Chapter 374.5: In the Wake of
Added 2022-02-22 18:51:06 +0000 UTCTurtleMe: Another chapter only for my Patreon peeps. Because I love you all. Surprise~ Enjoy.
SETH MILVIEW
Everyone was screaming as the stadium shook.
A translucent bubble of mana covered our group. Mayla was clinging to my arm. I was dimly aware of blood dripping around her fingernails where they’d dug into my skin, but I couldn’t feel it.
Deacon was on the ground, holding his head. Yannick had slumped back in his seat, unconscious. At least, I hoped he was just unconscious.
Brion and Linden were screaming at them both, half their attention still on the fight that was tearing the coliseum apart.
Only Pascal didn’t seem to be completely losing it, but then I followed his line of sight…
The first several rows of our section were full of corpses. Spikes that were the size of crossbow bolts stuck out of stonework and flesh alike, having broken the shield that was supposed to protect us from combat even between retainers and Scythes. Some of them must have used their own magic to conjure shields, but, against the full might of a Scythe…
There was a crashing boom and an entire section of the coliseum crumbled, directly across from us. I watched as thousands of people were swallowed up by a cloud of brown dust. Gone, just like that…
The arena was a blackened and broken field of rubble. Blood iron spikes stuck up like gravestones everywhere. The cloud of void wind was breaking up and fading away. Soulfire burned in dark patches, just like the wisp-flames they always mentioned in stories. The ones that would lead the hero astray, into the swamp or the beast’s lair…
At the very heart of the battlefield, Professor Grey stood over Scythe Cadell Vritra of Central Dominion. They could not have looked more different. Professor Grey…Can I even call him that still? I wondered. It seems like such an insufficient title now.
Professor Grey stood straight and tall, his strength an undeniable, inescapable…physical presence. Clad in black-scale armor, with onyx horns like a Vritra’s curving out from his head, he might have been a deity himself.
I struggled to understand what I was even seeing. I’d studied magic and runes since I was just a little kid. My illness meant I couldn’t begin training like Circe, and so I’d stayed inside and read. All the time. But I’d never heard of mana arts like these.
He had flitted around the arena with impossible speed. His weapon came and went instantly and with no apparent effort. His summons changed from an already intimidating wolf-creature to a huge, flying monster that could destroy every kind of Decay-attribute mana attack just by breathing!
It didn’t even make sense. I’d never felt any mana come from him, none at all. Scythe Cadell Vritra’s was overwhelming, stifling, but the professor’s power was…something else entirely.
And so it was with a certain amount of detachment that I watched Professor Grey’s weapon plunge through the Scythe and devour him. It felt…inevitable. The way the weird purple fire curled across the Scythe’s skin, unmaking him, made me feel deeply uncomfortable. As if I were watching the rules that bound my world together unravel before my eyes.
“H-he—but…what?” Mayla stammered.
“No freaking way,” Linden said, forgetting the unresponsive Yannick as our collective attention was pulled to the sight of Scythe Cadell Vritra burning to ash.
“What even was that?” Pascal muttered, his head shaking like he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. “I’ve never seen magic like that.”
“The way he just stabbed his summons…” Mayla’s voice was full of horror.
“I think he absorbed it into his weapon,” I pointed out, remembering how the wolf had dissolved and the blade had come alive with violet flames. “Some kind of crazy combo attack.”
It was all pretty hard to make sense of, honestly.
Professor Grey had defeated a Scythe. But no, that wasn’t quite right. I had nearly forgotten about Scythe Nico already, my mind and memory both sluggish from trying to process everything that had just happened.
The professor had just defeated two Scythes. And he killed one!
“He must be freaking covered in regalias,” Linden said. “That’s why he doesn’t show them off like most mages.”
Pascal’s eyes went wide. “Dude, maybe that’s why everyone in the class ended up with such strong runes at the last bestowal…”
Doubt suddenly smothered my wonder. And with it came…dread.
This wasn’t right. It was way, way outside the bounds of what usually happened at the Victoriad. A challenge alone was rare, but to have killed a Scythe, maybe even two…this could be a declaration of war.
I swiftly became uncomfortably aware of just how little we knew about Professor Grey. If Pascal’s guess was accurate, what would this mean for all of his students? Was the professor some kind of enemy of the Vritra? We’d all benefited from his training, maybe even somehow from his mere presence. Did that make us…accomplices, somehow?
I leaned my head against Mayla’s.
Her eyes rolled up to look at me askance. “I’m scared, Seth. What’s going on?”
“I don’t know,” I answered, my chest tightening. “But I am too.”
SERIS VRITRA
The wave of relief I had felt at Sovereign Kiros’s joyful acceptance of Cadell’s death collapsed into disappointment as the portal appeared below us, cutting off the Sovereign’s words.
Immediately, I set to work planning how I might get Arthur out of this situation alive.
I was now more certain than ever that this human boy was the key to everything, and I absolutely could not allow him to fall into Agrona’s hands.
It was quite frustrating, really. If he would have simply done as I requested, dueling and defeating Cylrit then declining the position of retainer…it would have made things much simpler. I still could have used his victory to put him on a pedestal, holding him up as a leader among the “lessers,” but without drawing Agrona’s attention. At least not yet.
This victory though…it was much too large, and too soon. Agrona had banished all thought of the boy, focusing entirely on the Legacy instead, no longer concerned with the anchors that brought her here. That was useful. It couldn’t last forever, of course, but if I’d only had a few more months to work with…
If I didn’t get him away, somehow, then Agrona would strip him down to his base components to figure out how Arthur’s aetheric powers functioned. I’d seen enough of the dungeons and laboratories beneath Taegrin Caelum to know exactly what fate awaited him. More frightening perhaps than losing Arthur was the prospect of Agrona somehow divining a way to control aether from Arthur’s dissected corpse.
