Fetch Quest Chapter 52: Village
New skill gained: Earth magic tolerance
While the earthen class of magic is better suited for defence than attack, no-one would deny that a giant rock to the face is going to hurt. This skil...
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Unbound Soul Chapter 126: Party
On Cluma's birthday, the weather was poor but not horrific; cold and snowing, without being a complete white-out. It was better than when they'd carried me to Dawnhold. Normally, they wouldn't have...
2021-10-05 05:20:51 +0000 UTC View PostFetch Quest Chapter 51: Hunted
Making my way back to my pair of corpses, ignoring my zombie twin's hysterics on the way, I carefully avoided the slimes and picked up my dropped chunk of shell and torch. They win this round, but ...
2021-10-04 05:32:54 +0000 UTC View PostUnbound Soul Chapter 125: Hangover
After another day in hospital in case of relapse, I was allowed to depart. They still had no idea what had been wrong with me, and I couldn't tell them, but waiting another day was a sensible preca...
2021-10-01 04:29:56 +0000 UTC View PostFetch Quest Chapter 50: Slimed
It's not October yet, but have more fetch quest anyway.
The staircase down started off neat, with sharp, square edges, even steps and flat surfaces. There were even a few mo...
2021-09-30 05:00:30 +0000 UTC View PostFetch Quest Side Story: The Arch-Mage
When was it that I first noticed? Walking past the catacombs' entrance, as I had hundreds of times before, the chilling breeze blowing from below led me to ask the question I had never before thoug...
2021-09-29 05:08:31 +0000 UTC View PostUnbound Soul Chapter 124: Familiar
I woke up feeling refreshed and raring to go. After my last few lethargy filled awakenings, it was a pleasant experience. I was also rather comfortable and seemed to be on a proper mattress instead...
2021-09-28 05:00:23 +0000 UTC View PostFetch Quest Chapter 49: Queen of the Damned
I’ve rebuilt my backlog, so the October schedule will be 2x unbound soul and 3x fetch quest. There will be a fetch quest side story later this week too.
Every exit was ope...
2021-09-27 04:47:39 +0000 UTC View PostUnbound Soul Chapter 123: Helpless
"All of his pools are full, but he's obviously not properly healed. You can tell how much pain he's in from his face."
Huh, had someone else arrived in the room? I opened my eyes a fraction, ...
2021-09-24 04:47:25 +0000 UTC View PostUnbound Soul Chapter 122: Making Things Worse
"You can't," answered the slime simply, shifting away from her usual frivolousness as if I'd flipped a switch. "Don't mess with soul magic. Nothing you can do with it is worth the cost."
"But...
2021-09-21 05:08:53 +0000 UTC View PostFetch Quest Chapter 48: Assassination
He didn't need to tell me twice, so I fled, running down the stairs, which were now easily visible with the defensive wall gone. The de-limbed fox-kin was swearing his head off, but didn't seem to ...
2021-09-20 04:48:57 +0000 UTC View PostUnbound Soul Chapter 121: The Great Dungeon
A few days later, I teleported back to the Sapphire Peaks, but instead of entering Tirrani's home, I jumped off the cliff, hoping I could manage a better landing without having to keep a watch on C...
2021-09-17 04:57:55 +0000 UTC View PostUnbound Soul Chapter 120: Time Limit
No doubt the institute could have built a functional still faster than a bunch of farmers. A bunch of very enthusiastic farmers, admittedly. One of whom had run to fetch Remous ten minutes...
2021-09-14 04:48:05 +0000 UTC View PostUnbound Soul Chapter 119: Gift
Darren was outside, playing with the other kids, and dad was busy with the harvest, which left mum alone in the house. My perfect opportunity.
"Mum, while we were out last week, Cluma mention...
2021-09-10 05:02:29 +0000 UTC View PostUnbound Soul Chapter 118: Precautions
I tried to ignore my stinging nose as we crossed the portal to Dawnhold. With my regeneration bonuses, it had stopped bleeding quickly enough, but I was still concerned it was broken. I needed to s...
2021-09-07 05:38:05 +0000 UTC View PostSide Story: What if? (Perverted Masochist)
"What in the abyss is that?" exclaimed Si'janrii, peering at the almost naked humanoid walking towards the checkpoint. It looked kinda like a proper person, but the ears and tail were missing. Not ...
2021-08-16 05:31:25 +0000 UTC View PostSide Story: Tilyana's Whispers
I peered into my wardrobe with a smile, wondering what to wear. Given the bright morning sun outside, a thin dress seemed suitable. Now then, what style and shade of green would suit me today? Shor...
2021-08-13 05:17:05 +0000 UTC View PostSide Story: Cluma's Year
As voted on discord, today's chapter slot goes to Cluma, albeit with a slightly lower hug quotient than normal.
"Don't you dare think you're the only one prepared to put you...
2021-06-16 05:27:15 +0000 UTC View PostAn Unwilling Monster e-book
Attached is the full text of 'An Unwilling Monster' in pdf and epub forms, for anyone who prefer...
2021-05-09 07:50:09 +0000 UTC View PostSide Story: Vargalas' Life
I opened my eyes to the light of dawn, sitting up in my bed. I was Vargalas, an elf of the Emerald Sea, and an [Alchemist] by trade. This was my bedroom, built high in the branches of the towering ...
2021-05-07 05:18:30 +0000 UTC View PostSide Story: Daniel's Reincarnation
This one is a bit off-tone compared to most of the story. It actually started life as an april fools chapter, to answer the question of 'how short would the story have been if Peter was bo... 2021-05-07 05:17:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Side Story: Angus' Pain
Since I'm posting side stories today, might as well include this one too. It's an extended version of Angus' piece from chapter 28. Includes Angus' backstory, and hence unpleasentness. 2021-04-04 11:41:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Side Story: Xander's Teachings
The second of the two side stories for April.
"Ahhhhh!!!" screamed Freya. "Get it off! Get it off!!! GET IT OFF!!!"
Noah picked off the harmless grass snake f...
2021-04-04 04:41:54 +0000 UTC View PostSide Story: Chris' Misadventures
This is the first of the two side stories for April. Both of these will be in the next e-book too.
From the day I was born, I've lived on the street of delvers, my window lo...
2021-04-04 04:40:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 45: Speedrun
"Peter, since you have [Dismantling], grab the core from that dire wolf. Don't bother with the skin. It's too bulky to carry with us."
I didn't think I could skin the dire wolf even if he wan...
2021-03-30 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 44: High-Speed Delving
This is the last of the bonus Sunday chapters, and I'll be dropping back to two chapters per week for April. April will however contain the next e-book, and a couple of side stories. 2021-03-28 05:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 43: Revenge
Despite the massive step up in level, I couldn't see this boss as being tougher than the previous one. It was strong, for sure. Stronger than me even with my [Strength], but with [Dexterity] I knew...
2021-03-26 06:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostLinks
To avoid building up hundreds of posts on patreon, and to reduce the number of places I have to make corrections, I delete old posts that are available freely on royalroad. Since it's not obvious w...
2021-03-25 06:42:51 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 42: Pain
"Wuh... What?" Noah stammered. "You can't be serious!"
This was getting scary, but this was the path I chose and I wasn't going to back down now. I ignored Noah and started walking towards th...
2021-03-23 06:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 41: Fourth Floor
The third floor boss doors stood open. If the previous pattern were to be repeated there should be a level five boss and pair of level four mobs, but on stepping in I saw far more than three enemie...
2021-03-21 06:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post