Dice

33 - The Patriarch

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"Oi, quiet it down, will you?" Simon barked with an annoyed glare, watching the grunts walk through the café.

"Don't tell them what to do," responded the man next to him, speaking f...

32 - The Family Business (3)

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"Could you repeat that?" Really not sure if he heard right, Ryan stared at his uncle with a perplexed expression.

Runar sighed loudly, "Listen, it's part of the job, alright? I e...

31 - The Family Business (2)

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"You're the head of a motherfucking secret society?" Ryan let out almost involuntarily after he heard his uncle's words, and Runar slowly nodded his head.

"Yes, I am. Your father wa...

30 - The Family Business

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Ryan stared at the sleeping pixie within the cage, and Runar's neck snapped around in a panic, "Okay, I know this looks really weird, but I can explain everything, alright?"

...

29 - Confrontation

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"Yes, sir, of course! I'm sorry about the delays, I will have the reports on your desk on Monday morning! Yes, of course, I'm making sure that Mister Blanchard's request is well taken...

28 - Corruption (2)

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Ryan formed a link with both of Gaia's fragments; both the one within his mind and the one inside the walking mountain of metal, plastic and glass in front of him. The moment the...

27 - Corruption

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Vanda dropped the controller onto the ground as Energiser jumped onto it. Like a wild animal, it began to tear the piece apart, pressing any small piece it could onto its body. Wir...

26 - Energiser

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Modak walked up to Ryan and leaned closer toward him, cupping his hand by the side of his mouth as he whispered, "She's... using the fragment as a battery."

The orc could practicall...

25 - The Gift

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The dim violet light illuminated the otherwise dark space, filled with smoke and the powerful scent of sweet fruit. A man leaned back against the mountain of pillows stacked up behi...

24 - Roxie

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Ryan was seated on the edge of one of the desks, watching everyone get ready again. They had just taken a bit of a longer break, now that half of the Duels had all been fough...

23 - Instinct or Precision

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Ryan stared at the system window. His intuition had increased. But... how? The established method for increasing intuition was by trying to sense mana and increase your magical sen...

22 - Lightspeed

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Ryan looked around the room, stepping up to 'Arena 3', though it was really just a square sectioned off with tape. The monitor right next to it already read the names of the two...

21 - Trapped

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[Your Dexterity has increased by 0.01]

The window popped up in front of Ryan as he was in the middle of pushing the head of the Hippogriff onto i...

20 - Putting it Together

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Modak tiredly pulled open the flat door.

"Morning," he yawned, giving Silvia a hug, "How're you doin'?"

"I'm... okay," the elf replied, almost meekly. A bit concerned, Moda...

19 - Wildflower Planting

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"It was very nice to meet you, Ryan," Dimos said with a smile as he stood by the door leading down to the basement and garage, and Ryan nodded his head, holding the pamphlets and...

18 - Yanna Redhorn

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"Silvia, Ryan? Sorry, I didn't expect you guys to get here so quickly," the minotaur said with an surprised smile on her face, "I'll take a quick shower and get dried off, a...

17 - Power Source

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Ryan and Maximus hadn't gotten a single point in after Richie and Roxie got serious.

"What..." Ryan looked at the gnome across from him in disbelief, as Richie caref...

16 - Power Duels

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"Alright, so, what's happening?" Ryan asked, following his friends down the hallway.

"Just calm down already," Modak replied, "You're so impatient."

"Dude, yo...

15 - The Library

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Deep into the night, the group stepped out of the pub into the open air. Ryan took a deep breath, stepping to the side to make room for the others stumbling around behind him....

14 - A Night Out

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Ryan stepped into his room, his wet hair clinging to his back. He stepped up to the mirror, taking a closer look at his shoulder. It did look pretty gnarly. Though the healing gel...

13 - Emergency Care

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Ryan kept his eyes closed for a while, just taking in the 'fresh' air of this industrial neighbourhood. But his serene peace was then interrupted by the sound of screeching tires as a ...

12 - Fragment

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Ryan leaned against the wall, biting into the protein bar. He was freaking out too much to look at them earlier, but a few system windows had popped up in front of him.

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11 - The Core Room

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Ryan carefully peered into the hallway. The foreman was gone; he could now try to break through the wall into the hidden office space. However, he still had to be careful; he had no ide...

10 - Level Up

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Ryan sneaked around the wooden crate, getting dangerously close to that humanoid figure made of brick, held together by a flower's roots. And then, he finally found the bud of that flower...

Chapter Index

Book 1

01 - A Regular Day

02 - The Spirit Keeper

03 - Spirit Construction

04 - Knight Spirit Maximus

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09 - First Takedown

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Maximus ran at the approaching stone dwarf, both hands holding tightly onto the improvised war-hammer's handle. The hammer impacted on the monster's ankle, as splinters of the brick ...

08 - Dungeon Air

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Ryan wiped the last of the tables clean, getting ready to open the café for the day, glancing over toward his uncle stood behind the counter.

"You know..." he said, feeling a...

07 - Shopping Spree

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Silvia sat on the couch, sketching something on her tablet, as a towering figure suddenly stood over her from behind. Leaning forward, he placed his fur-covered hands onto her shoulders and ...

06 - The Channel

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Ryan stepped out through the large doors of the Awakened Centre. In his hand, he was holding a small metal card; his Awakened license. On it was his name, date of birth, class, and a small symbol that showed that he passed...

05 - Awakened Registration

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Modak woke up to the incessant ringing of his phone. The sunlight was shining through the cracks between his blinds, and an involuntary groan escaped his mouth. Modak grabbed his ph...