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The Good Life: Deeper and Darker (ch. 43)

“What the fuck do you mean, he's been captured?” Rumi blurted, a frown twisting at her lips as she regarded Taylor coldly. Another psychopath in Law’s merry band of them. The girl was young, around the age she would have started going to UA, and back home she already would have been a dangerous villain. That, however, wasn't the issue. “How could he get captured? His power lets him go wherever he wants.”

“We must rescue Monsieur Law at once and bring those responsible to th...

The Good Life: Anything Goes (ch. 42)

“So, you've been stuck here for around two hundred years trying to create the ultimate panacea… and you succeeded?” I questioned with a slight tilt of my head as I looked through the window of a lab. On the other side, there was a robot. A Mr. Handy, as the series was called. A ball shaped body with a thruster at the bottom with multiple attachments for arms and eyes. This one was painted white, and on a quick inspection, it seemed to be better maintained than most.

“Oh, I am a...

Legends Never Die: Eyes on the Prize (ch. 78)

Without boats filled with treasure, the sail back to Norland was relatively quick even with the much slower Abbasid ships. After a quick day of sailing, we arrived at the docks to cheering applause that didn't diminish even when they learned that we came back empty handed. That, I suspected, was because we had already brought back more wealth than most people had ever seen and we could barely store it all as it was.

There was also a collective air of relief that we were done with the w...

Legends Never Die: Danegeld (ch. 77)

The battle was a fierce one, but Acre still fell to us in little time. And not wholly because we managed to overcome the defenders. I felt it in my bones that Hadi, the commander that had proven to be a thorn in my side since this war began, was behind it. They contested our landing, drew what blood that they could, before large swathes of the defenders fell back to the citadel.

The citadel itself was not overly impressive, but that stemmed mostly because of how old it was. I did feel ...

Legends Never Die: Ravenfeast (ch. 76)

I was pretty satisfied with how things had turned out, I thought, looking down at the sea of Abbasid soldiers that we had managed to pen in. It had been a challenge, but for weeks, I had been slowly setting the stage for this. It hadn't been easy and the cost was honestly higher than I would have preferred, but given that we had encircled an army twice our size, I suppose around five hundred dead or wounded was perfectly acceptable.

It was the same trick that King Widukind did back in ...

Legends Never Die: Lessons of History (ch. 75)

Things were not going particularly well, Hadi acknowledged as he stared at the report written on a scrap of parchment. He felt an exhaustion deep in his bones, as in the three weeks since their landing, he had yet to sleep well. The most he had gotten was when he was unconscious and he was half tempted to ask Zafir to whack him over the head.

“He eludes us,” Prince Harun cursed, and it was clear that the situation was no less stressful for the prince. No, it was more so for him. A ...

Never Fade Away: Been Good To Know Ya (ch. 64)

“Oh, fuuuucckkkk…!” Johnny groaned, eyelids butterflying as his eyes felt like they were rolling from the back of his skull. He opened them, just to catch a glimpse of blinding light that stabbed daggers into his brain. It might have been a good fifty years since he had had a hangover, but it was an old hat for him and he powered through while sitting up.

The second thing he noticed was how fucking weird it was to have a body. As a bit of data on a stick, he hadn't felt much of a...

Never Fade Away: The Sacred And The Profane (ch. 63)

“

…Bury Me With My Guns by Bobaflex.

Come Back As A Country Boy by Blake Shelton.”

“Fuck. Fuck. Fucking… fuck,” Becca breathed, her heart feeling like it was being twisted like a dish rag as she watched the Red Dot, hammering down on the sensors on repeat, looking for L. But they struggled to penetrate such an extreme storm and Becca was left only with her fears and a promise. She had no idea how long two minutes could feel until she found herself counting down t...

Never Fade Away: You Shall Never Have To Forgive Me Again (ch. 62)

The tender moment was abruptly cut short with the announcement that the base had three minutes left until it self-destructed. Taking out my GBM, I pointed in the direction of the docking bay, and fired a single shot that carved a long line towards it. It was a dangerous method, but given that we were short on time, I didn't have a lot of options. Microbots began to pour out of my spine, creating platforms for the kids to climb onto with GN Drives giving them lift.

“I know it's sudden...

Never Fade Away: My Lullaby For You (ch. 61)

“L… take them out,” Kaiden said as soon as I delivered the news that I had a bead on Arasaka's location. “We have everything locked down on Earth. Smasher was only a problem because we didn't know about him- about them. David's in for repairs and we'll start picking them off when he's done. You handle Arasaka and make sure they can't throw more our way.”

