Kruta ripped his sword out of the hunter's chest, the jerking motion making him grunt with pain. The man's eyes were still filled with fire and desperation as his corpse joined the others on the ground. Two of them were already burning from the heat rising from below. Kruta shook his head, briefl...
2023-04-06 18:31:56 +0000 UTC View PostThree more lives passed before Zac's eyes. The minstrel who sought to lift an ancient curse through Creation, the flickering flame who wished to become a sun, and the warrior who wanted dominion over Life and Creation to resurrect his daughter. Beings of great determination who had turned the sha...
2023-04-06 16:16:30 +0000 UTC View PostSorry, late post. Migraines have been kicking my ass today. Will do double chapters tomorrow instead.
2023-04-05 18:36:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe usually crowded Road of Repentance was abandoned. The hawkers had left their stalls where they stood, and the enshrined patrons were without reverend attendants. A suffocating silence held the road in its grip, and his approach only amplified it. The sounds of his boots stepping on the glazed...
2023-04-04 17:30:50 +0000 UTC View Post"Mad… you're mad," Null cried in Zac's mind as he opened his robes to expose his stomach. "You're already at the eleventh echelon, and the boss confirmed you'd reach the fourteenth by snatching these things.
"Do you know what the fourteenth echelon means? I don't even know when someone re...
2023-04-03 17:23:35 +0000 UTC View PostZac was reluctant but still sent the message he'd been dreading for so long. Catheya soon arrived, and Zac saw his emotions mirrored on her face.
"It's time?" Catheya sighed.
"It's time."
"We only got seven years," Catheya muttered, leaning her head against his chest.
Zac'...
2023-03-31 18:29:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe quest asked Zac to remove two Cosmic Cycles from a 'three-cycle item' and a refined item at that. In other words, he needed to extract the spirituality of a piece of High-quality E-grade equipment essence by essence until it was reduced to Low Quality. Not only that, but the product needed to...
2023-03-30 18:22:35 +0000 UTC View Post"Remember, if you want me to lean on you, you better be strong enough."
With that, Catheya sashayed away, her swaying hips creating a hypnotizing dance that brought back some soul-stirring memories from the past month. Zac only snapped out of the trance as Catheya turned a corner after thro...
2023-03-30 16:51:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe islands looked like glimmering jewels, slowly bobbing about on the horizon. With the perpetual snowfall, they created an ethereal scenery. Of course, these small isles were actually the backs of huge beasts, transformed into death traps meant to capture and harvest the snow spirits. The Everf...
2023-03-29 18:00:29 +0000 UTC View PostA small needlepoint of green lit up in the distance, and Kruta sighed in relief upon realizing the journey was finally coming to an end. Traveling inside the Perennial Vastness token's claustrophobic bubble hadn't been any better this time around. It felt like a coffin, and the oppressive darknes...
2023-03-28 16:24:51 +0000 UTC View Post"Well…" Ogras said, his voice trailing off as his perfect plan suddenly felt in need of revision.
Zac's voice had an unmistakable mix of disbelief and mirth, and Ogras couldn't blame him. The description of the Shifting Dreamgeist hadn't painted a vivid picture, but it paled to the real t...
2023-03-27 16:29:14 +0000 UTC View PostKruta's decision made sense. There was no point in sticking around when the opportunities had dried up. Even breaking through early made sense in some cases, where you traded perfection for momentum.
"I'll do my best to come over," Kruta said, his eyes gleaming with ferocity. "I'll show tho...
2023-03-24 17:33:04 +0000 UTC View PostNeither Zac nor Ogras was surprised Catheya chose to take on this bloody mission. She was simply the best suited for it.
"There are nine names, and there's even Fifth Echelon cultivators among them," Ogras commented. "Dealing with them will be… Expensive."
Zac grimaced at the though...
2023-03-23 18:14:17 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: I posted a small rewrite/addition I published on Discord over the weekend, but I realize I forgot to share it here.
Chapter 1,037:
"Kruta's seal too," Zac quickly added. "He also suffered from this injustice."
"Fine, but that's it, brat."
In ot...
2023-03-22 18:48:54 +0000 UTC View PostEsmeralda thumped her chest as she wagged the box in front of Zac. He still couldn't believe it was real, so he slowly walked to a nearby window. Catheya was sitting at a bench in the pebble garden, occasionally glancing in his direction. She lit up upon seeing Zac, who waved at her assuredly bef...
