Jason shrugs, “Though that last one can already be done, just regulated by the System. I’m a good example of that, even if I went in the opposite direction. Like, there are probably people out ...
2023-11-15 16:21:19 +0000 UTC
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Then, without any fanfare, the next wave starts. Though it seems that the puppeteer last wave must have been a fluke. While certainly not an easy fight, the beasts simply charge forward without any...
2023-11-15 16:20:36 +0000 UTC
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And while all that drama is happening with Ace and Doyle plans around it, the world advances. Up the river, Melonie Bennett was also having her own problems. It was a bit of an ironic twist, really...
2023-11-10 11:01:01 +0000 UTC
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In the dungeon, Doyle went on, not caring about the changes Ace had put into place. Well, not that he didn’t care, so much as it didn’t affect him. While Ace could make some changes within the ...
2023-11-10 11:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Yep, I was a bit stupid today. Got hurt and maybe be in trouble? Will have to wait and see on the trouble. I don't think it will prevent me from writing chapters, though money might be a problem fo...
2023-11-08 23:23:25 +0000 UTC
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Courtney rolls her eyes, “So what? We don’t have the only kind of talent that matters? Are we doomed to failure unless we find a ton of rare resources?”
Jason laughs, “I think you too...
2023-11-08 11:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Courtney frowns for a moment longer before sighing. “This was all inevitable, wasn’t it?”
Jason laughs, “You already had the various powers floating around. It was just a matter of ti...
2023-11-08 11:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note: Modern Engravings took the lead in points early on the fifth and held it all the way to the end and is thus the winner
Below are the full prompts as the poll doesn't allow the ...
2023-11-04 17:44:26 +0000 UTC
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Ace’s choice caused many reactions out in town, except nobody really knew what was happening. Sure, the officials, such as they were, had some odd things happen during work. Outside of that, thou...
2023-11-03 10:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Nope, no transitions at all, just going from a desolate plains to a rocky hill country. The change is so abrupt that some hills have a cliff facing the plains, as if something had cut the hill in h...
2023-11-03 02:26:20 +0000 UTC
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With the wave over, everyone relaxes. And then Courtney gets angry. “A puppeteer monster? Sure, swarms and insect colonies have something similar, but actually puppeting others? That just isn’t...
2023-11-01 17:23:04 +0000 UTC
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Once it was pointed out, Jason was able to notice the pattern. Yes, each individual monster was attacking wildly. However, when they moved, it was too ordered. Which might have made the fight drag ...
2023-11-01 17:22:28 +0000 UTC
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Once again I'm here to ask all of you for short story prompts! I'll take the more popular ones as decided by the number of hearts (or that I particularly like) in the comments and make a poll at th...
2023-10-31 14:48:50 +0000 UTC
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Within the timeless space beyond creation, where all of everything could fit an infinite number of times, there was a new order. Well, “new” is a little bit of a misnomer, what with the whole ...
2023-10-31 14:44:46 +0000 UTC
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Paths aren’t meant to limit you. Any limits being placed on you through a path, is a limit you have already accepted, even if not consciously. We can see an example of this in Doyle’s goats. Th...
2023-10-27 11:42:37 +0000 UTC
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It takes a little bit of planning, but Ace does figure things out. He had originally planned to take it slowly, induct new people as they marry in or are born to the inner circle. This was mostly s...
2023-10-27 11:42:01 +0000 UTC
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They didn’t retreat. At least not on the first day. Though even the third wave had still been entirely composed of normal beasts. Well, normal as far as NeoRealm goes. While a badger with a snake...
2023-10-25 12:41:50 +0000 UTC
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The time it takes for Jason to finish this reasonably sized building is measured in days, during which Rosha and Courtney are scouting out the area. Of course, anything they find only has a coin fl...
2023-10-25 12:41:10 +0000 UTC
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It took the town about twenty days before they managed to figure out the trick with the twelfth floor. While they did that, Doyle focused on rune-less arrays and formations. That might sound odd, a...
2023-10-20 12:06:08 +0000 UTC
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Of course, in crafting, Energy can easily do most things Qi can do. It does have a bit of difficulty for the more fancy Mana based stuff, so no raising a stone house out of the ground. It can, howe...
2023-10-18 14:33:34 +0000 UTC
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Over the next two days, the group wandered back and forth through an area that was just about the center mid and right paths. Not that it took them that long to find a clearing. Rather, they found ...
2023-10-18 14:33:28 +0000 UTC
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My hurried retreat ended up taking me further into the wasteland. I had a good reason for this. After all, the colossal beasts might just be vegetarians, while I knew for certain the mantids wanted...
2023-10-17 03:07:55 +0000 UTC
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After people figured out that runes from their past could work, Doyle quickly lost interest. Well, that isn’t quite true. While he avoided leveling his rune skill, that didn’t mean the runes we...
2023-10-13 14:03:54 +0000 UTC
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Over the next couple weeks, things began to change within Wolf’s Rest and presumably the world, though Doyle and Ally can only observe the town. Now, you would think that the old runes and symbol...
2023-10-13 14:02:53 +0000 UTC
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The night was not peaceful. It was honestly to be expected. While the settlement had specially designed the repellent to target the snakes that came along with the giant beast. That didn’t mean o...
2023-10-11 11:41:40 +0000 UTC
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Next morning everyone is very happy they didn’t leave yesterday. Even with a favorable wind and precautions, they could smell the repellent in the settlement. Just a whiff was enough to wake ever...
2023-10-11 11:41:05 +0000 UTC
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Doyle looked down at what some would generously call a cluttered mess. Symbols from cultures the world over were all clustered between a pair of circles. Why two circles, one inside of the other?
2023-10-06 10:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Jason steps forward, “What if we don’t want a clearing? Could we instead claim a bit of the forest or some such? Maybe a puddle and grow that?”
Callen Stalfos smiles, “An interesting ...
2023-10-04 12:17:00 +0000 UTC
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Callen Stalfos points towards the lake near the middle of the map. “Now I probably don’t need to warn you, but avoid the lake. Sort of a hot spot for the beasts that don’t plan to attack righ...
2023-10-04 12:16:28 +0000 UTC
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Below are the full prompts as the poll doesn't allow the full text. In the case of ties the first option that got there wins. The short story will be finished by the end of the month.