07 Black of Night Sunless Stride

It took a month for Boneroot to hone his new Radiant Claw into a functional technique. The effort was not in vain, though. Even in its imperfect state, the power and ki efficiency was greatly improved. Though he would need much longer, possibly years, to fully master it, Kroshieshi was satisfied enough with his progress

06 Return of the Prodigal Cat

That night, Boneroot had trouble getting to sleep. The revelations of the day regarding the true nature of his techniques, his cultivation, and the world at large, even, weighed heavily on his mind. He knew that, realistically, he wouldn’t have a shot at getting any answers until he was much stronger, but that was hardly

05 The Radiant Claw

For the next two months, Boneroot did nothing but cultivate and learn about the Empire. No matter how hard he pressed his teacher, Kroshieshi refused to show him any techniques, or do any sparring, hunting, or really anything that didn’t involve sitting directly in front of the perpetually unimpressed mass of fur. Worse than that,

04 Forest Training

Boneroot found himself staring into Kroshieshi’s eyes in a manner not unlike the first time he saw Felindei. “Not bad. Not great.” His new teacher seemed to prefer non-verbal speech when Felindei wasn’t around. Fortunately, he had gotten accustomed to it in spending time with Kuroki. Boneroot tilted his head to the side, clearly expecting

03 Felindei

As he was mentally weighing the chances of learning directly from the tsovars, Kuroki had grown silent. When he noticed, Boneroot looked around at their destination. They had arrived in an atrium of sorts. Above them, the unnatural canopy was translucent, allowing light to filter through, colored by the process. In the locus of these

02 Kuroki

As the hellecat, Kuroki, led him out of the clearing, Boneroot was still having trouble coming to terms with the reality of the current situation. He wasn’t necessarily taken aback by the cat’s power. It wasn’t too rare that a hellecat would break into the third realm, though this was the first he’d seen. He