I finished my cities for the day, closing in on the border of the Great Lakes. The colossal expanses of water could've been mistaken for oceans, their dominance of the landscape absolute. I flew over them for a while, having an aerial view of the blue expanses. They took my breath away when the sun shone off their calm waters, and I took longer getting back to Mt. Verner than I needed to.
Obolis closed his warp before peering out at the horizon, the distant clouds drifting. The Emperor gave it a nod, "It would seem your planet is fairing well. It's quite an attractive place, I must say."
I stared with him, "It is...What are you here for?"
"As always, you're down to business as usual, not that I dislike such a thing. I've come here to discuss the deal along with a few...
2021-09-14 22:46:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe scarred farmer pointed at the hole in the wall, "Uhm...Can you fix it? You look stout enough."
I scoffed, "When I'm done with this place, fixing this wall will be the least of your worries."
Their faces paled, each of them terrified of what I might do. I spread the Rise of Eden over them once more while raising a fist,
"You'll never be forced to fight an eldritch again." 2021-09-12 16:55:25 +0000 UTC View Post
"You're dismissed. I'm heading out."
He rose his brow under his dark mask, "Where exactly are you off to?"
Quintessence suffused my surroundings in an unbridled wave,
"I'm going to go do some hands-on expansion real quick."
I smiled, "We need some more cities."
Chapter Begin
Helios furrowed his brow, "You intend on doing so where, exactly? An...
2021-09-10 18:53:11 +0000 UTC View PostI gave him a slow nod, "There's one issue that's still popping out to me."
Plazia lowered his arms, "What would that be?"
I pointed at the pile of unconscious people, "Uhm, they can die at any point. Exposure, roaming eldritch, the sun drying them out. Honestly, there's a lot of ways for them to meet the reaper right now."
Before my words left my mouth, a group of metallic spi...
2021-09-09 19:35:21 +0000 UTC View PostI gripped my hands into fists, "Not if I carry the keys to connect those worlds. I'll have to figure out how Schema's holding me down and stopping my abilities. At the same time, I'll need to know how to use primordial magic and well. You'll be helping me, Plazia. You'll be my tutor, and we'll cross these limits Schema imposed on me."
I raised a hand, primordial mana oozing out of my palm...
2021-09-08 18:53:57 +0000 UTC View PostI split the primordial sphere into two parts, each of them writhing out. My anger turned into skepticism, and my eyes turned to slits. I raised an eyebrow at the orbs, "Huh...The timing for this is convenient for you, isn't it?"
Plazia gestured to the edge of our Schema-less domain, "Try and call for the primordial mana outside of this place. That will verify everything you've seen for yo...
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2021-09-05 18:36:38 +0000 UTC View PostMana sparked into my palm, and I reached into the dimensional space of the ring. Helios crossed his arms, "It could be dangerous for you to extend into that domain."
I suppressed a grin while murmuring, "I'm a multiverse. This space can't do anything to me."
Torix's fire dimmed, "That...That does seem rather intuitive."
Helios sneered, "Excuse me for advising caution then." 2021-09-04 20:01:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Landing amidst the peaceful chaos, I walked by buildings and cars. I hadn't looked through my past and old streets in a long time, and the differences staggered me. Vines, weeds, and trees grew out of every nook and cranny of my old hometown. The windows dirtied or decayed, turning into shining shambles. Even the sky overhead cleared up since all the cars left, and it contrasted my memories of ...
2021-09-03 18:54:04 +0000 UTC View PostWrath's rumbling forewarned her crushing into our cavern, her flowing mass crossing a vast field of distance in moments. Her dark blue form coalesced into a large amalgam, golden plates of enamel flowing across her shifting body. She gasped out through a telepathic tether,
"You already killed Plazia?"
I gave her a thumbs-up, "We did. He's dealt with, and your planet will return to n...
2021-09-02 15:08:29 +0000 UTC View PostPlazia thrummed his fingers against his throne, "That can be arranged, and quite easily so. I have a few furnaces on hand, and I can distribute them out as we make progress towards my goal."
Helios sighed at me. The void ice bearer shook his head, "Elemental furnaces aren't worth this, Daniel. This is an insane proposition, and you're running into it without giving it any thought. You wil...
2021-09-01 20:19:47 +0000 UTC View PostWe gawked at the being, and from under its plates, a discordant thrum of cracking ebbed out. At first, I believed it was insects under its skin. Listening closer and finding absurd sums of mana, the Sentinel used furnaces underneath its armor at all times. Quite a few of them, actually. Helios gasped while stepping back, "You...how many furnaces are you using? Four? Five?"
Plazia-Ruhl rai...
2021-08-31 18:40:24 +0000 UTC View PostI waited there for a while, observing both of them. The symptoms of the petal bugs infection riddled them from head to toe, and it left me wondering what I could’ve done to stop it. I considered and rewound what I said and did in the conversation with them. In the end, I came up with no real answers. Despite what happened to them, I still resented t...
2021-08-26 17:17:32 +0000 UTC View PostReady f
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2021-08-21 16:09:41 +0000 UTC View PostHeading out towards the forest’s edge, Althea raised a hand to me, "I wanted to thank you for capturing me that day we met."
I scratched the back of my head, remembering the bloody battle, "You sure you want to thank me? I wasn’t the one that captured you either. That was Torix.”
Althea faded between trees, “I talked with Torix, and yo...
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2021-07-29 13:45:54 +0000 UTC View PostI rolled my shoulders, shaking off a bit of fear. Getting ready for the fight, I cleared my mind, "Eh, it doesn’t matter anyway. My armor’s eating it, not me."
Torix sighed, "Hm...I suppose you're right about that. Regardless, we have far larger problems on the horizon. You two will stay here. I will be the one to handle these two."
Althea...
2021-07-23 14:31:58 +0000 UTC View PostI pointed at myself, “You mean me?”
Torix spread his arms, “Who else is here?”
“Ok, first off, what’s a conduit?”
“A way of channeling energy. In your case, you will act as a reservoir of her excess energy.”
I raised my hands, “You want me to take in the energy that turns her into that deformed, disgusting, a...
2021-07-19 13:58:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe ma
2021-07-14 11:02:29 +0000 UTC View PostMy jaw dropped, "There’s no way. Naw. That’s impossible." A surge of panic raced up my chest, and I began trying to find plates where I could remove the armor. I found none.
Stacy raised up her palms to me, “Uhm, you ok?”
My voice rose, “Ok? You think I’m ok? The last boss was trapped here for centuries. Centuries. I a...
2021-07-10 16:36:19 +0000 UTC View Post5 To Become A Destroyer of Bats
2021-07-01 10:43:23 +0000 UTC View PostI've been editing the New World a lot lately, and it's been a very liberating experience. Back whenever I first wrote the story, I couldn't quite nail some of the content I tried tackling. This stemmed from two causes: inexperience and fear. Let me explain.
On the one hand, most of the 'edgier' bits in the start of the story revolved around my inability to properly characterize and showca...
2021-06-28 11:18:46 +0000 UTC View Post