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Chapter 104 - For the Record

It occurs to me as I stare up at the night sky of the Shadowed Plane that I don’t remember what happened with that damnable vampire.

But I’m definitely too weak to ask now.

Artemis took me here as soon as I asked, as though my life depended on it.

Maybe it did.

Either way, I can feel the plane’s lifeforce draining into me, slowly filling a yawning chasm I don’t remember ever having been there.

How did I never notice this before?

I asked my foxkin…...

Chapter 103 - For the Record

Oof.

I carefully inch my way down the hallway, leaning on a wall for support.

It’s taken me months since I awoke to even be able to move this much. I guess that’s what happens when your body is literal ash held together with mana.

And divinity, apparently. At least for me, not my kin.

Which recovers much more slowly than mana.

“You’re doing well,” the gruff attendant says.

He’s been trying to encourage my recovery, but even without a soulbond I ...

Chapter 102 - For the Record

Even after all that, he’s straining against me.

Fruitlessly.

“On your knees, Aubrey,” I snarl.

After another moment of straining, he obeys.

Meanwhile, I’m already actively healing Izahne, but she hasn’t yet regained consciousness.

Even past level 400.

Just what kind of monster is that vampire?

Well, not that it matters. He’s mine now.

Mine from which to get answers.

Mine to torture.

Mine to break, and e...

Chapter 101 - For the Record

I’m not wasting any time here.

“Olive.”

The fox spirit drops her glamour, immediately kneeling before me. “This one serves.”

The other three jump in surprise – I guess her illusion stealth whatever is really that good? Fair though, I only noticed she was there from Will Sense.

Well, and our bond. It’s pretty obvious where most of my retainers are through those…

Izahne certainly isn’t restraining the stink eye she’s leveling at my maid, bu...

Chapter 100 - For the Record

So, Izahne stormed out.

…And dragged me with her, for some reason.

…

“Where exactly are we going?” I ask.

She gives me a sharp look over her shoulder. “We’re going to the labyrinth, because I need to blow off some steam, and I’m not strong enough to fight the things there on my own.”

Appearing in her usual greasy tentacle splash, Pearl appears seemingly out of nowhere – which I guess makes sense considering it was teleportation…

(Gods yo...

Chapter 99 - For the Record

Yeah, so I have no idea what exactly Olive is expecting here.

I don’t know how to feel about the whole ‘wife’ thing, but she was practically frantic…

(You should probably talk to Izahne,) Nyx suggests.

…

I glance at the fox maid in my bed next to me, intently watching me and radiating expectation, but I have absolutely no idea what she’s even angling for here.

(You should probably talk to Izahne before you get in this situation.)

What, ...

Chapter 98 - For the Record

Well, now I know I guess.

After doing some experimentation with Abaris around a handful of hypotheses, we’ve narrowed it down to a few possibilities…

But the most likely one is related to how Spellspeech doesn’t seem to cost me anything.

No mana, no will, no uhhh vitality? Health? Nothing.

But according to him, spells are always powered by mana, specifically the mana of the caster, which is why mages run out in long battles and so forth.

So where exact...

Chapter 97 - For the Record

insomnia got me bad - here, have a second one.

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I shoot upright in my bed.

Apparently that… that…

What happened?

…

The mass of fluff shifts next to me… I must have sat up fast enough to disturb my…

Wife…

That is not my wife.

“Olive!? What the hells are you doing here?”

I’d have assumed her writing tablet was in her dimensional storage, but considering she’s made no attempt ...

Chapter 96 - For the Record

sorry this one's been a bit, I'm pretty frazzled/spent from job interviews. 


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“How fares your progress?”

The shadows surrounding the woman in black do nothing to obscure the wine flute in her hand as she disinterestedly swirls its red contents.

“We are within expected parameters, my lady,” I answer from my place on the floor, kneeling before her.

After a moment, a sharp sigh pierces the silence.

I say nothing – I’ve...

Chapter 95

Yeah, so this douchebag is still talking. I’ve long since tuned him out and just answered with “uh-huh” and “I see” or whatever.

“-And that’s why I – the TRUE hero of this game, need to smite you! For the good of all, and so I can keep getting stronger! Just imagine what I could accomplish if I had your power!? I’d be unstoppable!”

“Yeah, so. I’m going to stop you right there. You can’t have my power. I’m a literal god, and you’re a literal idiot,�...

