LOTR: TMCP Ch. 380
The Nazgûl's attack was not without effect. A few Uruk-hai took the opportunity to surge forward and seize Théodred, stopping him from retreating.
"Stay where you are, Prince of Rohan..." 2025-12-16 23:36:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The Nazgûl's attack was not without effect. A few Uruk-hai took the opportunity to surge forward and seize Théodred, stopping him from retreating.
"Stay where you are, Prince of Rohan..." 2025-12-16 23:36:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The watch ticked forward second by second. But when Marco looked out the windshield into the darkness surrounding Arkham, time felt frozen, like the asylum existed in its own pocket of reality wher...
2025-12-16 23:31:23 +0000 UTC View Post"He called." Cobblepot's voice came through the phone at nine PM sharp. "Two in the morning. Delivery at the reservoir north of Robinson River, between Robinson Park and the Wayne Botanical Gardens...
2025-12-16 23:30:11 +0000 UTC View Post"You guys didn't hear the sound Loeb made when we woke him up. Like someone just told him his dog died." Marco yawned and leaned back in his chair, rocking on two legs. "I'm betting he was in bed w...
2025-12-16 23:29:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe phone screamed into the darkness like a banshee.
Marco jolted awake, fumbling for the lamp switch with one hand while his other groped across the nightstand. His fingers closed around the...
2025-12-16 23:28:25 +0000 UTC View PostAfter some discussion, the strategy was set: Cobblepot would wait for the crew to approach him, Gordon would investigate recently released felons in the police records, and Marco would handle... 2025-12-16 23:27:34 +0000 UTC View Post
"For the reasons stated above, the prosecution's motion to dismiss the charges is hereby granted."
The judge's voice echoed through the small courtroom.
"It is therefore ordered as foll...
2025-12-16 23:26:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe road was still that same gravel path winding through the western suburbs, but the wind wasn't as cold as it had been last time. When Marco pulled up to the villa again, he noticed things had ch...
2025-12-16 23:25:56 +0000 UTC View Post"Why does everything go to shit on a Monday?"
Complaining aside, Marco still took the stairs two at a time back to Bob's office. The moment he walked through the door, Bob practically shoved ...
2025-12-16 23:22:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe sun barely peeked through the cloud cover, showing only half its face, but for Gotham that counted as good weather.
"Another Monday."
Marco brushed off his newly issued dark-blue ca...
2025-12-16 23:21:09 +0000 UTC View Post"Officer Marco Vitale, step forward."
Bob's voice carried across the small ceremony room. Most promotions happened in the commissioner's office with cameras and press. This one was happening ...
2025-12-16 23:18:32 +0000 UTC View PostMarco noticed the other side of the room.
Three men in cardboard armor were swinging machetes and steel pipes at a figure in a black cloak and pointed-ear mask. The masked man moved like he w...
2025-12-16 23:17:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe factory's front gate was chained shut with a thick, rusted iron chain. But the chain hadn't completely sealed the gap, there was a crooked opening at the bottom, maybe twenty centimeters wide. ...
2025-12-16 23:16:03 +0000 UTC View Post"Chief! I need you to approve a transfer."
"Ughhh..."
Bob slouched in his executive chair like a sack of potatoes someone had dumped there and forgotten about. His face screamed: I'm tw...
2025-12-16 23:15:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe neighborhood around the Iceberg Lounge was already waking up, if you could call it that. The kind of people who did business in this part of town didn't keep regular hours.
Marco kept his...
2025-12-16 23:14:42 +0000 UTC View PostMarco got exactly three hours of sleep before his alarm went off. Not four. Three. His body felt like it had been beaten with a bat, his eyes burned, and his mouth tasted like something had died in...
2025-12-16 23:13:37 +0000 UTC View PostMarco had been in plenty of morgues before, but he'd never gotten used to the smell. Death had a scent, and no amount of bleach could cover it up completely.
Edward stood over one of the exam...
2025-12-16 23:12:54 +0000 UTC View PostClick.
The tape reached its end. The play button on the recorder struggled for a moment, then snapped up. Bob flicked ash into a paper cup, and said, "That's enough."
Marco fro...
2025-12-16 23:12:05 +0000 UTC View PostI'm sick, so there won't be any chapters for a few days. I won't forget the missing chapters, and I'll try to release them when I'm better
2025-12-06 17:50:16 +0000 UTC View Post"I can show you how my power affects creatures," Marcus offered.
Indigo looked at Shiki with pleading eyes, clearly desperate to see this demonstration.
But Shiki's gaze remained fixed ...
2025-12-03 23:55:40 +0000 UTC View PostOne human, one tree, one raccoon, and a baby creeper sat together by the plaza fountain, forming the most bizarre group Xandar had probably ever seen.
"So, Rocket, what brings you to Xandar? ...
2025-12-03 23:54:17 +0000 UTC View PostOn the walls of the Hornburg, countless soldiers stood in neat formation, gazing toward the northern mouth of the wide valley.
If all went as expected, the enemy would come from that directio...
2025-12-03 23:53:09 +0000 UTC View PostScreech!
The shriek of the fell beast split the sky. One of the Nazgûl circled over the lands of Rohan, then suddenly halted in midair and descended slowly.
"I can feel them, ...
2025-12-03 23:52:18 +0000 UTC View PostGetting the cultivator out of the crater was significantly harder than Alexei had anticipated.
For one thing, she was completely dead weight. For another, he wasn't exactly built for heavy li...
2025-12-03 23:50:53 +0000 UTC View PostMarco followed Victor through the building, trying to recall what he knew about this guy from the comics and movies. All he really remembered was someone running around Gotham with a freeze gun, ca...
2025-12-03 23:49:44 +0000 UTC View Post"How much chakra do you have left? Can you keep going?"
Kenji signaled for his Wood Release puppet to drop its defensive stance. The construct, which had been positioned between Kushina and t...
2025-12-03 23:40:45 +0000 UTC View Post"Sensei! Kushina-nesan!"
Kenji and the others had barely stepped onto the main street when a clear shout from a distance. Two boys came running toward them, followed by a girl with light purp...
2025-12-03 23:40:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe Wood Release puppet extended its right hand. Dense Wood Release chakra gathered in its palm, gradually forming the kanji for "sit." This was a technique specifically designed to suppress tailed...
2025-12-03 23:37:50 +0000 UTC View Post"Alright, Kushina. If you notice any signs of the Nine-Tails going berserk, just summon the Wood Release puppet directly."
Kenji rolled up the scroll and handed it to the transport puppet. Th...
2025-12-03 23:36:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe world had fallen into chaos because of Shiki's plan and his invitation to form a grand fleet.
Mainstream news outlets worked overtime reporting how the World Government was responding "po...
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