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Chapter 932 Purpose
🕑 Added 2023-02-13 22:02:11 +0000 UTCHey all. New epilogue chapter.
Thank you for the super generous support for February. I really appreciate it.
We're now nearly done with the book 2 edits (audio should be recorded when that is done). I'll let you know when I have more to share on that.
Done with my edit pass on Infrasound chapters too but not ready to share anything on that front yet. And likely not anytime soon.
As to Azarinth epilogues, I think after this one I think it's time to get you peeps involved as to who/where/what you want to see next. Leave a comment or like the ones you agree with and I'll pick and choose from there.
And as always, thank you for reading.
Chapter 932 Purpose
Ilea watched as yellow fire descended upon the mountain range before her. She flew far above the southern parts of the vampire lands. Her most recent request, by one Berrik Grainwyld. Vampire of the Court of Flow and one of the first two of their kind that she had met. His request had been forwarded through Verillion Carn, First Vampire and former First Hunter of the Azarinth Order.
She formed thin lances of black glass and sent them down into the remaining targets crawling the splintered mountain range while her magic illuminated the night. Creatures of the void, called by the Primordial Flame and its power, killed by her volcanic glass mere moments later, hundreds of projectiles raining down as she flew and scanned the landscape.
Compared to the Plains and the former Navali forest, the changes due to the Extraction seemed less severe in the lands claimed by the Courts, though she supposed it had more to do with them having been mountainous territories in the first place. She could see some of the mountains splintered, cracks running through the valleys, broken streets, and sections covered by splintered and burnt wood where she assumed forests had once graced the landscape, destroyed now by the arcane storms ravaging most of Elos.
She teleported a few times, checking different angles and sending out a few more lances, all the while using Monster Hunter to attract any beasts that were still hiding.
Here in the wilderness, she even found a few non void beings that had survived. Ilea tried not to kill them, if only because they had managed to survive the Extraction and everything that had followed.
Satisfied with her work, she summoned a gate and flew through, appearing in Marrindayne.
The largest city of the Courts was busier than she had ever seen it. Refugees from the other vampire cities had gathered once they had somewhat recovered from the initial impact of the Extraction and following assault of the void monsters. They had lost many, just like the human kingdoms and elven domains but with their high levels and aptitude for healing and blood magic, they were able to keep losses lower compared to many of the other species throughout the continent.
Ilea sighed, looking at the moons of Elos shining down onto the vampire city. The only one in the Courts still remaining mostly undamaged and above ground, thanks mainly due to the ritual magic set into the very foundations of the city and powered by Verillion himself. She understood by now that other vampires or even non vampire blood mages could power the magic but hundreds would have to spend their entire mana for a day to even come close to what Verillion could add into the magic in a single hour.
Marrindayne was his domain, just like Hallowfort and what lay below was the Meadow’s.
A few people greeted her with respectful bows or gestures, others simply glancing her way and whispering one or the other rumor to those they were with. She didn’t mind much. Not anymore. Closing her gate, she walked towards the cathedral housing various representatives of the Accords. It had been a makeshift shelter to share information and organize the involvement of Accords fighters and machines in the recovery of the peoples of the Courts. A semi permanent set of teleportation gates had been added, connecting the ruins of large vampire cities now underground with Marrindayne, teams of engineers and mages traveling through the fabric to rebuild and add necessary enchantments and technology for life underground.
While many would remain in the few places sheltered from the arcane storms, Ilea found that many would rather live in their own home, even if they were now underground. As long as they had some way to see the moons from time to time. A silver lining, she supposed, for vampire kind.
Months had passed since the Extraction, the beginning rather busy. Herself, Owl, and Nelras had rushed from one place to the next, wiping out tens of thousands of void creatures every day. It had been a trance and each day had melded into the next, the group soon splitting up to help in less crowded areas. She hadn’t slept for weeks, only allowing herself a nap when the requests had become more sparse.
