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An Adult's Responsibility Chapter 10

Chapter 10:

“Sensei?” My return to the waking world was greeted by the smell of freshly brewed coffee and sizzling bacon.

“Mrgh?” I grumbled out, sitting up and blinking my eyes open blearily.

To my side was Niko, pulling her hand back from where she had been shaking my shoulder to wake me up. I looked around, rubbing my eyes and slightly stiff from sleeping on the couch. She was already in her uniform from last night, whatever s...

In Search of Eternity Chapter 16:

Chapter 16:

She made her way downstairs, fully rested. Meditation was a wonderful art, that allowed one to set aside their worries and achieve a fulfilling rest regardless of what troubled them. She was very glad she put in the effort to master it long ago, as since she had she had never suffered from a restless sleep.

Still, she remembered the parting she had with her travelling companion last night, meaning that when she stepped into the bar of the...

Cooled Passions Chapter 73: Radiance

Chapter 73: Radiance

I returned to consciousness gradually, awareness bringing with it the feeling of a warm, soft body nestled up next to me. I had a good idea of who it was just from the feeling of their curves pressed against my chest, but that was confirmed as I took in a breath through my nose, the scent of flowers tinged with blade oil entering my nostrils.

“Hmm.” I breathed out, for once not wishing to rush towards my duties for the day, e...

Aghanim's Rubick Chapter 25:

Chapter 25:

Some people would say that after King Gazel left, I should take some time off to relax and reflect. After all, being attacked by a legendary creature was quite the big event, in theory. Even putting aside my disappointment at how weak said legend turned out to be, I would likely still be doing the exact same thing.

That being experimenting with my magic in a secluded part of the forest.

As weird as it sounds, despite this loo...

An Adult's Responsibility Chapter 9:

Chapter 9:

“Then we found Serika and went to go help you all.” Nonomi finished her report, the rest of the FTF filling the other chairs around the table.

Albrecht-sensei was not present, having left to go back to SCHALE to see if he could find a trail on the money that Problem Solver had used to pay the mercenaries. They had decided to stay at the school against his advice, despite it being late evening, to discuss the battle amongst themselves.<...

Writing Rant: The Importance of Pacing in Romance

Writing Rant: The Importance of Pacing in Romance

I have not finished Baldur’s Gate 3. It’s just been sitting there in my steam library, uninstalled and unplayed, for the past half year or so. This is strange for me, as my favourite games of all time include the likes of Mass Effect 2 and the Witcher 3. So, Baldur’s Gate seems like the kind of thing that would be right up my alley.

Except.

I found it truly difficult to care about a...

In Search of Eternity Chapter 15

Chapter 15:

“Ahn~!” A sultry moan escaped from Tamamo’s mouth, “Not so rough~! Lothar, you brute, you’re… You’re going to break me!”

I deadpanned, my hands stilling from where they were gently dragging a brush through the fur of her tail, “Stop that.”

She grinned at me, eyes glinting mischievously, as her voice became even louder, “But it feels so good~! How can you do such a devilish thing to me and expect me to be...

Cooled Passions Chapter 72: Floating Concerns

Chapter 72: Floating Concerns

“I see.” The voice was calm measured, the man from which it emanated giving away nothing with his body, “What happened then?”

The brunette resisted the urge to roll her eyes. Honestly, her grandfather was much too fond of his theatrics and intrigue. Usually it was amusing, but when it started to involve her it rapidly became less funny.

“I advised him to open up to Sona, pointing out his friendship...

Aghanim's Rubick Chapter 24

Chapter 24:

The smaller sharks were soon whittled away, dragged to the forest floor and slaughtered by my armies. They were careful, but injuries happened regardless. No deaths, thankfully, but someone did lose an arm. Thanks to Susuru and his magic with health potions, it was swiftly regrown. Still, that was the easy part, at least according to Milim.

Now alone, a siren-like roar sounded from Charybdis’ large form. As if it was a warning, its scal...

An Adult's Responsibility Chapter 8:

Chapter 8:

I was awoken by the sound of explosions and raucous laughter. The hand that had been running softly through my hair jolted, Nonomi’s head snapping up towards the sound of the conflict. Sleepily, I moved off of her lap, allowing her to get up and start to gather her equipment.

“It appears your rest is over, Sensei.” She spoke, looking back to where I was attempting to blink my eyes open, “I apologise!”

“No, that’s...

