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The Good Life: Sweet Little Lies (ch. 8)

"Tragedy," I heard Homelander begin Lamplighter's eulogy, sounding heartbroken. "It's something that heroes stand in the face of. Something that we stand against. We are a shield that serves to protect you from the dangers of the world. As much as we can, at least. It's never enough in the end, because we can't be everywhere. I've heard a thousand and one reasons for it -- lack of funding, jurisdiction, red tape. A thousand and one reasons that stop us from being heroes. That… that's always...

Legends Never Die: First Night (ch. 46)

Astrid's dress pooled on the floor, revealing her body to me. It seemed a dangerous thing, I thought distantly, to have an entire dress held up only by a bit of string. My eyes ran the length of Astrid's form, drinking her in as she stood unashamed of her nakedness. It was hardly the first time I’d seen a naked woman -- I saw my mother and sisters back when I was a child during wash day, and more during the raiding, but it was the first time a naked woman had such a profound effect on me. I...

Legends Never Die: Vows (ch. 45)

Quest: Path to the Crown

Quest Objective: Defeat 20/25 Jarls of Norway.

Additional Objective: Fight five Jarl armies at once.

Quest Reward: ⅔ of clue for Legendary Item.

Additional Reward: 250 Prestige.

"This is madness," Jarl Hoffer remarked to me as we stood on the field that would mark the completion of the quest along with the additional objective. The terrain was a poor on...

Legends Never Die: What You're Looking For (ch. 44)

Before we could set sail, we did have a number of things to deal with. Most pressing among them were the various leaders within my army who were less than pleased that their positions were under threat. I had expected as much, and Thorkell prepared me for their anger and fear. However, it was an important step to turn my mercenary band into a proper army.

For that reason, we held a competition on the beach and took votes. Warriors and archers proved their skill -- a number of butts were...

Legends Never Die: Shifting Perspective (ch. 43)

Jill was in awe of the sheer audacity of it, gazing up at the high table where Siegfried laughed. It was his laughter that prevented a fight from breaking out -- a number of his warriors had bristled at the blatant insult. However, it was difficult for them to take offense when the target of the offense didn't seem to mind any. And for that reason, the reaction from the Hoffer clan was seen. It was impossible to fake that kind of humiliation and fury.

"That girl is too headstrong for he...

Never Fade Away: Who's Ready For Tomorrow? (ch. 31)

"Arasaka Tower got a big o' hole put in the upper floors, courtesy of L! Streets are sweltering, folks, so don't go out unless you're packing some heat of your own! And despite the dangers, rumor is that one of the Arasaka's has decided to brave our fair city! So, when he gets zeroed, I'll try to get the first to let you know! Now, here's Wait in the Truck by Hardy and Lainey Wilson!"

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"L, please tell me that I don't need to tell you how stupid of an idea that this is?...

Never Fade Away: Hello Good Morning (ch. 30)

"Hello, hello, hello Night City! This is your radio host Nora, d'is fine evenin' here to bring you the latest news updates! The weather isn't the only thing that is hot today! The Tyger Claws are back on the prowl and looking for L, and so far those that find him don't live to tell the tale! And seein' how the death toll fer yesterday was a sturdy ferty, I can confidently say that L ain't been on the streets since yesterday!" Nora's exuberant voice filtered through the implants in my ear, let...

Never Fade Away: Gr4ves (ch. 29)

"This is a bad idea. A bad fucking idea, all around," Panam made her opinion known, far and wide as the Aldecaldos gathered up around the fire. They didn't really have much in the way of a chain of command. Saul was the shot-caller, and for better or worse, what he said goes. Below him, however, you had the lead mechanics, the docs, the teachers for the kids and yada yada competing for second in command. All of it depended on who was shouting the loudest.

So, when it comes to powwows li...

Never Fade Away: Like A Supreme (ch. 28)

I hadn't even realized that the encryption to my DNA was something that I had lifted from the orphanage, but now that it was unlocked for me to see… honestly, it was nothing short of a miracle that a couple of tumors in my brain was all that I had. My medical records read like something out of a horror show. Over ten years, I had had hundreds of implants taken in and out of me. All of my organs showed evidence of extreme damage. My bones were marked and scarred from the surgeries. There was...

Gacha God: Change (ch. 29)

I hummed a tune as I entered the Cave of Wonders, thoroughly pleased with myself. I had a hot date coming up. I was going to wow her with the 2.0 version of my ATs, and I had a new thingamajig. It let out a hum as I flicked it into the air, watching it radiate light that cast away the dark shadows of my cave, before it fell into my waiting palm. No idea what it was, and I didn't have much interest in finding out. I just knew it looked kinda neat and I found it somewhere interesting.

"Wh...

Gacha God: Shinies (ch. 28)

As it would turn out, it was a lot harder investigating the gangsters in Harlem than it was the Russians simply on account of the fact that I was extremely white. So, trying to blend in with a crowd of people… well, I was the one white spot, so I stood out. Which left me investigating the gang either with Ned's help or invisible thanks to my latest item. It was the same beat that we went through with the Russians -- I was boots on the ground, giving names and Ned was tracking them online. W...

Gacha God: Laying Low (ch. 27)

"Sebastian. Please don't steal Captain America's shield. Please," Peter instantly began to beg me, looking insanely worried. "He's like… a cultural icon, dude. And his shield is like his entire identity."

Ned was nodding while we kicked our feet up in the command room. I was taking stock of the entire situation -- unsurprisingly, there were a lot of people freaking out about my fight with Tony. A lot of people were upset too. People were calling me out, they were calling out the Aveng...