Neo gave the central tower gates a nudge, and they opened slowly. The towering walls were adorned with intricate carvings depicting different creatures, cryptic symbols, and scenes of different battles. The stone floors were polished to a gleaming sheen, reflecting the soft glow of the magical orbs that hovered in midair, casting a gentle light throughout the chamber. {How are they still functional?} 'Might be some sort of formation.' The moment they set foot in the tower, the walls lit up, and they felt the surrounding scenery changing. Neo grabbed Selene's hand while sending Bolt and Psyche back into the chamber. The changes in his surroundings took a while and Neo found himself standing in an open space, which was surrounded by trees. He unfurled his wings and took to the sky. Upon looking around, he found himself in what looked like a forest which was stretched to the horizon. {Might be distortion magic.} ‘It is a pretty good one.’ Neo descended and told Selene his findings
Neo came closer to the guardian and tore it apart. He wanted to see what it was made of as he didn't detect any life aura from it."A golem."He found the gears and machinery which it was composed of, and a core that looked like it was made of solidified mana.{Doing of a mage.}‘Yeah, this world is far too behind for a mechanical one.’Neo held the core and found its mana was fully spent, and that might also be the reason that it lost. He sent the body and the core to the chamber as he wanted to see its mechanism, which might help him in making one for himself."Congratulations on defeating the guardian. Now you'll need to clear the path to the tomb of the Monarchs to get the key that would activate the node."A path opened, leading to an unknown because the road stretched to the horizon. Neo looked toward the path and then started moving in the opposite direction. Selene had also recovered and followed him, puzzled by why he did that."That way is a trap."Neo just said that as he k
Blaze stood before the sphere, which enveloped Victor, and black knuckles appeared over his hand. He wanted to see just how much this "Psychic Shield" can handle before popping.Bang*He barraged the shield with full force, but other than it bending inward a little, nothing else happened. Victor sneered as though he expected the result and mocked Blaze, "What happened? Weren't you haughty a moment ago? If you can break through this shield. I'll kill myself."Blaze didn't bother with him as he kept hitting the sphere for a while, but nothing happened to it. He changed the knuckles to a spear and tried piercing through it, but the moment the spear came in contact with the shield; it felt like he touched a ball of cotton as all of accumulated energy in it disappeared."Hahaha, whatever you try, nothing is going to work, tire yourself out, insignificant ant."The spear vanished from his hand as Blaze walked closer to the sphere and touched it with his hand. He wanted to see what it was ma
Blaze wanted to be done with this quest faster. Selene appeared next to him while he was lost in thoughts and asked, "What are you thinking?" Blaze turned toward her and said, "That you became even more beautiful." Selene became dazed a little and her mouth corners arched up, her cheek a little flushed. Blaze saw her untamable aura and muttered, "Another monster is born." Luckily, Selene didn't hear what he said, as she was lost in her own thoughts. "Let's go." Neo started walking again to where he was going before. He called Bolt and Psyche out as well. Selene's attention at this moment was on the guardian that she defeated and wanted to ask how did he make it functional again. "A perk of my class." Blaze answered as he stopped walking as there were stairs before him going up. He put the guardian away and said to Bolt, "Buddy, can you control your size?" Bolt looked at Neo for a while, understanding what he was asking before shaking his head in denial. Neo nodded as he rubbe
Host: "Such a grim and somber scene, Sarah. Can you shed some light on the events leading up to this violent incident?"Reporter: "John, the exact sequence of events remains shrouded in mystery. Witnesses report hearing intense clashes echoing through the once-gilded mansion. As for the cause and motivations behind this tragedy, we are still piecing together the fragments of information available."Host: "It sounds like a scene straight out of a nightmare, Sarah. Can you describe the atmosphere in the hall?"Reporter: "Indeed, John. The atmosphere is thick with an eerie silence, broken only by the occasional creaking of damaged structures. The weight of sorrow and devastation is palpable, leaving an indelible mark on all who bear witness to this heart-wrenching aftermath."Host: "Thank you, Sarah, for your brave reporting amidst such a haunting scene. We hope that further investigation will shed light on the mysteries surrounding this tragedy. Stay safe."Reporter: "Thank you, John. W
Hello, there. Author here. Hope you are in great health. We have reached the milestone of 150 chapter which concluded the first volume. I know some of you might be wondering why I named the first volume as Curiosity when there was nothing that indicated that point anywhere in the whole volume, (at least not more prominently.) But just trust me, the author, as you'll get to see why it was named as such and why the second volume have this name as well. So before moving onto the next chapter let's see the attributes or one can say the status panel of everyone so far. The first would be Selene Hawthorne who would play a more prominent role in the second volume as she is the arc that will keep Neo/Blaze from sinking: 『 Name: Selene Hawthorne Species: Vampire Progenitor (Lilitu's Path) Class: Nightspawn Level: 42 Stats: Health: 66,000/66,000 Nether Energy : 124,000/124,000 Strength: 1,200 Stamina: 900 Agility : 1,120 Intelligence: 1,040 Vitality : 1,200
