“Phew,” Rory wiped his brow, the slight nerves he’d had instantly absolved. “I was hoping for this, so I’m glad it didn’t surprise me.”
Grand Crafts were, in general, far less special than the name suggested. They were like any...
2025-10-24 17:43:24 +0000 UTC View Post“…and then the entire thing led to a cascading result in which we were forced to evacuate, but only temporarily!”
“Uh-huh, right,” Rory muttered as the woman continued to jabber on. “Well, I’m glad you found much inspira...
2025-10-23 17:59:31 +0000 UTC View PostLiquid Pneuma was something Rory had thought about often ever since he’d learned of its existence from the Trial of Space. It was a state of pneuma that Rory had only had small amounts of success with forming. Basic pneuma existed like the atoms...
2025-10-22 17:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post“You know, you lot can be stubborn, I swear.” Rory sighed as he spoke to his captive audience.
Captive, being literal, the Scourge Mites were not exactly fond of being manhandled, twisted, and turned as Rory inspected every inch of them....
2025-10-21 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostBack in time, a short while
“Right, probably shouldn’t wear something covered in dust and dirt,” Rory muttered to himself as he moved about his room. “Got to make a good first impression.”
Scrounging about, Ro...
2025-10-17 17:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post“Trial number fifteen,” Rory grumbled before yawning. “Eighty-eight percent noxious, eight percent blood, four percent heavenly…. And start.”
Mentally counting down in his head the moment he saw the eggs ejected from the mite, righ...
2025-10-16 17:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostCarrying the red crystal sphere under his arm, Rory quickly made his way to the teleportation temple, stopping at the top as he prepared to leave, only to freeze as a massive head rose from the depths of the small lake surrounding the temple.
<... 2025-10-15 17:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a day later when Rory finally dragged himself back into familiar glades of shock yellow and electric blue, a presence landing upon him all but instantly as he appeared.
Tier Eight… Must be the Khan.
Rather than enter ...
2025-10-14 17:37:51 +0000 UTC View PostHaving slaughtered the Blight Commanders, Rory led the way as they traversed deeper into the Blight Khan’s territory. Now aware of what Rory was doing, Apostolos began to focus and pay more attention as they traveled, finally noticing the subtle...
2025-10-10 17:33:48 +0000 UTC View PostFor old times’ sake, my ass. Apostolos mentally grumbled to himself. He was waist-deep in muck that he really didn’t want to know the full details of, all while Rory was whistling, clearly having a great time even though he was...
2025-10-09 18:22:25 +0000 UTC View PostYou know, in hindsight, that might have been a bit overly dramatic.
It was a thought that came to Rory unbidden as he raced through the tunnels of the third floor, shaking his head as he did.
Nah. I mean, it was either mak...
2025-10-08 17:32:09 +0000 UTC View PostTwo things: First, I've decided to officially move the Patreon release schedule to match RR. Second, this chapter is a bit late because I'm still recovering from being under the weather for a bit now. Thanks for your understanding!
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2025-10-07 18:17:48 +0000 UTC View PostIf you haven't already noticed, Patreon and RR chapter release times have been synchronized. Made it a little easier to organize.
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“May I ask you something?” Irene asked, hands folded over her lap...
2025-10-03 16:59:35 +0000 UTC View Post“God damn, my head is pounding,” Zoey groaned, eyes fluttering as she awoke from her slumber.
Man, how long was I out?
Arms stretched overhead as she let out a long yawn, Zoey glanced around. She was still ...
2025-10-02 19:06:49 +0000 UTC View Post“Someone was awfully quiet,” Rory said as soon as they’d left Mariah’s home and laboratory.
“She was spooky,” Astra said with a shudder.
“I didn’t expect you, of all people, to say that.”
“She’s always been ...
2025-10-01 16:02:25 +0000 UTC View PostArmed with a small and rather excited fairy seated upon his shoulder, Rory quickly followed the directions given to him by Gil as he traversed Ehkorrus, making a point to avoid any groups of people. From time to time, he was relatively sure that s...
2025-09-30 14:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostApostolos sighed before it turned into a yawn, his arms stretched overhead as he stared at the well-shined double doors in front of him, made of fallen branches harvested from the Great Star Blood Sequoia. As far as materials went, it was one of t...
2025-09-27 14:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostAs Rory awoke, something felt off; several seconds passed before his brain rebooted.
Oh. Oh right. I’m home. Sorta home. Whatever.
So used to living in the volcanic region or otherwise traveling through the Deep Chamb...
2025-09-26 14:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostHey all, some quick unfortunate but fairly minor news. I had a tech issue, and thus today's chapter will be delayed one day, which means you'll have a chapter on Saturday this week.
Sorry for the minor inconvenience!
(The minor tech is...
2025-09-25 14:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostIt was only a few minutes later that Rory was seated once more when a figure entered the home that Rory hadn’t seen in quite some time, a figure who he recognized, even if she had clearly done some growing up.
“Violet,” Rory nodded to ...
2025-09-24 15:53:17 +0000 UTC View PostAnd we're back for volume four!
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Rory had made mistakes in the past.
Sometimes it was that he screwed up a project, which would blow up in his face. Other times, it was biting off more than he could chew. Hell...
2025-09-23 15:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostHey all, sorry this was meant to go out the beginning of my break, not the end, but I ended up enjoying my week off from writing to play some games and relax, so, whoops! In return, expect very in depth answers where I can!
2025-09-22 15:00:19 +0000 UTC
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Final chapter of volume three!
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Essenya had failed.
Her home was burning around her, and people she had helped raise up were dead or dying.
She had failed.
Again.
“Of any I faced in the past, be ...
2025-09-12 15:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostEric had made mistakes in the past. First, when he was five, he stole a candy bar. That was where it all went downhill; that thrill was too intoxicating. Forty years later, Eric had been doing time for ‘borrowing’ a car when the unive...
2025-09-11 15:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostIt turns out that blowing yourself up from a volcano wasn’t the smoothest ride of Rory’s life.
“Fuckkkkk!” Rory felt like he was being stretched like taffy, carried upon a twister of lava and terawa as it bore through space-time.
... 2025-09-10 15:05:42 +0000 UTC View PostThree hours earlier
“I’m pretty sure I can hear a bunch of people calling out to me.”
Zoey stared at Rory for several seconds, slowly tilting her head.
“What?” Rory asked, still trying to shake off the b...
2025-09-09 15:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, so I actually decided to put this out on Monday as this is the final week of chapters for the volume. (Unless something requires an extra chapter for whatever reason)
I mostly just wanted to make sure that everyone was...
2025-09-08 15:11:30 +0000 UTC View Post"Stand back!”
A figure clad in golden sunlight strode forward, the chaos of the battlefield briefly pushed aside as his sunlight aura flared.
“Heavenly Fury, Sun God’s Smite!”
The golden figure swept his arm down, holding...
2025-09-05 15:00:23 +0000 UTC View PostGod damn asshole.
Zoey gritted her teeth as she was swatted across the cavern once more, for the umpteenth time.
Barely collecting herself, she found her world a blur of motion and color as the Queen snatched her by the feet, ...
2025-09-04 15:05:13 +0000 UTC View PostTurning your body into metal was, shockingly, not a comfortable process.
Refine it.
Within Zoey’s body, the wispy spider-web tendrils glowed orange, molten metal scorching her insides.
Bear it.
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2025-09-03 14:44:47 +0000 UTC View Post