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Gone Native: Mother of Saiyans (ch. 50)

"Got it all out of your system?" Kara questioned, crossing her arms over her chest as I touched down on the planet, the last vestiges of god ki leaving my body and causing my hair to shift into its usual black color. A second later a pool of swirling red appeared next to me, revealing Hal as he floated out of it. He looked at me and made a face.

"Tsk."

I smirked in response. We hadn't called it a race, but between our methods of teleportation, mine was by far the superior one. The...

Gone Native: Coming to Terms (ch. 49)

Hal and I moved at the same time, determined to beat the other into submission. I nursed a spark of god ki in my chest, using it to chip away at Hal's body as he used his fists to pulverize my ribs. I felt them shift underneath his knuckles, the strike making the bones creak because Hal wanted them to, just as his face rippled when I planted a fist into his cheek, translucent willpower shifting like water while flakes split off like shards of glass. Our eyes met despite the punches landed and...

Gone Native: New Coat of Paint (ch. 48)

There was no way that Ada'la could get mad at me for this fight. I didn't start it. Well, I suppose that wasn't true -- I did show up at his completely ineffective prison unannounced, but he was the one that threw the first punch and blatantly ignored the people I was traveling with. If he hadn't, then maybe there wouldn't have been a need to fight at all. About my arrival. I knew Hal well enough by this point to know that we'd fight about something or another.

There was just too much b...

Legends Never Die: Changing Winds (ch. 8)

Despite my hopes, I found Alabu in full swing as we entered the city. Not as much as it had been when I first visited, but it still felt like there were twice as many people in the city as it was meant to house. People eyed me with some interest, given that I towered over them thanks to the wagon and horse. My destination was the longhouse, to speak to the Jarl -- he was the one that would give me permission to set up a stall in the marketplace, and he was the one that could buy my excess foo...

Legends Never Die: Temptations (ch. 7)

I realized my mistake too late. After defending my home, then the raid… the amount of praise I had gotten went straight to my head and I hadn't realized it. Everyone proclaimed me as a great warrior unlike any other, to the point I had been so distinguished that I got fifty acres worth of land. I had become so strong that I could mold the earth with my sheer, raw physical power…

My mistake was thinking that because I was a great killer of men, that meant I could kill anything. I had...

Legends Never Die: Farmstead (ch. 6)

“What happened to the last owner of the farm?” Havi asked as we entered the border of my farmstead. It was a bit of a mixed bunch, I found. There was some flatland near the river that flowed east towards Alabu, my farmstead located further west than my parent’s. There were also rolling hills that were covered in a dense forest along the border of the fifty acres I was allotted.

“Executed. Tax evasion,” I answered with knowledge gained from when I had done a little asking aroun...

Legends Never Die: Spoils (ch. 5)

There's a certain kind of indescribable terror that comes with watching a son charge the enemy with nothing even resembling fear. Siegfried charged alone, driven forward by only the gods knew what while the rest of the men formed a shield wall with him at the head of it. Archers stood behind them, taking aim as they were lifted up by men who were left over. It was a strong position. A defensive position. Yet, Siegfried charged forward towards the enemy as they rushed to them.

Like a wav...

Risk It All: Payout (ch. 42)

I thought we'd have a pretty short interview, answer a few questions, then we'd go out for the first public outing of the Titans. Exciting, but I was more excited for spending the millions of Prestige and going through all of the new options I had available. Instead, I was facing down a bunch of zombie ninja cultivators and some ancient guy with a name I'm honestly shocked he could introduce himself as with a straight face. The Sovereign of Death? I'm pretty sure I called myself similar thing...

Gone Native: Mother of the Saiyans (ch. 50)

"Got it all out of your system?" Kara questioned, crossing her arms over her chest as I touched down on the planet, the last vestiges of god ki leaving my body and causing my hair to shift into its usual black color. A second later a pool of swirling red appeared next to me, revealing Hal as he floated out of it. He looked at me and made a face.

"Tsk."

I smirked in response. We hadn't called it a race, but between our methods of teleportation, mine was by far the superior one. The...

Gone Native: Coming to Terms (ch. 49)

Hal and I moved at the same time, determined to beat the other into submission. I nursed a spark of god ki in my chest, using it to chip away at Hal's body as he used his fists to pulverize my ribs. I felt them shift underneath his knuckles, the strike making the bones creak because Hal wanted them to, just as his face rippled when I planted a fist into his cheek, translucent willpower shifting like water while flakes split off like shards of glass. Our eyes met despite the punches landed and...

