Seeds of Chaos: Side Story 2 (The Tree Spirit and the Wolves) **Side Story 2** This story happened after Rennel completed the ***Monstrous Wolf Quest.*** After Rennel defeated the monstrous wolf Black, she and her teacher, Chaos went to the Mazes of Trees to find the Black and her pup a new home. That said, they first have to ask the permission of the guardian of that region – the mysterious being called Moragg. Chaos summoned the Guardian Moragg by releasing a tiny portion…
Seeds of Chaos: Side Story 2 (Pt.2) (Envoy of the Void) **Side Story 2 (Pt.2)** (*This story is the continuation of Side Story 2*) “Bristle… I’m sorry. You got hurt because of me. “ Yggdra tearfully looked at the monster pup that was licking the burn on his left back leg. The remorse was ever present in her beautiful green eyes. If she acted much faster the moment Black snatched the device, the monster pup wouldn’t have been injured. The monster pup, Bristle was injured when…
Seeds of Chaos: Side Story 2 (Pt.3) (Black’s Ferocity) **Side Story 2 (Pt.3)** “Not good… they’re just ploughing through all the obstacles and illusions. Forget stopping them, they’re not even being slowed down.” A grim expression was painted on Yggdra’s face as he watches the four intruders breaking all obstacles and illusions she had put beforehand. No… to be precise, it was the man that looks like a jester that was doing all the work; the other three was just there for…
Seeds of Chaos: Side Story 2 (Pt.4) (Envoy vs. Guardian) **Side Story 2 (Pt.4)** The guardian, Moragg! Moragg suddenly appeared and told Yggdra that he’ll take care of the enemy. The tree spirit was a little surprised that the guardian of the forest himself decided to take action. That said, she kind of understand why Moragg decided to step in. The power that’s emitting from the jester-like envoy was very sinister and could make anyone uncomfortable. With such unknown power…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 41 (Familiar) **Chapter 41** Rennel walked out of the airship after arriving at Turok looking quite refreshed. Thanks to the captain who dealt with the event on the airship professionally, the girl was able to enjoy the remaining of day of the journey. Also, since she was rushing to meet her friend in sorcerer Cassandra’s tower, the girl declined the invitation from her fellow magician and even the captain to stay in their houses in the city as a…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 42 (Reunion Part 1) **Chapter 42** Cassandra’s tower was located at the outskirt of Monty village which was about 30 kilometers away from Turok city. Despite the distance, the citizens and officials of Turok city officially recognized the tower as part of their city. The reasons for this were three folds. Firstly, the Cassandra’s tower was the only mage tower in the region. Secondly, Sorcerer Cassandra was a very powerful magician and a source of…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 43 (Reunion Part 2) **Chapter 43** Miranda stood up and opened the door. Outside she saw a young girl with red hair pacing back and forth restlessly on the corridor. “You’re finally here,” Miranda teases seeing the red-haired girl’s nervous expression. “Big sister Miranda… Is she inside?” The brown-haired girl asked while fidgeting. “Yes. She’s inside waiting for you…“ Miranda replied looking quite amused. She then turned around and spoke to Rennel,…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 44 (The Envoy from the Gnome Kingdom) **Chapter 44** “He’s not human?” Miranda asked, slightly in daze. Sorceress Cassandra nodded her head, “Yes… he’s not human but a creature not of this world.” She explained. Hearing her teacher’s explanation, Miranda was tongue-tied. It’s one thing for the silver-haired girl’s teacher to be not human, after all this world consisted of not only humans but also other intelligent races like the beast men, centaurs,…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 45 (Dark Sea) **Chapter 45** In the farthest (*eastern*) ends of the Wallachia continent there was a mysterious ocean known as the *Dark Sea*, named as such due to the endless fog and deep waters that seemed to endlessly covered the aforementioned ocean in perpetual darkness. No matter the time of the year, or the season; the *Dark Sea* remained covered with fog and mist that stretches out endlessly. For those who dared venture the infamous ocean…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 46 (Sea Monsters) **Chapter 46** The airship slowed down and lowered is altitude till it landed on the water like a regular ship. As the rescue team only has the last distress signal from the prince’s airship as clue, they could only searched using the most straightforward method: Using their senses to search for any signs of life in the area. Fortunately, they