Two weeks later…
The Culdao Peak Town had become even more of a bustling hub of trade, the market packed to the brim. Dozens of wagons and caravans shuttled crates of Euria Seeds to and fro from the town towards the city of Raktor, prompting new businesses to sprout up along the way.
The inn which Kyle stayed at had the best businesses, with the sheer amount of merchants and travellers trying to cash in on the amount of traffic going through as well as profit on the pri...
2023-04-12 12:54:24 +0000 UTC
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“Gulak, send three goblins to observe her. Once she has killed all six, drag the bodies here. If she tries to run, kill her as well. No one leaves the forest alive.” Kyle motioned as he watched Sasha leave the main entrance.
“To feed the pit?” Gulak excitedly asked. “What about the failed slaves?”
“Those who died during the surgery, throw them in the pit too. The rest who are still alive, keep them in the rooms and cage them.”
“Ah, for future food I see.”...
2023-04-12 12:53:42 +0000 UTC
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Sasha’s stomach rumbled as she tried to recall where she was. She did not see any of the same bars and cages that held her for what seemed like ages. Instead, all she saw was a small little cavern, with a simple stool and nothing else.
She lay in a small comfortable bed made out of fur, before a dull aching pain seared through her, stemming from her hand. She raised her right hand to reveal a bandage, soaked in blood and another type of liquid, slowly oozing onto the forearm. Anot...
2023-04-11 23:27:43 +0000 UTC
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Ceres stared down the main prison shaft, where only two elevator lifts were operational. He tried to peer into the prison with his H.T. mode but could not see anything. “Either it’s out of range, or there’s a type of material that’s blocking me from seeing the emotions…”
He has yet to encounter anything that could prevent him from seeing through walls, but then again it was entirely possible. “Once I get down there I’ll be able to see what’s going on and what’s the l...
2023-04-09 13:24:57 +0000 UTC
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Blackmarket has made it to top 10 Rising Stars!
I'm trying to write ahead of the writeathon, so there will be advanced chapters added to Scion soon on top of the Ceres Chaos chapters. Will release it if I get anywhere top 3 or so.
2023-04-07 19:35:59 +0000 UTC
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“That fucker’s running away, stop him!” Warden Fresia ordered as Ceres ran back towards the turrets, planning to avoid combat with the heavy exosuit.
The heavy exosuit could not fit through the narrow corridors that led to the turrets, so Ceres planned to fight there. “Should have never pushed towards the administrative wing in the first place.”
The guards were hesitant, but still chased him down the corridor. The moment they turned the corner however, Ceres dropped onto...
2023-04-06 12:19:25 +0000 UTC
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Fresia frowned as she watched a replay of the previous check-ins with the hydroponic farms. “Something is off, Kril would never act this obediently…”
In fact, she felt that all of the check-ins over the last four days were slightly suspicious. However, the data did not lie – the observation post was in perfect condition, as were the radiators, hydroponics and solar array. Shipments of fresh nutri-paste and vegetables were still coming in daily as usual.
So why did she have...
2023-04-02 06:25:05 +0000 UTC
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“Next building, move. Squad 2, enter from the left door on my mark.” Saater commanded his squad of seven to move up to an pre-fab apartment building of four stories.
The squad hugged the wall tightly, using their scanners to ensure that there was nothing on the other side that could break through and kill them. The squad continuously aimed their rifles at various angles, covering the opposite building and checking all the window vantage points. “Don’t put all your trust in the s...
2023-04-02 06:24:29 +0000 UTC
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Join Kyle Hawthorn on a criminal enterprise in a brand new planet, same universe as Ceres Chaos!
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/66279/a-black-market-litrpg
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2023-04-01 15:41:21 +0000 UTC
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Ceres huffed and panted as he leaned around a corner, before three stun shots whizzed past his helmet, almost nailing him right in the head.
He gave a quick glance at the three guards aiming down the corridor with their stun pistols, using a circular table as a makeshift cover. Their silhouette was all too clear via the H.T. mode. It was like Ceres had a wall-hack. “Who the fuck is this guy? Call for help!” One of the guards yelled at another.
“I can’t, something is jammin...
2023-03-30 13:00:44 +0000 UTC
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Ceres breathed slowly as he lay at the bottom of the crater, checking the status of his exosuit.
“95% fuel left...” It took them about an hour or so to land onto the asteroid, and they had already used five percent of their fuel.
