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A Golden Path: Foundation 2.6 (ch. 15)

Ned felt so light a stray breeze might carry him off to the clouds from the very moment he opened his eyes. There was a moment where he might have thought that the events of the night prior were but a dream, but given that his arm was completely numb and the parts that weren't were filled with pins and needles, all due to someone using it as a pillow… it confirmed that everything that happened last night was real. All of it.

From mustering up his courage at the behest of Paul to ask ...

Best of Intentions: In Too Deep (ch. 17)

“Rude?! What the- what did you just do?!” Jill shouted at me as I took a breath, keeping an eye on Carlos. He was mean mugging me pretty hard, understandably, but he wasn't taking the shot. Probably because he was surrounded by people he knew would be willing to pull on him if he did. If we were alone, I imagine that would change. But we weren't and that was to my advantage, even if it did have me committing murder in front of some cops.

Damn. I probably should have been nicer to t...

A Fun Time: Frauce Kingdom 4.2 (ch. 13)

I never gave much thought to the disparity between social classes. I grew up hearing terms like ‘middle class,’ ‘working poor,’ or ‘one percenter,’ but… what did that even mean? I grew up pretty reasonably, I would say. We had enough money for food and utilities, I could get something cool like a game console every couple of years, but we never had the money to hop on a world cruise or anything. I didn't think we were poor, but we probably weren't rich.

So, it was pretty ...

The Good Life: Upheaval (ch. 81)

Tunnel vision. Almost as soon as Yamato and Rumi took the serum, they developed a painful case of tunnel vision. Their expressions were twisted into snarls, eyes glowing with a hostility that was sourced from a vial -- their sharp increase in raw physical prowess came at a cost, Yoruichi swiftly noted as they clashed. She still had the edge in speed, but the gap wasn't a fraction of what it was before.

Rumi paid no heed to the devastation she left in her wake, bouncing off of buildings...

The Good Life: Acts of Rebellion (ch. 80)

Sukuna grabbed Mahoraga by the head, slamming the shikigami through a series of buildings as he sent wave after wave of Cleaves into its head. It parted into chunks, yet it had some form of high speed regeneration that allowed it to heal itself. With barely a pause, the shikigami swung at Sukuna, the blade attached at its forearm arcing down to his neck. A blade of exorcism -- that was a pretty unique find, as it was a cursed tool designed to kill cursed spirits. A single cut would be enough ...

The Good Life: The Games We Play (ch. 79)

It was difficult to put into words how I felt, and that was partly because of the physical whiplash of the transformation I went through. Moments ago, I had been at Death's door, one foot across the threshold and about to cross over entirely. Then, the next, I was stronger than I had ever been. Stronger than I could have ever conceived of being.

But, if I did have to put it into words, then I would say I felt… realized.

I had become the ideal version of myself, physically. I w...

The Good Life: First Shot (ch. 78)

Annie knew at some point she had lost her way.

It wasn't even when Cinder managed to make the worst day of her life even worse by blackmailing her with a video of her sexual assault. It was some point after that. At some point in the years of hell that followed, she gave up. After the world ended, the blackmail didn't mean anything, yet she had still gone along with everything that Cinder demanded. Yet, it hadn't been then either.

No… no, Annie suspected that she gave up much ...

Legends Never Die: Path of Vengence (ch. 112)

Naturally, there was a change in King Hoffer and King Widukind towards me. An uncertainty that hadn't been there before. I expected it. Both men owed me much, but power was something difficult to relinquish even when there was good reason to. I could reassure them until I was blue in the face that I had no intention of turning my army against them, or forcing them to submit. I wouldn't matter.

For both of them, when they last knew me, I was but a boy. I was powerful, influential, but s...

Legends Never Die: Plans in Motion (ch. 112)

People didn't really know how to react once I returned to the island some hours later. It wasn't that they weren't happy -- there was rejoicing and celebration. Especially from those who took the wolf’s presence as an intensely dark omen as it had denied them a sacred grove. However, for the most part, people were just… stupefied. They gazed upon me, upon the pelt that I now wore as a cloak, and they couldn't believe their eyes.

There were already tales and songs being spun. A rune...

Legends Never Die: Oath Fulfilled (ch. 111)

“Tell me your journey, Siegfried. I want to hear all of it,” Mother requested in a tone that felt more like an order. There was a point in time when I would have hated that tone as a child, as it usually meant my brothers had offloaded their chores onto me, but now it was a balm to my spirit. My family was seated together as we finally got a moment to reunite in the early morning the day after our arrival.

