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FHC B2 Chapter 43: Liar

There wasn't fear as I stared down the angry werewolf. I raised my hand and set fire to the blood coursing through my veins. Green flames erupted from my skin, traveling up my arm to my shoulder.

Freki rose from my shadow and curved to my side, draping his body in front of me. A deep growl battled against Garret's, both snarling wolves displaying their fangs.

"Attack me, and I'll burn you alive," I said calmly.

Beside me, Alice casually pulled out her axe and dropped her hips into a wide stance. I grinned.

"You!" Garr...

B3 Chapter 36: Unwanted Information

Mana brushed along my arms, and I reacted instinctively. The shadow-aspected mana rushed through the crystal and entered my core, settling with the taste of cold dust on my tongue.

I cut the absorption once I felt Isaac ramp up his mana usage, and a shell of black wrapped us in its embrace. As we continued to fall, the chill sharpened into something beyond surface level.

The feeling was familiar, albeit uncommon. But my breath was restricted, and something pierced the shadow fabric and slid an ice-cold blade into my thigh.

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FHC B2 Chapter 42: Comfort Can Wait

The city was busy. People bustled to and fro, unconcerned about the caravan making its way through the streets. Some looked our way, and a few bulged their eyes at the sight of the red cloak, but nobody reacted to the same extent as the ones in previous villages and towns.

The horses were massive beasts, so people backed off and gave enough room, but the streets were wide, and we slipped through unimpeded. Eventually, we turned down a major road, and I saw a grand castle atop a hill above the city. It was half built onto a large cliff,...

FHC B2 Chapter 41: Welcome to the Capital

[Alert] You have slain: Furious Soul x47

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Calculating Hunt Reward

Applying Strain-Modifier: -25%

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[Alert] Portion diverted to repair Lore Matrix…

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Calculations Complete

I waited and waited.

I closed the system message with a glare and flopped forward.

Alice nudged me. “Is something wrong?”

“Yeah,” I said, moving my chin to rest on my knees inside the wagon. “I just got the system notification for ...

FHC B2 Chapter 40: Farewell Fox

"Go on, they're waiting for you," I told White-paw.

He shook himself out of his stupor and rushed over to his kids. The two kits were swept up in his tail while the third was gently licked.

The sounds between the four of them were chaotic and loud. Sharp yips and excited yelps filled the hollow, and I secured my hood back over my head, the sound dampening as it covered my ears,

Thank you.

I patted the cloak and felt it restrict around my shoulders.

Freki casually grabbed the rest of the wolf's body and ...

B3 Chapter 35: Dungeon Assault

We came to a stop. Eodyne stood with her arms crossed and glared at the doorway.

"Well, at least we can confirm we're on the top floor," I offered.

"Annoying. If I turned around, I could have found sanctuary," Eodyne growled.

"We don't know that for sure. This isn't normal; the safe zone might not work as usual," Sereza countered.

"Let's get going. Whether it works or not, we can't stay."

The stairway down was made of marbled stone just like the rest, but the walls sported the same creepy flesh-covering as the r...

FHC B2 Chapter 39: Too Much To Chew

Bright green leaves and rich brown trunks zipped by in a flash of color. Freki darted between the trees, carrying us on his back unimpeded by the weight.

I knew he was large, and I had wanted to try riding him, but up until now, I just never had a reason.

That was a mistake.

"L-left. Be-hind twisted trunk!" White-paw stuttered.

Freki made a sharp turn that pulled us to the right. I squeezed with my thighs and pressed closer to his fur, managing to keep my grip as he jumped off his back legs and cleared a fallen trunk....

B3 Chapter 34: Good to Have You Back

While Áine patched me up, I had to quickly scoop up my insides and shove them back in. It hurt like hell, but it saved my familiar mana, which was sorely needed.

Orlun and Rello swept the room while Aleena and Sereza stood guard over Eodyne. She was asleep, but none of us knew if she had a special kind of resistance to narcoleptics.

And if a monster attacked? They'd be there to defend her while she lay vulnerable on the floor.

"Cyrus. I've seen you get messed up pretty bad already, but are you good?" Sereza called out from...

FHC B2 Chapter 38: A Return Visit

When Devon saw me, he casually held up a thin wooden sheet. I couldn't help but stare at it as I got within conversational range.

"What's wi-" I tried.

He snapped his arms out so fast I barely registered the movement before the gust hit my face.

It stole my breath away, and I lowered my hand as another two flaps of Devon's arms pushed my hood back.

"Devon. What the heck?!"

I braced myself, waiting for another gust, but as none came, I slowly lowered my arms and glared.

Devon had tossed the sheet aside at s...

FHC B2 Chapter 37: Corpses and Ash

"Devon, what is that?"

"It looks like bound souls. The impression of them," he answered coldly.

Alice stepped forward, and I noticed the crimson ring around her eyes instead of blue. "Why are they still here?"

"Most likely forgotten."

"Why can we only see them with mana running through us?" I asked.

He glanced my way, and I saw that his eyes were normal. "Learn to keep a constant thread empowering it and have your eyes adapt."

I watched him move to stand directly underneath the floating ghost children. The...

