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Chapter 235 - Night
https://www.patreon.com/file?h=104623362&i=18998210---------A viridian river swirled overhead, a fault line in the confines of his prison. Its eerie light bathed the jungle on the western side of the Spike, granting a moment of sight.Colossal trees surrounded him, indifferent beholders to the carnage below. Rat-sized insects skittered for cover in the underbrush as slit yellow eyes searched for prey. The spatial disturbance dispersed from the sta...
Chapter 234 - Just Kidding
https://www.patreon.com/file?h=104453627&i=18986685--------That went better than expected.A rhythmic tapping sounded from the kitchen. Kai sat on the couch, trying to ignore the gaze fixed on him. “I’m not going to disappear if you blink.”“Sorry, I had a weird day…” Flynn turned to his minced onion. “It’s still strange seeing you here, in my house.”“All good. I can’t fault you after vanishing into the Hidden Sanctuary for tw...
Announcement
1. Bargain TweakingHi, as I anticipated I modified the bargain between Kai and Zervathi at the end of chapter 231. The deal was a bit too unbalanced against Kai give the circumstances of the negotiations. Now it's still ambivalent, but with greater possible rewards. If you don't want to go reread, this is the main part, the rest are minor tweaks in the subsequent paragraphs:“Fine, I shall sweeten the deal.” Zervathi counted on his dai...
Chapter 232 - Epilogue
A/N: This prologue is 3k. It took a while to get the different POVs right.For the Orange Tier: I'll take the next week off, and be back on Thursday. Sorry for the awkward schedule, it's been a bit of a mess trying to organize my pause in a way that worked for everyone. In another week, it'll be back to normal.https://www.patreon.com/file?h=103898138&i=18885566--------Seryne forced her palms to lay still on her legs. She had been sitti...
Announcement
Hi, somehow the epilogue of book 3 is also going longer than expected, who would have ever thought XD. I'd rather take my time to do it right, so I'll publish it tomorrow.Also, I might do some tweaking to the second bargain between Kai and Zervathi. I'll warn you of any changes in the A/Ns of the epilogue. Drew
Chapter 231 - The Imprisoned God
A/N: I've done it! This chapter is also a new record for length: 3.5k.It always takes me longer than I plan. I didn't want to stretch the story for one more chapter when I only needed half. And cutting the story into chunks it's always awkward.I'll try to get the epilogue out tomorrow, but it might also be on Wednesday, depending on how long it becomes XD.https://www.patreon.com/file?h=103772129&i=18889530---------Kai faltered as ...
Chapter 230 - The Hidden Sanctuary
https://www.patreon.com/file?h=103587165&i=18784577----------Oh, well… The plan worked better than I could hope for.On the other side of the passage, the basilisk refused to die despite the blade stuck through its neck. The beast gurgled hisses with manic fury, its claws screeching on the ivory stone at his feet.You know this could have been resolved peacefully if you left me the shard. I would have even given it back once I was done.Kai stared...
Chapter 229 - Desperate Gamble
A/N: It seems any time I might finish earlier I end up writing a long chapter. This one is over 2.9k words too :)https://www.patreon.com/file?h=103521779&i=18776627----------Dammit, work!Bearing down with the full might of his enhanced Mind and Spirit, Kai imagined an impenetrable cloak of Shadow enveloping the Altar. Dark motes flowed out of him in droves and wrapped around the artifact. It worked—for exactly half a second—, then the veil sw...
Chapter 228 - Hide and Seek
A/N: Today is one year since I started publishing Elydes on RR. I couldn’t have never imagined how far it would go when I uploaded the first 15 chapters. Thank you to all the people who support the story and happy anniversary!Book 3 will probably finish this Friday or next Monday, afterwards, I’ll take a week off to plot book 4.https://www.patreon.com/file?h=103374931&i=18734227--------A whisper of danger bloomed in the distance.Did our steal...
Chapter 227 - Preparations
https://www.patreon.com/file?h=103301753&i=18721780--------Kai realigned the block of ivory stone and cast a layer of dark moss to make the patch indistinguishable from the rest. Heading down the muddy tunnels towards the meeting point, he repeated the process again for the first exit used to escape the storage chamber.Once his break out was discovered, someone would put together that cutting through stone was the only way to leave the camp unnot...
