Novels by scarfaced

[Notice: Dark Magic is being used for preparation of evolution.]WHAT!? Now!? Are you kidding me, Cheru!?[Answer: Once started, the process cannot be stopped.]Oh, hell naw. You picked the middle of Doomsday: Raiden Edition™ for this?!A deafening whoosh cut through the air as Raiden zipped into the sky like an over-caffeinated meteor, well beyond my reach. What followed? Oh, nothing major. Just a torrential downpour of murder—ice spikes, boulders, elemental carnage falling like she ordered the Apocalypse Combo Meal with extra devastation.I threw up a dark magic dome five meters wide and just let it eat everything like a cosmic Roomba. Until this Evolution nonsense finishes, my only goal: don't die.Small shield, less strain. Thanks for the tip, Raiden—my brain's not doing backflips this time.As the darkness faded, I spotted her up there. Floating. Watching. Judging. Probably sipping metaphorical tea while waiting for me to combust or something.Time to go on offense.I summoned mu

"Before we get started, how about you heal yourself first? I don't want to lecture someone who's half-dead and shivering like a wet puppy.""Are you sure?""Why not?""Isn't using it a little bit... unfair?"She paused. Then she laughed—hand over her mouth like a noblewoman in a tea party. I half-expected her to say "Oh dear, how uncivilized" next.Did I say something funny?"That's why you're not using it? Even though you're clearly one sneeze away from collapsing?""Yeah… is there a problem with that?"Truth is, I was trying to drain my Mana on purpose to level up my Elemental Magic. Strategy, not stupidity. Big difference.She raised a brow. "Are you sure you're a Summon? Because that logic sounds more like a background NPC with a martyr complex."Ahem… about that."So let me get this straight—you won't think it's unfair if I heal myself right now?"She crossed one leg over the other, leaned forward like a cat preparing to pounce. "Of course I won't. You think the world's fair? Pff

This is insane, Cherubim! You can manipulate Time? Seriously!?[Answer: Desperate situation needs desperate Solution]Make sense! Just by watching Raiden above me, I would be lying if I said my knees weren't trembling by now. I watched as the dark cloud above us lit up, and a massive thunder strike descended to the ground in slow motion, as if God was unleashing its wrath upon me, and I was standing right at the very center of its assault.The view was breathtaking yet scary at the same time. There were explosions of colors, manas, and even elemental particles. I bet if things weren't slowed down, I'd probably be dead by now. So this is what magic could do.And here I thought shooting massive fireballs and generating a thunder strike through my hand was already a great feat. I was gravely mistaken.Was the sight of such destructive power weakened me?Kind off! I never knew such power existed except for the roleplaying game I was addicted to back in my world. [Confirmed: Common Eart

[Notice: Dark Magic is being used for preparation of evolution.]WHAT!? Now!? Are you kidding me, Cheru!?[Answer: Once started, the process cannot be stopped.]Oh, hell naw. You picked the middle of Doomsday: Raiden Edition™ for this?!A deafening whoosh cut through the air as Raiden zipped into the sky like an over-caffeinated meteor, well beyond my reach. What followed? Oh, nothing major. Just a torrential downpour of murder—ice spikes, boulders, elemental carnage falling like she ordered the Apocalypse Combo Meal with extra devastation.I threw up a dark magic dome five meters wide and just let it eat everything like a cosmic Roomba. Until this Evolution nonsense finishes, my only goal: don't die.Small shield, less strain. Thanks for the tip, Raiden—my brain's not doing backflips this time.As the darkness faded, I spotted her up there. Floating. Watching. Judging. Probably sipping metaphorical tea while waiting for me to combust or something.Time to go on offense.I summoned mu

"Before we get started, How about you heal yourself first? I don't want to educate someone while he's shivering from his injuries.""Are you sure?""Why not?""Isn't using it a little bit unfair?"She paused for a few moments, then laughed while covering her mouth.Did I say something funny?"That's why you're not using it even though you are already on the brink of losing?""Yeah, is there a problem with it?"The truth was I was trying to drain my Mana to level up my Elemental magic! "Are you sure you are a Summon? That's completely out of character."Ahm, about that."You mean you won't think it's unfair even if I heal myself?"She alternated her crossing feet and leaned towards me. "Of course, I will not. Do not refrain from using your own advantages just because you feel it's unfair. That's not how this world works; if others cannot do something, it's on them. Do not blame it on yourself that you can do what they cannot. It's not our fault that we are superior to them.""If you s

This is bad! This is bad!Countless root-like vines emerged from the forest throughout the arena and rushed towards me.I activated my Ice magic and froze the ground around me, including most of the trees inside the arena, but the gigantic vines didn't even flinch and continued their charge.The roots hiding underground instantly grabbed me, but just like what happened at the hole earlier, they were trying to hold me down without causing any damage, apparently leading me to the worst-case scenario of exhausting myself before I could even fight her directly.I stopped them by burning them down using my Fire magic and Wind magic while using my extreme speed to dodge; however, due to me being occupied with dodging the vines, it was already too late when I noticed the literal thundercloud forming right above me and blasted a devastating thunder strike coming from the sky.After the deafening roar of the thunder strike, I had just taken, I immediately felt the surge of massive physical boo

