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Freezing Shadows, Chapter 7
Chapter 7: Settling InThe other four arrived over the next hour. Fortunately, Berzerker and I had cleaned up before the first of them, Twilight, made it to the door. Not that I was a prude or anything, but it set the wrong impression about what I was gathering a team for.The room was your standard motel room. Two twin beds, a flatscreen TV, and a chairs, one for sitting at the desk/table, and the other for kicking back. Better than a coffin hotel or hostel, but definitely not the lap of luxury.â...
Freezing Shadows, Chapter 6
Chapter 6: Getting a CrewFirst things first. Brandeen and Cody needed a place to stay, since they definitely couldnât go home until after Mel was dealt with. Since we werenât talking a âcouple of hoursâ kind of run, they needed something like a motel room, and weâd probably need one next to her, to make sure no more surprises happened. Berzerker got to work on that, while I reached out to my contacts, to see if we couldnât get some extra hands. Fortunately, I knew just who to call.â...
Reborn as the First Boss, Chapter 51
Chapter 51 â SpoilsI was officially on my first âroad tripâ after coming to this world! Sure, we had only made it to Magehallow Town, the capital of Shadescar Barony, which was my closest neighbor from Windwater Barony, but that was besides the point. Every road trip started with that first jaunt to the next town over, after all.Once we found a spot at an inn, I used my Diviner magic to find a local fence who had the Enchanter profession, figuring they would have the easiest time moving wh...
System Supervillain, Chapter 113
Chapter 113 â InfiltrationI was rechecking my gear, making sure everything was in place when the sound of dial-up internet alerted me to Web Mistressâs return. Looking over to her, I grinned. âSo?ââI dropped Stolen Victory and Titania off at a GPS satellite over the area. Closest I could get to the ships without getting them right in there. Theyâre on the attack. Pyra, FX, and Bloodmoon are in Houston, getting ready to welcome the invaders, and Serafina and Foxtrot both went to Warsa...
The OP Lich is a Returnee, Chapter 157
Chapter 157 â The State of the SealIt was lucky that I was at the front of the procession, otherwise someone would have seen my smile as the lieutenant tried to cover the fact that yes, he was flirting. Of course, the fact that he actually sounded genuinely interested in her work and wasnât just reacting to her beauty meant that I didnât put a stop to it right away, especially since Eri didnât seem to be upset with the attention. Then again, she hadnât had much time to date while prepa...
Dark Fate, Chapter 201
Chapter 201 â Pillow TalkâHow is progress on the moon base for the North Koreans going?â Song Ai, the Chinese Ambassador to Ceres, asked, pantingly. Poor thing was several months pregnant, so it wad understandable that she was breathless after our âworking lunchâ which mainly involved the two of us, plus Kitamura Ema, the Japanese Ambassador, doing little eating (of food, at least), but instead engaging in âcultural exchangesâ of the carnal variety.Of course, I had played nice with...
Lewd Dungeon, Book 36 Epilogue
Epilogue â ElsewhereLara WarnerHuman FemaleLevel 7 Priestess of Kuronoth / CourtesanTitles: SlaveAlone in a corner of the school cafeteria, Lara Warner was doing her best to keep from crying as she glanced at her self-[Appraise]. Sheâd had a lot of practice at that, lately, but it was still difficult. After all, she was one of only four people in her entire school who had the Slave title, and everybody knew exactly why she had it, and what she had to do with her family every day.It would hav...
Freezing Shadows, Chapter 5
Chapter 5: An OfferâSo, Berzerker, what you think these goons were after?âI wasnât standing idle while I asked the question, and neither was she. Weapons and ammo are weapons and ammo, after all. All three had some spare clips to go with their weapons, so that was a bonus. No commlinks or credsticks, so they were definitely coming to cause trouble.âHit of some kind, I think. Car blew up just before they stormed in. Think the lady with the baby was the one who got out of it.âI nodded sl...
Reborn as the First Boss, Book 6 Prologue
Prologue â Black MarketâSome real interesting items you have here, missy. Real interesting. Ifân I didnât know better, Iâd say they came from an Inquisitor and his folk. Theyâre the only ones who go around wearing those symbols, after all. Ifân I didnât know better.âKester One-Hand looked smiled at the cloaked woman who had brought him such an interesting trove of items. None of them were usable, in their current form. Official garments and uniform gear were problematic like th...
System Supervillain, Chapter 112
Chapter 112 â PreparationsOf course, one does not simply âpop overâ to hunt aliens and steal their ship. Especially when you donât know what their weapons or security systems are like. Teleporting in, only to find yourself in the middle of a laser net that cuts you to ribbons is a great way to end up as a cautionary tale.The fact that they were all cold-blooded reptiles made things easier for me, obviously, but I didnât get to the position I was at now by just ensuring that I had an ad...
