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Cultivating Chaos 5 -ch 22-

The trip to Ashiok’s tribe had been uneventful.

Two days at a rather sedate pace that left Ash feeling tied down and slow.

Or at least, a sedate pace for Ash.

While he and his group could run for extreme distances, Ashiok’s people could not. The distance they covered was incredible if one considered it from a citizen’s perspective at least.

From Ashiok’s people, Ash and company had turned to a road that apparently would lead them to Horse tribe.

Long beat...

Cultivating Chaos 5 -Ch 21-

An unassigned Golem in the shape of a small monkey trundled away quickly from the group. Before anyone could grab it and throw it into a storage device.

“Ashley, do forgive me, but I’m just not suited to combat with beasts,” pleaded Siu, moving in close to his back. He felt a cool hand press to the middle of his spine and remain there.

There was a flash of extreme sexual need followed by it being stripped away. Leaving Ash feeling a lot like he’d had a perfect climax and w...

Cultivating Chaos 5- Ch 20-

The Qi-Lord was worthless.

Absolutely, perfectly, totally, worthless.

Seconds after Rou had cut them free then they were off and running. Stumbling down the road back toward the camp at the base of the prison.

Trailing behind them stomach acids and what looked a lot like semi-digested chunks of meat that fell off his clothes.

Even now as the group collectively watched him scurry off, there was nothing that could be said to stop him.

There had been no words on the...

Cultivating Chaos 5 -ch 19-

Ash summoned two butterfly-swords from his Qi-Sea and formed them from his Qi directly as he and the gigantic rat closed in on one another.

They expanded within a flash and were near duplicates of his original butterfly swords.

Though even better.

These Qi swords fit his hands in a perfect way. Contoured to nearly be exact since he needed to hold them to use the Qi.

They fit in a way that couldn’t be sculpted, fashioned, or hammered into shape by actual hands.

...

Cultivating Chaos 5 -Ch 18-

Ash looked around after arriving in the camp.

It smelt far worse than it’d looked from above.

Glancing over his shoulder he could see Moira above them. Circling slowly as she scanned the surroundings for them.

Even now, Ash found it hard to truly understand the height of the prison.

The magnitude of it.

It was hard to fathom the amount of work that likely had to go into making it.

“I would really like to understand how they were able to construct the pr...

Cultivating Chaos 5 -ch 17-

In the two days after they’d taken over the facility, they’d had very few visitors.

The other ships that’d come up to the portal had left.

Ren had also left and was currently spreading the news about the new changes that were coming, as well as the goal to make the whole prison theirs.

She also had begun telling everyone about the formations, and that the Qi would go to where-ever the Sheng Alliance wished.

That it was best for everyone to take the resettlement o...

Cultivating Chaos 5 -ch 16-

Ash chuckled as Chunhua continued to march a group of Cultivators across the square to where he stood.

They were very unhappy with the two choices they’d been given.

Move to the realm below, or back into the prison and understand that the Sheng Alliance would be taking ownership of the prison. There were no alternatives.

They’d also been robbed of anything and everything they managed to collect from the bunker’s infrastructure. If they came with it, they were allowed t...

Cultivating Chaos 5 -ch 15-

Xiuying was like a butterfly in a cage. Moving around the room quickly and just about bouncing off the walls.

Zipping from one side to the other and back again.

Trying to find a way out and not really responding to anything.

Ash’s lingering kiss had lit her thoughts on fire and she was little more than incense stick burning it’s way down to the bottom.

Ash was now sat down on the desk looking at the diary Chunhua was reading.

Letting Xiuying flutter about wit...

Cultivating Chaos 5 -ch 14-

Rushing along yet another corridor, Ash was incredibly lost.

Beyond lost, honestly.

Xiuying seemed to be completely unconcerned with it and was still excitedly moving along. Shooting down corridors as soon as they appeared and not hesitating at all.

The sound of three pairs of boots pounding away the darkened halls was all Ash could hear most of the time. Echoing around them and making him feel rather disoriented.

Trying to scan the area and his surroundings for Qi did...

Cultivating Chaos 5 -ch 13-

Looking to the rapidly approaching ceiling of the prison, Ash was nervous.