The cleanup had allowed her to process things a little. It had been hard to see the destruction, loss, and pain caused by the Architect but all she could do was take the next step and help where she could. There were people who blamed her and the Accords but many more were simply glad to know that there was someone out there capable of fighting back. And she wasn’t alone either. Sentinels, Shadows, Cerithil Hunters, the Mava, Vampire kind, Dark Ones from Hallowfort, and many more had chosen to join the fray, to fight and get stronger through this cataclysm.
Once the regions close to any settlements had been cleared out, Aki’s machines escorted entire groups of mages and warriors into the wild, systematic formations were created and perfected, the void creatures coming to this realm to consume were instead slaughtered to empower the peoples of Elos. Many had made leaps in levels that even Ilea had rarely experienced. She wouldn’t be surprised to learn that Kyrian and Evan would soon no longer be rare in their status as three mark humans.
There was a grit now, to those left behind. Everything they had lost, everything that had been destroyed. Much had been taken for granted but now even former administrators, farmers, and brewers alike took up magic Classes and fighting lessons. With what the Extraction had done, Ilea could only imagine the long term suffering and chaos the nations of Elos would’ve experienced without long range teleportation, healing orders and organizations, nature mages producing food for millions underground, transported by Aki’s machines. Just as much did she see the impact of single leaders like Verillion or Verena, battles and speeches to inspire. She herself had listened to a few recordings in the past weeks, given to her by Aki.
Elos was not lost. Its peoples were not lost. They would reclaim their lands and they would rebuild. She wondered now, how this event would be recorded in history, how this generation of survivors would shape the future. She was glad that her power had allowed her to fight the Ascended, and to clear out so many creatures of the void in the early weeks after the Extraction but already she could see that the need for power alone was no longer near as present.
While those working with Aki’s Praetorians and Executioners improved their own powers and magic, engineers, smiths, and scholars worked to build and improve equipment and technology both to protect the settlements that were left but just as much to repurpose ancient Taleen cities into prosperous settlements illuminated by enchanted lighting mimicking sunlight.
She had yet to hear of any successes in stabilizing regions against the arcane storms, the technology of the Haven something that would take years or decades to replicate and impossible to power without another Source. Marrindayne’s ritual magic had resisted the Extraction to an extent and prevented the arcane storms to form or move into the region but as far as she was informed, they hadn’t yet figured out why exactly the complex ritual had such an impact. Replicating the whole thing presented the same issue of another power source, same as with the Mava oasis, either the Heart of Verivyen or the Fae that initially gifted the artifact responsible for the effects protecting the region.
Ilea was sure they would figure something out in time but she knew the Accords were going for something that could be employed safely and in high quantity. Any technology that could be easily sabotaged or targeted was out of the question. But they had enough food, shelter, and opportunities for the remaining population of Elos.
She looked up at the broad circular and dark red tinted window of the cathedral and went inside, careful not to damage the floors with her weight. Fighting for weeks on end sometimes made her forget about the immense power she wielded.
“Lilith,” the guard greeted, a Dark One covered in enchanted plate mail and wielding a silver blood magic rifle of Accords design. More simplistic and mass produced in Aki’s many factories.
She had heard that the weapons made a lot of people travel to Marrindayne to learn about blood magic. Even a few fresh Sentinels had picked up the magic in combination with their arcane healing. She could only imagine the possibilities in the future. Blood magic and healing really went hand in hand. At least in that sense, she could understand why the Azarinth Order had meddled with the magic that it had.
She found an Executioner talking to a group of armored Shadows, the group leaving a moment later, vanishing through one of the many teleportation gates now set up in the hall.
“You added more,” she sent and looked around. The cathedral was busy. Merchants selling wares, a few smiths and leather workers performing repairs for the injured and exhausted fighters that appeared.
“We did. Marrindayne has integrated well into the mesh of settlements that remain. I suppose many enjoy the different culture as well, what with Ravenhall and the surrounding region being as crowded as it is. You’re done?”