The OP Lich is a Returnee, Chapter 156
Chapter 156 â On the MoveâHoly shit.âFirst Lieutenant Leo Hughes couldnât really fault his Radio-Telephone Operator (RTO) for the outburst. If the sergeant hadnât said it, he probably would have. There are some sights that just demand an exclamation, and seeing two dragons land in the middle of a campground at the mountainâs base, with a full company of undead cavalry riding upon skeletal steeds with blue flames rising from their hooves and eyes? That was one of those sights.Sergeant...
Dark Fate, Book 21 Prologue
Prologue â Trade Chat(North American System Information Exchange Forum, formerly Community Building and Civil Defense Chat)abby_gail, bento, RainyDayze, GringottsGoblin, DoritoMan, D.VaLuvr69, Carion, RadicalEdward, FusionGal, NotACop, Scholar, RamblingWreck, Anonymous4, Anonymous6, RedShift, SevenNationArmy, DarkLord, BagOTrix, White_Queen, Faraday, BackpageGal, FullServiceMassage, daytrader, LinaLuv, Skippy, shadow_clone23, THE_MERCHANT, jenny8675309, Rabbit, Angelus and Tracker are in the c...
Lewd Dungeon, Chapter 360
Chapter 360 â DomesticI smiled as Felicity led Catalina through the portal. Iâd sent Felicity to welcome the LA Guildmaster, and bring her to the âguest areaâ because of how well sheâd done in some of her recent fights. She had given the pilgrims a run for their money, despite the level difference, and the Azure Flames were pressed hard, despite knowing the fight, and having learned the Lightning Palm technique.Balancing the boss fights for the dungeon was a matter of give and take. I ...
Freezing Shadows, Chapter 4
My Shadowrun fans in the house should recognize this.Chapter 4: Stuffed UpThe world around me went black, and then I was standing near one of the most ubiquitous things in the Shadowmenworld, a Stuff House. Why was it called Stuff House? Because it had all kinds of stuff. Just, not very good stuff, and definitely not stuff that was good for you. But it was cheap stuff, and you could get stuff there pretty much 24-7-365.That last bit wasnât a lie, either. There were a few unwritten rules to liv...
System Supervillain, Chapter 111
Chapter 111 â Unwanted GuestsThe kids had gone into a wild frenzy, as expected when you have that many together, with things to climb and slide and hide behind. Which meant that, now, they were all curled up on bean bags and cushions in the living area, for nap time. A kidâs show was playing in the background. If asked, no doubt the two-year-old delegation would claim that, yes, they were watching, even though they were all fast asleep.Unfortunately, that was when the universe decided that i...
Freezing Shadows, Chapter 3
Chapter 3: FluffMost people, when starting an online game, donât really pay much attention to the âfluffâ parts. After all, the âbig numbers go upâ bit is the more important part, right? Youâll eventually find or buy the cosmetics to make your character look like you want in game. And what does a backstory matter when youâre all going on the same quests? Sure, you have some people who customize looks more in RPGs than MMOs, but the background for those games is still a generic, typ...
The OP Lich is a Returnee, Chapter 155
Chapter 155 â Calling AheadFirst Lieutenant Leo Hughes was not having a great day. Being in the National Guard meant that he usually only had his âone weekend a month, two weeks a yearâ to put on the uniform. Sometimes heâd get called up during wildfire season, but one good thing about magic was that putting out wildfires was a helluvalot easier than it used to be. At the very least, snuffing fires or diverting them so that they didnât threaten homes was no longer nearly as backbreakin...
Freezing Shadows, Chapter 2
Chapter 2: CrunchI couldnât carry my character from the Beta over to the live game, but Iâd had plenty of experience making characters with Shadowmenâs system during that time, especially since it took me a few characters to understand that running in like a Big Damn Hero ended up getting you very dead, very quickly. The system Shadowmenran on basically decided that they werenât going to let you do the typical MMORPG thing where you can run around murdering your way across the land. Nope...
Lewd Dungeon, Chapter 359
I need to go take the car for service today. Nothing big, just normal 80k miles thing. But who knows how long that will take, so I managed to write half the chapter yesterday, and finished up this morning. Because I'm not going to leave y'all hanging like that.Chapter 359 â StatusOf course, I was listening in on the report the Azure Flames were making to the different adventuring teams. Properly running a dungeon was matter of give and take, after all. I needed to make the dungeon diff...
Freezing Shadows, Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Start of ServiceThe doctor smiled that professional smile at me. Iâd been around them enough to know when they were actually happy to see me, or when they were just doing their job. Doc Spinelli was doing her job. Saw a bit of pain in her eyes, as always. One of the nurses filled me in, back when I started with the testing. I reminded her too much of her fiancĂ©, back before the plague hit. They were supposed to get married the next month, already had a dress and everything.I was us...
