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The Devil's Foundry Chapter 14

Chapter 14: Dress to Empress

The sound of metal ringing against metal was music to my ears.

The warehouse had transformed over the last several days. Whereas before it had been an empty expanse of dirt floors with crumbling stone walls, now it was an empty expanse of dirt floors with completed stone walls, and a roof. Really, if you wanted my honest opinion, that was much more impressive then the little hand crank generator I’d put together.

I had...

The Devil's Foundry Chapter 13

Chapter 13: Who Needs a Map?

Electra nearly collapsed in relief when the village appeared on the horizon

“Finally!” She jogged down the last hill, grin growing wider on her face. “Where were you a day ago?” With a huff, she tossed the worn piece of parchment over her shoulder. The map spiraled in the air, wrinkled parchment caught by the breeze...

The Devil's Foundry Chapter 12

A/N: No it's not a typo :P

Chapter 12: Relly Good Deals

The man glared. “Ten Copper, final offer.”

Rel nodded, handing over the coins with a smile. The shopkeep grumbled as he handed over a bolt of linen. It was rough material, but still worth much more than the ten copper Rel had paid for it.

Bartering came easier after unlocking that Cutting Words skill, but Rel still didn’t know what to think of the whole Minion class, especia...

Devil's Foundry Chapter 11

Chapter 11: Basic Operations

“Put it down over there.”

Dee and Dum did as I said, dumping the last few armfuls of thatching in the corner of the warehouse. I didn’t know where they’d gotten it from, but that was secondary to getting our base of operations up and running.

“You two, finish repairing the eves.” I held out a roll of parchment I’d found on Blue. “I drew the design for you. Don’t damage the parchment.”

I never th...

Balm in Gilead Chapter 12

“So how are we doing this?” My voice echoed across the vast theatre.

Good to hear that the acoustics were still working. Wouldn’t want any loud noises to alert the neighbors.

The man behind me reached over my shoulder. He probably thought he could grab me while I was cowed by the show of force arrayed against me.

And it was a lot of force.

It was almost as much force as I used to crush his wrist with my prosthetic hand.

The man howled, I pulled him...

The Devil's Foundry Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Good Help is Hard to Find

Blue hair snorted. “Well, looks like we get to do this the fun way then.”

“Lady Via…” I could practically hear Rel trembling behind me. “W-what—”

“Why don’t you go back to the warehouse.” I shook out my hands as the men drew their weapons. “It appears negotiations have broken down.”

Blue jerked his head. “Kill her.”

My hand snapped up, focusing on that feeling of mana as I channe...

The Devil's Foundry Chapter 9

Chapter 9: Friendly Neighborhood; Spiders, Men

“Come on… dammit!”

So, the warehouse thing wasn’t quite as good as I’d hoped.

“Just a bit more…”

I twisted my fingers, leaning forward I tried to force the stupid gem out of its setting. The scabbard was jammed between the wall and a chunk of stone. So much for defunct equipment I could cannibalize for parts.

With a huff, I put a bit more weight into the hilt. I would have just pried ...

Devil's Foundry Chapter 8

Make sure you check out the previous chapter I just posted on Patreon as well! Chapters 1-6 are available HERE 

Chapter 8: What Lurks in the Shadows

We waited by the coastline as the sun continued to set.

By my side, Rel shifted nervously every few seconds. I paid him little mind.

A crisp, clean wind blew off the ocean, something that I’d never rea...

The Devil's Foundry Chapter 7

Chapters 1-6 can currently be found HERE at Royal Road 

Summary: How I learned to stop worrying and solve my problems with demons until demons stopped solving my problems.

Chapter 7: Roads less Traveled

No one spoke until we exited the city.

I’d spent...

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Balm in Gilead Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Negotiations had been swift and merciless.

I ducked, letting the blade sing through the air right above my head.

Feeling like she owed me a debt aside, when the “Sword Princess” wanted something, she got it.

I danced backwards from a flurry of stabs. One traced a thin line across my armor. I hissed.

Which, come to think of it, was about the same as she was in a fight too.

I swung, letting rip a wild haymaker with my pickaxe e...

Balm in Gilead Chapter 10

“You don’t owe me anything.”

The golden eyes across from me blinked slowly. “I disagree. It was my Familia that drove the monsters up from the lower floors.” Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the woman’s hand tighten slightly on the hilt of her rapier. “It should not have happened.”

I held back a sigh. Really, I just wanted the woman to leave me alone. Unfortunately, Lili had let me know she was apparently a level five, and one of the most famous adventurers in th...