“I’m done,” Ilea sent. “What’s the next target?”
The Executioner’s eyes glowed bright before it glanced at her. “There is none at the moment.”
“None?” Ilea asked.
“None. No sightings of behemoths on the coast lines, no large groups in the vicinity of our strongholds. I suggest you leave the current known void populations to those who would benefit from killing them. It will take longer to clear them of our lands but in the long term it will benefit our alliance more.”
Ilea breathed in.
“You have fought for long enough,” the machine sent.
A ringing came to her ears and vanished immediately, her healing flowing through her.
I did fight for a long while.
She summoned herself a chair of ash and sat down, switching out her Calamity Scale Armor for a simple set of linen clothes. How long since I last wore clothes.
It felt a little strange.
Ilea found it felt even worse to disable her Ash Scale Armor.
The Executioner glanced her way. “You look tired.”
“I can fight for another month without issue,” Ilea sent.
“Doesn’t change that you look tired,” Aki sent. “Get some rest.”
Ilea smiled. She did feel tired, in some strange way. Her Stamina was full, her mana was near full, and her mind was focused, and still there was something that told her to rest. Perhaps a remnant of her humanity or something different, something in her soul.
She breathed in a deep breath and summoned herself a meal. One of Keyla’s of course, the cook and friend still her main source of culinary joy. “What about healing?”
“We resumed testing with your copy. We should have more to share soon, the Meadow is still taking a lot of precautions despite the data we have gathered from your usage during the attack on Riverwatch and the Extraction itself. And we’re prioritizing the problems of realm and fabric stability. I’ll let you know when we can start, I have everything set up on my end.”
“Good to hear,” Ilea sent back and looked at the food. She realized that she had time to eat it. Time to enjoy it. It had been a while. Even back when they had searched for the facilities of the Architect, she had felt a sense of urgency at the back of her mind. The Extraction had happened. They had prevented their second sun from being destroyed but either way, the threat was gone. Of course there could be others in the future, realm tears, invading monsters or civilizations but right now, she really could take a break.
She smiled to herself. Ilea found that she was happy about her cosmic healing. Something she could contribute. Some purpose left. Might pick up knitting sometime soon.
She knew her urge to fight something powerful would come up again soon enough but right now, she had enough. The real problem of finding a reasonable challenge sat somewhere in the back of her mind as well. Even a Source powered Ascended hadn’t been able to put her down.
Maybe you were onto something, Wind of Aveer, she grinned as she thought of the Elemental. Did it hold back? She still wasn’t sure. It had been a good fight either way and that, in the end, was what mattered.
She finished the curry type dish whilst watching the craftspeople work, looking at the various adventurers that appeared and disappeared from the cathedral. A part of her wanted to be back at level two hundred. She could almost feel the excitement in the air, the purpose, the will to fight and get stronger, to retake their homes and lands.
But somehow she could tell that the bigger challenge for her was not the next fight but instead taking a break. A longer one maybe. Time spent just being and enjoying herself. The next drake would come either way. Perhaps she could stop chasing it.
For a while at least.
Until the first Sentinel reached the four mark stage. She assumed that would take a few years at the very least.
She focused on one of her marks and sent a message. “Hey. Bit earlier today but I’m done apparently. I would like to see you.”
For the first time in months, she felt a little lost while waiting for the reply.
Felicia didn’t take long. “Meeting for another hour but afterwards, yes. In Iz? I’m starting to really like the city.”
Ilea smiled to herself. The daily and sometimes more often messages were the only interaction she’d had with Felicia, the woman just as busy after the Extraction. The Empire now worked closer with the Accords, more treaties binding them but Alyris still refused to outright join the alliance. The old pride of a dying Empire, Felicia had said a few weeks past, and still, she remained a Major and a noble in the Court of the Empress. Ilea didn’t think the Empire would be done as long as Alyris remained.
