The edge of the rock where it had broken off felt unnatural. The fault line was too straight, and Qin Yun could see something resembling chisel marks on the stone. There was no doubt someone had intended for this rock to fall.
As he pondered the im...
2025-01-27 16:36:03 +0000 UTC View Post
With a powerful kick, Qin Yun's foot dug deep into the rock, snugly entrenching itself between two stable masses as his only hand wrapped around a protuberance slightly over his head. He hung there, hundreds of meters above the desert, dang...
2025-01-26 17:57:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Far away from the Capital, nearing the border of the Imperium where the twin horns of the devil rose from beneath the earth, a small convoy of barely five individuals rode along a secluded dirt road away from one of the more active arter...
2025-01-25 18:24:54 +0000 UTC View Post
While preparing for the next step of his research, Ethan was forced to put it on hold as the day of departure was finally upon him. He stood near the back gate of the Academy alongside a multitude of reinforced wagons fill...
2025-01-24 17:25:05 +0000 UTC View Post
“So, what do you plan to do about all this?” the young man said, pointing at the grey flesh slowly wriggling on the ground, tendrils rising up to slowly pull the chunks together. “Should we try and burn it?”
Qin Yun paused,...
2025-01-23 20:18:15 +0000 UTC View Post
At the edge of the void, on an altar floating over a grey abyss, three dried-up corpses faced each other. The eternity of time left vestiges on their skin, deep crevasses that told stories of the eons they had lived.
"He is getting bolder," one of t...
2025-01-22 16:50:02 +0000 UTC View Post
“What do you mean they are already gone?" Qin Yun screamed back as he went to fetch his extinguished torch.
In the brief moment when his sword intent impacted the rock wall of this underground chamber, a flash of light occurred, giving him just ...
2025-01-21 18:40:04 +0000 UTC View Post
“What is this black tome, exactly?” Ethan murmured to himself.
Despite delving deep into its mysteries for over a year, Ethan still hadn't even scratched the surface. Up until now, most of the pages remained blank, except for ...
2025-01-20 23:29:47 +0000 UTC View Post
The cave in which Qin Yun now stood was pitch black. Now that his torch had been extinguished, he had no way to find the location of the two men assaulting him. Worse yet, they didn't even make any sounds as they moved, almost like they were gliding ove...
2025-01-20 16:59:43 +0000 UTC View Post
The two men stood at ground level before a large entrance that led deep into the rock formation. The sky was now fully dark, and the world was black as far as the eye could see, except for the massive river running through the two regions.
From w...
2025-01-18 18:16:58 +0000 UTC View Post
“What kinds of complaints?" Ethan asked tentatively. He could understand why the young ones, barely out of adolescence, would latch on to these rumours if only to break the monotony of their training. However, for the faculty to do ...
2025-01-17 17:16:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Following his blind guide, Ethan walked halls he hadn't in a long time. He had missed this atmosphere. Unlike the conspicuous opulence of the main building, this secluded division displayed a more austere aesthetic. There were no priceles...
2025-01-17 02:56:23 +0000 UTC View Post
When they both reached their destination, the sun had almost disappeared beneath the land. According to the young outsider, they were deep into the Land of Exiles, located at the extreme south of the Western Desolate. As proof of this, Qin Yun could s...
2025-01-16 15:39:58 +0000 UTC View Post
For the next few days, Ethan ran around with barely a moment to himself. He had many things to do before the Academy's seniors were informed of the campaign they would wage against the hordes of beasts streaming down the Devil's Horns...
2025-01-15 19:35:00 +0000 UTC View Post
“Wait! What do you mean by that?" Ethan said as he ran before his sister, prompting her to suddenly stop.
He looked her up and down yet saw no jest in her expression. She was perfectly serious. However, the mere thought of so...
2025-01-15 02:06:30 +0000 UTC View Post
The sun rose and fell one more time over these arid lands as the newly transformed Qin Yun and the young outsider remained safely tucked away within their stone shelter from the ever-blowing abrasive winds that slowly chipped away at the rock.
Duri...
2025-01-13 22:29:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Professor Bridgette looked toward the end of the corridor. Her brows were slightly creased as her eyes adapted to the sudden change in luminosity. It took her a few seconds to regain her sight, but once she did, she couldn’t help bu...
2025-01-13 18:18:08 +0000 UTC View Post
At first glance, Professor Bridgette wasn't an intimidating woman. If compared to Ethan's sister, they would be the complete opposite. She was far from young, in her mid-fifties. Her once-dark hair had almost all turned grey, whic...
2025-01-12 17:42:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Many ideas spun in Ethan's mind, unravelling many thoughts as he tried to figure out how to approach the subject. He couldn't very well admit he was the one who sent him to an early grave. It would be the same as admitting he possess...
2025-01-11 20:47:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Ethan frowned and couldn't help but sigh in his mind, knowing full well what was about to happen. Still, before either side could get a word out, his small guard stepped before him. Her sword was an inch out of her scabbard, and she ha...
2025-01-10 17:14:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Following his short stay within the Academy’s infirmary, Ethan had been released without much trouble, except for one thing that weighed on his mind.
“How long do you plan on following me?” he asked, turning to face the woman ...
2025-01-09 16:41:28 +0000 UTC View Post
“Do you even realize how much leeway I have already given you, yet you want even more? Your soldiers patrol my Academy like they own the place, and both the faculty and the students alike are becoming uneasy. This has to stop," said ...
2025-01-08 17:19:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Ethan's eyelids were heavy. In fact, so was the entirety of his body. He could barely move a muscle, almost as if they had atrophied from the time he had remained unconscious. His nerves felt like thousands of ants crawling around, yet it...
2025-01-07 15:41:40 +0000 UTC View Post
The forest was silent, with only a slight breeze rustling through the leaves. Small pearls of morning dew moistened the damp grass and refracted the dim light of the sun piercing through the canopy, which was slowly drying under its w...
2025-01-06 16:38:48 +0000 UTC View Post
While completely unaware of the uproar he had caused, Ethan now stood in a familiar place: a world of darkness that extended as far as the eyes could see. Except he was now fully aware, his thoughts concise and clear, unlike the last ...
2025-01-04 15:44:59 +0000 UTC View Post
“So this is what you’ve found?”
Following the trails left through the lush vegetation, the old Sergeant backtracked back to where Ethan had confronted the young man, ultimately taking his life. There was blood everywhere: ...
2025-01-02 17:25:46 +0000 UTC View Post
“Bullshit!” Gloria exclaimed, barely able to contain her temper. If not for Gilbert restraining her, she might have burned a portion of the Library down, extinguishing countless years of accumulation of knowledge. She took a breat...
2024-12-31 17:36:43 +0000 UTC View Post
“Gilbert! You must know something. He couldn’t have just disappeared without a trace.”
A tall woman leaned over a cramped desk, showing her ample cleavage as she slammed her fist onto stacks of papers. A few documents spi...
2024-12-30 20:18:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Ethan wiped his tears and tried to keep calm. He didn't have much time to feel sorry for himself or the corpse below his feet. He had no idea if the sounds of the fight had reached the Academy, yet the lack of a sudden outburst of lights...
2024-12-29 17:41:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Ethan's vision began to blur as his blood slowly fell from his various wounds, yet the pain in his arm was the only thing keeping him lucid. It was deep and sharp, but it came and went with each motion of the shadow boring into his ski...
2024-12-28 23:30:04 +0000 UTC View Post