Given the situation at hand, even giving myself away would be worth it. I’d prepared thoroughly enough that my plans could be put into motion from hiding if necessary, despite not being ideal. Arthur, or rather Grey, would be a household name in Alacrya within days. No one of any stature wouldn’t know of his victory. In the event we actually could manage some miraculous escape from the Victoriad, utilizing him as a figurehead would be a simple task.
I resigned myself to simply watching and listening as I waited for the right moment. But when the Legacy cast her spell an instant later, the bottom fell out of my stomach.
Despite charting her progress, I hadn’t seen this ability before. Such a spell could, theoretically, defeat even a Scythe, if her control over it were strong enough. No, not just a Scythe. Considering that asura relied on mana simply to exist, with it infusing their very bodies, such a spell might be able to neuter even the strongest beings in this world, dividing them from their own power.
Dragoth and Viessa drifted into the sky, moving to circle Arthur’s trap. I had no choice but to follow, letting the situation play out.
Watching Arthur’s face, though…somehow, he did not seem afraid. If anything, he was calculating.
Even a little…sad?
I listened to Agrona speak, heedless of the words until the others moved in to capture Arthur. Perhaps I could make my move while transporting him back to Taegrin Caelum, offer to escort him into the dungeons myself…
Suddenly, Arthur shifted, smashing out of the trap and streaking toward Agrona and the Legacy, a blade of vibrant purple aether humming to life in his grip.
I stopped breathing, so intently did I have to focus to see what was happening.
Fool, I thought only an instant later, mouthing the word but knowing better than to speak out loud.
He had stopped. He could have struck a killing blow, his blade was so close he’d seared a hole in the Legacy’s battledress, but he’d stopped himself. Because of his relationship with Tessia Eralith, he didn’t have the stomach to do what needed to be done.
The idea of killing her myself flashed through my mind for the dozenth time, but I couldn’t risk alienating both Agrona and Arthur in a single move. If Arthur struck the blow himself however…
But I knew there was no hope for that as Agrona began to jeer, insulting Arthur. Then, his eyes never leaving the boy, Agrona gave the order. “Take him.”
I knew that it was now or never, but I hesitated. Although stricken, his face pale, fingers trembling at his sides, Arthur did not yet look defeated. I flew toward him, keeping pace with the others, at a loss for how to proceed.
And then he was gone. Just like that, so fast that even Agrona, face twisted in rage, could only grasp at the afterimage of purple lightning left hanging in the air, all that remained of Arthur.
I began to laugh.
CAERA DENOIR
“What the actual fuck.”
The words left my mouth as if they’d been spoken by a stranger, but I couldn’t have more eloquently described my feelings if I’d been given a month to think the words through.
Grey was…gone. Just gone.
As the High Sovereign began to shout out instructions to all the Scythes, I slipped back into the shadows of an empty staging area, stumbling over rubble before leaning back against the wall and closing my eyes.
The first thing I saw was the memory of Grey, caged and wrapped in some kind of anti-mana bubble, looking directly into my eyes. A plethora of emotions and thoughts had flashed across his face in that single instant, but one was clear above the rest.
Regret.
Which could only mean one thing. He was leaving.
He hadn’t just used his aether arts to escape the stadium, I was sure of that. He intended to disappear.
I felt like I should’ve been mad—should’ve felt betrayed. But I wasn’t. Grey had always warned me of getting too close…of knowing too much. This had confirmed it. What he had sought to do was beyond the scale of my imagination.
I remember first seeing him in the Relictombs, manaless and seemingly at death’s door, taking pity on what I thought was a young woman whose core had been destroyed. Against all odds, we then crossed paths again in the convergence zone, where he carried my own brother’s weapon into battle. This alone was too much to write off as mere coincidence, and yet I then later learned of a mysterious connection between him and my own lifelong mentor, Scythe Seris…
So, while whatever force had brought us together—aether, or fate, or the will of some divinity beyond the asuras—I knew the next steps were up to me. Whether or not Grey intended to involve me further in his adventures, I had to choose what to do from here.
“Whatever that is,” I muttered aloud, pressing myself into the wall, which was trembling subtly.
Separately and simultaneously to these considerations, Grey’s fight with Cadell was rapidly replaying in my mind. Despite having fought side by side with him, Grey’s powers seemed as much an enigma to me now as they ever had.
It was well known in Alacrya that Scythe Cadell was not just a Scythe—he was Agrona’s private enforcer, dealing with issues that required the High Sovereign’s personal attention. According to Scythe Seris, he had only been named a Scythe when Agrona began ramping up for the war with Dicathen nearly fifteen years ago, but even before that had been more powerful and dangerous than the other Scythes.
And yet, Grey had defeated him in single combat, killing him where every important person on the continent would get to see.
My throat grew constricted as questions tumbled haphazardly through my mind. There was so much more to this than a single, stunning defeat. Because the Victoriad had revealed that Grey not only knew Scythe Seris, but Cadell and Nico as well. And even Agrona, judging by the way he had spoken.
But what was their relationship? Why did Grey make these challenges? Who was Grey, really? And what was he trying to accomplish?
Could I have been right when I suggested to Scythe Seris that he was asura born? Perhaps some descendant of the dragons sworn to take vengeance against Agrona? If I hadn’t adventured at his side within the Relictombs, I would almost believe him to be a full-blooded asura. It would at least explain his control over aether.
