Chapter 19
“Thank you for the help.”
The blonde elf, Lissos, nodded across from me. “It's only natural, given our alliance.”
I shrugged. “We haven't quite finalized it yet.”
The Apollo Familia adventurer just gave a light chuckle. “If you believe that, then perhaps we have no need of an alliance with you after all.”
I hid my annoyance behind a smile. The adventurer across from me was one of the level 2s of the Apollo Familia, an e...
2021-02-24 01:37:26 +0000 UTC
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A/N: This chapter fought me a bit, originally it was going to be something completely different, but I decided that this was a good place to slot this in. Just took a bit longer to get it done.
Chapter 29: Lightning the Way
Empress knew that Electra was watching, of course.
Electra knew she wasn't subtle. Her old team went out of their way to remind her of that every time they went for a stealth mission, and Empress certainly hadn't let it s...
2021-02-24 01:35:45 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 28: Two in the Bush
“I categorically refuse!”
I raised an eyebrow at Electra. “Honestly, I’m surprised.”
Electra snorted. “What, that I won’t charge into the poison hummingbird clearing for you?”
“No, that you know what ‘categorically’ means.” I shook my head.
“Bitch.” Electra punched me in the shoulder. “I’m still not running into the murder swarm for you.”
We’d pulled a bit back from th...
2021-02-16 19:30:24 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 18
With a flourish of her quill, Hestia signed the agreement formalizing her Familia’s first alliance.
She smiled happily at the God across from her. “It’s official!” She gave a little giggle. “Taylor's been bugging me about this for almost a week, you know.”
Aphrodite nodded, grinning widely. “Yep, Yep! And you know what I say! Everything’s better as a threesome.”
Hephaestus sighed, running a hand down her face. “Must you?...
2021-02-16 01:41:30 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 17
I walked out of the Apollo mansion with a makeover, an alliance, and the urge to take another, much more thorough, bath.
After lounging in the bathhouse for a short time, I’d gotten out, only to find that my clothes had been replaced with…
Well, it was a short skirt—that did do nice things to my legs, I guess—with a completely anachronistic blouse that somehow made it look like I had actual cleavage while still emphasizing my trim...
2021-02-02 23:18:56 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Sorry for the delay! Got slammed with work yesterday, but it's mostly my fault. I got sucked into Hollow Knight, had the game sitting on my Steam for ages and finally downloaded it because one of my patrons said it was good.
So really, when you think about it, it's really that one guy's fault this chapter is late...
Chapter 27: A Bird in the Hand
“God, will you stop pouting already?”
I huffed, slapping away a low branch. ...
2021-02-02 22:56:47 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 16
“You didn’t have to walk me to work, Taylor.”
I shrugged. “I wanted to.” I held the door open to Hephaestus’s outlet shop in the Tower of Babel, letting Hestia walk inside. “Besides, it’s not like I have much else to do before my meeting with Apollo.”
From the back of the shop, I saw Hephaestus look up. She rapped a knuckle on the counter. “What’s this about Apollo?”
Hestia skipped into the shop, giving her friend a h...
2021-01-30 03:15:36 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 26: Rel Event
They found her after Via left the city, hunting for reagents.
Just like Via said they would, well, after complaining that people had stolen her armor and she’d be getting back soon. But Mistress always made sure to give Rel all the information she needed, even when Via was upset.
So, to put it simply, Rel wasn’t surprised that someone from the guild came up to her when she was overseeing a work crew.
“Seems like a waste of y...
2021-01-25 18:08:49 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 15
“Lili wasn’t actually going to kill you.” The girl sniffed, crossing her arms. “She was just… aware of the possibility.”
I laughed. “Oh really?” The two of us were sitting next to each other on a small couch in the upper area of the church. “That’s not what you said last time.”
“Lili needed to keep you on your toes.”
“Well, you’ve certainly done that.” I reached out, ruffling her hair. Lili huffed, but telling...
2021-01-25 18:07:14 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 25: Making Connections
“I’m pretty sure I can do it, but...”
I raised an eye at Maarin. I was starting to have second thoughts about hiring him to make my cell phone network. “You must really want more of my gold.”
