"Tax collection! Open up!"
The knock echoed through the narrow street in Piltover's merchant district. A local man stood at the front of the group, flanked by four Noxian soldiers in full arm...
2026-01-21 00:56:27 +0000 UTC View PostEmystan walked into Piltover's council chamber. Her left hand rested on the pommel of her runic sword. Behind her came a squad of her personal guard, all wearing full plate armor. Under normal Noxi...
2026-01-21 00:54:29 +0000 UTC View PostEarly the next morning, Qingxue dragged Alexei out of bed while the sun was still barely cresting the horizon.
"Do we have to do this now?" he groaned, stumbling after her as she led him acro...
2026-01-21 00:52:42 +0000 UTC View PostAround noon, Alexei pulled a grilled fish from his inventory, ate it to top off his hunger bar, and washed it down with some mushroom stew.
Lunch: accomplished.
The weird thing about Mi...
2026-01-21 00:51:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning, the area in front of Konoha's gates was packed with activity. Nearly a hundred ninjas had assembled for deployment. Some stood checking their gear one final time, examining weapon...
2026-01-17 01:45:10 +0000 UTC View PostTwo veteran pirates, both with bounties exceeding one hundred million berries, had stepped forward to defend Shiki's throne room. And just like that, both had been stopped cold. The three remaining...
2026-01-17 01:43:48 +0000 UTC View Post"Skye, want to drink a bit more?"
After multiple experiments, Mario had finally calibrated the perfect dosage of soul essence for Skye. No more accidental fever spikes or concerning temperatu...
2026-01-17 01:42:19 +0000 UTC View PostLead-grey clouds hung low over Gotham. No rain, but the air was thick with cold that seeped into your bones and made everything feel heavier than it should.
More than a dozen police vehicles ...
2026-01-17 01:40:41 +0000 UTC View Post"Marco, I think the chief is right. Don't worry." Edward looked up from the forensic reports spread across his desk. "Based on all the evidence we have, they can't touch you."
Marco leaned ag...
2026-01-17 01:38:04 +0000 UTC View Post---Third POV---
"Although the newly unlocked spells fall into the flying and earth categories, I feel it's not that simple. For example, earth, as one of the four fundamental elements, water,...
2026-01-17 01:35:31 +0000 UTC View Post"Huh? Is it an earthquake?"
The constantly shaking ground made it hard for Kirin to keep her balance. She hurried over to lean against a nearby pillar, and still had the presence of mind to r...
2026-01-17 01:33:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe nighttime Konoha was as noisy as ever.
The only difference was that campaign posters for the election could be seen everywhere on the streets, proving that the village was in the midst of...
2026-01-17 01:32:24 +0000 UTC View Post"FIRE! Keep firing, goddamn it!"
Emystan's command sword slashed downward.
The fleet's gun crews scrambled to adjust their aim, cannons swiveling to track the drone swarm. They fired in...
2026-01-17 01:30:53 +0000 UTC View PostNight fell over Konoha.
Most of the village had gone to sleep. The celebration from earlier in the day had wound down hours ago, leaving the streets quiet and dark except for the occasional p...
2026-01-16 00:28:36 +0000 UTC View PostWith the ankylosaurus held down by Bon Kurei, a man stepped forward from the remaining defenders. He was tall enough to match a Marine Admiral's height, his presence commanding attention.
"Yo...
2026-01-16 00:27:19 +0000 UTC View PostMephisto took the Ghost Rider medallion from Mario's hand, turning it over. The artifact had undergone changes he couldn't quite identify, but he could still clearly sense the sinful souls trapped ...
2026-01-16 00:19:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe wail of sirens grew from distant to deafening. Red and blue lights tore through the darkness of the alley, painting the brick walls in harsh, strobing colors. Gordon was among the first through...
2026-01-16 00:17:55 +0000 UTC View PostA few days later.
Just after five in the afternoon, Marco stood in the doorway of the precinct office, thermos in hand, watching Internal Affairs haul boxes of files down the stairs. Renee le...
2026-01-16 00:16:55 +0000 UTC View Post---Third POV---
"What's a limited-time reward pool? Are the devs starting a gacha system now?"
Some players followed the prompt and clicked into the draw interface. They discovered ther...
2026-01-16 00:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostStaring at Jigen as he strolled toward him at an unhurried pace, Orochimaru inwardly cursed his luck.
This was bad. In hindsight, he should have taken the earlier chance to throw explosive ta...
2026-01-16 00:13:45 +0000 UTC View PostAfter speaking, Tobirama went right back to tinkering with his experiment. Watching him work so intently was still different from watching Orochimaru. The Snake Sannin approached experiments from a...
2026-01-16 00:12:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe Sun Gate's broad waters were choked with warships. Camille stood at the head of Piltover's hastily assembled "welcoming committee." Behind her, the city's elites shuffled nervously in their fin...
2026-01-16 00:11:14 +0000 UTC View PostYan caught every detail of Alexei's performance. His acting skills were decent enough to fool Qingxue, who had a soft spot for him, but she had been around the cultivation world long enough to reco...
2026-01-16 00:09:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe day the Kumo envoys were scheduled to arrive came faster than expected.
To celebrate what Konoha's leadership was publicly calling "hard-won peace," the village had organized a grand fest...
2026-01-15 00:34:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe ankylosaurus-transformed pirate's eyes burned as he glared at the Straw Hat crew blocking his path. If these random nobodies hadn't shown up out of nowhere, his future would've been secure. Sec...
2026-01-15 00:33:39 +0000 UTC View PostMario pressed himself against the laboratory window, his conscience screaming at him for being a voyeuristic creep. But when he saw what was happening inside the lab, disappointment flooded through...
2026-01-15 00:32:11 +0000 UTC View PostRain crawled down the windows of Joe's Tavern. Gordon sat hunched over a cup of black coffee he'd barely touched, watching the steam dissipate into nothing. Across from him, Marco stirred his own c...
2026-01-15 00:30:45 +0000 UTC View Post---Third POV---
The man hesitated for two seconds.
"Pay... pay the robber's medical bills?"
"Next."
"No, I'm joking." The man struggled to protest. "Send Bob to work as a la...
2026-01-15 00:29:25 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough this unexpected situation made Orochimaru quite uncomfortable, the other party's manners were impeccable, leaving him with nothing to criticize. After all, a so-called exhibition inherentl...
2026-01-15 00:27:39 +0000 UTC View PostAccording to the standards in Kaguya's memories, every Ōtsutsuki was a user of Yin-Yang Release, and that was before eating any chakra fruit. The key point was: even before eating fruit, the Ōtsu...
2026-01-15 00:26:42 +0000 UTC View Post