The Mook Maker, Chapter 42: Gone With a Blast
Instinctively, I tried to cover my eyes, to look away from the flash It was too late. I couldn't see anything, and it was disorienting as it was unexpected. Tama's magic never burned so bright, and so...
The Mook Maker, Interlude 7: The Sage
San Hyun-Ki couldn't believe he was still alive. It has always been dangerous to oppose those in power. However, sometimes, obedience was more deadly than open defiance to even the mightiest of men. Yet, Hyun-Ki hadn't...
The Mook Maker, Chapter 28: The Rage That Binds
Whatever it was, it hit with intensity. Confusion. Shock. And the worst of it: a sense of loss. I looked around. There was no one, at least as far as I could tell. My...
The Mook Maker, Chapter 27: Foundation Must Be True
My monster giggled giddily as the surrounding forest died. The plants swollen from explosive, unnatural growth under the influence of one magical ability, only to be turned to ash the moment after by another, with nothing but lifeless, blackened...
The Mook Maker, Chapter 24: Howling With Wolves
Hearing about the deaths of another two random human beings should have upset me, but it didn't. Not as much as it should, at very least. Being informed by Tama post-fact differed from witnessing it myself. It was regrettable,...
The Mook Maker, Chapter 25: The Secret of the System
Figuring out the ins and outs of the system, restricted seemingly to only a very few vague messages, and next to no helpful descriptions, wasn't an exactly simple task. It said very little, be it numbers or ominously named skills, and...
The Mook Maker, Interlude 4.5: The Purifier
Burn! Helmy was the Purifier, a creature of fire. Somewhere inside the small Purifier, hidden under her fluffy, red, vulpine exterior, the small conflagration burned with the desire to put this accursed world to the torch...
The Mook Maker, Chapter 26: Slayer of Champions
Something was wrong. I was certain of it. I just didn't know what that something was. Not only that, the nebulous system granted me another level with no tangible reason behind it, immediately doubling our current numbers,...
The Mook Maker, Interlude 5: The King
Hae Maru, His Royal Majesty, the King Hae of Great Hanulbeol-guk, felt desperate. He maintained a cold, stoic expression during the hearing, as it was expected from the ruler, but deep inside, he was certain that his reign was soon to...
The Mook Maker, Chapter 22: The Last Denial
The morning was icy. It was my first instinct to search for the soothing, pleasant warmth of the bodies I was snuggled against in the reaction to the chilly air, basking in their fluffy softness. Without even opening my...
The Mook Maker, Chapter 23: The Price of Man
My attempt to interact with our captive was, so far, quite unfruitful. Our biggest, most substantial achievement was sharing food with him, which we both ate. Once we convinced the merchant we would not poison him, he proved to...
The Mook Maker, Interlude 4: The Princess
Hae Narim, the Crown Princess of Hanulbeol-guk, didn't have any tangible solution to the problems that plagued the war-torn kingdom. She had once thought she had one, but her foolish attempt to use the poorly understood powers of the ancient...