It turned out that Cinthia's chat was completely clueless as to what was happening, but Hatred wished Sofia good luck either way and Death sent one of his usual random faces. Sorrow was not present for some reason, leading Sofia to think she might be looking after Ihuarah at the moment.
After the disturbing events with the Leviathan tear, Sofia’s ‘vacations’ at the academy finally felt like actual rest. With no pressing issues remaining, she could slowly keep helping the students progress while working on her own skills at a leisurely pace.
The first thing she did wa...
2024-01-04 17:01:31 +0000 UTC View PostSofia did her best to forget the horrendous image of what she had become, and focused on VPPV instead. She could see her health go down steadily now, and she could feel Pareth attacking her.
The second the progress reached 100%, Pareth killed her.
The rune brought Sofia back to life. ...
2024-01-03 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post[Tri-Venatoserine Proteasic Acid] : Also known as the bloodhunter serum, this poison kills by intense and fast-acting blood clotting. Most effective when injected near the heart.
Safety ranking: weird water
Weird water?
This isn’t going...
2024-01-02 16:59:56 +0000 UTC View PostAfter going through the poisoning attempts of a few more students, it was the empress's turn, and Sofia was not really looking forward to it.
"We meet again," the woman said, a polite smile on her face.
"Yes, how unexpected. Are you here to help with the poisoning? There are a lot of ...
2024-01-01 17:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's note:
Hey! I'm taking the next week off for the holidays (Even if realistically I'll spend most of the time editing the first book for the amazon release...) So to offset that a bit I made today's chapter a bit longer than usual ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა
I tried to end on a cli...
2023-12-22 16:59:06 +0000 UTC View PostBookie did not have the same qualms Pareth had about following orders, but he was also not nearly as proficient with bladed weapons, leaving Sofia with a slit throat that didn’t bleed.
That’s… A bit uncomfortable. Aaaaand it’s healed. Simple clean cuts really don’t last long i...
2023-12-21 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post“Yes, sorry… I’ll explain later. It’s nothing,” Sofia reassured Saria.
I’m probably just getting paranoidaranoïd, Scripture is getting under my skin; there’s no way he would have spent years running an orphanage pretending to be the unremarkable director Jeffrey… It’s...
2023-12-20 17:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post“To start with the reason this even happened… The attack back then was the first time this world suffered a serious invasion by the Phageid, since then it has happened once more, around five hundred years ago. And it will surely happen again, relatively soon. Optimistically, we might have abo...
2023-12-19 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“... so I grabbed the key and kept it on me because it seemed important. That’s about all that happened while I was still a prisoner,” Sofia recounted.
“Then Armand rushed things and rescued you early,” Jen continued, nodding along.
“Precisely,” Sofia confirmed, “In fa...
2023-12-18 17:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post“It doesn’t sound like you love her much,” Sofia said in reaction.
Jennifer turned away, taking a few steps out on the terrace, propping her sword against the handrail and leaning on it. “People grow apart. I ain’t gonna go over that, Miranda’s resting in the afterlife now,” s...
2023-12-15 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post“We should land near the line of carriages, probably,” Saria suggested.
“Oh, yeah. It looks like they have someone checking the invitations down there… Say Saria, do you think we would survive the fall if I just closed my wings right now and we do nothing to stop it?”
“Tha...
2023-12-14 17:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostOne week after the second event, on the following weekend, Saria was helping Sofia get ready for a social outing. Lola’s family was organizing a party to celebrate her outstanding performance in the competition, and Sofia had naturally been invited. Since she could bring two guests, and Alith w...
2023-12-13 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostAfter his explanations, Saint Tartaros teleported everyone to the academy. Astelia and Sofia appeared directly in the headmaster's office in the company of Tartaros, while the students were probably sent to their dormitories. Beligenus was busy writing a book using an impractically huge feather a...
2023-12-12 17:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostSofia and Astelia stood over the spot where the bone bunker was buried with the students and skeletons inside.
“Should I teleport you inside?” Astelia asked, aware that Sofia had no mana left to spare to use the graveyard again.
“No, I have a funny idea,” Sofia answered, laugh...
