The fragment dissolved into Nova's core, spreading warmth through his small frame. A sense of completion washed over him, like finding a missing puzzle piece he hadn't known was gone.
[Soul Fragment of Nova Krogs resonating… Fragment absorbed.]
[Fragme...
2025-02-25 17:36:32 +0000 UTC View PostNova picked up the Drake Heart first, feeling its weight in his palm. The metallic surface was warm to the touch, pulsing with an inner fire that seemed eager to be released. He closed his eyes and began the refinement process, channeling essence into the heart as he had done with the iron keys s...
2025-02-24 15:48:23 +0000 UTC View PostNova stepped into the bedroom after climbing the creaky wooden stairs, with Annelie following close behind. The small room smelled of fresh sea air from the open window. Millie and Quinn sat cross-legged on the worn floorboards, pushing tiny wooden carts back and forth between them.
At the ...
2025-02-21 16:40:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe cathedral in Collport looked just like it had when they left, with white marble and intricate golden sculptures decorating the front. That wasn’t very surprising, considering it had only been four days, but Nova still felt like it was odd.
Merchants and townsfolk bustled past the open...
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The next morning, sunlight streamed through the tall windows as the trio sat cross-legged in a circle on the bed. The white sheets rustled softly with each movement.
Nova kept his eyes closed, focusing intently on the subtle energies around him. Across from him, Annelie's face scrunch...
2025-02-19 16:54:41 +0000 UTC View PostIn the sweet comfort of a fresh robe after a nice, warm bath, Nova sat in a meditative pose in Annelie’s bed. His eyes were closed, focusing on the sensation his essence was returning to him.
“Do you feel the Soul Power better if I do this?” Annelie asked, suddenly tensing her muscles...
2025-02-18 17:55:32 +0000 UTC View PostWhite light filled the room as the Signus burst from his dimensional prison. The essence in the air was so dense it lit up around him, forcing Nova to squint his eyes.
“What the hell happened?! Where are the Cardinals?” The Signus's voice boomed through the chamber, enhanc...
2025-02-17 15:41:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe trio made their way through the winding corridors of the cathedral's heart, with Annelie leading them deeper into restricted areas. Her silver amulet glowed softly in the dim light as she pressed it against each new door they encountered.
The passages grew narrower as they descended, wi...
2025-02-14 15:21:00 +0000 UTC View Post“What have you done with the Signus?" Nova asked, breaking the tense silence that had fallen over the dining hall. The question had burned in his mind since his first meeting with the Cardinals.
Shivere's lips curved into a thin smile. "He's sealed away in his little dimension until I lea...
2025-02-13 13:32:42 +0000 UTC View PostNova leaned back in his seat, feeling disconcerted by the strange behavior. Everyone on the table stared at him with wide eyes now, even Annelie and Millie.
“Will you let him in?”
Their chanting was strange and out of tune, but it was timed perfectly—like an amalgamation of all ...
2025-02-12 16:15:08 +0000 UTC View PostAnnelie got up, sitting on the edge of the bed. Millie slept silently near the lower half, undisturbed by their talks. She was used to sleeping around others, so much so that anything else felt alien.
“Our next steps,” Annelie repeated, looking at Nova. “How about we simply leave this...
2025-02-11 15:46:38 +0000 UTC View PostNova and Millie lingered outside Annelie's door, scuffing their feet against the polished marble floor. The formation that kept the door sealed glowed with a faint blue light. Nova could feasibly decrypt it to let himself in, but doing so felt a bit wrong.
"...Should we go somewhere else, M...
2025-02-10 12:09:43 +0000 UTC View Post"Everything will be fine now." Nova put a hand on the boy's trembling shoulder. "The madness will fade soon. Just stay inside for a few more hours to be safe. Find your family, or if they’re possessed, notify the church."
The boy's face crumpled as tears welled up in his eyes. His shoulde...
2025-02-07 14:35:12 +0000 UTC View PostNova walked through the suffocating darkness with measured steps, following the thin white thread that stretched ahead of them. His mind kept slipping away from the present, tumbling through questions that refused to settle.
‘It was all a fabrication… Right? Can I really believe tha...
2025-02-06 13:14:24 +0000 UTC View PostRage was never something logical. It never followed proportional laws. Someone could kill a million people, but as long as it was far away, Nova would only feel light anger, cold and calculable.
