As the others filed out of the chamber, Bartholomew sank back into his chair and called upon the Death Painting. The effort made the image w
As the others filed out of the chamber, Bartholomew sank back into his chair and called upon the Death Painting. The effort made the image waver, but the black panther in the darkness remained, always there, a silent omen of his death.
Is t...
2025-08-09 17:39:40 +0000 UTC View PostJonathan stood in a vast chamber within Bastion’s fortress, a council room where Bartholomew had summoned many of the Safe Zone’s most influ
Jonathan stood in a vast chamber within Bastion’s fortress, a council room where Bartholomew had summoned many of the Safe Zone’s most influential figures. Merchants, innkeepers, landlords with apartment blocks scattered across the district, ...
2025-08-09 17:39:21 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Luke hit level fifty in his class, the system forced him to evolve it. Because of that, he’d never chosen his final skill from level fo
When Luke hit level fifty in his class, the system forced him to evolve it. Because of that, he’d never chosen his final skill from level forty-five, and now his new class had corrupted that choice.
[Warning: Your Demonic Predator c...
2025-08-09 00:51:36 +0000 UTC View PostThe moment Luke accepted the class evolution, five options appeared before him. Artemis stayed quiet. She always did that when something imp
The moment Luke accepted the class evolution, five options appeared before him. Artemis stayed quiet. She always did that when something important came up, giving him space to make the decision on his own. She didn’t want to influence his choice. 2025-08-08 17:46:18 +0000 UTC View Post
In Luke’s hand rested a black stone, its surface etched with the glowing image of a serpent. “I WILL NEVER BE YOUR FAMILIAR!” roared the Bea
In Luke’s hand rested a black stone, its surface etched with the glowing image of a serpent.
“I WILL NEVER BE YOUR FAMILIAR!” roared the Beast Lord’s voice from within the stone.
Luke blinked, taken aback. The serpent sigil ...
2025-08-08 00:00:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe air was bitterly cold. Snow drifted down in lazy spirals, blanketing everything in white. It wasn’t the usual weather for that time of y
The air was bitterly cold. Snow drifted down in lazy spirals, blanketing everything in white. It wasn’t the usual weather for that time of year, but around here, near the Wall, the rules didn’t quite apply. Just beyond that colossal barrier lay...
2025-08-07 16:26:38 +0000 UTC View PostSamael stood quietly in the grand hall, eyes fixed on the massive screen suspended at the front. He wasn’t the only one. All around him, bei
Samael stood quietly in the grand hall, eyes fixed on the massive screen suspended at the front. He wasn’t the only one. All around him, beings of power, gods, apostles, emissaries, high priestesses, and divine attendants were watching the exact ...
2025-08-06 22:55:17 +0000 UTC View PostLuke’s arm was gone, swallowed whole by the serpent. He hit the ground, barely escaping being eaten alive. His eyes snapped to the ragged st
Luke’s arm was gone, swallowed whole by the serpent. He hit the ground, barely escaping being eaten alive. His eyes snapped to the ragged stump where his arm had been, and the agony flared into something worse: a burning sensation that wasn’t j...
2025-08-06 11:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostLuke sprinted through the winding, debris-strewn streets of the capital, his boots splashing through puddles as he fought to put every possible inch between himself and the Beast Lord. His breath came sharp and ragged, heart pounding like a war drum in his chest. When he risked a glance over his shoulder, he caught sight of the massive serpent coiled on the elevated street above. Its chest rose...
2025-08-05 14:33:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe massive serpent lunged, jaws splitting wide in a devastating strike. Luke had missed. The Beast Lord had dodged in the final instant. He had poured everything he had into that arrow, and still failed. The creature’s mouth came down fast, fangs gleaming. Even the one he’d broken earlier had fully regenerated.
[Stamina: 1/1970]
With the last flicker of energy ...
2025-08-05 14:33:40 +0000 UTC View PostLuke stood atop the wall, a living barricade of roots, earth, vines, and leaves. Towering and dense, it loomed like a fortress of nature, but it wasn't what trapped him. He reached forward, fingers brushing against an invisible resistance. No wind, no movement, just the strange stillness of an airtight dome. The Stone Echo Sanctuary was sealed inside some kind of magical barrier. Maybe that’s...
2025-08-05 04:50:44 +0000 UTC View PostLuke was still trying to make sense of what had just happened. The stone angel was dead. For real. He glanced over at Charlie.
“I don’t know exactly what that was,” he said, “but the important thing is—we survived.”
Charlie, however, didn’t seem as relieved as he was expecting. She was staring at him with a mildly irritated expression.
“What?” he asked. “If...
2025-08-04 16:40:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe battle with the stone angel had begun. Luke stood atop the fortress wall, kukris flying from his hands, but the creature didn’t stop to fight. Instead, it sprinted straight for the warhorn. He clicked his tongue. The damn thing wasn’t interested in a duel. It wanted to wake the entire army.
“You hit the ANGEL LADY’S BEAUTIFUL STONE BOOBS!” Artemis yelled.
“Head and h...
2025-08-03 23:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe statue had sensed something. Its head turned slightly toward the fortress gates, but Luke was already hidden behind the warhorn, heart pounding. From his position, he could see the backs of the countless stone soldiers lined up before him, all facing the city streets in perfect stillness. They were frozen. But there were so many of them.
Even if they're just level 45... if the...
2025-08-03 11:02:02 +0000 UTC View PostLuke pushed himself up from the ground and leaned against a nearby tree. His entire body still pulsed with heat, the lingering aftershock of fusing the Blood of Mother Freya into his bloodstream, only for it to immediately clash with the Dark Blood already inside him.
I should’ve taken that warning seriously, he thought, still wincing as the residual pain simmered in his veins....
