Argentorum

God Save the Queen: Book 2 Chapter 11

This chapter was commissioned by Everdusk

Chapter 11: A Bright and Shining Center

A low whine filled the air.

The dunes raced by beneath my speeder. In the passenger seat, Bo-Katan followed the horizon with her scanner. We left behind the shadow of our landing craft, already rising to bring down another search party.

“Tracks have vanished.” Bo’s voice crackled over the comm. “Damn storm wiped them away.”

I pressed my mask tighter, focus...

Discarded 1 [Worm/Battle City]

This chapter was commissioned by Tzardok

Anyone still remember Yugioh?

Chapter 1: Card Games at Night

I found them beating up someone in an alley.

Three men in black cloaks held a teenager by the wrist from where he slumped against the asphalt. They grabbed something from the winged disk around the teen’s arm, before discarding him.

“And now,” said one, I marked him as the leader. “Your precious Red-Eyes Black Dragon is mine.”

The...

Non Serviam: Chapter 14

Chapter 14: Take Me to Church

“She only eats when you’re here,” Rias said.

I frowned. “Only?”

“Mmhm.” Rias sighed, idly flicking through a copy of The Art of War that Mittelt had thrown at her the other day. “Can you believe that Mittelt said that this book was ‘written for idiot nobles’ like me? I feel attacked.”

I waited for her to continue about Asia, but instead she continued reading. I almost bought the disaffec...

Non Serviam Chapter 13

Chapter 13: Blessed are the Pure of Heart

“Guh!” Rias stretched, draping her sweat towel artfully over her shoulders. “You’re such a harsh taskmaster, Taylor!”

I folded my arms and shrugged.

“I appreciate the additional training,” Kiba said. He didn’t look nearly so worn down as his king. Instead, combat had seemed to reinvigorate him. I swore his hair was glowing gold.

The rest of the peerage, Mittelt included, lay across the padded tr...

Non Serviam Chapter 12

Chapter 12: In Which Taylor Kills More Children

The girls poked through the room, one in front of the other. I focused on the one with long white hair that the other was clearly trying to protect. They’d checked their corners before entering, but I was covered in a veil of darkness up in the rafters.

“Quick, Momo.” The leader said. “We have to link up with the others or—”

I tipped off the beam and fell, swordpoint first. The slim blade punched th...

Sidekick Café

This snippet was commissioned by Thatonesungod

It involves characters from several other stories of mine, links to my stories where these characters appear:
Misaka 10032 (Chaos Theory),
Pe...

Non Serviam: Chapter 11

Chapter 11: The Prerogatives of the Strong

“I don’t know how you managed to make Akeno more mad at you while I was gone,” Rias said.

The entire peerage, except for Gasper, sat in the living room of the condo. My favorite cute dhampire was represented in spirit by an equally petite and effeminate fallen angel, which was a comparison they would both contest. The moment Rias had returned from the underworld, she’d sat everyone down to explain what wo...

Non Serviam: Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Purgatorio

Waiting was the worst part.

I found myself running my fingers over the frayed edges of my new prayer book. The thing was small enough to slip neatly into my jacket pocket, and though I wanted a chance to examine it, I hadn’t had a moment alone since I’d introduced Mittelt to Rias. The devils seemed oddly ambivalent to the Psalm of Beelzebub, and I didn’t want to be the one to draw attention to it, should the book turn out to be more po...

Webs We Weave 2.1

Episode 2.1: Lab Rats and Lizard Wizards

I sighed as I ripped open the gauze packet. It was a pain to do one handed.

“And what was it this time?” I pressed the gauze to the long gash on his arm. “Hold that there.”

Peter pressed a thumb to the gauze. At least he’d listened about the utility belt and managed to fit in a first aid kit. I knew I’d forgotten something.

“Well, I ran into this Vulture guy,” he said.

I humme...

Webs We Weave 1.1

Webs We Weave 1.1

New York was warm enough during the autumn.

I blew out a breath. Currently, I was sitting on a rooftop in the Bronx and looking out over the famous New York skyline. Life, after Gold Morning, had turned out… well enough all things told. I had a nice thick jacket, opened slightly because of the warm weather, a relatively new pair of shoes, and a full belly courtesy of the Women’s Shelter a block or so south of here.

I even had my power, ...

Webs We Weave 2.3

Webs We Weave

Commissioned by Bobbananaville

Chapter 2.3

“Sit here.” Dr. Connors led me to a smaller room connected directly to the main lab. “After the…attack, I took the opportunity to have this space renovated into sort of exam room, just to make things a bit more comfortable.”

I took a seat in the chair offered. It really wasn’t a hospital exam room, just two chairs, a desk against the wall for a computer, and easy acce...

June Announcement

Happy June everyone!

This month, I am focusing on building up a backlog of chapters. I already have a backlog of fanfiction that I will continue to post on a regular basis.