Or—I felt a thrill as I considered this—could he be one of the ancient mages? A djinn, surviving within the Relictombs and hidden among us since the dragons exterminated them. It was true that he had a way with the Relictombs, far beyond any ascender I had ever seen. To my knowledge, no ascender in history had ever discovered one of these ancient ruins before, much less spoken to a djinn remnant.
And he did have these spontaneously manifested runes—godrunes—one of which even allowed him to revive relics from that ancient culture…
My cheeks grew warm. Even thinking these things made me feel like a silly little girl. But the truth was, I couldn’t think of a simpler, more reasonable explanation for how Grey would be at the heart of all this power. To have drawn the attention of the High Sovereign himself, who rarely if ever left the confines of Taegrin Caelum, high in the Basilisk Fang Mountains…
I realized with sudden and absolute certainty that Grey could be one of the most powerful beings in the world. If not yet, eventually. I knew with equal certainty that I would not be content to return to my old life, knowing he was out there, somewhere.
My coddled noble life, my efforts to live up to my brother’s legacy as an ascender, even the reality of my being a hidden Virtra-born whose blood has manifested, it all seemed entirely unimportant in the face of whatever breakthroughs Grey had made and would continue to make.
That was real power, the kind that could reshape the face of our world.
A small smile came to my lips as I remembered a conversation with Sevren, a very long time ago. We were play-fighting in the gardens with wooden swords—each one carved with the symbol for aether, of course—and the duel grew heated, until I accidentally rapped his knuckles with my “weapon” hard enough to make him yelp in pain.
In my embarrassment, I’d teased him about yielding to the power of my aether magic, but instead of being mad, he’d simply sat down in the grass and thoughtfully flexed his bruised hand.
“One day, I’m going to be an ascender, sis. I’m going to go into the Relictombs and learn all about this stuff for real.” I still remembered so clearly how his eyes shined as he looked up at me from the ground, his face much too serious for a boy not yet twelve years old. “Then nobody will have to fight at all, not anymore. We could make the world whatever we want it to be.”
I had laughed at him. “Can you make it rain toffee for us, then? Lenora told the cooks not to make anymore after I snuck some last time.”
But Sevren hadn’t even cracked a smile. “The first thing I would do is make it so no one ever takes you away from our family. I’d create a world where you were safe from the Vritra Clan.”
The torrent of conflicting thoughts and emotions overwhelmed me, and I realized that there were tears streaming down my cheeks. Outside the safety of the empty staging area, I could hear the noise of thousands of footsteps hurrying from the arena, of people shouting, the bones of the coliseum shifting, magic humming…so much life being lived, pain and fear and awe all wrapped up into one, no one fully understanding what they’d just seen.
I considered Grey’s students, likely awestruck and terrified, lacking any context to help them make sense of what they’d just witnessed.
My adoptive parents were out there somewhere as well, likely scrambling to arrange a tempus warp back to the central dominion in order to avoid being caught up in any fallout, already establishing their story for when Grey’s connections to Highblood Denoir came clear.
Perhaps the right thing to do would have been to go help. Dozens of mages still swarmed over the collapsed section of the coliseum, searching for survivors in the rubble. The officials would need all the help they could get to manage the churning herds rushing toward the tempus warp platforms.
But when I finally pushed myself away from the wall and wiped my tears, there was only one thing I could think to do. I needed to know what came next. And to do so, I needed my mentor.
I couldn’t help but feel it was quite past time for me to get some real answers.
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Comments
Still in shock this chapter was so goooooood. Thanks again turtle 🐢 I somehow skipped this one just read it. And truth be told I don’t like others point of view. But I was screaming 😱 what do the kids think!! Oh my God what about ciera. What the heck are they gonna do? This story has me enthralled. Can’t wait for Friday. Keep up the good work 😎
C
2022-03-09 10:14:54 +0000 UTCJust saw this chapter today. Best surprise ever. The chapter we all wanted and needed!! Thank youuu Turtleme 🤩🤩
Ghassen Salah
2022-03-01 00:17:03 +0000 UTCI really like other people POV like Seth. It would be cool to have other Minor characters as well
2022-02-27 05:55:58 +0000 UTCI can’t wait for the next Caera POV. Will Seris divulge everything she knows? Will Caera be satisfied with anything other than following Arthur somehow? Will Seris agree to that plan of action?
Kyle Loomis
2022-02-26 11:58:51 +0000 UTCI love you turtleme
javiplayz
2022-02-26 10:48:09 +0000 UTCDang I can read 2 chaps a day, best friday ever!!!
2022-02-26 02:35:45 +0000 UTC“What the actual fuck” One of my favourite lines of the whole series right there, never change, Caera
Kevin Catambay
2022-02-26 00:58:21 +0000 UTCThe ellie chapter was definitely great and needed, but THIS Is what I wanted to see, thanks turtleme, best author. <3
Sean Defrank
2022-02-25 21:44:01 +0000 UTCTABATE is basically the only story I pay in full for because I consider it high quality. Shame for the sites out there. Thank you so much for this chapter!
vinsz
2022-02-25 17:55:12 +0000 UTCVery soon indeed
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2022-02-25 17:44:09 +0000 UTCThank you turtleme for such a great surprise 🙂🙂🙃🙃
Irakli Jishkariani
2022-02-25 17:41:25 +0000 UTCThe time is coming soon very soon
Justin Garcia
2022-02-25 17:34:44 +0000 UTCyess
June Govier
2022-02-25 07:50:20 +0000 UTCDo you hate Varay?
