Where was I? Oh, that's right. I've told you about the three human heroes. Now let's talk about another.
It is hard to pick who among the remaining six should be next. Going by importance is unfair and debatable, and going for chronological order just seems bland. You know what. I'll tell you about one of my favorites.
The story of Balcan Greenlight the (un)lucky.
He was a bea...
2021-09-13 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post##### Author's Note ####
Sorry for the late post everyone. I had some issues while making this chapter. On Monday everything will be back to the regular schedule!
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The outpost in the Forest of Dreams was surprisingly advanced. There was already a hotel, a couple of restaurants, a specialized store for equipment, and a few training rooms in the guild. To to...
2021-09-11 16:07:54 +0000 UTC View PostThe sprite watched this newly arrived group from the safety of the canopy. One of them had done something with the air. Because of that, getting too close felt weird. It was almost like trying to swim through honey. Still, it had a job to do. A few days ago people started to arrive in the forest again. It had been a long time since anything like that happened and these people didn't seem to res...
2021-09-10 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post"What the hell is the matter with those things!" Alex jumped away from yet another giant penguin that kept trying to bite her.
The group had left the city without any issues, and for almost one hour, nothing happened. Then, a flock of penguins appeared out of nowhere and surrounded the party. They stood there for thirty minutes hoping the monsters would just move along. When that didn't h...
2021-09-08 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Hera arrived at Cold Water Lake, she had to double-check her map to be sure she actually changed rooms. The area was too similar to the White Desert's entrance, just an ice cave with an upwards path leading to the outside. However, after a few steps, Hera could tell that there was something different. She could hear some loud sounds coming from outside, and there was an earthy scent of wat...
2021-09-06 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostTen minutes after arriving in the White Desert, the group reached the small settlement that the guild set up. Because of the terrain, they couldn't construct it by the doorway. There was a 5-meter high tower and a few structures, but it was better than expected. Aside from a small branch of the guild, another building was being used as temporary housing for anyone around but later would be conv...
2021-09-04 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostShane was so excited that she could barely contain herself. Finally, they could start their journey to the Wailing Valley. She's been looking for the place described in the old texts she found for a couple of years, but even when looking through everything the guild had about the MAZE, things only got close, but they were always missing something. Not this time. All the indications were there, ...
2021-09-03 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Hera got back home, Helena was already there, sitting on the couch with everyone surrounding her and trying to make her feel comfortable.
"Girls, please. Stop. I'm fine. You don't have to get all worried about me," Helena liked the attention, but it was too much. They were offering to get anything she needed, and if things kept going like that, it wouldn't be a surprise if someone wa...
2021-09-01 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostHelena spent two days sleeping in Risli's hut. She wasn't comatose, but she needed constant doses of both a numbing spell to stop her body from burning, and a healing spell to stop these episodes. She didn't take any damage from the burn. It was something similar to the phantom pain of burn victims. However, thanks to Risli, Helena was already doing much better. The pain was still there, but on...
2021-08-30 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt's had been close to two hours since Helena started screaming, and she could barely take time to catch her breath. Risli was constantly healing her and trying to lessen the pain, but if she did it too much, it would also affect the parasites. To make matters worse, the creatures, if you could call them that, were growing. Ogryn had to recast the spell with increased strength every time. Despi...
2021-08-28 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostDespite what Shane said, it was taking more than a week for the guild to set up everything for people to travel to the new rooms they found beyond Boothudurn. The White Desert was open, but the Wailing Valley, which was their desired destination, was still among the ones that people shouldn't go to. It wasn't like the guild would stop people from going, but they didn't have any actual infrastru...
2021-08-27 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt took Hera only four days to unlock the skill. The entire training program was very similar to what happened on the first day. Kale would ask about spells that she could maintain for a while, then he would replicate them and start to make small changes as examples. It took Hera close to a full day of training to begin to notice the difference between the mana in each spell, but that was just ...
2021-08-25 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post##### Author's Note ####
Wow... chapter 300. I kind of had a weird moment when I realized we are already this far into the story.
I know I say that a lot, but thank you everyone for all the support you give me. I can't put into words how much this means to me.
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Hera took the stairs down to the guild basement. For now, this was the only way to move betwe...
2021-08-23 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostHera, Bonnie, and Helena were waiting by the doorway. Despite Shane's message that she should be around by 12:30, it was already almost 2 p.m., and there was still no sign of her. Helena was getting worried. Shane wasn't one to be that late. She wouldn't always be on time, but these delays seemed odd. They tried contacting Ninleyn and other members of the order, but no one seemed to know what w...
2021-08-21 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostDuring the following day, the group was still talking about the spar between Blue and Alex. The assassin ended up winning most of their duels, to everyone's surprise. Blue was too focused on using her legacy to fight properly against her friend. Only when she went back to her typical fighting style that she won once.
Hera was feeling better, but when the subject lingered too much on Storm...