She opened a gate to the former dwarven capital and stepped through, spreading her wings close to the central golden metal sphere hovering above a pit. Aki, Sentinel of Akelion. It remained funny to her that the copied consciousness of an elf was now in charge of the machine formerly responsible for the hunt on their kind.
Some thousands had moved to Iz once the Accords had come to control it but with the Extraction, people had downright flocked to the former capital. The cavern was enormous, well lit, and the infrastructure had remained mostly undamaged. Any repairs required due to the past assault by Ilea and the Cerithil Hunters had long been finished.
She still remembered the tense and unsettling feeling of appearing in the capital for the first time, a sprawling underground city crawling with green eyed machines ready to kill her. By now it was entirely transformed. Bustling streets, magical lights, merchants shouting, and drunken fights escalating into battles of magic, only to be interrupted by Guardians or guards. She saw Dark Ones in the form of wisps and insect like beings mingling at restaurant tables with humans, dwarves, and Mava alike. She even saw an elf running across the rooftops.
Ilea wondered if he was a Cerithil Hunter, or if he belonged to one of the Domains. She was still the Monarch of Verleyna and thus the ruler of the Sky Domain. Nelras Ithom and her own actions in the Sunlight Wastes as well had left more of an impression than she had intended, diplomatic relations with the wastes continuing to expand. The Fire Wastes were more difficult to deal with apparently, despite the direct involvement of the Faransire but she was sure at least some of them would be curious to at least see the other species and settlements throughout the continent.
To think even seeing an elf running through the streets would’ve caused a mass panic just a year ago. Isalthar and Feyrair did a lot of work.
The Hunters had helped where they could, clearing void populations or helping out with their magic, and they all wielded powerful magic.
Feyrair as acting Monarch even had teleportation gates added to Verleyna, encouraging other species to visit and meet the elves, surely for the benefit of either. Ilea still assumed it would take a generation or two for either humans or elves to move on from their past but the common enemy of Ker Velor and the common suffering from the Extraction pushed them closer together. At least for now.
She landed in one of the streets and picked a random restaurant that seemed nice. Her title and the marks seen through Identify turned heads and ended conversations but she simply got a seat and reinforced it with a lot of ash and glass. “I’m just here to eat,” she said with a smile, the waitstaff talking to each other before one of them approached.
A few mages walked up to her table as well, one of them asking if they could join her, offering to invite her for dinner.
“Sure, been a while since I had company,” Ilea said and smiled at the waitress. “One entire menu, if that’s possible.”
The young human woman opened her mouth before she shut it. She nodded. “Yes o… of course, Lilith, ma’am, lady, I mean… yes. We’ll be right there.”
“There’s no rush,” Ilea said, turning to look at one of the mages. They seemed hesitant, taking awkward glances at each other as people in the street stopped to look what the noise was about. Ilea identified one of them.
[Arcane Mage – lvl 135]
“I remember an arcane mage from an expedition below Dawntree. Trained my resistance with his help,” she said and smiled. “Staying in Iz? Or just temporary?”
“I… I plan to stay, actually. There are gates leading to the upper tunnels below Karth, a few Taleen ruins. We’re helping to clear and restore it,” the mage said.
“I fix the buildings, Reyne here adds crystal to the caverns for light. With enough time we’ll have another small town ready for people to move into,” another one of them spoke, an earth mage of a similar level.
Ilea listened to them talk, noticing that more people had joined but others were leaving too, moving on with whatever they were doing or returning to their own conversations. For once, she felt comfortable with the attention she was getting. She supposed that slaying a dragon warranted at least some recognition, though she planned to find something a little more quiet once Felicia was done with her work.
She leaned back, her ash and black glass spreading behind her to support not only her chair but the wall and entire Taleen structure. Looking up, she could see the warmth of magical lamps, a fireplace adding heat to the establishment, tapestries and even a colorful mural adding life to the ancient stone building.