Breamson 𒉭
2022-02-24 13:38:51 +0000 UTCI want varay pov with arthur showing up and end up fighting
2022-02-24 12:51:56 +0000 UTCThis just striked me after reading the chapter for the second time, did Agrona hear Seris’ laughter when Grey escaped using God Step? My wild imagination: Agrona with his super hearing most probably heard Seris’ laughter, and slowly turned his head to her while his intent keep leaking stronger and stronger. Meanwhile the pupil of the other Schytes were at the corner of their eyes watching Seris laughing out loud. 😅 Oh what a cruel fate awaits Seris then… ⏱
AJS
2022-02-24 11:40:36 +0000 UTCI can’t wait to see how strong Boo will become someday.
Kyle Loomis
2022-02-24 07:17:15 +0000 UTCI hope we get to see arthur take ellie through the remaining dungeons instead of caera now i think he's gone back home shes been training all this time too y'know!
Ali
2022-02-24 07:11:51 +0000 UTCIf we ever learn about the true horrors of the labs then no better way than first-person POV. Sorry Seth. Stay safe, Mayla. At least other students have somewhat influential families.
Kyle Loomis
2022-02-24 06:53:22 +0000 UTCWhy shoud the Deniors be in any danger? Seris used Caera as a spy and her fam in some sort as well, Agrona is having no reason to kill them....¿
Xandralas Chaos
2022-02-24 06:21:00 +0000 UTCWorried for Greys students that they might become test subjects for Agrona. With the mention from Seth about how people in their class got such strong runes which point back to being close to Grey and if Agrona puts two and two together he will want to find out the cause of that. Then Seris mentions Agrona lab which makes me feel like this could be foreshadowing someone that has been close to Grey in Alacrya is going to end up as a test subject.
2022-02-24 06:05:13 +0000 UTCLol, not only do I subscri e here, but when it becomes a book, Ill buy that. When it becomes an audiobook, Ill buy that too.
Tim
2022-02-24 03:44:40 +0000 UTCAssuming that Agrona is too apathetic to spare any thought towards the opinions of the lessers still alive at the arena, everything is well positioned for the following plot threads: -Students return to school, Denoirs return home. Through established POVs (Seth, Caera, Seris), we follow the ramifications of this event: students are interrogated, perhaps harshly, but ultimately found not guilty of major crimes due to their true ignorance. The brave ones that are thankful to Grey and harbor doubts towards Vritra propaganda, whisper in school. Seeds of rebellion to revisit in future arcs. Seris provides enough political cover for the Denoirs to avoid death, but perhaps they lose considerable status and face. More seeds of rebellion to revisit later. Seris provides protection to Caera to prevent key info (knowledge of aether techniques and djinn remnants) from leaking. They may have to flee to Dicathen depending on Agrona’s mood. I fear most for Alaric and Darrin. No name to rely on. They either flee or have a tragic end. Seris may help them if she’s more benevolent then we all assumed. ***Afaik, there is a cross-continental portal that Alacrayans use to enter Dicathen in Darv, no? Arthur’s attitude towards Alaric and regretful look towards Caera lead me to infer that he knows he is returning to Dicathen somehow. He has remote access to relictombs, where he leaves half the relic at point of entrance, and returns from relictombs at said entry point. He’s not using that method right now. So he is either using a portal directly to Dicathen, or to a far location elsewhere in Alacraya. My guess is the former. New Dicathen arc: the underground resistance gets a much-needed morale boost. - Assuming the strongest military strength currently stationed in Dicathen is a scythe, Arthur will lead Dicathen guerilla forces to disrupt/obliterate countless Alacrayan operations/forces. Some territory is reclaimed, war escalates when scythes such as those present at Victoriad arrive as reinforcements. - When not kicking scythe ass, Arthur returns to the relictombs to continue his mission. Perhaps he brings skilled comrades who level up in relictombs. - Before Arthur completes his relictombs missions, Sylvie is due to revive. - Before too long, Windsom makes contact with Arthur in Dicathen. *Both parties tread carefully* Yeah, seems that’s about one volume worth of content -
Kyle Loomis
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Chris Chelette
2022-02-24 02:00:47 +0000 UTCYeah we’re working on getting those down :\
TurtleMe
2022-02-24 01:54:01 +0000 UTCI'm so upset I just discovered that there's websites that have even the most recent chapters that we at Lance tier can read even WTF man this guy deserves every cent he gets and I don't really pay for something unless it is deserved and he really takes care of his fans so fuck who everyone that steals from this man your sad af this beyond peak u pay for this to support the work being done! If y'all want me to I'll post the website IDK how to get it taken down tho
Chris Chelette
2022-02-24 01:30:37 +0000 UTCI would not mind if Arthur clears some zones off-page and we next skip to the meeting of the next djinn remnant. However I’m getting a vibe that Arthur’s immediate destination is Dicathen. Then we get a touching reunion, and Arthur uses his remote access to enter relictombs from Dicathen from now on.
Kyle Loomis
2022-02-24 01:07:42 +0000 UTCThanks!! You are the best!!!!
2022-02-24 00:39:14 +0000 UTCThank you sooo much !! 😭❤️ This was amazing !!!
Abigaël Coquet
2022-02-23 20:49:33 +0000 UTCShe told argona. He didn't listen. I'd laugh too.
2022-02-23 17:22:27 +0000 UTCI thought this was well established before?
Radzi Hamzah
2022-02-23 12:38:28 +0000 UTCWOW an extra chapter and POV’s from three characters, this was god damn great. I think my absolute favorite was Seris perspective and the ending of it, where she just laughed seeing Art clown Argona. Thanks so much for the extra chapter Turtle, it’s the perfect pick me up I needed to get too Friday.
