“Anything?” Leyara asked, but judging by the thunderous expression on Pretty’s face, it didn’t look good.
“Nothing,” Pretty snorted as she wiped the blood from her hands with a rag. “These people are no better than warslaves, e...
2022-05-11 17:01:53 +0000 UTC
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It didn’t look like there were any dangers, but Zac still had Vai perform a second more thorough scan of the hidden chambers while he used his various senses. Only when they had confirmed there really weren’t any hidden traps did Zac relax, th...
2022-05-10 17:13:32 +0000 UTC
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The two were unscathed from the surprise strike, but Zac could already sense the swarm below closing in on them.
“Hold on!” Zac growled as he furiously pushed back toward the surface, the Cosmic Energy in his body churning as he readied ...
2022-05-09 18:10:22 +0000 UTC
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The underwater world they found themselves in reminded Zac a bit of Twilight Ocean, but there were some poignant differences as well. For one, the water was actually water, rather than an odd fusion of Life and Death. Secondly, the place was extre...
2022-05-07 11:23:04 +0000 UTC
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Sorry, I'm a bit under the weather, have to move today's chapter until tomorrow.
2022-05-06 15:20:51 +0000 UTC
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The event was about to start. There was no time to waste, so the two hurried into a side tunnel that Zac had never seen in other waystations. Zac could feel how the rock around them was infused with a mix of unique materials and arrays which both ...
2022-05-05 16:08:50 +0000 UTC
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“A primal garden? What’s that?” Zac asked with a low volume as he looked around for threats.
“The most valuable plants can rarely be manually cultivated,” Vai whispered. “There is something about domestication that kills the inhe...
2022-05-04 17:22:49 +0000 UTC
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Even if Zac had succeeded, he did feel a bit conflicted upon seeing the motionless Ferric Worldeaters in his Beast Pouch. Neither of them was actually dead – not really, anyway. At the same time, they weren’t quite alive either. The spikes he ...
2022-05-03 17:01:22 +0000 UTC
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A/N: And we're back after a week of non-stop editing! It's good to be back to the latest chapters, even if it's fun to look back and see how much the story has progressed over the years.
Thank you all for resubbing, ...
2022-05-02 17:25:49 +0000 UTC
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Hello all, as promised here's an update on the summer schedule.
First Thing's first. A small update for those who are doing re-reads on Kindle/Audible - DotF Book 5 Release has been moved up to May 20, rough...
2022-04-26 17:31:21 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Here we go, sorry about the delay!
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The sun covered half the sky, and its warm rays felt like a caress on her skin. For a moment, it was almost enough to forget that the Heavens wer...
2022-04-23 13:07:38 +0000 UTC
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Today's chapter will unfortunately be delayed until tomorrow. I need to do some rewrites and figure out the details of a couple of plot points before finalizing today's chapter. I will try to get it out as early as possible, hopefully ~12-15 hours...
2022-04-22 15:42:30 +0000 UTC
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The thought of hordes of unorthodox cultivators popping out of nowhere among unsuspecting citizens was extremely troubling. These kinds of cultivators didn't have any scruples, and whole worlds risked getting sacrificed for their rites.
“I...
2022-04-21 19:07:33 +0000 UTC
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“I’ve already destroyed that seal and the energies have mostly been expelled,” Zac shrugged as he took out his dried meat, inwardly praising the efficacy of Ryan's and his associate's creations.
Every mouthful felt as filling as stuffi...
2022-04-20 15:39:32 +0000 UTC
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The news about invader influence deep in the Zecia heartlands was shocking, but Zac wasn't as surprised that Uzu had betrayed the Void Gate – few wandering cultivators held any allegiances except to themselves. What did Uzu care about which sect...
2022-04-19 18:23:20 +0000 UTC
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As the egg broke, it only sounded like the snap of a broken twig, yet Zac felt like he'd just witnessed the opening of Pandora's box.
