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The Deceitful One

With the advent of steam power, mankind has advanced and ushered in the industrial revolution. This is the age of steam locomotives, automatons, guns, and cannons, as well as curses, magic, artifacts, and the occult. Hidden in the shadows are a group of extraordinary people who wield enormous power and strange abilities that normal people cannot even begin to comprehend. They are known as Transcendents! Bryan, a wily thief with a penchant for mischief, lost his parents at a very young age and was forced to live on the streets. That is until his whole life turned around when he was shown the Path to becoming a Transcendent. The Theft Path specializes in deceit and illusions. It can steal everything under the heavens. Even the powers, thoughts, and lives of others. Follow Bryan on his journey through this dangerous and treacherous world as he steals from gods and robs the mortals. This is the story of The Deceitful One. *** My novel has a steampunk world setting, so expect a lot of steam-powered technology as well as retro-looking futuristic inventions. Furthermore, there will be churches, secret organizations, and cults. So if you're a fan of LotM—which I have taken inspiration from btw—you will definitely like my novel. Also, this is my first attempt at writing a novel so you might find some mistakes here and there. Just know that I'm constantly trying to improve. Cheers! *** https://discord.gg/ZwFUa2zM

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A gust of wind blew through the gloomy atmosphere on the battlefield. Dozens of corpses were strewn around, however, all of them had been drained out of blood and had shriveled up.

Sean slowly made his way towards the Blood Path Transcendents who had come from Nadir. His face was pale and his steps, unsteady. After having used the gauntlet artifact, a large portion of his life essence had vanished.

As Sean stumbled towards the Rank 2 corpses, he wondered, 'So if I use the artifact to steal something from others, I will end up having my life essence stolen by the artifact… How vicious!'

He looked at the black gauntlet in his hand with lingering fear. If he wasn't a Blood Path Transcendent, he would have surely died after using the artifact only a couple of times.

Blood Path was the only Path that could take other's life essence and use it for themselves. Well, that and Theft Path! Except, Transcendents of the Theft Path didn't 'take' anything, they stole it.