The next morning, we went through the usual practice, only with Master Kaius joining us, not that he provided any instruction or show all the things he could teach me. He just stood there watching, as if some world-splitting debate was running th...
2025-11-01 04:50:41 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Well, I was out with family for three days, and then I wanted to have a couple of chapters done quickly. I was planning to have a short interlude and then work on the prologue, but somehow it turned into the biggest release until now. A proper 4k word chapter interlude.
It's...
2025-10-29 20:42:25 +0000 UTC View PostWe arrived at the guild opening ceremony a couple of hours late, deliberately. Even so, I found that they had barely got through the opening segment of the function.
Dozens of tables and chairs were laid out in rows and columns in the magnificently built new hall ...
2025-10-21 22:29:19 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: 3.5k words. I dream of the day I can casually drop behemoths like Pirateba and Rhoden.
The next one will probably be as long, then a short interlude, before finally we enter the stage at Klearon. Things will move faster in this volume, though there will be some family moments.
... 2025-10-19 22:05:04 +0000 UTC View PostWith Mum's approval, I did not wait ceremoniously. Sitting down cross-legged, I breathed in and out to fall into a meditative pose, ready to access the [Vigil of Protection].
"Hold your horses, pumpkin." Mum's voice halted me. "There is sti...
2025-10-15 20:40:28 +0000 UTC View PostA/N:
I'm aware of the delay in release, and this time I have a good reason for it other than my crippling laziness. So I have been editing book one, and noticed there was some word padding in a few of those chapters. Most times, I had not done this consciously. I think my m...
2025-10-13 22:22:00 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Sorry, I was delayed by some headaches. At least, we got a beefy chapter.
Well, I'm warming up to the idea of writing longer chapters. Like this whole sequence would be perfect as a single chapter, same with some of the fight in the last volume. The problem is this sequence alone is l...
2025-10-09 22:35:31 +0000 UTC View PostAll the fingers in the monument held a painting of some old gods, laced with some ancient intent I was too powerless to withstand. I could only view them from afar, with my protective relics prepared.
The index finger depicted the image of a savage wolf...
2025-10-05 16:57:35 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Mum said she would let me see what the secret task the spell had asked her to complete, I had not expected to have to bunk my morning practice for a mountain trek at the first light of dawn. Supposedly, the mountain range was sealed off since th...
2025-10-04 20:23:03 +0000 UTC View PostMy second attempt did not go much better than the first, nor the third, fifth, or eighth. Some were even worse than the first try.
I turned towards Father, seeking any advice on what I was missing.
"Focus more on your intention than the aura sword you'...
2025-09-29 19:20:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe legatus left with a characteristically stoic expression. The only thing he had accomplished on this visit was to deliver the award for defeating the daemon. As for his other task, that was completely thwarted by the timely intervention of Knight Captain Gaius and the ...
2025-09-29 14:08:19 +0000 UTC View PostIt was foolish of me to believe it all ended with Mum's reassurance. Then again, I had not yet come to realise that people with power will always want to have more, convinced that what they were up to was for the greater good. Lord Legate here wa...
2025-09-26 20:26:12 +0000 UTC View Post
My parents seemed to have noticed the collection of restrained auras and came out of the house before the visitors could knock on the door.
"We meet again," said Magnus Julius Daenerys.
Unlike the casual...
Author note:
Well, could not get the Prologue done. The idea of it felt sound in my mind, but not so much in writing. And then there was a name I'm not fully settled on. If any one of you has better than Juliet, let me know in the comments.
Also, among the few changes I'd be making, A...
2025-09-21 22:21:36 +0000 UTC View PostNothing too serious, just me here to babble about a few things.
All right, so Book One finally ended with a little over 240K words. Surprisingly, that was the number I aimed for before sitting down to write the story, only I cut out a wholeass provincial tournament, some family drama, and a...
