Malcolm Tent

Greed God chapter 148

March 23rd 2016 Gemworld 11:00 AM EDT

Once  we got past the entrance, we walked pretty unhurriedly. The biggest  mistake people make when sneaking places is looking like they're  sneaking places. If you look relaxed and like you're meant to be  somewhere, then people will think you are. Granted, we didn't look TOO  relaxed, we were supposed to be servants here, and strolling leisurely  about would be as bad as sprinting. We kept up a compet...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 228

Mel had paid WAY more attention to us than I had expected. Not enough  to know we were spies, but in a way that was even more impressive. She  hadn't known we were special or anything, she had just watched us  closely because we were part of the Pavilion. We were her people, and  she looked out for her own the only way she knew how. Helping them get  stronger. If we hadn't come clean already the whole thing would have  made me feel like a giant asshole. Luckily w...

Sell you a Bridge chapter 286

June 14th 2016 The Street of Gods 8:00 AM EDT

True  to his word, Avery had breakfast waiting when we woke up. Some kind of  purple oatmeal type stuff called grengin that I'd never heard of, but  which kind of tasted like blueberries and cream despite having no  sweetener added to it according to our host. It was good stuff, and I'd  even managed a few hours of real sleep after perfecting my domain. My  new godly form required less of the st...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 227

As soon as the dome dropped we checked on everyone else. As expected,  Natalie had taken her guards with her and most of the robed figures had  gone along. Trying to fight an F-ranked BEAR without any trump cards  was obviously a level of stupid not even Sanctuary Hall could motivate  their people to achieve. The few left were easily cleaned up by our  superior numbers, even as the morons wailed at the retreating forms of  their comrades, proclaiming them traitor...

Greed God chapter 147

March 23rd 2016 Gemworld 10:00 AM EDT

It  was time. We'd been keeping a weather eye on The Empty Door for days,  and starting yesterday they'd begun making 'subtle' preparations for a  conflict. Buying up supplies, reinforcing structures, clearing out  dependents. All really obvious shit that anyone would read into, and  which everyone naturally ignored because people are stupid and don't pay  attention to anything that isn't right in their...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 226

My head was spinning. I had more than a few crazy things to deal with  right now, but I forced myself to focus on the negotiation. I figured  I'd start it with an up front question. "Ok." I said. "What exactly is  the point of all this? Why go through any of it. Why are we negotiating  at all? Your people are tough, why not just have them kick my ass and  lock me in a cell until you take over the planet or something. That  would strip me of my qualifications righ...

Sell you a Bridge chapter 285

June 14th 2016 The Street of Gods 12:00 AM EDT

The temple of Dagon was surprisingly homey. Sure, it was huge, but it was  somehow still down to earth. The walls were made of rough stone, all a  warm brown color that gave the feeling of earth and growing things. The  floors were comfortable black carpets, and at random spots crystals  stuck out of the walls, glowing a soft white that filled the hallways  with a dim glow without seeming to actuall...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 225

The two people next to the other candidate radiated power and danger.  They weren't exactly at the same level as Abel, but they were both  obvious badasses who could most likely break us in half. The only real  bit of relief I found in the situation was that Randall was still here,  and chances were good he would be able to help us counter at least one  of them. Still, it wasn't hard to figure out exactly what these two  were. They were her bodyguards. Probably a...

Greed God chapter 146

March 20th 2016 Gemworld 10:00 AM EDT

The  next day or so was mostly downtime. Now that I was up to two million  points I kind of wanted to splurge and spend them, but I decided against  it. I wasn't done with my acquisitions yet by half, and now that all  three gangs had been contacted we'd laid the groundwork for the plan to  move forward. It took the entire next day and a half before Zee finally  broke down and asked. "Alright, what are ...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 224

With the Wendigo down, I realized that the flood of robed figures had  spread out and started hitting our people. I wasn't the only one  attacked but I WAS the only one busy burning a horrible murder  abomination badly enough to allow our pet bear to kill it. Or at least  seriously fuck it up. It wasn't quite dead yet, though it was certainly  on its way. Regardless, I was more than confident in our odds if we  could focus up, given the suppression I could see th...