FHC B2 Chapter 36: Heart of the Village

Leaving the corpses behind felt sombering. It reminded me too much of the ones we carried back to the church.

Yet…

I'm not sad about it. Just simmering anger. I'm not sure if that's a good thing...

Alice lightly bumped into me as we exited the forest and got back onto the road. "Are you okay?"

I licked my canines and tested the sharp tooth against the spongy flesh of my tongue. "Maybe."

"What's the dilemma?"

"It just feels weird to see a dead child and mother and not be... I dont know. I'm angry...

B3 Chapter 33: Tempest's Fury

A glass jar appeared, containing a brackish liquid with an unidentifiable grey mass inside.

Bingo.

I presented it to Erebus, who inspected the glass by tapping it. He nodded and crawled up my arm to return to my soulspace.

"Yeah, it looks like my new perks are working correctly."

Sereza made a face while the guards stepped closer and peered at the jar.

"What is it?" Orlun asked.

Beneath my mask, I grinned, but I kept the outward appearance neutral. Sereza glanced over and shook her head.

Sad...

B3 Chapter 32: Unwelcomed Hello

"Cyrus, seriously..." Sereza complained as she pinched the bridge of her nose. "I shouldn't have ignored all the warning signs when I met you."

"Hey, you chose to come along. I wrote 'Danger' in big letters when I explained it. Don't blame me for this."

"A vaguely worded letter saying your god has asked you to do something is not enough—not even mentioning that your god directly asked you for something. Don't think I don't know what that implies!"

"Right..." Orlun muttered. His face looked paler than before, his complexio...

FHC B2 Chapter 35: White-paw

(Howdy, so there shouldn't have been a post today but it is what it is. I'll take Monday off. Got some health complications and in a lot of pain so made writing impossible. So heads up, no post Monday. Sorry. Cya guys Tuesday, have a good weekend if u only read fhc :))

I stepped out and flopped onto the bench, where Yadalee glared at me from the other end.

"Cain, what's going on?" she demanded.

"I don't know, but we can smell blood and ash. Let me focus; I need to see through Freki."

She looked confused and...

FHC B2 CH 34: Experimentation

(Patreons hates authors so if this looks weird im 

sorry. I'll try to fix it.)


The pies were a hit; Ulyss had made them into culinary perfection, as far as my stomach was concerned. Yadalee and others joined us, including Odenn, who mostly sat away and toward the back.

The seamstress was rather pleased when we paid in silver, and I'm sure we vastly overpaid, but it was just some scraps. She even managed to find a clean pair of underwear that supposedly belonged to her son once.

I bought the thing and got ...

FHC B2 Chapter 33: Stiches and Gossip

The village didn't really have much. There was a generic store that sold everything and anything. But they didn't have anything I needed, so I asked for directions from the old shopkeep.

With directions in hand, I stopped at a building that was really a house, with plain walls, a rickety porch, and the smell of wood smoke coming from its chimney. There wasn't an open sign like the one on Ulyss's bakery, so I knocked twice and stepped back.

There was shuffling from inside, and one of the window shutters swung open, revealing a wom...

B3 Chapter 31: Say what?!

As the sword met my spear, I willed it to wrap around the blade. I pulled, and the guardsman who swung the blade came tumbling forward.

Like a viper, Sturmrorex zipped out and sank his teeth into his shoulder, releasing a burst of electricity from his mouth.

The guard tried to flinch away, but the living tazer zapped him motionless and kept the skill activated long enough for him to sink to the ground.

As Sturmrorex released his bite, a silver dagger pierced the man's leg, followed by another into his arm.

I turned an...

FHC B2 Chapter32: New Village New Smells

It took me about five minutes from walking away to remember I still had silver coins from Maro.

Huh, I guess I never really went shopping that day. I wonder if the currency is the same.

I pulled out the small sack and picked out a single silver coin, comparing the coin from Maro to the ones Devon handed me.

They had different minting, but the coin weighed around the same, and the material looked identical. In the worst-case scenario, I saved Maro's silver for another day.

Approaching the village, I inspected ...

B3 Chapter 30: Sit and Have Some Tea

"How do you know my name," I asked, mana continuing to run through my weapon.

Acrid venom began to swell at its tip, and I was ready to rush in.

"So that's your voice, interesting. Confident, cautious... yet no fear," he replied.

"Don't ignore my question."

His smile widened.

"If I didn't know Calstrax's origin, I'd have taken you for a different kind of demon," he continued. I didn't answer and moved forward, but he held up a hand. "You can put the spear away; I mean you no harm, and I have done nothing to the ...

FHC B2 Chapter 31: Journey Continues

It took a few days of calm that were sorely needed for the rest of the caravan. Every hour away from the pass seemed to put them at ease, but the guards were hyper-vigilant at night. Captain Volk ensured that an extra pair would be in rotation at all times, one set of guards at one end no matter what, to ensure the nobles' safety.

Krenlow was ecstatic; he had a fire in his eyes the last time I saw him. How he looked at Devon, me, and Alice was… intense. Neyenna warmed up some more, no longer regarding us with a seven-foot pole, and A...