Words couldn't describe how good it felt to see my family all under one roof...

Legends Never Die: Home At Last (ch. 110)

As soon as everyone had sobered up from the wedding, we set sail for Norway. At the port, everyone said their farewells. Hoffer embraced his sister, knowing that this would likely be the last time they saw each other. The same was true for many others—those who chose to stay behind said their farewells to the friends who would be returning with us.

Many tears were shed on both sides, but underneath the sorrow was a hunger to begin the next adventure. And, with heavy hearts and filled...

Best of Intentions: All The Small Things (ch. 18)

Only Rude could look annoyed after getting shot in the chest, sniped with a high-caliber rifle that punched a hole under his armpit and con

Only Rude could look annoyed after getting shot in the chest, sniped with a high-caliber rifle that punched a hole under his armpit and continued on out the other side in a spray of blood. His expression wasn’t one of shock. Not horror either. Just indignant annoyance as his strength failed him, and he started to fall to what had to be certain dea...

A Golden Path: Foundation 2.6 (ch. 15)

Ned felt so light a stray breeze might carry him off to the clouds from the very moment he opened his eyes. There was a moment where he might have thought that the events of the night prior were but a dream, but given that his arm was completely numb and the parts that weren't were filled with pins and needles, all due to someone using it as a pillow… it confirmed that everything that happened last night was real. All of it.

From mustering up his courage at the behest of Paul to ask ...

Best of Intentions: In Too Deep (ch. 17)

“Rude?! What the- what did you just do?!” Jill shouted at me as I took a breath, keeping an eye on Carlos. He was mean mugging me pretty hard, understandably, but he wasn't taking the shot. Probably because he was surrounded by people he knew would be willing to pull on him if he did. If we were alone, I imagine that would change. But we weren't and that was to my advantage, even if it did have me committing murder in front of some cops.

Damn. I probably should have been nicer to t...

A Golden Path: Foundation 2.5 (ch. 14)

Nobility could only be maintained for brief amounts of time, Rhaegar witnessed as the festivities continued as he was seated in a place of honor. Music filled the banquet hall, people danced on the floor while others continued to gorge themselves on the seemingly never ending courses. On the very first day of the celebrations, the nobles maintained that aristocratic dignity.

However, it wasn't something that was easy to maintain. Not for most, at least. It was like clenching your fists...

The Good Life: Acts of Rebellion (ch. 80)

Sukuna grabbed Mahoraga by the head, slamming the shinigami through a series of buildings as he sent wave after wave of Cleaves into its head. It parted into chunks, yet it had some high speed regeneration that allowed it to heal itself. With barely a pause, the shinigami swung at Sukuna, the blade attached at its forearm arcing down to his neck. A blade of exorcism -- that was a pretty unique find as it was a cursed tool designed to kill cursed spirits. A single cut would be enough to kill m...

The Good Life: The Games We Play (ch. 79)

It was difficult to put into words how I felt, and that was partly because of the physical whiplash of the transformation I went through. Moments ago, I had been at Death's door, one foot across the threshold and about to cross over entirely. Then, the next, I was stronger than I had ever been. Stronger than I could have ever conceived of being.

But, if I did have to put it into words, then I would say I felt… realized.

I had become the ideal version of myself, physically. I w...

The Good Life: First Shot (ch. 78)

Annie knew at some point she had lost her way.

It wasn't even when Cinder managed to make the worst day of her life even worse by blackmailing her with a video of her sexual assault. It was some point after that. At some point in the years of hell that followed, she gave up. After the world ended, the blackmail didn't mean anything, yet she had still gone along with everything that Cinder demanded. Yet, it hadn't been then either.

No… no, Annie suspected that she gave up much ...

The Good Life: Poking the Bear (ch. 77)

The completion of the fusion reactor opened doors for me. One almost literal door in particular. For a year now, we could only manage a trip though the Dias once every two months at most. Sometimes we skipped an opening just to preserve the power on the off chance that we needed it. My trips through it when we did open it were rather infrequent as well, in all honesty. I mostly just used it to pick out pieces of tech, get some updates from Taylor, maybe harvest some knowledge from specialists...

Legends Never Die: Plans in Motion (ch. 112)

People didn't really know how to react once I returned to the island some hours later. It wasn't that they weren't happy -- there was rejoicing and celebration. Especially from those who took the wolf’s presence as an intensely dark omen as it had denied them a sacred grove. However, for the most part, people were just… stupefied. They gazed upon me, upon the pelt that I now wore as a cloak, and they couldn't believe their eyes.

