Three days later…
“Count Leon has been killed?” Kyle raised his eyebrow, surprised that it had happened faster than expected.
“Indeed. The timeline in which we have to entrench ourselves have been slightly pushed forward. Baron Namor will soon take the position of Count, but I believe I can stall ...
2023-08-03 17:08:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe dull thuds of artilery slamming against already broken rubble for the umpteenth time echoed once more across the reddish horizon, the sound nearly indistinguishable to the weary Count Leon, who was resting in his private tent, far away from the din of continuous fighting.
For months, he has been swamped in the city,...
2023-08-03 15:03:32 +0000 UTC View PostKyle was still in the hypermall, doing a tour of the place. It’s only been a week since he left after the funeral, but it was still good to keep an eye on things and how they were progressing. Showing his presence also acted as a buoy of sorts – he wanted the spies and traitors to spread the information that he was here i...
2023-08-01 18:13:47 +0000 UTC View PostRemember how I mentioned I was working on a satellite launch etc etc?
At around 6 am on launch day I was in office, getting all the groundstations ready and what not for our very first pass. We've done everything we could to work our asses off to fix it, and cover every damn edge case. Even went to the...
2023-07-30 23:06:16 +0000 UTC View PostAt the basement of the mall, in a dedicated room just for the vipers, Niko winced as Damian poured a healing potion over some of the wounds Niko had. An awkward silence fell between the two of them, Niko clearly remembering what Damian had said during the fight.
Keith glanced between the two of them, clearly sensing the...
2023-07-29 11:49:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Project Codename: Princess
Genre: High Fantasy - Magic - Politics - Transmigrators - Strong Female Lead
Red camellias, glitter in bloom
Heralded the ancient kingdom’s doom
B...
2023-07-28 21:22:12 +0000 UTC View PostLionel gagged as the metal gauntlet of the Version 1 exosuit drove deep into his guts, his innards squashed while his body lifted a few centimetres above the ground. Yet Lionel immediately threw a counterattack, somehow not flustered nor affected by the pain at all.
Kyle looked at him curiously, recognizing the symptoms...
2023-07-28 20:38:35 +0000 UTC View Post“I saw a few exits on the sides, but that would require us to get through the thugs. I don’t think we will be able to escape without a fight.” Niko went over the layout of the power station that he saw, drawing lines on the dusty floor of the basement with a dozen other prisoner thugs gathered around him in varying stat...
2023-07-28 19:26:13 +0000 UTC View PostNiko grunted as he was tossed into a derelict makeshift cell featuring an arctech boiler, his wrist and ankles tied up by ropes. Damian was placed opposite, both of them locked behind grilles as the young leader of the thugs grinned at them.
“Still don’t remember me? Not a problem. I’ll make sure you remember my f...
2023-07-27 18:43:16 +0000 UTC View PostKeith frowned as he waited in his office, pacing the room frantically while his eyes continuously glanced towards the arctech radio placed on his desk. The moment a call came through, Keith picked up with haste. “Adrian, update?”
[I’m getting reports from the patrol guards and the observers that Niko and Damian ar...
2023-07-27 04:18:31 +0000 UTC View PostNiko nearly spat out his drink. “What?! Kyle is a high school teacher in the Culdao Peaks now? Why?”
“Don’t spit that shit on me, bitch.” Damian grunted as he wiped a droplet of Niko’s spittle off his pants. “And what’s so surprising about that? He taught us how to fight earlier this year, remember?” 2023-07-25 19:03:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Near the crack of dawn in Raktor, just as the first rays of daylight pierced across the boundless skies in a never-ending streak, two human figures snuck up to a half-completed Seven Snakes apartment construction site. They crept along the sidewalks, keeping close to the temporary grid fencing of the site and observing in, no...
2023-07-25 17:41:45 +0000 UTC View Post“Mari? What the hell are you doing here? I thought Boss Kyle was grilling you day in and day out!” Gideon exclaimed as Mari plodded down right next to him in a lecture hall, the tables and chairs obviously carved out from a Culdao Peaks tree on short notice.
“Beats me. But I’m going to take every fucking break I...
2023-07-23 21:59:36 +0000 UTC View Post[Madam Hawthorn, Whitley Genetic Designers would like to remind you that while this activity is recommended to counter the shortcomings of 229-D-X, it should not be repeated-]
“Understood. I waive all rights to take legal action against Whitley Genetic Designers. Perform the morality baseline adjustment again accordin...
2023-07-23 20:26:47 +0000 UTC View PostTwo days later…
“Are you sure you’re okay? You can continue to rest if you want.” Bola watched as Ollie put on his old Seven Snakes armour, the left sleeve obviously missing and hanging loosely on the side.