Chapter 226 - Herald of Chaos
A/N: Yes, I'm late, but today I have an even better excuse. This chapter is over 2.9k words :)https://www.patreon.com/file?h=103122291&i=18671532--------“Of course, it shouldn't be a problem. I already planned to go test her intentions after the order of retreat.” Valela drummed her fingers on the table. “What do you need to steal? Maybe I can get it for you.”He’d have rather not gone into details and needless worries, though he...
Chapter 225 - Break Out
A/N: Late but here. Today was a national holiday in Italy, so I had lunch with my family and it took a while. Then I got sidetracked with the planning of book 4. I can't wait to show you :Phttps://www.patreon.com/file?h=103057320&i=18666831------True to his prediction, he could use yellow skills, though they were still inhibited. Kai ignored the strain mounting in his head to fight the shackles with a single-minded focus. He needed to stretch...
Chapter 224 - Unforeseen Complications
https://www.patreon.com/file?h=102923856&i=18627049---------“What do you mean?” Kai stopped himself from making any nervous motion, though stillness could be suspicious too. He rose in his seat, letting some irritation seep into his voice. “If I knew how to stop the beast attacks, I would have done so a long time ago and spared the archipelago.”The smile plastered on Seryne’s face didn’t waver in front of his outburst. She was about t...
Chapter 223 – Desperate Options
https://www.patreon.com/file?h=102857684&i=18621775---------Mana Observer zeroed in on the limping duo. One looked familiar, though Kai couldn’t be sure. He had never studied Makyn’s channels closely after how the man reacted the first time.Why are there only two of them?Sight would solve his doubts. He ran to the entrance of the chamber, heart beating in his throat. The wounded were being rounded up amidst pained moans, leaving only four sol...
Chapter 222 - Calamity
A/N: Yep, this is a new record for lateness XDThis was a complicated week in rl. Spirits willing, I'll get back into a better schedule the next. But don't worry, however late, I'll warn you by time if I can't make a chapter.https://www.patreon.com/file?h=102681542&i=18581208---------Kai scrambled off the chair, grabbed his sword and almost tripped on his backpack to get out of the long closet serving as his room. He extended his s...
Chapter 221 - Three Ways to Take Down an Evil Lizard
https://www.patreon.com/file?h=102616580&i=18572630--------Kai pressed his lips in a thin line. It had been dark when they arrived at the site two nights before, letting him hope his hunch was wrong. The cruel light of day slayed those illusions.Verdant trees and lush underbrush couldn’t hide the chunks of ivory stone. Beneath the greenery lay a scene of devastation. Whoever attacked the Vastaire millennia ago had done a thorough job. Every ris...
Chapter 220 – The Den
https://www.patreon.com/file?h=102485169&i=18544926----------Even without the sun as guidance, his grumbling stomach didn’t forget to remind him it was dinner time. They wandered the underground maze to chart the site. They found no more traces of the basilisk than claw marks and ripped weeds.Kai had lost count of the number of mana herbs they passed by. None were higher than Red, giving credit to the Earth shaper—Nelynna.I can’t believe th...
Chapter 219 - Silent Triumph
https://www.patreon.com/file?h=102418840&i=18528669----------Kai watched the notification hanging in the air. His boot got caught in a root, but Makyn grabbed his backpack before he had any chance of tripping.“Thanks.” He regained his footing with an embarrassed look.The people who turned at the commotion quickly lost interest. Only Bert grumbled something unkind under his breath.“Any danger?” His porter peered at the bend in the tunnel. ...
Chapter 218 - Looming Threat
A/N: 2.7k :)https://www.patreon.com/file?h=102234862&i=18488471----------Excited exclamations spread through the group. Kai stepped forward and squinted, the moons were covered by a blanket of clouds. Blinded by the enchanted crystals near him, he shielded his eyes to make out the dark form.A gnarly tree had engulfed the side of a broken tower and morphed it into a grotesque shape. Vines wrapped around the jagged top, with sparse slivers of ivory...
Chapter 217 - The King of Veeyrd
A/N: I'm here!Thank you to all those who left a rating or review on RR, your support was overwhelming :)https://www.patreon.com/file?h=102168420&i=18470350-------Kai was shoved aside by soldiers running towards the commotion. The King of Veeryd was here, no other beasts could threaten the convoy. Support auxiliaries and mages fled in the opposite direction, thwarting his attempts to move closer.“Form a line!” An authoritative shout rose a...
