Chapter 176: Life Pod
“Phew,” Rory wiped his brow, the slight nerves he’d had instantly absolved. “I was hoping for this, so I’m glad it didn’t surprise me.”
Grand Crafts were, in general, far less s...
2025-10-24 17:43:24 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapter 175: Grand Endeavors
“…and then the entire thing led to a cascading result in which we were forced to evacuate, but only temporarily!”
“Uh-huh, right,” Rory muttered as the woman continued to jab...
2025-10-23 17:59:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 174: Core Room
Liquid Pneuma was something Rory had thought about often ever since he’d learned of its existence from the Trial of Space. It was a state of pneuma that Rory had only had small amounts of success...
2025-10-22 17:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 173: Back to Work
“You know, you lot can be stubborn, I swear.” Rory sighed as he spoke to his captive audience.
Captive, being literal, the Scourge Mites were not exactly fond of being manhandled, twisted...
2025-10-21 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 172: Bloodline Guardian
Back in time, a short while
“Right, probably shouldn’t wear something covered in dust and dirt,” Rory muttered to himself as he moved about his room. “Got to make a go...
2025-10-17 17:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 171: Families
“Trial number fifteen,” Rory grumbled before yawning. “Eighty-eight percent noxious, eight percent blood, four percent heavenly…. And start.”
Mentally counting down in his head the ...
2025-10-16 17:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 170: Home Grown Frankenstein
Carrying the red crystal sphere under his arm, Rory quickly made his way to the teleportation temple, stopping at the top as he prepared to leave, only to freeze as a massive head rose from the dep...
2025-10-15 17:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 169: Pseudoscience
It was a day later when Rory finally dragged himself back into familiar glades of shock yellow and electric blue, a presence landing upon him all but instantly as he appeared.
Tier Eight...
2025-10-14 17:37:51 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 168: Boss fights and how to run away
Having slaughtered the Blight Commanders, Rory led the way as they traversed deeper into the Blight Khan’s territory. Now aware of what Rory was doing, Apostolos began to focus and pay more atten...
2025-10-10 17:33:48 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 167: One Hive Please
For old times’ sake, my ass. Apostolos mentally grumbled to himself. He was waist-deep in muck that he really didn’t want to know the full details of, all while Rory was whistli...
2025-10-09 18:22:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 166: The meaning of strength
You know, in hindsight, that might have been a bit overly dramatic.
It was a thought that came to Rory unbidden as he raced through the tunnels of the third floor, shaking his head a...
2025-10-08 17:32:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 165: Heavenly Return
Two things: First, I've decided to officially move the Patreon release schedule to match RR. Second, this chapter is a bit late because I'm still recovering from being under the weather for a b...
2025-10-07 18:17:48 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 164: Book of the Dead
If you haven't already noticed, Patreon and RR chapter release times have been synchronized. Made it a little easier to organize.
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“May I ask you so...
2025-10-03 16:59:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 163: The Cavalry (Does not arrive)
“God damn, my head is pounding,” Zoey groaned, eyes fluttering as she awoke from her slumber.
Man, how long was I out?
Arms stretched overhead as she let ou...
2025-10-02 19:06:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 162: New (Old) Enemies
“Someone was awfully quiet,” Rory said as soon as they’d left Mariah’s home and laboratory.
“She was spooky,” Astra said with a shudder.
“I didn’t expect you, of all peo...
2025-10-01 16:02:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 161: Chemistry
Armed with a small and rather excited fairy seated upon his shoulder, Rory quickly followed the directions given to him by Gil as he traversed Ehkorrus, making a point to avoid any groups of people...
2025-09-30 14:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 160: Calypso
Apostolos sighed before it turned into a yawn, his arms stretched overhead as he stared at the well-shined double doors in front of him, made of fallen branches harvested from the Great Star Blood ...
2025-09-27 14:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 159: Diva
As Rory awoke, something felt off; several seconds passed before his brain rebooted.
Oh. Oh right. I’m home. Sorta home. Whatever.
So used to living in the volcanic re...
2025-09-26 14:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostMinor Chapter Delay
Hey all, some quick unfortunate but fairly minor news. I had a tech issue, and thus today's chapter will be delayed one day, which means you'll have a chapter on Saturday this week.
Sorry for...
2025-09-25 14:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 158: Homecoming... mostly.
It was only a few minutes later that Rory was seated once more when a figure entered the home that Rory hadn’t seen in quite some time, a figure who he recognized, even if she had clearly done so...
2025-09-24 15:53:17 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 157: Brothers
And we're back for volume four!
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Rory had made mistakes in the past.
Sometimes it was that he screwed up a project, which would blow up in his face. Other time...
2025-09-23 15:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostQ&A Volume 3 Questions answered!
Hey all, sorry this was meant to go out the beginning of my break, not the end, but I ended up enjoying my week off from writing to play some games and relax, so, whoops! In return, expect very in ...
2025-09-22 15:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 156: The Final Faction
Final chapter of volume three!
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Essenya had failed.
Her home was burning around her, and people she had helped raise up were dead or dying.
She had failed.
Again...
2025-09-12 15:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 155: The Third Faction
Eric had made mistakes in the past. First, when he was five, he stole a candy bar. That was where it all went downhill; that thrill was too intoxicating. Forty years later, Eric had been d...
2025-09-11 15:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 154: Just another Tuesday
It turns out that blowing yourself up from a volcano wasn’t the smoothest ride of Rory’s life.
“Fuckkkkk!” Rory felt like he was being stretched like taffy, carried upon a twister of ...
2025-09-10 15:05:42 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 153: Superhero Landing
Three hours earlier
“I’m pretty sure I can hear a bunch of people calling out to me.”
Zoey stared at Rory for several seconds, slowly tilting her head.
“Wh...
2025-09-09 15:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostInformal Sunday #12: Purposely On Monday this time
Hey everyone, so I actually decided to put this out on Monday as this is the final week of chapters for the volume. (Unless something requires an extra chapter for whatever reason)
I...
2025-09-08 15:11:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 152: The Fall of Ehkorrus
"Stand back!”
A figure clad in golden sunlight strode forward, the chaos of the battlefield briefly pushed aside as his sunlight aura flared.
“Heavenly Fury, Sun God’s Smite!” 2025-09-05 15:00:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 151: Regicide Pt. 4
God damn asshole.
Zoey gritted her teeth as she was swatted across the cavern once more, for the umpteenth time.
Barely collecting herself, she found her world a blur of motion...
2025-09-04 15:05:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 150: Regicide Pt. 3
Turning your body into metal was, shockingly, not a comfortable process.
Refine it.
Within Zoey’s body, the wispy spider-web tendrils glowed orange, molten metal sco...
2025-09-03 14:44:47 +0000 UTC View Post