《The Celestial Swordsman》Chapter 1.10: The Dragon of the Mountain
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Hoshi slowly entered the cave. The cave was pitch black and he could barely see his hands, but somehow he could tell that the cave was deep and wide.
Hoshi slowly moved forward as suddenly a bright light blinded him.
When Hoshi could once more see, he saw the source of the light - a goblet of fire at the furthest wall of the cave. But instead of the fire burning hot and red, the fire was icy cold and shined a bright blue light.
Then he saw the reason he had gone into the cave - the girl he had seen being dragged in there, in front of her - a huge dragon.
The dragon had light blue scales, red eyes, a rocky, ice beard, many ice spikes on his entire body, long sharp claws as well as too large ripped up wings covering most of the room beside him.
But what was before him was even more horrific - there were many dead bodies lying on the ground, bleeding, punctured by ice spikes. The craziest thing was - they were the very soldiers who had brought the dragon's hostage to him. So why would he do this? Did he do this?
Who dares enter the Ice Dragon's cavern? Hoshi heard a deep voice speaking inside of his head.
Hoshi looked at the dragon as he heard the voice, but the dragon was not the one speaking. At least it didn't seem like he was.
'W-who the hell is speaking?!" Hoshi thought, worried.
I am. the voice replied.
Now it can read my thoughts? Hoshi wondered, Who are you?!
The Ice Dragon before you.
It turned out that the voice belonged to the huge dragon standing in front of Hoshi.
Hoshi's eyes narrowed in shock and fear as he looked forward. The dragon could talk to Hoshi without moving a muscle. He was speaking directly to his mind, as well as reading it.
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As the cavern stayed silent, a conversation ensued between the two foes.
'These are your soldiers!' Hoshi screamed inside his mind, being unable to move his lips to make a sound. If it weren't for the mind-reading power of the dragon his thoughts would stay on the tip of Hoshi's though, never being spoken.
S-so then why?! Hoshi asked, stuttering inside of his own mind, unable to comprehend what was in front of him.
All of this - dragons, magic, hostages, ice tribes, murder was insane to Hoshi. Seeing the bodies on the ground finally made Hoshi snap.
These are no soldiers. the dragon muttered, These are fools who chose to worship me under their on idiotic will. I need none of them.
They brought you gifts! Offerings! This is how you repay them? Are these the gifts you give them?!
Aaahhh, I see. the dragon replied, You've heard those tales, have you. Well, they're nothing more than that - tales. It's more idiotic banter than those humans made up, so the tribe that "worships" me would make sense. The truth is - it never did. It never will. They can come to me as much as they want to bring your offerings and sacrifices, but I am no god. I am a dragon. A beast that kills and feeds. Nothing more.
Hoshi opened his mouth to reply, but could not. He wanted to reply in his mind, but could not. All that he could think about was this dragon's cruelness and the rage it caused him.
Finally, Hoshi let out a sound - it was a battle cry as Hoshi rushed at the dragon, sword, and shield in hand.
The dragon scoffed and closed his eyes with an arrogant smirk. Then he opened his eyes as they began to shine along with the spikes on his body.
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The eyes and spikes of the dragon shined for a few moments and then the spikes that had impaled the soldiers began to shine.
Then the soldiers began moving. They were fidgeting. Then they stood up and unimpeded themselves from the spikes. Their eyes had been rolled back into their heads, but they suddenly rolled back down, now shining red.
All of the undead soldiers were looking at Hoshi.
Not only could this dragon read minds, use telepathy, and ice magic, he was also a necromancer.
Hoshi was at a disadvantage, but at that moment the thing on his mind was not coming up with a strategy, but rage.
The undead soldiers raised their weapons and began rushing towards Hoshi.
Hoshi was outnumbered - one to six, not including the dragon, but he didn't care.
All he could do was rage and fight.
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Mending Chaos
Seth had led a mostly normal life. Sure he grew up with a foster family, but he had his best friend by his side since the orphanage. Everything seemed to fall into place for him, from his new job to the house that was just in his price range. But little did he know it was all orchestrated by those seeking to protect him. Now into early adulthood he was about to discover a world that lived secretly within his own. Earth Menders, Chaotics, and Demons, some sought to protect him while others wanted to use - or even kill - Seth. And mixed up in it all, he would finally meet someone he loved.
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An open-source sci-fi novel by Wrannaman. Learn more at https://wrannaman.comFollow Kaiya Hikaya in this action packed, post apocalyptic journey set thousands of years after the singularity.Kaiya is chosen as the conduit to reunite the sentient AI that destroyed humanity. Watch her fight to save her friends from the Wrannaman-killing Sikkas and find out what happened to her mother.Seriously though, I wrote this to be a purely fun read. You'll enjoy this if you liked:- The Hunger Games- The Maze Runner- The Road- The Kingkiller Chronicles- The Amber Chronicles- Mistborn TrilogyWhat kind of world is this?- No Dragons / Wizards / etc.- It's set in the future, but not one in which technology progressed much further than where it is today.- There are guns, planes, helicopters
8 195Sol-int
Logical consciousness before birth ,however impossible with the udder lack of brain cells was quite the gift. One could see it as a curse, stuck alone in a dark and near silent womb for months with little need for rest. Phycological torture for those who couldn't grapple with the thought of such a miraculous time. After all if such awareness was available before the proper Brain matter was grown them how would one gain consciousness? Well there is only one simple and miraculous word to describe it. Magic. Whether it was a highly organized magic system, a chaotic mash of dark arts, or some divine intervention it could be considered to be magic non the less. And magic? Well one had plenty of time in the womb to discover and train it. And that was exactly what one would do if they found themselves in such a situation! Thanks to WifuLabs for the cover.
8 114Omega Complex
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8 178Forced Development (What does it truly mean to live a fulfilling life?)
To get things started I would like to admit that this story does not bring much new to the table when it comes to the over-saturated Litrpg genre in terms of things like mechanics and power systems. Then what exactly am I trying to bring to the table with this work? A nice slow-paced novel about people maturing and growing older think of it as the re: zero or jobless reincarnation of Litrpgs. A story that tries to take into consideration how a worldwide system would affect the economics and culture of a world. A story that is much more character-focused than the typical heavy progression-focused novels this genre is known for. The RPG system, like any good power system, is there to actually explore the themes of the story and not just as a plot device for characters to get stronger. This is a story where we will see the growth of the Mc from being a baby to when he dies of old age. With plenty of heart-racing actions and intriguing plot developments along the way. Exploring themes like; What does it mean to improve at something and what does it mean to mature as a person? How does magic, the constant threat of monsters and people so much stronger than the average joe that they can destroy countries affect one's culture both on the micro and the macro scale? How people are affected by the culture in general? Generational trauma Nature vs Nurture Talent vs hard work What is morality, society, and people's opinions on both? What does it mean to be human and what does it mean to be alive in the context of a world with multiple sapient species vastly different from one another in basic biology? All these questions are going to be explored from multiple angles using the system as a catalyst for those discussions. So if any of does questions sound interesting to you what are you waiting for, I'm sure you are going to love this story. PS - Chapter come out every Friday at about the same time.
8 187voiceless | s.sw
a girl who was traumatized by the accident with her parents made her stop from talking. an incident that shut her, that made her voice, voiceless.[highest rank #2 for wenv category 💜][highest rank # 1 for son seungwan category 💙]
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