2025-08-02 23:40:20 +0000 UTC View PostLuke crouched atop the tallest building in that ruined city, perched on its edge like a gargoyle surveying the chaos below. From this vantage point, he had a clear view of everything ahead: scattered torch-lit camps, enemy routes, his own chosen path weaving right through them. He was closing in on the fortress that housed the third mechanism.
But the streets below were crawling with dang...
2025-08-02 18:25:55 +0000 UTC View PostLuke stared at the list of skill options that had unlocked when his class hit level 35. Every single one had “Assassin” in the name.
It’s just like I suspected. Being a Demonic Assassin means I get skills from two different styles. If I go more for the non-stealthy assassin approach, killing head-on with a combat style closer to a mercenary, that’s actually the demonic side of...
2025-08-02 00:22:50 +0000 UTC View PostLuke crouched silently atop a rooftop, eyes fixed on the streets below. He’d been in this place for a few days now—long enough to memorize the statues’ patrol routes, their habits, their blind spots. The layout of the city was eerily familiar. It looked almost identical to Bastion’s first Safe Zone. Same narrow alleys, same building patterns. He’d even found a house that looked like h...
2025-08-01 16:13:36 +0000 UTC View PostLuke was dragged through dense roots, pulled along a living tunnel while the Beast Lord’s roars grew more and more muffled beneath layers of dirt and leaves. Then even the sound vanished as the path sealed shut behind him.
And then—he fell.
But he didn’t stay down. Not even for a second. He sprang to his feet, kukris drawn, scanning for the monster, ready for it to lunge from ...
2025-07-31 19:28:03 +0000 UTC View PostLuke had his hand in the dirt, pulling out everything he could. Two days had already passed in that maddening routine of constant running, never-ending tension, and the looming threat of the Beast Lord. The damn thing never stopped. It slithered across the entire region without pause, hunting him like a predator with no need for rest. Luke couldn’t afford to stay in one place for more than an...
2025-07-31 19:27:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe massive serpent watched him with eyes like wet blades, its body undulating across the forest floor in slow, deliberate coils. A grotesque smile twisted along its split mouth.
[Frankzaroth, the Great Serpent (Beast Lord) – Lvl 83]
“I let you believe you were in control. That you could strut through my territory like you owned the place. But now…” The crea...
2025-07-31 19:27:39 +0000 UTC View PostIt had been a few hours since Luke confirmed the location of the third and final mechanism in the tutorial. He didn’t care about being seen by the statues during the day, not this time. He made sure to head into the forest in the opposite direction of his real hideout, looping around through the dense woods until he finally reached the cave. Before, that kind of maneuvering wasn’t an option...
2025-07-30 19:21:44 +0000 UTC View PostLuke had spent the entire day hidden in silence, watching the Beast Lord. The giant serpent roamed the ruins like it owned them, slithering between buildings, occasionally peering inside as if inspecting its domain. But Luke wasn’t here to fight. He was waiting for the perfect moment. That one window of opportunity when the monster would slip into the forest during daylight. That was how he...
2025-07-30 04:07:28 +0000 UTC View PostAn arrow sliced through the air and buried itself in the tree trunk with a sharp thunk.
“Nice shot,” Artemis praised. “Now do it again, but this time my way.”
Luke let out a long breath and reached for another arrow. “You sure about this?”
“I’m always sure. I was the most skilled archer in the entire multiverse, remember?”
He narrowed his eyes. “I bel...
2025-07-29 17:01:52 +0000 UTC View PostLuke sat at the table in his hideout, surrounded by scraps of paper and hand-sketched notes. He’d managed to scavenge some basic supplies from the city, ink, old parchment, scraps of cloth, and now, after days of careful observation and cautious scouting, his map was finally starting to make sense.
The forest, as far as he could tell, curved around the city in a giant U-shape. That mean...
2025-07-29 05:06:13 +0000 UTC View PostIt had been a few days since Samael left, leaving only Luke, Artemis, and Charlie behind in the cavern. In that time, Luke hadn’t focused much on his profession. His attention was consumed by the capital and the hunt for the third mechanism.
“So... you’re looking for me,” he muttered, eyes scanning from the shadows.
He was tucked inside a ruined building, half-collapsed and ...
2025-07-29 05:04:12 +0000 UTC View PostSamael’s gaze sharpened as he stared at Luke. He had tricked him into agreeing to fight the Beast Lord.
Luke only tightened his grip on the demon’s hand. “I don’t care. I’m killing that serpent anyway. Honestly, even if it were ten of them, I’d still have taken the deal. You’re offering me something I’ve wanted for a long time. Answers about what happened to my mother.”<...
2025-07-27 23:51:15 +0000 UTC View PostLuke finished assigning Princess Charlie’s new skill. With her class evolution into Death Knight, several impressive skills had unlocked, and he had already made his choice.
[Doomblade (Rare)]: The Death Knight’s sword becomes shrouded in a cursed aura. Each strike with Doomblade corrupts the target’s flesh, dealing necrotic damage. Wounds caused by this blade resist healing...
2025-07-27 16:24:53 +0000 UTC View PostTension hung in the air the moment Bartholomew heard Jonathan humming the hymn of Blight.
“Please, leave. I have private matters to discuss with this man,” he said with a calm smile that didn’t reach his eyes.
The soldiers nodded without question. Bartholomew glanced deliberately toward a specific corner of the room where he knew Kruger was hiding. A subtle hand signal followe...
2025-07-26 23:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostLuke stood in a dense patch of forest just outside the city. He had spent the entire day testing his new skill, and if he had to describe the experience in one word, it would’ve been... weird. With his palm pressed against the trunk of a tree, he felt emotions pulse through him like subtle waves. That was how plants communicated. Not with words, but with sensations, soft, flickering things th...
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