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A New Star Chapter 9

The next thing I tried was manipulating time, as that seemed like the thing least likely of all to cause some kind of damage. Even the dark would likely have the capacity to destroy, and I had already grabbed someone with it and slammed them about, so time was next. I tried to make the time I experienced accelerate without effecting anything else around me. At first, it felt like basically nothing happened, but after a second I noticed something strange out of the corner of my eye. Looking ov...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Seventy-Six

Blood looked like she was in communication with Neph, likely just exchanging feelings through their bond at this point. Beth sat beside Sera and looked through some material for a little bit while they rested a bit and gave Neph time to adjust to, well, being alive. Luckily, the Path changed so much stuff, and Neph didn't need any time before she was basically ready to go, Beth recalling that Blood was ready to kill as soon as she was gifted to her by the Path. 

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Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Seventy-Five

"Care to share with the rest of the class now?" Beth asked the wolf with a disgruntled look on her face. 

"Yeah, we got it," Blood said, turning and walking down the tunnel. 

"We got what, Blood?" Beth asked icily. 

"What Laselle wanted," the wolf replied, still carrying her odd burden. 

"OK, cool, not sure how you know that, but can I also ask what you're carrying?...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Seventy-Four

Beth woke a few hours later, still technically late in the middle of the night, feeling Sera's hands grasping her tightly. They had plenty of time to get up and moving, so she didn't do more than give Sera's shoulders and neck a squeeze and nuzzle against her. She could both hear and feel Sera snoring while she could only hear Blood snoring next to them, both still deeply asleep. Eventually, she realized that the other two were not just going to spontaneously wake up without a little external...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Seventy-Three

"So, plan?" asked Sera when they were in the room. 

"We should go use a training room," Beth said. "We'll do our rebirths, get ourselves sorted, and then grind some levels. We can rest for part of the day, but we should start this evening at latest. We'll grind levels for a week, objective time, that is, and then see where we're at." 

"Sounds like a plan," Sera nodded. 

"Fine," Blood growled. 

A New Star Chapter 8

I had both sets of swords with me, and I set the training blades down before equipping the real swords. I needed to get used to wearing blades again, and I also wanted the extra bit of weight, though that much wouldn't make a huge difference. Satisfied, I started to jog around the perimeter of the training yard, noting the captain taking a seat on one of the benches. Apart from her and I, there was no one else present yet, as the first red and gold rays of sunlight were kissing the clear dome...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Seventy-Two

She needed to make an inquiry sometime about some better books for studying some of this, runes in particular. She did remember that Lyrissa had recommended some things, and sent her a book that she had said would be useful. She had worked through most of Lyrissa's book already, but now it was time to look through her recommendation list. That led to her starting to run into books that weren't just available for free and, while a gold coin for a copy of a book would have made many people's ey...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Seventy-One

She entered the room to find Sera and Blood both still on the couch, Blood facedown and snoring while Sera scratched her back with her talons. And Sera's talons were back, as well as the rest of her usual look, Beth found, once she made sure the door was shut and walked over. Sera had her full-length horns back, scales over multiple parts of her body, her claws on hands and feet, and her tail was looking even longer and stronger than ever. Blood was also fully back to her 'usual' look, though...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Seventy

She made sure the door was shut firmly behind her before heading down through the main building and into the underworks under the arena. Her first stop was the commissary, where she purchased a ton, almost literally, of rations and supplies, as well as a handful of sets of clothes as the last two hundred and fifty days had not been kind to the ones she had bought a little while ago. After the purchase of rations and supplies from the commissary, she headed over across the underworks to the te...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Sixty-Nine

The entombed heart drew upon the surrounding mana, generating energy in preparation to do...whatever it was about to. Instead of glowing, it then started to absorb the light in the room, but Beth supposed that was to be expected, considering it was void-based. The heartbeat sound continued, growing slightly louder, but mainly growing slowly quicker, until it was beating at a steady rate. It didn't take Beth much effort to figure out that the entombed heart was matching Sera's heartbeat, beati...