Instead, rage was exponential. The closer an injustice is done to someone, the more intensely it...
2025-02-05 14:14:44 +0000 UTC View PostStanding in the dark ocean of his worst memories, Nova's arms tightened around Annelie's legs, anchoring himself to the present. Each small movement of the waves threatened to pull him deeper into memories he'd rather forget.
'I dream of this place too often to mistake it for anything e...
2025-02-04 09:41:11 +0000 UTC View PostNova set Annelie down on the black ground with careful movements. Her eyes followed him as he gathered the silver coins now floating calmly in the air, drawing them toward him through the darkness.
The coins clinked together as his essence heated specific points, creating a loose framework ...
2025-02-03 11:54:44 +0000 UTC View PostNova felt his body turn rigid as the system message flashed across his vision, confirming what he already knew. Cardinal Darius was dead by his hand, through the contract's judgment.
Annelie’s face turned strange after hearing his words. “...What do you mean, killed him? Darius is dead?...
2025-01-31 13:21:52 +0000 UTC View PostWith a heavy backpack and a pouch of silver coins on his belt, Nova stared up at the void above him. Its edges billowed freely in the space around it, only restricted by an invisible thread that held it half shut, stretching it inward.
‘... It kind of looks like buttho—’
<... 2025-01-30 10:10:48 +0000 UTC View PostNova woke to the scent of fresh strawberries and damp hair. The bed shifted beneath him as two small forms settled to his side.
‘Mmh, how much time has passed? The sun is nearly gone already… This should be enough rest to keep me going.’
His senses picked up the f...
2025-01-28 22:50:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe forge roared as it tried to heat the black stone, slowly increasing in temperature. Nova had already activated the Goldhearth and forging formations, and now he stood ready with his hammer.
‘It’s nearing the sweet spot now. I have to be careful so it doesn’t lose it’s celest...
2025-01-28 22:49:06 +0000 UTC View PostSince they entered, the main hall had been transformed from a magnificent place of prayer to one with cracked marble and giant chains hanging from the walls. The atmosphere had turned cold under Petyr's frozen gaze, still marred with rage.
Shivere stood between the other Cardinals, nodding ...
2025-01-27 21:43:01 +0000 UTC View PostNova smiled at Cardinal Shivere’s question, and even bowed lightly to her. In terms of intellect and personality, she seemed to be head and shoulders above the others.
“We know it is weak to celestial energy. The moon represents the celestial, and its light can be used against beings li...
2025-01-24 19:22:56 +0000 UTC View PostNova and Annelie returned to find the grand chamber transformed. Heaps of metal covered the marble table—piles of iron braziers and bands, stacks of copper ingots, and mountains of silver coins that shone under the warm light from the chandeliers.
Sar and Helen were no longer present, but...
2025-01-23 21:09:38 +0000 UTC View PostThe massive doors swung outward silently, revealing the eerily empty streets of Damascus. Nova carried a bag of materials in one hand while gripping the hilt of his new hammer with the other—to an experienced blacksmith, as good a weapon as any.
The morning sun still lit the city, but its...
2025-01-22 21:35:12 +0000 UTC View PostNova drew a slow breath as the door opened. The coming conversation would likely require patience he wasn't sure he had.
‘I hope Annelie can keep me in check if I go too far. She knows them better than me. But if they’re not ready to solve the issue…’
The doors ...
2025-01-21 20:12:51 +0000 UTC View PostAfter banishing the void entity from Millie's body, Nova and Annelie prepared to look around the church to see where they could be useful.
Annelie stood from the bed, brushing off her white robes. "Millie, do you want to stay here?"
"Where are you going?" Millie clutched the blankets ...
2025-01-16 22:17:49 +0000 UTC View PostNova moved with practiced care, keeping his movements slow and deliberate. "Watch closely," he told Sar as he placed a hand on Millie's forehead. The glowing chains followed his guidance as he eased her down to the marble floor.
Two fingers pressed against her neck, checking her pulse while...
2025-01-16 22:16:36 +0000 UTC View PostAnnelie stretched her arms overhead with a massive yawn, sinking deeper into the couch. Meanwhile, Nova stared absently out the window as memories of his first life drifted through his mind.
"Did you remember anything?" Annelie lowered her arms, blinking slowly at him.
“... You migh...
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