Edge walked back to the lodge with Trapper, since she had attended the meeting on behalf of Puppet Town’s beast-hunting association.
“What’s your take on the undead stampede?” He aske...
2025-10-06 17:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Nick’s party exchanged a round of high-fives, savoring their accomplishment while checking out the shrine.
They were getting ready to leave when he realized something wasn’t sitting right...
2025-10-06 17:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Edge woke up in a fantastic mood.
The Claws were gone, the settlement was safe, and his friends were alive and well. It was a shame about what had happened to Earl and everyone who had died d...
2025-10-03 17:00:08 +0000 UTC
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It was raining when Nick woke up—a hearty downpour that died down a few hours after dawn.
The badland’s heat returned in full force once the clouds blew past, leaving pools of steam scatt...
2025-10-03 17:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Sakura opened her eyes with a groan, surrounded by impenetrable darkness.
She reached out and flipped a switch on the wall beside her bed, activating the series of magelights embedded into th...
2025-10-02 17:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Now that their business was complete, the senior alchemist was heading upstairs to drink with his apprentices, and he invited Edge to join them.
Edge was done shopping for the day and had nev...
2025-10-01 17:00:13 +0000 UTC
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An hour later, Nick had finished processing the rest of the committee’s requests, expanding Aurora’s industrial, military, and educational infrastructure.
The leader of Aur...
2025-10-01 17:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Edge needed to talk to Ander about the mountain of materials he’d picked up over the last few weeks, but the crafter was taking a few days off to recover from the war with the Claws. I’ll l...
2025-09-30 17:00:11 +0000 UTC
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While Lilly went into the back to get everything ready, Ann kept Edge company as he browsed the magitech equipment filling the Mortium exchange.
It was a bit surreal that this arsenal of high...
2025-09-29 17:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Nick’s trip back to town was relatively uneventful.
He was approached by a pack of alien beasts that could swim in the soil, but Predatory Domain took care of the problem. Unleashing his ki...
2025-09-29 17:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Before he decided on his first stop, Edge pulled up his profile one more time.
He already knew how much currency he had to work with, but ogling those mind-blowing numbers made his body tingl...
2025-09-26 17:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Just when Nick thought his attack would land on target, the gems in the mage’s staff lit up and a magic barrier sprang to life—so fast that it must have been an innate property of the staff ins...
2025-09-26 17:00:08 +0000 UTC
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While he crossed through the hunters’ district, Edge pulled up his updates to peruse his gains from the decisive battle.
You have accumulated sufficient experience to cycle u...
2025-09-25 17:00:10 +0000 UTC
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With his friends at his side, Edge stepped through the gate leading to Trapper’s lodge.
After spending so much time stuck in the Savage Garden, delving the Deep Gill-Grottos, and combating ...
2025-09-24 17:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Three and a half stars, eh? Nick rubbed his chin while pondering the dynamics of this challenge.
In addition to facing off against a caster instead of a warrior, there were several k...
2025-09-24 17:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Yussuf’s body went still half a heartbeat before Tiburón breathed his last.
When he was sure both men were dead, Edge turned his gaze to the top of the wall. Earl had refused to leave befo...
2025-09-23 17:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Nick chatted with Cathy’s people for a while longer, finishing several bottles of whiskey along the way.
After a parting round of handshakes, he promised to visit again in a few weeks and i...
2025-09-22 17:00:12 +0000 UTC
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Yussuf’s central chamber wasn’t anything like what Edge was expecting.
Unlike Ella and Roth, his core wasn’t centered around domination, sadism, or vile experimentation.
His inner...
2025-09-22 17:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Tiburón and Yussuf were dying, and Edge had a decision to make.
He only had time to steal skills from one man, and both elites had some incredible powers at their command. He needed to act f...
2025-09-19 17:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Edge Vasher, scion of Skill-Eater, and Yussuf the Red, leader of the Crimson Claws, faced each other on the field of battle.
Both warriors were radiating magical might like a pair of nuclear ...
2025-09-18 17:00:08 +0000 UTC
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By this point, Edge was running low on magicytes again.
Using Warlord’s Mantle to boost the sheriff’s attributes and blunt Yussuf’s blows had let Earl close the distance and engage his ...
2025-09-17 17:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note: I thought it would be fun to read these chapters together, so I'm posting Friday's chapter now too. The next scheduled release is Monday the 22nd.
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2025-09-17 17:00:08 +0000 UTC
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When Blaze realized the supportive magic bolstering his body had cut off and his crew wasn’t returning to assist him anytime soon, he redoubled his assault—desperate to finish off Puppet Town...
2025-09-16 17:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Now that reinforcements had arrived and Jumo’ team had the backup they needed, Edge could focus on finishing off the strike leaders without having to worry about his friends.
His body was s...
2025-09-15 17:00:12 +0000 UTC
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While Nick struggled with everything he had to withstand the crushing assault of Ella’s killing intent, a stray corner of his awareness was analyzing the experience with a clinical detachment.
2025-09-15 17:00:10 +0000 UTC
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As the landshark’s grotesque profile passed overhead, Edge ignited his core and hit the strike leader with a fully flared Repel.
The skill shoved Tiburón’s flying form a few feet to one ...
2025-09-12 17:00:17 +0000 UTC
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Nick walked toward the bathhouse with a smile on his face, eager to experience the long-awaited bliss of soaking his muscles in hot water.
The structure was located at the intersection of the...
2025-09-12 17:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Edge scanned the battlefield as he made his final approach—heart pounding like a taiko drum.
The ramparts were packed with warriors battling for everything they were worth. More jailbirds w...
2025-09-11 17:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Edge sprinted across the final stretch of grass between his position and the army attacking Puppet Town.
The sun had set a short while ago, but by this point, his eyes could pierce the twilig...
2025-09-10 17:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Nick’s dreams were accompanied by the rhythm of rain tapping against the canopy of his tent. Sophia and Liz had both been in them, but by the time he rubbed the sleep from the corners of his eyes...
2025-09-10 17:00:09 +0000 UTC
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