R-a - Volume 4 - Epilogue - Part 1
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Gregor Mantorel took a deep, ragged breath, before letting out a long exhale.
‘I’m alive.’
It was excellent news.
His eyes had been destroyed and his ears ruptured, but both of those were injuries the Wise Lady could fix. He still had both of his arms and legs, and had managed to ...
2023-09-11 03:21:21 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 78
(Note: there is a short epilogue that I will release later, tying together all loose ends - no deadline for when, b/c I can't keep a deadline to save my life)
Immediately after Micheal yelled out to Shin, he did something rather strange.
He paused briefly to stare at Prime before tapping on his Spatial Ring and pull...
2023-09-04 05:34:55 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 77
(After much planning and thought (+ a couple mental days off), CH 77 was made into CH 77 + CH 78)
(Ch 78 is ~half written as of posting this chapter)
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For a brief, minuscule moment, Orion stared down at his fallen arm, shocked to his core.
‘How?’
He had just killed a ...
2023-08-29 04:31:41 +0000 UTC View Post------------------------------------------
The idea behind Orion Thunderfist's character design and motivations was inspired, in part, by Archdeacon Claude Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
You can see me pay homage to this fact by giving his fallen wife the name 'Maria,' of whom he at one point begs forgiveness.
This refers back to the Archdeacon's song 'Hellf...
2023-08-18 13:20:04 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 76 (Edit2: Fixed a few minor typos)
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Sophia Morgan was not a schemer.
Micheal might take to scheming like it was his second nature, crafting plans within plans over the course of mere seconds, but Sophia preferred to keep things simple.
She was a fighter, a warrior that had adapted to the 7 Layers like a fish in...
2023-08-17 11:27:23 +0000 UTC View PostThese are my goals!
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CH 76 - August 16th
CH 77 - Soon™ - (As of 8:39 AM, Aug 22 - Not Yet Done)
CH 78 - (TBA)
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2023-08-14 05:46:42 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 75
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Orion’s instincts shocked him into action, overcoming his surprise and pain in an instant.
‘Force Dispersal!’
Lightning gathered in Orion’s left hand as he hastily activated a martial art, gathering energy in a great vortex around him. It was a near-instant technique that only relied on hi...
2023-08-14 05:38:45 +0000 UTC View PostI'll have a double release of Chapters done soon, sorry these are taking me so long!
I'm not going to put any Dates in this Update, but know that these 2 Chapters will be done very soon!
R-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 74 (In editing-v1)
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The air gradually grew still as Orion and the Nirvana Saint faced off. The storm of wind kicked up by Yvvtal lost its power, while any noise in the background slowly faded away.
All was quiet, for a few fragile moments, like the calm before the storm.
Those moments ended…
And the stor...
2023-07-27 07:48:58 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 73 (in editing-v6)
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Euphoria.
The moment Orion activated his Title, he experienced a level of bliss that he could barely describe.
It was a strange sensation, he had thought, as he instinctively used his Title’s abilities to block several attacks from the sword-wielding human he had encountered inside the Sanc...
2023-07-25 23:23:48 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 72
(Let me know if I forgot/missed anything for the various Status screens shared!)
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— — - Titles System: Trait Selection - — —
You have selected the following Trait:
Glass Cannon
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As Micheal selected the Trait, information about the Trait appeared on a floating, blue screen in front o...
2023-07-14 10:02:14 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 71
The moment Micheal saw that glowing, red ember formed within Serena’s ashes, his whole world seemed to shake.
A split second later…
Micheal’s hands grew steady.
His back straightened.
His heart grew calm.
As the world trembled around him, Micheal stood strong and…
He began to resist.
‘Sinc...
2023-07-09 08:27:50 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 70
Micheal blinked.
The Scythe of Chains and Lightshorn clanked as they hit the ground, the scythe quickly stored in his Spatial Ring, while Lightshorn remained grasped in his right hand.
Micheal slowly raised his left hand, watching as bits of ash fell, sifting through his fingers.
She was dead.
It was a senseless de...
2023-06-28 05:11:14 +0000 UTC View PostI'm very excited to write about the 3rd Layer!
2023-06-26 03:50:33 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 69
Thump.
Micheal’s heart pounded like a cannon in his ears.
Thump. Thump.
His entire world seemed to slow down, time itself almost coming to a standstill as he stared at the creature before him.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
A Titled Deity.
‘Why is a Toren here?’
Micheal’s thoughts raced as he sta...