Cooled Passions Chapter 71: Correspondence

Chapter 71: Correspondence

The only sound that was heard in the quiet of my study was the soft exhale of a young girl’s breathing and the scratching of a pen. Soon after we had arrived home, Shiro had been out like a light. Inexhaustible was a bit of a misnomer for how it actually functioned, as mental and physical fatigue could still build. It merely allowed you to continue going, having a never ending supply of energy. Overexerting your muscles still hurt. Ca...

Cooled Passions Chapter 70: ...From Tic Tac Toe

Chapter 70: ...From Tic Tac Toe

The match started and the Sagans already made their move. The Bishop shot up into the air, clearing the dense foliage easily and quickly gaining altitude. Her height advantage would allow her to easily aim that Railgun attack of hers, something that Seekvaira could not allow. Thankfully, when they had discussed the strategy for this match, such a thing had been considered. Without even having to be ordered, Alivian burst into motion from ...

Cooled Passions Chapter 69:

Chapter 69: ...is fundamentally not different...

“The Crypts.” Their next opponent predictably spoke, setting the terrain for their next demonstration.

Shiro resisted the urge to roll her eyes at the lack of imagination. Her Nii-san and her really were leading the devils arrayed against them by the nose, from start to finish. On the surface, it was smart, after all she had showcased her magnetic acceleration spell, something that seemed incredibly devas...

Aghanim's Rubick Chapter 23

Chapter 23:

“So if I am understanding this correctly,” I spoke, looking at the gathered Monsters in my office, “Charybdis is a monster whose scales disrupt magic in their vicinity?”

“That’s correct my Lord.” Lucifer nodded.

“It’s not that bad.” Milim shrugged, “If you’re strong enough, you can just knock it away, wham!”

Her fist shot forward in demonstration, rattling my windows. She looked contrite...

An Adult's Responsibility Chapter 7

Chapter 7:

Yukino looked at the dorm room where the rest of her squad were strewn about. Otogi briefly looked up as they entered, raising an oil-stained hand up in a lazy salute at her before returning to tinker with her gun while Kurumi was sprawled out on a couch, legs kicking idly off the end while she stared up at her phone screen. The last member, Niko, had entered with her, the two of them having just finished going over the evidence on the USB provided by ...

Responsibility Chapter 6

Chapter 6:

Sand flew as her feet pounded, her speed causing the sentries that the Kata Kata had posted to panic. They were barely able to raise the alarm before she was within their formation, her shield slamming into one girl and blowing her away while the other had her Mystic shattered by a point blank shotgun blast.

The base came alive, a heavy machine gun whirring and spitting a trail of fire at her, causing her to hold up Iron Horus and absorb a...

Chapter 68: Chess as a Game

Chapter 68: Chess as a Game...

Torlin Berith took in a deep breath, preparing himself. The Berith Clan heir was mentally going through everything he had planned for the upcoming fight. The Sagan had been arrogant in his challenge, but that was something that was appreciated in the underworld, not condemned, provided he could back it up.

Torlin saw through the ploy though, the trap that had been laid by the arrogant upstart. He was ready to tear down ...

In Search of Eternity Chapter 14

Chapter 14:

“Aw, that is soooo romantic!” The mermaid gushed, leaning over her stall and beaming at me, eyes locked to where I was holding Tamamo’s hand, “You want to get married?”

“We do.” I smiled, bringing the Kitsune’s hand to my mouth, laying a kiss on the back of it, “But I grew up around here, so we wanted to marry both in her custom and in mine.”

“That’s so cute!” The purple haired Monster girl squealed,...

Cooled Passions Chapter 67: Push and Pull

Chapter 67: Push and Pull

It was a constant, ceaseless, irritating, distracting buzz. Ranni’s essence was not what it once was before ascension, even as diminished as her presence was upon this world. Every mention, every offhand remark, it all pulled on her attention. A shadowed room there, two worried figures discussing her over half-filled glasses. An address there, a palace of crystal on a mountain, its peaks stretching above the heavens. Then the Satans, unknowingly lettin...

Aghanim's Rubick Chapter 22

Chapter 22:

The Magic between my hands flickered, moving from fire to lightning, to contained wind, to water. I was attempting to create any element that I could, to see the different ways that it interacted with my control and how much magic it took. Currently, I was just going with the traditional five, which I had successfully managed to do.

Nothing had surprised me, but that changed when I changed the magic I was manipulating into light. The white energy shined o...