“Run!” Zac screamed in the direction of Vai while trying to follow his own advice, but it was hopeless....
2022-04-18 18:29:02 +0000 UTC
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When the mission mentioned a spatial anomaly, Zac had envisioned something like a permanent spatial tear or perhaps one of those bubbles that he’d seen inside the Technocrat Mystic Realm. Only now did he realize that his imagination was lacking....
2022-04-15 18:56:05 +0000 UTC
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Zac, like most of the other cultivators, released a pent-up sigh of relief as he stepped through the dimensional gate to the third Mystic Realm. They had already been somewhat safe after reaching the waystation, but the way those frenzied cockroac...
2022-04-14 17:40:30 +0000 UTC
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[Seal of the Left Imperial Palace (Unique, Inheritance): Form a seal of the Left Imperial Palace. Reward: Become a Flamebearer of Ultom. (1/4)]
Zac didn’t know what to believe as he read the mission. More than anything he ...
2022-04-13 17:09:48 +0000 UTC
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There was no warning and no pain as his fingers turned to motes of dust. In an instant, his whole hand was gone, reduced to an identical ashy rain that joined Kuru's. The phenomenon was different from anything Zac had encountered before, including...
2022-04-12 17:07:54 +0000 UTC
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The signal urged Zac to jump into the waters and claim what almost felt like his birthright, but he kept himself in check. Zac could somewhat sense where the aura originated from, and it was somewhere in the center of the lake. Since the barges we...
2022-04-11 17:36:00 +0000 UTC
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Zac ignored the second-string captain’s unlucky wording as he inspected the edge of the Mystic Realm. It looked a bit like the opalescent film they had passed to enter this realm, but it somehow seemed far more solid and gave no hint of what was...
2022-04-08 17:54:50 +0000 UTC
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Fiery waves of destruction fought for space with blade storms, lances of ice, and all sorts of diverse techniques as the wandering cultivators unleashed their ranged skills at the incoming tidal wave of rotting beasts. The little plantlife that re...
2022-04-07 18:36:05 +0000 UTC
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The ground was rapidly closing in, and Zac's brows furrowed when he saw how a huge pack of wolves had gathered right beneath them. Judging by the excited howls, it looked like the beasts believed meat was literally falling from the sky. Thankfully...
2022-04-06 17:01:06 +0000 UTC
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Having cleansed the compartment of any hints of his outburst, Zac made his way toward the cargo hold. By this point, more than half the cultivators had already arrived, and they wore a mix of somber and excited expressions. Vai was already there, ...
2022-04-05 16:42:10 +0000 UTC
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A/N: And we're back! A belated thank you for re-upping, and welcome new Patrons!
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Zac felt his soul cry, unable to comprehend what he had been forced to witness. He couldn’t think, ...
2022-04-04 16:44:44 +0000 UTC
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“Are you ready?” Zac asked.
“I- Yes?” Vai hesitated as she gripped her tome tightly.
“Alright then,” Zac grinned. He took a step forward and the chamber was flooded with unbridled killing intent. “Then try to survive.”<...
2022-03-25 19:43:23 +0000 UTC
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“This is just a supply depot?” a woman exclaimed. "Not a Core Ship?"
“The Void Gate doesn't employ Core Ships - we don't actually live in space," Teo smiled, clearly satisfied with the reactions of the crowd. "Zenith Vigil is mostly us...
2022-03-24 18:06:05 +0000 UTC
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This was the second Decree-quest Zac had gotten, with the first being the one he was saddled with by the Eveningtide Asura. This one was straightforward, where he either had to guard his ward for the duration of the mission, or for 178 days. In a ...
2022-03-23 17:48:34 +0000 UTC
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“You seemed quite engrossed, but I could only wait so long,” the man said with equanimity as he stepped into the room, which was immediately flooded with his overbearing aura. "Good instinct for danger. I am Teo Kastella, and I will oversee th...
2022-03-22 18:23:59 +0000 UTC
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