Xavier watched as a jagged bolt of pure white lightning shot from Soultaker. It streamed through the darkness, heading straight toward the first clutch of Dark Wyverns.
Soultaker was already infused with Spirit Energy. His body, mind and magic was empowered by Spiritual Trifecta. He knew he’d only been gone from this place for a few minutes, but it felt like far too long.
When the...
2023-08-05 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostSitting in the Staging Room, meditating on his reserve of souls, and casting Soul Harden over and over as he watched them get consumed, Xavier wondered if there was any point to using this spell.
He consumed 29 of the 30 souls he had harvested. And, as far as he could tell, nothing had happened.
Though he knew that must have been a deceptive feeling. In his gut, he could fe...
2023-08-04 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostXavier kept the frown off his face as he looked at the others. He couldn’t help but feel as though they were looking at him differently.
Then again, he supposed he shouldn’t be surprised even if they were. He thought about what he’d just done. What he’d just been able to do. Not only had he struck down close to a thousand beasts, he’d done it with ease.
And he’d harveste...
2023-08-03 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostSiobhan paced back and forth, not that there was much space on the pillar of rock that was the Safe Zone.
Justin stood in the dead centre of the platform. His forehead was creased, looking toward the side where the door to the Staging Room was. It was on the side of the pillar of rock that they stood upon. When they left, they’d have to lower themselves down, and the kid clearly had a f...
2023-08-02 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHi all!
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2023-08-02 08:02:02 +0000 UTC View PostClutches? Flights? What do you call a group of wyverns?
—of the leathery beasts, taking out ten at a time.
He experimented a little with the strength of Soul Strike, wanting to get a feel for it. Now that it had reached Rank 2, he shot off another one-infused Soul Strike to see how many ...
2023-08-01 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostBolts of white lightning shot forth from Xavier’s staff-scythe, zigzagging through the air until they came together in one giant apparition, his largest yet.
Xavier laughed. He’d infused six souls into this strike.
The brilliant, white wyvern soared through the Dark Wyverns heading his way, illuminating them in their moment of death. Instantly, nine kill notifications vied for h...
2023-07-31 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostXavier stood, staring in awe at what he’d just done.
In awe of his first use of Soul Strike.
Though Xavier had certainly killed more enemies in a single strike than he had in that moment, that didn’t tell him much about the potential of the spell he’d just used.
Soul Strike. It had created an apparition of the soul he’d harvested. That apparition had soared th...
2023-07-30 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostXavier stood on a floating chunk of rock in the middle of a great expanse of complete darkness, ten enemies flying toward him at a tremendous speed, closing a large distance—distance enough for him to think and move.
The only thing illuminating the space around him was his Spiritual Trifecta spell. The silver light that enveloped his body reached out around him only ten or so feet, to t...
2023-07-29 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostXavier was pumped and ready to go. As the countdown timer ticked by the seconds until the Tower of Champions opened their doors to him once more, he looked at his stats and information.
XAVIER COLLINS
Age: 20
Race: Human
Grade: F
Moral Faction: World Defender (Planet Earth)
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2023-07-28 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAgain and again, Xavier controlled his aura, containing it within his Spirit Core. Until finally, he’d done it ten times in a row. And still with fifteen minutes remaining until the Tower of Champions reopened its door to them.
He couldn’t help but pump his fist into the air when the notification popped up into his vision.
Skill Quest Complete!
You...
2023-07-27 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostFor the next day before the Tower of Champions opened its floors to them once more, all Xavier did was Meditate, create Lesser Spirit Coins, and focus on unlocking Aura-Control.
He figured it would be too much to focus on all three Skill Quests at once, and was aiming to unlock one at a time while he grew his understanding of his Spirit Core, auras, and Spirit Energy in general.
In ...
2023-07-26 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostXavier snapped his eyes open. He was lying on the floor of the tavern, a stool overturned beside him, a candle tipped over, its wax leaking onto the floor though the flame had blown out.
Sam stood above him, a hand running through his hair, shaking his head. The bartender sighed. Turned away from Xavier without bothering to help him up, muttering to himself, “System-damned fool children...
2023-07-25 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostXavier sat at the edge of his stool, staring at Sam—Samericalian—the bartender at the bottom of the Tower of Champions, wondering if he would finally get some information about the Spirit Core he’d just discovered inside himself.
The bartender waved a hand in a circle. “The System prevents me from telling Champions things they haven’t already discovered, or other things, like wh...
2023-07-24 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostXavier felt like the universe wanted to open up to him. Like there was so much still left to learn. To discover.
And he didn’t know how to access any of it.
Ten hours had passed since he’d first discovered his Spirit Core. Gaining those 10 points in Spirit and discovering there were three skills for him to learn had lit a fire underneath him.
But he felt like he w...
2023-07-23 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAs no insight came to Xavier about his burgeoning soul-taking tendencies, when his Spirit Energy was fully restored, he focused on the second thing he’d learnt about the strange energy.
During his Meditation the previous day, he’d unlocked an insight about Spirit Energy that had gotten him curious. When he’d first created a Lesser Spirit Coin, he’d felt the energy move through his...