FHC B2 Chapter 30: New Stats Same Hunger

"What does the system say about it?" Alice asked.

I closed my eyes and tried to bring up the information like Freki's summon. The only impression I got from it was a vague sense of strengthening my body and a change to my blood.

Shaking my head, I opened my eyes and shrugged. "Vague as usual. Something about changes to my body and blood. That's it."

She turned to Devon. "Are passive skills always this vague?"

"Sometimes," he replied.

Alice glared at me.

I held up my hands. "Hey, it's not like I'm do- Oww!"...

FHC B2 Chapter 29: MAKE A CHOICE!

A blinding green light flashed across my vision. I tried to run, to squirm, scream it away, but the assault continued. It burned hotter than lava but cooler than the chill of shadows. It was energy, potent power, a nuclear reactor inside my bones that demanded I move.

It flashed again; I yelled.

The light seared my retinas. I begged it to stop.

It pushed past my flesh and broke my bones to reach my core. I screamed until the last light of the world blinked out of existence.

It churned, it writhed, it… burned!

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B3 Chapter 29: Temple Emergency

As I entered the room, I heard Panasia shout.

"So there you are! I've been waiting for you!"

I blinked and found myself wrapped in a hug that easily carried me off the floor. I stiffened and heard air block out whatever it was the half-beastkin guildmaster said as she spun me around.

Eventually, I tapped her arm, and she released me, dropping me to the floor. "H-hello to you too. Should you be up?"

She slapped a hand on my back that sent me sprawling. "Nonsense. Thanks to you and Teddy, I'm more than capable of moving...

FHC B2 Chapter 28: Hunt Completed, A Rant

"There! I think I see them!" Haldeena shouted from atop Volk's shoulders.

The captain smiled. "Your father will be ecstatic for your safe return, Ms. Ashton."

"He argued to stay and have the rest of the guards accompany us to find his wife and daughter," I commented.

Volk dropped his smile. "And my men would ignore his demands. I am glad that a tragedy will not devastate the Ashton house."

You should be worried about your own safety there. The nobles weren't the only ones kidnapped.

Neyenna was stone-fa...

B3 Chapter 28: Healing Tax

After sending my familiars back into my soulspace, I had Áine patch everyone up before moving on to Panasia. Unconscious, letting Áine's mana enter her body was easy, but that's where it struggled to heal the guildmaster.

With my eyes closed, I watched through Áine's memories in near real-time as she tried to move her mana through Panasia's flesh. It naturally resisted a good portion of her mana while the rest was absorbed like a sponge. By the time the skill took effect and began repairing the guildmaster's body, it was like siphon...

FHC B2 Chapter 27: Farewell, Keeper

Alice raced through the tunnel exit carrying a large bundle of something scrunched into her arm. As she neared, she rushed at Rock-splitter. The titan stood his ground with a raised eyebrow, and Devon began to reach an arm out, only for Alice to stop and launch the bundle at the titan.

The bundle turned out to be a large bedsheet from Hanse's bedroom. It draped to the floor but looked like a long skirt against Rock-splitter's body. He stared and peeked out from the side of the cloth.

"Other Little Wolf?" he gestured toward the bl...

FHC B2 Chapter 26: A Gift, Little Wolf

"Do you need help getting up?"

He waved his hand. "Do not worry; I control my mana now."

With a stomp, the ground cracked, and he slammed his palms together. As he pulled them apart, the earth shifted and created a series of steps that led up to the shore. With long strides, he quickly joined me and beamed.

I applauded, and he nodded while searching around.

"Looking for something?"

"Yes," he scowled. "I recall seeing my club somewhere."

I was about to offer help looking for it, but he growled and ...

FHC B2 Chapter 25: Drink Deep, Little Wolf

"I'm glad we did it. I didn't know my flames could turn green like that," I admitted.

"You created green flames? Oh… that is why I felt a connection. Interesting, Little Wolf," Rock-splitter whispered.

"Do you know what's up with that? I think I uh, absorbed some of your flames."

He paused and then scratched his chin. "Perhaps. Little Wolf, tell me your name? It'd be a stain on my honor to not learn the name of the one who helped free me."

I blinked a few times and tried to recall our entire encounter from ...

B3 Chapter 27: Inside the Bedroom

Teddy stepped forward, but Igas lagged behind. I felt something scratch at the insides of my mind until Magnus roared, and I felt the effects lessen.

"Huddle up!" Teddy ordered.

We shuffled together, and I pushed myself toward the outside of the group; whatever it was that made the others stumble like drunks, it affected me far less than it did them.

Teddy began to glow as golden light expanded from his back and surrounded us. His aura further reduced the strange feeling.

Should have done this earlier.

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FHC B2 Chapter 24: Snap The Cord, Burn The Blood!

I forced my eyes shut as an explosion of air pushed me onto the ground. Using my hand, I managed to block the raging storm just enough to peek through my fingers.

The golden thread that bound the titan's wrist burned with emerald flames.

I didn't need to see through the storm to hear the snap as the thread broke into two.

As it snapped, I couldn't swallow; the pressure forced its way into my throat.

No!

My core came to life and rushed through my veins.

Thump!

After the first heartbe...