Sell you a Bridge chapter 284

June 13th 2016 The Street of Gods 11:00 PM EDT

DeSaad did the first thing I should have expected when he saw me stand up. He  fucking booked it. The illusions scattered like bowling pins, barreling  in every single direction to try to confuse me. Of course, that didn't  work, but it distracted several of the Parademons around us and he used  that confusion to slip into the chaos of the admittedly mostly wiped out  force of Apokaliptan soldiers.<...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 223

The door rattled in its frame at the impact, and it occurred to me  that the protections probably reinforced existing defenses. Doors and  windows would be the weakest spots even with the protections. It made  sense to create entry points like that too, because otherwise there'd be  no point to the internal defenses and the invaders could just bust in  anywhere once the protections came down.

Still, the door  was big and looked sturdy. The mirrored surface ...

Greed God chapter 145

March 18th 2016 Gemworld 10:00 PM EDT

Zee's  cunt was fucking soaked as I shoved myself into her and she gave a  primal grunt as she adjusted to having me in her she threw her head back  in ecstasy, shuddering as she planted her hands against the wall, fat  ass jutting out and legs spread to about shoulder width apart. I reached  up and grabbed a fist full of her hair, yanking her back onto my cock  with a tight jerk.

The sight of her...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 222

The hall of mirrors was bigger than expected. I'd envisioned a tiny  little corridor made up of a series of angled glass panes, reflecting  each other to create a mild bit of confusion. It had seemed like an  excellent place for me personally to work because of Seek Hidden, which  would let me be the sole person in the group who could reliably pick out  actual people from reflected images.

While it turned out  that it WAS a great place for that, Callie had ...

Sell you a Bridge chapter 283

June 13th 2016 The Street of Gods 10:30 PM EDT

I  had, at our last meeting, been slightly annoyed at Gojo for his  teaching methods. I'd been pretty sure he hit me harder than necessary  to get his point across, just to be a bully. Granted, looking back, it  was probably at least partially an attempt to scare me off this path of  power so I wouldn't get mixed up in things pretty much exactly like the  situation I was currently in, but I had...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 221

The welcome, of course, was traps. So many traps. Like more traps  than you would normally see. Despite the existence of the defenses we  were informed by Cicero that traps would be necessary to bounce out the  invaders for one very simple reason. The defensive systems in the  cavalcade were only designed to attack people who entered the buildings.

Tents  counted, but since so much of the place was outside, we couldn't count  on the defenses to take care of...

Greed God chapter 144

March 18th 2016 Gemworld 9:00 PM EDT

I had to admit. I really loved gambling. Not in the way most people  would think when they heard that. I wasn't an addict. I'd never been  short on money, so earning cash never gave me the rush that some got. I  didn't chase the jackpot and I could stop at any time. In fact, I  usually called it quits after a few hands so as not to dull the  enjoyment I got from the activity. No, the reason I loved gambling w...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 220

Once we got to G-district, we headed right for the Pavilion. Once we  got there I found a private spot and spoke to Beric the were-tiger. He  was eager to get his stats redistributed, and I picked up 15 points of  Focus first thing, since he was a pure physical combatant. He had them  all funneled into Might, to my absolute lack of surprise. That brought  me up to 88 Focus, which helped to bring it closer to evening out with  my Perception. Once it was done I did...

Sell you a Bridge chapter 282

June 13th 2016 The Street of Gods 10:00 PM EDT

I  stared up at Gojo in awe, barely able to lever my head sideways to look  at him. He radiated power, anger, and genuine malice. Looking at him  like this, standing between me and Darkseid, one of the most terrifying  monsters in the known universe, a million thoughts flickered through my  head. Questions, comments, a thousand possible responses to this  situation. But despite all that, one si...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 219

There were easily a dozen G-rankers tapped to come with us down to  G-district, and the first thing I did when I saw them was ask Melinda  why there weren't more. "Ok, I appreciate the help for sure, but isn't  it just asking for trouble sending so few of them down help us? There  are hundreds of G-rankers in the major factions right? Won't they drown  us in bodies this way?" The last thing I wanted was to see all my new  allies killed off. I was pretty firmly co...