“I’m fine. Need something else to do to get things off my mind. Plus, I can’t leech o...
2023-07-22 19:54:57 +0000 UTC View PostOllie woke up with a gasp, the cold air piercing his lungs and ravaging his hoarse throat. The glare of the daylight through the white sheets that formed a large ceiling made his eyes weak, his body struggling to get up. Ollie swore he could feel his muscles creak, as though they had not been used for days.
There was a ...
2023-07-22 18:42:37 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor Note: The next few chapters is focused on the economic restoration of the South Sector by the Seven Snakes. Hopefully this fleshes out the side characters and the city even more!
The reconstruction of the South Sector was moving accordingly, but as with any plan, there were bound to be hiccups. ...
Mari said goodbye to her friends again, following Kyle back to what seemed like an operational center, large arctech radio with funky dishes aimed in all directions. She trailed behind his suit as he did not explain anything, even as they walked past charts and maps of the surrounding region, human and goblin clerks alike mar...
2023-07-18 11:00:23 +0000 UTC View PostShit! Mari instinctively fired a bolt of arcia energy towards Kyle faster than a bullet. But Kyle merely dodged it with a mere sidestep, the bolt travelling far ahead and dissipating on the metal walls of the entrance chamber beyond it, a long hallway.
“Impressive. You seemed to have learnt how to summon it a...
2023-07-18 03:36:18 +0000 UTC View PostMari inhaled sharply, but as her lungs expanded, it was not air that filled them, but green goo. The expansion of her lungs felt pained as the goo filled the gaps, only slowly releasing. This happened a few more times as part of her natural reaction, causing the same pain again.
[Please do not attempt to breath too hard...
2023-07-16 06:34:58 +0000 UTC View PostA day of mourning was reserved for the funeral. No one did work on that day, including Kyle, who focused his attention on keeping the morale of his men alive. He talked and met with many new members, getting to know them better as much as he could, impressing himself as a focal point of the gang.
More importantly was th...
2023-07-15 18:09:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Take that back now.” Bishop Vernette glared at Sebastian, with obvious fury. “If this is a joke, it’s taken too far.”
“Why? You cannot believe that your ‘living god’ is dying?” Sebastian smirked. “Whether or not you accept the information is not up for me to decide. I have delivered the information....
2023-07-14 19:18:54 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day…
Kyle thought it was a ruse, but the Ardent Cretins were truly surrendering, allowing them to be occupied by the Seven Snakes. He still remained wary, keeping his exosuit on even as he headed to the Magda, the designated location for the peace negotiations.
The men couldn’t believe it –...
2023-07-14 06:01:52 +0000 UTC View PostBefore Kyle could figure out a way to circumvent his power, his exosuit was suddenly lifted up again before being slammed back down into the rubble, the force of the hidden human hand made out of arcia energy holding him down.
“Don’t you know who levelled Section A of your frontline?” Ares chuckled as he floated t...
2023-07-13 17:53:42 +0000 UTC View PostAt the West Sector…
“They called out Ares?!” A booming voice echoed through the large chambers in what seemed like an underground temple, filled to the brim with candles long melted, merging into the ground in a pile of wax that still had wicks burning.
Aiden shuddered instinctively as he nodded tow...
2023-07-13 08:41:14 +0000 UTC View PostKyle did not try to hang around, instead immediately leaving the area. I can’t fight in an area she has seeded – she has too much of an advantage there.
However, the lady was cognizant of what Kyle was trying to do, immediately summoning a wall of vines to block off his escape. “You’re not leaving until...
2023-07-12 17:41:56 +0000 UTC View PostInstead of rushing out into the street, Kyle charged through the building, leading the elite squad and other soldiers through the alleyway where the sniper did not have a line of sight. The Ardent Cretins also had fortifications there, though the haphazard layout of the buildings ensured that they could not be sniped from lon...
2023-07-12 17:37:49 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor Note: Detonation Spear description has been updated to include the impulse engravings.
Spear of Defiance description has been upgraded to allow for configurable implosion delay (e.g no longer fixed at two seconds.)
Descriptions updates are not live on Patreon yet. 2023-07-12 17:34:45 +0000 UTC View Post
An eerie silence hung over the air in the streets of the South Sector. There was a certain feeling – a tension so tight one could reach out and pluck it like a string. Even the kids who used to play among the piles of debris, mimicking fighting with their guns, were nowhere to be seen, hidden away by their parents in bomb s...
2023-07-11 17:20:29 +0000 UTC View PostKyle sat with his five soldiers around a circular table within a conference room at the Raven’s main safehouse, led there by Garreth. The dried blood stains on the armour gave the surviving Ravens who seen them in action an air of uncertainty, even though they far outnumbered the soldiers.
Yet Garreth knew numbers wou...
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