“Ugh… What is that smell? and what’s this moist feeling”
Someone with a higher-pitched voice groaned, her voice gradually getting louder as she returned to consciousness.
“Huh? Ack!”
Her eyes opened to a pink appendage slogging over her cheek. The animal it was attac...
2024-10-17 08:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post‘This is fucking crazy. Did I get infected by some virus? Getting Robert out of that carriage was one thing… but this is just…’
Roland had freed his brother from house arrest, and it had been surprisingly easy. The guards and Wentworth hadn’t anticipated any complications, and the...
2024-10-15 07:51:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe man named Berton snarled, eyes filled with confidence as he launched another punch. His dark-metal fists moved with unnatural speed and power, denting Rusty's armor with every blow. Rusty staggered, his towering form momentarily off balance, but he refused to yield. His armor groaned under th...
2024-10-14 07:50:33 +0000 UTC View PostA long carriage moved through the early night, surrounded by nearly thirty soldiers. All of them were on high alert, their eyes scanning the dark forest edges as they moved steadily through the quiet roads. The moonlight cast long shadows over the trees, creating an eerie atmosphere. The soldiers...
2024-10-12 07:56:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Give me yer coin?”
“Huh?”
“The coin? You do have it right?”
“Oh… yeah…”
‘Rusty are you okay?’
‘I’m fine but this human… he is fighting me, I think I’ve used the possession skill for too long.’
Rusty was momentarily disoriented...
2024-10-11 08:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe sound of wheels spinning was only interrupted by the horses' trotting. Inside the carriage, five people sat, with Roland contemplating the future as he glanced out the window. He was on his way back to the teleportation gate, accompanied by students from the Institute. This wasn’t the entir...
2024-10-09 08:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostA knock echoed through the narrow alleyway. The man wearing dirty, torn clothes stood before a thick iron door, his silhouette barely visible in the dim light of a nearby lamp. The rats scurried away, startled by the unexpected sound. The man seemed angered by the lack of response but eventually,...
2024-10-08 07:56:18 +0000 UTC View Post"The family estate shall always be open to you, should you ever find the need for respite. Perhaps, during your stay, you might entertain the notion of sparring with my sons?"
“Your sons?”
"Indeed. They are in need of further training, and a seasoned mage such as yourself could im...
2024-10-06 08:00:22 +0000 UTC View PostRusty turned his head toward the voice, his visor locking onto the person who had just spoken. A group of figures emerged from the shadows of a nearby alley. The one who had addressed him was a familiar-looking lanky man with a smirk plastered across his face. He wasn’t alone, and he certainly ...
2024-10-05 07:52:16 +0000 UTC View Post“You want me to come with you?”
Roland’s heart sank as the armored knight approached. His father - Wentworth Arden, wanted to see him. After years of distance and the hidden identity he held, this was the one situation Roland had been hoping to avoid. Nevertheless, refusing wasn’t a...
2024-10-03 08:05:16 +0000 UTC View Post“Huh? Why is it so cold?”
A man’s voice echoed in the large, open chamber. He clutched his head, trying to ease the pounding headache. His name was Richter, and just moments ago, he had been enjoying a regular trip into the maze dungeon with his three companions. It took him a second,...
2024-10-02 07:42:27 +0000 UTC View PostRoland knelt beside his brother as Robert leaned against the broken stationary suit. The older Arden’s face was drenched in sweat, his skin pale from the exertion and the rush of adrenaline that had yet to fully fade. The power armor he had used had suffered some damage but it was still operati...
2024-09-30 07:44:04 +0000 UTC View Post‘That was fun, but are you sure these will sell for anything? Why would anyone want this?’
Rusty asked, his confusion apparent in his tone.
‘Don’t ask silly questions, Rusty,’
Aburdon replied, with a somewhat awkward tone.
"There are some things kids ...
2024-09-29 08:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe crowd was stunned into silence. Gerhard, once the proud and indomitable knight commander, now lay crumpled in the stands like a broken marionette, impaled by the mysterious spear. His spirit blade had long since fizzled out, and the orange glow that had once radiated from him like an aura of ...
2024-09-27 07:31:19 +0000 UTC View PostSeveral obsidian skeletons charged at a large person wearing iron armor in a well-lit corridor. His movements were swift as he sidestepped the first skeleton’s swing, bringing his mace down on its exposed spine. The obsidian bones cracked but didn’t shatter immediately. The sword hummed with ...
