Elodia blinked, caught off guard by her husband's unexpected question.
"Teaching? Me?"
She repeated, her voice laced with confusion.Roland nodded, his expression serious yet encouraging.
"Yes. You’ve already been running the orphanage so efficiently, guiding and nurturin...
2024-11-29 08:45:37 +0000 UTC View Post“You want Rusty to fight a Demonic Duke? I thought you were mad, but this is outright idiotic.”
“He has to aim big! With those fascinating abilities he has, and the Soul Forge, it will be possible!”
“You just want him to take your revenge on the Dukes who betrayed you.”&nb...
2024-11-28 09:22:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Now then, please look at the table - Professor Wayland will demonstrate!”
A black cat - Professor Arion floated to the side while a large man wearing sparkling armor and a robe walked forward. His steps were slow and deliberate.
“Look, it’s the Deputy!”
“Do yo...
2024-11-26 09:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe merchant adjusted his hat, squinting against the early morning sun as he watched the last of his cargo being loaded onto the wagon. Thick rolls of fabric - prized imports from the southern provinces - lay neatly stacked, their vibrant patterns hidden under protective canvas. He ran a hand ove...
2024-11-25 08:52:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe sun had begun to burn away the morning mist, but the camp remained cloaked in an air of stillness. Two soldiers stood outside the Lord Marshal’s tent, their breath fogging in the crisp air. Their armor clinked softly as they shifted their weight, both visibly uneasy.
“Think we’ll ...
2024-11-23 09:02:16 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
I just wanted to let you know that I’ll be taking a break this December for at least a week, maybe more? It’s been a busy year, and I’m looking forward to some time to recharge.
Take care and Merry Christmas.
Layla watched in horror as the chaos unfolded. The explosion from the high priest's ascension had left the battlefield in disarray. Debris rained from the sky, mingling with the cries of the injured and the battle orders barked by the paladins. Her bow trembled in her hands, but she forced hersel...
2024-11-22 09:02:29 +0000 UTC View PostA man wearing silvery armor stood in the muted glow of a flickering lantern inside his field tent, surrounded by maps, tactical scrolls, and half-empty water goblets. Outside, dawn was breaking, casting an ashen light across the misty, dew-soaked landscape. The faint, rhythmic clinking of armor a...
2024-11-20 08:50:18 +0000 UTC View Post“The sacrifices are running away, stop them!”
“Kill everyone, slaughter them before they escape into the city.”
Rusty sprinted up the stairs as fast as his metallic body allowed him to. He could hear shouts and screams coming from above. The clamor of cultists and the pounding...
2024-11-19 09:08:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Unhand me, who do you think you are touching!”
“Please, My Lady, calm down, the Lord has ordered you to remain in your chambers, please calm yourself.”
In a dimly lit corridor, Francine Arden struggled against the guards’ firm grip, her voice sharp and laced with fury.
<... 2024-11-17 08:53:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Intruders!”
“Kill them all!”
“For the slaughter!”
With the cultists bearing down on them and their backs literally against the wall, Rusty felt a tinge of regret. The barricade groaned under the force of the fanatical attackers pressing against it. Rusty braced hims...
2024-11-16 09:02:21 +0000 UTC View PostWithin the top floor of the Institute’s magic tower, silence prevailed. Roland stood there, contemplating a tantalizing offer. She knew one of his deepest, darkest secrets, but for now, it seemed she wouldn’t reveal it. Surprisingly, the thought of his father discovering his true identity no ...
2024-11-14 09:00:29 +0000 UTC View Post“What’s going to happen to us…”
“What if those people return?”
“I want to go home…”
Rusty looked at the various people before him, beginning to wonder if helping them had been a mistake, especially given the Priest’s erratic behavior. After he had restored he...
2024-11-13 08:57:05 +0000 UTC View PostRoland took a deep breath, steeling himself as the teleportation gate sprung to life. The faint shimmer of mana radiated through the portal and cast a pale glow over the cold stone floor. After giving one last sigh of annoyance he moved forward to step through the gate. He felt the familiar, weig...
2024-11-11 08:52:36 +0000 UTC View Post“⎾⏧☊⎎⎾☊🜅 ⏧⍲☊ ℚ⍴⌾ℇ⏎⎎⍲ ℚ⏙⍴⌾ ”
Strange chants echoed from a distant corridor, their rhythm interrupted by the clank of metal footsteps. Rusty was on the move, his metallic frame tensing as he shoved a few corpses out of his path and arrived in the...