Jon Chefitz
2022-02-23 12:38:09 +0000 UTCInteresting detail in this chapter. Caera claims to be a *hidden* vritra-born, this implies that Seris is the only one who knows about her. Seris acting on her own initiative to have Caera raised by a benevolent highblood family and raised to manifest her blood, then hide it. What is she planning and why does she need a secret vritra-blooded helper to accomplish it?
Amtro
2022-02-23 11:23:35 +0000 UTCEfffing awesome! Thank you so much Turtleme.
2022-02-23 11:13:55 +0000 UTCAgree, what was that relic that only shows a completely black void for? I’m guessing it will unlock a secret correlation between mana and aether in some way…
AJS
2022-02-23 10:24:15 +0000 UTCThis one paragraph satisfy me most from this surprising sub-chapter from TurtleMe: “I realized with sudden and absolute certainty that Grey could be one of the most powerful beings in the world. If not yet, eventually. I knew with equal certainty that I would not be content to return to my old life, knowing he was out there, somewhere.” Sorry I got to write all the words again, but that’s because they’re so fulfiling to what I really-really want from Caera, and also that must represent what the others at Victoriad feel about Grey. An unknown person who can defeated two Schytes, talked casually with High Sovereign himself and even escaped marvelously from Agrona’s grasp at will. All of the Highbloods in Alacryan must be gossiping about Grey now, a hot topic especially to those who plans a revolt against Vritra. And lastly, TurtleMe, I know you’re reading these comments, please-please hopefully we get a love triangle for Grey / Arthur in near future. You see yourself how we, the Patreon fans, have been debating which one is a better partner for Grey / Arthur. In fact, one of the comments above even became heated enough between Patrons… 🤒 I know so far you have deliberately placed Caera’s affection towards Grey as a mere fascination, but you’ve also sparked a bit of love interest now and then at previous chapters, please satisfy our hunger for more now since Caera is separated from Grey. We all know you’ll always deliver, a great one at that, here’s a cheer to what is next to come… Woohoooo! 🤞🏻
AJS
2022-02-23 10:22:51 +0000 UTCThank you Turtle! Such a great chapter with the different POVs. Is anyone else curious about what Arthur learned from the last relic he got, the one interacting with magic? I would love to read an explanation about the discovery or the process.
Dennis
2022-02-23 09:56:18 +0000 UTCI think turtle gave us fan service because of the heavy criticism of the last chapter. None of the POVs said anything more than they had previously...series was thinking "what is arthur doing, it's not my plan, its surprising, I hope I can get him out of this!" In her last POV. And that's what she thought this time. And both caera and seth thought "who is grey!!!?"-insert crazy theory- before, and that's what their thinking now....but I'm fine with some fan service as long as it's not pointlessly big bouncy boobs or panty shots
Aaron
2022-02-23 09:56:15 +0000 UTCToday is a good day
2022-02-23 06:53:32 +0000 UTCAnd he has not spent more then two books on a single arc so far
Jimmy
2022-02-23 06:35:55 +0000 UTCSuch a good chapter, I feel like another time jump is going to happen soon though to when Arthur is more powerful maybe to when he has unlocked the second and found the third. Because with the compass and the knowledge of where they are it would be pretty easy to get them and I don’t think turtleme is going to write multiple chapter of him just solving the puzzles. Plus the main story for the most part is the war and it can not progress until Arthur learns his new abilities
Jimmy
2022-02-23 06:33:04 +0000 UTCWell then, on a whim, I decided to check the site and see this beautiful little present TurtleMe gave us. Amazing half chapter. Everything we wanted.
OTSojourner
2022-02-23 04:30:51 +0000 UTCThank you!
2022-02-23 04:16:16 +0000 UTCAmazing 👏
2022-02-23 02:45:04 +0000 UTCTurtleMe thanks for this one! I find it so cool that you pay attention to what the fans say.
2022-02-23 02:12:10 +0000 UTCPeak performance. Both on Arthur's and on TurtleMe's side. Thank you TurtleMe, we love you too :D
Okcrk
2022-02-23 01:03:41 +0000 UTCmerci à toi turtleme, une magnifique surprise tu est le meilleur
2022-02-23 00:56:15 +0000 UTCOh my god! I was not expecting another chapter already, this is amazing!
Kyle
2022-02-23 00:28:14 +0000 UTCguess I'm subbing for another month
Amtro
2022-02-23 00:25:26 +0000 UTCALL HAIL AND GIVE THANKS TO OUR GOD OF WRITING, TURTLEME! He has heard our prayers and has granted onto us his BLESSINGS! We are THANKFUL! hahahahaha I FUCKING LOVE YOU TURTLE! thank you for your hard work and for giving us this chapter. It was everything! It was perfect! Be still my heart! Holy shit, could not have asked for a better surprise! All the POVs were amazing and exactly what I wanted to read but also so much more! THANK YOU again TurtleMe, it was amazing!! I CANT WAIT FOR FRIDAY! Wooooooooo!!!
Jesse Gibson
2022-02-23 00:22:58 +0000 UTCI ship Grey with Power cause lets be real we all want to see him slap some asuras
2022-02-23 00:18:09 +0000 UTCSeris the real ride or die forget Laera and Lessia Weris gang RISE UP
Soundd Wavess
2022-02-23 00:16:37 +0000 UTCWe are blessed to have Turtle-god, i am now dying to see what Agrona looks like (cuz my imagination always fails me)
VibEz
2022-02-23 00:11:10 +0000 UTCCaera! Caeraxgrey all the f'ing way! Wooo. I'd sell my soul to be able to marry her
Chad
2022-02-22 23:50:37 +0000 UTCI'd pay no more 10k a month for her only fans. And I'd sell my soul to date her
Chad
2022-02-22 23:49:27 +0000 UTCNo. Caeraxgrey all the way. Where's the thumbs down button.