It was strange to get ordered around, but in this case, Kaiden and I were in agreement. “Are you planning another offensi...

Ghastly Adventures: Cascade 2.8 (ch. 13)

“All things considered, that went as well as it could have,” I remarked, up and out of the hospital bed that I was carted to. I looked in a mirror to see a fresh set of stitches held together my eyebrow from where Vicious tore them with those hamfists he called hands. Despite getting hit with a massive pokemon attack with enough force that I had been rag-dolled and subsequently died afterward in my last life, I was sporting a few bruises and that was it.

“Really?” Marnie asked,...

Ghastly Adventures: Cascade 2.7 (ch. 12)

I felt calm as we descended into the belly of the beast. There was fear there, pooling in my gut, but it was firmly in check. I controlled it rather than the fear controlling me. If I had to describe what I felt in a single word, then the word righteous came to mind. And if I was being honest, I don't think it was a natural feeling.

Karen had alluded to it, but people didn't come back like I did. Even ghost trainers. I had suspected as much for some time now, but the body was influenci...

Ghastly Adventures: Cascade 2.6 (ch. 11)

“Left, left, left, right, left,” I chanted, running next to Mankey and I had to admit, I was doing a lot better than I thought I would be after a solid three hours of running. Pokemon humanity seemed to start at a base level of Olympic athletes and only got better from there. My t-shirt was soaked through with sweat, and I got sand under my ankle weights, so that kinda sucked, but other than that, I was great. I wasn’t even tired, not really.

Mankey was doing even better, his wei...

Ghastly Adventures: Cascade 2.5 (ch. 10)

“Lickitung,” Larry said, bringing out his fist pokemon. I had a plan to deal with him, but given how he had crushed Brawly, I had to assume that he planned around my planning. Which meant I needed to plan around his planning… or, I could flip the board on him.

“Mimikyu,” I decided. The costume would protect him from the effects of Lick. He had a move set that could counter how Lickitung had danced around Brawly's pokemon. Mimikyu leaped from my shoulder, landing on the sand. ...

The Good Life: Tread Carefully (ch. 44)

Taylor caught a glimpse of red hair as they stepped into the dilapidated Hallucigen building. Her insects detected something in the air, but their senses couldn't detect exactly what it was, but to be safe, they entered the building with gas masks on. The building wasn't any more dangerous or run down than the others in the area, but Taylor felt her heart start to pound in her chest while her hands started getting clammy.

“What we're looking for is probably in the CEO's office,” La...

The Good Life: Deeper and Darker (ch. 43)

“What the fuck do you mean, he's been captured?” Rumi blurted, a frown twisting at her lips as she regarded Taylor coldly. Another psychopath in Law’s merry band of them. The girl was young, around the age she would have started going to UA, and back home she already would have been a dangerous villain. That, however, wasn't the issue. “How could he get captured? His power lets him go wherever he wants.”

“We must rescue Monsieur Law at once and bring those responsible to th...

The Good Life: Anything Goes (ch. 42)

“So, you've been stuck here for around two hundred years trying to create the ultimate panacea… and you succeeded?” I questioned with a slight tilt of my head as I looked through the window of a lab. On the other side, there was a robot. A Mr. Handy, as the series was called. A ball shaped body with a thruster at the bottom with multiple attachments for arms and eyes. This one was painted white, and on a quick inspection, it seemed to be better maintained than most.

“Oh, I am a...

The Good Life: Dear Hearts and Gentle People (ch. 41

“She's performing well,” Robin informed as I gazed out of a window, overlooking the portal as the various refugees and, more importantly, the scavengers that managed to return came through. The raids were a bit of a hit and a miss -- things had settled enough in the Old World that new powers were establishing themselves. Key points of interests, supplies, and so on. I had assumed we would keep the edge in terms of resources, but there were plenty of people with money and information that ...

Legends Never Die: Danegeld (ch. 77)

The battle was a fierce one, but Acre still fell to us in little time. And not wholly because we managed to overcome the defenders. I felt it in my bones that Hadi, the commander that had proven to be a thorn in my side since this war began, was behind it. They contested our landing, drew what blood that they could, before large swathes of the defenders fell back to the citadel.

The citadel itself was not overly impressive, but that stemmed mostly because of how old it was. I did feel ...

Legends Never Die: Ravenfeast (ch. 76)

I was pretty satisfied with how things had turned out, I thought, looking down at the sea of Abbasid soldiers that we had managed to pen in. It had been a challenge, but for weeks, I had been slowly setting the stage for this. It hadn't been easy and the cost was honestly higher than I would have preferred, but given that we had encircled an army twice our size, I suppose around five hundred dead or wounded was perfectly acceptable.

