GoldSphere Novels

Chapter 20 - Steelwood Core

The next few days passed quickly, and the full moon was ready to make its mark on Lilly's enchantments. Beak had grown considerably over the last few days, even growing a full coat of feathers. He was now able to follow Lilly on her staff, floating behind her wherever she went.

It turned ou...

Chapter 18 - Girl Talk

Lilly sat back down on the couch, happy to have dodged that cannonball of a responsibility. She sighed as she took another sip of tea, thinking through her plans for the coming days.

“You’re welcome to visit us for tea any day, Adelia. We’ll be a bit busy before the full moon, but we ...

Chapter 17 - Eccentric

As she sat there in front of the two royals, Lilly considered her options. The documents she had brought would undoubtedly help clear her name, but it would be showing her hand to the king, at least partially.

‘If they didn’t know I’ve had contact with the clan before, they certainly ...

Chapter 16 - The Investigator

After donning her uniform and leaving the house, Lilly flew to the barracks for the meeting. Her nerves had lessened a bit now since Myndia would be there supporting her. Adelia would likely support her as well, but she would be limited by her position as part of the royal family.

She had m...

Chapter 15 - Myndia

Eolande came back up the stairs with the amulet hanging from her hand and stopped as she stared at Lilly.

Lilly took a deep breath before walking up to her and taking it in her hand, feeling the warmth spread through her arm. She looked at it with mixed emotions. It had been with her since ...

Chapter 14 - Baked Chicken

Lilly thought the sun looked brighter than usual today, shining with newfound resolve. But she quickly realized that it was her spirit that had brightened after a night of closure and relief.

“Morning, sleepyhead. You rarely sleep for this long,” Mia commented, staring at Lilly’s face...

Chapter 13 - Messages

Lilly smiled as she walked through the familiar old bakery, taking in all the wonderful fragrances of fresh pastries. The store was warm and inviting as ever, giving her a deep sense of comfort and safe...

Chapter 12 - Some Nights

Lilly walked over to the forge and got ready to put her flame into it once more. She put her hands on the formation on the back, letting the forge drain her flame until it had filled. Shortly after, it roared to life, filling the room with warmth.

A sudden movement in her cleavage let Lilly...

Chapter 11 - Forgiveness

Lilly felt satisfied hearing Selene say that, so she reluctantly agreed to let her go. “Fine, take off whenever then. On to the next subject, the elf kneeling outside your door.”

Selene’s brows lifted in surprise at first, but quickly furrowed into a frown. “He’s still there? I to...

Chapter 10 - Kneeling

Selene lived a fair distance from Eolande’s house, so it would normally take a while to get there. This made it a perfect goal to compete to see who could get there first.

Lilly had equipped a pair of goggles she had bought and was focusing intensely on the staff in her hand. Beak was tuc...

Chapter 9 - Breakfast Planning

Seeing Eolande standing at the entrance, Lilly quickly approached her for a hug. Eolande seemed happy to receive it and stretched her arms out with a smile.

Since Lilly was only wearing socks and Eolande had boots on, the height difference became a bit problematic. But they made it work. 2024-04-07 02:40:17 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 8 - Let Sleeping Phoenixes Lie

As Lilly landed near the entrance of the house, she tried to remain quiet. She figured it would be best, just in case Mia and Beak had managed to fall asleep.

‘I hope they didn’t remain as distant as they seemed when I left, at least…’

The streets were sparsely populated now, ...

Chapter 7 - Demigods

Standing in the secret room, Lilly looked over the books, not finding a single title. The shelves were different, though; they all had words indicating what books they contained.

‘Vermilion History, Political Secrets, Great Magic, Divine Beasts and Demigods… I want to read it all!’ 2024-04-01 23:49:58 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 6 - Down Below

Lilly was reading a heavy old book in between two rows of books somewhere in the library. It gave detailed descriptions of all sorts of mythic-class beasts she had never even heard of before.

Leviathans, rocs, qilins, dragons, wyrms, krakens, and finally, phoenixes, which she was reading ab...

Chapter 5 - Raising From the Ashes

Back at Eolande’s house, Lilly and Mia were looking at Beak, who was sitting on the table in the living room. He was trying to stand, but it seemed like an impossible task with such small and undeveloped legs.