Knowing that even Iz could flourish once more with so much life made her feel a little more at ease with the state of this realm. She breathed in a deep breath when the first mugs of ale arrived at their table.
I suppose I really was due for a break.
Comments
Skchoad
I don't think so, paths seem to be based on what you do. I can see a teaching, dimensional travel, perhaps a soul based path that empowers allies..... She has been offered a monarch based path before. Communications that work with nearly any entity could also be a thing due to all the telepathy with various beings.
Diane C
I agree with following up with those who dissapeared. That would be an interesting quest.
Diane C
Maybe illusions for Ilea
BrokenMortal
Thx for the continued work
fbt
I wouldn't mind more of the ones you used to do introducing new, younger, lower leveled side chars and spending a bit of time with them (not 1 and done, but chars that take on some life of their own). I always liked those. Rly, the right answer is prolly "whatever seems must fun/enjoyable to write for the author", because that's how you get great work. Write what suits you. Doing what folks ask tends toward more consensus stuff, which is less unique and individual. I suspect. Eh, u do u! :)
Jonathan Wrobel
Thx for the chapter. I would love a chapter wirh Felicia very cool too. Have a nice day
Jlaristotle
Time for another episode of the summoned bad ass babe's. Maybe with Lea Reading the summoner the riot act.
Snugglebadger
I want to see more of Ilea on Earth, where she truly has no threats to deal with. And despite saying she wouldn't be responsible for them, at least giving a warning that changes are coming and an explanation for the disappearances. Maybe bring some of the people back if she's able.
Jeff091
i would love to see her pull Keyla into the 3-mark range
Jeff091
Number 6, please
Klow47
I would absolutely love to follow the sentinels more. Get more progress updates on them and what new classes they've unlocked. How strong is Gael? What about Vienna or Chana? I think you could take us on some wild adventures with the sentinels that would bring back the nostalgia of Ilea when she didnt have her 3rd class. I wonder what paths each have taken to arise to power. Or have they chosen to hang up their hats and live a normal life.
matt
Adding onto this, I want to see Cless looking for inspiration somewhere and coming across Lily and taming the Savage Wolf 😏. They're roughly the same age, highly independent and free spirited young ladies.
Ilikehumans
And not to forget the honeymoon!
Ilikehumans
I would love to see Ilea and Felicia touring earth together. Mostly without magic and just being a normal couple. A beach episode would also be nice. And finally for Ilea to get some closure with her estranged parents.
MrWheelsOfMime
Bit over the top, but I would like to see some solution to the missing sun's and arcane storms in some distant (100?1000? years in the future), developed by some of the people we learned learned about in the sorry so far, e.g. by Erik and other who would be considered legends at that point in time.
Andrew Pilavachi
Would love more of her adventures and exploration, just do as you said you would and slowly let the story fade over time and less uploads I guess
KollegvomMirgan
I'd love to see what Lily is doing
Hodge Wasson
Doesn't even need to start as open ended. I think it would be awesome for Erik to decide that Ilea needs a vacation and takes her realm hopping to some places he particularly likes. This would be cool to see from Ilea's perspective AND to see how she's received in other realms. Would also make it easier to sunset the story with having a taste of shenanigans Ilea will get herself into in the future.
StarWolf
Chapter ideas: Cless and her family, all the different young sentinels, llea’s favorite cook and the restaurant scene in ravenhall, how is Grail or whatever his name is the lvl 500 or 600 berserker we last saw fighting with the vamps in liliths practice hall? How is Clair doing, how are llea’s investments? How is the Shadows hand and the sentinels in general doing? How is the cake shop doing? A chapter of llea taking a break in ravenahall and basically doing a restaurant and pub crawl would be fun. Llea helping out Eric with his void world issue. Purging Meadow’s and Icey’s world What happened to llea’s gym owner friend from earth? Will llea clue in earth about what will start happening to earth?
