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Savage Awakening 29. Mount Saint Helens (IV)

Zane had been to a hot spring once. Yellowstone, when he was eight. His mom took him along with his brother Paul. He remembered thinking it was pleasant. Until Paul tricked him into leaning too far...

Savage Awakening 28. Mount Saint Helens (III)

Zane saw the man at their fore.

Gray-haired, blue-eyed, square-jawed. His hair was buzz cut. He held his massive body ramrod-straight. He strode with purpose, almost at a march. He could’ve...

Savage Awakening 27. Mount Saint Helens (II)

Three different classes with three different styles.

… and he liked them all. Tough!

He was more drawn to the first two. Wildfire Warden was pretty similar to what he was alr...

Savage Awakening 26. Mount Saint Helens (I)

Zane had about four hundred hungry, ill, weak, leaderless, poorly clothed, desperate prisoners on his hands. And no clue what to do with them.

So he went to his tried-and-true trick whenever ...

Savage Awakening 25. Mad Dog (IV)

Zane was pretty sure he was fucked.

At least he’d torched the Mad Dogs pretty badly. His people were probably safe. There was hardly anyone left to go after them. He did his job.

Was ...

Savage Awakening 24. Mad Dog (III)

The Chains fell slower than he'd thought. One dark line wiping downward. From a distance it looked like a guillotine descending on a chopping block. He'd expected some kind of sound—a drawn-out s...

Savage Awakening 23. Mad Dog (II)

Derek's fist blazed red. With a shrill cry, he swung for Zane's face.

To Zane, it seemed to come in slow motion. He had enough time to take his Chain, wrap it around his fist, casually lean o...

Savage Awakening 22. Mad Dog (I)

The first thing Zane did when he got back was upgrade the Beacon.

The second thing was to have Reina ramp up the training. From now on, all unused essence stones went to the militia. He dedic...

Savage Awakening 21. Others (II)

It could only mean one thing: there were other people here. And they were strong.

He turned to Reina. But before he could get out a word, he saw a darkness rising over her shoulder. He whirle...

Savage Awakening 20. Others (I)

After, he introduced Reina to the rest, and the rest to Reina. Reina had been warehouse manager, and she had a natural skill for working with people—she was the kind of person people wanted to fo...

Twinned Destinies Chapter 115. Civil Wars (V)

Walking into Marcus's lab felt like entering a strange art museum. She could only guess what half of these instruments did. They were glass and curvy and bubbling, but she had never seen anything c...

Twinned Destinies 114. Civil Wars (IV)

In the weeks that passed, Marcus asked nothing of her, so Ruyi did nothing. She sculpted with Aelia, played card games with Darius, and explored the palace. Her favorite part was the library—not ...

Twinned Destinies Chapter 113. Civil Wars (III)

A/N: last rough chapter, sorry

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The dungeons were nothing like the ones in which she was held; they seemed like any other wing of the palace, only lower do...

Twinned Destinies 112. Civil Wars (II)

She still wasn't sure how she felt about Marcus. On the one hand, he tried to kill Jin, and she hated him for it. She still did, but he didn't seem like an awful person. If he hadn't come, they wou...

Twinned Destinies Chapter 111. Civil Wars (I)

Silence held the battlefield. Marcus took in the men with somber eyes: the ragged lines of black and red, the bleeding clumps of Frigus, and sighed.

"That is enough," he said.

"Marcus!"...

Twinned Destinies Chapter 110. Demon Springs (XII)

To the right, stretching to the horizon, was a line of red and yellow, a wildfire held in place. To the left, storm clouds were rolling over their horizon, black, smoky, and unknowable.

Two d...

Twinned Destinies Chapter 109. Demon Springs (XI)

They went out the same way they came in, so the path was uneventful. No new monsters waited for them. They hummed their marching songs, told ghost stories, and ; it was as though they had already l...

Twinned Destinies Chapter 108. Demon Springs (X)

A/N:

after some thought I’ve decided to stick to a 6-7x/week schedule — I think 2x/day can be a little overwhelming for readers

will spend extra time brainstorming,...

Twinned Destinies Chapter 107. Demon Springs (IX)

A/N: hey all! quick update: 2x/day is a lot to read, so I’m probably going to do dailies and bank extra for a rainy day stash

mental heath wise doing a lot better! I’ve d...

Twinned Destinies Chapter 106. Demon Springs (VIII)

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The warriors and scouts went first. A few lesser warriors stayed to guard the tribe; the bulk of them went on ahead. The light of the caverns cast an eerie bruised purple glow over the ...

Twinned Destinies Chapter 105. Demon Springs (VII)

Note: pls let me know if y’all notice any deficiencies in these chapters due to the transcription process! last chapter a few typo words slipped by me — will get better abt thi...

Twinned Destinies Chapter 104. Demon Spring (VI)

Ruyi let the sweet sound of their silence wash over her. She loved silences like this in crowds. She liked having everyone in a crowd looking at her regardless, but this was special. When folk talk...

Twinned Destinies Chapter 103. Demon Springs (V)

A/N: wrote 4400 words (lil over 2 long chapters) yesterday w/ dictation! I think they came out pretty well after editing. So today y’all get two chapters

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One of...

Twinned Destinies Chapter 102. Demon Spring (IV)

The sun beamed. The snow twinkled. Morning painted the skies ice blue and the cold crispness air made Sabina smile; each little breath shocked her awake. It was a lovely day—it was always a lovel...

Twinned Destinies Chapter 101. Demon Spring (III)

“It is said that ten thousand years ago, there were no Demon Springs. The mortal and immortal realms lay distant,” said Sabina. “But the Lord of Demons Ignatius was not satisfied. He sought t...