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Darkest Before Dawn - 84

Chapter 84

‘I feel so lazy right now…’ he thought idly as he laid on his bed. The weekend had come and he was finding it extra hard to get out of bed that morning. ‘Bad enough that I actually woke up in the morning instead of noon,’ he mused.

Sure, he tried to be responsible and serious about his studies and such… But seriously. Getting up early on a weekend was a bit of a step too far. Not to say he never did it, but more o...

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Teams:

Pierce Lawson:

- Narcissa, Beedrill

- Orion, Onix

- Cygnus, Kadabra

- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)

- Andromeda, Vaporeon

Lillian Dale:

- Root, Bulbasaur

- Talon, Spearow

- Gem, Geodude

- Star, Cleffa

- Cinder, Vulpix

Saffron City VIII

“So, today’s the day?” Daisy asked him and he nodded. “Nervous?”

“Like you wouldn’t believe,”...

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Focused on My Own Way

[Joshua Davis]

He blocked the punch with his hand, feeling the power behind the small fist sending ripples through his arm and shaking his bones.

“You are getting better,” he commented, blocking the second attack with his other palm. He got an absent hum in response but the spar continued without much conversation. There was no need for much talking though, really. He could pick up enough through Life Sense, which w...

Darkest Before Dawn - 83

Chapter 83

“Are you planning to have an agency set up by the time we graduate, Boss?” Neito asked.

And it was a valid question, Kazuki supposed.

Still though, he could only grin wryly as he stood there, with the Management students behind him and his team in front. Chikuchi looked curious and Neito looked… confused, which was more along the lines of how Kazuki felt, really. He was still processing the fact that the trio had wanted to take part in his w...

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Teams:

Pierce Lawson:

- Narcissa, Beedrill

- Orion, Onix

- Cygnus, Kadabra

- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)

- Andromeda, Vaporeon

Lillian Dale:

- Root, Bulbasaur

- Talon, Spearow

- Gem, Geodude

- Star, Cleffa

- Cinder, Vulpix

Saffron City VII

With nothing going on in his life, Pierce felt kind of odd.

Ever since he’d been dropped in that world, something had...

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We Will neither Break nor Bend

[Joshua Davis]

He looked forward, expression empty of emotions as his mind worked.

The screams were barely heard in favor of processing all the data his spells were feeding him. There was a lot to go over and the painful wails weren’t really giving him much other than… Well, that the process was painful, which was both expected and already proven. So, that was useless to think about. Might as well focus on ...

Darkest Before Dawn - 82

Chapter 82

Idly, Kazuki practiced different expressions, just like he had the previous night with Hina.

Maybe it wasn’t a good idea to do that in the middle of class? That was probably a reasonable thought. However, they were currently going over crowd control procedures which was… not that interesting. It was important and all, but Kazuki thought it was a job that didn’t suit him at all.

He was more likely to cause problems with a crowd than anything ...

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Teams:

Pierce Lawson:

- Narcissa, Beedrill

- Orion, Onix

- Cygnus, Kadabra

- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)

- Andromeda, Vaporeon

Lillian Dale:

- Root, Bulbasaur

- Talon, Spearow

- Gem, Geodude

- Star, Cleffa

- Cinder, Vulpix

Saffron City VI

Daisy was laughing and she was laughing hard.

“It’s not funny,” Pierce grumbled, his expression far from pleased.

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Like I Can Rise Above It All

“Dad, look! The garden is so pretty!” Kunou called excitedly as they walked around the Church base he’d worked on last. Little one seemed to be enjoying herself, but Joshua didn’t really blame her. Not only did she not get out much due to who she was, but the place was beautiful. One could say whatever they wanted about the Church, but they had some majestic architecture, craft and art.

Like the afor...

Darkest Before Dawn - 81

Chapter 81

[Katsuki Bakugo]

He wasn’t a morning person.

He wasn’t an afternoon or an evening person either, but he was especially bad in the mornings. Curse his Quirk, but he was more irritable than usual until he fully woke up, which took its sweet time. He wouldn’t be halfway reasonable until after the first class was over. Probably not after that either, being perfectly honest.