2023-06-25 01:54:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe feedback I got say people prefer a stable update schedule over any challenges.
These are my goals for the next several days.
I will work hard to meet them!
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June 21 - Chapter 68 (Complete)
June 23 - Chapter 69 (In-progress - 601 words)
June 25 - Chapter 70 (In-progress - 239 words)
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2023-06-22 06:37:49 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 68
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For hundreds of years, there existed a man whose Soul had lain dormant, hidden away inside an Inheritance, cut off from the rest of the world…
Waiting.
For the day he could return. For the day he could fulfill his destiny.
That man was an anomaly.
He was a Toren who foresaw the fall of his own...
2023-06-22 06:31:10 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 67
In a world frozen in time, Director Prime sat calmly on a short, wooden chair and examined the scene before him.
“He’s caught on.” Prime frowned.
Prime’s voice echoed in the still air as he talked to himself, a habit he had picked up over the countless years he had spent alone.
Around 35 meters away from Prime stood Or...
2023-06-16 09:09:41 +0000 UTC View PostSad that I couldn't finish the chapter by the end of the day, but at least I finished all of the "hard" parts to write.
Next Planned Update - June 13 (delays due to feeling unwell - holdover from food poisoning)
Next² Planned Update - June 15th
Next³ Planned Update - June 17th.
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These are my goals for release dates. I don't always release them quite on tim...
2023-06-08 21:24:24 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 66
It didn’t make any sense.
Orion’s eyes were cold as he reached up to his left shoulder and, with a quiet grunt, ripped out a large silver spear. Blood poured down from the jagged hole, staining his arm red and stopping only after the Dark Wraith channeled Elemental Lightning to sear the wound shut.
‘47 minutes.’
... 2023-06-08 21:18:20 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 65 (note to self for later: consider re-order with 46/47 on Amazon release)
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Orion Thunderfist was having a bad day.
As the newly-crowned Titled Deity reflected on himself, in the midst of falling back into the Sanctum and encountering yet another human attacker, he thought back to where it all started.
‘I...
2023-05-28 09:28:00 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 64
(This chapter, which will kick off the finale of Volume 4, was very difficult to write!)
Micheal took a deep breath as he exited the First Gate.
Before taking in his surroundings, before waving hello to Serena who was sitting just a few meters away in front of the Gate, before doing anything else…
The first ...
2023-05-19 07:22:06 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 63
“Math, math, math… why does it always come back to math?!”
3 months after Micheal entered the First Gate of Suffering found Micheal returning to the basics.
In the past 2 months, Micheal had dedicated himself to practicing all of the 1st Circle Spells he had stored in his memory, a list of more than 30 Spells.
It was als...
2023-05-13 23:04:26 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 62
(Ch 62 got to be so long, I ended up splitting it into Ch 62 & Ch 63)
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Time seemed to slip by inside the First Gate as Micheal studied, gradually making headway.
Micheal was 18 years old when he was first transported into the 7 Layers. He had just recently graduated from highschool,...
2023-05-13 22:49:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Wanted to finish it tonight, ran out of time, alas. Just another update to let you all know where I am!
Personally, I find that both versions of the Ability name succinctly describe the relevant Type.
In fact, I've loved both names so much that I've inadvertently used both versions in my books and notes!
Now, however, the time has come to make corrections and decide on a final name!
Thus, I leave the question to you all! Which name do you like better?
You decide!
2023-05-09 05:02:28 +0000 UTC
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R-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 61
“Not bad.” Micheal rolled his shoulders as he picked up a glowing blue lantern. He then carefully set this lantern down atop his desk, positioning it in the top right corner.
Behind him, the remnants of a Shadow Seeker dissipated, killed in an instant.
It had been a couple of hours since Micheal solidified his first Mana Circle....
2023-05-06 23:37:05 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 60
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In a copy of the Third Gate that was far from Sophia, but at the same time, quite close, a young man sat down on the ground, pondering his future.
“I might not be as sharp as Sophia, but…” Shin’s voice echoed in the still air of the Third Gate, bouncing off the walls around him.
“I can already feel...
2023-05-06 20:25:40 +0000 UTC View PostR-a - Volume 4 - Chapter 59
Sophia blinked, her eyes narrowing as she looked around her.
‘...I’m back on Earth?’
She was standing in the middle of a familiar park.
In front of her was a large, grassy clearing with a small building in the middle. A playground was set off to her right, its ground filled with woodchips and soft gravel. A long...
2023-05-04 00:47:01 +0000 UTC View Post