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364 - Winter Plans

Life for the average family before winter was usually spent stockpiling their larder with winter stores and preparing firewood. Herders will cull their flock, slaughtering the old and weak animals that were not expected to survive over the cold months. 

And when the herders did the slaughtering, it will generally be a festival for the village or towns, as everyone will help out. The meat will be salted or smoked and portioned out to the helpers or sold to others. The chi...

363 - Year Two

UN, City of Haven, Hotel De Locus

Rockets whistled into the skies before popping with eye searing colors as fireworks were set off throughout the city in celebration of the Second Founding Day. Everyone was in high spirits and partied away all night long.

Captain Blake and his wife were dancing on the roof of the Hotel while other guests mingled with each other. They only paused to watch the fireworks display exploding magnificently in the night skies before ...

362 - Word of Mouth

Outskirts of Bluewood Imperial Capital 

The dragon riders riding into the village hall was a sight to behold for little Jon. He ran off chasing after the galloping dragons and the armored riders, ignoring the yell from his father at the bakery. He ran as fast as his little legs could carry him, and found the two dragon riders stopping before the village head.

A small crowd had already gathered at the small dirt square before the village hall as they whis...

361 - We Need Money

Fortress Singapore, Conference room

"Alright, now that everyone had their fun and our boss and lady boss are away for their honeymoon," Commander Ford gave a mischevious grin to the gathered senior officers. "It's time for us little mice to start making havoc in their absence!"

The officers and head of departments laughed, while Chief Matt growled and said, "Why mice?"

"Cause in Pinky and the Brain, they are mice!" Someone retorted. "And they...

360 - The Wedding

Captain Blake put on his dress whites which was had been customized slightly. A gold aiguillette now adorned his uniform together with a pair of golden epaulets sat on his shoulders. He checked himself with the full length mirror before slipping on a ceremonial sword similarly sheathed in a golden coat.

Commander Ford similarly dressed but without the golden aiguillette gave a grin at as Blake exited his quarters. "Uniforms make a man look good!"

Blake rolled...

Happy New Year! 2020 Road Map!

Happy New Year guys! I will be starting another novel for 2020! 

But don't worry about Out of Space! This horror novel will be for me to unwind my thoughts as I'll sometimes I get too stuck with writing Out Of Space chapters!

I will continue to keep writing OoS as much as possible per week and had planned out content for Book 3 which takes the UN to the Old World where they will meet new adversaries, mythical creatures, Gods and even new allies!

And after tha...

359 - Upgrades

As the wedding between the two leaders of the United Nations came closer, the atmosphere of the city of Haven turned into a celebratory mood as the citizens started decorating the city with colorful banners and flags all over the city.

News and radio stations were full of talk about the upcoming wedding, and the hype was everywhere on the streets. Representatives from UN outposts and even from friendly villages and merchants arrived from afar and lodged within the Hotel De Lo...

358 - Dignity

"Navy's also planning some new changes," Commander Ford reported. "We are looking at replacing our current hulls with all new constructs, which will improve our capabilities on the sea."

"Not only that, the amount of maintenance, repairs, and a whole of other issues will drastically be reduced," Ford said. "As of now, the main naval fleet is barely mission capable with all its leaks and problems."

"The main issues being our current fleet of wooden ships are n...

357 - State of the Game

"To absent friends!" Bartley and Mills tapped their mugs together. They both finished the bittersweet ale and Mills looked out the window, seeing Titanna playing with the wolves pups that had grown up to almost adult size.

"How's everything going?" Mills asked. 

Bartley poured another round and took a sip before he replied, "Quiet and simple."

Mills nodded, "Well, at least it's safe out here."

"It's a crazy world out the...

356 - City of Haven

United Nations, City of Haven, Hotel De Locus

Titanna curled up like a shrimp and burrowed deeper into the sheets and pillows. It felt heavenly making her unwilling to get up from the bed despite the bright sunlight coming in from the windows was telling her mind that its morning and its time to get up.

Suddenly, like a switch being flicked on, she jolted up from the sheets and looked around in surprise at her unfamiliar surroundings. She found her self in a ...

