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The next four days passed in a blur. Dantalion, parse the info, then repeat. I actually had to start using Beelzebub to speed up my sorting, because after repeated usage, I'd realized Dantalion actually had one crippling weakness. It produced TOO MUCH data. I had reams and reams of paper stacked...
Turns out, he did NOT have a map. Which, given that it was private property and had been built a century or two ago, wasn't surprising. So we had to go and case the place ourselves. Finding it was pretty easy, but on arrival, we ran into the obvious problem of the extremely dense security.
I'd...
The next day was pretty quiet. I'd slept in the Heart, and upon waking, gotten my wishes stocked up in the ring. I'd considered using them, but honestly, given the million point end goal, if I forced myself to tick down the stats day by day I'd probably go insane. Letting them build up and...
"This is the coolest thing I've ever seen," said Ray bluntly as we pushed through the hanging flower vines, stepping into the house. I'd taken to calling it the Heart of the Forest, because it was what popped into my head when I made it, and when I'd told the others the name had stuck.
The...
Archie's fight with the Queen wasp was pretty spectacular. Lots of fire and screeching, though the purification didn't seem to hurt ALL of the wasp, just parts of it. Archie had other weapons, namely very sharp D-rank talons and very fast wings. His flames seemed to boost his own physical power...
"Well, that didn't take long," Vesper said casually as the fog cleared. I had two minutes left on my timer, but it occurred to me wasting it on random larvae MIGHT be a poor use of my resources. In my defense, I'd been bored and it had seemed fun. A trilling cry rang out as my phoenix swooped...
Rather than just grind wishes and relax, the next day I decided to check in with the others (though I did store my eight scrolls in the ring before I left) . Vesper, Ray, Desria, and all my friends from the first round had been busy with their own trials, some of which had started while I was...
I woke up with a headache. Again. I grimaced, massaging my head. This was becoming a fucking habit again, and I wasn't excited about it. I sat up with a groan, looking around…and noticed I could see. Which was objectively better than before I'd passed out, when my eyeballs had exploded in my...
It's easier to hit higher ranks on higher ranked planets. She's not a prodigy, just rich with a powerful dad in a place where ranking up is easier. Even her Path is pretty generic.
It's a B-rank planet. Power distribution works different. People below F can't even survive there outside designated areas, and renown is weighted the higher you go. Also her dad is really rich, which helps. Good elixirs, good PR by association etc. Some of the TREES on Rackham are C-rank. Not...
The activation of Gluttony changed the game. Aside from torn muscles from the electrocution, I hadn't realized how much fucking FATIGUE had build up on my climb. Every step drove me deeper into pain and exhaustion, and I'd been staggering up the stairs the last for staircases. But all that...
I arrived at the trial relatively early. Even strolling, I'd given myself plenty of time, and this one wasn't too far away. When I got there, I was pleased to see Harper, Elena, and Mnemosyne had already arrived, and were standing talking to two strangers. That said, the number of actual...
We had five days until the next trial, and I spent them practicing with my new mask. There was a whole binding ritual where I had to bleed on it, then dance around it, then sing it a song…I was pretty sure at least half of that was Zeke fucking with me to see how far I would go, but I'd been...
The next day I got in touch with Zeke. As our resident master Enchanter (sort of) he was the first person I needed to talk to about my idea to offset the soul strain from my pseudo Domains. I hadn't considered it before really because it seemed easier to just not use them, but in reality I kind...
The descending platform was invisible, naturally, but it was also powerful enough to warp the air, which kind of defeated the purpose of that first part. The final effect was a bit like I imagine you would get if you tried to crush someone under a wide, flat cylinder made of the heat distortions...
The next five days were pretty mundane. Almost boring, to be honest. Physical combat practice with my apprentice, Life Nova baths with the clones, Life Nova infusion with the egg. Rinse. Repeat. If I had to hit something with a stick one more time I was going to start a riot in the middle of a...
I was feeling much better after my Life Nova bath. My muscles were pleasantly invigorated and rejuvenated, and I had plenty of energy to burn off, even though my soul was still fragile. The feeling of being energized and exhausted at the same time was admittedly a little strange, but I was just...
Bernadette and Elena were waiting downstairs. Just in case there was some kind of candidate specific information being kept secret, I sent Bella to wait in the dining room before entering the library to meet them. I was a little surprised Elena was even still here, and then I was surprised she...
I woke up in a dimly lit room with a headache. This was pretty consistent with my unfortunately vast experience as an unconscious person, so it actually took me a second to remember why that wasn't where I was supposed to be. If my people had been around, I'd have got it, Callie or Benny or even...
The first step into the lake was agonizing. My foot passed into the water and pain poured into me. It rolled up my, into the pit in my stomach, but it left trails of broken glass dragging through me as it passed. It wasn't the same as I suspected it would be on its own though. Pain, energy, all...