Chad
2022-02-22 23:45:00 +0000 UTCTess is best girl and I need all you Caera stans to realize that
2022-02-22 23:42:03 +0000 UTCFor the 3rd time, i call dibs on an ellie pov next chapter
2022-02-22 23:30:00 +0000 UTCOMG WHAT AN AMAZING SURPRISE this chapter was absolutely perfect! It's everything I wanted while I was reading the actual fight! THANK YOU SO MUCH TURTLE
Jordan
2022-02-22 22:59:07 +0000 UTCYou're the best, Turtle!!!!
Emira Brightleaf
2022-02-22 22:58:41 +0000 UTCI don't know what I find more funny. The fact that I caught myself saying "Is it Christmas already?" when I read the E-mail notification or the realization that Caera has become the Rem equivalent of TBATE for most of the readers. Wait, who is Rem?
Bernardo De Cabrio
2022-02-22 22:56:55 +0000 UTCThat was the first thing that came to mind at the end of last episode. At some level, the lessers are lucky because Agrona really doesn't care at all about them and their value. Even the Scythes (Cadell was his right hand man) are just there to serve a function.
Ezekiel2517
2022-02-22 22:43:42 +0000 UTCCaera stocks going to the moon after this chapter 🚀🚀🚀
Edd R
2022-02-22 22:35:17 +0000 UTCthis just made my week 😭😭 turtle thank you from the bottom of my heart
Julia
2022-02-22 22:29:38 +0000 UTCAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH Thanks!!!
2022-02-22 22:20:43 +0000 UTCRead the first line - I'm screaming too. Thank you!!!
2022-02-22 22:17:49 +0000 UTCTHANK YOUUUUUU
2022-02-22 22:17:03 +0000 UTCShe's gonna wind up marrying him. It's their fate. There is no better girl for him unless he gets both her AND tess ;)
Chad
2022-02-22 22:08:42 +0000 UTCImagine if argona is so enraged he wants to silence witnesses and starts slaughtering everyone. That'd definitely put them all on arts side if they weren't already
Chad
2022-02-22 22:05:57 +0000 UTCShe deserves to wind up with art. Or maybe he will bang both her and tess. Shes such a well developed character. Id legit sell my soul to be with her
Chad
2022-02-22 22:05:01 +0000 UTCTurtleme, I love u and damn caera pov is funny 😮💨😮💨 we love seeing the students confused. And now I'm not afraid of Caera knowing our boy Grey is our masterpiece Art 😩😩😩
Daniel Canales
2022-02-22 22:04:33 +0000 UTCI cried laughing at that for like 10mins
Chad
2022-02-22 22:03:15 +0000 UTC"What the actual fuck"
Chad
2022-02-22 22:02:51 +0000 UTCFan service 100%
Chad
2022-02-22 22:02:29 +0000 UTCOr he may start slaughtering people to silence witnesses
Chad
2022-02-22 22:02:11 +0000 UTCI love you caera.
Chad
2022-02-22 22:01:06 +0000 UTCAs far as we know. Also argona may go on a rampage and start killing everyone so they don't spread the events around
Chad
2022-02-22 22:00:40 +0000 UTCIt's so hard not to root for Caera and hoping she gets a good ending in all of this. I don't know how much my comment can influence TurtleMe's writing but please let Caera find happiness and be a satisfying one for readers.
2022-02-22 21:56:14 +0000 UTCI love you turtle 🐢😘
Kamjam
2022-02-22 21:44:07 +0000 UTCShe's gonna be hysterical. I'm gonna bawl my eyes out
Chad
2022-02-22 21:38:51 +0000 UTCNext chapter will probs be n arthur or ellie n most importantly thank you for this extra chapter what an amazing gift
2022-02-22 21:38:21 +0000 UTCCaera was brought to him by da turtle
Will Blank
2022-02-22 21:38:06 +0000 UTCAssuming she will in the next few chapters
Chad
2022-02-22 21:32:26 +0000 UTCRight. I died laughing
Chad
2022-02-22 21:31:17 +0000 UTCGod bless your soul. Got mono right now but i just lit a blunt, turned on my lamp and sat at my desk. This is amazing. great tuesday
Will Blank
2022-02-22 21:30:18 +0000 UTCThis is the "context of Cadell's defeat" chapter that clarifies a lot.
Brasidas
2022-02-22 21:29:01 +0000 UTCBro…Turtle me I freaking love you. I was not mentally prepared for a new chapter today lol. When I saw that confetti emoji in my email my brain was like “whaaaaa?!”
Jason
2022-02-22 21:26:03 +0000 UTCOh my wow we have been blessed with a surprise chapter omg.
Hi Its Fire!
2022-02-22 21:24:10 +0000 UTCFantastic chapter! Thanks!
2022-02-22 21:15:49 +0000 UTCWowowoww!!!!! What a fantastic surprise :) Loved all the POVs, particularly Caera who wants to have meaningful impact on the world. Hard not to love her even more! What the actual fuck.... bwahahahahaaaa! Perfect!
Ezekiel2517
2022-02-22 20:59:47 +0000 UTCFucking hype
TUXEDO MAN 69
2022-02-22 20:56:03 +0000 UTCHappy bday fellow man of culture
Chad
2022-02-22 20:49:37 +0000 UTCWe got ALL the povs, this was great. Thank you for the update! Couldnt stop smiling seeing the notification
Corie
2022-02-22 20:44:31 +0000 UTCExcept they’re quite a bit behind….
