Chapter 64: Players Always Have the Most Skills

Michael had to reapply his ‘Stat-Boost’ buff every seven minutes, but the cost was a static twenty-points of mana. Essentially, it was very inefficient at low levels, but as his Aura stat increased, so did the duration. Continue reading

Chapter 63: Skill-Books Are Overpowered

Lightning wasn’t a ‘Primal Element,’ because electricity could be used and created by all Affinities in various ways. However, Arcane was by far the simplest, since it involved transforming mana directly into electrical energy. Continue reading

Chapter 62: Lucky Twenty-One

“New Title: Shinigami. Most people fear death and are willing to sacrifice their dignity, honor or even their family to preserve their own lives. There are others who embrace their eventual demise and think of it as a final release from their tormented existence. However, you are a Player, and as long as your Willpower holds out, you could potentially die thousands of times without ever moving on from this world. The Goddesses have decided to reward you for your perseverance by increasing your Luck and Willpower by seven points.” Continue reading

Chapter 61: The Girl Next Door Is a Dinosaur

Michael asked the two giant lizard-people “Oh hi, umm, do the two of you own that orchard?” as he unhesitantly walked towards them, while pointing backwards with his right thumb. Continue reading

Chapter 60: Returning from the Battlefield

“Battle-Staff of Healing Light: Increases wielder’s Strength, Endurance, and Vitality by one point; increases Intelligence and Wisdom by two points. Deals Light damage upon contact with the enemy and raises Attack Rating by thirty. Doubles the Aura stat. Soulbound to Elina Jacobs and cannot be used by anyone else. Rare Quality, requires level-ten to wield.” Continue reading

Chapter 59: Out-Ranking, Out-Leveling and Overpowering

“Fox Cannon!” With that furious shout, the battle had begun. A large green object was launched at over a hundred miles per hour, thrown like a football, towards an elderly man, wearing a pure-white robed. Continue reading

Chapter 58: The First Battleground

A hundred miles southwest of Ariel’s Meadow, there was a great expanse of flatland called ‘Michelle’s Prairie.’ Similar to Carrabelle Plains, there were very few magical-beasts that lived in the region, so it was typically a safe-haven for humanoids. Continue reading

Chapter 57: The House Always Wins, so It’s Better to Play in a Cave

Arcana enjoyed strategy, Chaos loved gambling, Lux would play childish games like tag, Naturae enjoyed gardening, and each of the others had their own favorites as well. However, very few NPCs were ever able to personally meet with an avatar of any of the nine Goddesses. Continue reading

Chapter 56: Hardcore Games

“Haven’t you ever wondered why very few people are willing to play with us?” Arcana was on the verge of winning, when she suddenly asked a very ominous question. Continue reading

Chapter 55: Arcane Lore

They were only performing for less than an hour, and they both received a whole point of Aura for it. Michael snickered and explained “It’s either because I’m a Player and you’re my Companion, or it could be because of our combined Luck being really high. Your Charisma also increased by three when you evolved, so that could be another reason.” Continue reading