Rumble*Pitter* Patter*Tip* Tip*In the blood-stained throne room, a young man sat slumped against a wall, his body battered and broken, blood dripping from his body, hitting the ground, unknown whether or not it was his own. His body, adorned with gruesome wounds. Holes, deep and jagged, marred his flesh, revealing glimpses of bone beneath. Slowly, his injuries started mending. One arm, once mechanical and now completely mangled, hung limply at his side, his legs crushed, broken bones and mechanical part visible, giving a horrifying image.Rumble*But he sat there, devoid of any pain. His gaze, sorrowful, fixated on a frozen coffin at a distance, encased in what appeared to be a girl, suspended in time; her features etched with a haunting serenity. The young man's heart weighed heavy with regret, for he had been unable to save her from this icy fate. The hall, now a macabre tableau of death, was strewn with lifeless bodies decorated with holes that looked like a mountain of weapon
Roar*Bang*A bolt of lightning hit the boss monster as Bolt charged at it, leaving behind a streak of lightning. He started accumulating energy as he sped up and upon coming in contact with the monster.Boom*A surge of electricity filled the area as Bolt tried tackling the big guy, but he only made himself slide a few feet back. He started charging again, as he needed to buy some time for Neo to charge his attack.He replaced the guardian as that piece of metal was sent out of commission by the boss mob as it took a hit from the monster's Divine Beam. It was destroyed after it took that head on. Neo didn't even have time to take it back.ZAP!Roar*Bolts of lightning struck the monster as it roared in pain and covered itself with its wings, which gave Bolt more chances to attack. The monster wanted to retaliate, but it was also too late to counter as stardust from Psyche over it turn it sluggish, and it became a little weakened.It searched around for the culprit, who appeared and d
He strolled with Selene, empty streets, crickets chirping, a peaceful wind blowing and the stars and moon in the sky gave the whole stroll a romantic feeling. Neo and Selene kept walking as he held her hand, a sweet smile on Selene's smile, which could melt even the Nether Iceberg. Neo felt a strange peace and said to her, "Thank you." They arrived at a small hill, waves crashing against its foot. Selene used her hand and slowly put the waving hair behind her ear, asking, "What for?" "Everything." "Didn't you already thank me?" "But it's still not enough." Neo sat down. Selene followed as she grasped his shoulder and put his head over her lap. A smile followed as she used her hand to massage her head. "You charmed me with this." A small chuckle left her mouth as she laughed lightly. Selene was a person who was conservative and that followed with her emotions as well, as she showed too little of them to anyone unless she was alone with Neo, as a smile could always be observed wh
"Kyrie, we need some information." (A/N Kyrie [Κύριε] means sir in ancient Greek.)"What would you like to know about?" Nikolaos asked as he took them to his house. His wife was preparing a meal for them as they sat down.Selene offered to help with preparing the meal, but Nikolas’s wife refused to let her do by telling them that making the guests work was frowned upon in their custom, which let her stop insisting."Is there any ship that sails to the depths?"Nikolaos smile vanished when he heard that and looked at Neo with a creased forehead, lines forming over it. He wanted to ask if Neo was joking, but seeing his calm face, which showed no lack of confidence; it showed no sign of any joke; he was serious."I don't think any ship here would even think about going to the outer circle, let alone the deep.""Why?”Neo asked; he became curious now. There were a lot of anomalies here, like everyone he met or saw till now were non-evolvers. Even the guards patrolling the area were only o
"Man, it's been over a year now." "Well, that's to be expected from that kind of difficulty." "Still, to challenge 10 Fables and still survive till now is unbelievable." "We are talking about the White Devil. He's bound to be that powerful." The blond guy with a giant sword on his back took a drag as he puffed the smoke out and said, "He wiped an entire household in one night. Staying alive should be easy-peasy for him." "I don't understand. From what the reports and news says, he is only a first rank evolver." "And?" "How can someone who just started learning the ropes could kill people from the family that have evolvers of stage 3 and 4 protecting them?" The other guy, who was wearing a hood and a pair of daggers on waist, said as he took a sip from the bottle. He still felt that the story was full of holes. "I don't know, man, but I heard he had an item that could change the shape of his weapon on his command plus the skill that caused white and red smoke coming out of his