Chapter 216 - Towards the Heart
https://www.patreon.com/file?h=102030979&i=18470407--------Veeryd rustled with life and chirps. Deep into the inner reaches of the jungle, parrots and canaries didn’t fail to let their presence be known. There was no whiff of unwashed bodies, the air smelled of wet verdant plants not yet choked by the humidity of the day.Lost in his surroundings, his boot scraped on a moss-covered root. Kai grabbed a vine and stepped on the spongy ground to bal...
Chapter 215 - The Expedition
A/N: Tired but alive, read the note at the end :)https://www.patreon.com/file?h=101788769&i=18398332---------Kai removed the chair and the glass shards of broken vials from the door and windowsill. No one had come for him that night. Already jittery for the expedition, he had slept little and woken up with just darkness outside. Hallowed Intuition had stayed quiet since he had left that office, but the encounter with Annyl hung in his mind.He wou...
Chapter 214 - Misleading Truths
https://www.patreon.com/file?h=101723002&i=18391562------------“No,” Kai said, letting her hand hang before him.Annyl halted mid-motion, one leg over the bench to sit. Her face scrunched in genuine puzzlement. “What do you mean?”Trust me, I’m as confused as you.Improvisation took hold of the interaction. He focused on a red fibrous vegetable in his stew, and shyly stirred with the spoon. “Uh… you asked if you could sit. I’m sorry,...
Chapter 213 - Preparations
A/N: Alive once again!https://www.patreon.com/file?h=101588311&i=18356947-----------Fields of golden wheat, barley and rye extended for miles. Kai pressed his nose against the cold windowpane, he had heard Hawkfield was the breadbasket of the Republic, but it was different seeing it in person.The ears of wheat swayed like waves touched by the wind, the fields crossed by a network of shimmering canals and little houses with tiled roofs. They would...
Chapter 212 - Evacuation
A/N: Happy April Fools' day! I'm not that yet XDSorry if I'm late, editing book 2 this weekend and Europe moving the timezone an hour ahead really threw me off.https://www.patreon.com/file?h=101516372&i=18350515---------A thin drizzle fell from the cowl of clouds, the night was lit by dim crystal. Everyone was cold and miserable, patience was stitched together by the common desire to get away from the epicenter of the anomaly.The orde...
Chapter 211 - A Helping Hand
A/N: A bit late, I got exhausted halfway through the week. Though it's almost 2.8k.https://www.patreon.com/file?h=101322156&i=18300866------------Kai swept his surroundings for any other mana signature: there were only four beasts. Peeking from a leafy shrub, he glimpsed a group of mean-looking lizards circling the soldiers near the broken tower.That’s strange.They all belonged to the same species—perhaps another quirk of the spatial anom...
Chapter 210 - Unfortunate Encounters
A/N: A bit later, I was too dead after editing book 2 XDhttps://www.patreon.com/file?h=101249915&i=18290518----------The pink snout turned into a bristled muzzle with three pairs of tusks: a yellow boar the size of a minivan stood on stout legs. The iridescent bubble collapsed on itself, cutting a few hairs on its stubby tail.Anomalies shouldn’t appear outside the summoning chamber, yet they did. The consequences for breaking those enchantments...
Chapter 209 – Hidden Beneath
A/N: I'm here! This chapter took a while to run, enjoy :)https://www.patreon.com/file?h=101113714&i=18246163----------Kai tapped his foot on the mossy floor waiting for the hourglass to empty. He had yet to decide whether he liked these spy subterfuges. Like any other kid on Earth, he had once fantasized about being a secret agent, but dreams rarely survived the encounter with reality.He was tired of sneaking under the nose of the Republic. A...
Chapter 208 - The List
A/N: Early again. I swear I didn't mean to.Made some progress editing book 2, I'll update RR version when I finish.https://www.patreon.com/file?h=101044659&i=18232678-----------The frenetic search following the beast attacks gave way to the preparations for the imminent excavation. Soldiers returned to their daily tasks while mana professionals argued over who would take the lead.Can’t wait to find out how bad of an idea this is…It wa...
