REND - 6.41
“Just one? Nobody else?” I asked, recalling the drawings made by Big Marcy. The island had three rivers flowing out to the sea. Each had arrows and notes about guards posted. They must be rotat...
2024-10-06 23:13:25 +0000 UTC View Post
“Just one? Nobody else?” I asked, recalling the drawings made by Big Marcy. The island had three rivers flowing out to the sea. Each had arrows and notes about guards posted. They must be rotat...
2024-10-06 23:13:25 +0000 UTC View PostDowntimes sucked. The silent ones, especially. They gave me an opportunity to think, to realize how little I planned for shit. Much better to jump into action and improvise later. That was my stron...
2024-10-04 07:21:05 +0000 UTC View Post“This is not on my bucket list,” I said, carefully kneeling and sitting back on my calves.
My legs were covered by my wetsuit, so they weren’t slathered in slime. In this position, I co...
2024-09-14 22:10:57 +0000 UTC View PostReo Hinode (Oberon) – Part 2
Reo was rooted to the floor, staring at Dario’s message, his mind messier than usual. A string of texts from Everett followed, a...
2024-09-12 07:14:39 +0000 UTC View Post“It’s dead…” I came to a halt, warily eyeing the orb if it’d attack me next. It was golden in color with tiny runes revolving around it. The face of a monster I couldn’t recognize was c...
2024-09-07 09:12:08 +0000 UTC View Post“A literal legendary gift!” I exclaimed. “And it’s level thirty to boot. I can equip it soon. It scaled with the player’s level since it’s a reward. Thank you very—wait a second. It...
2024-09-05 12:14:25 +0000 UTC View Post“You’re quite energetic today, Deen,” Mom said.
“Because it’s a wonderful morning,” Deen replied, waving her hands and putting on a big smile. I wanted to punch her. She winked at...
2024-09-03 01:10:02 +0000 UTC View PostLight peeking from between the heavy curtains of my window knocked on my eyelids. It wasn’t the sun; my internal body clock usually woke me up before sunrise. This was Vegas, so it had to be bull...
2024-09-02 04:33:26 +0000 UTC View PostAmber Deen Leska
Erind opened one eye and looked at Deen in the mirror, the side of her lips and a cheek raised in a smirk. “Are you looking for a loophole for...
2024-08-25 23:25:25 +0000 UTC View PostAmber Deen Leska
Amber Deen closed her eyes and braced for a slap. Her Guardian Angel was silent. She cautiously opened an eye and spotted a grinning Erind with ...
2024-08-24 02:10:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe wardcrafter zombie took damage from [Healing Touch], screeching as it recoiled. I sighed in relief. Part of me was worried the runic armor would negate my skill. What if Ancestral Flame Arts di...
2024-08-22 22:42:56 +0000 UTC View Post“What is it up to this time?” I eyed the Glacial Ifrit with suspicion.
It closed its mouth, reforming the vague Mardukryon face it still had. It glared at me with four piercing blue eyes ...
2024-08-19 22:38:38 +0000 UTC View Post“You can’t what? Your spears would make short work of this Glacial Ifrit. It isn’t a powerful named monster like that many-headed snake.”
(The dead, my horns will not meet in comb...
2024-08-18 08:58:47 +0000 UTC View Post“A wardcrafter? The runes on his clothes… Are those wards?”
(Nay, my musical friend,) said Mr. Inuus.
“Neigh? Isn’t that the sound horses make? You’re a goat.” I ...
2024-08-16 23:01:53 +0000 UTC View PostReo Hinode (Oberon) – Part 1
Was that Erind in a wetsuit, running barefoot across the lobby? Reo Hinode blinked, his neurons not wanting to process what he had jus...
2024-08-13 22:52:39 +0000 UTC View Post“It’s gone…”
“What’s gone?” Deen pressed her cheek against mine so she’d look in the same direction as me. “I can’t see anything. What did you see?”
“I don’t k...
2024-08-06 09:32:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Have they already left?” I asked, peering down over the railings. Only darkness. The possibility of drowning loomed once again. I shook my head and then answered my question. “Nah. If they h...
2024-08-03 22:32:27 +0000 UTC View Post“Fuck,” I groaned, recalling the beginning of the end of my condo building—a zombie parasite knocked on my door. A pretty polite zombie, thinking back. Now, someone else was outside. If this ...
2024-07-31 22:57:56 +0000 UTC View PostI observed shards of ice grow all over my body as I pondered my conundrum.
The shards extended and spread every two seconds, soon making me look like a frost porcupine. I could comfortably mo...
2024-07-24 23:34:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe Mardukryon corpse appeared to be male and older than me given its musculature and size. Pure white and flaky, like completely burnt-out charcoal. No magma veins glowing. Definitely dead. It sat...
2024-07-21 08:13:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Onward, Mr. Inuus!” I buffed our movement speeds, charging into the unknown. At this point, everything was unknown.
Mr. Inuus continued bringing down parts of the tunnel we passed. Becau...
2024-07-19 08:03:41 +0000 UTC View Post“What’s behind you?” I asked, trotting over to Mr. Inuus. “Just kidding. I know you’re telling me to hide. Looks like a big attack that’s—uh, why’re you sending your ghost buddies a...
2024-07-17 08:09:51 +0000 UTC View PostI quickly sat up.
Cutting my arm off… I’d never considered this option before. Time to seriously consider it now.
Was there a knife in this room? Anything with a sharp edge...
2024-07-16 02:40:12 +0000 UTC View PostDeen didn’t look surprised. “This is because of Vanessa, isn’t it?”
I nodded. Sure, let’s go with that.
I didn’t meet Big Marcy through Vanessa. Rather, it was beca...
2024-07-08 03:04:51 +0000 UTC View PostOffscreen wardrobe changes in movies were very convenient. They didn’t need to show how the actor cleaned himself in the aftermath of a huge action scene—the blood, wounds, soot, and dust were ...
2024-07-06 00:43:37 +0000 UTC View PostJubjub blinked. “M-my help?”
“I have no one to turn to,” I said, wielding puppy dog eyes.
“We can tell Dario about—no.” She chewed her lip. “No… we can’t do that.”...
2024-06-29 10:16:29 +0000 UTC View Post“Who are you?” I asked in a fake apprehensive voice, raising my fists. Jubjub’s here!
I did a good job hiding how pleased I was for correctly guessing she was tailing me. I’d...
2024-06-26 22:57:19 +0000 UTC View PostCoated in gleaming blue scales and shaped like a kite, the head of Karnon was as wide as my shoulders. If this oversized snake could stretch its jaws like those in the real world, its mouth could p...
2024-06-18 08:49:00 +0000 UTC View Post