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12 - A Beast on Two Legs

A door creaked as it opened, but it wasn’t the one she’d expected - it was a door behind her, from which emerged… A boy. Couldn’t have been older than fourteen, done up in downright whorish makeup and clad in glorified harem silks, some so...

11 - Toss Out a Brick to Lure a Jade Gem

After the end of the penultimate bout, she took a few minutes to rest and speak with the bookie, learning that Von Wickten fought in full plate using a sword and shield, and allowed challengers to use their own equipment as well, justifying this o...

10 - One Who Imposes Herself Upon the World

The bearded, tan-skinned man who had let them in walked over to a table covered in documents, a bright red lump pulsing on the back of his neck. Both women felt shivers run up their backs, their killing instincts demanding that this poor wretch be...

9 - Von Wickten

Zelsys drew in a deep breath and kicked up some sand, burning the better part of her lung capacity to generate Fulgur that she immediately dumped into her outstretched right arm, causing the minor muscles to twitch uncontrollably under her skin as...

8 - Sanger Family Rules

Reiner went quiet, staring off vaguely in the direction of the fighting pits. He didn’t seem particularly torn up or upset about the rather grave accusations Jorfr had just leveled at the knight-captain - Zelsys was willing to wager that Reiner ...

7 - To Draw a Narcissist's Envy

A/N: I renumbered the chapters to fit the 2k/ch release scheme.

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“Ah… Feels like head’s splitting open…” he grumbled, rubbing his temple before...

6 - Fighting Pits

“Right. Of course they don’t need to see you to tell that you’re looking at them, dumbfuck. Keep calm, just play the subservient peddler and you’ll be fine…” the griller told himself as he tried as hard as he could to stay sma...

Conqueror's Mantle Zelsys Finished Art + Cover Art Drafts

5 - Crimson and Scarlet

In the upper floors of the Von Hoedorff family manor, the young duke sat behind his desk, his back turned to the door as he looked out through one of the windows built into the titan’s eye sockets, thinking on the state of his domain. He was ove...

4 - Gunshot to the Head of Apathy

Meanwhile, during this uncharacteristically short sparring bout while all of the students were occupied, the Instructor had quietly made his way inside the main building. He returned with something tucked behind the sash around his waist just in t...

Conqueror's Mantle Zelsys First Render Pass

3 - Reality Check Through the Skull

Three knocks on the door: Two, then a short pause, and the third. The code for an injury that needed treatment, but wasn’t an emergency.

A deceptively clear voice rang out from behind the door: “Come in, come in!”

Inside, there w...

Release Schedule Update

I've taken into account the results of polls from here, RR, and the Discord, and decided to shift to a roughly 2k~ bi-daily chapter release schedule. Patreon rewards will be adjusted both to give higher-tier Patrons their money's worth, and to mak...

2 - Habitual Escapism

On his way to the training grounds, Victor stopped by an apothecary to replenish one of the several creams he used for his face. He found himself delayed further by a Kargarian peddler’s stand - one of many traveling merchants who had broken off...

1.5 - Straight From a Pulp

Mid-flight she somehow dug her fingers into the creature’s flesh, flipping it over and slamming it back-first onto the ground, wrestling with it and seemingly trying to stab it using what at a glance looked like a tonfa with a two-pronged, jagge...

Release Scheduling Poll

With the beginning of a third major arc, I'll be able to alter my release pattern without significant issues, so I figured I should ask you all what you would prefer.

In case you haven't noticed the change, Patreon rewards are currently plan...

1 - Hunt Reminiscence

His weapon was terribly front-heavy to the point of awkwardness, for just below its spearhead it had a blunderbuss, the trigger placed halfway down the haft - it was this was what lent it the name Boarkiller. As he readied his spear and fought thr...

Conqueror's Mantle Zelsys First Sketch

0.5 - Town Inside a Titan's Ribcage

The sun dawned upon the Town of Arches, its rays filtering down through the eponymous cage of ancient, supermassive ribs that it had been built within, its walls little more than plugs in the gaps between each rib.

A young man dragged himsel...

ARC 2 FINAL - Breath of Change

A/N: There it is, final chapter of ARC 2. 326544 words. Man.

I'm taking a month off starting today - 8th April - with the caveat that this isn't a hard break. I intend to begin publishing ARC 3 within this "break period" in order to build up...

312 - Storm Reactor

A/N: We're pretty much in the final stretch here, I just need a bit more to set up the events of the next book. Sorry for the extra extra delay on this one, this is around the time I normally get done writing on any given day, you guys just normal...

311 - Swift Recovery

“Well that was fa-” she began, trying to sit up, only for the numerous battle-mended breaks in her ribcage to remind her of their presence; that was not to mention the still-healing wounds of being dismembered and having her heart cut open. De...

310 - The Black Judge Has a Sense of Humor

Even now, bloodied and propped up by another, she grinned, by some impossibility exuding the appearance of an untouched, truly victorious warrior. It reminded Ubul of the Emperor, of Xiān Dì, in his younger days- nay, it reminded him of Young Ma...

309 - How the Mighty Have Fallen

A/N: Patreon chapter early today, no particular reason.

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“ARE YOU SO FOOLISH TO THINK YOUR OWN HAND WILL DO ANY BETTER THAN THE BARBARIC THING YOU...