have the sorceress with them whose ability to detect life force and presence was second to…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 47 (Kraken) **Chapter 47** Rennel’s somewhat forceful approach finally convinced the female gnome envoy to agree to her proposal. So that night, Rennel took it upon herself to guard the airship as it sails silently on the dark water. To ensure that the girl would not need to worry about anything else but keeping watch, Lucata and the others stayed not too far away from her. If she detected anything, she could just report to them. But since they’re not…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 48 (The Mysterious Landmass) **Chapter 48** The Kraken thrashes about as it attacked the airship with its gigantic tentacles. Although the tentacles were incredibly fast, the airship still manages to evade every single one of them thanks to the captain’s skillful maneuvering. That said there were plenty of close calls, and if the Kraken was dealing with a regular ship then that ship would have sunk from the very first attack. Still, the airship wasn’t…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 49 (Enemies Meeting on Narrow Road) **Chapter 49** The ruins that the sorceress discovered was actually not too far away from where their airship had crash landed. One only needed to walk for an hour or maybe even less to find it which Rennel’s group did. That said the real dangerous part of the search was the mysterious, fog-covered landmass itself. Moreover, despite the landmass just being the peak of a nameless mountain, the area was actually…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 50 (The Gentleman) **Chapter 50** “He’s from the *Sect of the Void*, right?” Everyone instinctively turned towards the Rennel who suddenly spoke out of the blue and cut-off the prince’s next words. But what truly surprise them though was neither the fact that she spoke nor the fact that she cut-off the prince’s words but the content of her words. Sect of the Void! There’s not a single person present who doesn’t know the meaning of the girl’s words.…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 51 (Possession Pt. 1) **Chapter 51** “Rennel, are you really doing this? Isn’t that person very dangerous?” Pina asked worriedly. “Yes. He’s very dangerous. Possibly the strongest I’ve faced so far,” Rennel openly admitted. “But that’s exactly the reason why I needed to fight and subdue him. If not he'll be a danger to everyone here. Do you understand?” Pina shakes her head as if she doesn’t understand, “But does it have to be you? There’s so many…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 52 (Possession Pt. 2) **Chapter 52** The jade-green spear and the invisible sword clashed in an exchange that sends shockwaves and spark flying; even their users were also sent flying back by the sheer force of the attacks. At first it seemed like the two were equally pushed back but if one looks closely they would see that Rennel have the slight advantage. But despite losing ground slightly, Carl wasn’t too affected as he sent several sword lights…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 53 (The Void’s Avatar) **Chapter 53** “Hurry up; we need to get as far away from the *island* as possible!” Upon reaching the airship, Russell quickly ordered the captain to depart. Although confuse, the old captain did what he was told after Russell’s aide handed over the artifact needed to keep their equipment from malfunctioning. The artifact looks like a metal ball with strange runes strewn all over it, was actually created through the cooperation…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 54 (Clash of the Celestials) **Chapter 54** “How dare you!?!” After being sent plunging into the dark sea, the avatar quickly got out of the water with a furious roar. One look of his face was enough to tell everyone that his furious beyond measures. Also, on his forehead was a small wound that had stopped bleeding. Yes a small wound. Despite giving it her all, the only thing that the girl manages to give the avatar of the god of the void is a small…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 55 (Arc 2: Epilogue) **Chapter 55** Chaos and the avatar of the god of the void continue to fight inside the broken space of what used to be a region of the Dark Sea. The two celestials had completely changed their surroundings due to their cataclysmic clash. From the looks of things, even if the entire Dark Sea recovered, one certain region would forever become a forbidden zone where no life could exist. However, that outcome was still a lot better…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 56 (Arc 3: Prologue) **Chapter 56** In a place filled with fog and mist, a girl lies unconscious on the ground. The girl has long