I will also be building up a backlog of Devil’s Foundry chapters (don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten about Via!) so that updates will be more regular in the future.

Cut to the Heart: Chapter 1

A new story idea based on a crossover with a full cultivation setting! Hope you all enjoy

Cut to the Heart

Commissioned by Lordmcdeath

Chapter 1: (un)Fortunate Encounters

“Child, rise.” The ghost drifted closer to the girl lying on the floor of the cavern. “Please, child. Let me help you.”

She had fallen from above, landing on the hard stone in a crumpled heap. The first was perhaps more relevant, considering the ceiling ...

Non Serviam: Chapter 9

Chapter 9: A Devil’s Bargain

Mittelt glared at me over the covered tray in her hands. “I can’t believe you talked me into this.”

I shrugged, placing my hand on the door. “A bit late to back out now.”

She huffed. Left unsaid was that if she wanted to kill me and run, the time to do that was back at the train station.

“No other complaints from our resident traitor? Good, let’s get this show on the road.”

“I’ll show you the god...

Playing for Keepers: Chapter 1

Worm/Dungeon Keeper

Dungeon Keeper is a game where you play as the titular "Dungeon Keeper" and use your super evil and bad guy forces to defend your dungeon against those pesky forces of good! Fight against the tyranny of Happiness and Smiles with your dungeon full of monsters!

Playing for Keepers

Commissioned by GreyMarsh

Chapter 1: Curse Your Sudden But Inevitable Betrayal

“Your dread majesty.” Reap sm...

Superb Delegate July Story Poll

This story poll for next month I'm changing things up! The story that wins this poll will be the story I work on until it reaches a good stopping point, even if that takes more than a month.

Many of you have repeatedly said that you'd prefer if I spent more time on stories (or finished stories entirely!). Originally the monthly story polls were supposed to help accomplish that goal, but switching back and forth has made things slower than I would like. I've decided to ...

July Story Poll

This story poll for next month I'm changing things up! The story that wins this poll will be the story I work on until it reaches a good stopping point, even if that takes more than a month.

Many of you have repeatedly said that you'd prefer if I spent more time on stories (or finished stories entirely!). Originally the monthly story polls were supposed to help accomplish that goal, but switching back and forth has made things slower than I would like. I've decided to ...

Non Serviam: Chapter 8

We return to the world of demons and dumbasses. Don't ask who's which.

Chapter 8: Thoughts and Prayers

“After which, Rias ordered her knight not to pursue?” Sirzech asked.

The girl nodded. “She thought that this Freed would make a poor opponent for Kiba.” Her words were one thing, but her tone came with a helping of ‘which you already know’.

True, as if Sirzech would miss a chance to talk with his adorable little sister, but this a...

Strong Enough 2.4 Interlude

Interlude: Locked in, Laid back, Lady’s Night

The braindance starts with a cheery tune ripped from an old net television ad. That’s not a guess; it’s part of the virtu’s metadata.

“What’s up, Night City!” a bright and cheerful voice rings out. “Coming from ‘Saka plaza, with love! But yah already knew that!”

The voiceover continues to spout a useless introduction while the braindance flicks through a series of cameras, nar...

Strong Enough 2.4

Gig Worker 2.4

“Well,” Sasha says. “A lot of it comes down to the car.” She blows a bubble. Taylor hears it pop over the audio call.

Taylor turns up the hot water. Unfortunately, it’s already turning lukewarm. She knows the sticky feeling is only in her head, but the temptation to give it another rinse persists.

“Sure you’re okay?” Sasha asks.

Taylor hits the button, and the water drain...

Strong Enough 1.1

This is a chapter of this story that was not originally posted on patreon. I am backposting it and several others now so that the complete story can be viewed on this site. To read the complete story, check the collection link below!

Solo 1.1

“Dear god, I can’t believe you’re really hiding in this dump.”

A laugh. “At least she finally matches the décor!”

“And the smell.” Emma sneers down her flawless nose. From the top ...

Strong Enough 1.4 Interlude

Interlude: Goblin Mode

So sometimes a girl gets in a bit over her head; is that really a crime?

“Shit, gonks got fucking trashed, eh Brick?”

“Shut up.” 

Becca suppresses a wince, pressing her back against the inside of a depowered freezer. She was casing a torn up scav den when some ‘strommers rolled up in a car that had more in common with an APC than anything. Normally a blast first ask questions later kinda gal, Becs  didn’t li...

Strong Enough 1.4

Solo 1.4

Once again, the ringing of her phone drags Taylor back to wakefulness.

With a blink, she accepts the call. A face so blandly attractive that it can only be computer-generated flickers into her implants. The voice immediately backs up that assumption.

“Greetings Ms. Taylor Hebert. This is a courtesy reminder from Arasaka Academy. Your charter mandated grief period has ended, and you are expected to resume attendance at the Academy starting toda...