With 600 plant varieties added to his repertoire and matched with their ancient equivalents, Sorin easily identified a dozen different A-Tier ten poisons that could be crafted given his cultivation.
In the end, he decided on a poison called Symphony of Blood, which had a...
2024-05-30 23:06:21 +0000 UTC View Post
As a former physician, Sorin was well-versed in matters of corruption. Human flesh—like all flesh—was a perfect carrier for corruption and could absorb unlimited amounts if given the opportunity.
The danger, therefore, was not in the absorption itself but in th...
2024-05-29 20:56:05 +0000 UTC View PostSorin's cauldron hissed and bubbled as he added a vial of concentrated Devil Wasp Flower Extract and used his poison flame to quicken its merger with the three-poison cocktail inside his cauldron. The mixture hissed and churned, but reluctantly, it formed a stable four poison. After adding...
2024-05-29 04:10:50 +0000 UTC View PostA familiar cocktail of alchemical cleaners greeted Sorin as he entered Elder Calvin's room. Several tubes were hooked up to the elder's body to help him heal, some to ward against disease and others simply to promote gentle yet effective healing throughout his fragile body.
"There yo...
2024-05-28 00:07:13 +0000 UTC View PostHaving one's fingers severed then reattached was easily one of the most physically painful things one could experience. It ranked alongside obvious extremes like childbirth and peeing out a corrupted kidney stone.
This was due in large part to the sensitivity of one's finger nerves, ...
2024-05-24 23:20:16 +0000 UTC View PostStreets blurred past Sorin as their group travelled increasingly far away from their destination. The streets were empty as always, though eventually, they reached a point where crowds became more plentiful, and the streets became busy as they had originally been.
Only ten peaceful m...
2024-05-23 20:50:37 +0000 UTC View PostShadows danced eerily in empty streets that would normally be bustling with activity. There was likely more than forced spatial transmission involved, but Nigel and Natasha, his protectors, didn't elaborate on the situation.
A rain of throwing knives appeared just as they were ...
2024-05-22 19:21:00 +0000 UTC View PostI don't usually make announcements, but since many of you are likely only readers of Pandora Unchained, I thought I'd let you know if today's release ^^.
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I'm happy to announce that Painting the Mists Volume 1 (Books 1-3) is now available in eBook and ...
The questioning of Mr. Mercer proved not nearly as damning as Sorin expected. Though on paper, he had a pile of complaints, in practice, he was an insufferable individual who caused problems for anyone he interacted with. This included the Head Questioner, Mr. Mierau. Mr. Mercer's test...
Apologies for the late chapter; the power and internet were out all day yesterday.
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The streets of Delphi blurred past Sorin as Elder Nolan whisked him through the skies to deliver him to the inquiry that had originally been scheduled for a day later.
It was midmorning, so th...
2024-05-18 13:29:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Even with Astley's ritual, Sorin took until that evening to assimilate the knowledge he already possessed and another two days to finish the rest of his reading.
That wasn't to say that things proceeded without difficulty. The ritual, it turns out, had a time limit of 24...
2024-05-16 18:51:02 +0000 UTC View PostOut of all the Presiding Elders, Elder Claudius was the least busy g,iven recent changes. He was, therefore, quite happy to help Sorin procure a variety of historical texts to do with Delphi, the Kepler Clan, and Pandora in general.
"Please note that many of the Kepler Clan's histori...
2024-05-15 22:27:47 +0000 UTC View PostDelphi was in a state of uproar immediately after the Shrine Descent. The successful Descent naturally made the front page of the paper, but Sorin's newly revealed God Seed Status came in a close second.
This was naturally accompanied by various opinion pieces disparaging Sorin...
2024-05-14 22:31:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Teleportation was a disorienting and dangerous thing to do outside of carefully controlled circumstances. Outside of heroic abilities, it was impossible to teleport below the Bone-Forging Realm, and even then, only if special items were used a substantial cost incurred.
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2024-05-14 00:34:03 +0000 UTC View PostMovement skill first, thought Sorin as he allowed Madness to infiltrate Adder Rush and change its straightforward attack patterns. Adder Rush was a skill modeled after the movement of serpents and was naturally a swift but winding technique.
Though Sorin w...