Jacob S
2022-02-22 20:44:17 +0000 UTCone thing is sure, turtleme know how to please his readers :3
ethernyx
2022-02-22 20:41:02 +0000 UTCThat’s what we were talking about
2022-02-22 20:39:28 +0000 UTCBest week ever! Love the bundle of POVs in one hit too
Mr Falcon
2022-02-22 20:27:42 +0000 UTCOn my birthday of all days!! Thanks Turtle!!
Josh
2022-02-22 20:25:49 +0000 UTC:OOOO
Caleb
2022-02-22 20:25:48 +0000 UTCThat was really what we needed after the previous chapter !! Caera, Seth and Series POV !! I don't know if it was scheduled or if it is a fan service but thank you so much !!!
Mandalomaster
2022-02-22 20:09:03 +0000 UTCI think Agrona is gonna give some explanation to the crowd about the things happened...so part of the answers that Caera is looking for maybe will be given directly from him
2022-02-22 20:07:12 +0000 UTCThis just made me love you even more
Keaton
2022-02-22 20:03:51 +0000 UTC😀
2022-02-22 19:59:26 +0000 UTCI can’t say anything but I love you TurtleMe 🗿
Breamson 𒉭
2022-02-22 19:58:20 +0000 UTCAmazing amazing chapter. Thank you for the surprise. Last one was since 2017, thats a surprise in itself😂👏👏
Anrike
2022-02-22 19:54:25 +0000 UTCCan you make Caera cannon now? .-.
ariel lima
2022-02-22 19:54:02 +0000 UTCThis.. I needed this. Was expecting it Friday but turtlegod I will gladly except the surprise midweek chapter. Makes me even more excited for the Friday chapter.
2022-02-22 19:53:57 +0000 UTCTurtle, thank you. This made my day :)
ariel lima
2022-02-22 19:53:34 +0000 UTCThanks for the extra chapter It was nice
2022-02-22 19:52:20 +0000 UTCI'm also glad none of the students died in the aftermath of the fight
2022-02-22 19:50:56 +0000 UTCDidn't expect a chapter to be released today. Thanks turtle
2022-02-22 19:49:57 +0000 UTCPls don't let Caera disappear she needs to find Arthur and continue being with him, their dynamic is the best. She's one of the best characters so far.
Renato Utsch
2022-02-22 19:46:26 +0000 UTCYes I cant wait for Caera to find out the truth about arthur and hopefully to see her get stronger with her soul fire and hopefully get more spells while training with seris.
2022-02-22 19:43:59 +0000 UTCW chapter W author W series
2022-02-22 19:42:41 +0000 UTCThank you Turtle!! 🤩
F4kego4t
2022-02-22 19:42:13 +0000 UTCYasss
Chad
2022-02-22 19:35:18 +0000 UTCDude you just made me lol because thats probably true. He was probably like damn I have to sweeten them up or they're all gonna unsub after this
Chad
2022-02-22 19:35:00 +0000 UTC🤩🤩Thank you Turtle
2022-02-22 19:34:53 +0000 UTCTHANKS YOU GOAT
Lorwus
2022-02-22 19:29:11 +0000 UTCas much as i love this surprise bonus chapter, it's too good to make it a patreon exclusive... tapas readers should get to enjoy this catharsis
AntiMatterDynamite
2022-02-22 19:24:56 +0000 UTCA nice break form witch queen for a surprise chapter, thanks turtleme
2022-02-22 19:24:48 +0000 UTCWow turtle thanks for the extra little chapter seriously was not expecting it at all and of course was beautiful as always!! <3
2022-02-22 19:24:24 +0000 UTCGod is good
2022-02-22 19:22:58 +0000 UTCit wouldn't explain his powers at all.. just his mysteriousness
AntiMatterDynamite
2022-02-22 19:22:56 +0000 UTCThat's what I was hoping for!! What happened after grey left! Thanks turtle for this. Thanks sooooooo much!!!
Darijum Lee
2022-02-22 19:22:32 +0000 UTCThank you. Just letting you know. We would love more surprise chapters like this :)
Homer L Sanchez
2022-02-22 19:22:21 +0000 UTC@RAGHAV SHARMA An Ellie Pov with Arthur showing up wouldn't be a bad thing though. I would rather enjoy it.
Thomas Morlock
2022-02-22 19:19:17 +0000 UTC"What the actual fuck" 😂🤣😂🤣. That's my girl. Died laughing. Hope next chapter she gets those answers i want to see her reaction when she finds out who he is. She's gonna get even more wet...with tears. You see that boys? Caera was brought to him by fate she said it herself. Caeraxgray all the way
Chad
2022-02-22 19:18:38 +0000 UTCthank you so much turtle!
2022-02-22 19:16:36 +0000 UTCOn a Tuesday? Best mid week gift ever!!!
Michi
2022-02-22 19:16:29 +0000 UTCOmg i was hoping the next chapter was something like this, but to get it early!!
Max
2022-02-22 19:15:07 +0000 UTCYay for more Caera! And dude…. You’re the best. Love you, Turtle!
Cal
2022-02-22 19:13:35 +0000 UTCpeak
BottleofJhin
2022-02-22 19:13:23 +0000 UTCHe's sweetening it up so we get Ellie pov Friday
2022-02-22 19:12:43 +0000 UTCalways**
jake
2022-02-22 19:11:49 +0000 UTCCaera hopefully finna get some real answers now. can't wait!
Gamer Guide
2022-02-22 19:11:46 +0000 UTCTake my money man
NeatOburrito
2022-02-22 19:11:45 +0000 UTCThankyou turtleme :) amazing chapter as aly
jake
2022-02-22 19:11:40 +0000 UTCThank you always Turtle!!
