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Side Story - Team Crusader 2

The break-slash-conference room in the staging building outside of the Dharan Exclusion Zone was unsurprisingly humble. A single long wooden table and chairs set alongside a kitchenette. Lillian barely paid any attention to it even as Snow fiddled with one of the chairs, probably carving something on it. She looked down at the briefing pamphlet while John explained what they were going into.

The newly-minted vice-Guildmaster had only been Bluestar’s assistant for a little while but he...

Side Story - Team Crusader 1

POP! POPOPOPOP!

The rhythmic sound of gunfire carried over the hill followed by shouts. A roar broke through the noise. Crusader pushed her legs harder, the strain falling away as gold washed across her body. She could already see which direction she needed to move in. Al was in position and she followed him. Without a word between them she felt a hand the size of the hood of a car scoop her up and launch her the rest of the way. She crested the hill with her sword over her hea...

Surprise! Side-Stories!

Ha ha! Surprise! I have a few Side-Stories featuring Team Crusader coming out shortly for you guys. I'm planning on putting them into the story at various points and will update the ToC once I've got that figured out.

What I would really appreciate from y'all is some feedback on these stories, perhaps things you were hoping to see and hear about throughout the side stories or if they satisfied that itch for ya. I'd also love to hear if you guys have any suggestions or ideas for Side-Sto...

Chapter 033 - AITA

The office floor of the precinct hadn’t changed all that much since she’d left. The desks and furniture were still a scattered pile of broken wood, metal, and plastic all over the floor. She pushed a piece of debris with her foot and opened her inventory, pulling out a glowstone. The light of the stone spread throughout the room and gave her visibility but it also cast shadows everywhere. Withered potted plants, wall fixtures, and reflective surfaces were not helping the vibes.

“G...

Villains 281, Henchmen 265

Chapter 281

Chapter 265

Chapter 305

Otis crossed his legs and got comfortable. He didn’t have long to have this meeting, but there was at least enough time to enjoy the seat in a luxury car. He smiled to himself as the young man next to him collected his thoughts. Felwinter got into the driver’s seat and Riot into the front passenger’s seat. He met the weepy Herald’s side-eye and cocked an eyebrow. No need right now, only if he doesn’t want to come to an agreement.

Riot looked away.

Otis turned to...

Villains 280, Henchmen 264

Chapter 280

Chapter 264

Chapter 304

As Sonya stopped in front of the door leading to the judge’s room, she took note of the sole person inside. Her smile widened a little, and she pushed in, her gaze settling on Lillian. The up-and-coming hero was sitting on the couch; she’d barely moved. Her eyes were fixed on the screens floating around her, and she was taking notes now and then on a tablet. Lillian set the tablet down and turned to her with a tired sigh. “Back already?”

Sonya held up a bag of chips and chuckled...

Chapter 032 - Humble Abode

Anna wiped a little blood off her lip, scowling against the snow as it blew across her face. She kicked the first of the skeletal corpses and it dissolved into that putrid smelling dust. It was strange, in the dungeon she barely noticed it but out here in the fresh air it was horrible again. She coughed and raised an arm over her face as the trio turned into essence to add to her total.

You have received: 90 Iron Coins and 87 Essence Points

She clicked her tongue....

Villains 279, Henchmen 263

Chapter 279

Chapter 263

Chapter 303

Sonya stepped through the portal as the call was wrapping up. “...so just keep that in mind, Barry. I should have noticed what was happening to me when it started, but I figured it had something to do with my cybernetic brain.”

<“Got it, thanks for the heads up. Shame about naps, though.”>

“I think you’ll find that the urge quickly vanishes,” Sonya said. “I’ve been forcing it because I figured I needed it. Seems like it was the opposite.”

<”Hah...

Side Story - Vigilantes 4

As she recalled it, it had been around the time that the first round of Hero Camps had come to a close. New up and comers were shining in the public eye, and there had been some manner of terrible incident at one of the American camps. It didn’t really concern her, but she pitied the young people who had been subjected to such violence before truly proving themselves. Those thoughts had quickly diminished, though, as she’d been in the ever wonderful company of her beloved grandda...

Villains 278, Amos 3 / Henchmen 262, Marta 3

Chapter 278
Amos 3

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Chapter 302

Sonya stood alone aboard the Idol. She’d taken a portal there rather than going back to Dharan right away. The boys needed to be dropped off, for one thing, and for another, she had questions. Before she went and asked them, though, she shot off a text to the phone she’d left with Ishtar. If she had been closer, she would have just synced up and taken advantage of their connection through their ability. The other option was just calling her back, but having “Sonya Chernovna” ...

Chapter 031 - Departure

The once nearly bare shelves were filled with things now. Small wooden crates filled with stacks of playing-card sized slips of metal and glass. There were rows of jars filled with various powders and substances Anna had never seen before. Odd looking tools with delicate tips and edges that looked more like pens and styluses than something to be used for engraving. Anna turned in a circle and stared in awe.

“Now this is an inheritance,” Catherine commented mildly, approaching one of...

Chapter 301

The memory was disorienting. A vision crammed into her head by a power that hadn’t shown any mercy in its application. She saw herself break. She saw life leave her own eyes at the hands of a man who seemed like he was made of stone. She didn’t know what she had been thinking in her final moments during the previous timeline. She couldn’t even begin to imagine it. She could feel the raw anger and heartache that burned in her chest from Sonya’s side of it. Watching as Majordomo ended t...

Villains 277, Henchmen 261

Chapter 277

Chapter 261

Chapter 030 - Tome of Mortal Wisdom

The window appeared like its own menu screen. Anna pulled her hand away briefly to test it and found that the menu vanished immediately. She put her hand back on the book and took a breath as the options filled her vision. 

You have activated a Tome of Mortal Wisdom. Contained within are insights that you may choose from as a reward for completing the first stage of your inheritance. Your reward will come in the form of a Title that will provide additional benefits. This To...