He immediately scanned his surroundings using the H.T. mode, spotting the emotional outlines of anybody nearby. They weren’t anywhere close to the observation post, so Ceres did not spot anyone.
Ceres tried to look down, but the asteroid priso...
2023-03-30 13:00:10 +0000 UTC
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“How the hell is the main force going to get out of the spaceport? No way we can smuggle ninety people in the same way as us.” Riker frowned as the squad stared at the enforcer patrol vessels.
“That’s not for us to worry. We’re getting off-track – focus on your assigned objective.” Tyson clapped his hands, reminding the squad.
Ceres double-checked the location of every critical component. The entrance to the prison was simple: a single large airlock capable of allowi...
2023-03-30 12:59:14 +0000 UTC
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Ceres breathed heavily as he crouched behind a rocky outcrop, his feet hooking onto the asteroid’s surface to prevent him from drifting.
The asteroid did not have enough mass for him to stay on the ground. Ceres glanced through his cover, seeing three human-shaped outlines via his vision.
He turned behind him to see Pris, Josef and Victoria all clumped up behind him, waiting as well.
[Tyson is guarding the flag really closely. We need to move Xander and Shai’li away from...
2023-03-23 15:19:25 +0000 UTC
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Ceres was visibly excited, so much so that he immediately got out of his Swift Storm exosuit and patted almost every inch and panel of the airlock.
“Hey, what the hell are you doing! Stop playing around and help me shift the exosuits out of the airlock. You’ll get a tour later!” Pris grabbed his shoulder, trying to pry him away from one of the diagnostic panels.
Ceres relented, but he couldn’t keep his eyes away from the detailed technology and infrastructure built into th...
2023-03-19 13:53:06 +0000 UTC
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Before Ceres could savour the feeling of weightlessness in all its splendour, a sudden jerk could be heard as the sound of escaping air could be heard outside the container.
“Alright, you’re not on vacation. Get into your exosuits. This sealed container wall is the only thing between us and cold hard vacuum” Tyson pointed out, waking Ceres up from his revelry.
“Last chance for an air check. Once we leave, there’s no turning back.”
Tyson was one of the rare few me...
2023-03-16 09:44:34 +0000 UTC
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Schedule will be dropping to two-times a week until June based on my current estimates. Every week Thursday and Sunday, same timing.
I have a full-time job, and it's very project based. I've been able to get my free time after work everyday to crank out a chapter, but for the foreseeable future (e.g April till launch of satellite and maybe LEOP) this is not possible due to scheduling (e.g doing overtime...
2023-03-11 21:27:07 +0000 UTC
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The hovertruck rumbled and jostled as Ceres tried to stabilize himself in the cargo container, gripping onto his exosuit that was propped up in the middle like a mannequin.
He did not wear the exosuit yet during the transportation, as the exosuit was designed for space. It was a reasonable assumption on Ceres’s part that if he tried to walk on the ground with the exosuit, it might suffer incredible amounts of fatigue.
The mass budget just was not designed for atmospheric and gro...
2023-03-11 12:41:47 +0000 UTC
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Three days after the duel between Ceres and Riker, Squad C had been coming together. They had already practised a few combat scenarios with each other through the VR server, coming closer as a squad.
Pris, the ‘primary’ exosuit repairer had completely lost all her ego after watching the replay of Ceres fighting Riker. It was one thing to be better than someone at performing exosuit design and repair, but it was another to actually fight with it.
Pris wasn’t exactly a very go...
2023-03-10 15:28:36 +0000 UTC
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[A convoy of metal freighters have been raided when crossing the border between the Loeric and the Chenum Republic. No survivors were found in the wreckage, in which bodies were left heavily mutilated. The brutality goes far beyond any known pirate or criminal gang. The Chenum Republic has been cooperating to find the culprits whole-heartedly…]
A fist slammed the sturdy marble table. “That’s a sham. They are the ones who planned the attack.” Admiral Feanor was bursting with fury...
2023-03-09 11:00:02 +0000 UTC
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The training centre was packed to the brim, with hundreds of agents surrounding a boxing-ring-like arena. Already a few bookies were going around, collecting bets and a nice cut of the pool.
Of course, no one betted with L-credits – that currency was effectively useless to them. What they gambled instead was contribution points, the ‘currency’ used to purchase and acquire gear from the exosuit factory.
“Been a while since we’ve seen Riker duel, huh?”
“Yea, he u...
