Rhys took a deep breath. “No. You’re wrong. I only have average talent, at best. Actually, I’m probably more like absolute trash-tier talent. I struggle to learn any martial skills. In all my...
2025-01-24 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostIke walked around the stones and found himself standing at the edge of a volcanic pool. Water lapped at the edge of the pond. Heavy steam blew off the surface of the water, fogging into thick cloud...
2025-01-24 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostScar led them out the back of the resort. Ruby immediately ran ahead with a whoop and vanished into the fog. Before anyone else could follow her, a line of foxes stepped out of the steam. “Men th...
2025-01-23 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostRhys sped through the fire spell manuals, only to find himself completely lost. It was like the words were oil, and his mind was water. He had to read every word a dozen times before it sunk in, an...
2025-01-23 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThey were led to a different room than the one Ike and Wisp had used last time, but it was set out more or less the same; it was just that the theming was different, with a green bamboo and yellow ...
2025-01-22 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostCynog threw the student into the air. When this bug had crawled into his class, he’d thought he would simply teach a fly a lesson. Give a deserved beating to a child too big for his britches, and...
2025-01-22 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostRuby circled over the familiar mountain before swooping low, toward a broad clearing on one side of the mountain’s face that Ike could now tell was just big enough for a dragon to land. Ike check...
2025-01-21 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostRhys read through the manuals at a blazing speed. His mana could enhance his mental qualities as well as physical, and his already high reading speed was only boosted further by his empowerment. Ma...
2025-01-21 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostRuby flew over the vast desert. Mag perched at the edge of her flank, his hair fluttering on the wind, and watched the scenery rush by below with a rapt gaze. He must have seen it a thousand times ...
2025-01-20 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe library sprawled over a good chunk of the mountainside. It stood tall, its façade as grand as any of the lecture halls. The steps leading up to its front door were dusty, and when Rhys pushed ...
2025-01-20 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostRuby flew. The landscape rushed by, so fast Ike could barely perceive it. After a while, he had to look away. Her speed was simply too dizzying, even for him.
Instead, he looked at Scar. “S...
2025-01-19 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostIt was still early enough in the day for classes to be proceeding. Rhys strolled around the main square, considering his options. Potions again… but he might as well attend a few other classes ju...
2025-01-19 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThey stepped out of the realm and back into the world. The realm crumpled behind them, crackling down on itself. It balled itself up like a piece of paper, then yanked in on itself, vanished down t...
2025-01-18 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostBOOM!
The earth shook. The house trembled. A wave of force blasted into Rhys and Tarais, sending both of them stumbling back. Black smoke billowed out of the windows, chimneys, and d...
2025-01-18 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe King gazed down at his subjects with mild concern. They seemed to be anxious, but he didn’t understand why. He had defeated that pesky being who had dared to interrupt their kingdom. Now they...
2025-01-17 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostTarais turned to go.
Rhys’ power surged. Startled, she whirled.
He pushed himself off the wall. It took him immense effort to do so, blood washing down his chest and back, but he did....
2025-01-17 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostRhys awoke with a start. He sat up, looking around. Lush bushes awaited him, and the air was clear, with a medicinal scent. His brows furrowed. Something was wrong. Very wrong.
No trash! ...
2025-01-16 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post(Legendary) [King’s Reign]
The skill activated. Gold light poured out from Ike’s body. It burst from his back and wrapped around his shoulders and chest, seared from his ...
2025-01-16 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostIke clenched the skill in his hand and shouted, in his head, Absorb!
The skill, in its full form, only existed for a split second before it vanished into Ike. Even then, it exuded a ...
2025-01-15 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThere were piles of rotting food amidst the rubbish, plus shredded herbs that were too far gone to be used in even the most impure of potions. He picked out the compostable matter, leaving behind t...
2025-01-15 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostIke laid on the ground. Bleeding out, burned to a crisp. His heart struggled, twitching more than beating. One lung simply wouldn’t move. The other screamed, nothing but pain. His whole chest was...
2025-01-14 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostRhys didn’t have a schedule. As far as he was aware, he wasn’t registered for any classes. For that matter, he didn’t even know if there was such a thing as ‘registering for classes’ in t...
2025-01-14 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe figure pitched forward. Red-hot magma coursed over the ground, pouring into the undergrowth and lapping at the feet of the trees. Fires popped up everywhere, rushing here and there through the ...
2025-01-13 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostRhys rode with the mage, following wherever she took him. After riding a giant flower earlier, the giant sword didn’t shock him too much. He didn’t really know what to do. Straw was a monster, ...
2025-01-13 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe claw skated across the land, throwing up earth and shrubs before it, trailing charcoal and embers after. It hurtled toward Ike, preparing to cut him off.
Ike gritted his teeth and hopped ...
2025-01-12 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostSmiling, a man in blue robes clutched his shoulder tightly. A little too tightly, in fact. His shoulder ached, and his bones creaked. “You look familiar, friend. Have we met?”
Rhys glance...
2025-01-12 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostIke returned to the castle to gather mana. Most of the others were almost done by now, but no one asked where he’d been or why he wasn’t ready. One look at his face, and they knew everything th...
2025-01-11 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe years passed. The ‘weapon intent’ Straw spoke of was no easy skill to learn, nor was he in any way an easy person to learn from. He ran the both of them ragged day in and day out. Sometimes...
2025-01-11 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostRhys led the way, not toward the tournament or the empty field nearby where they’d encountered Straw before, but to the nearest stable. He crossed his arms and looked at the hay piled in the corn...
2025-01-10 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostIke lashed out as a dark form leapt at him from the wall’s hollow. His sword struck at Vi, even as she slashed at him. At the last second, Vi lowered her blade to meet his rather than go for his ...
2025-01-10 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post