(THIS IS A BONUS CHAPTER, don't forget to read Chapter 39 )
The Blazing Lizard before Kaelen took a shuffling step back, its obsidian-black scales shimmering like polished volcanic rock under the glow of the cave's runes. A crest of fire trailed along its spine, flaring with each hiss of its forked tongue. The beast's mol...
2025-12-17 05:10:02 +0000 UTC View PostSeth, Nightmare, and Colossus advanced through the tunnel, the air growing thick and heavy. A sickly green and blue light pulsed from fluorescent mushrooms that had sprouted like parasites from the cracks of the stone walls, casting just enough of a glow for the three of them to see the path ahead. A shared sense of euphoria vibrated through the...
2025-12-17 05:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostSeth followed Elena toward the group of students waiting by the large caravan, which was hitched to the four powerful Stormlight Horses. Professor Reat, Director Ryehill, and Intendant Lacet stood with them. Marine was the first to speak, a broad smile breaking across her face. "Seth! Where were you—oh, your beautiful eyes! They're back!"
<... 2025-12-15 05:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post"Father?" Elena blurted out, stumbling as her father shoved her aside, his hand already closing around his sword's hilt.
Before Seth could move, Marcus pulled something from his Endless Pouch—and the cacophony of the street vanished. The world around them sank into a muffled, unnatural silence. An Isolating Crystal, Seth realize...
2025-12-12 05:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post(Be advised that this book contains a dark setting, strong romance, and explicit scenes. I do not recommend it for anyone under 18.)
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Seth waited in front of the Primalist Den as the sun of the Rift reached its highest point above him. Marcus arrived a few minutes after Seth, yet the old Alchemist barely glanced at Seth before turning away. "Come."
Seth hurried to keep pace as the old man led him through the crowded thoroughfares. They'd just begun crossing a particularl...
2025-12-10 05:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs Marcus left, Seth immediately rushed toward the Primalist Den next to the Adventurers Guild's outpost. With every step that brought him closer, he could feel his heart beating faster.
The moment he entered, his jaw nearly hit the floor. The place was filled to the brim with people, all chatting, eating, drinking, and laughing at every t...
2025-12-08 05:05:09 +0000 UTC View Post(Be advised that this book contains a dark setting, strong romance, and explicit scenes. I do not recommend it for anyone under 18.)
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Seth's breath hitched, yet before a word could escape his lips, another man stepped into the room. Like the others, he wore the same black gown that flowed from his neck to his ankles, and his feet were shod in soft-soled slippers that made no sound on the stone floor. He looked to be in his forties with only a few wrinkles around his purple eye...
2025-12-05 05:05:02 +0000 UTC View PostSeth jogged down the cobblestone path to catch up with Marcus. As he ran, he couldn’t help but feel the extreme density of the aether on his skin. "How the hell can a city be so big?" he said as he glanced at the gigantic city sprawled out on his left. "That's absurd."
"It's old," Marcus answered without breaking his stride. "People have...
2025-12-03 05:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Champion of Chaos' Oskon headquarters felt both familiar and strange to Seth. It had the same lived-in, comfortable feel as the one in Trogan, with worn wooden furniture, walls cluttered with beast-hunting trophies and mismatched gear, and the scent of old leather and oiled steel. But this place was smaller, and a circular hearth of dark riv...
2025-12-01 05:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe hammering heartbeat in Seth's ears muffled the voice of the director. In an instant, aether flared through the grooves of both Beastmaster Rage and Huntbound Rush. The energy didn't just flow: it rammed into the spells' structure with the power of a tsunami, scouring the channels and forcing them to adapt. There was no hesitation, no finesse...
2025-11-28 05:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostSo, some people on Royal Road have been asking for art of Colossus, and since I’ve already begun working on Book 3, I ended up making a cover for it. Because I’ll be posting it in a spoiler tag on Royal Road when Colossus is revealed, I figured it would be fair to share it here first!
Since I can’t use spoiler tags here, the best sol...
2025-11-26 20:24:48 +0000 UTC View PostThe annihilation of Kastal's Rank-40 bracket was somehow currently faster and even more brutal than that of the Rank 60s. The first combatant of the empire, the axe-wielding Warrior who had defeated Brandon, went on to humiliate a Rank-40 Rogue from the Oskon Academy before finally being taken down by one of the Sidera students. The second and t...
2025-11-26 05:08:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhat followed was a complete decimation. One by one, the Rank-60 students from Sidera, Trogan, and Oskon Academies were called to the sand, and one by one, they were crushed. The second fighter of the Bridan Empire, a hulking Crusader, defeated three of Kastal's fighters before his barrier finally gave out. The third, a Pyromancer with absurdly ...
