River Goddess – Part 3 ‘How will she react?’ Will she be enraged by the audacity? She might even strike me down with a surge of river water. Just as I subtly brought the Manpasikjeok to my lips— [Ahahahaha!] The River Goddess burst into laughter, light and carefree like a child. [How amusing, Human Paladin….

River Goddess – Part 2 ‘Oh no. No, no, no.’ I immediately pulled out the Manpasikjeok and began to play. Pillilililil. A gentle ripple of mana spread outward. A wave of green light enveloped me, Red, and the Goddess all at once. The scattered fragments of water stopped moving. The collapsing mana core halted its…

River Goddess – Part 1 ‘Huge.’ That was my first impression upon seeing the River Goddess. She stood hundreds of meters tall. Would the Statue of Liberty writhing to life look like that? But this was far more dynamic—her body, made of surging rapids, radiated a terrifying pressure that crushed everything in every direction. [Kuaaahhhh!]…

River’s Servant – Part 3 The council turned into a chaotic marketplace. [Th-That human!] [Insolent!] [Kraaagh! How dare a human!] Of course they reacted like this. They had anger issues, plain and simple. The type to throw punches before exchanging words. But this time, the fishmen couldn’t attack me. Why? Because I had preemptively taken…

River’s Servant – Part 2 After the greeting, the fishmen drew closer. Surrounding the boat— Like a school of sharks circling a wounded whale. I looked at them calmly. Then one of the larger fishmen traced letters into the river. [Are you not afraid of us?] I replied indifferently. [You’re a little ugly, that’s all.]…