Drake sat up, a beam of light from the crack in his tent’s entrance alerting him to sunrise.
It had been the first time in weeks he had decided to sleep through the night, and it was well worth it. He finally felt refreshed, and considerably so.
Drake raised his arms, looking curiously at his replaced right arm for the umpteenth time a smile on his face as he flexed his fingers, n...
2023-03-18 02:19:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Is he dead?” Claire asked, standing over the teen who had just been launched into their direction by Drake.
“I don’t think so… Mr. Shot did hit him pretty hard though?” Harley added.
“My Lord may have gone well past what was necessary this time..” Theodore sighed, looking down pitifully at the boy.
Drake waltzed over to the people surrounding Shigure, taking h...
2023-03-17 02:42:00 +0000 UTC View PostDrake stood grounded as he looked at the teen begin channeling some sort of skill.
He gave a nod to Theodore and Bjorn as they took Miss Braun away and removed themselves for the surroundings.
“Is this really how you act when goaded by a stranger?” Drake asked, admitting that he had intentionally insulted the teen, “How in the world did you even become the leader of such a lar...
2023-03-15 21:57:10 +0000 UTC View Post“Shit’s been pretty quiet since that big quest ended huh, Bert?” the man said, leaning onto his claymore.
“Well yeah Tom… Isn’t that how these shows do it? Little break from big event to big event?” Bert replied, using his rifle’s scope to look out into the treeline of the forest.
“Bert… we arn’t in a tv show. The fuck is wrong with you?”
“A lot of th...
2023-03-14 22:39:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe foundation that Drake had formed with his magic slowly crumbled under the pressure of his spell as he fell through the splitting cracks at the center, his Heretical Endowment fading leaving only his Water Endowment to recover his status.
Plummeting to the ground Drake made out that no one had moved from their positions prior to him leaping into the air after Joker. Even the man Drake ...
2023-03-14 13:46:03 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: I may have had a bit too much fun with this chapter. It's going to get me in trouble I think...
Drake rushed in the direction of the scream, the man in his grip in tow.
What awaited him was more than he expected. More than ten people lined up each one holding a person hostage blades of all shapes and sizes against their necks. 2023-03-13 02:49:30 +0000 UTC View Post
The grunts of the two men echoed through the tunnel as each one struck the wall of treasure, excavating the valuable gems, stones, and material with each strike.
“Just about finished I think Hudson. Can’t believe we got through it all,” Drake chimed in, through his strikes.
“Truth be told, didn’t think we would manage to get all of it. But did we really have to get all...
2023-03-12 05:12:55 +0000 UTC View PostDrake stood at odds with the group, his arms crossed as he stared back at several of them not wanting to give any ground.
“I’ll think about it,” he finally said.
Everyone gave out a brief sigh of relief but Theodore followed up.
“My Lord, what pray tell did Lady Natto divulge with you on the temperament and abilities of the Tyrant Ants, that hast you wary?”
Dra...
2023-03-10 17:50:35 +0000 UTC View Post“Haa…” Chelsea sighed as she scrubbed down her armor and wiping down her bow with a lightly damp cloth, her eyes distant, while her hands moved mechanically.
“Chels you’ve been doing that for half an hour now. What’s wrong?” Megan asked, taking a sip from her canteen in the midday sun.
They were both on the ‘soccer field’ that Tom and Drake had made. Spending a bit...
2023-03-09 23:39:42 +0000 UTC View PostThe sun was reaching its apex as the day drolled on. A man sat at the top of a wooden guard tower, his legends dangling as he looked out into the forest beyond.
His shoulder length black hair gently flowing in the breeze of the midday wind, his black and gold trimmed robes fluttering ever so slightly.
In his hands were a few items he was having a hard time not complaining about.
... 2023-03-07 06:17:07 +0000 UTC View PostJust wanted to give a heads up that after today's chapter that should be done here in a few hours, I will be taking a day or two to recharge and go over some references and research that I need to continue the story for the coming Arc. I will in no way be having a extended break as I really want to keep writing.
But I am feeling my tank is hitting a low point and needs refueling bef...
2023-03-07 03:04:21 +0000 UTC View PostAono somehow managed to get out of the Outpost when Drake and the others had left.
She hid behind a tree, her breath coming in ragged heaps as she pushed her sweat painted glasses up by the brim. Surrounded by monsters that could easily find and kill her should she make a wrong move or make too much sound.
Thankfully the scene that was playing out was more than good for a distractio...
2023-03-05 18:47:15 +0000 UTC View Post[Drake Wallen]
[Race: Human] [F Rank]
[Profession: Miner P2(7%) [F Rank], Empty]
Tutorial Alias [Shot]
[Elemental Miller] [Unique] Level 18
[Vitality] 294 (15%)
[Strength] 330 (20 +10%)
[Dexterity] 250 (40 + 20%) +(40)<...
2023-03-05 16:26:35 +0000 UTC View Post“Marked,” Drake muttered, his hand flicking with a snap as he produced a lance and ball of white flames, “On blessed wings! Guardians Reprieve!” Drake finished, taking a languid step the motion shooting him forward, transversing the distance instantly.
Both the Goblins flinched as they saw Drake appear nearly instantaneously across the field in front of the...
2023-03-03 21:03:08 +0000 UTC View PostLoud screaming, and scrambling quickly broke out as the group suddenly realized what had surrounded them.
“Theodore how did they ge-” but before Drake could finish his sentence one of the Knights dashed forward ahead of the pack, in its hands two small javelins.
The Goblin Knight raised one arm the weapon shining in a red glow as it hurled it forward, aiming straight for the gro...