Gone Native: New Coat of Paint (ch. 48)

There was no way that Ada'la could get mad at me for this fight. I didn't start it. Well, I suppose that wasn't true -- I did show up at his completely ineffective prison unannounced, but he was the one that threw the first punch and blatantly ignored the people I was traveling with. If he hadn't, then maybe there wouldn't have been a need to fight at all. About my arrival. I knew Hal well enough by this point to know that we'd fight about something or another.

There was just too much b...

Gone Native: Fool's Errand (ch. 47)

"We're not teleporting in?" Kara asked, using her X-Ray vision to sweep through the interior of the ship to see that it was well put together, if very different from the ships she knew on Krypton. Like all members of the house of El, she was raised to be a Scientist, though she had a special fondness for engineering. A fondness and upbringing that didn't see much use. She was sent to Earth to be Kal-El's protector, only to wake up and discover that her newborn cousin was a grown man.

"N...

Fool's World: Foolish Actions (ch. 35)

Huge balls of fire streaked across the sky, their paths marked with trails of smoke, before they crashed against the once proud wall that secured the capital of the Northern Water Tribe. Fire washed over the white wall, intense heat melting the ice that formed it as large craters and cracks formed underneath the relentless onslaught. In an almost rhythmic fashion, a dozen chunks of flame covered earth slammed into the tall wall and almost as soon as they started to fall either embedding thems...

Fool's World: 100 Years (ch. 34)

It was daunting just how much the world had changed in a hundred years. There were relics of what once was -- Bumi had been the greatest of them all, but for the most part, the world seemed to have forgotten its history so very quickly. It was hard at times. Extremely hard. Seeing the Western Air Temple being converted into a home for refugees -- seeing the once pristine waterfalls, the ancient statues, and the peaceful way of life changed so radically…

There were days when Aang reall...

Fool's World: Enemy Action (ch. 33)

There was a pirate fleet brewing in the oceans. Admiral Zhao had heard about it in low rumblings and rumors to start with. A prison barge had been intercepted by the Fire Nation defense fleet and while he hadn’t seen it for himself, what he heard was chilling. The hold was filled with corpses and madmen. Fine Fire Nation soldiers were reduced to gibbering lunatics that couldn’t hold a simple conversation to explain what had happened to them. From everything Zhao had heard, those that died...

Fool's World: Old Fools (ch. 32)

Nobara was really getting worried about Majima and she wasn't really sure what to do about it. Rin gave her the lowdown – Majima had spoken to King Bumi and Iroh and while Majima got what he wanted, in the days since, a foul mood had taken hold of him. They were back at sea in the small ship and traveling with the Kyoshi Warriors and a good fifty earthbenders. Everyone tried to give their leader space, but it was a little difficult when there were nearly two hundred people on a ship meant t...

Castoff: Severance (ch. 3)

Casca would like her, Guts decided as he brought up the rear of the makeshift caravan they had going. The kids in front of him marching in a line, holding hands with the old woman while Ciri led upfront. In the early light, the bog still retained its ominous feel but, at the very least, the mist was gone.

His eyes landed on the woman's back, a slender longsword sheathed on it as she routinely scanned the trees for any sign of trouble. Despite how outlandish it sounded, Guts believed her...

Legends Never Die: Temptation (ch. 7)

I realized my mistake too late. After defending my home, then the raid… the amount of praise I had gotten went straight to my head and I hadn't realized it. Everyone proclaimed me as a great warrior unlike any other, to the point I had been so distinguished that I got fifty acres worth of land. I had become so strong that I could mold the earth with my sheer, raw physical power…

My mistake was thinking that because I was a great killer of men, that meant I could kill anything. I had...

Legends Never Die: Farmstead (ch. 6)

“What happened to the last owner of the farm?” Havi asked as we entered the border of my farmstead. It was a bit of a mixed bunch, I found. There was some flatland near the river that flowed east towards Alabu, my farmstead located further west than my parent’s. There were also rolling hills that were covered in a dense forest along the border of the fifty acres I was allotted.

“Executed. Tax evasion,” I answered with knowledge gained from when I had done a little asking aroun...

Legends Never Die: Spoils (ch. 5)

There's a certain kind of indescribable terror that comes with watching a son charge the enemy with nothing even resembling fear. Eivor charged alone, driven forward by only the gods knew what while the rest of the men formed a shield wall with him at the head of it. Archers stood behind them, taking aim as they were lifted up by men who were left over. It was a strong position. A defensive position. Yet, Eivor charged forward towards the enemy as they rushed to them.

Like a wave crashi...

