Ruthless V4Ch9-Casualties of War
This is an old version of this chapter.
James slept for a full eight hours, missing most of the day after the battle.
When he woke, Mina was lying next to him.
As...
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Ruthless V4Ch8-Miracle Cure
Over the next few minutes, James watched Ben and Alice as the former recovered at amazing speed and began to move again, and the latter moved from disbelief to ecstatic joy.
Alice let loose a...
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Rosslyn’s body crackled with the fire that still blazed all around her as she thought for a moment about what Adon had just said.
The adrenaline was still flowing through her, amping her up...
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Adon felt a surge of unique power all around him as he added fire magic to his roster of abilities.
I didn’t even have to go into the darkness this time, he thought. That thought w...
2024-07-11 19:31:14 +0000 UTC View PostRe: Butterfly 2-24. Catching Fire
As Rosslyn conveyed Adon down the halls, her mind sifted through possibilities for the future.
How quickly would Adon pick up fire magic? He seemed like an extremely talented magic user, but ...
2024-07-11 01:01:57 +0000 UTC View PostRuthless V4Ch7-Coma
What greeted James’s eyes was worse than he had expected.
Hundreds of still bodies. Many displayed an unhealthy pallor. Only the slow, shallow rise and fall of their chests showed that they...
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James opened his thoughtfully closed eyes, and a smile unfurled itself across his lips.
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Re: Butterfly 2-23. Growth Mindset
As Rosslyn watched Goldie and Samson practice moving Mana around their bodies, Adon was still thinking about the Telekinesis ability.
He realized that he did not know if it was an Adaptation ...
2024-07-05 20:40:26 +0000 UTC View PostRe: Butterfly 2-22. Digesting
Thanks, Goldie, Adon sent, very carefully targeting his friend alone.
Are you all right? she sent back. Flap twice for no, and I will make an excuse for us to leave...
2024-07-05 14:58:34 +0000 UTC View PostRuthless V4Ch5-A Return to Order
Claudius and the rest of Cyrus’s followers marched from the outskirts of the Fisher Kingdom, following behind the Fisher King himself and his army of beasts.
The King floated above all, wea...
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Ruthless V4Ch4-A Conflict of Visions
“Welcome to the Fisher Kingdom,” James said, keeping his expression and tone of voice friendly. “I am the Fisher King, James Robard.”
The man who stood across from him seemed to relax...
2024-07-01 15:58:55 +0000 UTC View PostRe: Butterfly 2-21. Liquid Lunch
“Let us eat,” said the King, smiling ingratiatingly. “I hope our guests will find the meals prepared to their satisfaction. If not, our kitchen staff will bring additional options for you.”...
2024-07-01 15:57:07 +0000 UTC View PostRe: Butterfly 2-20. A Dangerous Method
“Yes, Adon,” Rosslyn said, a question in her tone. “We recorded most of our knowledge of the particular disciplines we have a grasp on in a book. I had actually been wondering about how you l...
2024-06-29 19:19:33 +0000 UTC View PostRuthless V4Ch3-Goldeneye
As James led his small army of monsters to confront the newcomers, he saw dozens of faces, and sensed dozens more pairs of eyes, looking down at them curiously from the apartments they passed.
<... 2024-06-29 03:16:25 +0000 UTC View PostRe: Butterfly 2-19. The Magic Teacher
Adon focused his mind on how his body was supposed to look, and after a moment’s thought, he returned to his previous post-Evolution coloration.
There you are! sent Goldie in ...
2024-06-26 17:57:44 +0000 UTC View PostRuthless V4Ch2-The Visitors
The procession of volunteer medics marched almost silently through the night.
The mood that had settled over the group was solemn. Despite the best efforts of the Healers, hundreds of the unc...
2024-06-26 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostRe: Butterfly 2-18. Wings
Adon, Goldie, and Samson exchanged some more news.
The other children, while far from Samson’s level of proficiency in Claustrian, were learning the language rapidly. Goldie credited the fa...
2024-06-24 22:47:40 +0000 UTC View PostRuthless V4-Prologue: Sunrise in Taiwan
Zhang Chāo rose from an uneasy sleep.
He had been a light sleeper even in earlier days. Now, with the weight of all responsibility for his homeland squarely on his shoulders, his body carrie...
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Author's Note: There will be a Prologue that comes before this in the actual book (and on Royal Road).
James looked down on the aftermath of battle.
He could see it all...
2024-06-21 19:48:38 +0000 UTC View PostRe: Butterfly 2-17. Secrets and Lies
Rosslyn raised a hand, trying to slow the conversation slightly while she processed each separate piece of what her father had said.
I have mystic beast blood. That is why I can manipulat...
2024-06-21 16:39:25 +0000 UTC View PostRe: Butterfly 2-16. Family Secrets
Rosslyn barely kept pace with her father as he strode briskly through the palace halls.
She made the struggle to do it, however, despite the sensation of weakness running through her whole bo...
2024-06-19 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostRe: Butterfly 2-15. Family Reunion
“You see, Adon, we encountered your friend—” The King stopped speaking, suddenly.
There was a loud racket from somewhere around the floor level. A noise of something thumping against th...
2024-06-18 02:24:10 +0000 UTC View PostRe: Butterfly 2-14. Goldie's Web
Goldie’s heart soared as she heard her firstborn child’s voice.
Mama, the tiny voice said once more.
It was a little, weak, but clearly male voice.
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Ruthless V3-Epilogue
“Sir, we may have a problem!” The voice of Cyrus Berberian’s lieutenant, Christopher Smith, reached his ears.
Cyrus listened with calm equanimity, even though he felt certain that he kn...
2024-06-15 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostRe: Butterfly 2-13. Awakening
Good morning—er, I mean hello, sir—Your Majesty!
Adon stumbled over the realizations that it might not be morning anymore and that the intimidating figure he was speaking to was ...
2024-06-15 02:59:46 +0000 UTC View PostRuthless V3Ch59-Victory
Standing in the upstairs hallway, Mina spoke almost at the same time as Alice, talking from within one of the small rooms.
“So, is this over?” Mina asked.
“Why didn’t I get a no...
2024-06-14 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostRe: Butterfly 2-12. End of the Chrysalis Days
A new day dawned, and Adon felt a surge of energy through his whole body.
Part of it was the light hitting him more directly. The outside wall of his chrysalis had grown more transparent, so ...
2024-06-13 14:51:09 +0000 UTC View PostRuthless V3Ch58-Visions and Nightmares Part 2
James looked around and found himself in what appeared to be an isolated desert town.
Some of the houses were ruined, much like the buildings he had seen when he first returned to Earth. But ...
2024-06-12 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostRe: Butterfly 2-11. Death and New Life
Adon watched in horror as his incarnation and the other lead creatures in the horde of beasts engaged the horned humanoids.
Although “engaged” would have been a misleading term to apply.<...
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