2023-03-21 18:07:16 +0000 UTC View PostZac and Kruta were exhausted even if Sendor had healed their wounds, but the thought of loot brought a spring in their step. The two spent the next thirty minutes breaking the arrays before carefully harvesting the Conflict-Attuned flowers and herbs in the garden, and they didn't even spare the S...
2023-03-20 17:53:26 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: A small note for the discord peeps.
Patreon updated their bot this week, and which removed the Patreon connection for some people. If you're lacking the Heaven's Chosen role, you'll need to re-enter your discord handle here on Patreon.
A/N:
I keep mixing up the Heavens when writing, which has created a lot of confusion. So I put together a primer just to refresh everyone's memories of what's what.
Mentions/relevance of the 7 heavens:
1st - Valsa and Va...
2023-03-16 19:17:48 +0000 UTC View PostZac panted as he looked down at Valsa's corpse, or rather the gathering of light that had started to dissipate. His hands were shaking with strain as he forcibly quelled the errant tendrils of Oblivion in his body, his pathways frayed and teetering on the brink of collapse. Yet, he felt thrilled,...
2023-03-15 18:28:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe sky roiled, and the world was filled with an intense purple light that almost veered into a bloody red. The tribulation lightning was reflected in the puppet's eyes, and Zac sensed something stirring awake inside.
The intensity of the tribulation was far beyond what Zac had felt during ...
2023-03-03 18:18:41 +0000 UTC View PostIt turned out that the central section of the warfront castle was a large atrium with a diameter of over three hundred meters. The whole square was covered in dense scripts, and intense fluctuations of Conflict were released from the glowing lines. At first, Zac thought the whole array was illumi...
2023-03-02 18:21:14 +0000 UTC View PostValsa ground her teeth as she slowly inched backward. Another attempt foiled by the shift in the battlefield. Two Blue Cloaks struck at her, but she deftly blocked them while infusing a command into the Master Medallion. Ten Hero Souls immediately rushed over, heedlessly attacking the surrounding...
2023-03-01 18:23:36 +0000 UTC View PostThe White Sigils were true killing machines, but even the high-quality versions were ultimately not his match, at least not when empowered by [Arcadian Crusade]. He'd already crippled one of the two through sheer attribute advantage and skill, but dozens of Blue Caps were ready t...
2023-02-28 18:49:12 +0000 UTC View PostZac was already high-strung from being targeted for weeks and forced to fight for his life. But for some reason, he was even more enraged over Valsa's attempt to equate her callous sacrifice of her followers to the struggles he'd been forced to endure over the past years. It was not only an insul...
2023-02-27 17:16:10 +0000 UTC View PostJust as the vine swarm was about to reach its target, a shimmer emerged from Zac's axe. It pounced at the beleaguered warrior with perfect timing, roaring with excitement. The pressure became too much, and the deathsworn wouldn't survive without using a skill. A twenty-meter scythe formed a band ...
2023-02-26 08:38:13 +0000 UTC View PostDuplicity? Zac frowned as he had a worrying premonition, and he knew the situation had gone from bad to worse the moment [Immutability of Eoz] woke up. It was trying to purge something from his body. Judging by its persistence, it wasn't going well. Zac quickly sent a tendril tow...
2023-02-24 19:56:46 +0000 UTC View PostZac swore as one rune after another sprung up around the shield, and he immediately shot toward the closest wall. A herculean swing slammed into the wall of light, but Zac felt like he was fighting the whole world. His attack only left a discoloration that was soon washed away. Breaking through t...
2023-02-23 19:55:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe ripple was gone as quickly as it came, giving no hint of where it came from. Judging by Kruta's expression, he hadn't noticed it at all.
"What is it?" the barbarian said with a raised brow. "Surely, some parading puppets isn't enough for you to lose your composure?"
"It's not that...
2023-02-22 20:12:39 +0000 UTC View PostSorry, I know there's been a lot of these lately. Some IRL stuff has taken up way too much of my time and focus, and I need to take today to plan things out. Will do a Saturday chapter instead.
2023-02-21 15:56:20 +0000 UTC View PostZac looked at the creature rushing at them at a speed Zac couldn't match without using [Earthstrider]. It looked eerily similar to the Hero Souls, except this puppet was clearly fully corporeal. The full-body armor was similar in design, except it seemed to be made out of a light...
2023-02-20 20:23:39 +0000 UTC View Post