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765. Eye See You

“Galia. Is that supposed to be… a Corrupted…?” Jury could not contain her voice.

Disbelief filled eyes as fear clawed at her throat.

“Trust your eyes. That’s the Punishing Bird. If size mattered with the Corrupted, then tha...

764. A Bird That Punishes

The appearance of the 2nd Order automatically confirmed the existence of a Corrupted. Galia was well versed with the arsenal of Puritas so she knew the name that was given to this entity.

The Punishing Bird.

Its true Corrupted name was...

763. Are The Elves Ok?

Once upon a time, there was a secluded tribe that lived deep in the jungles of Velvori.

The tribe was infamous for their promiscuity. They’d have maps charted of the creatures and people they tasted the pleasures of. 4,300 different entiti...

762. 30 Minutes Till Midnight

Galia’s inquisition was moving better than expected. Injuries aside, they have not had a single casualty thus far. Healing bullets followed every sustained slash on Atelier personnel and Aspiring Moons alike.

Few Black Wings accompanied th...

761. The Peace Flocks of The 2nd Branch

The sole Knightmare waited in the shadows, quietly shifting through the rubble before suddenly charging a stray Peace Flock member. A pair of great blades cleaved the air with such a force that windows shattered.

The Peace Flock member was n...

760. The 2nd Phase

Crystal meteors crashed through the blanket of smoke. Ruins and festering Hearts that called them home were wiped clean from the face of Elysia. Craters as large as 50 meters riddled the lands as warped trees were folded due to the immense shockwa...

759. The Rays of Judgement

“It seems almost too easy. Did they not have a clear goal when they came to attack? An expeditionary force would not make sense given their size. They must have come knowing there would be a battle.”

The Knightmare mused on the one-sided...

758. Into The Storm

5,000 Repenters marched through the luscious forest that bordered the smoke and the black forest far behind. People of all shapes, sizes, age, race and combat abilities pushed forward at a command that resonated within their mind.

757. The Ultimate Trade Awaits Its Perfect Practioners

Simonia’s other two forces consisted of the Justicers and would attack at other various locations as required by the 2nd Branch. Due to the smoke’s ability to create illusions as well as cut off their access to the Nexus, it was imperative tha...

756. The Calm Before the Dark Storm

3 hours till midnight.

The timing had no significance in the world of Elysia. In fact, 3 hours till midnight did not mean anything in the Old World or on Earth. However, it did not change that the hands on the clock appeared like another dre...

755. Tempered Nefesh and The Wheels of War

“That laughing owl…” The Red Baron groaned. “You have it? They weren’t lying… they didn’t try to keep me on a leash. It was true. You can transform into a Corrupted…”

“Hasn’t it occurred to you that Frost is the reason ...

754. Ruminations of Red and Fallen Gold

Frost showered in the blood of the Ferris wheel.

She stood on a small platform in the center of a divot directly beneath its remains. The walls of the divot were meters high, and blood from other attractions trickled down like scarlet stream...

753. A Deluge of Tears

Just as the Operational Conductor was about to put them out of their misery, a chill ran down his spine. A sharp pain appeared on his neck. A sharp crystal hovered against his throat, silencing him as he recognized who this belonged to.

“A...

752. One Heart Left

Time moved faster when one had a finite amount of it.

The minutes seemed to count down like seconds for everyone across all fronts. Anxious breaths filled the cold air of the icy tombs deep within Caldera Industries’ Derma Layer base.

751. A Bloody Visit

“No. He has nothing to do with me. Neither do I want a piece of whatever he’s getting. I just want my own things. It’s far more convenient for me to work with the Broken Thorn.”

“Bzzt. All Children of Adams will return to the Broke...

750. The Star and the Wolf Rises At Dawn

“My sister will be coming for me.”

Raoul was certain of this and could not help but to utter it out loud.

Mild infuriation laced his words as he walked down a tunnel somewhere deep within Grandis. Black-stone walls colder than ice ...

749. The Moon and the Wolf Rises At Dusk

The further one went north, the bleaker it became. Not even a rainstorm for a month straight could revive the lands that bordered the Bellum Empire and the Diavola Kingdom. If someone from the south were to be blindfolded and sent to these lands, ...

748. The Prelude to War

“Tick, tock. Tick, tock. It’s familiar.” Simonia hummed, pouring Galia a mug of hot coffee. “A Beholder with the same sound of The Voice Beyond the Void.” Simonia said.

“Yes, just as I was thinking. The wonderful ticking that ope...

747. At Another Front

Meanwhile, as Frost pushed onwards to the northern front –

“Light? You mean the spark we can create? It’s easy! So easy! But um… how do I explain it to someone who doesn’t feel like they can understand it?”

– Jur...

746. Fate Sends Their Regards

The Etched Coins glowed, which meant that they were still functional, but something was preventing them from leaving this immediate space.

“It says we are ‘contained’, and the way out is… questionable at best.” One complai...

745. The Sect of Gears Heart of the City

“Something is wrong. The outcome is different than from what was predicted.”

An Attuned Messenger spoke with an ethereal hiss. He floated in the air like a puppet on invisible strings, speaking directly to a council of 12 faceless, mecha...

744. Infinite Hunger

“Why are you giving me so much peace in these final moments? My soul will disappear. I will be reduced to nothing. Where I will go after this… is an incomprehensibly long and distant place that wracks me with despair.”

743. The Monarch and the Heart of the City

She was hungry before she learned how to breathe.

Hunger was all she knew whilst inside of the cocoon.

Starvation came before her own existence was determined.

The Monarch was born as a larva with six arms and two legs. An adult ...

742. Glimpse of a Star

They riddled her body, causing Frost to nearly jump in to heal her.

However –

“Aaaah… Ahaha… ahahaha… AHAHAHAHAH!” Silica cackled. Serum R had fully devoured her mind, causing her to enter a state of grandeur as she plucked...

741. The Crimson Hunger Heart of the City

Frost recalled the Star she instantly eliminated long ago in Divas Pass. It was an Insectid Red Giant that sparked her initial hatred of the Ateliers. The dark jaws of [Prejudice] clearly killed them, but she did not remember an explosion.

N...

740. Instruments of War

The second Tower belonged to the Crimson Hunger. Frost was on a collision course with the Heart of the City that lurked beneath its lands. She, the Hired Arm, Snap, and her reinforcements would pave the way for the Exalted as she pushed towards th...

739. Chapter Seventeen - One: Qoph

“Ah~ My apologies. You must be the Amalgam. Yes. Yes, you are. The emanation of Light as I see it now. This Qoph of mine burns, but it’s a pleasant sensation. It’s fulfilling. Ah, yes. Light as we know it banishes darkness. That must be why ...

738. The Taleor and the Hired Arm

The Capital fell silent for thirty minutes.

The Librarians disappeared for now. Where they went was not known. Neither did they know where they came from, or where the location of a likely Heart of the City resided. Frost had spent enough ti...

737. The Meaning of Family

Anpu did not like their odds. It was clear that his attacks were far too weak to even dream of damaging the ‘Sins’. According to his Lunas, they had 7,000 DEF and MAG DEF. The first wave of attacks had crippled a quarter of their team.

H...

736. A Bloody Battlefield

A war fought with firearms was a future Gerina wished she could erase from her mind.

The bullets did not discriminate between friend or foe. Whoever received it was destined to die. There was no honor in such a weapon, and it detached one fr...