It was the same trick that King Widukind did back in ...

Legends Never Die: Lessons of History (ch. 75)

Things were not going particularly well, Hadi acknowledged as he stared at the report written on a scrap of parchment. He felt an exhaustion deep in his bones, as in the three weeks since their landing, he had yet to sleep well. The most he had gotten was when he was unconscious and he was half tempted to ask Zafir to whack him over the head.

“He eludes us,” Prince Harun cursed, and it was clear that the situation was no less stressful for the prince. No, it was more so for him. A ...

Legends Never Die: Plans Within Plans (ch. 74)

“If I'm dead, then Jahannam has a poor sense of humor,” Hadi croaked, laying on a bed in a tent, with Alim seated next to him with a book that probably weighed as much as he did across his lap. Alim looked up at him, blinking owlishly at the sudden address, before he offered a small smile. “The battle? My brother?” Hadi questioned, sitting up, only to find his sword arm bound and in a splint. His face hurt. His arm hurt. But, he seemed to remain whole.

“... your brother is in...

New Story Poll

I've mentioned it before, but Never Fade Away will be wrapping up soonish and while I do have a sequel planned, I want to take a break before jumping straight into the sequel. Which means it's time to decide what story will take over the Monday slot in my rotation, and I have to say, I'm a bit spoiled for options. The Idea-Pile got pretty big over the past year. I've been kicking around a few ideas on how to best do this, especially since there have been another four snippets since the l...

New Story Poll

I've mentioned it before, but Never Fade Away will be wrapping up soonish and while I do have a sequel planned, I want to take a break before jumping straight into the sequel. Which means it's time to decide what story will take over the Monday slot in my rotation, and I have to say, I'm a bit spoiled for options. The Idea-Pile got pretty big over the past year. I've been kicking around a few ideas on how to best do this, especially since there have been another four snippets since the l...

New Story Poll

I've mentioned it before, but Never Fade Away will be wrapping up soonish and while I do have a sequel planned, I want to take a break before jumping straight into the sequel. Which means it's time to decide what story will take over the Monday slot in my rotation, and I have to say, I'm a bit spoiled for options. The Idea-Pile got pretty big over the past year. I've been kicking around a few ideas on how to best do this, especially since there have been another four snippets since the l...

New Story Poll

I've mentioned it before, but Never Fade Away will be wrapping up soonish and while I do have a sequel planned, I want to take a break before jumping straight into the sequel. Which means it's time to decide what story will take over the Monday slot in my rotation, and I have to say, I'm a bit spoiled for options. The Idea-Pile got pretty big over the past year. I've been kicking around a few ideas on how to best do this, especially since there have been another four snippets since the l...

Never Fade Away: The Sacred And The Profane (ch. 63)

“Fuck. Fuck. Fucking fuck,” Becca breathed, her heart feeling like it was being twisted like a dish rag as she watched the Red Dot, hammering down on tbe sensors on repeat, looking for L. But they struggled to penetrate such an extreme storm and Becca was left only with her fears and a promise. She had no idea how long two minutes could feel until she found herself counting down the seconds.

L was a survivor. It didn't matter what insane, whacky, or impossible bullshit tried to put...

Never Fade Away: You Shall Never Have To Forgive Me Again (ch. 62)

The tender moment was abruptly cut short with the announcement that the base had three minutes left until it self-destructed. Taking out my GBM, I pointed in the direction of the docking bay, and fired a single shot that carved a long line towards it. It was a dangerous method, but given that we were short on time, I didn't have a lot of options. Microbots began to pour out of my spine, creating platforms for the kids to climb onto with GN Drives giving them lift.

“I know it's sudden...

Never Fade Away: My Lullaby For You (ch. 61)

“L… take them out,” Kaiden said as soon as I delivered the news that I had a bead on Arasaka's location. “We have everything locked down on Earth. Smasher was only a problem because we didn't know about him- about them. David's in for repairs and we'll start picking them off when he's done. You handle Arasaka and make sure they can't throw more our way.”

It was strange to get ordered around, but in this case, Kaiden and I were in agreement. “Are you planning another offensi...

Never Fade Away: The Suits Are Scared (ch. 60)

I didn't know what to feel as I stood in Yorinobu's office, looking at the blood that was splattered and pooling on his desk and window. That was one of the few hints of his death. The camera footage was scrambled, rendering it useless, and the identity of the killer a mystery. Yorinobu himself, however, was currently missing, but there was no hope that he survived.

Sitting at his desk was a hologram of Yorinobu -- blood splatter analysis gave an accurate prediction of where Yorinobu w...