『 Ninth Fable: The Fortunes of Serendipity.』『 Ninth Fable has been changed to: Deal with the Devil.』{I knew it, there really was something strange with that Fable.}『➠ The Serendipitous Invitation/Deal with the Devil [Complete: Grade AA+] 』『➠ A game with the Devil. [Complete: Grade AAA+]』『➠ A game against the Devil. [Complete: Grade AAA+]』『 Special Completion: Eliminate the Devil.』『 Special Completion: Connect the Veresa node to the Tower.』『 Final Grade +2』『 Final Grade: AAA 』『 Increasing the final grade by +2』『 Final Grade: S 』『 Contribution Points: +2,000,000』『 Current Contribution Points: 8,503,000』『 Special Reward: The Luck Arena.』Neo turned to his wrist and saw the value changing from 『 VIII / X 』 to 『 IX / X 』This was his first S grade Fable. His attention was quickly grabbed by the connection of the Veresa world, or the Veresa continent, whichever it was, to the tower.{I don't remember doing anything like that.}'Might be that the Tower used us to connect to tha
Selene looked at Michael's frenzied look and then toward Neo, who was also looking at him with furrowed eyebrows, and said, “This would’ve been me if you weren’t there.” Selene remembered Neo’s anger when he grabbed a person by the jaws and tore his lower jaw before grabbing his spine and tore it out of his body. She shuddered when she remembered the bloodbath that took place at the Oswald household. A hand grasped hers, and she felt a warmth spreading through her body and came out of her thoughts. "Thank you." A smile appeared on her face when she heard that. Bang* Michael was finally sent back as Gresda took hold of his fading consciousness and used everything to get him off of his chest and panted, his head regenerating back. Even if he was immortal, he still felt pain. "You bastard! How are you still alive?" He looked at Michael. That bullet could've easily killed him in a matter of seconds, but just like Neo, he was also alive, which was impossible as the bullet was infuse
“Papa!” A little girl with twin-tail hair, big doll-like eyes, adorable dimples, and a beaming smile rushed to her father, Michael. He, too, smiled warmly, reaching out to lift her off the ground and twirl her around, making the little one laugh out loud. Her infectious laughter filled the cozy little house as they shared this joyful moment together. They kept on going until he heard a rebuke from Emma, making him stop. A warm smile was present on Emma's face when she saw the father-daughter duo playing and laughing. She walked slowly toward them as she saw the little girl getting down from Michael's embrace, still dizzy, but then ran around with Michael running after her as her giggles echoed in the house. She then hid behind her as she laughed and looked at Michael sneakily, who also stopped before Emma and gave her a warm smile, Emma picked the little girl and brought her in front of Michael as she asked, "So how should we punish her? Should we summon the tickle monster?" "Noooo
Seated upon the broken throne was a man with golden hair and eyes that seemed to glimmer with an otherworldly light. He gazed around, his expression unreadable, as if contemplating the echoes of an era. "Ugh, why did I have to agree to such a long period? I was already done in the first ten." He sat there, looking at the monster moving around mindlessly. "I wonder how high my view count is?" After entering this world, not only was his level suppressed to Level 99, he also lost contact with the other side. He knew it would happen, but he was bored now because his competitor died the moment he entered this continent, while the other one could not wake up unless someone opened the box. He had put a formation in that box, so if anyone opened it, he'd know. "This is boring." He said, slumping down on the throne with a lazy expression on his face. "Oh really? Let's make it fun then." A voice came next from the throne. Before he could do anything, a foot landed on him and he felt som
Everyone was looking at the beauty that just killed the "immortal" like it was an everyday walk for her, along with the words that she uttered while doing so cemented this thought in their mind."Where is he?"Selene asked Kenneth, who was also looking at her, taking some time to close his mouth, that was opened wide, and this was the first for him. He reeled in his astonishment and knew what the lady was asking about. He pointed toward a carriage, and the next instant that carriage blew into pieces and a body appeared before everyone. It was Neo's body that was suspended in the air with an old man sitting next to him, who was just as confused and was about to take action, but stopped when he heard the beautiful lady’s voice."Thank you."Selene said as she put her hand on Neo’s body and could feel a pulse so weak that it felt like it would go out in the next instant.She smiled ruefully. One can see her hands twitching when she put them over his heart and could feel a bullet penetrat
A warm light embraced their lost companions as they started disintegrating, and the golden motes of light started moving up, dispersing into the air.Kenneth looked at the dispersion motes of light before moving away toward the gate. He put his hand over it, trembling a little. Even a sturdy tree would shake when the strong winds blowing.He took a deep breath and focused. He could feel a dense amount of death energy in the room.Likewise, he started mumbling as he chanted in a low voice, and after its completion, he could see what was inside the room.What he saw made him raise his eyebrow in surprise as the room was fully covered in ice, like they entered an ice palace and in the center of the room was an ice coffin. He tried looking into the coffin, but his spell couldn't penetrate it, but he found the thing that they were looking for."How is it?"Emma arrived next to him, followed by Maria, Seth, Michael, and others."The Lich is not inside."This made them heave a relieved sigh,