“I’ve thought hard about it over the past few days, and it is very clear that Leo is a talented and hardworking student who is more than qualified to attend the class. I shouldn’t have pushed...
2025-03-09 07:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Galahad pushed through the crowd, making his way to the centre of the room, curious to see what the commotion was all about.
The Main Hall had always been one of the busiest places in the man...
2025-03-09 07:00:04 +0000 UTC
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The library didn’t have any windows, so Percy had to rely on the students coming in every afternoon to keep track of time. Over the past few days, he’d skimmed through the books with very few b...
2025-03-08 07:01:01 +0000 UTC
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“I’m hungry.” Micky complained for the billionth time.
“Alright. I suppose we could all use a break.” Percy sighed.
At least, they’d already crossed the river a while ago, s...
2025-03-08 07:00:04 +0000 UTC
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“What are you supposed to do if lumps start forming in the concoction?” the teacher asked.
“Generally, you break them either by increasing the cauldron’s temperature or by stirring....
2025-03-07 07:01:01 +0000 UTC
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It wasn’t until late the following night that the trio left the area.
Their injuries weren’t nearly as fatal as those of their opponents, but they were still quite serious. Micky’s wing...
2025-03-07 07:00:06 +0000 UTC
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“But, if that’s the case, shouldn’t these beast gods have dominated the universe already? How can the rest of us compete with creatures that advance so fast?” the same boy from before jumpe...
2025-03-06 07:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Percy swung both scythes at Rambert, hoping to trap him within their lethal embrace. The man leapt above the closing stranglehold with relative ease, before trying to land a blow of his own.
...
2025-03-06 07:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Percy did his best to tune out the incessant chatter, trying to squeeze in a couple more minutes of practice with the pre-casting exercises as they waited for the teacher to arrive. Unfortunately, ...
2025-03-05 07:01:01 +0000 UTC
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‘Those people we interrogated weren’t kidding about Rambert. The guy is an actual monster…’ Percy thought, his scythe catching nothing but empty air again.
Had it been B...
2025-03-05 07:00:06 +0000 UTC
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The next six days went by in a flash. Percy skipped both the Geography and Affinities classes, deciding his time was better spent preparing for the next term.
Technically, it might have been ...
2025-03-04 07:01:00 +0000 UTC
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“It was you, wasn’t it? Behind all of it.” Rambert asked, though he could already guess the answer.
Travelling to Bogside town, he and his companions hadn’t really cared much about Ne...
2025-03-04 07:00:03 +0000 UTC
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The next few hours were quite a slog. The lesson itself had been illuminating, cementing the idea in Percy’s mind that pre-casting was a valuable technique to master. Even though it wasn’t imme...
2025-03-03 07:01:04 +0000 UTC
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Grian tried rushing after Percy and Rambert, but Nesha would be damned if she allowed that to happen. Not after all the trouble they had gone through to split them up in the first place. Remaining ...
2025-03-03 07:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Aided by the map and his eagerness to begin his studies, Percy made it to the classroom early. By now, the first of the twin suns had fully emerged from its slumber, the other still bathing the sky...
2025-03-02 07:01:01 +0000 UTC
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“Run. Don’t look back.” Percy whispered, letting go of Nesha’s hand.
He didn’t even glance at her as she bolted off. His eyes were still glued to their remaining enemies. Taking a d...
2025-03-02 07:00:04 +0000 UTC
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It wasn’t until most other students had left the library that Percy registered how late it was. Getting used to Felmara’s short days would take a while. Normally, his body’s internal clock wo...
2025-03-01 07:01:00 +0000 UTC
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“How long till they get here?” Percy asked, forcing himself to calm down.
While he and Nesha were expecting two enemies to arrive, they had prepared for more. ...
2025-03-01 07:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Percy’s eyes snapped open as the first rays of sunlight streamed into the room. He was still exhausted, but he forced himself to sit up, knowing that if he didn’t, he might end up sleeping thro...
2025-02-28 07:01:01 +0000 UTC
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With steady hands, Percy distilled the turquoise gel, pouring the Aurora Dew into the vial, filling nearly a quarter of it. And this was the third one this batch. Two more rested on the desk, fille...
2025-02-28 07:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Somebody knocked.
Percy lazily stood up, making his way to the door. Internally, he was a lot more anxious than he showed, of course. His heart raced at a hundred miles an hour, as did his mi...
2025-02-27 07:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Orin struggled to keep a straight face as he watched his elders – wise Violet cores who had been doing this for even longer than him, fumble their way around their cauldrons. They all understood ...
2025-02-27 07:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Stitching the fragmented soul up, Percy was a little worried. The shards felt dull and inactive, his host’s will absent – save for a few scattered memories he figured he could tap into if he re...
2025-02-26 07:01:01 +0000 UTC
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The fields shone in all sorts of vibrant colours beneath the bright sunlight. It wasn’t wheat nor any other mundane crop that was planted here, however. Instead, it was a strange magical fern, gl...
2025-02-26 07:00:06 +0000 UTC
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A couple of weeks ago
The group was still en route to the next town when Percy’s second experimental clone returned. In the end, he hadn’t found anything of interest in t...
2025-02-25 07:01:02 +0000 UTC
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The troll’s second attendant – the one Percy hadn’t personally fought – rushed out to tend to its leader’s injuries. Pulling a few of the verdant mushrooms out of its body, it brought the...
2025-02-25 07:00:02 +0000 UTC
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The domain sapped the strength from his muscles, as Micky felt the stone walls closing in on him. It was over. The only way out was through the Holy Child. Suffice to say, taking on a Blue just was...
2025-02-24 07:01:00 +0000 UTC
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The troll king scanned Percy from head to toe for several seconds, seemingly contemplating his words. Eventually, he appeared to have made his mind up, nodding with determination.
Accepting t...
2025-02-24 07:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Micky felt his hunger return with a vengeance.
Rapidly consuming his stamina, he kept both instances of his boosting art active at all times. Most prominent was a set of glowing amber lines b...
2025-02-23 07:01:01 +0000 UTC
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A boulder rapidly enlarged in Percy’s pupils, but he ignored it, allowing it to pass through him harmlessly. Naturally, it was just a projection, arriving seconds before the actual attack. Greate...
2025-02-23 07:00:03 +0000 UTC
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