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Aghanim's Rubick Chapter 18

Chapter 18:

Hanako’s mother must have been an amazing woman, I mused as I stared at the glowing pyramid that was sitting happily upon my desk. The barrier that formed was something she had seen in her travels, but never actually studied. She had haphazardly drawn it down after the next time she found some paper, but it had never worked.

For a quick sketch drawn from memory, it was scarily close. I only had to swap several of the characters, flip a ...

In Search of Eternity Chapter 12

Chapter 12:

“The battle at Cannae was the single worst defeat that the Romans had ever suffered in their military history. The Legion that had been sent to battle Hannibal had been destroyed, almost in its entirety.” I spoke, watching in some amusement as Tamamo looked over the crude boot shaped landmass that I had drawn out for her.

“How did the Romans respond? It appears that they had no way of fighting Hannibal.” She asked, turning her int...

Cooled Passions Chapter 60: Remnants

Chapter 60: Remnants

The raven landed on his assigned perch, cawing at his brother before turning his small, intelligent eyes towards their Master. Said Master smiled at the newly arrived raven, pulling out a perfectly cut piece of meat, which said bird gobbled down ecstatically.

“Welcome back, Munnin.” The All-father’s voice rumbled in his chest as he spoke, “Thank you for your assistance.”

Loki, his wayward son, was not nearl...

Aghamim's Rubick Chapter 17

Chapter 17:

“Lord Rubick.” Hanako walked into the room, bowing towards me and stilling, waiting for me to speak.

“Don’t bow, Hanako. I might be a Demon Lord now, but I’m not going to expect you to act any differently.” I bid her to rise, watching as she gave me a small smile as I did so, “Now, what is it you wished to discuss?”

Unlike all the other Monsters I gave that order to, Hanako was the only one to immediately take...

In Search of an Eternity Chapter 11

Chapter 11:

“Have you been enjoying your stay in my town?” The green eyes glinted mischievously over the spread fan as their owner questioned me.

“Yamatai is a beautiful village.” I responded diplomatically, “But I am curious as to why you left for so long.”

Indeed, for almost a month, Tamamo had disappeared from the village, despite her saying that she wanted to go on an adventure with me. I was not disappointed about it, ha...

Cooled Passions Chapter 59: A Brother’s Gift

Chapter 59: A Brother’s Gift

There was a rule that Damocles-Nii had insisted on, that anyone leaving the Manor had to have a partner with them. This was readily accepted by the Peerage, everyone well aware of the myriad threats and enemies that were just waiting for an opportunity to strike out against them. However, this did lead to several pairings to become entrenched. 

Some of the Peerage simply got on with others better, or their schedule...

Aghanim's Rubick Chapter 16

Chapter 16:

“This is soooooo good!” She shouted, devouring a leg of juicy meat in her grasp, “Can I really eat all of this? You aren’t joking?”

Hanako, who Rubick had introduced her to at the start of the feast smiled as she answered, “Of course Lady Milim, we are honoured to host you as a guest. If you have any requests for dishes, let me know and I will inform the cooks.”

Milim could scarcely believe her ears. Not only di...

Cooled Passions Chapter 58: Teasing and Temptation

Chapter 58: Teasing and Temptation

“I must admit, I didn’t expect this of you.” I remarked, looking at the blond haired maid cheerfully examining different boxes on the counter in front of her.

“Is it that surprising that I am interested in tea?” Naomi asked back, pulling some leaves from one of the samples and giving them a sniff.

“No, I was more suggesting your attire.” I replied, “It is rather daring.”

I...

Aghanim's Rubick Chapter 15

Chapter 15:

There was a lot to do once we had returned, integrating the Orcs and making sure that no one was adversely affected from the Harvest Festival. Apparently, my becoming a Demon Lord was a Big Deal, with the people who were aware of the change becoming even more reverential of me.

Much to my annoyance.

Thankfully, it had been contained to only those who were present at the meeting with Treyni. I had forbidden them from sharing t...

Cooled Passions Chapter 57

Chapter 57: Heartbeats and Silence

“We may speak.” Ranni’s voice was calm, her words allowing me to sigh in relief.

Our latest guest was a coup, an absolute gift of an opportunity. However, her sudden presence had called for some quick adjustments. A being of her level was easily able to see everything that happened on the ground of my manner should she wish to, without ever leaving the room she had claimed in the basement. I don’t know why s...

