The Path of Ascension 5: A LitRPG Adventure by C. Mantis

Author:C. Mantis [Mantis, C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2023-12-12T16:00:00+00:00

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Aster was a bundle of nerves and excitement as she waited in the meeting room they had set aside for Aunt Helen’s arrival. Or rather, the room that Leon and Mara had set aside.

There were half a dozen other people also waiting in the room. She didn’t really pay attention to them, but they felt familiar somehow. Though, she didn’t have the mind to ponder where she had seen them before.

Today was the day!

Years of preparation and work on her bloodline with the help of the dragon’s blood had resulted in her advancing far, far faster than normal. That in and of itself wouldn’t be a problem if she wanted to take the path most traveled.

But therein lay the issue.

Aster didn’t want to evolve her race into that of a kitsune, a nine-tailed fox variant, or any of the other standard ice fox evolutions. She had a precious building block in the dragon’s blood, and it opened up so many doors for her. She wanted to use it and pave her own way.

Both Matt and Liz were unique and strong in their own right. If she wanted to keep up with them, she needed to use her advantages and press them for everything they were worth. If she didn’t, she wouldn’t be worthy of her humans, nor the standard she held for herself.

Her musings were interrupted when Aunt Helen arrived with two passengers in tow.

Aster only glanced at Camilla for a heartbeat before she recognized her, and her attention was quickly drawn to the small bunny resting on her shoulder.

Aster felt the predator instincts start to take over as they met each other’s eyes, and Aster set herself and pounced.

Admittedly, she cheated by using her Concept to help her cover the twenty-foot distance. But as she neared Cammie and the Bunny, she noticed that they were only Tier 7, so she adjusted her power and speed.

The chase wouldn’t be fun if she just outmuscled the Bunny because of a Tier difference, after all.

The bunny saw her, and instead of fleeing as Aster expected, she only turned around to lash out with her back feet.

Playing along, Aster let the blow land and send her back a few feet before she created a plane of force for her to stand on. After gathering herself, she wiggled her butt as she readied herself for round two.

The Bunny saw her and froze for an instant before she took off, just as Aster lunged.

That started the best chase of the week!

It took her nearly half an hour, but eventually, Aster had the Bunny cornered, and pounced on her after a false lunge.

With her prize clamped firmly between her teeth, Aster jumped to the couch and curled up around the panting and gasping Bunny before starting to groom it.

It was only fair after a good chase.

When they both got their breath back, the Bunny revealed her foul mouth. “You stupid fucking fox! How dare you hunt me?! It’s humiliating!”

Aster perked up. The Bunny was sapient at

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