Legends Never Die: First Raid (ch. 4)

“Shit,” I cursed, falling to the ground and landing on the soft grass and dirt, my legs giving out from underneath me. There were more than a few laughs at my expense, Father's loudest among them all. Using my axe and shield, I pushed myself up and used them to steady myself. Without them, I would have fallen over again immediately, because I began to list to the side, my body moving to account for waves that weren’t there anymore.

“You’ll get your land legs back soon enough, ...

Gone Native: Coming to Terms (ch. 49)

Hal and I moved at the same time, determined to beat the other into submission. I nursed a spark of god ki in my chest, using it to chip away at Hal's body as he used his fists to pulverize my ribs. I felt them shift underneath his knuckles, the strike making the bones creak because Hal wanted them to, just as his face rippled when I planted a fist into his cheek, translucent willpower shifting like water while flakes split off like shards of glass. Our eyes met despite the punches landed and...

Gone Native: New Coat of Paint (ch. 48)

There was no way that Ada'la could get mad at me for this fight. I didn't start it. Well, I suppose that wasn't true -- I did show up at his completely ineffective prison unannounced, but he was the one that threw the first punch and blatantly ignored the people I was traveling with. If he hadn't, then maybe there wouldn't have been a need to fight at all. About my arrival. I knew Hal well enough by this point to know that we'd fight about something or another.

There was just too much b...

Gone Native: Fool's Errand (ch. 47)

"We're not teleporting in?" Kara asked, using her X-Ray vision to sweep through the interior of the ship to see that it was well put together, if very different from the ships she knew on Krypton. Like all members of the house of El, she was raised to be a Scientist, though she had a special fondness for engineering. A fondness and upbringing that didn't see much use. She was sent to Earth to be Kal-El's protector, only to wake up and discover that her newborn cousin was a grown man.

"N...

Gone Native: Old Enemies (ch. 46)

I breathed in deeply, holding the air in my lungs, before letting it out slowly after a long minute. Only once my lungs were empty to the point it felt like they were going to collapse did I repeat the process -- taking in a long slow breath, holding it, then letting it out. Even the small action of breathing was difficult for me, sweat dripping up my brow, then down it as I hovered in the air despite the two hundred times the galactic standard gravity that tried to crush me, spinning at a st...

Risk It All: Old Debts (ch. 41)

The behind the scenes stuff for PR releases was beyond complicated, I realized as I was handed a stack of notecards that had listed questions on them. On the back of the note cards were the answers that I was supposed to give. The makeup department was fussing over me, or, rather, they were gushing.

"What do you use for your hair? It's so silky," one remarked while another lightly dusted foundation on my cheeks. "Your pores are so small -- what do you use to exfoliate?" I don't think th...

Fool's World: 100 Years (ch. 34)

It was daunting just how much the world had changed in a hundred years. There were relics of what once was -- Bumi had been the greatest of them all, but for the most part, the world seemed to have forgotten its history so very quickly. It was hard at times. Extremely hard. Seeing the Western Air Temple being converted into a home for refugees -- seeing the once pristine waterfalls, the ancient statues, and the peaceful way of life changed so radically…

There were days when Aang reall...

Fool's World: Enemy Action (ch. 33)

There was a pirate fleet brewing in the oceans. Admiral Zhao had heard about it in low rumblings and rumors to start with. A prison barge had been intercepted by the Fire Nation defense fleet and while he hadn’t seen it for himself, what he heard was chilling. The hold was filled with corpses and madmen. Fine Fire Nation soldiers were reduced to gibbering lunatics that couldn’t hold a simple conversation to explain what had happened to them. From everything Zhao had heard, those that died...

Fool's World: Old Fool's (ch. 32)

Nobara was really getting worried about Majima and she wasn't really sure what to do about it. Rin gave her the lowdown – Majima had spoken to King Bumi and Iroh and while Majima got what he wanted, in the days since, a foul mood had taken hold of him. They were back at sea in the small ship and traveling with the Kyoshi Warriors and a good fifty earthbenders. Everyone tried to give their leader space, but it was a little difficult when there were nearly two hundred people on a ship meant t...

Fool's World: Sliver of Hope (ch. 31)

"Your first deadly challenge shall be… to beat me in a game of Pai Sho," The King of Omashu declared after a dramatic pause that made everyone else in the room tense. I waited a moment, vaguely familiar with the game on account that Iroh had also requested a game with me if we ever got the chance.

"... Over a bed of lava?" I questioned, wondering exactly where the deadly part of the challenge entered the equation. King Bumi seemed surprised before his face lit up in a wide smile, clea...