2023-03-08 11:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Ceres was left alone in the testing chamber, the sliced-opened warhammer left behind.
Was he wrong? Ceres didn’t think it was right to subject that mind to any more torture. However, he also agreed that the rebellion truly lacked information on the Keepers.
Even with the help of Halyon and the captured Keeper, if the rebellion was able to access the memories of the brain as he did, they would be able to gain a significant information advantage, or at least level the playing fiel...
2023-03-07 10:59:27 +0000 UTC
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“Huh, kind of expected you to choose this heavy weapon.” Ardan scratched his chin under his mask as he checked the description on the black case. Felicia had called him down immediately the moment Ceres selected the weapon he wanted, and for good reason too.
The three of them were now in a secluded room – the same room the White Fang used for all his meetings with Bonfire and the other rebellion cell group leaders. The black case rested on the table, seemingly dormant.
Howev...
2023-03-07 10:58:57 +0000 UTC
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The word of the design duel began to spread after the squad ended their briefing meeting.
“What? Someone is challenging the White Fang’s modified exosuit? Who would be that stupid?”
“Apparently it’s a new high-rank agent, ‘Dumpling’. Maybe they are like master and disciple?”
“Oh, I think it’s much more than that. The last time I saw them together at the training centre, I saw bolts of lightning and tense love between them I swear.”
Ceres returned ...
2023-03-05 11:00:02 +0000 UTC
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I've learnt a lot over the past two months of writing. I know the market on RR much better now, and I want to try my hand at the LitRPG system and see how far I can push it.
My focus for this novel is action, fast paced, OP, competent and generally a power fantasy romp. The minute details will be left for later chapters, the first ten chapters will be a hook IMO.
What does this mean for me?
The new fiction's chapters will be intergrated into the existi...
2023-03-04 13:11:31 +0000 UTC
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What came after the repair briefing was a quick introductory meeting with the squad. It was unreasonable for the rebellion to quickly smash agents together and expect them to work professionally.
While the rebellion might seem like a well-oiled organization, it was actually more of a mixed-up boiling hotpot of angry and frustrated individuals who all had differing motivations for joining the rebellion.
Expecting such different individuals to act professionally in a high-stakes bat...
2023-03-04 11:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Ceres huffed as he slammed his metal-wrapped fist yet again into a punching bag. The entire training centre was filled with agents like him trying to gear their minds and body for the upcoming offensive.
The atmosphere was tense, with the initial excitement wearing off. The potential outcome if they failed the offensive was horrendous, and almost every rebel agent knew that their lives were on the line.
Ceres too did not think himself invulnerable. Despite all the superpowers he h...
2023-03-03 11:00:02 +0000 UTC
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“The militarization of the Athen Enforcers is going smoothly.” Major Derfas announced while Henry Lesion stood behind him. It was the same meeting room used for the Consortium, except now Oliver Athen was on the throne.
“Good – how about the progress on building a war economy?” Oliver calmly asked as he eyed the faces of the other Five Families leaders, with Leonard standing behind the throne.
With the unification protocol of the Consortium now firmly in place under Oliv...
2023-03-02 11:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Ceres entered Ardan’s office, three days later. “So, looks like you finally decided,” Ardan said without turning his chair around.
Ceres nodded. “I’ll do the mission, but I want to be the main force that enters the prison.”
“That’s going to be a bit hard to implement, you’re not a top-rank agent yet.” Ardan frowned. It would be hard for him to justify Ceres’s involvement in the main attacking force for the prison since Ceres had theoretically joined the force...
2023-03-01 11:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Sierra sighed as she sat in the command centre in front of her terminal. Two dozen controllers and operators were in front of her, scurrying about like busy ants as they handled the missions and recent events occurring all over the nearby area.
“Ma’am, we just lost contact with another rebel squad. They missed their regular check-in five times so far. The mission was a minor rank infiltration mission of a Bee Strathon mining operation.” One of the operators turned around from her ...
2023-02-28 11:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Three heavy exosuits suddenly burst into action around Ceres, two leaping from their hiding positions between the stacks of crates and another from above.
“Those useless enforcers. Luckily, I was well prepared in advance. The lesson learnt is to never trust others!” Regan grinned as he ran away deeper into the factory, letting the three heavy exosuits clash with Ceres.
Ceres was already prepared, having seen them in advance. Almost nothing in the factory was hidden from him, e...
2023-02-27 11:00:04 +0000 UTC
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