiends mercilessly. There was also the occasional dense rock blasting from a golden portal, small rifts in space that twisted the Witherling Fiends’ bodies, and larger rocks blocking the monsters’ paths and attacks.
The ground...
2025-05-18 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostCrumbs of dried blood fluttered to the ground as David’s eyes snapped open. He leaped to his feet, his eyes drifting vigilantly to Deryadus’ Arm, which rested unmoving. He felt the strength and resilience within the Relic, but there was no more vicious resistance. Something within the Relic t...
2025-05-16 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe marble resting in his hand was beautiful, to say the least. It had a dark-violet touch to it and released tiny, black electricity currents that traveled across its perfect, unblemished surface. But as beautiful as it was, the pressure it emitted was just as dangerous.
"That is ...
2025-05-14 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you ready?” Zachariah asked. “Or do you want to spar again?”
David was lying on his back, drenched in blood. Again. Several deep gashes covered his body, but neither he nor Zachariah paid much attention to them. They were already healing, either way.
He sat upright, ignor...
2025-05-12 10:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe days passed slowly. Digesting everything he had just heard was hard and time-consuming. So was making use of the newly acquired knowledge. It drained his time and pushed him from one challenge to the next, just like the creation of Sparks and the practice of Skill Runes.
<... 2025-05-10 10:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude
The Saintess looked across the battlefield, her nose scrunched up in disgust. The acrid smell of blood, rotten flesh, and corruption struck her nostrils like a train at full speed. It occupied her senses, forcing her to cast [Purification] around ...
2025-05-08 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWith too much horrifying news to accept, and too many pieces of information to digest, David’s mind went blank.
The world around him turned into a blur.
When he regained full consciousness of his body and surroundings, David failed to suppre...
2025-05-07 04:58:05 +0000 UTC View PostAs it turned out, Sparks were comparable to self-made energy techniques.
They were more a technique than a Skill, as they required greater precision to activate the ability sequence. However, activating the ability sequence was not instantaneous like a Skill Rune—...
2025-05-06 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe only issue? David had no idea how other Skill Runes looked or what he was supposed to do here. In the first place, was a Spark supposed to look like a Skill Rune? It would appear odd if a Spark looked like a Skill Rune. If that had been the case, it would be called a Spark Rune—or s...
2025-05-04 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostRegardless of the circumstances around the Dwarven Sanctuary after the Great Horde’s attack, it was safe now—as safe as a settlement amidst the schemes of gods and the chaos of their influence could be.
Ashville’s people had settled in the Dwarven Sanctuary and adapted quickly. ...
The Tirac Artificer squirmed, her eyes fixed on the ground as his question rang out.
“We were told you had no use for the corpse and decided to take it when nobody claimed it for days,” the Dwarven Blacksmith answered with a shrug, his face still red from the ea...
2025-04-30 10:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostHe arrived at the Artificer’s workshop and listened in silence to the ringing of metal. His gaze drifted toward the two-story building, which looked more extravagant than the last time he’d been there, and he swallowed the last bites of the unidentifiable buns with a smile. 2025-04-28 10:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post
The prehistoric Rift hadn’t changed much. Nature was still as abundant as the first time David and his friends had entered, but it was no longer untainted. Several paths leading away from the Rift had been created, making travel across the region easier.
While the...
2025-04-26 10:00:39 +0000 UTC View PostWaiting, as it turned out, was Maja’s way of saying that the dwarves wanted to see Fortress.
“Fortress prepared a ‘gift of gratitude’ for you.” Maja smiled faintly as she added, “But I think it would be best to consider it a reward for protecting the Dwa...
2025-04-24 10:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostHis impression of the Pantheon was not great, yet he didn’t doubt the truth of the words written in the information scroll. Deep down, he knew it was the truth, no matter how much he wanted the information to be wrong—to be a mistake, or a sick prank.
His parent...
2025-04-22 10:00:39 +0000 UTC View PostWilliam jerked upright, his breath coming in ragged pants.
How am I still alive? He wondered, recalling the fleeting memories of the pain that should have killed him. Yet, he was alive and well.
No, he felt far better than just well. William jumped to his feet, his eyes widen...
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