Hera left her session feeling a bit better. According to the psychiatrist, the feeling of boredom she had wasn't that uncommon, especially among people who spent years inside the MAZE. For beginners, it was less common, but it also happened. Hera was someone who spent years dreaming about being an explorer. Because of that, doing anything that could be considered part of a civilian's life made ...
2020-11-09 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBlue and Alex were heading out of Helena's house on Hazelpond. During Hera's recovery, the two of them moved in. Bonnie could also come and share a room, but she had too much work to do in the library, and without access to Helena's laboratory, it was hard for her to do the quests that she got. Helena only said that they would try to get a house near a place closer to a main branch of the guild...
2020-11-07 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the long ceremony, Hera went back to her friends. Helena was sitting on a chair with a satisfied expression. Alex and Bonnie listened to the speech in silence, but Mark was doing something on his tablet while Blue had dozed off and was now sleeping on Alex's shoulders. Hera chuckled at the sight and woke her friend up.
"Blue, Bluuuee, time to wake up," she said in a soft voice.
<... 2020-11-06 13:01:05 +0000 UTC View Post"Hera, sweetie. Are you sure you want to do this?" Helena asked as they were walking towards the doorway in Brinefront that led to the outside.
"Not really. But Peter had a point. If I talk about what happened to you, maybe someone will have an idea. That's why I set up the email," Hera replied. She was still hurt, but after the treatment she received from Cameron, the high-level healer, ...
2020-11-04 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post"Would you like some coffee, Peter?" Helena asked.
"No thanks, this shouldn't take long," the man from the guild replied, turning his attention to Hera, who was sitting in front of him.
"I'll take one, please." Hera turned to Helena with a smile. It's been two days since she returned, but seeing her friend still calmed her heart. For a moment, Hera honestly thought she would never s...
2020-11-02 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostHera kept running through the woods. Since the panther had no intention of letting her rest, she might as well try to reach the settlement earlier. Usually, she would need some time after waking up before being able to do anything, but being woken up by an attack was more effective than a cup of black coffee. Even though she was running and there was no noise coming from behind her, Hera had a ...
2020-10-31 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostHera was barely able to sleep. She practiced her spells while waiting two hours for the stakes to be usable again and went to sleep, only to be awoken by the alarm once more as the panther crossed the perimeter. Hera had to fight it again, but after striking the monster, it ran away again. The pattern kept repeating through the night until the first rays of the sun flooded the room.
"Stup...
2020-10-30 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHera finished packing her camp, even if she wasn't sure if that was a waste. Her bed was destroyed during the fight, but the mana pump was still intact. All in all, she didn't lose too much. One of her pouches was ripped, and the other had a hole, but using the sewing kit that was part of her emergency pack, she managed to salvage the less damaged one. She only stayed here for a day, but it alr...
2020-10-28 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Carbuncle was still unconscious while Hera rummage through its hoard. All the stones on the pile had double affinities, from opposites like fire and water to complementary like fire and wind. There were also several affinities unknown to Hera, such as storm, sand, night. Even some that should be minor affinities were in the mix like illusion, wave, brittle, and connect.
She made a few...
2020-10-26 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHera took a bite of her protein bar. Just watching the pangolins was really dull. They weren't fighting or doing anything aside from walking around and collecting rocks. The behavior reminded Hera of penguins, who collected rocks to make their nests. Even when one of them would steal the stones from another pangolin, they would only snarl and growl at each other, but it didn't lead to any fight...
2020-10-24 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostHera walked through the path that crested over the cave entrance. It was already dark, and if it weren't for the moonlight, she wouldn't be able to see a thing. Looking at the sky, Hera couldn't believe she was inside a room. The stars were so bright, and even the milky way was there. The only time Hera saw the sky so bright was when she went camping by a mountain during a field trip. Part of h...
2020-10-23 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostHera started her trip trying to talk with the sailors, but they were already busy shortly after leaving the docks. With little else to do, she looked for a quiet spot and kept trying to figure out the Mana Reinforcement. She used the chakram as a test subject since it had a higher affinity to mana before the enchantment. Thinking that it could help her understand the spell better.
She pla...
2020-10-21 13:01:08 +0000 UTC View Post"So, all I have to do is to look for different monsters and use the elemental sight on them? I say all, but I know I have to do the full report. You need just skills or habits, diet and things like that too?" Hera asked as she finished getting ready to leave.
"Just their affinity and the skills they use. If you stumble upon more information, it can help, but you don't have to go out of yo...
2020-10-19 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone!
Late last month, I asked you all about a schedule for the releases. After seeing your preference, I took a couple of weeks to test it out if I could make those deadlines.
I didn't want to jump the gun and end up letting you guys down. Today some weeks have 3 chapters while others have 4.
Now I'm confident that I can keep that pace and deliver 4 chapters a...
2020-10-17 18:20:30 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Hera came back, she still wanted to train, however using trying the moves from the Wire Trap style inside the house was a recipe for disaster. Seeing that, Helena gave the explorer the information on another spell. It was something called Mana Reinforcement. That was the base for most elemental buffs that could be applied to weapons and armor.
The mage did her best to explain how to ...