2021-08-20 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostHera and the girls had a few days before Shane would arrive. Ninleyn had said she would still be away for a few days, but he got that wrong. In fact, she had just returned to the MAZE and was on the way to Boothudurn. It seemed like the room she wanted to search was connected to the Kobold Road, and staying in an actual city before heading out could give them time to talk and organize everythin...
2021-08-18 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostNinleyn was in the bathroom for about half an hour, and it did not sound like a good time. The noises that came from that corner of the house are the kind that should be reserved for monsters or large wild animals and the smell was equally terrifying. Hera, Bonnie, and Helena were grouped up in the kitchen surrounded by incense and scented candles.
"Did he die in there?" Bonnie asked.
... 2021-08-16 13:01:09 +0000 UTC View PostAs time went by, Hera and Bonnie felt more and more nervous about meeting Ninleyn. He was the creator of the Order of the Lost Court and the person who would allow them to join as fully fledged members or say they couldn't be a part of the inner circle, so to speak. Lena kept telling them to calm down, but that didn't help Hera at all. She never gave too much thought about what the Order actual...
2021-08-14 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Blue arrived in the meeting room, Becca quickly started prepping her for the interview. It was weird to be far away from someone they saw every day for almost a year, and as much as Hera and Blue wanted just to hang out, they had to get ready for the camera. Becca explained to Blue how Hera wanted to spin the story and gave her some pointers on how to answer a few questions.
"Do you ...
2021-08-13 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostHera stayed another day in Burtois, most of it was in her grandmother's house. They talked about everything that went on during the last months, and Hera even offered to pay for a level up for her grandmother and her dad. They told her that there was no need for that. For one, grandma Triss was too old to want to gain a level, and Eridan had no intention of becoming an explorer. However, Hera p...
2021-08-11 13:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Hera woke up, it was already dark outside, and her tablet was playing a video about woodcutting for some reason. She pressed the return button, and another odd video showed up. Since she fell asleep, the videos kept going on autoplay one after another. Luckily, they were still the kind of thing she would watch, even if it were just as background noise.
Getting up from her bed, she st...
2021-08-09 13:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostLeaving the MAZE ended up being a bigger ordeal than Hera expected. It wasn't just because Silah constantly sent messages to her. She rather enjoyed that. It wasn't even because of the sheer number of people that were walking around Brinefront now. Apparently, ever since the lift on the restriction, there was a constant stream of new explorers every month, and it wasn't just the 10-15 people th...
2021-08-07 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe guild building was already being constructed. However, unlike the other structures in Boothudurn, it couldn't be made by the dwarves. Not because they wouldn't be able to make an incredible guild branch, but because there were too many details that they weren't aware of, such as power outlets and air ducts for the AC unit. Someone could've come to explain at length how things had to be set ...
2021-08-06 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe tales of the Three Heroes shouldn't be something new for you. After all, most of us grew up with those stories, but just in case, let me tell their stories again.
The devils came. Destroying everything in their path, crossing doorways despite what we believed to be possible. Unlike how that happened the previous time, these monsters would sneak to other rooms on their own, devouring, ...
2021-08-04 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostEveryone in the council chambers was staring at Valyra. It wasn't simply because of what she said, but the words came out of her mouth with absolute confidence. Even Kadmek seemed a bit shaken by the way she phrased her remark.
"What do you mean we will lose more than just our culture?" Rutigan asked.
"This is… a complicated story, but I'll do my best to explain it. When we first ...
2021-08-02 13:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe meeting with the ambassadors was going on for a while. Kevin insisted on wasting by speaking in political jargon and having to explain what each term meant. Only after Kadmek got too annoyed by that and complained that did the human started speaking more clearly. Rutigan could tell that the council was getting tired. Fethy was here primarily to talk about commerce, and so was Lural, but Tel...
2021-07-31 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostDespite the large numbers, the monsters in the area barely posed a threat. The griffons were weaker than those in the front of the dungeon, going from levels 5 to 7 and much less organized. To top it all off, they would only attack in waves of ten. For Hera and her friends, this was just a walk in the park. After getting out of the makeshift labyrinth made out of stone, they arrived at this ope...
2021-07-30 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAfter killing all the griffons in the first area, Hera and her party moved to the path near the cliff's edge. The massive wall of stone blocked the entire plateau, leaving only that small opening for them to cross. They considered going above it, but the rock was too smooth, meaning they would have to use spells to climb it. Not to mention, according to Helena, it was rare for a dungeon on the ...
2021-07-28 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post"Are we there yet?" Bonnie was feeling tired. They've been going up this tunnel for half an hour already.
"We are halfway there. I told you guys it was a long trek. We could've started with a tour around the city," Hera shrugged.
"You didn't say it would take this long," Bonnie gasped.
"Yeah, I did. I told you guys it would take a couple of hours to get back."
"Oh, that'...
2021-07-26 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHera and Silah talked with the ambassadors for about one hour. They explained how the people of Boothudurn lived and the type of society they had. Hera reinforced several times that there should be rules or laws to protect their way of life, since forcing them to buy food and other supplies could disrupt how they were used to doing things.
Valyra made it clear that this was the case among...
2021-07-24 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post