A New Star Chapter 7

I took my time looking through the training equipment, noting that there wasn't any armor small enough to fit me. I would have to have a set custom-made for me, so I dismissed it for the moment. I looked through the training swords before I found two blades that were nearly perfect; at least, they were perfect for me right now. They were too short and narrow for me to use once I had even close to regained my full height, but they would do for my child-sized frame. I set them aside and moved b...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Sixty-Eight

Following Sera's advice, they got done all the housekeeping they needed over the next few hours before stocking up on food. They didn't really need to grab too much, as they still had an absolute ton from Lori, even considering Sera's new eating habits. When they were ready, had fully stocked up, had taken an hour to relax and plan, Beth opened the gate and they got started.  

Their goal was level two hundred and sixty, which was about forty levels from wher...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Sixty-Seven

She gave another big push, moving herself straight towards the orchid, and felt a palpable resistance, as the flower itself seemed to push back. That return push came, of course, with enough lightning to power a small nation, maybe one about the size of one of the bigger US states. That thought went out the window as Beth pushed forward and enough lightning to power a continent hit her next, physically pushing her back in the water from the sheer amount of force. Beth's body seized more than ...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Sixty-Six

The air didn't get any better as they descended, but it didn't really smell any worse, at least, not to Beth's rather insensitive nose. That was the thing about fire mana, unless something like an active volcano was causing it, it didn't usually lead to a buildup of sulfur or other noxious elements in the air. As they leapt down, she did see Sera start to frown a bit and scrunch her nose, but the air still smelled fine to her at that depth, if a little damp. 

"Do...

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Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Sixty-Five

"Just curiosity, really," Beth said with a shrug. "We saw you down here, and I know you noticed us, so I figured we'd stop and see what was going on." 

"Well, I quite enjoy getting away from time to time and fishing," the woman said with a huge grin. "But, where are my manners? I'm Lori, so nice to meet you." 

The woman gave what looked like a very formal bow to Beth, who said, "I'm Beth, and this is…Sera…" 

 &nbs...

A New Star Chapter 6

Having gotten a good grasp of the history and some of the current politics, I moved on to a slightly deeper, though still fairly basic, study of mana and the many affinities that sprang from it. I was particularly interested to see the differences between how the people of this world understood mana and how I understood qi in my previous life. I spent quite a few months lost in this research, my third birthday coming and going.  

The primary difference, I le...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Sixty-Four

They cleaned the three hundred orcs up in half an hour or so, killing them all before having Blood register the kills. They didn't need to loot anything from the corpses, so Blood dashed and darted around rather quickly, tagging all the corpses, or what was left of them, in just a minute or less. Beth called the ship down as Blood finished up and they moved on to their next destination. 

"I'm instituting a rule," Beth said before they moved to the bridge.  2025-01-16 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Sixty-Three

They spent that one day resting and were out in the airship again right away, having enjoyed the suite and the use of the cafeteria, but finding it a bit dull. Besides, the airship had quite nice accommodations, so they weren't really living the rough life if they were using that as their mobile base. The flight to the mountains was a bit longer than the flight to the desert, passing over a moderate-sized forest that stretched a couple hundred miles between the mountains' foothills and the se...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Sixty-Two

The next morning, they got some food quick, Sera's new eating habits not slowing her down at all despite the new volume she consumed. They tidied up and got ready to head out, making sure the room was secure behind them. Beth led them out of the CRA Hall and through the city, a rough and rugged place constructed from a mana-reinforced concrete and a gray, high mana-density stone. The place was rather dreary, even in the light of the two suns in the sky, but it was a frontier city on a frontie...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Sixty-One

"I think next is some more leveling, then we do these two gold-level missions," Beth said. 

"You're fine with going back in after a couple hour break?" Sera asked, jumping into Beth's lap and snuggling up to her. 

