“I did it!” Adion yelled. He stood beside the scorched husk of a low Silver beast, head raised high, thinking about his accomplishment.
“We can see that,” Sahra said, “I still don’t get why you can’t use your space powers to do it, though. It would do the job better and faster.”
“I need to practice my fire,” Adion said, “Now that I can defeat Silver beasts sole...
2024-01-10 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“She’s gone for real now,” Adion said, “At least I think so.”
Adion and Sell had walked back to the outpost mostly in silence, Adion focusing on the surroundings to see if Mephina had actually left.
“Sorry,” Sell said.
“It’s fine. She was kind of fun,” Adion said.
“Doesn’t it feel weird that she might be out there watching?” Sell asked, “It ...
2024-01-09 13:30:38 +0000 UTC View PostThat’s Mephina? She’s a beast?
“Hey there, cutie,” Mephina said for them all to hear, not using her aura but actually talking this time, “Have you been a good girl?”
She can talk? I guess it makes some sense for a monkey-like beast in the Soul stages to be able to.
“How long have you been here?” Sell ignored the question and asked.
“Ho...
2024-01-08 14:32:29 +0000 UTC View Post“So, what did you want to show me?” Sell asked as she and Adion finally reached a place outside the outpost away from prying eyes.
“Calm down,” Adion said excitedly.
“I am calm, Adion,” Sell said, smiling, “You’re the one practically skipping.”
I am? Whatever, we should be far enough away now.
“So last night, I got some kind of small epiphan...
2024-01-05 15:56:23 +0000 UTC View Post“Adion, Sell! You’re back!” Rufus's loud yell managed to reach Adion across the crowded tavern as he and Sell stepped inside after their night of thievery.
“Looks like they are quite a few drinks in,” Sell said to Adion as they started making their way over.
“We have a lot of catching up to do,” Adion said with a small grin.
“Mm,” Sell nodded with a smile, ...
2024-01-04 15:52:37 +0000 UTC View Post“It feels good to be back,” Sahra said as the walls of Lermen came into view.
“Let’s not go on any big expeditions like these for the next few months,” Rufus said, “What’s the point of being an Outskirter if you can’t enjoy a few drinks with your team at the end of the day.”
“I actually agree,” Sahra said, “I miss sleeping in a bed.”
I guess stay...
2024-01-03 15:04:14 +0000 UTC View Post“I can feel I’m getting close to something,” Adion said, manipulating Sell’s fire above his palms, “But it sure is slow.”
It was the day after their big attack on the beasts around the peach tree. Everyone was resting as they would be heading back the day after. Everyone except Sell and Adion, who had decided it was an excellent opportunity to get some training done.
“...
2024-01-02 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostWhat was that!? Words of Truth? Can they be so powerful? Adion thought, looking at the distant fire.
She killed over 20 Silver beasts in an instant. As a Bronze mage…
Adion snapped out of his thoughts as he noticed Sell had fallen to the ground.
“Sell? Are you okay?” Adion asked and approached her.
Adion could tell that she was uninjured from her ...
2024-01-01 14:15:03 +0000 UTC View PostHe seems to be in a better mood today. Sellitha thought to herself as she and the team were having breakfast together.
That’s good.
She had noticed that Adion’s eyes seemed a little dim the day before, as if immersed in thought. But they were a lot clearer now.
Sellitha had always been good at reading people’s eyes. If that’s the way to put it. She th...
2023-12-29 16:10:56 +0000 UTC View Post“Anyone near us, Adion?” Benji asked as they were walking. They left the small outpost early in the morning and had already spent a large part of the day traveling.
“No,” Adion shook his head as he felt the lack of any presence in his sphere of space mana.
“Good,” Benji nodded, “Have you thought about how we could get away with taking the Merillian Soul Peaches?”
... 2023-12-28 01:30:28 +0000 UTC View PostA few days passed, and the expedition made its way deeper into the Endless Forest. Adion and his team had to fight beasts more and more frequently as the days went on. Fortunately, Alan never showed up to join their group as he said he would when Adion spied on his conversation with his brother. Adion didn’t know the reason, but he hoped it was because of him.
“I can’t believe there...
2023-12-26 15:08:58 +0000 UTC View Post[Merry Christmas! And thank you so much for supporting the story :)]
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The first day of the expedition went by without much problems. Adion’s group had to fight off some beasts a few times, but it was nothing they couldn’t handle. Adion had, of course, taken control over Sell’s fire as soon as she let go of her control over it. Unfortunately, there wasn’t an ...
2023-12-25 12:08:36 +0000 UTC View Post“I didn’t know there were these many Silvers in Lermen,” Adion said, looking around at the crowd outside the Outskirts Guild.
“Almost every Silver mage in Lermen has likely come here to take part in the expedition,” Benji commented.
“Mm,” Adion nodded. He and his teammates had decided to join the expedition the previous night. Apparently, they weren’t the only ones w...
2023-12-22 01:43:40 +0000 UTC View Post“It’s bitter,” Sell said after taking a sip of beer.
“It’s beer,” Adion said.
They had continued their hunt for a few hours before coming back to collect their rewards at the Outskirts Guild. They then decided to grab a few drinks and get to know Sell better.
“Don’t they have anything less…bad?” Sell asked.
“Do they?” Adion turned to Rufus and ask...
2023-12-21 01:09:36 +0000 UTC View Post“So, what do you think of Sell, Adion?” Rufus asked with a smirk. The team were all having breakfast together at the inn just like they had every morning during the past week, ever since they got to Lermen.
“She’s very talented,” Adion said.
“She’s also the same girl you stared at during the auction, no?” Rufus asked, smiling.
“I guess. She has a very good au...
