I could taste the success at the tip of my tongue—or the more accurate expression would be, at the tip of my essence threads. Covered under the blanket, I fid...
2025-02-20 19:18:33 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 31: Arcane Affinity
Eran moved animatedly, his cane swinging in a wild arc of Walking Mountain.
I was thoroughly familiar with the moves and was ...
2025-02-19 22:29:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 30: Artifact
“Why a gift now?” I asked, weighing the small box in my palm. “My birthday's still a month away.”
“It’s tradition,” Mum said. “We g...
2025-02-19 18:22:18 +0000 UTC View PostSorry, I spent yesterday and my early writing session making minute but important changes to earlier chapters... and now I have a stomachache...
Anyway, the changes are not so important...
2025-02-18 21:47:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 29: Fire Shaping
The third sword form, Walking Mountain, was by far the most complex form among the three. It consisted of nine movements, most of them defensive, bui...
2025-02-17 23:36:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe idea that I would be magically adept at shaping skills and casting after awakening was horribly inaccurate. Besides gaining the ability to move essence out...
2025-02-16 22:26:30 +0000 UTC View PostI returned to my room, inching every step carefully so as not to disturb the engraving pen hovering between my palms. Two pairs of essence threads latched onto eith...
2025-02-15 22:29:42 +0000 UTC View PostAs it turned out, the explanation of the test was far simpler than I had presumed. The pendant was made from a rare ingredient called Holreum, more commonl...
2025-02-15 15:22:29 +0000 UTC View PostFather handed me a hefty sandwich as I finished recounting the surreal nightmare to Mum. I had no other choice. She refused to answer any of my questions regarding my awa...
2025-02-14 22:44:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 24: Nightmare
Gloomy darkness greeted my sight, as my eyes snapped open. My body was heavy, resting on something cold and hard. Groaning, I rolled to sit upright, feeling the pain rak...
2025-02-13 23:04:19 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 23: Awakening
Once we returned, I handed the essence bead to Mum for her to deal with it. Her eyes narrowed as she recognised what it was.
She peered over me to...
2025-02-13 16:56:28 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 22: Leecher Vine
It was a rare, perfect day of summer. The temperature was mild, the sky an abstract of more white than blue, and the absence of dust storms made it i...
2025-02-12 22:44:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 21: Progress
"When are you going to teach us the third form?" I asked, wiping a line of sweat from my face. My wooden training sword rested on my other arm, its brown...
2025-02-11 21:28:20 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor Note:
Before you read this chapter, you should know I made some changes in the previous chapter ... Instead of 10 more points in the Arcane attribute, Arilyn nee...
2025-02-10 20:55:37 +0000 UTC View PostWhile I took my seat in Mum's workshop to practise my rune penmanship, she settled on the other side. She usually did paperwork or worked on designs for her next projec...
2025-02-09 20:22:44 +0000 UTC View PostBooks were arguably my favourite things, right on par with delicious food, but I could not eat indefinitely. Thus, books remained my most cherished...
2025-02-08 20:06:49 +0000 UTC View Post“So, when do I begin?” I asked, a little of my curiosity returning after finishing the meal.
More than getting my primer in forging, I was ...
2025-02-07 20:40:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe soothing wind curled around my thin, sleeveless vest as I swung the duelling cane in practice arcs, shifting my balance from front to back foo...
2025-02-07 19:01:16 +0000 UTC View PostWondering which format is best for the readers... I have noted many posts on Patreon with pdf or epub files...
I'm fine with either of the methods...
2025-02-07 15:23:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 15: Natural Awakening
“Are you feeling well?” Eran asked.
“Mhm, yeah?”
“Then why are you walking so slow?”
Because I was c...
2025-02-07 14:57:42 +0000 UTC View PostEran released a slow breath, following it with the release of his bowstring. The arrow cut through the air and almost struck the middle of the target. It missed by only a f...
2025-02-07 14:56:54 +0000 UTC View PostOn our visit to Klearon, I experienced a few great things the city had to offer. We had a sitting with a true knight, the protector of the sacred tree, even if he w...
2025-02-07 14:56:18 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 12: Tree of Life
Mum wanted the whole baptism and godmother business completed as soon as possible, but she too knew the value of tradition to get it over with. Thus,...
2025-02-07 14:55:37 +0000 UTC View Post“Oi, boy, quit making a mess of the shelf,” said a gruff voice from behind, breaking me out of my reading.
Closing the book I was holding, I turn...
2025-02-07 14:54:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe City of Klearon was the heart of the district of Dimir, even though it was situated at the intersection of four other districts. The city was not founded...
2025-02-07 14:53:53 +0000 UTC View Post“Before I teach you the process of Essence Unification,” Mum said, settling on the mat before me, “you must know that meditation is ar...
2025-02-07 14:53:09 +0000 UTC View PostI observed the bearded man from behind the neatly cropped hedge fences as the sun beamed overhead. Mum was there with him in the garden, sitting close...
2025-02-07 14:52:22 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 07: Forgive Me, I'm Late
The sun sank low on the horizon, signalling the end of playtime, but I didn’t even notice, completely absorbed in solving the Puzzle Cube o...
2025-02-07 14:51:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Now if I can get some wine,” Emi said, wiping her arms with a towel before sinking onto the couch. “I won’t even say no to some cheap ale.”
“I hav...
2025-02-07 14:48:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 06: Birthday
[The Spell wishes you a happy birthday. May you prosper in life and be a blessing to others.]
[The Way of Self-Mastery I (...
2025-02-07 14:47:01 +0000 UTC View Post