System Supervillain poll
I have a conundrum. There are two ideas I have for where to go in the story. Both will probably happen at some point, but one has to come first, obviously. So, I put the choice to you, my readers. Which do you want to see more, an incursion from another Earth, or an incursion from aliens?
Freezing Shadows, Book 1 Prologue
A little while back, I had an idea that just wouldn't leave me alone. I needed to start writing, so it would shut up and actually let me have a bit of peace. Or at least let me concentrate on the other five projects I was writing.So, I started writing. And just kept writing. And somehow, I got to the start of book three, and hadn't put any of it anywhere besides my PC. So, I figured that, at the very least, I'd share some of it with you. No set update schedule for this one. Very much...
System Supervillain, Chapter 110
Chapter 110 â Current EventsOf course, we didnât just stand around, watching the kids climb around the play slides. The two-year olds just needed a bit of adult supervision, of course, but the crawlers needed some hands-on help to enjoy the slides. I was also focusing a bit of my attention on the ice constructs, to keep them from melting. Part of that was a practical concern, since melting ice would cause more slips and falls, but another part of it was just because soggy, wet, cold clothes ...
The OP Lich is a Returnee, Chapter 154
Chapter 154 â Magic Lesson on HorsebackI had not been lying when I said that we would ride to Mount Shasta. It was roughly eight hundred and fifty kilometers from Seattle to the mountain, as the dragon flies, and I had not been there before, which meant teleporting was out of the question. Fortunately, I had my undead steeds who could ride through the sky.Even at their top speed, however, the ride from Seattle to the mountain would take six and a half hours. Almost a full dayâs work, for a m...
Lewd Dungeon, Chapter 358
Chapter 358 â After-ActionPeter Franks was once more sitting in Lord Kuronothâs cathedral in Swamptown, holding court, as it were, with the various teams that were here to dive the dungeon. Gracieâs team, the Azure Flames, had managed to get all the way to the boss room of the Pyramid floor. Theyâd been forced to use their escape charms to get out of there, once the fight turned bad, but theyâd gotten out without any casualties, meaning that they could try again, once the cooldown on t...
System Supervillain, Chapter 109
Chapter 109 â DomesticI knew that revealing myself as the System Administrator would ruffle some feathers. That was just a given. What I hadnât figured on was someone actually starting a petition to try and get me removed as the admin.Of course, the people who started the petition werenât exactly a surprise. Turned out that Reality Slash and Robotnik (otherwise known as Slicer and MrRoboto on the Guild forums) hoped that they could use my supervillain status as a bit of leverage. Unfortuna...
The OP Lich is a Returnee, Chapter 153
Chapter 153 â PlansMy residence in Seattle was as Iâd left it, that night when I flew across the sky to deal with the Russians who kidnapped Eri. Oh, thereâd been a few people who tried to make a fuss, or sneak in, but they had not even been able to get past the wards. The mansion may as well have been a fortress, for all they were concerned. Of course, it wasnât a case of the defenses being terribly strong, at least by my standards, but rather that the people testing them were all weak ...
Lewd Dungeon, Chapter 357
Chapter 357 â PharaohI watched with interest as the party made its way to the boss room. Sure, they were going in on the ânormalâ difficulty, so things werenât going to be too bad. Well, not as bad as they could be. I wasnât going to just let them waltz through without a challenge, after all.My new boss for the Pyramid was sitting on his throne, on the central platform, just as I had been when my Pilgrims came to visit. I Named him Set-mena, a name that I shamelessly took from a random...
System Supervillain, Book 10 Prologue
Prologue â Trade Chat(Capes & Cowls Forum, General Chat)Message of the Day: Remember, Capes & Cowls is âneutral groundâ. Keep it civil, and if you try to track someone through our site, it will not end well for you.Speedy, AngelEyes, Victory, HotStuff, Jester, Freedom, Aegis, Stars, Emerald, Snowflake, MagicGurl, RedHot, Scholar, CantSeeMe, Turbo, DontYouWantMeBaby, KoolAidMan, SliceNDice, Destroyer, Inquisitor, Narrator, PartyGurl, Chummer, TheWhiteHat, TripleThreat, LuckyDice, GrimDark, ...
The OP Lich is a Returnee, Chapter 152
Chapter 152 â ReunionAfter Cairo, I had sent my plane back to Japan, helpfully carting Koyama and the two young Corpse Lords back with them. I wouldnât need the plane for this next part, and having it nearby offered a potential vulnerability that I could ill afford at this time. Instead, I simply teleported from Cairo to New York with my disciples and young Chihomi. I had been there before, after all. The only reason I had needed the plane in the first place was to transport myself to places...
