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CH744

“No one,” Ben repeated, already going through their mind to try and see more context. “If you’d seen how much I’ve been offering, you should know pretty damn well that’s impossible.”

“Ah, it’s unfortunate but sometimes things turn out this way,” They tried to say, soundi...

CH743

After all that they’d been through, Thera just wanted to rest when they got back to Stonewall but for Ben, that was a far greater challenge. He was practically vibrating in excitement, already imagining what the future held for him now that he’d finished his ridiculous job and was free to tak...

CH742

After Pato was released and Fone was found, Ben focused on giving a fuller explanation of events while Thera worked on healing them all. No one was without injury and even if the chimeras would surely heal on their own, it was better to get it done and over with then as the rest of their quest we...

CH741

All at once, the world changed. The demon was flooded with power, more than it had ever felt before and the world around it slowed down. Seconds turned into minutes for it as it felt the thrill of success screaming out to it. It had done it, it had pushed beyond its limits, reaching greater heigh...

CH740

With his first plan done, he continued to count seconds until the time the demon would see its inevitable future came forth, waiting for what was sure to be a brilliant distraction but forced himself to continue to jump and dodge in the meantime as he avoided as many spells as he could, feeling h...

CH739

As he was flung upward into the sky above, Ben brought the majority of his minds to their fastest speeds to deal with everything the best he could, even with one thought ringing clear through it all.

Oh, this is really going to hurt.

He could already feel a strain on his mind...

CH738

<You’ve got trouble.>

Yeah, no kidding. Despite the modifications Vividus placed on Queemit’s body I’m pretty sure I’m going to need to put her away with the others soon and start running on my own two feet. It was a nice little break while it lasted at least.

&...

CH737 Demon's Perspective

The future it wanted refused to arrive.

It was a problem the demon hadn’t faced since it had been nothing more than a beast. No matter what it did, no matter how it approached the issue or what branch it tried to zero in on, it couldn’t bring its desires to reality, with them consistent...

CH736

Okay, I’m officially significantly less sure they aren’t just trying to kill me.

That was the thought he had while dodging to the side mere milliseconds before the attack was shot as he was forced to wonder just how often he was avoiding bad endings for himself and the others. ...

CH735

With the information he’d wanted acquired, Ben took the others and began to move. The fact the demon had killed itself before they’d arrived meant the jig was up, the one controlling it was aware of their presence and would likely be doing what it could to catch them, they just needed time to...

CH734

“Killed itself,” Ben repeated, pinching his brow. “Myriad, how far out from it are we?”

<If you increase your pace then only a few minutes. At the speed you were going then a bit over six.>

That was the main issue. Even though his goal of reading its memories had been lo...

CH733 Demon's Perspective

The connection broken with the touch of a mind, the demon jerked from where it sat in surprise. It had already known it wouldn’t work but it hadn’t realized the feeling that came with it. A feeling of being seen, exposed in a way it had never been before and it looked at all of the paths the ...

CH732

Continuing to run but trying to keep it as quiet as he could, Ben used the time to think about what he knew and what it implied.

There were demons who could take over others and those same demons were time magic users, both of those facts seemed true with the only matter being how many ther...

CH731

Despite what he may have had to say about it, Ben’s mind was no longer human. Existing at a scope great enough to shock the gods who’d seen it and growing only more alien with every living being his soul touched, potential existed within it that rarely needed to be used unless he was trying t...

CH730

Too far away for Ben to read any of their minds, it didn't matter as he looked at his girlfriend, floating above them. Even before they'd started dating he'd been told he was unusually good at understanding the subtleties of her expressions and features despite her golden eyes making it a challen...

CH729

It was so brief that Ben wasn’t even sure what he’d felt. In one moment, something had either been touching his thoughts or his soul but the instant he’d turned his attention towards it, trying to peer back, he felt the link break under the weight of his mind, whatever it was completely unp...

CH728 Demon's Perspective

Stepping through the great gate to a new world, the first thing the demon tried to do was assemble itself before almost instantly dying.

That gave it a slight pause. It had gone through to two unclaimed worlds before, one that already had an owner and one that didn’t but neither time in t...

CH727

Ben wasn’t used to leading but given he had a dozen chimeras with him he didn't need to be. It was still their task after all, with both himself and Azeezol acting more as glorified guards as they went, watching as the group followed the occasional sound in an otherwise silent forest.

He ...

CH726 Thera's Perspective

Continuing their journey, Thera felt stuck on what they’d seen along the way. She knew that an untold number of ghosts had made their way into the world along with the outsider but despite the time she still tried to make for the guild on top of her current hospital work, word about sightings w...

CH725

“-Still, no matter how good things seem, you’ve gotta remember that this is a dangerous world, even beyond the whole invasion thing,” Pato warned as their talk went on. “I’ve seen and been through some crazy stuff since getting here.”

“Yeah? You’re not alone there but that�...

CH724

“Hello there, hope you’ve all enjoyed the food,” He said brightly as he made his way to the group of five, taking a seat on the ground with them before they could answer, with one speaking up after he’d joined them.

“It was delicious, thank you. I didn’t think adventurers would ...

CH723

Looking around, Fone taking stock of how things had ended up as well as the damage the chimeric group had taken, their leader asked one question before making any firm choices.

“Can any of you detect any other demons in the vicinity?”

He looked at the chimeras and all of them gave...

CH722

It was a few short jumps to their next location, the second group they were supposed to be going after close enough to the first now that they were all so far out and everyone filtered through to the new stretch of woods, with Fone already looking to the chimeras.

“Found anything yet?”<...

CH721

Ben didn’t know how far they were going with each jump, only seeing the change in scenery each time a portal was opened while the full group filtered through. What he did notice was that Pato wasn’t taking as many breaks as he’d expect from Steph, initially impressing him with his mana pool...

CH720

Vividus led them over to the final group to join them, Thera elbowing him the moment she saw one of the party with Ben immediately understanding why. Having both blue skin and silver eyes, it was another one of Yuzu’s race, meaning he wasn’t going to be the only summoned on that expedition. 2024-09-27 08:26:47 +0000 UTC View Post

CH719

As they walked over, Thera’s eyes were locked on her aunt while Ben couldn’t help but take in the crowd around her, all of them appearing at first glance to be from the same species or at least hybrids that shared a similar paternal heritage, with that assumption only falling through as he lo...

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OKAY I MESSED UP AND PUT A WRONG OPTION IN THERE AND PANICED BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE VOTING FOR IT BEFORE I COULD EVEN GET AN EDIT DOWN I'M SORRY OH GOD OH LORD. I accidently posted an option for a Falk chapter instead of the Yuzu chapter I meant to give and I panic deleted that old one. Wow, sure ho...

Side Story: Falk at work

Having his mind split was still an unnatural experience no matter how many weeks went by but it was an advantage Falk could use for more than just controlling the homunculi his niece and student had left him with, letting him put to practice those other aspects that very day as he finished workin...

CH718

“Well, don’t you look happy?” Ben teased, even as Thera strongly denied it.

“Of course I’m not,” She told him, trying to control her face. “Do you really think I’d be happy just because I have an official excuse to avoid helping out at the hospital for a while? No matter how...

CH717

Back at the shop, Ben looked at both what he had and what he’d need, with the answer to the latter being largely vague when the only thing he’d really been told about his coming quest was that it was centered around watching as another group fought.

Still, there was one obvious standout...