355 - Chicken Power!

UNS Singapore, Captain's Office

Blake's eyebrows rosed up as he read the report while his senior officers waited patiently with smiles on their faces. "No wounded, zero deaths on our side?"

"Yes, sir!" Colonel Frank replied cheerfully. "Some deaths and wounded on the Empire side, but basically it can't be easier than stealing candy from a baby!"

"Our troops have taken Falledge in barely three hours, of course not counting the time they took t...

354 - Stealing a Town

Falledge, North Star Trading Company

The four business directors of North Star Trading sat around the coffee table of Etoro's office. Each of them had grim expressions on their faces while their cups of tea had long turned cold in the early hours of the morning.

A polite knock came from the door of the office and everyone in the room tensed up, some of them gripped and half drew their swords when the door opened, revealing a clerk in the North Star Training u...

353 - No Time to Die

Norshelm

It had been a hectic week for Titanna and her reminding council members who still supported her. She had to organize the remaining people and the sudden influx of refugees who came pouring out of the woods, to managing food supplies and scavenge teams.

Thankfully with the coming of autumn, there were plenty of wild fruits and tubers to be foraged for food but also the dangers of goblins and wild creatures. But with the onset of autumn, the colder wea...

352 - Die Another Day

Norshelm, Rothschild Estate

Titanna's hagged face appeared before an equally tired and blood splatted Mills. Without a word, she jumped into his arms, ignoring the decorum and the scandalized looks given to her by the council members and their wives. She did not care and it was a really tough week for her as she sought some form of comfort from the only man that always tried to protect her.

"Sorry..." Mills whispered as he held her tightly, his eyes turning s...

351 - Tomorrow Never Dies

Norshelm, Inner City, Citadel, Inner Sanctum

Lieutenant Svar towered over the Marine signalman as he listened in to the conversation between the signaler and Nova Command while Titanna and her council members stood at one side of the grand table eyeing him and trying to make sense of their language and magic.

After the arcane storm had blown away, disruption to the radios, lasers, and sensors disappeared, allowing the troops inside the city to start receiving...

350 - City on Flames

Norshelm, Rothschild's Estate

Mills and the rest stood behind the barricaded doors and windows, hearing the sudden firecracker like popping in the city. The crowd of crazies constantly battered against the barriers as they tried to force their way in.

"Yes!" Mills yelled in excitement. "The cavalry has arrived!"

Seeing flashes of light and echoes of explosions, the remaining Marines stationed at the Rothschild's Estate morale soared and they ...

349 - Rocket Symphony

Norshelm, Outer City, 4th Avenue, Marine Defense Line

The pop of a ranging mortar round exploded into a red smoke over the roof tiles of a nice looking townhouse with balconies filled with wilted flowers and herbs. "Splash over! Good zero!" The spotter yelled into the radio handset which was linked to a ground line that spun over the rubble covered streets to a communication unit at the rear which relayed the radio messages down another cable that ran out of the city and to t...

348 - Out of Space

Outskirts of Norshelm, UN Forward Command

Marine Captain James stood on the top of an earthen berm built around the sprawling camp of the Battalion, his eyes glued to the pair of binoculars as he scanned the city in the distance. The camp quite consisted of several tents now turned into a proper base, with ammunition bunkers and even an earthen and sandbagged berms as perimeter defenses.

Magister Thorn had spent the next half of the day working his magic, cre...

347 - Escape From Norshelm

Outskirts of Norshelm

Linx crept silently forward through thick underbrush and gently parted the thick spiny branches to peek at the strange happenings that were going on outside the city. He, his little sister and other children had run away from the orphanage when suddenly the skies turn red and stormy and the adults started going crazy and even attacked him and his sister.

He was terrified as he saw people once caring and friendly, turned against each othe...

346 - Iron Might

A sharp beam of white light cut through the thick fog and reveals the moorings of the pier before the LCVP. A whistle blew from one of the crew and the coxswain reversed the engines, slowing the approached of the barge. 

The coxswain carefully steered away from the pier and instead aimed at the litter filled banks of the shore, letting the bottom of the barge to scrape across the rocks before he stopped the engines. He yelled at the crew at the bow who hit the release an...