He coughed, hunching slightly into his jerkin. “Be—be that as it may, there’s only so much I can do with the resources I have.”
I folded my arms. “So what do you have then?”
“I’m glad you aske...
2021-01-19 03:50:16 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 14: Of Mice and Men
The taste of victory was sweeter than Soma’s wine.
“I must have her.”
A sentiment Freya shared most deeply, almost as deeply as she detested the little godling across from her. “I understand what you mean, Apollo.” She leaned forward, letting the decolletage of her dress shift enticingly. “But still, it would be… unseemly to challenge the Hestia Familia to a wargame so soon after their first one.”
Apollo mana...
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What story shall I write for February?
2021-01-16 15:02:41 +0000 UTC
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What story should I work on for February?
We're getting back on schedule everyone! Let me know what story you want me to work on next.
2021-01-16 15:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 24: Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
Boss Lady made sure to hand out the pay herself.
Dee and Dum didn’t mind it; she was better at numbers and didn’t get mad at anyone when she got her math wrong. Not that the Boss got her math wrong, anyway.
“Here you go, boys.” She smiled that smile of hers, handing the two of them slightly larger than average pouches. “You’ve done a good job keeping the salvage operation running, so here’s a bonus.”<...
2021-01-06 12:33:14 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Sorry for the delay, everyone, next chapter of Devil's Foundry will be up as soon as it's edited.
Chapter 3: In Session
We did make it to Coruscant in the end, with minimal delays. I didn’t speak with Anakin much during the trip over, even though I vaguely remembered Padme taking the time to talk to him once or twice during the trip.
I swapped back into my handmaiden robes mainly for a chance to stretch my legs. Even after years...
2021-01-06 07:37:54 +0000 UTC
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2021 Announcement!
So, it’s a few days away from the new year, but I figured I’d get this posted before I forget again.
December was pretty hectic, as it be, and to help me get back on track (and also because I forgot to post a story poll) I’ve decided to work on a story I’ve been thinking about a lot over the past few months: God Save the Queen (Star Wars crossover). People have been voting for and asking me about this one, even if it hasn’t had the pop...
2020-12-29 03:14:05 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Because it's been a minute, here's Chapter 1
There will be an announcement coming shortly about monthly stories and all of that, so stay tuned.
Chapter 2: Menacing Phantoms
“Padme! Padme, look!” The trophy looked big in Anakin’s hand. I made sure to snap a...
2020-12-29 03:02:26 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 23: Startup Capital
“You’re late.”
I examined my nails. “That’s the problem with extorting people: you get what you pay for.”
Delia shot me a deep glare. Or maybe that was just her face. “This order was well within your capabilities.”
“How do you know what my capabilities are? You haven’t set foot in a forge a day in your life.” I shook my head. “Even with my process, it takes longer to make swords than daggers, and that...
2020-12-29 02:40:37 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 22: I Dreamed a Dream
Rel stepped off her X-abite onto the massive cloud.
It felt just like she always hoped they would, all soft as silk and feathers and all of the other soft things Ma used to tell her about growing up.
“Bitabit!” The toothy X whipped off through the sky, joining the massive flocks of X-abites soaring through the crowds. If Rel squinted, she could see the books and scrolls in their pockets. It looked like lots of people were re...
2020-12-22 02:09:27 +0000 UTC
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A/N: And we return to Pillars of Sand after a bit of a... rough patch. I hate sand, don't you? Finally figured out how to write this chapter, though it's hard to be completely satisfied with it given how long it's taken.
Hope people still enjoy it though!
Devil's Foundry update coming later tonight, it's being edited now.
Chapter 5: Familial Relationships
“You shouldn’t talk about your daughter like that.”
The man, To...
2020-12-22 01:10:36 +0000 UTC
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A/N: This chapter was accidentally posted for only $5 patrons! That was a mistake on my part, thanks to the patron who brought this to my attention.
Chapter 21: A Computer is Just a Rock People Tricked into Believing it Could Think
“They hurt people.”
