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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 30: Knightly Prowess Vs a Good Ole One-Two

After the good Harper’s admirable attempt, a few more brave souls stepped up to the challenge. None, unfortunately, provided as entertaining a show - they were summarily defeated, pummeled, and t...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 29: Prove Your Might

Lucius had been introduced to a great many individuals ever since his arrival here, but the two holy knights that stepped forth certainly left a lasting impression. 

The lady known as Br...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 28: Purple Skies, A Realm Unlike Our Own

Lucius’s routine was ever the same. There he laid on a soft, pleasant mattress, body dapper for to be otherwise would be quite scandalous, when his eyes fluttered open, and thus he said looking m...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 27: A Lovely Evening Stroll

Lucius leapt down onto the ground and greeted the servant with a wide flourish. “Good evening, young man. My, isn’t this such a pleasant day? It’s a great day to make acquaintances. My name i...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 26: He Stalks Out of Sight

It was, admittedly, a difficult task to sneak about. The halls were filled with much less hustle and bustle now that it was in the evening hours, or at least that was what he assumed since there we...

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[Aegis] Chapter 103 (Start of Book 2): Of Grease and Smog

“I stoke the fires, embers scorch and engrave me

A brand of ire, to be shunned of fervent plea

I pound the bolts, oily rivers running free

How can we carry on when our hearts gr...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 25: Roland of the Twelve Peers

The paladin called Roland bowed his head, and addressed the players with a dominant, authoritative voice. “Well met, heroes of another world. I am Sir Roland of the Twelve Peers. Among the eleven...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 24: A Gentleman, or a Passionate Gourmet?

No sooner had the party arrived than they were greeted by rows upon rows of intricately laid tables covered in white tablecloth and polished silverware. A crystal chandelier hung from above, dousin...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 23: World of Charlemagne

A bright, blinding light enveloped Lucius. He felt his body collapse, as if every little cell was being broken down and relocated across time and space, but the sensation didn’t last for long. In...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 22: Curtain Calls On the Tutorial

Lucius looked around, searching for his fellows, but they were nowhere to be seen. This space was similar: the endless expanse of white, the sterile monotony… yes, he remembered it well. This was...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 21: Goodbye, My Beautiful Friend

Jack’s last moments were not of fear, nor pain or hate. Instead, he graced the world with a parting smile and drifted away, onward to wherever his next life took him. The man who had always been ...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 20: Do You Hear the Angel's Trumpet?

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Jack

When I was little, I used to daydream a lot. I’d go to school with my head up in the clouds, imagining myself on some grand adventure with all my favorite cartoon heroe...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 19: A Brawl Is Surely Brewing!

Jack lunged in. His form was amateurish: wide, clumsy. He was the very picture of a man who had never fought in his life, but it didn’t matter. He wasn’t the one in control.

His arm, the ...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 18: Why Is It That Some Were Given the Role of Villain?

Marco and Mili gaped in horror as they stared at the jittering wreck that was Jack, at the oozing, gushing mass of flesh that appeared to have taken over his right arm, and they backed away—panic...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 17: The Godfather

While Jack was planning out his hunt, Lucius decided to check up on the missing duo. He hadn’t seen them since his last performance, and though they didn’t quite have the same inner turmoil tha...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 16: Desperate Times Call For... Oh, Goodness Gracious!

Outrunning the Horned Exile was no hard task for Lucius. Its sight was blinded; it could not hear the gentleman’s quiet stride. In the end, the thing simply disappeared into one of the many twist...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 15: This Is the Part Where Lucius Dies(?)

After making sure Marco and Mili were out of sight, Lucius left the room and sauntered right back to Mister Thame’s hideaway. A measly stab wound did little to impede the gentleman’s lively ste...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 14: A Plausible Lie

Marco and Mili shook their heads, distraught and a bit hesitant to believe in Lucius’s sudden claim, but hidden beneath all that fluster was a suspicion that could no longer be deterred. They wis...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 13: Absolutely Devious

Lucius’s routine was ever the same. There he laid on the cold hard tile, breaths silent and body full of style, when his eyes fluttered open, and thus he said with a smile:

“Good morning....

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 12: I Will Be Special

The young Jack hobbled along as the two carefully embarked on their solitary journey. Sweat dripped down his brow, and his face was permanently fixed into a scowl. It looked like the man would coll...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 11: A Moment of Peace, and a Nefarious Ploy

The party collapsed and took a good, long moment to catch their breaths.

“Sheesh, that shaved off like ten years of my life,” Mili said, groaning and letting her head thud on the hard flo...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 10: Run

Marco, Mili, and Jack clutched their heads and groaned: the swine-thing’s scream rang all throughout their bodies, plaguing their ears, their brains, and every conscious moment with its final dea...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 9: The Totally Fun and Safe Tutorial Where Nothing Bad Could Possibly Happen!

The party froze in place, eyes centered on the revolting sight of flesh and gristle. They knew not what to do - run? Fight? They were reminded of it: of a stalker explicitly told they could not win...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 8: The Walls Are Alive

Lucius could see it: the dread within his uneasy cohorts. He saw it in the quivering of their eyes, the dry gulps, the stiff hair on the back of their necks. Every second their sanity was being ero...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 7: What Do You Mean, Tetanus?

Marco let out a tired groan and rubbed his eyes. “The hell does it mean, tutorial? You tellin’ me after all that we’re not even at the starting line?”

“These strange windows did say...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 6: To Bear the Unforgivable Sin

“What?” Jack said, swerving towards Mari’s lifeless, yet peaceful, corpse, as if she was merely slumbering away. “You—how did you? You don’t have an assassination skill.”

Marco ...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 5: The Orientation From Hell

The group didn’t say a word—they couldn’t. Mili looked seconds away from throwing up, eyes shaking and face draining of color, while Marco stood still like a stone statue. There was a tremble...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 4: In Which the Party Chooses Their Class

“Now then,” Lucius began. “Have you all chosen a class yet?”

He was quite interested to see what this mysterious system picked out for the others. It seemed to take account of the per...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 3: I Do Much Enjoy a Cup of Tea

Lucius was rather perplexed. Conman? Serial killer? Oh dear, the strange panel even had the audacity to call him the embodiment of evil! How rude, he had only ever pursued his desires. Surely there...

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[The Distinguished Mr. Rose] Chapter 2: A Most Peculiar Introduction

Never in his wildest imagination did Lucius ever expect to be thrown into such a bizarre course of events, but he wasn’t startled. Life was unpredictable, after all. Who knew what future awaited ...

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