There was a large opening in the ceiling that looked as if it didn’t belong there. A gash in the ceiling that had the appearance of something blowing outward.

As if a bomb had gone off in fact.

Bits of material hung from it, dangling in the air.

It reminded Ash of a disaster movie with how it looked.

The problem at the moment was everyone in the air with them were all being drawn up into...

Cultivating Chaos 5 -ch 12-

The Knight at the center of the square casually dodged to the side, only moving their torso and twisting away at the same time. The enchanted sword had passed by without even touching him.

Leaving behind a whining noise given the strength it’d been thrust with.

So far, this entire fight had mostly been the Knight dodging one way or another. Stepping aside, or backward, without making any aggressive moves at all.

“They’re nothing compared to our Sisters,” Yix grumbled...

Cultivating Chaos 5 - ch 11-

Ren stood there, hands on hips, and looking imperiously beautiful.

“Si’Sha! You may choose if it’s a Champion, Hand, or otherwise, I care not!” Ren called out and then stamped her foot. It was a high pitched clack of a rather nice shoe striking stone but no more than that. “I’ll even tell you in advance that if you choose a Champion, I’ll send a Hand! If you send a Hand, I’ll send someone without a formal rank in my hiarchy!”

Si’Sha had a pained and angry look ...

Cultivating Chaos 5 -ch 10-

Ren was recovering in a chair nearby.

She had passed out before the chisel had even completed the first pass though had woken up after he’d connected the carving together.

Not that he could blame her for passing out. It was a gruesome and horrifying experience.

“This is fascinating,” Chunhua murmured, staring at the controls for the airship. It was a complicated creation of artifacts, Qi, and mundane methods. “I think I could replicate some of this but it wouldn’t ...

Cultivating Chaos 5 -ch 9-

Stifling a yawn, Ash looked up to the air-ship that was coming down toward him.

It was flanked by four others, surprisingly.

All of them showed some signs of damage though.

One even had a hole in the side easily fifteen feet wide.

Ash looked to those with him.

Siu, Tala, Na, Chunhua, Xiuying, Hui, and Mei were with him.

Apparently Ghast’s arrival had torn them away from whatever else they were doing. Jia, Locke, and Moira were currently handling the Bride...

Cutlviating Chaos 5 -ch 8-

A gentle tug at Ghast with a wish to see her, was all it took for her to immediately sent a feeling of contentment, and agreement, back to him.

There was a feeling of “soon” attached to it that didn’t have a discernible time-frame. Whatever was happening with her was still ongoing in some way.

Her Qi wasn’t dipping or draining away.

Seating himself down in the middle of a private room in the Hall, Ash had to smother a smile. There were a number of Brides wandering ab...

Cultivating Chaos 5 -ch 7-

Ash quickly re-engaged the man. His butterfly-swords coming out in swift attacks empowered with Spring-step.

The man unfortunately caught each and was able to counter Ash defensively.

Pushing on Ash kept him from being able to do anything other than defend. His saber having to move to block attack after attack as Ash easily flowed from one to the next.

Everything around him fell away as dove deeper into the beat of his Dao.

A heavy and pounding drum that ordered him to...

Cultivating Chaos 5 -ch 6-

Ash had been sat here in this small room for the better part of a month.

Endlessly cultivating, distributing Qi to his Brides, and working up the right cultivation for Wahst, Heights, and Lake-City.

The last of which had been named without his input, though he understood it.

Of everything that city had, and what was near it, the Lake of the Fallen Bride was the most discerning feature for the city. As well as a constant reminder to the populace.

At this point all three...

Cultivating Chaos 5 -ch 5-

Locke collapsed into the couch, groaned, and then leaned into the arm of it. Her breathing wasn’t very steady and she was still somewhat red faced.

Ash had been eager to get her into the bed and hadn’t let her out of it for a time. He had no regrets of what he did to her, or with her.

Sitting down in a recliner, he found the living room of the hall was becoming a go-to place for him.

“Ashley… I love you… it always leaves me breathless,” she groaned, shifted aroun...

Cultivating Chaos 5 -ch 4-

Looking across to the Outsider city, Ash wasn’t sure how to feel.