Aghanim's Rubick Chapter 14

Chapter 14:

Susuru was painfully unimaginative, I found myself thinking. Still, there is a sort of dry humour in having such a modern name for our country in such a feudal world.

Indeed, the United Jura Confederation is a name that would probably mean next to nothing to the type of persons that lived in a reality of Kingdoms and Empires, but nonetheless when Susuru explained that the denizens of the forest would be allowed self-government so long as ...

Cooled Passions Chapter 56

Chapter 56: Outside Context

“How dare that little upstart disrespect us like this?” Lady Vapula’s voice was low, dangerous, “Who does he think we are?”

Another lord remarked, “Letting this humiliation go unanswered would diminish our standing amongst the citizenry. Already his popularity with the reincarnated filth was high, if they see him as some sort of figure to rally behind…”

“I understand your concerns.” Lord Ba...

Aghanim's Rubick Chapter 13

Chapter 13:

Awareness came to Hanako quickly. Confusion followed, her position of being safely ensconced in her bed not at all matching up with her last memories. She had been working in the kitchen, attempting to distract herself from the battle that she knew had been raging off in the distance. Suddenly, she had been hit by a wave of fatigue, only retaining enough sense to turn off the heating runes on the oven before she had passed out.

So how had...

In Search of an Eternity Chapter 10

Chapter 10:

“Really now…” Seduction dripped off of Tamamo’s voice as she sidled up to me, “If you wanted to become my husband, you should have just asked, you know?”

I halted the hand she was trailing up my chest with my own, attempting to hide my discomfort as I answered resolutely, “I don’t want to become your husband. If we are to get together, I would rather you become my wife.”

She paused at that, her...

Cooled Passions Chapter 55

Discord Code for this Chapter: rVMSgzx7

Chapter 55: Uncommon Senses

As we arrived, the sultry and teasing adopted by Ranni shifted. Her expression was still the alluring sight that she had shown me before we teleported, but her body betrayed her. She had moved her lower pair of arks to interlock her hands defensively near her waist as she watched me attentively.

Something in my eyes must have shown that I realised this fact as she sighed, “Th...

Aghanim's Rubick Chapter 12

Chapter 12:

The giant creature strode forwards, causing her to internally despair. Still, she had a job, a duty and she would not falter. Bracing her spear, She thrust towards a gap in the brute’s armour, bravely created by one of her now dead comrades. Moving faster than a beast of its size should be capable of, the Orc slammed his sword down on her weapon, breaking it upon the rock floor.

The Royal Guard closed her eyes, her last sight being that...

Cooled Passions Chapter 54

Chapter 54: Courting Devils

As we walked, Ranni’s arms in mine, I could feel the gazes we attracted. It was only fair after all, being an object of mystique as we were. Thankfully, we were in a rather high class area of Lilith, so the people around us were much too prideful to lower themselves to approaching us unprompted. They have dignity to uphold, as imaginary as it was.

“Mine understanding is that the purpose of a visit to an establishment l...

Aghanim's Rubick Chapter 11

Chapter 11:

Few people actually knew in this world that their ‘lightning magic’ was not actual lightning. It was a directed stream of electricity, true, but natural lightning was not actually a bolt of electricity. It had a charge, true, that consisted of a ton of voltage but the actual bolt itself was not electricity.

No, instead, it was a column of superheated particles that vaporises the very air surrounding it. That is what caused thunder, th...

Cooled Passions Chapter 53

Chapter 53: Slow Growth

My own training required its own attention, despite how busy my days were becoming. After meeting with Gabriel and basically being recognised as a separate entity from the rest of the Devils by Heaven, I decided to take some time to get to work on soothing my edges.

Thanks to Inexhaustible, I had basically cheated my way to standing at the very top of the world in terms of power. My reserves were far below the likes of Sirzech...

Aghanim's Rubick Chapter 10:

Chapter 10:

A knock sounded out, breaking me out of my thoughts. I had been sitting on the chair of my lab, staring up at the ceiling and considering what spell to create next. The day after tomorrow, the Orcs would finally reach the Lizardmen, meaning that early in the morning we would have to march out to meet them.

