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B8 - Chapter 59: Ultimate Domain
Zeke’s eyes were grave as he observed the distant fight.He watched as the treants fell one by one. He watched as Rhea flailed, desperately trying to strike her enemies.He watched as wounds piled across her body and the ground grew slick with her blood.And yet, he did not act. It was not out of callousness, nor becaus...
B8 - Chapter 57: A Titan’s Faith
Rhea experienced a strange sensation.If she did not know any better, she would have said she was nervous. But could that be possible? Her? Nervous? Facing a bunch of puny humans?Though she was still young, she was a Titan. How could a Titan fear the likes of them, with their frail bodies and insincere hearts? Even so, ...
B8 - Chapter 55: The Sentence
Zeke did not give anyone the time to protest.He straightened, posture rigid, expression cold and distant, the faint trace of something regal settling over his features. When he spoke, it was not to the prince, but to the ten Archmages seated along the chamber’s sides.“I sentence all of you to forced labor.”The wo...
B8 - Chapter 54: Judgment
The audience chamber fell deathly quiet.Even the faint pitter-patter of footsteps coming from beyond the broken door seemed to vanish in that moment. It was as if the entire world was holding its breath at his audacity.I alone am enough to face all ten of you.When had there ever been a Grandmage so bold? Not ten agains...
B8 - Chapter 53: I Am Enough
Zeke’s steps did not slow, no matter who called out to him or what they said, nor did he ask for directions.He already had a rough understanding of the palace layout, and the place he was heading for lay at its very center. It appeared to be a large audience chamber, and it was also where he could sense Raileh’s me...
B8 - Chapter 52: Who Are We?
Zeke’s gait was slow. He wandered the streets without direction. His thoughts lingered on the information Cassius had relayed to him.The prince ruling this place was named Edras, the third son of the Queen of Rukia. He had been placed in charge of the sanctuary at the start of the war and, as a result, had not taken ...
B8 - Chapter 51: The Weight of Belief
Zeke's senses extended outward, searching. Though he could not perceive much, it was still better than moving blindly. His feet carried him down the central road toward the heart of the settlement.For a while, his search remained fruitless. Then, at last, he sensed something. A familiar presence. It was a vague fee...
B8 - Chapter 50: Sanctuary
The scar carved by the Legion ended without ceremony.One moment, the path lay before them—trampled earth and splintered stumps stretching toward the horizon. The next, it simply stopped. Beyond that line, the forest stood as it had for centuries, untouched and dense with undergrowth that would have swallowed a lesser...
B8 - Chapter 49: Old Acquaintance II
True to the feisty Titan Zeke remembered, Rhea did not waste a moment. She charged at once, clearly having no intention of talking to her opponent.Her club tore through the air, the resulting gale sounding less like the aftermath of an attack and more like a force of nature unleashed.Despite her speed and ferocity, she...
B8 - Chapter 48: Old Acquaintance
Zeke had the Alexandria follow the treeline, holding back from diving into the verdant depths of the vast forest.According to the information Irisen had provided, it was impossible to locate the sanctuary from the air. If that were not the case, the Wind Mages of the Ehrenlegion would have discovered it long ago. Even ...
B8 - Chapter 47: Matters of Strategy
After his success at Prison Camp #82, Zeke struck twice more using the same tactics. Not even two full days had passed by the time he raided the third prison, leaving the Legion's high command no time to devise countermeasures.The relentless pace put a tremendous strain on Irisen, who could barely recover her stren...
B8 - Chapter 46: Rich Harvest
Zeke returned to his senses a moment later, finally grasping the meaning behind Akasha's words. By then, the Alexandria had already resumed its advance.The sudden turn of events raised many questions in his mind. Still, he held them back, knowing he would see the answers for himself in a moment.As expected, he soon...
B8 - Chapter 45: Upwind
The Alexandria drifted through the night like a silent specter, and not even the air was disturbed by her passing. Even if an army had been stationed below, no one would have sensed anything out of the ordinary.Not that it mattered.Under normal circumstances, there might have been some travelers about, but the narrow m...
B8 - Chapter 44: Revised Expectations
"What's the final tally?"Akasha's gaze turned vacant for an instant."One hundred and seventeen individuals have been extracted from prison camp seventy-three. One hundred and two with augmented ears, and fifteen who were still held in isolation cells."A small frown crept onto Zeke's face at ...
B8 - Chapter 43: The Taming of the Shrew II
After reading the comments on my last chapter, I’ve decided to make a small adjustment.You were right to point out that the final sentence felt off. It came across as needlessly blunt and clashed with the carefully built tone of the scene.What has changed?Not much. Simply disregard the final sentence of the previous ...
