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Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Fifty-Three

The next morning, Beth was up rather early, once again experiencing how slow Sera was to wake up and get going. She eventually gave the tall dragon woman a couple firm slaps to her giant butt to get her to even muzzily wake, the tall girl nuzzling at Beth and nipping at her collarbone with her fangs. Beth would have hurried her along, but it's not like they had anywhere to be or anything important to do, so she just ran a hand through Sera's hair and stroked her back with her other hand. The dragon grunted happily, snaking her insanely long ...

A New Star Chapter 3

As I stepped out of my room, I pulled on my mana as I did before, carefully observing what happened. This time, there was no pain, and I saw the darkness wrap around me, which was not particularly useful in a brightly lit hallway. I let most of the mana go, allowing enough to remain to keep the area around me just a little darker, and moved along the edges of the hallway after slipping my door shut.  

I encountered no further problems as I stole through the wing of the family residence in which my room was ...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Fifty-Two

"Another round?" Beth asked, grinning when Sera's response was just a huge grin. 

They fought again, after resetting the training floor, clashing again head-on. Beth could tell, even though they hadn't discussed their skills very much, that Sera was just beyond her level in Swords with her Spears skill. Beth was only at Expert[1] right now with Swords, though she should be improving soon, which would put Sera at Expert[2]. It made even more sense, then...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Fifty-One

"Have fun, you two," Blood said as they reentered the living room. 

"You sure you two aren't going to come? It won't take long," Beth asked. 

"Oh, we'll come. Just not on the walk," Tasha replied with a giant grin. 

"I see what you did there," Beth said, giving the demoness a one-handed finger guns, her other hand already in Sera's as they opened the front door. 

"Try not to make too much of a mess in the living room," Sera...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Fifty

"That's a lot of money," Beth said. 

"It could be even more," Sera explained. "That's just ordering me for basic companionship, but there's a whole host of other services. If you wanted me to provide all kinds of extras, including massage services and a number of other things, a full week could run you over five mithril coins." 

"Holy fucking shit," Beth gasped. "Maybe I'm in the wrong profession." 

"Gotta say, I've had a good time with it," Sera said w...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Forty-Nine

The entire building was five stories, with the open bazaar at the bottom and an area on the fifth floor where many different vendors had stalls set up selling high-end products. Floors two through four were individual shops with everything from general supplies to liquor to crafting equipment to furniture to clothing for sale. The four of them wandered the building for a little bit before splitting up, with Beth and Sera spending some more time on the first floor while Blood and Tasha went somewhere else. Beth saw that there were others walk...

A New Star Chapter 2

I spent the next three months up until my first birthday playing and training, taking a little time to sneak out of my crib and practice walking around a bit almost every day. As much as Marianne and the maids thought I was 'so cute,' and just 'loved playing around,' I was spending almost every waking moment in training. Whether I was trying to build up my physical body or continuing to gather and cycle mana throughout said body, I was dedicated to not wasting an atto-second of this new life I had been miraculously given.  

&...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Forty-Eight

"This place is amazing," Beth commented as they slipped into a medium sized pool that was unoccupied.  

"The Blue Queen really doesn't spare any expense with her resorts," Tasha said. "That's why access is highly sought after." 

"Lucky us," Beth said with a chuckle. 

"How did you get access?" Sera asked. 

"We met somebody who is apparently a super high-ranked member," Beth started explaining. "We were in the wrong place at ...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Forty-Seven

Beth was awake first, possibly having the highest END out of all four of them, though she didn't do anything but enjoy the sensations. Sera laying on top of her felt really good, both from all the physical, skin-to-skin contact, and from her heat and warmth. Beth wouldn't need to worry about blankets whenever the dragon was in her bed, let alone sprawled on top of her. Blood and Tasha woke at practically the same moment, both stirring and rubbing against each other a bit as they were still waking. The movement and murmuring woke Sera, who pr...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Forty-Six

***A/N:

This is a SEX CHAPTER. Not only that, it's where we first learn that Sera, and Beth, are into butt stuff, so if that's a no-go, also skip. Tomorrow is a 'normal' chapter, so pick back up in 347

end A/N***

"I'm surprised you came so quickly," Beth muttered as she looked up at Sera's face, kissing the lower part of her abs gently as she did so.  