I had just finished perfecting and streamlining the spell that I had been working on, ready to deploy it against the Orc Lord and like...

An Adult's Responsibility Chapter 4

Chapter 4:

"Well done girls, that was the last of them."

"Finally!" Serika groaned, stretching her arms up into the air and rolling her shoulders, "These gangs are really stubborn."

"Can't blame them…" I muttered, looking at my notes I compiled about the current social situation in Kivotos, slightly stressing over the looming civil crisis that the academy system was fostering.

Once the girls in the gang's dropped out, ther...

An Adult's Responsibility Chapter 3

Chapter 3:

"When they called it a desert, I'm glad I took them seriously." I sighed as I leaned back into the meagre shade provided by the road barriers, taking a swig of my water bottle.

I believe it's time to face facts. I am lost as hell. Abydos was a surprisingly huge district, and the directions to the High School were severely outdated, due to all the sand changing the streets. I pulled at my shirt, fanning myself as I considered how to handle ...

An Adult's Responsibility Chapter 2

Chapter 2:

I was suddenly not in the basement of SCHALE. Instead, I was in a classroom that appeared to have it's roof blown off and missing a significant portion of one wall, revealing a brilliant blue sky outside. Desks were placed around the room in regular intervals, the chairs neatly pushed in on them all, except for one.

In that particular seat, sat a petite light-blue haired woman in a sailor uniform, apparently sleeping on her arms with a whi...

An Adult's Responsibility Chapter 1

Chapter 1:

I spread my arms, despite the intense pain I could feel permeating my body. I was basically held together by hopes and prayers after the explosion and was keenly aware of the fact. Just as keenly aware as I was of the young woman pointing a gun at me.

At this range, even if I was perfectly healthy and moved as soon as I saw her tense, I doubted I would be able to dodge anyway.

Truly, this was check mate. The Chest was out of p...

An Adult's Responsibility Chapter 5

Chapter 5:

The paperwork involved in my job was immense and constant, however efficient planning and helpful categorisation by Arona meant that I could actually get through most of it with just one to two hours a day dedicated to going through the piles.

Of course, used to ‘AI’ from my world, I did occasionally double check Arona’s work, but I had yet to catch a single mistake. I will not get complacent, but her competence has been very...

Cooled Passions Chapter 52

Chapter 52: Heaven's Light

She very carefully kept her face controlled as she looked at Damocles. She had seen him in pictures, of course, but meeting him for the first time was striking. When she had first saw him, she could only see the resemblance to Remora, to herself. The cherubic appearance, the rounded face, the soft features.

He had grown, however. And without the Sagan’s characteristic blond hair, he bore a striking resemblance to someone ...

Aghanim's Rubick Chapter 9

Chapter 9:

“So that’s what that whole thing was about.” I mused, tapping my fingers in sequence on my desk, “They are building an army to defend against the orcs.”

“It is likely the Orcs that attacked us were members of this same horde.” Oda spoke, frowning as he held his chin in his hand, “Still… two-hundred-thousand…”

As his voice trailed off, Shingen finished his son’s thought, “It is likely that this has evo...

Cooled Passions Chapter 51

Chapter 51: Pride

She flew forward in a burst of speed, inserting herself within the sloppy formation of the group facing her. They were clearly trained, getting into position and readying themselves, but they clearly lacked experience. There was no room for lackadaisical movements on the battlefield.

Identifying the red-haired one as the leader, Melina swiftly removed her ability to issue orders. A lightning fast jab to the throat cut off her voice,...

Aghanim's Rubick Chapter 8

Chapter 8:

Susuru was true to their word. Quickly, I received news that he wanted to accept my offer, joining our villages under my protection. Like how Ogres had heard of my settlement and migrated from all over the Great Forest to join it, the same had happened to the Goblins. This made the both of us wish to go as quickly as possible with the integration, as delaying would just make the task bigger and more difficult.

While visiting him for discus...

Cooled Passions Chapter 50

Chapter 50: Decrees and Heralds

“Hmm,” I said, taking in what I was looking at with my Geass, “I think the issue is in visualisation.”

“But I am visualising.” Rias pouted, “You told me how important that was.”

“Yes,” I smiled indulgently, “But what are you visualising? I’m guessing you are thinking of the orbs like they are balloons?”

“Yes?” She answered, wondering where I was goin...