Greed God chapter 143

March 18th 2016 Gemworld 8:00 PM EDT

I  spent literal days watching The Empty Door. An interesting side effect  of my life attuned bloodline was that I apparently didn't need to eat.  My energy kept me sustained over long periods of time. I also didn't  need to sleep, though I intended to keep doing both unless I needed to  put them on hold. I wasn't one of those monastic self punishing assholes  who treated everything they did like an excu...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 218

"So, I'd like to start out saying that I'm not willing to commit to more than three wishes a day." I kept my tone firm as I stared down  Melinda. I wanted to make sure she took me seriously as a partner, which  meant making my terms clear and refusing to bend on basic framework as  much as it meant being flexible and amenable to change. I wanted to have  a reasonable and productive discussion, but if I gave too much too fast  I'd get taken for everything I had.

...

Sell you a Bridge chapter 281

June 13th 2016 The Street of Gods 9:30 PM EDT

Darkseid was suffocating. Just being in his presence was like standing in front  of a tidal wave or staring up at a tornado. Well, for other people. I'd probably be fine in either of those situations, but his presence was  what those things would have felt like for me before I got my powers.  Something about him just scared a part of my brain, he was pure unmitigated evil, a predator, entropy made flesh, and l...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 217

This journey to the Beast Lord Garden was a solo one. I could have  brought the others, but I decided against it. This seemed like something  I should do solo. I had plenty of attacks stored up if I needed them,  and as a member I doubted I'd run into trouble. I should at least be  able to escape, though I made a mental note to try to get my hands on  some kind of mobility effect. That would show dividends when combined  with Leaf on the Wind not to mention Cloud...

Greed God chapter 142

March 16th 2016 Gemworld 11:00 AM EDT

Gioto  took a second to process what had happened. When he did though, he  didn't freak out or anything. He just kind of blinked at me and then  looked off into the distance consideringly. "How powerful could you make  me?" His voice wasn't exactly excited, but he sounded surprisingly  calm. I once again marveled at Opal and how it seemed to really bring  out the ambition in its citizens. It was easy to...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 216

Mel's office seemed smaller than I remembered, but to be fair, there  were more of us this time. She slumped into her chair with a groan. She  put a hand over her red mask in despair, like she was trying to rub the  bridge of her nose but couldn't reach. "This is such a mess. All I  wanted was to kick Cicero out of the leadership position and replace him  with someone less backstabby." Her eyes flicked to Abel, but she didn't  say what she'd obviously been thinki...

Sell you a Bridge chapter 280

June 13th 2016 The Street of Gods 9:00 PM EDT

Eddie  brought us down the street of gods through a series of twisting side  alleys. The Street of Gods was technically an inaccurate name. While there WAS in fact, a single street at the center of the are lined with  all those churches, there were multiple side streets and offshoots  branching from the main thoroughfare, containing much smaller and less  ostentatious buildings. Not as shabby as...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 215

I wasn't worried about Abel being hurt. Not after his showing  earlier. But I still whistled at the sheer fury of the attack. "Well  that doesn't seem like a healthy relationship dynamic at all." Callie  giggled against my side and poked me in the ribs, shushing me so the two  powerful warriors didn't hear, but they were both far too busy with  each other for it to be an issue. Still, I felt it bore mentioning.

Alden  chuckled from his place next to us. "Vi...

Greed God chapter 141

March 16th 2016 Gemworld 10:00 AM EDT

Sindara took a few hours to wake up when I was done with her. Even a G ranker  couldn't endure the destroying I'd given her pussy, despite having stopped at the alarm. She was also literally cum drunk on the Vital Energy, and I decided to catch some sleep. I doubted anyone would be  intruding on our night, given the obscene squealing depravity that had  been spewing out of the Opal girl's mouth once I got into the swi...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 214

The first thing I did after Abel's crazy rampage was call Callie and  the others. My girlfriend was frantic when she picked up the line, her  face appearing on the floating screen over my scan ring. I saw her  almost melt with relief. "Sh-" She started to say my name but cut  herself off when she realized we were in costume. "Solomon, thank the  gods. Are you alright? Is it safe to talk? What happened?  Our....emergency exit, took us miles away. We started making...