Locke hadn’t woken up.

In fact, when he’d checked on her briefly, he found that she’d woken, eaten something, and gone back to sleep. Only an empty plate on the bedstand table remained as a silent witness to the act.

As of the moment, their best course of action was to follow Hui’s plan.

To take the cities around them, push out, and keep taking ground.

The faster the better.

Before ...

Cultivating Chaos 5 -CH 3-

As far as Ash could see in every direction, the Hall had expanded.

He’d known for a while that as the treasure repaired itself, more and more services, ability to assist Locke, and himself, as well as the skills and abilities available, grew.

Additionally, the land kept expanding outward. Ever increasing it’s landmass in every direction.

The edge of which Ash had never really explored.

Whenever he’d come to the Hall, he’d had goals and needs to meet. Things to ...

Cultivating Chaos 5 -ch 2-

Ash watched Ghast’s air-ship move off into the sky quickly.

She’d lingered only long enough to get another cup of tea, had a side discussion with Siu about their similar abilities, and then left.

It’d honestly been rather pleasant which had been somewhat shocking.

“I actually like her,” Siu murmured, laying a hand on Ash’s back. “I understand her at a level I hadn’t expected.”

With a grunt, Ash nodded his head.

He could certainly believe that gi...

Cultivating Chaos 5 - Ch 1-

Ash smiled at Ghast, took in a short breath, and then let it out.

The terrifyingly beautiful woman even now had an effect on him. Despite Siu having drained him only a few moments ago.

“The Emperor’s stupid rules,” Ghast murmured.

“Yes, his stupid rules,” confirmed Ash. “Would you like me to tell you everything first, or would you like to?”

He said the last while moving his hand across the table and holding it out to her, as if giving her the choice.

Cavalier's Gambit -Spoilers-

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Cavalier's Gambit

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Cavalier's Gambit -CH 22-

“Lord Hesh, I’ve got the other squad on the frequency. They’re on forty-two, C,” said “Three” from his group. They’d been designated by Wayne as their commo. He was constantly searching through frequencies as well as listening into the ones they were using on this mission.

Natalie was number Four.

“Great, thank you,” Wayne said, and then flipped over to the frequency. “This is Wayne Hesh, squad thirteen.”

“This is Britha Caldon,” growled a voice on ...

Cavalier's Gambit -ch 21-

Wayne felt nervous. He was standing inside of the assigned cargo bay that Wendy and Miriam had agreed on for the pickup of Patchwork and a borrowed unnamed Light Combat Walker, on loan from Miriam and the House of Mirkil.

Wendy and the Confed would be providing travel and the dropship to the location since Mirkil was handling the Walker.

Surprisingly, both the Terran Confederation and the House of Mirkil seemed rather pleased that Wayne was working for both of them at the same tim...

Cavalier's Gambit -ch 20-

“— and you think they’re ac-acting as… gifts,” finished Tink, her hands in front of her mouth as she spoke. She was watching Wayne across the small table.

After he showed up, hugged her just as he had threatened, he then told her he needed to talk to her. Tink had checked Natalie in with the medical facility and took them to a small cafe that had private booths and rooms.

“Yeah,” Wayne confirmed. Thankfully he had told Tink all about the captain incident previously. ...

Cavalier's Gambit -ch 19-

Wayne looked at the email on his phone again.

It was a simple communication from the Administrator Michael to please see him at his earliest convenience. There was no listed time, or suggested days.

Chewing at his lip, Wayne really didn’t have a better idea or what to do, other than to go visit him immediately.

Though to be fair, this was easier than going to see Natalie and Tink.

After he’d dropped the young woman off with Tink, Wayne had felt awkward and guilty. ...

Cavalier's Gambit -ch 18-

Wayne was taking the elevator down to the Lower commerce sector.

Or more specifically, the afternoon market held in the central area.

It wasn’t any better or worse than the Upper version, but he’d found people didn’t expect him there.

His goal was simple.

All the food he had in his kitchen was gone and he needed more.

Because he ate it all.

After waking up in the Cougar, he had immediately left, gone back to his room, stopped responding to anyone, oth...