"Working here hasn't made me any more used to it, if that's what you mean," Sera said with a small, deep chuckle. "I've always been ...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Forty-Five

***A/N:

This is a SEX CHAPTER. If you don't want to read that, a big chunk of today's chapter and a big chunk of tomorrow's are Beth and Sera having passionate sex, so circle back Wednesday for our 'regular' programming.

end A/N***

They kissed for quite a while, Beth feeling Blood on the other side of her pressed lightly against her side but not interrupting. Eventually, she felt that weight disappear, though she was too busy wrestling with Sera's tongue for control of her own mouth to take too much notice of what wa...

A New Star Chapter 1

****AN

I've been working on this for a while now and have a handful of chapters done. I thought I'd publish some of them just for the Patreon on Fridays and see what y'all think. I appreciate any and all feedback on these (And yes, I know this first chapter is a bit wordy with its long worldbuilding, but it does rapidly get better).

End AN***

I'm not dead? I remember it being my first thought. 

I need to return to them. I remember it being my second tho...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Forty-Four

Beth had managed to mostly calm herself after a minute, but there was a very pressing question on her mind. She asked it as soon as Casey was finished explaining, saying, "Can I, uh, rent time with her, or however it's called?" 

"Of course, though we should go check quickly. Sera is very popular and is booked for weeks in advanced much of the time. You have a good chance since you are here for two weeks, but let's go look," Casey answered, turning to continue leading them down the hall. 

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Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Forty-Three

Seph had left, and Casey now asked them, "You've taken care of everything?" 

"I wouldn't say everything, but what we needed to do for now," Beth replied with a nod. 

"And what can we help you with now?" Casey asked. 

"We're going to be staying here for…a while? I don't know how long, but Laselle has something for us to do later," Beth replied, frowning slightly when she realized this vacation was becoming more and more nebulous.  

&nbs...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Forty-Two

The woman led them to a counter in the next room over, which was directly connected to the teleportation room via a short hallway. This was the lobby for the entire building or complex or whatever it was they were currently in. The room was the size of a football field, the floor entirely made of marble and polished beyond a mirror sheen. There were chandeliers and light fixtures made of pure mana crystal hung from the ceiling and walls, while the furniture was made of a light, finely carved wood with extremely high quality, white and blue c...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Forty-One

"Define 'vacation,'" Beth demanded suspiciously when she recovered from her surprise. 

"A vacation is a set period of time that you plan in advance to take time away from your work and relax. It usually involves taking a trip to somewhere considered picturesque, exotic, or simply relaxing," he began seriously explaining. 

"Mortaine, I know what a vacation is. What do you mean when you say we need to take one for our next job?" Beth practically growled. Blood on the couch next to her...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Forty

The intermission followed almost right after their lot, with only a single item that also incurred a fever pitch of bidding before it was won for fifty orichalcum. Many of the participants took some time to socialize and discuss the proceedings so far. Beth and Blood were content in their booth, happier with drinking and relaxing than with some inane banter. The intermission was a full half-hour, and it was only at the very end that Pierce even reappeared onstage to get ready for the next segment.  

Segment...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Thirty-Nine

Five days of that, which was really fifty days, saw them exceeding even Beth's expectations. They hadn't slowed down at all during that time, and had fought up even higher levels until after they hit level one hundred. Even then, they were level one hundred fighting level one hundred eighty or one hundred eighty-five beasts, which still saw their leveling on a rocket pace. When they were done with fifty days of battling, they had both hit level one hundred and seventy. They certainly could have done even more, but they wanted a bit of time t...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Thirty-Eight

"So good that you could join us in such a timely manner," Azael commented with a slight edge of sarcasm in his voice. 

"Senior Azael, we're sorry," the leading woman said with a bow. "We were just, uh, a little excited." 

"I see," Azael said calmly, taking another sip of his tea. He let them fidget for another moment before putting his tea down and saying, "These are valued Emerald customers of ours and, as you can clearly see, they have brought in quite a few items for us to evalua...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Thirty-Seven

The monthly auction here was clearly of a higher grade than the ones Beth and Blood had participated in before, and the first item was no exception. Likely hoping to get the crowd excited and whet everyone's appetite, the first piece was a level five hundred legendary necklace. It was a very impressive piece, especially considering the minimum level of five hundred, and even moreso when one realized how rare accessories were. Crafting them required a lot of skill, time, and experience, while they dropped more rarely than other pieces from Pa...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Thirty-Six

That set the course for quite a while, as they had an awful, awful lot of devils to kill. Even considering all their advantages; their high stats, their high skill levels, their experience in fighting, it still took time and effort just to kill one devil. Tenacious bastards.  