2023-12-19 22:56:30 +0000 UTC View PostWhere are they? Someone should have followed me, right? At least Mephina wouldn’t let me leave like this without someone watching. Sellitha thought to herself as she stepped out of the carriage she had hired to escort her to Lermen.
She looked around to see if she could spot someone, but it was useless.
Whatever. She thought, brushing her crimson hair behind her ...
2023-12-18 22:38:10 +0000 UTC View Post“Got one of those for me?” Rufus asked. Again.
Adion didn’t answer and just stared at Rufus while they kept on walking.
“I thought I was stupid for spending so much money on plums,” Adion said, “And yet this is the third time you’re asking for one.”
“How was I supposed to know Ishina plums were so much more delicious than the ones I am used to? And they’re ...
2023-12-17 23:31:59 +0000 UTC View Post“So, you two are from Ellia? What’s it like there?” Adion heard Benji ask Termon.
“That’s right,” Termon nodded.
Termon and Benji were seated next to each other on a fancy couch placed in the middle of the booth. The table in front of the seating arrangement had various drinks and delicacies. Rufus was already helping himself to the alcohol.
Adion turned to listen ...
2023-12-16 23:08:08 +0000 UTC View PostAdion was lying atop the moving carriage, the warm summer sun warming him and the wind cooling him down in a perfect balance. It was summer and a lovely day to boot.
When was the last time I was this relaxed? I can’t even remember.
They had been traveling for a little over a week now and would soon arrive in Dorbarta. They had stopped in some towns along the way and heard...
2023-12-15 22:52:20 +0000 UTC View Post“We should find another place to rob,” Sahra said excitedly.
“I don’t think this town has anything worth robbing,” Rufus said, “We’ll have to head up to Dorbarta for a chance at getting something worth anything. That Tyllen family is a Noble family now. I bet they have some nice treasures.”
“See what you’ve done?” Benji said to Adion.
“Okay, guys.” Ad...
2023-12-15 22:51:43 +0000 UTC View PostAdion stared down at Konfed’s dead body in deep thought. He knew that many people would die tonight who hadn’t necessarily committed any evil. They were however, knowingly or unknowingly, working for and helping an evil organization.
And they are enemies. I’m not strong enough to afford showing my enemies mercy.
Adion felt how Sahra and Rufus finally entered the mansi...
2023-12-13 18:40:49 +0000 UTC View Post“Why did you join Heavenly Light, Konfed?” Adion asked. He was sitting next to him up front, while his teammates were traveling inside the carriage.
“Well, unlike most who join, I don’t actually have any great grievance to beasts. I don’t have a family left, but that’s not because of beasts. It’s because of humans.” Konfed explained.
“Oh?” Adion was a little surp...
2023-12-12 19:06:46 +0000 UTC View PostStable. Strengthened. And then volatility, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32. Adion’s mind was focused as he once again tested out his new attack.
The tree in front of him shot out splinters as the space the tree occupied got pushed away to make room for Adion’s volatile space.
“Hoo,” Sahra sounded impressed, “It certainly looks deadly. But I’m guessing it’s not something you c...
2023-12-11 18:30:20 +0000 UTC View Post“This should be ours,” Benji said as he walked up to a wagon with the group, “Let’s get in. We’ll be moving soon.”
“We’ll have to cramp up in this for the entire day?” Sahra asked, “I say we walk to Rettor instead.”
“It’s just for the day,” Benji said, “We won’t have to waste so much time just getting there, and it was cheap.”
“I don’t min...
2023-12-10 13:49:21 +0000 UTC View PostAdion felt his emotions surge through him, almost taking him over.
Calm down. Calm down. Calm down. Adion thought while focusing on his breathing. He knew that should he let his emotions get out of his control, he would be noticed by the two silver mages outside the room. His killing intent would probably alert the entire house if he let it free.
I suspected this. And i...
2023-12-09 11:05:41 +0000 UTC View Post[Releasing this chapter early in celebration of three new patreons today! It is the chapter for the 8th of December. Extra long one, hope you'll like it.]
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“Lomin is back!” Rufus's loud voice sounded outside Adion’s door. “You up, Adion?”
Adion immediately got up from bed and dressed himself.
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2023-12-07 23:39:32 +0000 UTC View PostSo the organization is called ‘Heavenly Light’? Never heard of it. But I guess they’re not exactly advertising their presence.
“So now for your first job,” Frent said to the newly recruited youths as Hettim left the old chapel, “You will be collecting information. How you do so is up to you. We want to see your potential and creativity. In one week's time, you will re...
2023-12-07 11:54:48 +0000 UTC View PostThe third meeting. I will officially be recruited tonight. But I made sure that there is no Moonlight Oak in Wender. If I have to take an Oath, it will take two days to get to Gerrinswood. I have time to get away before it’s too late. And I’m not alone. I have friends to help if I get in trouble.
Adion took a deep breath and entered the old chapel that had hosted the previous...
2023-12-06 09:29:47 +0000 UTC View PostAdion found himself outside of the old chapel just as night had arrived. The old chapel wasn’t as abandoned-looking as he had imagined. The building itself was in good condition, and the small lawn in front looked well taken care of.
Adion had actually opted to leave his pills behind for the first time. He weighed the risks of both options and concluded that the possibility of someone e...
2023-12-05 10:37:44 +0000 UTC View Post“It’s been four days now,” Rufus said with a serious expression on his face.
Adion sat next to him, and Benji and Sahra sat next to each other on the opposite side of the table. They were having breakfast together at the Silver Circle.
“And it might very well take ten more,” Benji said, “All we can do is wait.”
“I guess Lomin has never been one to hurry,” Ruf...
2023-12-05 10:36:49 +0000 UTC View Post