The letter was short. Simple, even. Just a single line—but from the rushed, nearly illegible scrawl, Maria could see Lynn’s urgency clearly.
“Ruth’s condition has worsened.” Then came a scratched-out segment, though Maria co...
2025-08-04 18:50:38 +0000 UTC View Post
“In foiling the heretical conspiracy against Torrent City, one noble sister’s contribution has been nothing short of extraordinary!
It was she who tore through the Abyss cultist's disguise with searing flames in Emerald Port.
It...
January 15th, Solar Year 999.
Weather: Overcast, light rain.
The sky was a blanket of dull gray, with thin strands of icy rain occasionally brushing against one’s cheeks—dreamlike, almost ...
2025-08-02 21:54:18 +0000 UTC View Post
A man-made catastrophe that could’ve reduced all of Torrent City into a polluted graveyard was smothered just before it took form.
But that didn’t mean everything was over.
Though the Abyssal remnants left behind posed no th...
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The brilliance surged forth in a blinding, overwhelming blaze!
Infused with the unshakable will of the black-robed nun, the holy radiance descended like thunder and flame, ruthlessly purging all filth and pus into harmless blue mist...
2025-07-31 18:21:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Those who taint themselves with the power of the Abyss are destined to be swallowed by it in the end.
Captain Moll had long known this.
Especially someone like him—who harbored the Abyssal creature known as the Root Serpent wi...
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“…To choose to forsake darkness and embrace the light it proves your nature is good at heart,” said the black-robed nun, a faint smile tugging at the corners of her lips. Her hands folded neatly into her wide sleeves.
That calm,...
2025-07-30 18:33:24 +0000 UTC View Post
The warrior clad entirely in menacing, pitch black armor an Abyss Bound clearly excelled in raw strength, his massive greatsword gripped in both hands and swung down with brutal force. Yet that overwhelming strike was parried head-on by the...
2025-07-29 21:03:19 +0000 UTC View Post
“It’s finally almost over…”
Deep beneath the sewer tunnels, an unmarked passage twisted with darkness as the massive, writhing creature—the Root Serpent—slithered forward. Su, who had lamented his luck ever since entering ...
2025-07-29 11:38:27 +0000 UTC View Post
It took Sister Dolores, the Steel Nun, no more than half an hour to bulldoze through a full quarter of Torrent City’s lower district. Everywhere she passed, every twisted, grotesque abomination was reduced to primal deb...
2025-07-28 21:09:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Had she died by friendly hands, then the Black-Robed Nun would’ve gone down as one hell of a cruel joke.
Thankfully, neither Maria nor Phoenix were amateurs. Holding back just enough power for con...
2025-07-27 09:04:14 +0000 UTC View Post
The greatsword shrieked through the air.
Maria twisted sideways just in time, her left hand still gripping the disconnected swordstaff, but the wide arc of Phoenix’s blade was already descending. The titanic force behind it scattere...
2025-07-26 20:52:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Twin bladed staffs carved through the air in perfect unison, one left and one right—a flash of silver elegance slicing through the stagnant air like ribbons of light. As they carved low arcs through the gloom, a sharp whine followed in ...
2025-07-25 18:04:21 +0000 UTC View Post
That intense sense of deathly oppression brought a flurry of negative effects to Phylin!
Cold limbs! Paralysis! Shame! Rage! These complex and overwhelming emotions surged like a massive flood, ultimately becoming the shattering blow ...
2025-07-21 12:18:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Superb agility and precise swordsmanship combined to form an efficient killing blade.
The black-robed nun’s class, [Bloodbound Scholar], granted her terrifying insight. The cores buried deep within the decaying bodies of the [Root o...
2025-07-20 19:39:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Luck is like currency.
The more you spend, the more you must repay. This was one of the hidden rules in [Fractured]. Though Phoenix’s team had gone unscathed in the earlier sweep against the [Kasath Reclamation Army], their luck had...
2025-07-19 18:56:01 +0000 UTC View Post
As the Church and noble military forces advanced into the lower districts, it took mere minutes for Maria to sense battles breaking out in multiple directions with varying levels of intensity.
The dark, decaying power of the [Root of ...
2025-07-19 11:28:18 +0000 UTC View Post
The reserve believers, finally released from their seemingly endless training under church orders, were given their first task—maintaining public order.
The Glorious Cathedral urgently needed additional manpower to restore stability...
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I'm to broke to hire an artist
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Usually, transcendentals who met the requirements and consumed the advancement elixir had nothing to worry about.
But misfortune had always taken a liking to Maria.
When the mad, meaningless murmurs thundered through her mind li...
2025-07-17 15:39:48 +0000 UTC View Post
"Ghost Mask Flower, a vial of Swamp Banshee's blood, oh~~ and the heartwood of White Oak... These are all ingredients needed for class advancement elixirs that require real brains. Take them, Sister Maria."
"Thank you."
"No need...
2025-07-16 22:49:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Pastor Lynn's letter, like that of any father worried about his child wandering afar, was filled with concern for Maria's safety. He reminded her to take care of herself, not to let her gentle heart put her in danger, and to always prioriti...
2025-07-15 17:17:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Anyone willing to give up their rest to talk nonsense with her—Maria took that as a good sign.
At the agreed time, Sister Maria entered the chapel. As usual, she stepped lightly through the doors just as the gray-haired Archbishop f...
2025-07-15 16:57:46 +0000 UTC View Post
As a cleric, one must devote their whole body, heart, and soul to the service of the gods.
Those heretics who covet divine power yet refuse to offer due sacrifice do not deserve to live under the protection of the First Flame!
T...
2025-07-14 22:51:11 +0000 UTC View Post
[Fractured] called itself a second world, and from the closed beta testers' perspective, the AI was practically indistinguishable from real people.
That realism came with complications.
NPCs in [Fractured] had all the same flaws...
2025-07-14 22:35:07 +0000 UTC View Post
"...And that, in full, is what happened at Emerald Port."
Calmly facing the two solemn-faced [White Priests], Maria showed no sign of guilt or remorse for ordering the port to be set ablaze.
It had been six hours since the harro...
2025-07-13 14:31:35 +0000 UTC View Post
The Godless.
In some sense, Maria was one of them. She held no sincere belief in any deity—instead, she gazed upon the divine as equals, with a defiant heart that bordered on blasphemy. And yet, this irreverent human could move free...
2025-07-12 18:47:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Arson—no matter the era—has always been a grave crime.
Captain Moll’s mouth hung open in shock. His gaze toward the black-clad nun now resembled that of someone staring at an eldritch god walking openly among mortals. This was E...
2025-07-11 20:01:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Graceful movements, elegant footwork—the faintly glowing swordstaff danced through the darkness like a glimmering sprite. The NPC named Maria was teaching this group of novices in the best way possible: through action.
In the world ...
2025-07-11 19:41:36 +0000 UTC View Post
A piercing howl echoed through the empty port.
It was like a signal, and in the next moment, the once-silent harbor came alive with overlapping footsteps—dozens, maybe hundreds—racing through the shadows just beyond the reach of t...
2025-07-10 18:27:37 +0000 UTC View Post