Cormac
Number 7. Yes
Ycrah
I don't know about others, but it was this slice of life content that made Azarinth Healer different, unique, enjoyable. It was not just rushing from one high stakes fight to the other. It was taking the time to explore a rich world and its goings. I can imagine no better way to form an epilogue to this epic story. In fact, I would not mind an entire arc in the vein of Kino's Journey, of Ilea just wandering Elos, hiding her level, helping here and there, exploring the wide world that was now changed by the Extraction. Hell, she could even follow Eregar to visit other realms that need her help. There is something magical about the mundane that you won't find in most other Isekai novels. Most of them are too rushing to raise levels and they lack the maturity to make a slice-of-life v content without reducing it to an ecchi harem full of childish slapstick antics. PS: You have already fullfilled my wish with my favourite side character once. I would love to see a chapter from Rivka's point of view. Not just seeing how she grew, but her actual POW.
Adam Skibicki
Ending all side plots (curse dwarf, leviathan etc.). But i would appreciate the most is continuation of Ilea's adventures (new places, fights, dungeons, etc.). It was the most interesting for me - adventurer story with OP MC who is not an idiot, without some grand plots like saving the world (in Azarinth Healer it is in the "background" of the story i would say, not the main focus). Sadly it is ending already :( . But i think that maybe few chapters of Ilea's future adventures (dragon world Scipio once mentioned, other continents, Sephilon, meeting an ash elemental (may be interesting), more interactions with elven Monarchs/Oracles, Pierce and Garonoth).
Hauke Sattler
My guess is, considering all the wishes of the readers, Mr. Harthane could easily write another 900+ chapters of epilogue ;-)
Hauke Sattler
I think hidden communities of Elosians on Earth would be a good idea. Just lower leveled people who want to see the sky and not risking being zapped by arcane lightning. Who don't want to fight daily for their life, but level by doing mundane Elosian job. Hidden communities in the sense of 'hidden in plain sight'. Earthlings would just think: "Well the food in that restaurant is just not from this world." or "That Spa massages are magical." or "Those guys on that medieval festival are LARPing on another level." ;-) Just easing in magic into society.
Jackson Ragland
I would really like to see a Goliath chapter as well as something from Aki's pov. Shame we never got to see other continents. Love how the story turned out!
Hauke Sattler
Tyftc I would love to see Ilea touch base with her dad on Earth. Maybe talk about her travels. Unload. Being just a human again, not a level 1000+ celebrity.
Tequila Worm
Tyfc
yannick schwende
I agree, a chapter from the pov of the fae would be awesome. What are they doing? Are they done with closing all the void cracks? Will they help with the storms? They did say that they choose life, didn't they. So I would really like to know how they view all this and what they are doing.
PickledTink
I would like to touch base with the individual fae that have been encountered like Violence, Ruler, and Twin. Also the adventurer she scared the crap out of at the Caverns of Rot, Sophia, from around chapter 450+. Also some Goliath POV would be nice.
Melone
The Meadows home was just a moon of a much larger planet where the daughters came from, right? Maybe visiting that place could be interesting. Especially considering that the monsters must have had some kind of parents, they are daughters after all
Andrew Jones
any chance on a another earth story line maybe a surge of mana hit earth or somthkn
The 49th Khan
200 years of traveling and fighting later, Ilea gets her next class evolution at level 2000. That's what I want to see.
Raistlin
Thx for the Chapter. Knowing what is in the other continents would be fun. If Ilea wants to leave the mystery to others then maybe from their POVs.
Justin Jones
What happened with the dwarf that made her hammer? I would think revisiting that dude could be fun
RandomPerson
The end could probably be an open ended hint of Ilea exploring other realms.
Bi-Dailey
I literally had the exact same idea - ah it'd be great
Reid Palmquist
Suggestion - reaction of inhabitants of other continents who weren't involved in any of this. Potentially in the context of a down-the-line after the accord/explorers wind up contacting them.
