Jake flew up into the air as he headed towards the cloud island once more. His mood was pretty good for most of the flight, but he ran into one tiny little issue a few hours later. He couldn’t find it.
Now, how does one lose a giant cloud the size of countries with a tree on it the size o...
2021-02-23 13:41:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe next few hours were relatively peaceful as everyone worked together to clean up the valley. Neil and his party were in the lodge scrubbing the floorboards like their lives depended on it, while all the others went around and gathered up the corpses of their former comrades.
Nobody judge...
2021-02-22 13:35:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe mighty beast battled with the valiant human. A wrestle between two opponents, the fight appearing to be equally matched.
Their objective was the mighty artifact. The beast held it within its maw, struggling to keep it in its possession. Meanwhile, the human used both his hands to try an...
2021-02-21 13:29:49 +0000 UTC View PostJake felt a bit better after getting a better understanding of his own emotional situation and even deepened his insight into his bloodline. Perhaps it was indeed just a faux feeling of enlightenment, but it lightened his heart, nevertheless.
At least enough to move one point down on his li...
2021-02-19 13:49:06 +0000 UTC View PostJake let go and looked at the corpse on the ground. Her bloodshot eyes still wide open, staring back up at him, with black veins extending from her face and unto her entire body.
Sighing, he turned his attention to the stunned observers around him. Many of them were still getting back up fr...
2021-02-18 12:55:27 +0000 UTC View PostAbby was furious when she saw her father take a dagger to the stomach. Not afraid, just angry. She didn’t think the blow was truly dangerous as they had both taken far worse before and walked away easily.
Jake flew back and landed on the ground nearly a hundred meters away. A bit surprise...
2021-02-14 17:49:34 +0000 UTC View PostJake felt his vision practically turn red as he flew down. He was still accelerating as he pushed mana into his wings to fly even faster and at his top speed approaching what was once the sound barrier. Hundreds of meters passed every second.
The last time he felt this amount of anger was w...
2021-02-14 17:49:15 +0000 UTC View PostEverything was buzzing as she acted almost on instinct. A transparent barrier instantly covered the entire lodge, followed by another bubble overlapping with hers only moments later.
Silas charged forward with his healing already on full display to keep Levi alive. Hank quickly came over to...
2021-02-14 17:49:07 +0000 UTC View PostMiranda sat on the small stairs leading up to the lodge. She watched the intricate patterns drawn on the ground by Neil as he was still trying to improve the magic circle – a massive formation covering tens of meters all around the lodge.
Hank was working with Christen to make him a bette...
2021-02-14 13:26:20 +0000 UTC View Post<AUTHOR NOTE>
The 10-dollar Hunters have spoken and blessed us all with weekend chapters at the sacrifice of their side story. Blessed they be.
(Will also be a chapter tomorrow, effectively bringing the advanced chapters to 25 ahead of RR)
<AUTH...
2021-02-13 14:02:44 +0000 UTC View PostIt had all started four days prior.
The house's construction was pretty much done, and Hank was considering making some simple pieces of furniture. They also had a sit-down to talk about plans to make a few more buildings elsewhere for themselves.
That is when Miranda got pinged by he...
2021-02-12 12:48:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe life of a Cloud Elemental was truly sad. Their only comfort being low intelligence, making them unable to comprehend exactly how much it sucks. For them, living more than a dozen hours was an outstanding achievement. Managing to actually fight back and slay an attacker even more so.
Bir...
2021-02-11 13:48:36 +0000 UTC View PostMeditating on the small island of clouds sat Jake with the hawk lying beside him, wings out to its side. It hadn’t even bothered to perch itself on the crystal tree behind them, too exhausted to care about its dignity.
Jake had used Identify on it on their way to their little island and s...
2021-02-10 14:10:12 +0000 UTC View PostPower crackled in the air as three blue bolts appeared - all of them looking like small crystals as they floated above his head. He fired them towards the Cloud Elemental with a thought as it was still struggling to reform the parts of its body that were already missing.
But his bolts weren...
2021-02-09 13:53:00 +0000 UTC View PostJake sat on a small cloud away from the large continent. The bird perched in a tree beside him. He was breathing heavily still from his nearly empty pool of mana and low stamina. Even his health was only at around half.
The cloud elemental was far harder to deal with than he had predicted. ...