Chapter 94 - For the Record

I actually did get a bunch of followers out of that – mostly adventurers.

...And a handful of priests begging for “special Classes” or something.

Whatever.

I fed them some line about proving themselves to me before I’d consider it, but I’ve apparently established that while I’m a truly terrifying god – which I absolutely am, they should be terrified of my glory and majesty and uhhhh. That I’m approachable by mortals, or at least by mortal ascendan...

Chapter 93 - For the Record

I need to figure out another way to train my clergy. After all, even if Pearl wasn’t still completely livid with me, she’s not a priestess anymore…

[Nightmare Mimic – Pearl (Mage) – Level 203]

Yeah, definitely not a priestess.

(You’re a priest of some kind, right?) Nyx offers.

Sure, but I don’t have any priest-related Skills, do I?

Huffing in irritation she says, (So learn some.)

How?

(The same way you learned eve...

Chapter 92 - For the Record

“Um. Hi.”

I really didn’t expect Izahne and Pearl to surpass level 200 by now, but, well.

Here they are. In front of my throne, on the last floor of the dungeon.

Pearl sneers. “Hello, queen asshole. Are we gonna fight or what?”

Sighing, I gesture vaguely at…

Actually, who should I have test them? Not Omorth, he’s still level 0… I should probably do something about that.

“I’m planning to fight too, by the way,” Nyx adds.

�...

Chapter 91 - For the Record

“Just leave her be.”

Vivianne frowns and then replies, “If you say so, my queen.”

I sigh.

The ash layer in my throne room would have gotten quite thick by now if it weren’t for Olive and the vampire maids.

It’s been two weeks since Izahne moved out of the castle, and ever since then she and Pearl have been fighting monsters in the dungeon. At first I instructed Rose to deliberately put relatively weak but high experience monsters in front of her, but th...

Chapter 90 - For the Record

CW: discussion of attempted su*cide, mind control


“Hey, I thought I should warn you that the idiot did another idiot thing, good luck.”

That’s all Nyx said before dematerializing.

But what does that even mean?

I sigh. I guess I’m about to find out.

…

No more than a few minutes later, Nemesis floats up… or rather, floats behind some… thing in a black robe.

Whatever it is, it has tentacles hanging out of every opening. It’s ki...

Chapter 89 - For the Record

Content Warning: depression, self harm, implied attempted su*cide, mind control/noncon, body horror

you've been warned.

this is a dark chapter.

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“I have no need for failures.”

Her words echo in my ears and burn themselves into my mind.

How? How did it come to this? Lady Epione… she told me to monitor Nemesis, to keep tabs on them to make sure they didn’t become a problem.

That’s what she said… 2024-02-14 07:38:56 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 88 - For the Record

And of course, the asshole isn’t anywhere to be found when I actually do want to find him. I can’t say I’m that surprised though, he’s probably hiding somewhere and laughing at me running in circles.

“What should I do with these remains, my queen?”

Vivianne has been eagerly hovering around Boz’ unconscious form for the ten minutes or so that I’ve been pacing and ruminating. I should probably answer her at some point.

…

Now will do. “I d...

Chapter 87 - For the Record

Olive seems to have chosen even more opulent attire for me than usual this time, but for once I don’t particularly mind. I want to appear as intimidating as possible, and this certainly won’t hurt.

Although… Dispersing to ash and towering over the pooka in my natural state has a certain appeal.

…

Well, no one ever said I had to choose.

Although, hmmm…

I thoughtfully glance at Izahne, a gesture she doesn’t miss. She turns toward me with an inquisi...

Chapter 86 - For the Record

Yeah, he’s just frozen up.

Which is at least partially unexpected, considering I haven’t even targeted him with any auras or anything… unlike the humans occupying the room with him. I can’t resist a smug grin at their pathetic struggles… most of them have already collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth if not worse.

My retainers fan out behind me, forming a half circle as I create my portable throne, sitting down in my new old favorite position. And then I break ...

Chapter 85 - For the Record

“That was easier than I expected.”

Yeah, after Olive teleported me and my hangers-on to the dungeon entrance, I met up with the rest of my retainers and paid a visit to crime syndicate number two. This time I had Omorth do the talking, which… I might want to do more often, to be honest. Something about his grating metallic voice cows his listeners regardless of what he's actually saying.

In fact, this group folded so easily that I might even let them live, or possibly organi...

