Beth finally couldn't take it anymore and tore into her own fruit from earlier, eating around the pit until all the flesh was gone. Following that it was a free-for-all, as Beth and Blood devoured the fruits on the bush, eating their fill of both. Despite this terrifying destruction, they hadn't even eaten a quarter of what was on the plant. Beth pocketed some of the seeds, thinking maybe she m...
2023-06-01 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostShe was pleased to see their growth, despite their levels still being, overall, rather low.
Beth had put all her free points and most of Blood's points into Endurance, hopefully allowing for them...
2023-05-31 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostBeth stopped and waited for the creature's approach, readying her sword to strike. The spider leapt at her at the last moment, trying to land on her torso and sink its fangs into her flesh, but she countered with a textbook thrust, slamming the point of her greatsword into the joint between the head and abdomen. The spider was cut shallowly and tumbled back, righting itself at the end of the tu...
2023-05-30 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostBeth was getting a much better feel for it when Blood pulled up short, nearly un-seating her, stopping at the edge of a field without any houses nearby. The two scanned the field, seeing a pack of the same kind of boars that Beth had killed several of already. Beth observed the situation for a moment and noticed one boar clearly stood out amidst the pack, towering over even these massive hogs. ...
2023-05-29 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostSabs moved ahead of the group and dashed into the nest-guarding ant, leaping to the right as she came face-to-face with the ant. Landing on her right foot, she pushed off and leapt over the ant, rolling across the beast right above its back. As she moved across the ant, her left hand flicked down, unsheathing her knife before sliding it through the ant's neck as she rolled by. She landed in a c...
2023-05-25 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostShe eventually sat back, pressing her back against the backrest of the chair, and stretched, lifting her arms above her head and feeling her spine pop. She shook her arms loose, then glanced out the window, startled to see it had already become dark. She quickly got up and put the book away before returning to the table and waking a slumbering Blood by rubbing her ears gently. With Blood awake,...
2023-05-24 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostGetting off the elevator, she again proceeded to lead Blood around for another five minutes, trying to find the library. It was nice to get some idea of how the structure of the floors was laid out, but she didn't really know what rooms were what, not being able to read the plaques on the walls. After some fumbling, she came to a long hallway that only had a couple doors on one side. Attempting...
2023-05-23 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post"Do you need to rest for mana?" Kim asked Soph as she wiped her sword off, eyeing the splatter zone of the second ant.
"No, the orb and the flame together didn't quite use a quarter of what I have right now. Maybe only a sixth in total?" Soph replied.
"Well, that's pretty good. You running out of mana would be bad, obviously, but being able to throw up to six...
2023-05-22 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post"Oh, he's treating me like that because I'm a Copper? How long till I can be a Silver?" she asked eagerly.
"Nah, he's treatin' ya like that cuz he's an asshole. As for Silver, it'll be a while. Don't get yerself all in a lather; ya need to get a lot stronger and do a lot more before yer there yet," he replied nonchalantly, waving a hand absentmindedly. "And speakin' of all tha...
2023-05-18 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostA New Star
Edge City Chronicles
Links to all current chapters of Limitless Path.
You'll note right now there aren't any chapters from 53-60; this is intentional, as those are the chapter...
2023-05-17 21:09:51 +0000 UTC View PostAll-in-all, it was pretty good for what had been just over an hour's work, including the time for the ant dungeon. Beth turned to Blood and said, "Rest for a while and recover. We'll have to ask Jaq if there are healing potions or something today. I want to stop at the neighborhood and get money from the girls. We'll buy Kim a new sword today before we come back home." Blood nodded at her and i...
2023-05-17 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAs the group of people, all level zero, Beth noted, started to wrangle with Tazeen, Beth motioned to Blood. The two of them made their way across the lobby before one of the members of the group called out, "Hey, the kid's leavin'!"
As the group turned towards her, Tazeen said calmly, "She is an emblem carrying member in good standing. Any attempts to threaten or harass her wi...
2023-05-16 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post"Alright, enough of that; let's go, girlie," Baelvyr said, standing up as his cup disappeared.
"Oh, okay. What was that, anyway?" Beth asked a little disappointedly, getting up and following him out of the lounge room.
"Just a lower leveled combat bout, nothin' to be antsy about," he answered calmly.
"That was lower leveled?! They moved so f...
2023-05-15 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostDing, ding. Ding, ding. Beth reached over to her phone with a slight groan and swiped her fingers around for a second before she managed to turn the alarm off. It only took her a handful of seconds to fully orientate herself and get up, her new sixteen Endurance showing its worth as she was able to be alert both quickly and completely in just a handful of seconds.
Padding o...
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Kim returned a moment later, starting in with, "I can't believe that girl. What a prissy little ass. Everyone else has showered and I doubt she's even done with her hair yet." She plunked down on the chair opposite the two and looked at them holding hands. "So, what, you two are dating or something?"
"Not that it's any of your business, but yeah," Beth replied, before looking ...