Cooled Passions Chapter 66: Obsessions

Chapter 66: Obsessions

She let out a long sigh, rubbing her eyes as she took off her enchanted glasses. It was lucky that Devils could not get headache’s from overwork, but that did nothing for the intense mental strain of non-stop study. She glanced down at her notes, frowning as she noted how many of the earlier theories and observations were now obviously falsified by her latter ones.

She glanced at the glowing screen, putting pen to paper to jo...

Cooled Passions Chapter 65

Chapter 65: Small Things

Shiro had the most impressive poker face I have ever encountered, I mused as I looked down upon her. Her face had not even twitched since I confronted her, remaining in the same deadpan expression that had become something of her trademark.

Unfortunately for her, her eyes betrayed her. She refused to meet my gaze, looking off to the side, a clear admission of guilt as any.

I sighed, “I’m not angry, Shiro. Just confused. Why a...

Aghanim's Rubick Chapter 21

Chapter 21:

“The issue is energy retention.” I pointed out, looking over the plans, “This would need up to create a system that allows us to constantly add more Magic into the system at regular intervals, to keep the wards stable.”

“That would only be a problem outside of Claszureme itself.” Hanako nodded along with my statement, “Inside the city boundaries, we could use the ambient Magicules to power the ward. If you were not so good a...

Cooled Passions Chapter 64: A Gathering of Vultures

Chapter 64: A Gathering of Vultures

A hush descended upon the lobby, catching the attention of Maria Naruse, reporter extraordinaire. She looked up from her notes, having just finished interviewing the current rank one Rating Game player, Diehauser Belial, who had one the championship again this year. It could be the beginning of quite the streak of dominance, the young devil becoming a seemingly unbeatable obstacle for the rest of the field.

Her eye...

Aghanim's Rubick Chapter 20

Chapter 20:

It hummed, twirling through the formless blackness that formed its home, giddy with anticipation. Once, a long time ago, it had been summoned to destroy a country. It could no longer remember the face of its summoner nor the name of the country, nor did it truly care. What was important is how it was banished.

Being ‘killed’ by a Hero was nothing new of course, it was truly rare for it to be in a body strong enough to hold up against ...

Cooled Passions Chapter 63: Long Overdue

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Chapter 63: Long Overdue

God’s bones shouldn’t be able to ache, he grumbled to himself as he watched the last few representatives trickle in. It was a silly thought, something to distract himself from his duty, but a valid one nonetheless. His believers viewed him as an old God, a wise God, something he took great pride in. But why, oh why, did it have to come with back pains?

Seeing as the last of the ones that h...

Cooled Passions Chapter 62: Growing Pains

Chapter 62: Growing Pains

“Thou were right to bring this to me, Consort mine.” Ranni spoke, joining me in the visualization of my soul once again, “I am aware of the reason behind this disturbance.”

“That’s good.” I sighed, “Because I have no idea what caused this.”

Below our projected forms, lay the white orb of my soul. Like before, it was caged behind the bars of the Seal, but something was demonstrably different abo...

Aghanim's Rubick Chapter 19

Chapter 19:

“This is excellent work.” I remarked, looking down at the rows of wooden puppets laid out before me, “Well done, Treyni.”

“Thank you, King Rubick.” The Dryad responded, “The treants were reluctant to part with so much, but they understood that we must prove our worth. I hope this is enough for us to be even?”

“I am not a King, I don’t wear a crown.” I hummed, before looking up from the inert humanoid bod...

In Search of Eternity Chapter 13

Chapter 13:

“Hmm, I see.” Her tail flicked, and Izuna flinched, “And in terms of his actual skill with the blade?”

Her subordinate didn’t blurt out an answer, despite her clear nervousness, instead making sure her response was properly formulated, “In terms of Kenjutsu... He is still new. He has learned quickly due to his experience with a similar style, but not enough to be called a master. If he is allowed to use whatever style he wants...

Cooled Passions Chapter 61: Resolve

Chapter 61: Resolve

I leaned against the wall, staring across the hallway at the closed door. Shiro had left with Ranni and Melina to the Rating Game Coliseum, While CC had taken Selene to go patrol our warehouses, seeing as Kasane was preoccupied at the moment. Of course, that was the reasoning she gave, but I got the feeling that she was also doing so In an attempt to avoid being alone with me. Something else I would have to deal with soon, my Queen having avoi...