2025-09-16 21:51:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe blighted blizzard following the dreadful night stopped us from fixing the town. The battle had left half of the folks homeless, their houses either devastated by the demons if they were closer to the mountains, or flattened and burned by Mum's final cast. It was as if the cla...
2025-09-16 21:27:03 +0000 UTC View PostFor the first time in the battle, the corpse flies fled from me. Swarms of them scattered wherever I dashed, flanked by the Guardian Beast. I knew it was mostly because of the Komainu and its towering form, but it felt empowering watching those sun-cursed creatures c...
2025-09-16 21:12:19 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 101: Light
An unshakeable weight pressed over me. It was everything beyond my power to find my way out. All my effort began with squirming and ended with my cry.
My knees buckled, and I retched, yet no matter how much I struggled, it was all futile against the...
2025-09-12 20:10:04 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Perhaps the biggest cliff in this chapter. But don't you worry Light will arrive soon. Really, I just need to proofread the chapter and update it.
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Chapter 100: Darkness
My sword ruptured the wiry wing of a corpse fly as its cl...
2025-09-12 19:45:58 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 99: The Wrath of Heaven
Jinn
The squalling wind disregarded Jinn, curling around him, billowing the dozens of shadowy straps of his soul cloak. He charged at the blighted monster, imposing his aura in its utter dominance.
Despite ...
2025-09-09 22:01:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 98: Gamble
Leaping to my feet, I mustered all my essence threads to defend the people. Too many corpse flies slipped in during the brief moment, and they weren't stopping, having found an entire open section in the barrier.
The first line of defence—the mili...
2025-09-04 19:29:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 97: Time
"Magnus Julius Daenerys, do I have to remind you of your duty?"
Mum's voice caused a few heads to turn and look around. If the Patrician had heard her, he did not bother to present himself.
The people in charge now had better things to worry a...
2025-09-03 16:56:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 96: Ashlord
The world reeled against the ruinous impact, the people tumbling in unrest, falling over one another before running in a mad scramble, despite there being no space for it. The ward Mum implemented around us saved me from the brunt of the devastating forc...
2025-08-31 17:31:38 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 95: Disquiet Night
Ouroboros, ablaze in smouldering flame, struck into the skull of the monstrosity breaking the dome.
"Father," I shouted, creeping nearer.
Father did not answer. He did not have the time to, even if he heard through the deafening...
2025-08-28 21:04:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 94: Noble Class
The world was a little brighter when I opened my eyes. Darkness still reigned over the land, but my gaze easily pierced through the rippling ward to find the devourers.
I was sure these lesser demons did not possess the same intricate inner wea...
2025-08-25 19:28:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 93: Jade Path
I floated through the starry skies, pulled by an invisible force I did not comprehend. Nor did I want to. The distant stars twinkled in the tranquil astral sea, a stark contrast to the upheaval in my heart.
Was that man really my brother from ano...
2025-08-22 20:35:56 +0000 UTC View PostIt needed to be said that what Mum just displayed required not only exquisite control, but a great deal of raw power as well. After all, to push your domain of Influence and essence threads over a mile, no matter how narrow it was, required ...
2025-08-21 16:12:40 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 91: Nightfall
Priam was the first to move. He opened a box and put on the ill-fitting gear with all the briskness that came with his age. Finding me staring at him unblinking, his lips parted, "What? You said we should wear them."
There was no point arguing w...
2025-08-19 20:14:21 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 90: Trip Home
Mum froze in her work as soon as I explained my plan. She did not lecture or even obviously reiterate everything I said to point out the flaws, which was, in this case, the hundreds of devourers scourging through the valley. We did not have the luxury....
2025-08-16 23:37:13 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: I wrote most of this chapter standing. You know what that means?
You all have to read it while standing. Have fun reading this... I'm going to take a couple of hours off and then edit Chapter 90..
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Chapter 89: Compensation
Despite all...
2025-08-16 15:55:28 +0000 UTC View Post