I clenched the dagger that I held tightly. It was found by one of the Inquisitors in our search. The dagger had the mark of the beacon of Aon, it’s metal was of high-quality mithril. Its clean blade suggested that someone had maintained it meticulously daily. The sheath was covered with leather of unknown origins, but its hardness suggests that it came from a very strong beast.“With this, it means the forces of Dark had even penetrated the Great Cathedral…” an Inquisitor said with shame.“How did they manage to get past without us noticing? We should have detected their essence of death,” Another one cried.“The only explanation is that they’re not even the undead or a demon. Start searching for more clues,” I ordered the Inquisitors. They bowed before disappearing into the shadows again.There were signs of the owner of the coins everywhere. From the Great Cathedral to the market district. What was his agenda? What does he achieve by leaving trails for us to follow? Was he mocking u

“Hold on, we’re not here to preach or something. We’re here to find good weapons and armor. We have money to pay, I think,” I explained.“Is that so? Then come in and browse, I’ll just be at my forge. My shop specializes in taking in requests that’s why my door wasn’t open.”We entered the building and saw a typical shop with a large door going to a forge. There were tables lined with high-quality weapons and armor on display cases at the front of the shop. There were some various armors on stands with intricate poses. Beyond the door was a workshop containing a large forge and tools.The little girl went to her forge and started smithing as we browsed through her displays. I picked up a sword from a case and examined it. Compared to the old sword, this weapon was very sharp and well-balanced and it was overall sturdy. I could also feel a hint of enchantment, giving the sword a magical property. It was also blessed by some kind of force that I’m not familiar with.“This sword...other

My mind hadn’t felt this relaxed since a thousand years ago. I stretched my bony body as I put on my clothes once more. I got out of the large bathroom and complimented the monks on their hot spring.“Hot spring? The bath springs of Aon are known to be really cold...why is there steam coming out of the bathroom you just got out of?”My companions and I ignored the ramblings of the priests as we left to tour more around. It had been a few days since we left the stronghold, but we’ve already felt like it’s been a year.Although our bodies didn’t tire, we still enjoyed the mortal pleasures of enjoying a comfy bed and lying around, not doing anything for a while, every so and often.“Should we enjoy some fresh beds in a tavern?” I asked my companions. The group agreed in unison so we decided to head to the market district of Aon.Although not as busy as the Great Cathedral, the market district still boasted a great number of people. As the types of shops varied, from simple food shops to

I bowed before the Grand Cardinal Lexicas II, and tapped my chest above the heart. This act of prayer was said to symbolize Saint Geraldine tapping his chest every so and often, checking his beating heart, and begging for forgiveness from the Goddess as it is said that as long as you are alive, you still have not finished your task given by the Goddess.Similarly, I was praying for forgiveness as forces of Dark had intruded into the Holy City itself without us noticing, especially since I was the Head of Guards. The very Inquisitor group that should stand guard every day and night, watching every shadow and crack. And yet, we had failed in our holy task.“This is indeed...very troubling,” Lexicas II said as he inspected the coin. His delicate and frail hands moved about the coin, absorbing every detail of the piece of metal. Though old, Lexicas II was still wise, logical, and very devoted.The coin which he held was an ancient coin of significant history. Only the highest of the high

By the second day of our tour of Aon, we had toured much of the outer layer of the city which boasted exotic places such as the Garden of Life, whose plants were seemingly moving by themselves, giving the expression that everything in the garden was living, breathing, and thinking. However, we had to cut our tour short because, for some reason, the largest plant in the garden attempted to attack us.We quickly escaped and let the guards handle the problem. I was sure it was trying to attack everyone in the vicinity and not just us. I mean, for what reason would a holy plant attack us?The Great Holy City of Aon hosted many types of people ranging from humans to elves, from fairies to lycans, and from beggars to nobles. It was a truly cosmopolitan city. I wondered if all the cities in this world were like this. I like being optimistic, at the very least.Throughout our tour, we learned many things about Aon, its religion, and its culture. From what I gathered from the priests and the h

Just another day as a guard to the holiest place on the continent. Although the job is uneventful, it’s guaranteed to keep you and your family fed as long as you don’t screw up your job. Be nice to pilgrims, collect the entrance fee, and be done with the day.I lugged around a bag of coins towards the administrative office. I hated this part of the job. Every week, we choose a poor fellow to carry these heavy bags of coins to the office. What’s worse is that recently the wheelbarrow broke so we had to manually carry these up to the office itself as punishment for our tardiness.I slammed a bag down on the table of the administrator sweating. “This...this is one of the bags...I’ll have to come back again,” I panted.The lady who was standing by the window of the office room was clad in heavy, red-tinted silver armor. She was the Head of Guard of Aon, Lady Adrianna of Aon, so she was the one who punished us to carry the bag directly to her. Tsk. Damned Inquisitors. They’re so hot-headed