This only irritated him further, but that's how l...

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Teams:

Pierce Lawson:

- Narcissa, Beedrill

- Orion, Onix

- Cygnus, Kadabra

- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)

- Andromeda, Vaporeon

Lillian Dale:

- Root, Bulbasaur

- Talon, Spearow

- Gem, Geodude

- Star, Cleffa

- Cinder, Vulpix

Saffron City V

Pierce walked forward, humming to a song that probably didn’t exist in that world.

On one hand, he carried a mid-sized serving of fri...

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‘Cause You Are Halfway In

“Really taking your time, eh, Josh?” Serafall asked and he leveled her with a weary stare as he continued drinking from his cup of tea.

She wasn’t wrong. After they’d dropped the – in their words rather obvious – bomb on him, Joshua had more or less just… shut down for a bit. He’d taken his cup of tea and remained silent, processing those news. Meanwhile, Yasaka and Serafall seemed happy to give him the time he needed up...

Darkest Before Dawn - 80

Chapter 80

Idly, Kazuki thought over his options for new Grimm in his free time.

Differently from when he discussed the topic with his classmates and friends though, this time he was more just… entertaining ideas. Instead of thinking practically, he just thought of what would be cool. Most ideas were more than a little crazy, but some of them… Some of them he almost believed could work, for some unfathomable reason.

Than again, his Grimm didn’t necessa...

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Teams:

Pierce Lawson:

- Narcissa, Beedrill

- Orion, Onix

- Cygnus, Abra

- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)

- Andromeda, Vaporeon

Lillian Dale:

- Root, Bulbasaur

- Talon, Spearow

- Gem, Geodude

- Star, Cleffa

- Cinder, Vulpix

Saffron City IV

In the blink of an eye, as usual, they had appeared.

Pierce had half expected something else though, considering the situation. He’d th...

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Building Castles in an Hourglass

Despite being in a situation where he shouldn’t be able to concentrate, Joshua did so anyway.

Sometimes, his absentmindedness came in handy, he supposed. Because even then and there, with people talking and moving around, some of them even shouting, he remained where he was. He stood, leaning against a brick wall, with a notebook in hand and ideas in his mind. He ignored the world in favor of his mind, going over projects and wri...

Darkest Before Dawn - 79

Chapter 79

“None of your Grimm are very temperature resistant,” Shoto commented during yet another day of brainstorming Quirk ideas in the morning. “Except for the node powered ones,” he added thoughtfully. “Maybe you could add something for that?”

“Something for less direct means… You’re not wrong. Boarbatusks tank, but it’s true that fire and ice deal a lot of damage in comparison to straightforward attacks,” Kazuki mused, leaning back on h...

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Teams:

Pierce Lawson:

- Narcissa, Beedrill

- Orion, Onix

- Cygnus, Abra

- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)

- Andromeda, Vaporeon

Lillian Dale:

- Root, Bulbasaur

- Talon, Spearow

- Gem, Geodude

- Star, Cleffa

- Cinder, Vulpix

Cerulean City XXXVI

Pierce found himself teleporting to Cerulean City once more that morning, except this time it was from Saffron instead of Pewter.

Onc...

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-With the Devil in Me

[Shalba Beelzebub]

“I thought you were going to do something,” he commented, moving to look at the human that had humiliated him and his peers.

Shalba still couldn’t make sense of it.

He was a human. He was also weak. The only reason he had any sort of strength was the Egyptian gods, who would get what was coming to them, he was sure. Khaos Brigade wouldn’t let their lo...

Darkest Before Dawn - 78

Chapter 78

[Chikuchi Togeike]

With a deep breath in, she raised her hands and prepared herself.

Across from her, she saw Kazuki do the same, his shadow extending outwards and several small shapes forming. Faster than the first time they trained, differently sized too, but the Nevermore looked the same form-wise. Despite the diminutive look of them, she was still a little intimidated and she couldn’t quite put her finger on the reason why.<...