Beth soon saw that Azael hadn't at all been incorrect; in fact, he had likely been a little kind with his estimations. Beth and Blood just kept killing, and killing, and killing, the devils piling up like old cord wood, and at every kill o...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Thirty-Five

"How can we help you?" the woman in the center asked as Beth walked up to the counter. 

"We'd like to talk to somebody about acquiring some items," Beth said, pulling out her Seven Lights badge just as the woman was opening her mouth to reply.  

"Ah! You're an emerald member! Please, what do you need, ma'am?" the woman immediately exclaimed upon seeing the badge.  

"We have a list of items we need to purchase," Beth explained. 

&nbs...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Thirty-Four

When they eventually emerged from the gate, Beth first checked to make sure they didn't have any outstanding messages. She found a quick greeting from Kris, a note from Andrea, and a few other small things. She responded to each of them rather quickly, letting the people know that they were out of touch while training for a handful of days but they were available again for a while if they needed anything. She didn't find any message waiting from Mortaine, which wasn't a huge surprise, and she wanted to take care of a few things before gettin...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Thirty-Three

Beth's eyes widened and she just stopped herself from cursing. Thankfully, her reaction was basically exactly what the others expected, so it didn't come off as strange that she was so surprised. She took a moment to get herself back under control before asking, "Is it possible that we could see the book?" 

"As the winner, you will not only be able to see and use it, you could consider it the ultimate prize. Provided, of course, that you are able to bear that responsibility," he explained. 

 &nbs...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Thirty-Two

"Victory, Elizabeth Bell!" the head administrator called. 

There was quite a bit of clapping and several noises of approval at the fight, the other attendants and sponsors suitably impressed at Beth's performance. Beth gave a bow to the administrator and a short, curt bow to the other team before walking back over to where Blood stood. She noted that Val had sidled close to Blood in the meantime, though she was still a short distance down the wall from the two of them. Beth just gave her a glance, getting a narr...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Thirty-One

"Do we go for a steal?" Blood asked. The contestants were allowed to, well, contest dungeons that another team was working on. They would have a formal duel, and the winning team would win the right to the dungeon while the losing team would have to back off. The most points were available for fully stabilizing the dungeon’s mana, so even though the losing team would get some points if they had done some runs, it wouldn't be as many as the team that fully finished bleeding the excess mana. 

"Not yet. Go next,"...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Thirty

The full seven days passed like this, the details of the next section of the competition being sent to the groups on the seventh day. Beth read over the information as she lounged on one of the two couches in their suite's living room. The next thirty days were pretty simple, even if she was sure a lot of the teams were not going to be very happy about it. They would have to clear out the overfull dungeons on the world below; the more dungeons a team normalized the mana of, the more score they would earn. It was the teams' responsibility to ...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Twenty-Nine

The last two days were the most hectic for them, but also their biggest win, maybe ever. Beth was just a bit disappointed that they wouldn't be able to keep anything, but they had discovered a whole seam of mithril, the vein likely containing hundreds of tons of the rare and precious metal. It would have to be mined and smelted, of course, but just that discovery alone would net them a crazy amount of score for the first half of the competition. 

That wasn't the biggest or best find, though. Oh no, that came at ...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Twenty-Eight

"I hate orcs," Blood said as they stepped out of the door five hours later. 

"I think that's speciest," Beth replied. 

"If orcs have a problem with it, they can come find me," Blood replied lazily. 

"Don't jinx yourself," Beth said before shoving her way back out of nook with the dungeon door. 

"Let's go," Blood said after crawling out and hopping to her feet.  

The wolf resumed her scouting, m...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Twenty-Seven

It didn't take long for the others to settle into the area, the initial occupants of the first shuttle enough to fill all the suites that branched out from that common area. Val was present but didn't come sit with them, at least not initially, as she had her press people following with her. Beth just observed the area for a time, seeing several unfamiliar faces filter in and out. She was most concerned about anyone that gave off a particularly strong impression, but she didn't really get that sense from anyone apart from Val. Maybe the othe...