2024-11-10 09:04:58 +0000 UTC View Post“It hasn’t been that long, I wonder if Lucienne arrived safely back home… but I guess it’s not home anymore.”
“It’s going to be fine, she knows about me, so not like she won’t be able to visit.”
“I suppose, that’s true…”
Robert replied to Roland while L...
2024-11-08 09:01:23 +0000 UTC View Post“When do we start the ritual?”
“Patience, we will begin once the high priest arrives!”
“But…”
“Hush young one, I know that you are eager but we must not question the high priest, we must assemble as many offerings as we can before the deadline!”
“I… I...
2024-11-07 08:56:43 +0000 UTC View Post"Sir Durendal, huh?"
"I like it. It sounds... very knightly."
"Mine isn’t bad either. Didn’t know your brother was this well-versed in names."
"Well… we never really talked much."
"Ah, well, I’m sure you two will hit it off! He seems to live in his own world, but h...
2024-11-05 09:01:19 +0000 UTC View Post“( ●︿● )”
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“( ●︿● ) …”
“How was I supposed to know those humans would take him with them? In the demon world, no one cares about leaving a body in an alley! They’d even insist on leaving evidence to show strengt...
2024-11-04 08:53:56 +0000 UTC View Post“The High Commander is approaching!”
“GREETING THE HIGH KNIGHT COMMANDER!”
“...”
A large group of armored men performed the customary military salute of the kingdom, directed at a single individual wearing an intricate suit of runic armor. Though the armor was ...
2024-11-02 09:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostRusty barely had time to register Alexander’s warning before he heard footsteps echoing in the alleyway. Shadows shifted, and figures emerged at both ends, boxing him in. Rusty tightened his grip on Gleam’s cage, his mind racing. The figure at the far end of the alley stepped forward, his blu...
2024-11-01 08:51:34 +0000 UTC View Post“...”
"Where am I... I’m sure that I was..."
Roland clutched his head, struggling to piece together his scattered thoughts. His mind was a foggy mess, memories slipping through his fingers. The last thing he remembered was drinking tea that his wife had given him. Then he’d wo...
2024-10-30 08:58:14 +0000 UTC View Post“…Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you - an extremely rare find. A Dungeon-born monster, unlike anything we’ve seen in recent years!"
The auctioneer dramatically pulled the velvet cloth off the cage, revealing Gleam. The audience gasped collectively as the small, white ant, about th...
2024-10-29 09:04:39 +0000 UTC View Post"Thank you for the update, Professor Arion. I’ll have to speak with Headmistress Arvandus myself, won’t I?"
"That would be for the best, Professor Wayland. But tread carefully my friend, this situation is highly unusual.”
Roland sighed, glancing at the monitor where Arion’s co...
2024-10-27 08:59:57 +0000 UTC View Post"Are you going to take part?"
"Me? Nah, why would I waste my money on the entrance fee?"
"But there might be something good there."
"Hah, be my guest. Go fight it out with those rich merchants and high-level adventurers if you want. I'm saving that silver for some beer."
...
2024-10-26 08:12:45 +0000 UTC View Post“Master, how can I assist you?”
“Contact the Institute. I need to speak with Arion.”
“Please wait, executing task...”
A small glowing orb of light floated in front of Roland’s face. It was Sebastian, the artificial spirit of his workshop, who had recently begun lea...
2024-10-24 07:58:33 +0000 UTC View Post"Quick, I saw him run through here!"
"After him, don’t let that bastard escape!"
A thunder of footsteps echoed through the dimly lit corridor. The thick walls, marred with scratches, belonged to the local E-rank dungeon. Inside, a group of six men were chasing a hoodlum who had dare...
2024-10-23 07:52:39 +0000 UTC View PostHigh above the forest, Roland, Robert, and Lucille continued their flight, the glider sailing smoothly through the cool night air. With the wind now at their backs, Roland began to relax slightly, though his mind never stopped calculating. He glanced over his shoulder at Robert and Lucille, who w...
2024-10-21 07:58:35 +0000 UTC View PostRusty slipped through the hidden entrance, his heavy, metallic frame surprisingly silent as he descended into the old well. The stone walls were slick with moisture, and the air was thick with the pungent scent of damp earth and sewage. Rusty didn’t mind; as living armor, he didn’t need to br...
2024-10-20 07:55:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe knight’s shout rang out, echoing through the estate, and the tension in the air snapped as the peaceful night turned into chaos. Roland’s mind immediately raced into action, recalculating escape routes and strategies. The quiet, stealthy getaway was over, and now it was time for a mad das...
2024-10-18 07:56:54 +0000 UTC View Post