Chapter 42: A night to remember (2)

The Church of Murder was a religious organization of assassins, cutthroats and a variety of other notorious individuals. They reveled in chaos, destruction, and death. The larger the scale, the better. Their god Cyric was among the most powerful of gods within the God Nexus of worlds and even existed in multiple pantheons. There were quite a few gods like …

Chapter 41: A night to remember (1)

Fully equipping Lenia was a simple matter. They had looted numerous suits of armor as well as even more weapons. The equipment was of relatively decent quality but there were not many magically enchanted equipment within the items looted. This was to be expected as enchanted equipment was not that common and was extremely expensive. It wasn’t as if they …

Chapter 40: The fallen one

“What a sad, sad scene. A brother giving up his life for his most beloved friend.” A beautiful, but mocking, angelic voice startled Aleks. The black mass being devoured by the void froze and when his consciousness observed the frozen image below, something strange happened. The previous scene of Ishmael kneeling before the angelic being once more returned but the …

Chapter 39: The world within the mask (3)

The scene before him once again blurred and twisted causing another bout of dizziness. It was not something within Aleks’s control and in fact he felt that someone was intentionally showing him these images. When he could once more see again, there was another scene that he remembered vividly. “Amazing! Finally…. Hahahaha, it’s done. All those long years finally coming …

Chapter 38: The world within the mask (2)

The dizziness didn’t last long but when Aleks opened his eyes, the world had shifted and he found himself in a dark space devoid of light. However, the dark that surrounded him began to dissipate and soon a large room with an enormous window overlooking a bounteous and beautiful planet came into view. Aleks was looking down at this scene …

Chapter 37: The world within the mask (1)

At certain times each day, the bells of the Cathedral of Tihr would ring informing the citizens of the city of the time. There were of course devices that could tell time, but for the common folk the bells were a normal part of life. The bells were ringing, seemingly just like any other day, but of course it wasn’t …

Chapter 36: Long bloody night

For some, the night was an unknown. A terrible unknown that could doom one to an unforeseen end. To others, it was their home, their comfort, and their companion. They lived their lives in the dark and made their ends in the shadows. It was not something to be feared, but a blanket of comfort that nestled itself within their …

Chapter 35: soul system (2)

Lenia was nervous as Aleks gripped her hand from across the desk. She remained standing but Aleks urged her to sit because the process would take time. While Aleks held her hand, she could feel the warmth flowing through at his touch. Aleks seemed to be fixed on something other than her and so Lenia observed him without him realizing. …

Chapter 34: soul system (1)

After the deed was done and the Don’s body had been removed from the office, Aleks walked back over to the Don’s former desk and sat back down in his chair. He reclined back once more and took a deep breath. “Master, what now?” Aleks glanced over to Lenia and waved for her to come closer. “We have much work …

Chapter 33: uninvited guests (2)

“So, you were actually able to advance to an advanced class, quite impressive for a mere thug.” Even though Aleks could sense that Don Gregorio was an advanced class, he wasn’t too worried given the situation. Even if he was an advanced class, he had only recently crossed the threshold. Using his ability ‘Soul Analysis’ he could see that the …