2024-05-10 23:12:30 +0000 UTC View PostJust as it had three times before, the atmosphere of the catacombs changed, and a large amount of corruption emerged from the entrance to the third level. The statue of the dryad did not grow as the others had, but its presence increased drastically and soon overtook that of its predecesso...
2024-05-09 23:18:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe air in the catacombs froze over as corruption surged out from beneath the second-level catacombs and into the Phantom Devourer. The statue expanded as it drank in the corruption until finally, it reached its limits; the statue shattered, revealing an intangible, many-mouthed cre...
2024-05-08 23:01:34 +0000 UTC View PostApologies for the lack of a chapter yesterday. It was a holiday here in Canada.
Double chapter today.
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With only ten solo combatants remaining and not much leeway, their first order of business was to determine the order of participants. "The previous trend will likely contin...
2024-05-07 19:26:49 +0000 UTC View PostAs Sorin's team fought the serpent, the remaining heroes surrounded Melinoë and her ally, Bast. The light mage seemed unsurprised by the situation but expressed his desire for distance between himself and his polarizing patron.
"Perhaps the details should be discussed," Melinoë sai...
2024-05-06 22:08:41 +0000 UTC View PostFortunately for the sapphire-tier heroes, the remaining matches did not produce more unexpected surprises. In fact, one of the teams even obtained one of the rare silver flames, which directly upgraded their wish-fire spheres from sapphire grade to ruby grade.
The ruby teams then wen...
2024-05-03 17:15:38 +0000 UTC View PostUnder mounting pressure from three God Seeds and other individuals with strong backing, the remaining emerald-ranked teams, as they were now designated, began challenging the arena in groups.
Several important rules were discovered, including the fact that the number of normal demons...
2024-05-02 21:06:05 +0000 UTC View PostApologies for the lack of a chapter yesterday. It was a holiday here in Canada.
Double chapter today.
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"Banner is a spear and shield warrior, and his abilities are well known," Gareth explained as the hero and his team of five entered the arena. "His heroic ability is called ...
2024-04-30 17:48:34 +0000 UTC View PostSorin spent the next three days appearing in public as little as possible. On Elder Marek and Elder Nolan's advice, he ignored the mounting protests outside his house and stuck to the basement where there were fewer windows and, therefore, fewer opportunities for reporters to take pictures...
2024-04-29 15:35:17 +0000 UTC View Post
The difficult situation Sorin found himself in shortly after leaving Michael's residence made it clear that he'd fallen into a trap. Moreover, it was a multi-layered trap. Charles's poison was the initiator, while Melinoë's hidden influence put on the finishing touches.
Somehow, thread...
2024-04-26 20:43:58 +0000 UTC View PostWith the players having been whittled down to only five, the game slowed down. No large bets were made for a good half hour as everyone took their time to carefully probe their opponents and maintain their stamina.
Once everyone was clear on each other's capabilities, Charles took th...
2024-04-25 18:46:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe game being played was called Texas Hold'em, an enduring staple that had surfaced shortly after the Cataclysmic Emergence. As for what 'Texas' was or what it referred to, neither Sorin nor anyone else he'd ever spoken to had any idea. But the game had stuck against all odds and was now ...
2024-04-24 15:42:54 +0000 UTC View PostHaving secured mental protection in the form of S-Tier jewelry and gotten his pent-up madness out of control, Sorin dove into concoctions once again to make his final preparations. While he couldn't build a faultless foundation as an apothecary before the Shrine Descent, sufficient time re...
2024-04-23 23:04:07 +0000 UTC View Post"I decided to go with simple and rustic for you, Gareth, and elegant for Lawrence," said Master Carlos, laying out detailed physical designs for their rings. "As for you, Sorin, your style is all over the place, so I decided to go with rich and domineering." Looking at the large and square...
2024-04-23 01:32:41 +0000 UTC View PostLike S-Tier leather armor, S-Tier jewelry could only be obtained in Delphi by booking an appointment through the Hero Association.
Sorin, Gareth, and Lawrence were shopping together this time as their team members had already obtained the necessary mental protection ahead of time. Ga...
2024-04-19 23:20:48 +0000 UTC View PostGareth's guidance on crazy activities helped Sorin for a time, but eventually, it grew to the point that it began leaking through into his everyday activities.
The first symptom Sorin noticed was visual hallucinations. Not because they were obvious but because there simply couldn't&n...
2024-04-18 16:33:38 +0000 UTC View Post