My journey to mastering this cybernetic body has felt a lot like an elephant trudging through quicksand. I’ve practically moved into the training simulations, trying to get a grip on this metalli...
2023-10-01 22:01:21 +0000 UTC View Post
The capital of Beastveil Kingdom trembled as cries tore through the night, mingling with the flames of magic gone wild. The mayhem was punctuated by the crazed laughter of Orlaith, the Dragon God Z...
2023-09-29 18:38:53 +0000 UTC View PostAs the elevator made its ascent to the massive megastructure overhead, I took a moment to peer out, catching the undercity below in a moment of chaos. Glimmers of flames, like rebellious stars, fli...
2023-09-22 19:21:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Aurelia strode forward, every step radiating a fierce determination and seething rage. Before her, Lord Demidicus loomed, an ancient vampire who had once plucked her dying soul from Earth when she ...
2023-09-22 19:19:26 +0000 UTC View Post
After tossing back a few more drinks that, annoyingly, didn’t do squat, besides taste, I had a weird thought. When I... y’know... flushed ‘em out, would my drinks still be as pristine as when...
2023-09-17 23:58:24 +0000 UTC View Post
“Please, don’t do this! I’m begging you, please, let me go,” cried a simple peasant girl, her wrists bound tightly by chains.
Lord Demidicus, the ancient vampire, regarded the pitiabl...
2023-09-15 20:41:14 +0000 UTC View PostI stepped through what I believed to be the entrance to the bar, only to find it was a passageway leading to a back alley. This alley, in turn, led to a flight of stairs going down. Navigating thro...
2023-09-14 00:32:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Rob surveyed the chaos around him, with screams and shouts merging into a cacophonous symphony of terror. As people scrambled and pushed to get through the portal, aiming to evade the advancing kni...
2023-09-11 21:03:05 +0000 UTC View PostFor two grueling days, that infernal apple mocked me. I’d taken a break from the simulation only once, purely to sleep; afterward, I was immediately back at it. During this time, it struck me tha...
2023-09-10 21:15:42 +0000 UTC View PostI returned to my humble, somewhat pathetic walk-in apartment, still baffled by everything that had happened. My journey back after getting modded had been remarkably uneventful, a welcome respite g...
2023-09-06 21:32:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Vanya's head thudded against the dark, moisture-laden wood of the drop pod, also known as an Airlight Pod, as her muscles braced for what lay ahead. An earsplitting blast shook her to the core, mar...
2023-09-06 00:31:19 +0000 UTC View PostFeeling apprehensive about receiving “free” upgrades from an unidentified benefactor—likely Sir Fuzzy, who wanted to use me for murdering… well, I didn’t know who—I shot a wary glance a...
2023-09-02 01:13:10 +0000 UTC View PostAfter slipping into my outfit—yes, it’s made from mushroom leather and synthetic spider silk, weird, right?—Viri arranged transportation for me. Although I was initially apprehensive about ha...
2023-08-30 22:55:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Yua leaned against the portcullis of the ruins, her body taut with tension. The impending doom seemed to press down upon her shoulders, a weighty burden that threatened to smother her spirit. Her i...
2023-08-28 23:05:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Galen was seething with frustration as he was surrounded by the royal court’s chosen few, tasked with serving as his personal guards in this desolate outpost in the remote countryside. And while ...
2023-08-28 23:05:23 +0000 UTC View PostI blinked a few times, finding the act strangely familiar yet lacking any real sensation—more like some lingering phantom sensation. Probably means they didn’t bother with nerves, sensors, or w...
2023-08-26 00:53:34 +0000 UTC View PostNavigating the vast urban skies, I tried to discern who—or what—was steering the craft. Just like the shuttle I encountered earlier, there was no visible pilot, not even a semblance of a cockpi...
2023-08-24 00:22:23 +0000 UTC View Post
As for Sophia and the others, they were now donned in fresh attire and armor courtesy of the dungeon dwellers, stood shoulder to shoulder, exuding the air of fierce warriors and mages—except for ...
2023-08-21 22:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Earlier
There was Darkness!
Heather descended into the bowels of the dungeon, stumbling behind a young undead goblin. The oppressive darkness enveloped her like a suffo...
2023-08-21 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post//: Reinitializing Cranial Fiber-Motor Control of Subject.
“Seriously?” My inner voice quipped as my head and eyes locked forward. With no grand exit or guidance, I foun...
2023-08-18 21:43:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Jason grunted, a deep sound born from the very core of his pain. Every nerve in his body screamed in agony, each pulse threatening to send him crashing to the ground. The searing pain radiating thr...
2023-08-18 21:42:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Vanya Anlyth, an Elven Knight and Paladin of the Kingdom of Slaethia, lay solitary in her bed. The chilling void of the empty sheets pierced her heart, intensifying the ache from her husband's abse...
2023-08-16 18:50:16 +0000 UTC View Post
//: Subject Coming Online.
A distant, icy voice resonated all around me, sounding both feminine and eerily synthetic—likely the instigator of this pounding headache. Everything fel...
2023-08-14 20:39:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Hovering over Olin's brand new and still-warm corpse, I was totally channeling some grim reaper vibes. I deftly latched the phylactery onto him, funneling his soul into its new digs. Okay, I admit,...
2023-08-14 20:39:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Alrighty, here I am, squished down to tarantula size like some arcane joke, with my gooey, tar-like body stashed away in Stellar Void—sounds fancy, but who the heck knows how it really works? Not...
2023-08-07 22:05:55 +0000 UTC View PostStepping out of that freakin’ classroom the pink brat had voodooed me into, I shot it one last look before my eyes widened in shock. Empty! An eerie silence surrounded me. Professor Stor...
2023-08-04 23:20:47 +0000 UTC View PostI eyeballed the revenant chick lying before me, trying to figure out how the hell I should handle this situation—by “this,” I mean jump-starting her soul with the damn mana she needs to wake ...
2023-08-02 23:36:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Olin’s soul still clung around his body, even after his skull had been shattered beyond repair by a massive battle axe—or so Heather claimed. Man, I really wish Mana Sight would let me see ...
2023-08-01 23:17:06 +0000 UTC View PostIn the depths of an old, abandoned reservoir, its water long gone, and far below the bustling sewers, Nikola toiled away in his workshop. It might not have been the most conventional place to work ...
2023-07-28 22:09:15 +0000 UTC View PostHey there, fun fact time! I’m a fucking hypocrite, no doubt about it. These little glimpses into my mind’s ramblings should’ve given that away. But hey, if you ever dare to call me out on it,...
2023-07-27 20:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post