UnwillingEldritchHorrorofFortune

Chapter 36: The Start of a Crusade

I spent the rest of that night resting as much as I could after my conversation with the Regressor. Thankfully what he required wasn’t too far off from what I planned to do in the first place, and I only had to slightly modify my initial plans to fit his instructions. I awoke the next, well, night I guess, since morning doesn’t seem to exist anymore, and saw that Vadeem had already made breakfast. The aroma of freshly cooked eggs and sizzling meat guided me to the breakfast table.

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Chapter 35: Consolidation of Plans

I wanted to head out of this place immediately, but then I looked at my pitiful Luck Charges and thought otherwise. Again I started to feel the limitations of the regeneration rate, 1/minute was just so slow.

Luck Charges: 7/405

“Chosen people of the Light!” I said again, addressing the fervent villagers once more, “You must take this time to rest and gather your strength! Soon, we will embark on a journey to retake this land! But for now, eat, drink, and prepare. Since the ...

Chapter 34: The Decree

Noe, I screamed in my head, I thought you said that you took over function from the Trash Matrix, how come you’re not blocking these stupid titles?

“I am sorry, my Host,” it said, and for the first time I could hear sadness - clear, distinct sadness - in its otherwise androgynous voice, “But I have only commandeered control over my Host from the useless Matrix, but even then, the Title system is not under the command of Origin. It is exploiting a loophole by gi...

Chapter 33: Revelations and Concerns

The village chief, as it turned out, was a relatively normal woman by most standards. Sure she was grossly deformed like the rest of the people here, with a huge tumor that caused the left side of her face to be twice as wide as the right, or the fact that she only had 4 functioning fingers left, but at least she still had most of her hair, and the horrible black gashes were only inches long instead of meters.

The woman wobbled towards me and guided me to the village square. There, she ...

Chapter 32: The Day Walter Arrived

I finished the last of Vadeem’s “makeup” and started to second-guess my initial plans. Originally, I wanted to make him look fierce, like a wild beast ready to destroy all in his plan, which required me to make some adjustments to his appearance. Unfortunately, since all we had on hand was some paint, a dozen or so small lights, and other miscellaneous trinkets, Vadeem looked… let’s just say that I was glad he couldn’t see himself right now. The flaws were even more apparent given...

Interlude 2: The Day the God Arrived

Archbishop Patar oversaw today’s sacrifice of the Blind in satisfaction, smiling as the ignorant heretics who denied the consuming Truth burned in sacred fire. Their wails of pain and pleads of mercy fell on deaf ears, and his congregation watched on in stony silence. He still had a rare moment of respite before his scheduled meeting with the Prophet David, and he took this time to reflect on all that had changed since the day that God had arrived.

Looking back, Patar marveled at his ...

Chapter 31: Second Trail: Formation of a Plan

I sat down on a fallen log and really took the time to think about my current rate of growth as I waited for Vadeem to finish stuffing his face. As I said before, I couldn’t rely solely on Noe’s luck skill to survive these ever increasingly dangerous situations, but what else could I do when it was abundantly apparent that the Origin Matrix was out to get me? Let’s break the problem down and see if I can’t find even a hit of a solution.

First of all, relying on the Trash Matrix ...

Chapter 30: Strange Omens

Vadeem and I had scouted the area around us to the best of our abilities, and aside from the eternally smothering darkness and gloom, the forest around us seemed normal, at least to my eyes. Then again, I grew up in the big city, so I knew next to nothing about environments like this.

“Anything seem off on your end?” I asked Vadeem as we gathered in a small clearing. He moved a damp log on to its side and sat down.

“A lot of things,” he muttered, “for one, it’s too qui...

Chapter 29: Second Trail: Dark Beginnings

“I hope everyone had a delightful rest in these last 7 days,” Raffiel continued, “But it is that time once again to begin the next stage of your Ascension.”

My new comrades and I stopped what we were doing to focus on the information. The anticipation of a new challenge was starting to affect me as well, and I was feeling more anxious than I thought.

“The next round will be conducted in groups, or parties as they will be known, of 5,” the angel smiled, “In just a mom...

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