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Balm in Gilead Chapter 9

The ground shook beneath our feet, and Lili just said stampeded.

It didn’t take a genius to figure out what came next.

“Run!” I shouted.

Turning, I sprinting back towards the staircase to the previous floor. I’d never seen a monster stampede, but I’d heard of them from Eina Tully. When high level adventurers came up from the depths of the dungeon, they drove swaths of midlevel monsters towards the surface as well.

Monster that no level one adventurer would be...

Balm in Gilead Chapter 8

A/N: Soooo, I've been a bit busy lately and kinda forget yesterday was Monday. Sorry everyone! Here's the chapter! 

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The smith raised her eyebrow, fox ears flicking on her head.

“That’s… a lot of gear.”

I looked at the pile of assorted armor and weapons that Lili and I had salvaged from our last few days of dungeon delves.

“Huh, it is.” I turned to my supporter, who was standing right next to me. �...

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Balm in Gilead: Chapter 7

A/N: Soooo, I've been a bit busy lately and kinda forget yesterday was Monday. Sorry everyone! Here's the chapter!

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I lunged.

The man flinched back in alarm. Was he expecting me to cower, after he promised to rape me until I bled? A classic bully, the man had clearly spent too much time around people who could not fight back.

His sword was too slow. My pickaxe bit deep into his skull. Shattering it as easily as i...

Balm in Gilead: Chapter 6

 Hestia didn’t know what to think of her new job.

On one hand, she’d gotten a pretty good deal from Hephaestus. On the other, she really didn’t know the first thing about weapons. Hearths and Forges were completely different things, you know! Still, Hestia knew how to make people feel welcome, be it in the shop, or in the basement of a collapsed church!

“Have a nice day!” She waved as the latest adventurer exited the shop, a grin on his face and a new giant slayer c...

Balm in Gilead: Chapter 5

I woke slowly, surrounded by a pleasant warmth.

In my last life, that would have surprised me. An hour spent sleeping had started to feel more and more like an hour wasted with each passing day.

Now I was still surprised, but for a much happier reason.

My eyes fluttered open, taking in the plush goddess still snuggled under my arm. I was surprised, because usually she made it a point to wake me up.

I smiled, letting my eyes slip shu...

Four's a Party Chapter 9 & 10

A/N:  This the last post of Four's a Party for this month. Normally, it would have been one chapter, but I couldn't quite fit it all into chapter nine and we were so close to a scene I've been working towards for a while now, so have a little bonus. 

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Chapter 9: The Ties that Bind Us

I sighed happily as Angelica combed my hair.

Our little party of four had ...

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Four's a Party 8: When You Pave Paradise, Put Up a Parking Lot

Chapter 8: When You Pave Paradise, Put Up a Parking Lot

King Albert Siegwald walked into the throne room amidst a flurry of guards, accompanied by the queen—who Cerik made extra sure to remind himself not to call Queen Velverosa—and a young girl in a white flowing…

Cerik fought down a blush averting his eyes from the princess’s rather revealing ensemble in sheer white gauze. He didn’t even know the King and Queen had a second ...

Four's A Party 7: What Comes Around Goes Around

Chapter 7: What Comes Around Goes Around

Darvin McAlister wasn’t the type of person who got wealthy by taking unnecessary risks. Oh, necessary ones certainly, but he never bet anything he wasn’t willing to lose.

Worse merchants—better people, his dead mother would say—just had different ideas of what was acceptable to lose. Darvin knew that the only truly irreplaceable thing in this life was himself, everything else was just a chip at the table. 2020-08-31 17:08:45 +0000 UTC View Post

Die a Hero Chapter 3: The Paths we Choose

A/N: Don't forget to read chapter 2 directly below this post!

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“A hero examination?”

I looked up from my notes. Saitama had scavenged me a kneeling table like the one he had in his apartment. It wasn’t a desk, but at least I had somewhere to work on the bills, such as they were. Of course, Saitama and Genos forgot about the whole thing as soon as they gave me the money.

“Yes.” Genos nodded. “Sensei is not currently a reg...

Four's a Party 6: But I Didn’t Shoot the Deputy

So we didn’t quite make it to Motrem.

Not because we changed our minds. Honestly, you’d be hard pressed to find 3 more hardheaded, intransigent, damn the torpedoes type of girls in the entire kingdom. We were all geared up to take the teleporter to Motrem and pull off the Caravan Job.

“Gerroff me!”

Not that Amy would let me call it the caravan job. Chicken.

“Like it down there, human?”

We didn’t go because we caught wind of a s...