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Teams:

Pierce Lawson:

- Narcissa, Beedrill

- Orion, Onix

- Cygnus, Abra

- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)

- Andromeda, Vaporeon

Lillian Dale:

- Root, Bulbasaur

- Talon, Spearow

- Gem, Geodude

- Star, Cleffa

- Cinder, Vulpix

Saffron City III

The old man tossed a cheap trinket up in the air.

The murder of murkrow followed the movement attentively.

“So, you sure they’...

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Down in the Forest-

Kunou squirmed in place to the side while both Yasaka and Joshua talked. He felt a little bad for her, truly he did, but this was a necessary conversation. If she’d done something to be nervous about, then that was her mistake and she’d have to own up to it and deal with the consequences. He spoiled her a fair bit and he had some real trouble scolding her or punishing her, but that didn’t mean he’d just roll over… at least not all the time....

Darkest Before Dawn - 77

Chapter 77

“Y-Yes, that’s us,” the closest one of the three answered and Kazuki regarded… Were they a boy or a girl, actually? He couldn’t quite tell. “I’m Komaku Masu. And you are Ka-Kazuki Endo, right?” they asked back, stumbling over his name in a way that almost made him smile wryly. They seemed more than a little nervous, from what he could tell, and even afraid.

There wasn’t much else other than that though, so he guessed that was better th...

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Teams:

Pierce Lawson:

- Narcissa, Beedrill

- Orion, Onix

- Cygnus, Abra

- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)

- Andromeda, Vaporeon

Lillian Dale:

- Root, Bulbasaur

- Talon, Spearow

- Gem, Geodude

- Star, Cleffa

- Cinder, Vulpix

Saffron City II

With their relaxing first day over, it was time for them to get to it.

After a regretfully early breakfast, Pierce and Lily had gone thei...

Game of Monsters - 157

To Try to Change and to Search How

“I shouldn’t even bother, should I?” Sairaorg asked him and Joshua just smiled at him. “Figures,” his friend said, shaking his head. He might be a muscle brain, but even he knew a lost battle when he saw one. Joshua was only so lucky that his battle maniac tendencies didn’t extend to arguing with him, or things might have gotten complicated very quickly and a long time ago.

Instead, Sairaorg just let the matter drop a...

Darkest Before Dawn - 76

Chapter 76

His friends were currently fighting against his onslaught of Grimm.

It was a battle that he was losing, but then again, he had plenty of friends and not quite enough Grimm. Something that still surprised him to that day. Either way, it was the perfect way for training to go, because it meant his creatures were destroyed and he had to work on creating more and doing so faster. Furthermore, it allowed his friends to not be quite so overwhelm...

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Teams:

Pierce Lawson:

- Narcissa, Beedrill

- Orion, Onix

- Cygnus, Abra

- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)

- Andromeda, Vaporeon

Lillian Dale:

- Root, Bulbasaur

- Talon, Spearow

- Gem, Geodude

- Star, Cleffa

- Cinder, Vulpix

Saffron City I

He had known that Saffron was the biggest city in Kanto after Celadon, but it was still quite the surprise to see it in all its… size. There w...

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Fall to Rise

“Interesting,” Joshua mused distractedly, ignoring the annoyed, exasperated and downright angry feelings his familiars were projecting at him. Instead, he focused his attention on the back of his forearm. There, he could see a cut, bleeding the smallest bit and slightly burnt. His spells were quick at work already, so he didn’t get their attitude.

“What is?” Raynare asked, standing almost at attention with a light spear in her hand.

�...

Darkest Before Dawn - 75

Chapter 75

Walking towards school as usual, Kazuki’s mind was kind of drifting.

Uwabami had really done a number on him the previous night with her idea. He had entire pages he’d written in a notebook on what they’d discussed, what he should do and other extra information that might be good to know and or research. He wasn’t looking forward to any of it, but then again, neither had he been looking forward to his internship and dealing with th...