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Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 77

I snorted awake as I heard the dinner bell ring and went down to get some dinner before going to my first night class for Languages of Power.

I was the first to get to class, so I got to see the room slowly fill up, and like my Array Architecture class, the first thing I noticed is the age ...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 76

As I walked toward Oswald, he was getting ready to charge me again. The moment he took off in my direction, I ready myself. Instead of having my sword in front of me, I had it in a low ready position while my left hand was up at the ready as if I were going to catch the blade, which was not far f...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 75

Oswald charged me and opened up with a flurry of measured strikes, leaving me little room to counterattack, by the 10th strike that I parried, blocked, or dodged, I had to admit, he was better in swordplay than the goons he threw at me, this Berkeley family did a good job grinding the basics into...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 74

Prior to the exhibition match, Instructor Matthias Greyham was somewhat worried about the other noble kids picking on the new boy, but within the first few opening moves of the match, he realized he had nothing to worry about.

After announcing Luke Ironcrest as the winner and Arnold Baskshi...

Update

Sorry for the slow release this week, swarmped with work in the office, but tomorrow is Good Friday, so that means long weekend, and that means more Of Arms and Arcane chapters!

Unto the Ages: Chapter 107

When morning came and Grud’s men were rested, they split into 4 teams of 25 men with the objective of ambushing and killing as many enemy patrols as possible, Grud ended the briefing with, “As for those worrying about being found out by the enemy, worry not, there is no need to be discreet. O...

Unto the Ages: Chapter 106

As the day after liberating the Riversong village got started, Grud, various chieftains, and village chief Jorah Riversong convened a meeting to hear the reports on casualty numbers.

Counting Grud’s forces and those who were trapped in the Riversong village coming out to fight, the overal...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 73

On my second day of school, I wake up, do my morning routine, and check my timetable to see what today's classes will be. Besides the mandatory subjects, from today onwards, the elective courses will not happen every day, but they will be twice as long, which is good, there are only so many diffe...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 72

As the lesson started, the curriculum for the course was laid out for us. The first few lessons would be the basics of Array Architecture, which Grandma already taught me. What I was waiting for was the lessons on Custom Rune Scripting to modify or create brand new arrays, and Array Obfuscation.<...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 71

As I followed the command to fall in, I followed behind the other kids lining up and fell into line.

When all the students were lined up, the grizzled man bellowed toward us, “Good afternoon students, most of you know who I am. For those of you who do not, I am Matthias Greyham, but you w...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 70

For my Blacksmithing course, I was pointed to a more… industrial… section of the school, for lack of a better word.

When I reached the building where the Blacksmithing class was to be held, me and a bunch of students found ourselves standing in front of a warehouse with multiple thick c...

Unto the Ages: Chapter 105

As the enemy warriors were advancing to join the main battle, Grud was harassing them, after taking swipes and killing and maiming dozens of enemy warriors, one of the enemy commanders shouted, “Pass the torches to the side so we can see it coming!”

This easily identified the m...

Unto the Ages: Chapter 104

As Grud fought his way to the cages, he met lesser and lesser resistance, and as he looked around, he found out why. While he was only 1 person dragging along a bloodied and broken Borak, the rest of his forces were making a much larger commotion.

When Grud reached the cages, they were guar...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 69 (Nice)

AN: By the laws of the internet, I will do my duty and be the first to say, Nice.

I made my way to my first elective course of the day, which was Advanced Spell Theory. Instead of a classroom, this course was hosted in a huge lecture theater that could easily seat ...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 68

My first day of compulsory subjects went by rather monotonously for most subjects, I was just going through the motions as the different subject teachers did their “first day of school” introductions and a primer on the subject they were teaching.

And all throughout, I received the same...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 67

Professor Theodore Fairfax was walking down the hall to begin the first day of lessons for his class of students. As usual, he was proud to be recognized as one of the best teachers to be put in charge of a class of A-class students for the past 4 years, 5 if everything went well this year.

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 66

The days flew by as I spent my time exploring the campus’ amenities and the establishments in the capital a short distance from campus. And frankly, I am blown away by the sheer variety of the products available.

If I were to compare the disparity between the capital and back home, I woul...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 65

After half an hour of walking around and getting lost, I finally found the guidance counselor’s office, when I walked in, there was a secretary at her desk, and behind that desk was a door with a name plaque with the name “Frieda”, followed by some other titles on the door. I pass my partia...

Unto the Ages: Chapter 103

Deep into the night, a few hours before sunrise, Tufic and Nuba of the Swiftfeather village were hanging out in a tree as sentries to guard the outer perimeter of the force sieging the Riversong village.

They had been up for a few hours having idle conversations to keep each other awake unt...

Unto the Ages: Chapter 102

As Grud dashed through the dense foliage, his presence was barely detectable, his movements swift and calculated. His tall, muscular frame blended seamlessly with the shadows cast by the dense foliage, his every step deliberate and silent. The urgency of the situation spurred him onward, driving ...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 64

After checking out my new digs, I took the course application papers and plonk down on the comfy bed.

Let's see what courses are available to me…

On the first page, I see a few subjects that are deemed compulsory courses. They were Higher Language Studies, Higher Mathematics, Logic ...

Update

Sorry for the lack of updates the last few days. I have been spreading managed democracy in Helldivers 2 with the boiz. Will upload a chapter of Arms and Arcane tomorrow, then some Unto the Ages, then back to Of Arms and Arcane.

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 62

The day has finally come, the convoy crests the hill, and in the distance, I see the gleaming white walls of the kingdom’s capital, sprawled around the pristine white walls, were acres upon acres of farmland with farmers hard at work in the mid-morning sun.

As we got closer, I soon realiz...

Unto the Ages: Chapter 101

AN: I will be using “Italic” when they are conversing using Newland’s native language.

Joza, son of Voka, son of Bodrak, proud warrior of the Blazebringer Village, sat in a cage with his hand with his hands and feet bound as ...

Unto the Ages: Chapter 100

AN: We finally hit triple-digit chapter bois! Honestly, I did not think I would get this far. Heres to many more chapters to come!

As Grud, Tala & Kaya, and his army of 300+ men traveled to assist their allies in the Newlands, they were constantly updated on th...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 61

We are on the last leg of the journey to the Royal Academy, and with such interesting reading material, I am thankful for the silence in the carriage, but not the reason for the silence.

What I read of Zhang Jun’s journal before I went to bed last night tells of his arrival in this world....

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 60

I get up early the next morning, freshen up, and make my way to the inn’s dining area for some breakfast. And with the smell of bacon in the air, I already know it's going to be good.

When I reach the dining area I see the usual commoner kids who usually get up early and even a few noble ...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 59

A few things happened after reaching the next stop, which happened to be a small town, in the late afternoon. The first thing that happened was the kid who had his leg mangled was rushed to a proper healer in the town to get fixed up.

Next was getting the whole convoy accommodated in what f...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 58

Now that the distractions were eliminated, Albert turned his attention back to the fight between Walt and Dom.

But after seeing his men being obliterated, thus leaving him to face a skilled fighter with a mage to backup said fighter, Dom knew it was time to cut his losses and run. “Heh…...

Unto the Ages: Chapter 99

AN: This is the last UtA chapter for the week, then it is back to Of Arms and Arcane. Will try to upload ASAP, but I will be busy visiting relatives and losing money in games of blackjack & mahjong during my Chinese New Year visits to both my parents' sides of the family. T_T 2024-02-10 18:34:34 +0000 UTC View Post