2022-02-22 19:11:40 +0000 UTCI love you Turtleme!
levi aclao
2022-02-22 19:11:14 +0000 UTCTurtle, you truly are a blessing.
2022-02-22 19:10:15 +0000 UTCWas taking a shit and got an email about a surprise chapter. I now have numb legs and a huge smile. Turtle DA GAWWWD
2022-02-22 19:09:19 +0000 UTCThis is truly a magical day for all.
2022-02-22 19:08:55 +0000 UTCVery good chapter love de pov on everybody jeep up the good work thx for the chapter
2022-02-22 19:08:46 +0000 UTCWow, I guess this chapter was what we all waited for. Three splendid POVs. Tuesday treat! Now we will move to Dicathen, I reckon. Haven’t heard any news from there for a while. As for Caera, it’s pretty interesting that she somehow evades a possibility of Grey being from another continent. Because that would really connect a lot of dots. Correct me if I’m wrong.
2022-02-22 19:08:33 +0000 UTCAwsome
2022-02-22 19:07:42 +0000 UTCThank you Awesome as always
2022-02-22 19:06:57 +0000 UTCHell yeah made this week even better thanks Turtle 😭🙏
Alexav
2022-02-22 19:06:46 +0000 UTCAbsolutely amazing chapter. Perfection. Thank you so much Turtle
Jason
2022-02-22 19:06:08 +0000 UTCThis is better than Christmas
2022-02-22 19:05:45 +0000 UTCI really want Seris to tell her who Grey truly is
2022-02-22 19:05:24 +0000 UTCHappy Birthday! It's the day after my birthday today lol. This is an awesome treat!
Raymond M
2022-02-22 19:05:22 +0000 UTCchirstmas came a little early this year
SouperRiskyyy
2022-02-22 19:05:17 +0000 UTCOh hell. That was so perfect. What a great treat. And not only that, but one that was so well written. Thanks as always!
Jim Payne
2022-02-22 19:03:22 +0000 UTCTHIS CHAPTER WAS FUCKING AMAZING OMFG
2022-02-22 19:03:16 +0000 UTCFUCK YES THANK YOU
AntiMatterDynamite
2022-02-22 19:03:03 +0000 UTCWasn’t expecting this. Awesome work turtle!
2022-02-22 19:01:48 +0000 UTC*Gasp*. *passes out*
Chad
2022-02-22 19:01:28 +0000 UTCThat was awesome!!!!!!! Thank you turtle!!!!!! Made our days instantly better!
CZPokeblade
2022-02-22 19:00:51 +0000 UTCAnd this Ladies and Gentlemens is how you go to heaven. TY TurtleMe!
Flagestis
2022-02-22 19:00:36 +0000 UTCThank you so much turtle !
2022-02-22 19:00:16 +0000 UTCOmfg
kyle knight
2022-02-22 18:58:42 +0000 UTCAhhh!! It’s actually by birthday today (the one I’ve been looking forward to for years.. 😊 2/22/22 on a Tuesday). Great birthday present!! ❤️🥳
Vanessa Lim
2022-02-22 18:56:54 +0000 UTCThe start to the Caera POV is so funny
2022-02-22 18:56:32 +0000 UTCYoooooo!!!!
Miguel
2022-02-22 18:56:28 +0000 UTCOmg this is sooo good
2022-02-22 18:55:54 +0000 UTCDuuuuuuuuuddddddddeeeeeeeee! You just made my whole week so much better! Thank you turtle-sama! Now on to reading!!!
Charles Jones
2022-02-22 18:54:12 +0000 UTCWe love u, you are the owner of my paychecks
Pablo Felix
2022-02-22 18:53:55 +0000 UTCWE LOVE YOU SO MUCH
WaK3 Ca11
2022-02-22 18:53:28 +0000 UTC🐐
2022-02-22 18:53:26 +0000 UTCTHE GOAT STRIKES AGAIN
2022-02-22 18:53:13 +0000 UTCTurtle da GAWDDDDDD
Evankhell
2022-02-22 18:53:10 +0000 UTCNANI???? Tank you DADDY turtle!!!!!
Gamer Guide
2022-02-22 18:53:04 +0000 UTCTHANK YOU SO MUCH 😭
2022-02-22 18:53:01 +0000 UTCBTW love u Turtle thank you❤️
Buorasss
2022-02-22 18:53:00 +0000 UTC2/22/22 best day ever
2022-02-22 18:52:55 +0000 UTCI swear I visited the page right now hoping that this would happen, and HERE WE GO GUYS
Buorasss
2022-02-22 18:52:46 +0000 UTCDaddy turtleme has blessed us!
Austin
2022-02-22 18:52:36 +0000 UTCTyyyyyy
Max
2022-02-22 18:52:34 +0000 UTCThis is the best thing to have ever happen lmaooo thank you turtle
Ossif
2022-02-22 18:52:26 +0000 UTCWell this was a suprise
Dan Remy
2022-02-22 18:52:24 +0000 UTCOmg Thank you ❤
Murdog
2022-02-22 18:52:19 +0000 UTCIs it Christmas?
2022-02-22 18:52:18 +0000 UTCWoooooaaahhhhh Tuesday drop?!?? Let’s gooo!!
Rocco Mangiaterra
2022-02-22 18:52:16 +0000 UTCHell yeah
2022-02-22 18:52:14 +0000 UTCCool
2022-02-22 18:52:13 +0000 UTCON A TUESDAY
Carth
2022-02-22 18:52:09 +0000 UTCWhy thank you kind sir
PrixNDix
2022-02-22 18:52:03 +0000 UTC
