“Anything?” Leyara asked, but judging by the thunderous expression on Pretty’s face, it didn’t look good.
“Nothing,” Pretty snorted as she wiped the blood from her hands with a rag. “These people are no better than warslaves, even the native Kan'Tanu. They barely know about th...
2022-05-11 17:01:53 +0000 UTC View PostIt didn’t look like there were any dangers, but Zac still had Vai perform a second more thorough scan of the hidden chambers while he used his various senses. Only when they had confirmed there really weren’t any hidden traps did Zac relax, though he still installed a couple of defensive and ...
2022-05-10 17:13:32 +0000 UTC View PostThe two were unscathed from the surprise strike, but Zac could already sense the swarm below closing in on them.
“Hold on!” Zac growled as he furiously pushed back toward the surface, the Cosmic Energy in his body churning as he readied a counter-attack.
Judging by the power of th...
2022-05-09 18:10:22 +0000 UTC View PostThe underwater world they found themselves in reminded Zac a bit of Twilight Ocean, but there were some poignant differences as well. For one, the water was actually water, rather than an odd fusion of Life and Death. Secondly, the place was extremely sinister, where at least a third of all plant...
2022-05-07 11:23:04 +0000 UTC View PostSorry, I'm a bit under the weather, have to move today's chapter until tomorrow.
2022-05-06 15:20:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe event was about to start. There was no time to waste, so the two hurried into a side tunnel that Zac had never seen in other waystations. Zac could feel how the rock around them was infused with a mix of unique materials and arrays which both gave off an odd pressure – no doubt a measure to...
2022-05-05 16:08:50 +0000 UTC View Post“A primal garden? What’s that?” Zac asked with a low volume as he looked around for threats.
“The most valuable plants can rarely be manually cultivated,” Vai whispered. “There is something about domestication that kills the inherent spirituality of plants. Still, we can’t jus...
2022-05-04 17:22:49 +0000 UTC View PostEven if Zac had succeeded, he did feel a bit conflicted upon seeing the motionless Ferric Worldeaters in his Beast Pouch. Neither of them was actually dead – not really, anyway. At the same time, they weren’t quite alive either. The spikes he had embedded into the beast’s brain had essentia...
2022-05-03 17:01:22 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: And we're back after a week of non-stop editing! It's good to be back to the latest chapters, even if it's fun to look back and see how much the story has progressed over the years.
Thank you all for resubbing, and welcome new patrons!
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2022-05-02 17:25:49 +0000 UTC View PostHello all, as promised here's an update on the summer schedule.
First Thing's first. A small update for those who are doing re-reads on Kindle/Audible - DotF Book 5 Release has been moved up to May 20, roughly 2 weeks earlier than the original schedule! As ...
2022-04-26 17:31:21 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Here we go, sorry about the delay!
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The sun covered half the sky, and its warm rays felt like a caress on her skin. For a moment, it was almost enough to forget that the Heavens were shrouded in this corner of space. But the illusi...
2022-04-23 13:07:38 +0000 UTC View PostToday's chapter will unfortunately be delayed until tomorrow. I need to do some rewrites and figure out the details of a couple of plot points before finalizing today's chapter. I will try to get it out as early as possible, hopefully ~12-15 hours later than "regular" schedule.
2022-04-22 15:42:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe thought of hordes of unorthodox cultivators popping out of nowhere among unsuspecting citizens was extremely troubling. These kinds of cultivators didn't have any scruples, and whole worlds risked getting sacrificed for their rites.
“I’m sure the Void Priestess will stop it when she...
2022-04-21 19:07:33 +0000 UTC View Post“I’ve already destroyed that seal and the energies have mostly been expelled,” Zac shrugged as he took out his dried meat, inwardly praising the efficacy of Ryan's and his associate's creations.
Every mouthful felt as filling as stuffing his face with a couple of kilos of meat, saving...
2022-04-20 15:39:32 +0000 UTC View PostThe news about invader influence deep in the Zecia heartlands was shocking, but Zac wasn't as surprised that Uzu had betrayed the Void Gate – few wandering cultivators held any allegiances except to themselves. What did Uzu care about which sects controlled this sector? If these invaders paid w...
2022-04-19 18:23:20 +0000 UTC View PostAs the egg broke, it only sounded like the snap of a broken twig, yet Zac felt like he'd just witnessed the opening of Pandora's box.
“Run!” Zac screamed in the direction of Vai while trying to follow his own advice, but it was hopeless.