2020-10-17 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHera spent the rest of the day helping Helena set up her lab. There were still several boxes to unpack, and the mage was very particular about the organization of her equipment. She wanted to use an ATR and try to get her new combat style, but the training rooms in Hazelpond were all currently occupied. She made an appointment to spend most of the next day using a private ATR. That should be en...
2020-10-15 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostPlease, good doctor
forget the water
Please don't remind me
Of my daughter
I still see
her face in horror
I still see
how it tore her
The Shanty of the Last Sailor
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Hera went to her rewards screen on her tablet right away to look for the compendium. She knew that she could choose the skill, but the list surprised her. It had over a dozen...
2020-10-13 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHera woke up early the next day. She had found the name and some hints on how to finish her role quest. The legend was called 'The Lost Sailor,' and the best way to find it was to walk through the coast between Brinefront and Hazelpond. She had to look for a small cove, and inside there, she would find the information about the legend. Even after putting the name in the quest, it didn't complet...
2020-10-11 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post"Where do you want this box of books?" Hera asked.
"Put in on the basement. I'll organize the library later," Hera nodded at Helena's reply and headed downstairs.
It’s been five days since Helena figured out she could use mana stones to keep using magic. The two had talked to the guild about the possibilities. Helena could basically walk all over the guild at the moment. She was o...
2020-10-09 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHera and Helena walked back to Hera's flat. The explorer made some coffee and set up the food on her small table.
"Here, I forgot to get milk, sorry," Hera gave a cup to Helena.
"Don't worry. I like it black."
Hera chuckled, "Really? With all the sweetie, I thought you liked more sugary things."
Helena smiled, "Not on my coffee. But if you have some cak...
2020-10-07 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Hera walked into her flat, it was like coming back home after a vacation. There was a thick layer of dust in everything, and the air in the apartment was stale. Thankfully, the guild had taken care of the rent. She already paid them back when she left the MAZE. Her weapons had to stay in the guild since they couldn't allow people to walk with swords and spears in the middle of the ci...
2020-10-05 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe group was in front of the gate once more. There were several parties already in line and a couple of others in a rest area. Hera and her friend were off to the side, discussing what they had learned with Cassandra.
"OK, so when we are traveling, we can go through the poison fog to fight more things and get more loot. None of the lesser and basic poison creatures use any type of poison...
2020-10-03 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
“Is that… a lizard?" Blue asked.
"I'm not sure, but it seems familiar, doesn't it?" Mark said.
The small lizard had light green skin with two white stripes on its sides and a little blue diamond shape mark on its forehead.
"Wait, isn't that the lizard we saved in the beginning?" Hera asked. She was sure it was the same creature, not only that, the patter on it...
2020-10-01 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post"Holy crap! How big is that thing?" Blue asked, staring at the gigantic lizard.
"Can we use the pearls now, oh, great leader?" Bonnie stared at Leo with an angry expression.
"Scold me later, toss the things. Clear that pool," Leo yelled, grabbing one of the pearls with him.
The group threw a couple of pearls, cleansing about a third of the pool. The glows were unable to cover ...
2020-09-29 19:26:13 +0000 UTC View PostBlue dashed towards the Greater Poison Snake, hitting it a couple of times before rushing to the side. The creature started chasing the controller, and the frog turned around to do the same. Seeing what was happening, Leo jumped in front of the monster, stabbing it a few times for good measure, before rushing to the opposite side that Blue ran towards. The frog jumped after Leo, who was followe...
2020-09-27 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! First of all, thank you so much for all your support. You have no idea how much that means to me. I know I sometimes sound like a broken record, but I'm still in awe by all your generosity.
I've been posting every other day, but I realize that the lack of an actual schedule can be a bit confusing, mainly to me lol. So I want to ask you guys, what days do you think it'...
The viper moved towards the cave, not taking its eyes out of the group. Hera was trying her best to stay completely still. The last thing she wanted was to be devoured by something like that. The creature should be thirty meters long, and its head alone was the height of a tree. Hera had seen its mouth open. If the beast wanted, it could easily swallow most of the party in one bite.
The three lesser frogs jumped towards the group, Hera and Alex jumped to the side. Each of them dealt with one of the creatures. Leo was holding back the third one while Blue distracted the big one coming from the pond.
Bonnie and Mark were moving back, flinging spells and arrows towards the smaller ones. Luckily, fighting the lesser frogs was very similar to the frogs they were used to f...
2020-09-23 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostLeo dashed forward, piercing a poisonous frog in its stomach. The creature fell to the ground, lifeless. A few moments later, it vanished, leaving a small pearl and a gold coin behind.
"Hey, this is new," Blue said as she got close to the pearl.
"The drop rate in these dungeons is pretty good," Mark walked towards the coin.
"I think they vary. The lookout wasn't th...
2020-09-21 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post"Is that the tower they told us about?" Mark asked, pointing to the tall metal structure.
"I guess so. How did we miss that?" Blue was looking at the structure.
"Maybe is because it's behind the pillar?" Leo suggested.
Hera looked at the tower. It was a three-sided solid structure, with a large satellite dish on top. These towers were spread around several rooms. They fu...
2020-09-19 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post