"If you need a break, we can certainly take a break," Beth said, making a face as she saw Blood nodding vigorously over Sera's shoulder. 

"No, no, I'm fine," Sera said. "Believe me, I'll let you know...

A New Star Chapter 5

My mother marched with me in her arms out of the residence wing and across the first floor to the area where several offices and a large study were located. Father stepped forward and opened the doors for everyone before turning to the guardsman as my oldest brother and the secretary filed in. 

"Go fetch the other captains and the commander, Mike," he said. The captain, Mike, apparently, nodded before turning and walking out the door. 

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Sixty

"This is unbelievable," Sera said, looking around. 

"It's pretty great, but it's not really that mind-blowing," Beth said with a chuckle. 

"You don't really get it," Sera said. "And, I'm not trying to insult you here, and I sound like a rich bitch, but knowing how rare and expensive activating a gate like this is from my family and connections gives me perspective. This is an incredible power, Beth, something that people would defini...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Fifty-Nine

This planet was a bit similar to one they had been on before, at least in a simulation at the Trial of Celestial Awakening. It was more developed than the planet they had been asked to pioneer themselves, but not as developed as many of the places they had been recently. It was more similar to the planet where they had spent time in the swamp and the forest hunting, the one in the stage where they had been told the mountains were so dangerous even Enlightened had been cautious about venturing...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Fifty-Eight

"Water?" Beth asked, holding a bottle down against Sera's forehead. 

"Hmm, yes," Sera said, opening her mouth wide. Beth laughed and tipped the bottle carefully, letting water slowly pour into her girlfriend's mouth and down her throat.  

"Say when," Beth said with a laugh, grinning as the dragon girl refused to say when, letting her continuously pour the whole bottle down her throat. 

"Thirsty," Se...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Fifty-Seven

"That bad, huh?" Sera asked, kissing at Beth's stomach as she floated in the water. 

"It's not bad, I'm just being a baby about it," Beth replied with another sigh. "My family's fine, other than my mom, and even she's okay. I just…don't connect well with them. That, and I don't feel the same kind of super deep connection a lot of other people feel. I mean, I love them, but I don't feel as close as other people. I have friends who, even after graduating school, ...

A New Star Chapter 4

Of course, as soon as that crisis was resolved, a far greater crisis sprinted into my office in near hysterics. Well, it could be a greater crisis, depending on what had actually happened, I soon understood. Apparently, the fourth daughter had been kidnapped, in broad daylight, out from under everyone’s noses with nobody able to detect even a whisper of it. Zira, the half-elven maid that was one of two of the young girl's attendants, had practically fallen into my office, out ...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Fifty-Six

The two girls took their time, and Beth lost all track of it, as they worked over Beth and Sera's bodies. Lacey definitely had more to do, considering Sera's size and the addition of her huge tail, but Beth certainly wasn't going to complain about Casey going over her more times. The ogre woman paid particular attention to Beth's lower back and butt where, to be fair, she did have a lot of knots and stress built up. Casey's massive fingers digging into her lower back and the top of her butt c...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Fifty-Five

"How did you do that?" Sera murmured. "You changed your height without any additional human features. And you did it so fast. That was crazy." 

Blood had been a bit faster than Sera, though Beth hadn't really paid that close attention. She said, "I hate to shatter your hopes and dreams, my love, but Blood wasn't fully displaying her humanization." 

"What?! Really?" Sera asked, surprised. 

"Yeah, that's right,"...

Limitless Path Chapter Three Hundred Fifty-Four

"What was that?" Sera hissed at her as she dragged her down the hallway. 

"What?" Beth asked, genuinely confused. 

"I thought you might negotiate for me to stop working early or something, not throw a hundred fucking mithril on the desk like it's nothing. And how do you have that much?" Sera replied with an eyeroll. 

"A thousand adamantine wouldn't be too much to help you," Beth replied, again dead serio...