There were already tales and songs being spun. A rune...

Legends Never Die: Oath Fulfilled (ch. 111)

“Tell me your journey, Siegfried. I want to hear all of it,” Mother requested in a tone that felt more like an order. There was a point in time when I would have hated that tone as a child, as it usually meant my brothers had offloaded their chores onto me, but now it was a balm to my spirit. My family was seated together as we finally got a moment to reunite in the early morning the day after our arrival.

Words couldn't describe how good it felt to see my family all under one roof...

Legends Never Die: Home At Last (ch. 110)

As soon as everyone had sobered up from the wedding, we set sail for Norway. At the port, everyone said their farewells. Hoffer embraced his sister, knowing that this would likely be the last time they saw each other. The same was true for many others—those who chose to stay behind said their farewells to the friends who would be returning with us.

Many tears were shed on both sides, but underneath the sorrow was a hunger to begin the next adventure. And, with heavy hearts and filled...

Legends Never Die: Trees whose Shade shall never be known (ch. 109)

Hadi sat on a cushion, looking out at the festivities as they awaited the groom, as well as his bride in this unique case. Everyone worth mentioning in the Caliphate had squeezed themselves into the royal palace for the wedding, and Hadi could almost see the division between the people from his place of honor.

It was expected. Caliph Harun would have to be blind, deaf, and dumb to not see the potential division that the marriage between his sister and Siegfried, a pagan, the Pagan, wou...

A Golden Path: Foundation 2.6 (ch. 15)

Ned felt so light a stray breeze might carry him off to the clouds from the very moment he opened his eyes. There was a moment where he might have thought that the events of the night prior were but a dream, but given that his arm was completely numb and the parts that weren't were filled with pins and needles, all due to someone using it as a pillow… it confirmed that everything that happened last night was real. All of it.

From mustering up his courage at the behest of Paul to ask ...

Best of Intentions: In Too Deep (ch. 17)

“Rude?! What the- what did you just do?!” Jill shouted at me as I took a breath, keeping an eye on Carlos. He was mean mugging me pretty hard, understandably, but he wasn't taking the shot. Probably because he was surrounded by people he knew would be willing to pull on him if he did. If we were alone, I imagine that would change. But we weren't and that was to my advantage, even if it did have me committing murder in front of some cops.

Damn. I probably should have been nicer to t...

A Golden Path: Foundation 2.5 (ch. 14)

Nobility could only be maintained for brief amounts of time, Rhaegar witnessed as the festivities continued as he was seated in a place of honor. Music filled the banquet hall, people danced on the floor while others continued to gorge themselves on the seemingly never ending courses. On the very first day of the celebrations, the nobles maintained that aristocratic dignity.

However, it wasn't something that was easy to maintain. Not for most, at least. It was like clenching your fists...

Best of Intentions: Big Iron (ch. 16)

Jill could feel the exact moment Rude took command of the situation, even before she learned that he somehow put himself in charge over at HQ. The situation in the long hours they were in the depths below the city… it was sliding the wrong way. It wasn't as bad as it could have been, it wasn't total anarchy, but it was slowly heading that way. The evidence of it was everywhere -- the conflicting orders, the overstretched front line, the chaotic evacuations, and the gaps in their defenses. <...

The Good Life: The Games We Play (ch. 79)

It was difficult to put in words how I felt, and that was partly because of the physical whiplash of a transformation I went through. Moments ago, I had been at Death's door, one foot across the threshold and about to cross over entirely. Then, the next, I was stronger than I had ever been. Stronger than I could have ever conceived of being.

But, if I did have to put it into words, then I would say I felt… realized.

I had become the ideal version of myself physically. I was pe...

The Good Life: First Shot (ch. 78)

Annie knew at some point she had lost her way.

It wasn't even when Cinder managed to make the worst day of her life even worse by blackmailing her with a video of her sexual assault. It was some point after that. At some point in the years of hell that followed, she gave up. After the world ended, the blackmail didn't mean anything, yet she had still gone along with everything that Cinder demanded. Yet, it hadn't been then either.

No… no, Annie suspected that she gave up much ...

The Good Life: Poking the Bear (ch. 77)

The completion of the fusion reactor opened doors for me. One almost literal door in particular. For a year now, we could only manage a trip though the Dias once every two months at most. Sometimes we skipped an opening just to preserve the power on the off chance that we needed it. My trips through it when we did open it were rather infrequent as well, in all honesty. I mostly just used it to pick out pieces of tech, get some updates from Taylor, maybe harvest some knowledge from specialists...