Ria's Adventures

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 229

Chapter 229: The First Demon

“The first demon?” Ari asked Lysette.  “I thought you said you didn’t know of any others?”

“The only other one I know of is the former owner of this body.  And he’s dead, so yes, I do not know of any other living demons.  Which is why it’s so crucial that we hear of the memories in this sanctum!”

The voice still beckoned from all around, now joined by an array of lights flickering all about....

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 228

Chapter 228: The Oceanfort Ruins

The air filled with the sound of the ocean crashing along the northern shores of Domaria and the smell of nearby saltwater.  The forests throughout the borderlands gave way to grassy cliffs reminiscent of the boreal shores near the Astral Observatory in Iguence.  Though here the temperature was mild without the slightest trace of snow, which could only be good for the excavation soon to begin.

And sure enough, just within Domarian ...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 227

Chapter 227: The Trio's Departure:

Lysette sat alone in her small barrack cell about an hour after dusk, reflecting upon the events of the previous day.  She worried about both Ari and Lilia, and how, despite their willing insistence to form pacts with her and Mirae, neither could truly know and understand the true extent of fighting in a war of the myriad gods.  And yet, neither could Lysette deny that their strength and the strength of many, many more people wo...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 226

Chapter 226: Pacts with Demon and Demigod

Chapter 226: Pacts with Demon and Demigod

Ari looked around and examined her body over the course of several minutes, testing out various techniques.  As she did, Lysette looked up at the sky and felt the warm afternoon rays upon her back, still uncertain if she was entirely correct to rope Ari into her cosmic war.  But Ari still had that smile upon her new face as she pushed her abilities to their new limits, partially bu...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 225

Chapter 225: Ari's Initiation

Chapter 225: Ari’s Initiation

Ari again lowered her head slightly at Lysette’s proclamation.  “You said that you would consider taking me as your pupil.  Forgive my being forward about this, but is there something I can do to assuage your concerns?”

Lysette moved toward the north, back toward their base, and Ari followed her as the two moved on at a light jog.

“You said earlier that you wanted to ‘make somethin...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 224

Chapter 224: Skirmish

Chapter 224: Skirmish

Ari’s entire body tensed at Lysette’s declaration as she slowly looked toward the west.  The air went silent, and the rustle of plant and animal life followed suit.  It was as though all of Aimarion tensed up, knowing as well as Lysette did how much the future might ride on the outcome of the battle ahead.

Ari turned to Lysette.  “Are you sure?  I don’t hear anything.”

“No, I don’t hea...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 223

Chapter 223: Boot Camp

Chapter 223: Boot Camp

It took another hour for Lysette to finish filling out the medical paperwork with Doc Ivies, and a quiet night soon followed in a cell no larger than those being used by the captive Tereans back in Ciricu.  Lysette lay on the stone bed, which only had the tiniest bit of padding insulating her from the hard surface, closed her eyes, and waited.

An inability to sleep left her with no choice but to lie still and reflect ...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 222

Chapter 222: Intake

Kristil was summoned elsewhere soon after finishing her interrogation, leaving Ari to guide Lysette back outside and toward another structure along the back wall of the garrison.  By now, it was late afternoon, and an otherwise-refreshing breeze carried with it the unpleasant stench of thousands of soldiers winding down from the afternoon’s drills and heading toward their evening duties.  Still, Lysette enjoyed the warmth of the sun upon her forehe...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 221

Chapter 221: An Unexpected Reunion

Ari led Lysette into the office, where an immaculately-dressed, distinguished gentleman in full flag-officer regalia sat behind an ornate, polished desk in the back of the room.  The remainder of the large room was sparsely furnished, with only a pair of rickety-looking wooden chairs in front of the desk, a pair of lamps with harsh white lighting crystals, and a couple of file cabinets behind the general’s office.  And last, but not ...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 220

Chapter 220: The Forward Garrison

Lysette flew her avatar as quickly as she could over the skies of northwestern Kraciell, hoping to reach the front lines before any of her friends or followers succumbed to the ravages of a mad god.  Though time was of the essence, Lysette chose not to take the shortest, straightest path to the front line.  Instead, she chose a slight detour that didn’t pass over the open ocean.  With Terea and Thosse being known enemies, the risk of fl...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 219

Chapter 219: Lysette's Advice

Two weeks passed with far too much quiet along the northern front for Lysette’s comfort.  Day after day passed without the slightest hint of movement along the northern front.  But despite the complete lack of any sort of aggression from Thosse’s high priestess, Saffron continued to request that she and the others remain on standby in and around Ciricu.

None of the group used the downtime afforded them to become complacent.  ...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 218

Chapter 218: Revelation

The rest of the afternoon following the sparring session of Lysette versus Mirae and Rayleigh was unremarkable, yet still productive.  Lilia and Kiarra seemed almost overeager to Cultivate after seeing the two demigods in action, and each all-but-ran off back to the village to spend the evening doing so.  The others spent their time filled with some Cultivation and some general discussion of various techniques.

Serrena and Lysette’s avata...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 217

Chapter 217: Mirae's Trial

Back in Ciricu, Lysette’s primary body stood upon the training plain facing Mirae and Rayleigh, while Kiarra, Lilia, Amalia, Jules, and Katie all five stood to the side, watching the match as it was about to start.  The sun itself stood as high as possible in the winter haze, beating back the cool air with a glow that felt almost warm on Lysette’s face as she spoke.

“Alright.  The rules are going to be just the same as the duels back at t...

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Chapter 216: The Creation of Aimarion

“Alright,” Solanna said.  “I’m going to begin by explaining how this world of Aimarion came to be, as has been passed down from Vorcal to his daughter Sierra, and from her down our family’s lineage to me and now to you and Lysette.”