“Can he understand us at all?” Mia asked, smiling as she watched him fall b...

Chapter 4 - Meats

Lilly descended to the city again, holding the heart and phoenix in her hand. Many eyes were on her, looking nervous or worried.

When she was close enough for people to hear her, she started briefly explaining the situation. “Everyone, there’s no need to worry. An old phoenix came to me...

Chapter 3 - Large Wings

Gallus once again started listing materials, while giving each name the weight it deserved. “Warding materials come in many different variations. They are considered quite valuable due to their ability to protect anyone regardless of personal strength, and as such, they are quite expensive.

Chapter 2 - Shopping Spree

They entered the same room Lilly had been to several times before, where she had met Selene for the first time. Although it had lost some of its intimidating factor after Lilly had been working in the grand office, it still looked elegant and had a refreshing aroma of newly brewed tea.

...

Chapter 1 - New Project

The day after the funeral, Lilly was taking the time to enjoy the peace. She could finally let go of the grief properly now, only having to worry about the war and the eventual confrontation with the king. Mere trifles, really.

She was sitting in Eolande’s living room with Mia, enjoyi...

Chapter 32 - Mourning

Two days had passed since the faithful day. Lilly and Mia had moved in with Eolande while waiting for the house to be rebuilt, taking the enchanting room Lilly had used earlier.

Today was the day of the funeral, and they were currently getting dressed. Wearing black was the norm for close f...

Chapter 31 - Eolantas

Lilly looked at the two siblings silently confronting each other. Eolantas wore an expression of quiet judgment and resignation, while Eolande had a nervous smile.

The first to break the silence was Eolantas. “So, you finally managed to get rid of the one who denied your vision. Are you h...

Chapter 30 - Ruins

The day was bright still when Lilly and Mia emerged from Eolande’s house, looking at all the guards and officers busily walking around. Her red hair made her very easy to recognize, so many stopped to look at her as she stepped through.

Eolande was talking to Selene and Daisy in front of ...

Chapter 29 - Second Home

An hour passed before Lilly was ready to talk about everything that happened. While they all lay in the bed, staring at the ceiling shoulder to shoulder, she started to explain.

“Grandfather started confronting me during the lesson, talking about how he knew about our plan to take him out...

Chapter 28 - Dam

A heavy sigh sounded as Lilly sat down on the feathers scattered on the ground. The tears were still streaming, dripping from her chin, but her expression only had the emotion of weariness.

‘... Why like this?’

She asked, but knew no answer would be coming. The amulet was still in...

Chapter 27 - Cold

Lilly was thoroughly enraged. She could feel how her body had changed, growing feathers everywhere and turning her limbs into those of a bird. She was barely able to notice it herself, as nothing really felt out of place.

Only a small lucid part of her mind remained, focusing on staying in ...

Chapter 26 - Warm

In the middle of the office, flames were suddenly appearing everywhere. Lilly was terrified. She had never known Myndia could control her flames without her permission before, but this proved...

Chapter 25 - Great Enchantress

The next day started like any other, with Lilly getting ready for the day together with Mia. Since she had a lesson with Master Keldorn today, Mia would be staying home. She avoided him as much as she could, feeling uncomfortable having him close.

“Do you want me to find a dress for you a...

Chapter 24 - Nice slice

Lilly stretched her back, feeling somewhat tired after her conversation with Myndia. ‘So much needs to be prepared before next week. How can we get him to meet me somewhere else without raising suspicion?’ she wondered.

She turned to Eolande again, hoping for advice. “Elly, is there a...

Chapter 23 - Hearts of Beak

Lilly felt confident in her progress these last weeks, and looked forward to hearing what Myndia would think. She hadn’t spoken to her since the dream, figuring her own understanding of the staff was good enough.

She turned to Eolande. “I’ll be communicating with Myndia now, so I’ll...

Chapter 22 - Letter

The next three weeks passed in a flash, with Lilly training her enchanting and flame every day. Her control of the enchanting power increased by leaps and bounds, and she even started getting the hang of transmutation.

Selene had been healed shortly after the discovery of the staff, and had...