2025-11-26 05:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe woman who strode through the coliseum moved with a predatory grace that commanded attention. She appeared to be in her forties, her face a mask of timeless beauty, and her presence so dominant it seemed to bend the air around her. A tight-fitting robe of imperial blue clung to her athletic frame, and her jet-black hair was swept up into an i...
2025-11-24 05:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe cobblestones of Oskon blurred under Seth's running feet. Ahead, the colossal form of the city's arena rose against the morning sky, a monument of white stone and grand arches that made Trogan's coliseum look like a provincial sparring pit. Why the hell did Professor Reat leave without me? he thought, panting as he dodged a slow-movi...
2025-11-21 05:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe last vestiges of twilight painted the sky in bruised shades of purple and orange as Seth ran, his boots thudding a steady rhythm against the hard-packed earth of the northern plains. The lights of Oskon's walls were a distant shimmer behind him, and the vast grasslands stretched out in every direction with a silence broken only by the whispe...
2025-11-19 05:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfter turning around endlessly and getting lost twice in the labyrinthine streets of Oskon, Seth finally found the chaotic expanse of the main market. He pushed through the growing stream of people, his gaze sweeping over the shops of the capital city.
'That was weird, what happened with that woman,' Nightmare said through Link in...
2025-11-17 05:05:02 +0000 UTC View Post(Another extra-chapter! Don't forget to read chapter 23 first!)
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The caravan jolted to a final, gentle stop, the hum of the aether hovering on its surface fading into silence. Seth pushed himself up, following the others as they filed out into the evening light, the sky painted in stripes of red and purple. He stepped onto a pla...
2025-11-14 05:08:00 +0000 UTC View PostSeth fell into step behind Professor Reat, the man's dark instructor uniform gleaming in the sunlight as it contrasted with the dull clothing of the people around them. The man navigated Trogan's marketplace's throng with ease, his long strides never breaking and forcing Seth to hurry to keep pace. The professor glanced over his shoulder to look...
2025-11-14 05:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe two days leading up to Seth’s departure for Oskon were grueling, exasperating, and quite painful. He, Nightmare, and Colossus took on the Knight Skeleton again and again… and they lost again and again. The Undead summon was a horror to fight. Its absurd Toughness, combined with its defensive spell that cloaked it in a spectral, damage-re...
2025-11-12 05:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post(Be advised that this book contains a dark setting, strong romance, and explicit scenes. I do not recommend it for anyone under 18.)
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(Extra Chapter: Don’t forget to read Chapter 20 first! And why the extra chapter? Well, I got a ton of new patrons last week, one of them even joined the Champions of Chaos Tier! Thank you all so much for your support!)
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The familiar feeling of dense aether greeted Seth as he stepped into the Epic Training Cha...
2025-11-10 05:08:01 +0000 UTC View PostSeth let out a heavy sigh, the last vestiges of Intermediate Identify’s aether receding from his eyes. He’d just scanned every single member of Elena’s squad, and the results were sobering. Of the fifty Wielders arrayed on the field, a staggering forty-one of them were Rank 60—the absolute peak of the Iron Tier.
Marine stood poised...
2025-11-10 05:05:02 +0000 UTC View PostWith a groan, Seth pushed himself up, his muscles aching from the fight. The small forest clearing nearby was a wreck. The ground was scarred with deep trenches from both the Gale Hawk’s wind blades and the Thorn-Legged Mantis’ strikes, and the metallic tang of blood lingered in the air.
His eyes then moved down once more to his hand t...
2025-11-07 05:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe air in the forest was thick with the scent of pine, sunlight filtering in dappled patterns through the dense canopy. Seth crept silently out from behind the rough trunk of a massive oak, Nightmare invisible by his side. Colossus remained safely inside the teardrop necklace; his stony bulk wasn’t exactly suited for stealthy approaches.
<... 2025-11-05 05:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe grim work afterward didn't take long. Seth dragged all four bodies into the dark recesses of a nearby narrow alley and quickly looted them of their Protecting Belts, coins, and any other obvious valuables. Then, he had Nightmare use Shadow Bite to corrode the nobles’ faces until they were entirely unrecognizable masses of ruined flesh and ...
2025-11-03 05:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostNot wasting a single second, Seth immediately cast Intermediate Identify on the duo in front, then the pair behind him.
Quill Seralp
Class: Warrior Rank: 30 (Low-Iron)
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2025-10-31 04:05:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day, Seth had slipped back into the rhythm of academy life. Classes, drills, and sparring filled his morning once more. In the backyard of the academy, the squads’ skirmish ended, and he pushed himself up from a crouch, brushing dirt from his gray training uniform. Beside him, Henry did the same, sweat glistening on his shaved head. 2025-10-29 04:08:01 +0000 UTC View Post