silver hair and beautiful facial features that could invoke one’s desire to protect. And on her side lies a long jade-green spear waiting for its master to awaken. Indeed, the person lying unconscious on the ground is none other than Rennel who was thrown into a crack in space by her own teacher which leads to an unknown…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 57 (Declaration of War) **Chapter 57** 3451 of the Blue Month, three months after the descent of the avatar of the void; the United Kingdom Alliance, a newly formed alliance of several humans and non-human kingdoms within the Wallachia continent declared war on the Four God’s Religion. Following the United Kingdoms’ footsteps, another organization, this time of that of magicians, the Order of the Magus, led by the elders from Elder Council of Nuathl…
Why I Think Bitcoin Won’t Make A Good Legal Tender **A Momentous Event** On June 4, 2021, Miami, Florida, a cryptocurrency conference – Bitcoin 2021 was held. And in that same conference, the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, appeared in front of all attendees via a ZOOM call. There he announced to anyone that he plan on submitting a bill that would make Bitcoin a legal tender. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8nFfz_a-Fk True to his words (*which are rare among…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 58 (First Blood) **Chapter 58** While the leaders of the three alliances were discussing some very important issues at Fort Ranford, there armies continue to march. And after marching for hundreds of miles, the army of the United Kingdom Alliances finally stopped not far away from one of the four churches stronghold, Fort Halls. Before the descent of the god of the void through an avatar and the declaration of war, Fort Halls was a very popular and…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 59 (Creeping Shadows) **Chapter 59** The unstoppable forces of the three alliances swoop through the forces of the four churches. Despite having the home advantage, the forces of the four churches could only fall to the overwhelming number of the three alliances forces. Realizing that spreading their forces thin was to their disadvantage; the leaders of the four churches ordered their soldiers to retreat to their biggest and most fortified fortress,…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 60 (The Wind Changes) **Chapter 60** The appearance of the mysterious man was so sudden that Pope Alexander VI and Pope Alvan III could not react at all. Even Pope Arnold II didn’t know where that man came from and he's just next to The Jester! The three popes could have sworn that the mysterious man was not there earlier. But what’s truly shocking though was the action of Pope Reynolds I. “…My Lord?” What lord? This was the first time that the three…
Government Crackdown: Why We Must Move Cryptocurrency Mining Out of China ****London Bridge is Falling Down**** London Bridge is falling down (*metaphorically speaking*) – crushing many cryptocurrency traders hope of another bull run to pieces – painting our portfolios in red. Although I liked the color red, I certainly don’t like to see it dotting my portfolios. And in all honesty, who does? A couple of days ago, the cryptocurrency market experienced another crash as the…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 61 (Truth Revealed) **Chapter 61** Doubts started gnawing on the populace’s minds. And as the four churches pushes their propagandas even further with the secret help from the Sect of the Void, this doubt grew increasingly bigger. Questions like whether the war was justified or not started appearing on most people’s minds. Many more are asking themselves if they are really doing the right thing by supporting the war against the four gods’ religion.…
Seeds of Chaos: Chapter 62 (A True Clash of the Titans) **Chapter 62** The Rommel Plain boasts one of the largest pieces of flat land in the Holymark Region. Such large piece of flat land should be a very popular choice for a settlement. Unfortunately, this vast piece of land is barren and therefore unsuitable for farming making it unpopular instead. Despite such a major flaw though, Rommel plain is still home to a diverse group of beast and monsters. In usual days, Rommel…
Cryptocurrency: The Advantages of Teaching it in Schools https://pixabay.com/illustrations/back-to-school-abc-school-enrollment-2629361/ ****Disclaimer******:** *Before reading please be advised that this article contains opinion(s) that some people might find offensive. It’s a take against Critical Race Theory (CRT). And although it’s just a small part of the whole article, it might still offend some people. So if you’re a supporter of Critical Race Theory and don’t want to…
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