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Chapter 86

General Philostratos looked at his oldest nephew, Prince Nikandros. He had summoned him to his tent for a private meeting.

Prince Nikandros had entered the tent with the same Royal, composed ...

Chapter 85

Duels were the most common way to settle disputes in the Empire. In a place where martial might made right, it was only natural for General Philostratos to request such a method to resolve the issu...

Chapters 83-84

Chapter 83

She looked at the two men who had brought him in.

"Where are his limbs?" she asked.

"What?" Another one looked confused. "He's our leader... he was a...

Chapters 81-82

Chapter 81

Hestia was in her chambers when her son stormed through the door. She had been reading a book, minding her own business, while lounging on a velvety couch.

Chapters 73-80

Here I am, back from a small delay with a new b

Chapter 72

“Now, six Skills and three blessings. You shall receive them and be blessed. Do you know what a blessing is?”

Lily had heard about blessings during her tutoring, and she remembered how th...

Chapter 71

Lily was still panting and reeling from the revelations and from what her older self had said. The weight of it had been overwhelming, and to some extent, it felt like the older self had spoken for...

Chapter 70

By now, Lily’s [Lux Vitae Overdrive] had started to run thinner and thinner, and she felt like she was finally tapping out the last reserves that her body could spare for these fights. She did no...

Chapter 69 

Lily dodged, although that word flattered what she actually did, because she ran hard and used every bit of the garden to split the shadows when she could. 

She cut behind boxwood and th...

Chapters 67-68

We're behind schedule, my bad.

Chapter 67

Lily’s mind would not let go of Sabinus. Every thought led back to the image of him lying there, and she kept running through every ...

Chapters 65-66

Since you asked me in DM, I upload four chapters a week usually. More if I manage to write more!

Anyway, enjoy some twists and revelations!

Chapter 65

Lily dismounted and tied ...

Chapter 64

Lily fixed her burning, seven‑pointed gaze on the Revenant [Monk] and watched its frame tense before each move. When the monster slid forward she slipped aside a hair’s breadth sooner, guided b...

Chapter 63

I'm back to a 4-day schedule! Sorry for the absence.

Chapter 63

The air in the courtyard shifted. The bodies of the ghouls barely finished twitching when the heavy i...

One Week Break

Hello!

Sorry for the inconsistent updates the past week but I've been quite sick. I'll take one week break to recharge and resume the normal 4 chapters/week posting from the 28th of July.

Chapter 62

All three commanders stared at Caesar now. Galerius’s knuckles whitened on the parapet. Silanus kept his arms folded, but his breath hissed between his teeth. Domitian’s eyes flicked from the g...

Chapter 61

The first zombies hit the dirt before most of the commanders had settled their elbows on the rampart. Lily’s fists and feet cracked bone with a speed and control that made even Galerius squint. S...

Chapter 60

The outpost had once stood as the Church’s last great bastion in the Dead Lands, its black walls rising over bare hills and stunted trees.

The wind blew thin, carrying the stench of distant...

Chapter 59

The first rays of sun slipped through the cracks in the ruined walls, painting Caesar’s face in long shadows as he sat cross-legged across from Lily. The fire between them had burned down to coal...

Chapters 55-58

For some reason I was convinced that I had scheduled this week's chapters. Apparently, that wasn't the case when I opened patreon to schedule next week's chapters. I probably need some memo...