The portal closed and she leaned forward, dropping her face into her hands. Her partner swam to the surface and coiled around the throne, resting her head at eye level. It was a kind ges...
2024-07-15 16:30:14 +0000 UTC
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A portal opened up, the great tidal wave of electrified water sloughing off the excess to form the archway. Reality split down the middle and peeled back, revealing a familiar manor with a black-ir...
2024-07-12 18:19:01 +0000 UTC
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From what was explained in the brief rush over, and from what I learned over the myriad of conversations with Devon and Alice, the strain a Grimm acquires is both within and without their contr...
2024-07-10 17:06:01 +0000 UTC
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During the rush through the tunnels I was given a sliver of information that was important: namely that I was to remain silent throughout the ritual and not to interfere.
It was exciting in i...
2024-07-09 17:19:39 +0000 UTC
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I wasn’t sure what to feel. On one hand, what the siblings had gone through was a tale of tragedy and loss. On the other, they found family with the Grimms and have lived a better life.
2024-07-08 17:06:00 +0000 UTC
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Cal lifted Zagreus and spun fast enough to send him flying into a comically large pool filled with jello. The adolescent hydra sank into red goop like he belonged, giving up his form to become one ...
2024-07-08 17:06:00 +0000 UTC
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Sereza's tail lashed the air menacingly. Her tongue flopped in her mouth but no words came out.
Not the worst reaction. I wonder if I can borrow the camera from Cal.
"I knew ...
2024-07-05 18:19:01 +0000 UTC
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[Alert] You have slain: Corrupted Blood Chimera x27, CB Chimera Prime x1
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Calculat...
2024-07-03 17:06:01 +0000 UTC
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Alice sipped at her tea while Astra fussed about. She looked relatively the same sans the the eyes. But there was a slight difference that you really only noticed if you paid attention.
“Yo...
2024-07-02 17:06:00 +0000 UTC
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A chill shot down my spine. Cal's eyes bulged as he tightened his grip.
I didn't dare to breathe, or even blink.
The silence carried on for what felt like eternity before a s...
2024-07-01 17:19:01 +0000 UTC
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Grumbling from my gut pulled me to consciousness. I sat up in time and saw a sack thrown my way.
‘Wha?”
“Its jerky. If you want to get a rea...
2024-07-01 17:06:00 +0000 UTC
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That... sounded bad. But then again...
"That's a little much, don't you think? The Weave couldn't have booped me with its divine-creation tentacles and be done with it?"
Eraztis pointed...
2024-06-28 18:19:00 +0000 UTC
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“And that’s how Alice got her boon,” I said. “After that I retrieved the bones and we waited for Grim to arrive.”
“You mean the sack on your hip contains the...
2024-06-26 17:06:00 +0000 UTC
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As we made our way up the mountain, we passed several groups of Grimms, them tending to rove in packs of two or three. Some I barely recognized, others I didn’t. But they seemed to kee...
2024-06-25 17:06:01 +0000 UTC
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Why did everything have to hurt as much as it did?
If the last portal made my body feel wrong in every way imaginable, the journey from the dungeon to the goddess' realm was like r...
2024-06-24 17:19:03 +0000 UTC
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I stood up, unsure of what to say. I didn’t actually expect him to come rescue us, if anything I figured the portal would appear and we’d return ourselves. Instead, Grim seemed to barely contai...
2024-06-24 17:06:00 +0000 UTC
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"Ge-get off me!"
I rolled my neck and cracked open my eyelids to see Isaac slapping a wall of furry flesh. His lower half was trapped underneath, and he even had a few tendrils out...
2024-06-21 18:19:00 +0000 UTC
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The stone consumed his head and expanded untill it became the same marble slab as when we first arrived. I sank my claws into my palm, allowing the flames to die now that the threat was ...
2024-06-19 17:06:01 +0000 UTC
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For a moment, and only but, did silence fill the room. No rattling chains, random lightning bolts, or the tinkling of broken glass, just pure silence.
I licked my lips. The anger i...
2024-06-18 17:06:01 +0000 UTC
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Chomp!
Hot flames flooded the area as his fur came to life and he continued to crunch down. Before I could I could reach for his jaw, Freki swallowed. He released flames i...
2024-06-17 17:06:04 +0000 UTC
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We rushed through the passages and headed for the exit a few minutes out.
"Cyrus, what did you do?!" Sereza shouted.
"Nothing! Maybe I met god but this isn't my fault," I sna...
2024-06-17 17:06:00 +0000 UTC
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I was the storm, the fire, and the raging tide. Within me was calamity and chaos. But I wasn't ready, it could not be channeled within my soul.
If I continued on my path I would fall short. ...
2024-06-14 17:06:01 +0000 UTC
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We moved further to the edges of the city, the tall walls serving as a shield to the remaining firestorm that bulldozed through the ruins.
“Why keep the place un...
2024-06-12 17:06:01 +0000 UTC
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I lead us down the same path Freki took to get to the building. He greeted us at the entrance, his tail leaving scorch marks along the stone.
“Wulf!”
<...
2024-06-11 17:06:01 +0000 UTC
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"And you're sure that you can't activate your aura skill?" Celenae asked for the hundredth time.
I backed away and slid behind Arturous, using his fur as cover.
"Cyrus,” she growled...
2024-06-10 17:19:01 +0000 UTC
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The mana sucked the breath out of my lungs before depositing us onto a rocky platform. When the cold stone hit my back I rolled onto my front and shot to my feet.
“What just happ...
2024-06-10 17:06:00 +0000 UTC
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"Wha-I... Ahhhh."
My consciousness tried to form something but was rebuffed. Instead, I pushed closer and came within spitting distance.
The fairy had bro...
2024-06-07 18:19:01 +0000 UTC
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Flesh ripped, feathers scattered before they broke down and joined the dust. The leader swallowed the monster whole, liquid oozing down the sides of its mouth. As it devoured, the bubbli...
2024-06-05 17:06:01 +0000 UTC
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No time to hide, I grabbed Alice and lifted her up as Freki materialized below us. She gripped his fur and leaned forward as we bolted through the forest. The monsters followed, the howl...
2024-06-04 17:06:01 +0000 UTC
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We turned a final bend only a couple of minutes away from what I deemed the 'fortress. But as Sereza stepped a foot past the corner mana screamed in my senses as a sharp vibrating spike of pressure...
2024-06-03 17:19:01 +0000 UTC
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