Chapter Forty-seven: The Promised Legacy “The question then is how?” Lady Bloodworth told them. “That’s easy.” She pointed at the roof of the pavilion, Valerian’s eyes followed her finger only to widen with stunned disbelief. He had been so concerned with the essence convergence dais below him that he never thought to look up. What…
Chapter Forty-six: Bloodlines: Shackled and Bound to Decline “Let’s take your new divine bodies, for example”, Lady Bloodworth said calmly. “All are simple elemental bloodlines barely at the lord tier; your preterm aspects acting as a foundation in the elemental laws.” “This, of course, means that your children will inherit these traits. However, they will…
Chapter Forty-five: A Broken Legacy Valerian worked silently, using his skill at metal manipulation to draw out veinlike tendrils of titan bone that had wormed their way into the walls and ceiling. They pulsed with a warped variation of his essence signature, drawing on the world essence around them in a manner he found eerily…
Chapter Forty-four: A Touch of Law Time ceased to matter to Valerian. There was just him and his cores. His mind was subdued, subconscious processes tirelessly refining his cores while he clocked out. All of his essence had been pulled back into his cores. His life functions were suspended since his highly refined vessel lacked…
Chapter Forty-three: Power and Authority The peng was a being unlike any other. A bird whose gigantic proportions were only dwarfed by its immense power. It was monarch of the heavens with power over the sky; wind, rain and lightning. It had invincible golden feathers and talons of peerless sharpness. It was unmatched in strength,…
Author’s Note: This is a special bonus release on account of my younger brother’s birthday. It’s why the release is late. Comment happy birthday, LeonKnight! Chapter Forty-two: Corroboration According to Lady Bloodworth, the keys to condensing an aspect were affinity, comprehension, and corroboration. First, you developed a high affinity for an element. Then, you attained…
Chapter Forty-one: Elder Theoren Valerian sat with a communication talisman in his hand. He had a lot to think about. Unlike the others, he had two aspects to condense, one for each force and two affinities he could use; metal and wind. “To inherit my legacy you will require a metal aspect”, Lady Bloodworth had…
Chapter Forty: Obscured Faces Carefully, a young man tiptoed into his master’s chambers. He entered into a world of ice. The room was more frozen cavern than stately hall. Massive crystals of ice littered the place. The floor was a frozen sheet, and everything else in it was covered in frost. In the centre of…
Chapter Thirty-nine: New Paths The Langston clan of Erainon was very strange. A line of sword wielders who claimed they were descended from the sword of an immortal, they were among the best swordsmen and women in the Kingdom. Lady Bloodworth knew a bit more about them than others, so she did not take the…
Chapter Thirty-eight: Teaching is Rewarding After her lecture, Lady Bloodworth split them up so she could work with them individually. As her premier legacy disciple, Valerian was given the first one on one lesson. Valerian did not know whether to be happy his ploy paid off or worried that he was going to be left…