MrGravelord
Thanks for the chapter. I'd like to see how the orcs she briefly met are faring.
Andrew
Thank you!
Kelan
Kinda wanna know what ever happened to that electrical bar made from the very beginning
GuyWhoReadsALot
Go to earth, show the world's militaries that magic don't care and it's time to start changing.
hill44
I can just see it. Some extremely confused battleship captain asking the bridge in general, "Is that woman, floating in space without a spacesuit while on fire, asking us if we want to fight by way of a giant flaming sign?"
Captain2003Rex
Plus, there’s always her new cosmic healing lol
Skchoad
Perhaps not a requirement to obtain, but I would like to know how a 4th class is obtained.
BaguaBrady
I really appreciate these epilogues, thank you Rhaegar. I'm happy with whatever you want to show but I'm curious about a PoV at the sentinel HQ, meadow's reaction to the events and meeting the fae, and a look at the dragons domain who got killed and whose name is escaping me
Tyler Machado
Yes, a funny vacation in another dimention could be funny even if it is written much later. Ilea is the most powerful character in RPG or any fantasy short of some Gods and even then she could probably survive them. Throw her in a scifi galaxy where magic is like WTF, how? Keep it up.
Robert
Then she addresses the UN and tells them the basics of what's happening to Earth.
Robert
Except they all open up and she just stands there ignoring it all.
Robert
I still want her to hover above the Park in New York City, slowly come down, and then do a "The Day the Earth stood still" thing. :)
Gregb
Thanks for the chapter! I think a chapter from Superfae's perspective or a chapter from a Mava's perspective would be nice.
Endoria
I am still hoping for Infrasound to be in the same universe, just humans on earth and Illea being this "fantasy goddess that was supposed to have been a human from earth once".
Ronan Cadoret
Is the Maker still alive and forging eldritch artifacts?
AlliterativeArts (Eric Faust)
Things I'd love to see happen in these epilogues in no particular order of importance: 1. Alice goes into the Sentinels HQ to finally see what all the fuss is about, meets Mark and through training with him a bit, and thanks to having grown up, now officially "starts down the right path" in earnest. 2. A certain Metal Man + a certain Solo Beast Sentinel with a stick bump into each other outside the door of a certain Primordial Curse Dwarf... Antics ensue. 3. Claire, Elana and Alyris meet up for a conference to discuss trade/whatever and become friendly; Conference of the Three Queens. 4. Erik goes grab some pastries from Helena before he goes on another one of his little excursions. Talks to her about where she's gone somewhat astray with the goals of the Lily. 5. Maria bumps into Edwin (and maybe wolf girl) and they bond over the aimlessness they've felt in their lives; Maria starts to get it into her head that revenge is a fool's errand. They feel like doing a dungeon dive for the levels and the lols. 6. Nes and Owl, as beings who don't eat, try some experiments to see if there are differences in the way cake effects the Mava vs Catelyn. 7. Pierce meets Dragon Dad. It goes... okay-ish. There are more things but this is already getting long enough.
Zebrababies
I'd love to see follow ups on all the sentinels and where they end up. Or maybe a look at the future sentinels/magic academy?
sean
I agree he wrapped it up too quickly, too many loose ends before the big ending. it's like completing the main story of a game without completing all the cool side missions, now the world's destroyed and you gotta somehow bring them back in a meaningful way that isn't overshadowed by what's already happened
hill44
Wasnt it kind of established that telling Earth what is coming would be a bad idea? Although, a story of Ilea dropping in and revealing herself to the general public once magic is an established fact of life in the future could be amusing.