2023-07-22 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMelissa Donavan watched from the trees.
The elves, she’d found, were difficult to kill. She’d only ever gone after them when they’d been alone. Killing them didn’t bring the feelings she’d expected—guilt, heartache, a sense of having done wrong.
No, killing them had felt right. Not good—but right.
There was a difference, she knew. A difference s...
2023-07-21 18:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostXavier made his way back to his rooms while the other members of his party headed to the Staging Room.
There was something he needed to do.
When utilising his Meditation skill, he’d found that it didn’t much matter if he were holding a conversation with others or not, the rate at which his Spirit Energy and health recovered was the same.
But his insights came less frequent...
2023-07-21 07:19:34 +0000 UTC View PostXavier sat beside Siobhan, and across from Howard and Justin, in one of the tavern’s booths.
He couldn’t help but notice that Sam, the bartender in this place, had glanced at him a few more times than he’d glanced at anyone else. A fact which was beginning to make Xavier uncomfortable.
Two days had passed since their ninety-hour forced break from climbing the floors of the Tow...
2023-07-20 18:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostOnce Alistair Reed had grown strong enough, he was able to dispense with all subtlety.
It had taken him a full two days to kill all the members of his tutorial. The more of them he’d slain—luring them into dark alleys, taking them out when they were sleeping, or coming upon them when they were alone—the easier it had become.
Not from a moral standpoint. In that way, it had alr...
2023-07-19 18:59:59 +0000 UTC View PostSamericalian cleaned the bar, despite the fact that it was already pristine, subtly observing the patrons in the tavern. Samericalian—or Samas he liked to go by with people from this planet—was an E Grade Denizen. Not the most gifted Denizen about, but he had some skills, though he wasn’t much of a combat fighter.
What he was, was good at infiltration. At gathering...
2023-07-18 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostXavier placed his hand on the System Shop’s terminal, opening up the menu and feeding in his search parameters.
Scythe-staff, at the maximum I can afford, at the maximum I can wield. He bit his lip, pausing before beginning the search. This will likely show me only just afford, and whatever the most expensive thing I can get, I know I’ll want.
Xavier p...
2023-07-17 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostXavier hadn’t moved from where he sat on the floor in the Staging Room.
There was so much to do. So much to learn.
He opened up his spell list, and selected the Spell Upgrade for Spirit Break, noticing that it was different to an Upgrade Quest.
Spirit Break (All) has been successfully upgraded!
Spirit Break (All) can now be used with a harveste...
2023-07-16 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Xavier?” Someone shoved his shoulder. “Xavier, are you all right? Xavier!”
Xavier’s eyes snapped open. He looked up. Howard crouched by him, a hand on his shoulder. He yanked his hand away when Xavier opened his eyes, standing and taking a quick step back.
Siobhan and Justin stood behind Howard. Justin’s eyes widened, staring into Xavier’s. Siobhan’s face lit up in ...
2023-07-15 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostXavier, still sitting cross-legged by the tower door in the Staging Room, looked at the last two options on the class selection menu.
Bringer of Destruction – Epic Class
Soul Reaper – Epic Class
Xavier narrowed his gaze, reading the titles of the two classes. They both felt rather… ominous. He had an affinity for Spirit—though...
2023-07-14 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostXavier, Howard, Siobhan and Justin returned to the Staging Room.
Xavier wanted to check his stats. To see exactly how much he’d gained. But more than that, he wanted to check what classes he would get to choose from.
Howard placed a hand on his shoulder. “That was…” The man shook his head. “That was insane.” He removed his hand and went over to his loot box, still shakin...
2023-07-14 07:27:57 +0000 UTC View PostFor the third time, Xavier and his party stood under two suns in a field of purple grass.
This time, however, he planned to clear the floor as fast as humanly possible. Or, Denizenly possible, he supposed.
That’s why he’d thrown all 5 free stat points from his last level-up into Intelligence, further boosting the strength of his Heavy Telekinesis spell, which was already well an...
2023-07-14 07:26:08 +0000 UTC View PostXavier stared up at the three-headed Cerotri Infernum. Much of the human army lay dead around him. As he’d ordered, some soldiers had been taken prisoner—insurance, to make sure they didn’t accidentally clear this floor.
The Cerotri Infernum looked like a terrifying beast. Standing at thirty-five feet with those vicious horns jutting from each of its heads. The massive roar...
2023-07-13 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostXavier knelt in the long, purple grass of an alien world. Two large suns hung high in the sky, their heat bearing down on him. The breeze blew in, flapping the tattered remnants of his robes.
And all Xavier felt was the pain. A pain that ran over and under every inch of his skin. A pain that stabbed and clawed and dug at the very deepest parts of him. A pain that threatened to engulf his ...
2023-07-12 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostXavier kept a close eye on his health as he fought, but once he’d gotten into the thick of things, right up at the foot soldiers with their spears and shields, he wasn’t taking near as much damage as he had been when he’d been out back in the open.
And now, his health was actually steadily regenerating.
Xavier heard Sergeant Bradley holler for his soldiers to create a shield w...
2023-07-11 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post