“Yes.” I nodded at Electra’s words. “More importantly, they fucked with me.”
The blond raised an eyebrow. “I feel like you’re missing the point here.”
“You’re the one w...
2020-12-15 05:38:19 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 20: Conspiracy Cute
I slammed the door of my warehouse shut behind me the moment I’d issued orders.
“My Lady…”
“Shush, you.” Dee and Dum were unbinding the rest of my men outside, who were then to be given food and rest after the last of Arlo’s gang had left. Rel, on the other hand, I’d dragged inside to handle personally. I slipped a knife from her jacket, slicing the thick rope binding her hands and legs together.
“I’m sor...
2020-12-01 02:32:47 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 4
The man dropped into a stance. “I will ask you once to release the Lady, before I remove you.”
I glanced over at Toph. She was staring glumly at the ground, while the rest of the kids looked back and forth like they had no idea what was going on.
“You said you wanted me to handle this?” I asked.
Toph gave a despondent shrug, face carefully blank.
“I don’t know how you managed to leave the manor, but when your father hears ab...
2020-12-01 02:26:17 +0000 UTC
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This is last week's chapter, because I didn't know that November had five Mondays, so I wasn't ready.
For my 3 and 5 dollar patrons, make sure you check out the first chapter of next month's voted for story! It's Pillars of Sand, and you can find it HERE (or alternatively just scroll down?).
Balm in Gilead Chapter 13
I didn’t expect to wake up.
But then, t...
2020-11-24 04:53:36 +0000 UTC
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A/N: A big thanks to Jeffrey Gassenheimer for the edits. And to SoaringJe, KokuenDG, mayordomoGoliat, and the rest of my Discord for helping me plan that chapter, It's been to long since I've seen ATLA
Chapter 3
“How have you not heard of the Avatar?”
The girl in blue robes stared at me incredulously. Well, to be fair, everyone in the room was staring rather aggressively in my direction, including the blind girl.
<...
2020-11-24 04:47:35 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 19: One Day I will Call Upon You
The worst part of this whole mess wasn’t being held at gunpoint.
It wasn’t even that I was being escorted into enemy territory to meet with people stronger and more influential than me. Really, I’d been in this kind of situation more than a few times. And don’t even get me started on the hot mess that was the Papaya Gambit.
No, the worst part was that my escort kept trying to make conversation.
“So wha...
2020-11-24 04:39:20 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 18: An Offer You Can’t Refuse
Status
Unspent Status Points: 10
Physical
Strength 1
Endurance 2
Agility 4
Dexterity 3
Ethereal
Charm 1
Faith 1
Attunement 1
Soul 4
I looked at my stat sheet. The fight with the Tarnished had bumped two of my skills up a level, which left me with more stat points to spend.
I still didn’t really get these stat points. Did they have second order effects?...
2020-11-20 02:04:14 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 17: Quest Complete!
Electra buried the hatchet into the Strong Maw’s skull one last time.
Its body twitched once, limbs spasming as the doglike creature finally realized it was dead. “Shiii—sugar.” Electra wiped her brow. She was breathing heavily, sweat matting her blonde hair. “That was much harder than I thought it was gonna be.”
She took a deep breath, straightening up, as she looked over the clearing. There were about six Strong Maws...
2020-11-19 02:52:35 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 16: Hello Neighbor!
We marched through the streets in silence.
There weren’t many people in this part of the city. No jobs in the old docks, no real houses either. All that was left for people was a place to stay if they had nowhere else to go. Of course, they took one look at the murder lizard padding menacingly at my side and found somewhere they had to be quickly enough.
I took in the crumbling walls of old warehouses and other building...
2020-11-18 01:07:10 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 15: Rolling Stones
“Knives are selling good, boss.”
I let out a small sigh, patting Dum on the shoulder. “Selling well.”
The man gave me a toothy smile. “Whatever you say, boss.”
This was why I never hired minions. You do one nice thing for them, and suddenly they feel like it’s okay to snark at you. “As long as we keep expanding our market.”
Dee, who’d just pulled the cart back inside the warehouse...
2020-11-17 03:15:02 +0000 UTC
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