Zac's surroundings shattered and were swall...
2022-04-18 18:29:02 +0000 UTC View PostWhen the mission mentioned a spatial anomaly, Zac had envisioned something like a permanent spatial tear or perhaps one of those bubbles that he’d seen inside the Technocrat Mystic Realm. Only now did he realize that his imagination was lacking. Then again, the description of the task along wit...
2022-04-15 18:56:05 +0000 UTC View PostZac, like most of the other cultivators, released a pent-up sigh of relief as he stepped through the dimensional gate to the third Mystic Realm. They had already been somewhat safe after reaching the waystation, but the way those frenzied cockroaches seemed able to absorb energy, he believed it w...
2022-04-14 17:40:30 +0000 UTC View Post[Seal of the Left Imperial Palace (Unique, Inheritance): Form a seal of the Left Imperial Palace. Reward: Become a Flamebearer of Ultom. (1/4)]
Zac didn’t know what to believe as he read the mission. More than anything he felt it a bit ironic. He had just devised a change...
2022-04-13 17:09:48 +0000 UTC View PostThere was no warning and no pain as his fingers turned to motes of dust. In an instant, his whole hand was gone, reduced to an identical ashy rain that joined Kuru's. The phenomenon was different from anything Zac had encountered before, including his Annihilation Spheres. It didn't destroy anyth...
2022-04-12 17:07:54 +0000 UTC View PostThe signal urged Zac to jump into the waters and claim what almost felt like his birthright, but he kept himself in check. Zac could somewhat sense where the aura originated from, and it was somewhere in the center of the lake. Since the barges were heading in that general direction, there was no...
2022-04-11 17:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostZac ignored the second-string captain’s unlucky wording as he inspected the edge of the Mystic Realm. It looked a bit like the opalescent film they had passed to enter this realm, but it somehow seemed far more solid and gave no hint of what was on the other side. It was the dimensional bubble ...
2022-04-08 17:54:50 +0000 UTC View PostFiery waves of destruction fought for space with blade storms, lances of ice, and all sorts of diverse techniques as the wandering cultivators unleashed their ranged skills at the incoming tidal wave of rotting beasts. The little plantlife that remained standing after the Mindsiphon King's openin...
2022-04-07 18:36:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe ground was rapidly closing in, and Zac's brows furrowed when he saw how a huge pack of wolves had gathered right beneath them. Judging by the excited howls, it looked like the beasts believed meat was literally falling from the sky. Thankfully, the Templar Captain was already on the move.
... 2022-04-06 17:01:06 +0000 UTC View PostHaving cleansed the compartment of any hints of his outburst, Zac made his way toward the cargo hold. By this point, more than half the cultivators had already arrived, and they wore a mix of somber and excited expressions. Vai was already there, and she scurried over to his side when she saw Zac...
2022-04-05 16:42:10 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: And we're back! A belated thank you for re-upping, and welcome new Patrons!
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Zac felt his soul cry, unable to comprehend what he had been forced to witness. He couldn’t think, he couldn’t see – his senses were filled with ...
2022-04-04 16:44:44 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you ready?” Zac asked.
“I- Yes?” Vai hesitated as she gripped her tome tightly.
“Alright then,” Zac grinned. He took a step forward and the chamber was flooded with unbridled killing intent. “Then try to survive.”
With that, he flashed forward with [...
2022-03-25 19:43:23 +0000 UTC View Post“This is just a supply depot?” a woman exclaimed. "Not a Core Ship?"
“The Void Gate doesn't employ Core Ships - we don't actually live in space," Teo smiled, clearly satisfied with the reactions of the crowd. "Zenith Vigil is mostly used as a relay station for the warriors of the Void...
2022-03-24 18:06:05 +0000 UTC View PostThis was the second Decree-quest Zac had gotten, with the first being the one he was saddled with by the Eveningtide Asura. This one was straightforward, where he either had to guard his ward for the duration of the mission, or for 178 days. In a perfect world, he wouldn’t have to spend six mon...
2022-03-23 17:48:34 +0000 UTC View Post“You seemed quite engrossed, but I could only wait so long,” the man said with equanimity as he stepped into the room, which was immediately flooded with his overbearing aura. "Good instinct for danger. I am Teo Kastella, and I will oversee this trial."
As the Hegemon walked over, Zac t...
2022-03-22 18:23:59 +0000 UTC View Post