The Amber Sword

Let me start off with a colored sketch where I decide the general lighting and design.

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If I haven’t stated this before, I’m actually interested in drawing a few manga-like TAS chapters as a fan. This is my image of Brendel with amber hair (The Amber Sword) and blue-green eyes (that Sci-fi system), so I can play around with my own interpretation of the TAS world and character settings.

Technically a gambeson (thick padded cotton armor) isn’t supposed to look like that because it’s sewn in a quilting method, but if I’m going to do that then there’s going to be too many details to draw later on. It’s a thick shirt for now (lol).

Once I’m done with this drawing, I’m probably going to take a look at coding to have next/back buttons for my series and see how it goes from there.

Next topic. Donations.

I have received an email about giving discounts on more chapters for a bulk donation, and a comment on lowering the goal for a donated chapter. I want to be clear on this.

To meet his match today.

[This bastard must die!]

Conrad’s steel gauntlets swung in front of him, frightening Brendel so much that he immediately activated the Charge skill and retreated even further away.

Even if he activated Power Break to defend against Conrad’s attack, that would be 50 OZ vs 80 OZ strength, and would certainly meet his maker if he tried to fight him directly.

Under the Charge ability, he reached over 132 OZ worth of agility and vanished from where he stood. At his speed, he could even outrun a speed based Gold-ranked fighter with the Electric Element.

Conrad’s claws lashed out into empty air and a loud bang could be heard. The decayed leaves in a circular radius of ten meters in front of his claws were turned into dust, and the ground sank deeply to form a large depression. When Conrad raised his head up, he saw that Brendel was already twenty meters away.

[What….. is that speed? Who the hell is this guy?!]

Conrad was so surprised that he forgot to chase after Brendel. Even though the latter had reach the Silver rank at such a young age, Conrad himself was a genius who reached the Gold rank and did not think much of him. His target, Eke, was also rumored to be a genius, but Brendel certainly fell short of the rumors he heard when he fought against the Lizardmen.

But that short exchange made Conrad realize that the Silver-ranked bastard in front of him had combat prowess that defied common sense. Each attack that he made was only a stalemate against his defensive maneuvers.

He felt his palms slightly sweaty. He had learned various skills and had a wealthy experience against many enemies, and was even confident he could fight peak Gold-rank fighters. But he did not even gain any advantage over a little Silver-rank fighter.

[That explosive speed…… A Sun Knight?]