What exactly is the meaning of this unseemly display? Trajan demanded as he glared at Octavius and August, both at least having the self-awareness to look a little chastised.
Octavius expression quickly turned combative and he spat, My brother has seen fit to come to my office and scream his bastard lungs out because I made a sensible call!
The...
2019-08-14 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post and thats how it is, thats what we know, Antonius said as he finished his explanation.
I see Trajan replied as he propped up his chin in thought.
Trajan and Leon had immediately gone back to Antonius office in the Royal Archives after Leon delivered Antonius letter to Trajan, and Antonius quickly explained what he and Leon had found. What was more, after Leon le...
2019-08-12 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostWhat are you hoping to find within the records of vampire attacks? Antonius asked Leon, his brown eyes slightly narrowing in muted frustration. Being around Leon made him more than a little nervous, like being around someone with a sword hanging over their head; he didnt want to be in the splash zone if Leons identity was made public and the sword over him finally fell.
I went o...
2019-08-09 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostAbout an hour or so after Leons arm was regrown, Leon and Elise parted ways to see to their own respective business. Despite their agreement to find a house separate from Emilies estate, they still had other, more immediate things to attend to.
For his part, Leons first concern was to find Anzu. After the fight with Lewis, the griffin had accompanied the unconscious Leon back to the...
2019-08-07 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostSurprise double-length chapter today!
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Leon stared at the brown liquid in the vial and was unable to hide the profound disgust on his face.
Dont be such a baby! Elise chided. Drink it!
This was the potion that would help Leon regrow his arm, so despite his face twisting into such an ugly grimace that it felt like it would never return to normal, Leon still t...
2019-08-05 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostFor two days, Leon stayed in bed resting and recovering. There was little else to do except train, so he thats how he spent his time. His brief foray into his soul realm brought on by his extreme injury spurred him onward even when he grew tired and bored from the long hours of staying in bed.
Plus, focusing on finishing his magic body kept his mind occupied and off the fact that he was...
2019-08-02 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostFrom the shoulder down, Leons left arm was gone.
For a moment, Leon wasnt quite sure what he was seeing. There were so many healing spells and painkilling spells attached to his torso that he wasnt quite able to process what he was before his eyes. However, as he gradually shook the fog out of his head from his two-day coma, the horror of his situation began to sink in.
Leon s...
2019-07-31 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostVisiting Royal Road and leaving a rating or review would be most appreciated! I've had a lot of people dropping the story early on over the past few months and making sure I know that they were't happy by leaving reviews, so my rating's slipped quite a bit since April. So if you've got a few seconds a...
2019-07-29 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostLets kill this monster! Grim shouted. He couldnt give away the demonic core, but he also knew just from his inability to understand Lewis aura that the vampire was much stronger and likely much faster than any of the knights; he didnt think theyd get away if they ran, and that left one option. Given the vampires obvious reticence to fight them, Grim was betting that he wasnt t...
2019-07-26 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostGrim, Leon, and the knights returned to the village as quickly as they could. They were so quick, in fact, that they even beat Clodio on their return. The old knight and the villagers he had taken with him had turned around to go home once Grims team had gone off into the forest in search of the werewolf, but with most of the villagers being mortals, they took far longer to return to the vill...
2019-07-24 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostBonus chapter 3 of 3 ;)
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The werewolf tore through the underbrush in its wild attempts to get away from those who were hunting it. It could hear its pursuers closing in on it, which only increased its frenzied attempts to es...
2019-07-22 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBonus chapter 2 of 3
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So, whats the situation? Grim asked as the group of knights entered the guardhouse with Odulf, the third-tier guard captain.
About two weeks ago, a pig went missing from one of our farmers pens, Odulf explained. We didnt think too much of it at the time, it was only a single pig, right? There was a hole in his fence, so everyone just as...
2019-07-22 14:58:59 +0000 UTC View PostBonus chapter 1 of 3
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Leon and Grims group of knights rode north along a road so small and untraveled that it wasnt even paved after leaving the capital. It wouldve been paved if it were more well-traveled, but most people would take the much bigger road toward Teira when heading north, but that went north-east, whereas their group wanted to go roughly north-west.
It ...
2019-07-22 14:57:00 +0000 UTC View PostThanks to all of you, there will be 3 bonus chapters accompanying this release!
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Several days after his and Lapis introduction to the court, Leon found himself heading toward the Royal Palace once again. He hadnt been there since the audience, as Trajan had sent him a message to stay away for a little while, after which Leon hadnt heard anything from the Prince. But just th...
2019-07-22 14:54:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe goal has just been reached! That means Monday's release will be accompanied by 3 bonus chapters!
2019-07-19 15:07:24 +0000 UTC View PostTrajan hated the feeling of powerlessness that he felt when thinking about Justin Isynos and his absurdly powerful companions. It would be nigh-impossible to have all of them tailed, not to mention extraordinarily dangerous. A seventh-tier mage could easily detect someone following them if they were attentive and observant enough, and they would then be able to kill those following them with ea...