2024-09-26 07:57:19 +0000 UTC View Post“Did you see that? What happened?”
“I don’t know… Did his enchantment malfunction or did he not activate it correctly?”
A few merchants murmured among themselves as they saw Gerhard flung to the side. His chest plate had been dented by a strike from a large sword, but the ...
2024-09-24 07:57:49 +0000 UTC View Post“Finally... What took you so long? Were you really having more fun with that idiot hero than with your own demon king?”
“He was just better suited to help me interact with the adventurers, now that the test is over, I don’t need him as much.”
Rusty replied to Aburdon, whom h...
2024-09-23 08:00:56 +0000 UTC View Post"There they go... Now it's up to Robert."
Roland stood in a somewhat secluded spot in the arena stands. The other spectators, consisting of lesser nobles, merchants, and their guards, had spread out in both directions to avoid him. It was an odd sight, watching these people fear him, but at...
2024-09-21 08:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post"Ah, finally we're out, and it didn’t even take that long!"
“You’re right, Miss Odelette.”
Layla smiled at the smaller halfling girl as they ventured outside the dungeon. Guild officials were already waiting for them, and most of the other parties that had finished their test ...
2024-09-20 08:01:37 +0000 UTC View PostInside the De Vere Estate, Count Graham and Count Laurence were engaged in conversation with a few other nobles. Although the gathering was small, the attendees were all influential figures - the kind who could shift the tides of power with a single word. Count Graham stood tall, exuding confiden...
2024-09-18 08:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe room was filled with the sounds of clashing weapons, the grunts of the lizardmen, and the rhythmic thud of arrows being loosed from bows. Rusty’s shield caught another saber strike, but with the renewed support from his companions, the tide of the battle shifted. Norkas was already in his e...
2024-09-17 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Has he?”
“No… I’m not sure any of the letters have reached him…”
“Where is that man, does he not care about his own son…”
“Mother… I heard the border skirmishes have been intensifying lately.”
“Bah, that’s always the excuse…”
Two pe...
2024-09-15 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe first battle had ended almost as quickly as it began. Rusty stood in the aftermath, his blade still dripping with lizardman blood, while Odelette wiped her dagger clean with a quick flick of her wrist. Layla and Norkas, who had expertly loosed their arrows in support, exchanged a glance, both...
2024-09-14 08:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post"How in the blazes does it move like that?"
"Aye, it’s leagues better than the old models... Ye tellin’ me Master Wayland made it all on his own?"
"Well, o' course! The Boss is the best smith alive, figured it all out himself - though, mind ye, I did lend a hand!"
"Ye reckon...
2024-09-12 07:39:42 +0000 UTC View Post“Can you get it over with before the day is over? Some people need to earn coin to survive.”
“Don’t scare the newbie's idiot, let’s just go get a mug of ale and come back tomorrow.”
A small commotion was unfolding at the entrance of the E-Rank dungeon, something many had g...
2024-09-11 07:55:15 +0000 UTC View Post“So, tell me, what did you find?”
“Your Lordship, this is all the information our troops have been able to gather.”
Late at night, a few candlelights flickered, casting shadows over three men. One was Count Graham, seated behind his office desk. Next to him stood Grand Command...
2024-09-09 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostRusty stood near the entrance of the training grounds, watching as a small crowd of adventurers gathered for the Iron-rank test. He shifted uneasily. Despite all his preparations, the uncertainty of what awaited him gnawed at his nerves. This test was crucial - not just for his rank, but for the ...
2024-09-08 07:53:39 +0000 UTC View Post“Kya~ It’s a kitty!”
A woman’s voice was heard and was accompanied by words of protest.
“Young lady, unhand me this instant! I am not a common house cat! I am a Reputable professor and Rune Mage!”
The person in question was Arion, and he was in the process of h...
2024-09-06 08:18:18 +0000 UTC View Post“This isn’t so bad. If we keep going like this, we’ll have enough gold in no time”
Rusty commented as he played with a large sack of gold coins he had earned in a day. There were already close to five gold coins inside, and he hadn’t even had to work that hard for them. Howe...
2024-09-05 07:54:48 +0000 UTC View Post“Is she alright?”
Roland asked his sister as Robert was escorted out of the courtroom. Their mother had just passed out after hearing that her only son was trying to get himself killed. Lucienne shook her head as she wasn’t in a better state and quickly asked her older brother about w...
2024-09-03 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post