345 - The Last Stand

"Watch your front!" Lt Svar roared at his men as they manned the battlements when the crazed townspeople rushed the walls again. The Imperial defenders had grown accustomed to the thunder sticks of the strange soldiers who came from the skies after fighting together for two days.

Svar paced slowly behind his men as they fought against another wave of crazies that kept throwing themselves against the stone walls of the Citadel. He was quite intrigued by the ritual that turned ...

Rewriting the Arc

There will be a slight delay as I re plan and re write the next following chapters after 344, I try to push out the new story asap!

344 - Rage

UNS Singapore, Conference Room

Captain Blake listened to the report coming from Orwell's Point with his eyes closed as he sat at the head of the conference table. The rest of the officers remained quiet in their seats but expressions of worry and anger were shown on their faces.

"We still have a pilot MIA from the crash," came the report from Joseph. "We are having serious communications delay, from the ground units to the air units before it is relayed to th...

343 - Sacrifices

Norshelm, Two Blocks away from Crash Site

Specialist Corporal Hitsu peered over the corner, seeing a throng of half naked crazies armed with sticks and stones yelling and screaming something down the street. He raised a clenched fist and the rest of Claymore One paused behind him as he observed the large crowd.

"Too many of them," said Hitsu as he leaned back. "At least fifty or so, right down the street."

"Any other way past them?" Tyrier as...

342 - The Thin Red Line

Qiem frowned as the strange thunder roars grew louder in the city, wondering what was creating that strange clamor. He unceremoniously shoved the limp body of a woman he once had pursued before gaining the favor of his Mistress onto the group of Converts after using her.

The once lofty noble lady gave out a scream before she disappeared under a mound of naked bodies as they fought to mate with her. Qiem gave a satisfied smile at the scene before he picked up his discarded rob...

341 - Griffin Down

"Convoy, Six four, you are to take the next left turn!" The co pilot spoke into the mike. "Turn left now!!"

"Shit!" The co pilot smacked the side of the cockpit. "They missed the turn again! The damn comms keep getting messed up by the storm!"

"-ix Fo-, Conv-, -y aga-? -urn n-?"

"Damn!" Peter cried out as something bounced off his side. "They are shooting at us with bows and arrows!"

The gunners swiveled the door guns and eng...

340 - Operation Gothic Savior

Norshelm, Citadel, Outer Sanctum

Titanna wearily dropped her borrowed bow down on the side of the cot and closed her eyes as she laid down. Almost immediately, she was woken up by the endless roar of something unnatural that grew louder and louder.

She pushed her tired body up and followed the crowd of soldiers as their heads seemed to track something in the skies. She had fought all night on the walls, firing arrow after arrow at the never ending crowd that ...

339 - Depravity and Destruction

Qiem stood on the roof of a store that overlooked the city's main square where various Guild was headquartered. He smiled as he watched the pitiful few combined guards of the guilds attempted to fend off wave after wave of crazed townspeople while dozens of other believers stood awaiting his command behind him.

"Our Mistress has granted us our desires!" Qiem spoke with a fervent at the followers. "She gave us a chance to be rich and powerful!"

"So lets us not...

338 - Working Together

"Shepherd Six Four to Advance Party, come in over." Flight Lieutenant Peter spoke over the roar of the helo engines. He could see storm clouds gathering over the city that was coming up rapidly.

"Advance Party, Shepherd Six Four, send."

Shepherd Flight en route to your position in five mikes, over." Peter replied as he checked his flight instruments. 

"Roger Shepherd Six Four, we laid out the tables and are waiting for you to join the pa...

337 - Uprising

Titanna stormed out of the Inner Sanctum in a huff and her aides and bodyguards trailed after her. She found several of her men waiting for her at the courtyard in front of the Citadel.

"What is the situation now?" She asked the group of anxious soldiers and clerks that saluted her when she came up to them.

"Not good, my Lady! " A portly male replied. He was well dressed and had a look of a merchant. "The slaves and monsters had broken free from their pens an...