2023-03-03 04:49:02 +0000 UTC View PostDrake looked at the tomb of lava he had built around Chris, putting his staff away, bringing out his tattoo ring and slipping it back onto his middle finger.
“And I thought you didn’t like torture?” Natto asked leadingly.
You know I don’t but, it isn't about what I like, it’s about what he deserved. And the world is different and it needs measures equal to the...
2023-03-02 05:31:30 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: Apologies, somehow this didn't post this morning when I tried then walked away..... I will try to have another out tonight If my new puppy allows it lol
The sound of a reverberating blow sounded throughout the cave, but not exactly what Chelsea had been hoping for.
Just before her hand connected with Chris’s face it was stopped by a red h...
2023-02-28 21:52:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe sound of shrieking as massive fire balls fell from the sky, incinerating monsters left and right flooded the surroundings.
And the culprit was none other than Drake.
“They really are sending nothing but relatively normal Goblins huh…” Drake said, waving his hand in an arch over his head, as four more fireballs formed. Each one turning from a deep crimson then an ethereal b...
2023-02-27 03:41:38 +0000 UTC View Post“Then my Lord, when whilst our company be leaving?” Theodore asked, his shoulder still supporting Drake as he turned monster corpse after monster corpse to ash.
Drake winced but moved his legs wearily.
“Ow. I’d give it about two more hours,” Drake said confidently, but spotted Chelsea’s face slightly darken as she heard the number,” Don’t worry we can leave sooner if...
2023-02-26 05:43:10 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note: Correction to Amir’s Skill Wealth Maker. I have forgotten somehow in my midnight oil writings that this skill also remotely places Monster Cores into Amir’s Inventory. I’m not sure if anyone caught that Amir randomly had like 1.5k cores, but this is the reason. Apologies and it will be fixed for the RR release.
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“So did I tell you about that time when I was 22 and got involved with the Russian Mafia?”
“The only thing you got involved with was that girlfriend of yours in college, who was nothing but a major ballhog!” laughed the other man.
“Relaxed as ever I see,” Shigure said, walking up behind the two guards on the reconstructed rampart outside the main outpost’s walls.
[Satar’ Fuv Jeric Level 24]
Drake clenched his left fist, his right creaking as the earth began to crack between his fingers.
“Th-they’re using human shields...?” Harley muttered in disbelief.
Claire leaned forward over the wooden rail of the guard post, her eyes pointed as she bared her teeth, her fingers wrenching the wood below them.
Drake met...
2023-02-21 19:11:20 +0000 UTC View PostDrake moved through the line of tents and got within earshot of Tom. But instead of immediately calling out to him, he just observed for the moment, interested in what the man was doing.
“I really wish I had some tools to work with.. Having to snap stuff doesn't exactly make things break and measure the way it’s supposed to.. Ahhh! How am I supposed to bend the metal? I don’t suppos...
2023-02-20 00:26:00 +0000 UTC View PostJust wondering if anyone would be interested in Prints of the Book Cover? I've been looking at some stuff online and have found some places that could do it. I'm not 100% on what the price would be, or what it would be printed on.
I have looked at displace but they take a 50% cut but I think having the image on a metal back would be super cool. Or ArtPal which is more traditional and on c...
2023-02-19 03:10:59 +0000 UTC View PostDrake and Claire walked in silence as he brooded about what to do to enforce the rules in the camp.
He couldn’t constantly be at the wall fighting, and make sure everything was going smoothly in here. He needed people to delegate to. Or possibly Hudson’s robots may be able to help.
“Shot..?” Claire asked, speaking up to break the silence.
“Hmm?” he hummed, turning ...
2023-02-19 00:49:25 +0000 UTC View Post“It is the reality,” Natto said softly, not sure how to address Drake’s displeasure.
You’re going to tell me that humans can also drop Skill Stones? Where do they come from the sponsors as well?! Drake asked, furious.
“They are selected randomly as a dropped item from the slain, that is as far as my knowledge goes I am afraid,” Natto answered.<...
2023-02-18 15:55:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe wait for Hudson’s big giant, or semi-large robot did not go as smoothly as Drake would have hoped. Soon after entering the tent and eating, the sound of gun fire came from the top of the outpost walls.
Naturally Drake moved the quickest to the action and was relieved to find that the sentries had taken care of a few Red-Caps that had tried to sneak past.
“Well, at least we k...
2023-02-17 06:03:13 +0000 UTC View Post“How has it been a good day exactly Drake? I should not have to tell you,” Natto started, “I have yet to acquire the sustenance I was promised and deserve! Where is that girl with my meal!?” she shouted, raising her hands in the air.
“There is something oddly funny about a 3 day old, one foot tall, chi-” Natto glared at him, “Woman. Calling a grown 5 foot sum woman a girl. Y...
2023-02-16 06:03:19 +0000 UTC View PostClaire giggled at the two going back and forth, her laugh light.
Drake held back the riled Natto, and appreciated the woman's smile and laugh, happy to see her starting to cheer up and say something other than how much she wanted to kill the Goblins.
He understood that it would never go away. Scars like that don’t heal so quickly, but seeing her able to distract herself was good.<...
2023-02-15 22:42:32 +0000 UTC View PostFor the next hour they both -the trio- sat in relative silence the only sound between them was the ruffling of clothes, and the sounds of people talking distantly from the tents behind them.
Natto had fallen asleep in Drake’s lap, a pool of drool forming on his right pant leg.
In Drake’s good hand he held two small clear crystal stones. Clair holding a singular one in both her c...
2023-02-14 01:57:30 +0000 UTC View Post