Chapter 84 - For the Record

“The dungeon core avatar, I presume?”

The plant thing offers a sloppy bow. “Yes, master. As always.”

Nyx seems utterly disinterested while Abaris is muttering things like ‘amazing’ and ‘incredible’ and so forth.

“‘As always’ nothing. I was only recently revived myself, and I don’t know you,” I flatly reply.

I… huh. It actually looks shocked, maybe hurt. Not unlike Olive I guess, maybe all of Astraea’s underlings were obsessed with her....

Chapter 83 - For the Record

“Sounds like a gala,” Nyx replies.

Huh.

She levels a flat stare at me for a moment before continuing. “Of course you’re indifferent, but I guess I’ll say it anyway. My sister used to complain about those. The whole pantheon invited to some venue somewhere, and whoever hosted it arranged everything from food to entertainment – not that gods need to eat or whatever. Well, other than you. Anyway, apparently they had those in Astraea’s time too. Did you also feel what ...

Well, Ember? Are you ever gonna post chapter 83?

no, I'm not dead lol, I'm writing fr and definitely not distracted by watching anime and playing bass

Chapter 82 - For the Record

The last boss room is predictably empty, just like the other boss rooms. All told, this is a pretty expansive dungeon... a hundred and twenty floors, with a mid-boss room every five and a boss room every ten.

Is that normal?

Nyx shrugs. (Yeah, give or take. The really high-level ones are sometimes up to five hundred.)

You know, when I gave everyone the day off so they wouldn’t bother me in here, I didn’t really expect you were going to follow. Nothing better to do? 2024-02-02 02:23:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 81 - For the Record

I was right; these humans are a lot of fun.

...I think, as I Dominate the four generic goons guarding the front door. They’re very polite now, opening doors for me and my retinue. I made the deliberate choice not to introduce myself – most of these humans have only seen me from statues, since I didn’t bother appearing before them.

If they don’t recognize me, that’ll just be another source of entertainment. It’s so much fun being underestimated and then eating the foo...

Chapter 80 - For the Record

I swear, this guy is worse than Vivianne. No matter where I go, he’s always there – even when I’m sure I’ve lost him or Olive teleports me.

“How do you keep doing that?” I finally ask.

He looks confused, but in the most nonchalant way I’ve ever seen – certainly not the first, everything he does is ridiculously nonchalant. “Do what now?”

“Everywhere I go, there you are.”

“Well,” he laughs, “let’s just say betrayal isn’t my only domain, ...

Chapter 79 - For the Record

“Alright, I’ll take care of it I guess.”

“I deeply regret our insufficiency, my mistress.”

After dismissing Aubrey, I turn to my retinue, whom I recalled from their tasks for this issue.

“Shouldn’t we just kill them the old fashioned way?” Izahne asks.

“That won’t work, without specific types of magic or the light of the sun, vampires simply regenerate, even from particles of dust,” Abaris counters.

Hmmm.

The issue being, of cour...

Chapter 78 - For the Record

Skilled labor in exchange for refuge.

It’s not a bad trade, I’d say.

“That’s it? That’s all you want?”

The stately vampire, still on one knee, nods. “We seek shelter.”

I rub my chin. “Shelter from what?”

“The sun.”

...

I don’t get it.

(They’re vampires. The sun can literally kill them,) Nyx informs me.

Really? That sucks.

(Yeah.)

“The sun could kill you, then?”

“Yes,�...

Chapter 77 - For the Record

“Oh you bastard.”

Nyx is standing in front of my newly created artwork while it perfectly mirrors her current facepalm.

“I can’t be a bastard if I didn’t have parents to begin with,” I reply with a jovial shrug. “Besides you’ve done it enough that I’d say it deserves to be preserved for posterity.”

I’d chosen to erect it right next to the teleporter, so it would be the first thing new arrivals would see.

And see it they are! And then promptly...

Chapter 76 - For the Record

Bring a razorvine sample to Mimir, I said.

He’d appreciate it, I said.

(Are you really surprised?) Nyx jabs.

No, I guess not.

At least he’s hitting it off with Abaris. They’ve been excitedly chatting back and forth about new discoveries and lost races and blah blah blah. I even had to enlarge the portal house so there would be enough seating in our sitting room. Or sitting area I guess, it’s not a separate room.

He brought a bunch of other settlers with h...