B8 - Chapter 42: The Taming of the Shrew I
The sound intensified, deep and powerful, like a blacksmith hammering away at a block of iron. With every reverberation, David’s expression grew more serious."...Was it truly wise to send Raileh away, young lord?"Zeke shook his head. "We are not trying to pick a fight. Besides, I have the utmost confidenc...
B8 - Chapter 41: The Guardless Prison II
Time resumed its usual flow.Yet, Zeke did not move. He did not explode into action, nor did he order his people to attack... except for one.Slowly, the blond-haired figure began to sway, then fell forward. The Mind Mage, who had stood on the opposite side of the room, collapsed without even trying to brace the fall. Th...
B8 - Chapter 40: The Guardless Prison I
[Notice]The target location will come into view at any moment.Zeke’s gaze sharpened, his eyes scanning the distant horizon.This was the moment of truth. His entire strategy, his entire plan, hinged on his ability to raid this prison. If he could not overcome its defenses, then everything he had worked toward would co...
B8 - Chapter 39: Flower of the East
"Why are you moving so slowly?" The command was punctuated by a shove, not the first one Khaelryn had received on their short trek up the stairs.Again and again, he lowered his head and quickened his pace. Unease coiled in his chest with every step that took him farther from the life he had come to know. This w...
B8 - Chapter 38: Chains of Obedience
The meal was awful. A slimy soup with a few clumps of hardened bread, slop barely better than what pigs would eat.Khaelryn devoured it as if it were a feast.In the two weeks since his release from the darkness, he had never once regretted his choice. His new life was one of contentment. Not only did he get to see the s...
B8 - Chapter 37: Whispers in the Dark
Utter darkness.That was all Khaelryn could see. Or would it be more accurate to say could not see?He sighed deliberately. Not to express his feelings; there was nobody here to hear it anyway. It was simply to break the numbing monotony.It was so very different from what he had expected. When the Empire had taken him an...
B8 - Chapter 36: The Unpredictable Blade
"Our next target will be..."Zeke's finger slid across the eastern reaches, past Thalebrook, past Gwyrel Ford, and past a dozen more settlements before stopping deep within the inland."...This."Linus and Morris, standing to his left, both leaned closer to see the exact point he had chosen. Their expr...
B8 - Chapter 35: Terms of Allegiance
"That is a blatant lie!" an elderly woman exclaimed. "I have seen what you can do. With the forces gathered here, it would be a piece of cake to take Thalebrook, maybe even Gwyrel Ford.""...To what end?" Linus asked. "They have no strategic value."Zeke listened quietly. He had called sev...
B8 - Chapter 34: Whispers Before Dawn
Pitter patter, pitter patter.Viola buried her head deeper into the pillow.Pitter patter, pitter patter.Just a little bit longer...Pitter patter, pitter patter."Fuck!"The pillow sailed across the room, struck the door, and dropped to the floor.Pitter patter, pitter patter.Her tired eyes cracked open and drifted ...
B8 - Chapter 33: The Price of War
Zeke watched the pitiful sight of the once high and mighty Fire Mage rolling in the dirt, desperately trying to avoid another strike from his blind spot.Ungraceful as it was, the maneuver worked—Elder Tiger sailed past without landing a hit. Zelkara, however, had been waiting for exactly that dodge.Her spear didn’t...
B8 - Chapter 32: The Might of Hohenheim
Trying out a new audiobook voice that I like :) -------------------------------------The words had barely registered when David caught a flicker of movement.Even with the sharpened senses of an Archmage, he could hardly follow the streak that flashed past. It moved like a bolt of lightning, reaching its target in the s...
B8 - Chapter 31: The Might of Feuerkranz
David’s breath came ragged, the smoke and ash burning his throat with every inhale.How foolish. How arrogant.The mere fact that he had asked his young lord why he hadn’t been ordered to kill the enemy Mage now felt like a slap to his own face.His gaze locked onto the walking inferno before him. Flaming red hair, ge...
B8 - Chapter 30: First Deployment V
“They’re about to meet.”Zeke nodded, his gaze fixed on the point where the Bloodguard would soon collide with the Ehrenlegion.“Young Lord,” Morris said carefully, “was it… wise to send them out without further orders? If we lose the Bloodguard, our options will be limited.”Zeke didn’t look up. “If w...
B8 - Chapter 29: First Deployment IV
Zelkara kicked off the ground, the world turning into a blur.She did not hold back—something about the man before her told her this fight required seriousness.The distance between them vanished. Zelkara already pictured her spear carving into his neck. He was late in his defense; the flames in his hands had only begu...
B8 - Chapter 28: First Deployment III
Several rows of shield-wielding soldiers in heavy armor marched at the front, followed by a line of robed humans whose hands glowed with arcane power. These were their targets—the ones turning the forest to ash.Zelkara spotted them from afar. The light of the burning trees illuminated their formation, and they allowe...