2023-05-10 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe man in front of the counter turned to her as she emerged and looked at her with slightly widened eyes, though Beth wasn't sure if that was because of the ever-faithful Blood just a step behind. She simply nodded at the man perfunctorily and made to leave, but he interrupted her with a quick "Wait!"
"Something I can help you with?" Beth asked calmly, using Identify<...
2023-05-09 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post"Well, it seems that my products are again to the customer's satisfaction. If they please you, I would be happy to sell them to an aspiring young member," Jaq commented, seeing that Beth was clearly taken with the armor pieces and sword.
"And how much does this fine service cost?" asked Beth with a raised eyebrow, easily recognizing a conniving sales pitch.
"...
2023-05-08 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostBeth finished her water and climbed onto the stage, moving to stand in the circle. What happened next was two hours of pure torture for her. When she stood in the circle, a dummy appeared across from her, but it didn't attack. Instead, the first drills consisted of her copying the dummy in its stance and movements.
Things grew more complex from there, with her false opponent m...
2023-05-04 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Baelvyr picked up a tablet-looking device from a table by the TV and walked back over to the mid-point of the stage. He pressed a button on the device once he was standing beside Blood again. As soon as he did so, the dummy raised its shield and advanced on Beth, walking toward her while keeping its mostly faceless…face?….fixed on her. She readied the large sword she had chosen, holding the...
2023-05-03 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post"Have fun," said Rissa, turning and walking back toward the door they had entered from.
"Uh, right. Thanks," Beth replied before turning back to Baelvyr.
"Phew, level nine, huh? Beggars can't be choosers, as they say, but ya could have given me a little bit more to work with, girlie," he said, gesturing her to sit across from him.
Beth did s...
2023-05-02 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
"So, I can train here? What about information? And what's an Enforcer?" she asked a series of questions rapid-fire, causing the man to blink.
"Yes, though training requires a fee. There is a library here with a standard stock of informational books and crystals, as well as limited Datanet access. You would need to improve your emblem rank to access further materials," he respo...
2023-05-01 17:09:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Ding, ding. Ding, ding. Beth's alarm woke them the next morning, Blood sitting up with a massive yawn displaying her rows of glimmering fangs while Beth fumbled with her phone for a moment. Once she had turned off her phone alarm, she rolled out of bed before taking a moment to thoroughly scratch Blood. Finally, being satisfied the wolf was satisfied, she gave herself a bit of a scratc...
2023-04-27 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The group of five trotted out of the backyard with the little ditch, as Beth thought of it, proving no obstacle to them. Moving out around the development, they headed first east, then south, crossing the highway. They found a lone wolf on the other side, surprising the others by leaping from behind a bush. Despite the shouted curses and shock, the group still handled the wolf quickly, moving o...
2023-04-26 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post"Now I know what you're thinking," Beth began, Blood immediately barking in response, "but I assure you it's perfectly safe."
Blood looked over at the arch and then back up at Beth, before repeating the action another time. Beth was surprised to learn that a wolf's face was quite capable of displaying extreme doubt. With a quick shake of her head, she walked forward and into t...
2023-04-25 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
"Okay," Beth said, clapping her hands as she moved to the center of the room. "Well done. What could we have done better?"
The other girls thought for a few moments as Blood walked up to Beth, Beth stroking the wolf’s ears and neck while the others pondered. Finally, Kim spoke up, "I think we did pretty well. Maybe we should have let them come to us?"
"I th...
2023-04-24 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
When the four girls were ready, they moved out with Blood trotting along behind. They headed through the yard and into the woods, not encountering any ants in the woodlot. They did see one in the field and Beth took over, leading the group forward before stopping them and getting into trainer mode.
"Has everyone distributed their points from their level ups?" she started off w...
2023-04-23 19:08:55 +0000 UTC View Post
The two girls soon passed through the field and woodlot, arriving at the top of the neighborhood and Beth's backyard. As they emerged, Beth saw it was yet another gathering of people, several of the neighbors joining together to pool resources, specifically food. The group was chatting away in the fading light but quieted down as they noticed both Beth and the large red wolf beside her. 2023-04-23 19:08:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Beth rocketed towards the level sixes, ignoring all the wolves going on alert before starting to rush her. She charged Crush in both her fists and wrists as she pounded across the clearing, tearing small chunks out of the grassy ground from the force of her steps. She arrived in front of the two level sixes in just under two seconds. She didn't waste any time, knowing every ten...
2023-04-23 19:06:32 +0000 UTC View PostBefore doing anything else, other than replying to her mother to get the knocking to stop, she sat up and examined the CRA emblem again. It felt heavy in her hand, solid in a way that once again helped drive home the reality of her new, well, reality. She inspected it to see if she could glean any more information about it.
Combat Ranking Association Copper Emblem&n...
2023-04-23 19:05:39 +0000 UTC View PostAs she was finished stretching and started tapping her chin, trying to figure out what to do, an ant trundled into the room. She hit it with an Identify.
Common Ant Level 1
Shaking her head, she strode towards the ant. The ant charged her, and she stepped into its charge, smashing her right fist into the ant's head. It ...
2023-04-23 19:02:47 +0000 UTC View Post