2023-12-11 17:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostIt was Sofia’s first time transforming since getting her new fused passive skill.
Oooh, this feels good.
It’s a bit of a waste of levels since Pareth could have handled the twig monsters by himself, but well.
I like this too.
As soon as Sofia...
2023-12-08 17:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostHealth : 80 980 / 80 980
Stamina : 21 047 / 21 047
Mana : 203 650 / 417 100
Sofia looked at her mana trickle down as she prepared a piercing bolt before entering. It’s really annoying that the runes lock all regeneration. ...
2023-12-07 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostSofia dove through the rain of attacks of the small trees, she flew right past them, hitting each of them once on the way, triggering a chain of weaker explosions. Between each hit, the Bolt surrounding her scepter grew stronger, and by the time she reached the furthest tree on the other side of ...
2023-12-06 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostSofia introduced her bird squad and even got to try her new design for Eternam’s transmission ritual, which she had embedded on a bone coin with a mana battery ritual on the other side to have the birds give a live view instead of just their position.
The coin didn’t work at all, Sofia ...
2023-12-05 17:02:39 +0000 UTC View PostSofia summoned a cup and filled it with blood. “Drink up, this one’s on me.”
“Thanks…”
Shaking, Astelia greedily gulped down the contents of the cup, it instantly helped sooth her nerves. Sofia lent her a hand to stand back up.
“Thank you… I… Sorry you had to s...
2023-12-04 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe students kept exploring the dungeon, Astelia and Sofia’s group alternating the fights against all sorts of root-infected mechanical creatures. There were a few minor injuries along the way but nothing too extreme. Watching the students’ group cohesion and tactics grow at a fast pace was v...
2023-12-01 17:00:21 +0000 UTC View Post“The sap is harmless, Topaz,” Sofia told her from her position in the back.
Nodding to Sofia, Topaz stepped up to the doors once again and resumed the cutting.
“You know these plants?” Astelia asked, curious.
“Know is a bit of a stretch, but it’s not my first time se...
2023-11-30 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostIt's quite dark in here, Pareth, can you glow a bit stronger for the students? Thanks.
The group of twelve observed the environment they had been teleported into. They were in a narrow corridor, with no opening to the outside in sight. Frescoes and sculpted pillars along the walls ...
2023-11-29 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostIn the courtyard of the classroom, a spark of electricity crackled in the palm of Shaily’s hand. “There!” she rejoiced.
“Nice. Good progress! The mana structure is still unstable, but the basics are there. I think you are ready to move on to the more… ‘intense’ training method...
2023-11-28 17:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post“Well, sorry for worrying you like this, Sof. I honestly expected something more like a quest just like the one he gave you, and not, you know, a sudden death. I think the last thing I remember is you telling me that this wasn't a good idea. *In hindsight, you were right...”
Sofia let h...
2023-11-27 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostAlith followed Sofia inside, immediately her attention turned to the bone statues, “Hey, you're getting better at those,” she complimented. “Who's this one supposed to be, an unfinished product?” she asked while picking up one of them.
“Oh, that's meant to be Ihuarah. See the hole...
2023-11-24 17:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe woman stepped onto the stage. She was elegant and sophisticated, wearing a sleek, form-fitting deep blue and silver uniform that exuded a sense of authority. Her horns were quite short compared to most other Exidians, and her fine white hair was tied in a high ponytail behind her head. Stoppi...
2023-11-23 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostSofia spent the next two days working on her venerable physique one drop at a time. The competition's first event ended, and the rankings would soon be published, but first, it was time for her first public class. She made her way to the backside of the amphitheater where the class would be held,...
2023-11-22 17:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostSofia sat down on the ground, and Pareth did the same. She brought out the rest of the necromancers’ stuff and looked through it.
“What do you guys think? The robe is beyond saving, but I guess I can take it to the clothier; he might find that interesting. The wands are also rotten, so ...
2023-11-21 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostSofia brought back a lot of random stuff from Azurian’s shop, it barely made a dent in her gold reserves, so much that she was starting to wonder whether Sun might actually be annoyed at her for taking it. Not that it would have survived anyway, but still, before the deep whale destroyed everyt...
2023-11-20 17:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post