2021-02-08 14:32:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe purpose of this article is to serve as a brief summary of ten of the most numerous races/race archetypes of the multiverse. The article has taken certain liberties with the definition of a race, and some ...
2021-02-07 13:21:54 +0000 UTC View PostJake would never claim to have in-depth knowledge of the happenings in the sky. He would never claim to be a meteorologist or a weather forecaster. While he had managed to get decent grades in physics and chemistry, he for sure wasn’t an expert.
But, despite his lacking knowledge, he was ...
2021-02-05 13:29:00 +0000 UTC View PostChugging a health potion, Jake opened his eyes once more and wiped the blood away. He was currently flapping his wings, trying to keep himself in the air as he saw the hawk gaze back at him like he was an idiot for talking into thin air. But its look was now not only of ridicule but now containin...
2021-02-04 13:12:34 +0000 UTC View PostArchery had for many years been a vital part of Jake's life. It was his escape from work, stress, and intrusive thoughts before the system, and after the system, it was the tool that allowed him to fight and survive, especially in the beginning.
So not getting the skill upgraded to anything...
2021-02-03 14:30:24 +0000 UTC View PostBy far, the King of the Forest was the strongest enemy Jake had ever faced, yet he had won in the end. It was a hard fight, sure, but he always kept his head cool to look for a way to victory. A mindset he had kept from then to now.
He thought the King would be his most significant challeng...
2021-02-02 14:17:07 +0000 UTC View PostHe flew through their air like an elegant bird. He soared as no human had ever done before. By which he meant, failing miserably and falling a hundred meters, all while flailing his wings uselessly before smashing headfirst into the ground.
Only a quarter of an hour earlier, he experienced ...
2021-02-01 13:30:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe legendary Karroch, a being that had risen through the realms as he fought valiantly. Born on a small planet, he had to fight for his tribe from birth. At the age of 19, he tamed his first beast and begun his journey as a beast tamer.
He was a true genius, and his father couldn’t be an...
2021-01-31 14:14:44 +0000 UTC View PostJake sat cursing to himself near the cave entrance he had exited just a bit over a day ago. He wasn’t here for a rematch with the Indigo Mushroom, but instead just to do his alchemy. The reason for his sour mood was because he, in his stupidity, forgot the book he was right in the middle of rea...
2021-01-29 14:10:22 +0000 UTC View PostJake felt like a weight had been lifted from his shoulders as he saw Miranda leave. Keeping up his professional persona did take some effort, but he was happy that it wasn’t that bad to interact with Miranda.
For the last two weeks, the lost potential of the Pylon had been bother...
2021-01-28 14:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostJake had been more injured than he had first thought. Then again, he did have quite a few giant needles pierce into his chest and attempt to suck him dry of any and all vitality. Nevertheless, it wasn’t something a healing potion or two couldn’t fix. He quite honestly felt bad for all those o...
2021-01-27 14:16:18 +0000 UTC View PostTruly disappointing, Jake thought as he looked at the now-dead Alpha Mantis Scyther. A level 89 beast that was the lord of this biodome reduced to a headless corpse in what couldn’t even be called a real fight.
If he had to compare it to something, it would be the Den Mother. And...
2021-01-26 13:42:10 +0000 UTC View PostJake stood on top of a large purple mushroom as he inhaled deeply, taking in the atmosphere. This cavern, which he had decided to now call a biodome, was truly interesting.
On the ground beneath him lay tens of dead insectoids. None had been a threat, but all of them insanely aggressive, ne...
2021-01-25 13:45:36 +0000 UTC View PostHoward got out of the barn, wiping grease off his hands as he walked back towards the small farmhouse. It was soon time to harvest season, and he had to make sure the old machines still worked properly.
As a small-time farmer, it was hard to compete with the large corporate farming industry...
2021-01-24 13:30:12 +0000 UTC View PostYo, a few ideas for Side Stories made by you beautiful people on Discord.
Note that this vote is just a guideline and not an actual decider of which Side Story is made or the order in which they come. Yes yes, I am a tyrant, I know.
There is a lot and you can vote multiple times. ...
2021-01-24 13:20:09 +0000 UTC View PostThat was pretty cool if I say so myself, Jake thought, as he walked off, looking as cool as he possibly could. It had nothing to do that he had no idea where the hell to take the conversation after his whole ‘murder is fine’ speech.
Besides, maybe it was time to go for a bit of...
2021-01-22 13:41:14 +0000 UTC View Post