“Are you talking about the world of the Aestori?” Lysette asked.

“No, although the fact you know of the world’s destruction and second creation already will shorten my story at least ...

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Chapter 215: Solanna, Ascetic Demigoddess

Solanna and Serrena remained in their embrace for several minutes while Lysette looked around the outside of the cabin, giving the pair as much privacy as was possible in the sealed-off space.

The cabin itself was even smaller than the small cottage where she and Mirae were staying, perhaps a small cube barely more than ten feet in either direction, and with a slightly slanted roof.  It was made of logs which seemed both ancien...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 214

Chapter 214: Forest of Feelings

Lysette and Serrena took their leave from Serrena’s father’s workshop and made their way to the northern outskirts of Rinno.  Soon after their departure, the pair took flight toward the forest Sara Raesh had mentioned earlier, stopping only long enough for the pair to scan for any signs of clandestine pursuit.  Sensing nothing, nor any signs of trouble following its way either to Serrena’s house or her father’s workshop, the two l...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 213

Chapter 213: Meeting the Raeshs

Lysette and Serrena both looked at each other and spit-taked at hearing the comment from the latter’s mother.  Lysette kept as neutral of a face as possible, not daring to say a word to further inflame the ire of the Demigoddess of Ambition, who by this point had gone fully apoplectic.

“Mother!  I promise you, that will never happen.  Not today.  Not tomorrow.  Not next year or decade, and not five h...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 212

Chapter 212: A Brief Sojourn

Three more days passed, during which time Lysette, together with Jules, Mirae, and Katie, produced large quantities of maize and wheat to bolster the foodstocks of the town of Ciricu.  And with Gerald, Lilia, and Serrena working tirelessly to grind, process, and store the grains for the duration of winter, the oncoming food shortages that threatened the village were headed off before they could become an issue.

Finally, on the fourth day of...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 211

Chapter 211: The Couple's Training

Lysette stood upon the eastern plain shortly after sunrise along Jules and Katie, her two captives turned protegees.  With the start of the new year and both of their Sparks sufficiently healed, she decided it was an ideal time to commence the start of the two’s intensive training.

“Brrr!”  Jules shivered.  “It– It’s so-o-o cold!  How are you not freezing?”

“Mirae is a master of Ice techniques,” ...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 210

Chapter 210: The New Year

Lysette sat on the rooftop of her and Mirae’s house as the sun dipped below the horizon far to the southwest.  As the last bits of the sun’s disc disappeared for the evening, she lay her head back and looked up toward the sky, watching the twilight rainbow as it followed in the sun’s wake.  And she sighed and let a warm smile radiate upon her face as twinkling speckles of light emerged out of the nascent evening sky.

“Having fun u...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 209

Chapter 209: Cultivation Rebuilding

Jules broke the awkward silence which followed Lysette’s declaration.  “So, what exactly happens now?  I mean, you said you were going to give us your ability to grow plants, but I don’t know what I’m supposed to do through all of that.”

“I want you to try to Cultivate.  And I will do the same.”

“Joint Cultivation?” Katie asked.

“No.  That would be too dangerous in the state you’re in....

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 208

Chapter 208: Prisoners of War

With Lysette’s renewed vows to protect the village of Ciricu following the feast of remembrance, everyone’s spirits surged.   Both she and her comrades’ tireless efforts were noticed by all.  And working together, the people of Ciricu and the Cultivators of Domaria bonded further throughout the first month of winter.

The month proceeded smoothly for those living in Ciricu.  As winter maintained its snowy grip over the north...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 207

Chapter 207: Night of Remembrance

Lysette emerged from the detention center just as the last of the sun’s disc descended below the western horizon.  Back in the town proper, tables were already lined around the town commons, with the center occupied by a bundle of wood only slightly smaller than the one from last month’s ceremony.

As Serrena started the bonfire and the first plumes of smoke rose into the sky, the people of Ciricu began to gather.  Most of them...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 206

Chapter 206: Evening Interrogation

Evening approached, and Lysette floated over the town of Ciricu, keeping watch for anyone else who might have harmful intent for the denizens of the town.  Mirae floated right next to her, the lovers’ fingers interlaced between one another as they enjoyed a brief respite from the myriad tasks they each had.

They’d both been extremely busy with everything that had happened the previous evening.  Both of them had been busy with...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 205

Chapter 205: Afternoon Debrief

Lysette powered through another sleepless night tending to the thirty-one surviving prisoners who attacked Ciricu on the night of the blood moon.  Beginning with Julianna, by far the most powerful of the captives, Lysette employed her Essence Siphon to ensure that none of them would be able to again threaten her adoptive hometown.

As she worked on her tireless task, she discovered another benefit of the technique that her demonic mentor h...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 204

Chapter 204: Lysette's Wrath

Julianna sprinted at Lysette in a blinding flash, using the radiance of her sword to obscure her movements.  She was wise enough not to directly charge her, instead employing visual illusions to obfuscate her approach.  Lysette played along, sidestepping the phantasms and their spectral attacks before they dissipated back into nothingness.

When Julianna got within ten feet, she switched tactics, creating three more duplicates which app...

Godslayer Lysette: Chapter 203

Chapter 203: Invasion

Lysette watched as the moon continued its unrelenting ascent toward the celestial zenith.  In some ways, it was even worse than the previous two times.  It was one thing planning against a known attack, surrounded by thousands of competent Cultivators in the heart of a nation’s capital.  But it was quite another to prepare for an attack that might not even come, all with fewer than a dozen people able to defend themselves from what might, or...