Scott Way
I want to see a meeting with ilea and each group of friends she had. Especially need to see the meeting with her and dale.
hill44
Theres a number of short stories Id like to see. Ilea going for an encounter with the few powerful beings she faced and never had a final resolution with. Primarily kicking that insane curse dwarfs ass, and a meeting of equals with the basalisk and the leviathan she fled from that seemed amused by her freak out. A story focusing on Felicia working towards and reaching three mark status and maybe an Ilea and Felica go on vacation story. Perhaps to another realm where no one knows who they are with some hilarity coming from the locals trying some shenanigans. Maybe a short one in the distant future where Ilea is just finishing clearing out Erandar and Sephilon. Finally, some follow up to let us know what is going on with various people like Edwin, Iana and Christopher, Lily, etc. who have had roles in Ileas life but we dont know whats going on with now. Personally I wouldnt mind a lengthy series just following Lily from the point we last saw her in Ravenhall.
rrrig756
Two things, what happened to papa dragon? Also a meeting between Ilea and all the old Golden Lilly members. By that I mean the original founders that are still alive that have been teased. I feel like those would be some very interesting dialogue. But small stuff in the grand scheme of things.
Julien Fellegara
There is a dwarf and a leviathan to meet again.
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
matt
Once you hit level 200 you're basically immortal anyways.
Corwin Amber
Are you going to have a post with options for us to choose the ones we would like to see as a final epilogue option? Or do you want us to post in the response to this chapter what we are looking for still in epilogue options?
Corwin Amber
And hopefully she helps Felicia adventure until she also has a longlived/eternal life option :)
sean
I wanna know more about the flesh stricken leviathan and the maker
Alsia
You know, this was a really nice chapter. I think another one or two with Ilea simply discovering what it's like to stop and take a break and return to a sense of normalcy she hasn't had in a very long time would be nice to read. I liked that this chapter wasn't fast paced and focused on Ilea's thoughts about the consequences of what happened. Seeing her discover more of herself in the aftermath would be nice as she comes to terms with the fact that she isn't as needed anymore and can finally rest a bit after all she's done for like, literally every being in Elos. As always, thank you for the chapter :)
Chase Clawson
Excellent chapter! My thoughts on moving forward below! Im somewhat interested to see how Earth ends up reacting to all this, but with Ilea not involved there its a passing curiosity more than a true loose end. Curious how her relationship with Dale is, he is one of my favorites and his reaction to the rescue broke my heart! Mostly i am just interested to see where everyone goes from here. Also, i assume this affected other places we havent seen, and im curious what those places response will be, seeing as the main event happened on this continent. Some abassadors coming from far off lands to see who just stole ANOTHER sun?
matt
Why would she care? She already moved everyone/everything she wants from Earth. And this *is* the recovery. Her part in it is over now, she gets to semi-retire with her woman for a few decades.
matt
I'm still waiting for her to propose to Felicia.
StarWolf
Love this chapter sets the right tone… keep trickling these out please!
wellwish3r
Far future chapter at the very end! As in aftermath and stories told of the extraction 1000+ years later.
John O'Connor
I feel that the story isn't finished. There's still a lot to wrap up and some of it could've been done before the final confrontation but too late now. In particular, I don't think ilea would leave Earth without at least notifying them of what's going to happen. Perhaps a chapter of her following what rifts she can to find survivors (have some interesting adventures meet weird creatures and kill them, of course) and bring home all who want to return. Appear in the middle of the UN General Assembly meeting, announce what's coming, and transport all the survivors in one bunch into the UN Gift Garden. The end. At this stage, Elos is a ruin, and leaving without some sort of recovery arc seems wrong. I'd like to see temples to Lilith popping up everywhere too :]
Cypha
Wooow, a chapter. :)
Daniel Jones
Thanks for the chapter and I loved the series
Daniel Jones
I don’t know from who’s point a view but. What if Ilea started a new colony in the Sahara Desert or some other uninhabitable place on earth? It would be funny to see the various governments reactions also maybe the mana generated by so many higher level people and the magic thrown around to make a city out of nowhere and farm land and stuff might quicken the the system stuff for earth.
SDCard
Thanks for the chapter!