2019-07-19 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Royal Court remained in session taking care of miscellaneous business like minor property disputes between landed nobles and other civil suits between members of the nobility for several hours after Leon and Lapis left. It was so boring that by the time Trajan walked out of the throne room, he could barely remember even half of what had just happened.
This should be the business...
2019-07-17 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMade a small canon error back in chapter 292, I said that Octavius hadn't awakened his blood yet, conflicting with an earlier chapter where it was said that he did. This has been changed, he has awakened his blood, and the chapter has been edited to fix this mistake.
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Mm, yes, but dont feel like you have to bow all the way to the ground, Trajan said as he watched L...
2019-07-15 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostI suppose I give those Legion beastmasters too little credit, the Heavens Eye beastmaster muttered as he took his leave. Anzu was perfectly healthy and growing quite well, the beastmaster assigned to him at the Bulls Horns had clearly done her job well. Still, there was always room for improvement, especially when the vast resources available to the family of a Heavens Eye Tower Lord ...
2019-07-12 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostLeons entire body was covered in sweat from training. Hed been back from the Royal Archives for several hours, and hed spent just about that entire time in hard training. From the events surrounding the vampire Bran to everything hed learned from Antonius, Leon had more than enough motivation to completely immerse himself in training and reach with all he had for the sixth-tier.
T...
2019-07-10 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostIf you haven't, yet, I would be most appreciate if you could visit Royal Road and leave a rating or review! =)
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An enormous smile bloomed on Justins face, something which hadnt happened much since seeing his daughter off when she decided to join the Knight Academy. Now, he had to fi...
2019-07-08 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostWe shouldve hurried back to the capital sooner, the Earthshaker Paladin grumbled.
The war was supposed to last longer, the Sapphire Paladin shot back. Who couldve guessed that those horse lovers were going to lose so quickly? I mean, they were always going to die upon the Horns, especially once we arrived with the nobles and the Legions of the Central Territories, but to los...
2019-07-05 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostNothing. That was what Leon managed to find relating to Justin Isynos within the records of the attack on Argent Palace. There wasnt a single hint as to who killed Kyros Raime, not even a drop of blood for the blood priests to analyze, and the palace had been scoured looking for just such a clue.
This, of course, greatly disturbed Leon, as by all accounts Kyros and Alexander were formid...
2019-07-03 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostSo, this is what I have, Antonius said as he led Leon over to a table covered in wooden boxes of various sizes and stacks of official documents. All the physical evidence our investigators were able to collect and copies of sworn statements from every witness we were able to find, though to be fair, we werent able to find many. Other than that, Ive procured everything from birth recor...
2019-07-01 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostAntonius, this is Sir Leon Ursus, one of my knights, Trajan introduced Leon to Prince Antonius. With the duties Ive taken on with the advisory council, I wont have enough time to conduct my investigation personally. Thus, Ive placed Sir Leon, one of my most trusted knights in charge of this matter.
Its good to meet you, Sir Leon, Antonius said with a bright smile on hi...
2019-06-28 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostLeon and Elise were woken up early the next morning by a hungry and rather cranky Anzu, who jumped up on the bed and began trying to push Leon out of bed with his beakand to separate Elise and Leon, who had been sleeping snuggled up against each other. Elise groaned in surprise as she was so suddenly woken up, and then she almost screamed when she opened her eyes and found Anzu barely an inch...
2019-06-26 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Leon and Elises chat about polygamy, they stayed in her bedroom for a few more minutes until it was time to have dinner. It was fairly late, but the chefs on Emilies payroll still prepared a small feast just for Leon, Elise, and Alix, and laid it all out in Elises private living room. The chefs hadnt expected Anzu to be there, however, so Leon tossed the griffin a few turkey legs,...
2019-06-24 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Trajan gave Leon the signal for him to leave, he did so as quickly as he could. The middle of the Royal Palace surrounded by curious nobles staring at him due to his obvious intimacy with Elise was exactly the place he didnt want to be, after all. However, as he, Elise, Alix, and Anzu stepped outside of the palace and began to make their way toward the bridge back to the city proper, Leo...
2019-06-21 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostOn the other side of the huge column-filled atrium from the main doors of the palace was the throne room, a magnificently appointed room, long and filled with green marble columns that supported the hundred-foot-tall vaulted ceiling, a floor of polished white marble mostly covered by thick dark green carpet, and white stone walls overlaid with murals of black, red, and gold depicting the Bull K...
2019-06-19 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostTriumphs were rare in the Bull Kingdom, the last happening after the Penitent Paladin returned from his expedition to the Serpentine Isles to bring an end to their raiding more than fifty years ago. They were long affairs, starting with a parade by the victorious soldiers, followed by lavish spending by the Crown on food for the public and games in the arena, the knighting of those who had earn...
2019-06-17 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post