Bruce_Sentar

RD 4 Ch 23

Reorganizing our little fortress in Vein City took longer than I had expected, and it certainly didn't help that demons steadily flowed in from the hell gate in the distance, forcing us to maintain a constant rotation of people to whittle away at the demons spawning both in the tower and in the city.

Even then, we almost had too many people, yet not enough capable hands. Our recruitment efforts in Vein City doubled and then redoubled as our presence within the city grew.

In fact, ...

RD 4 Ch 22

After finishing up my rounds, and being stopped several times by the very excited Mul Branova, I made my way back to the bath.

Pushing aside the curtain, steam billowed out in a warm greeting to my face. I waved the steam away to see the five ladies still lounging in the bath. They all noticed me in their own way. Nyx perked up as her hair serpents thrashed around excitedly, splashing in the pool like they were doing cannonballs. Gloria simply squinted open her eyes as she leaned on the...

RD 4 Ch 21

Merlin didn't make us wait long, teleporting back to Vein City as if she was in a hurry. Perhaps she really did need a little downtime.

"All right, what do we do now?" Nyx said, glancing around, her serpents were up like they were ready for a fight.

I put a gentle hand on her shoulder. "You, my dear, are going to do precious little. If you'd like, you can help out at the tower or man the fortress walls, but if I'm honest, what I need most from you is to relax enough that you are r...

RD 4 Ch 20

"Bran, you need to not antagonize the Borrsons," Hercules rounded on me as soon as we'd returned to the Hero's Clan camp, which was a hotel. I assumed rented out entirely by them. His eyes flicked over the group of us, inspecting everybody. "It seems you've found a very worthwhile instance," he grinned slowly. "I am sure you will share the details with us, although I assume it is in the book?" He asked with an overly large smile. 

"It was a rumor I heard last time, and I couldn't c...

RD 4 Ch 19

I managed to find the source of the fight easily enough. It wasn’t hard to follow the crashing and booming blows of whoever was fighting.

Chunks of buildings were falling to the ground as a demon that looked like an elephant with an octopus face was locked in battle with two humans. The demon was interesting, but my eyes quickly zeroed in on one human in particular.

"Oh, Hercules is here," Circe commented, settling down on the ground with the rest of our party. 

A sec...

RD 4 Ch 18

The last day and a half had been a hard push, once we entered the hive there was no stopping as the queen kept pumping out more Hivnara. The hive itself became a gauntlet, one that we were almost done with.

I wiped blood from my lips, squaring off against the Hivnara queen. She was a little more humanoid than most of the Hivnara, but only barely because she stood on two legs with four arms. Though, that might be an issue of balance, since her back section was several times the size of h...

RD 4 Ch 17

Simone hooked a finger at me and I stepped back at Simone's request.

We had been in here for five days, and I was itching to get back out. They had been five very productive days. Our rate of killing hives had increased significantly, and we had breezed past both of the mini-bosses that I would have expected for an SS-rank instance and were getting close to taking on the giant hive structure itself.

Everyone had significantly improved their skills, and we had divided up some of th...

RD 4 Ch 16

The others were in the process of luring a warrior to fight me, while they would then take care of the scouts, when everything suddenly went terribly wrong.

Circe gasped as blood sprayed out of her mouth and a spine shot through her chest. A faint pink glow wrapped around her and despite the damage she was still conscious.

A Hivnara appeared. It was a thinner variant with clear gossamer wings that buzzed behind it, its body shimmering as if its invisibility was fading. The winds t...

No chapter tomorrow

Sorry, I'm terribly sleep deprived and realized that I need to put down the chapter I'm editing and work on it fresh tomorrow.

RD 4 Ch 15

Two days later, our group inside the instance literally looked quite different than we had before. We had been busy with some crude crafting to up our defenses and protect us from getting caught off guard.

Sadly, none of us had been carrying things that could stand up to SS rank monsters.

A large number of hive shell shards had been strewn together, resembling incredibly loose scale mail over my neck and chest. The rest of the group had similar-looking creations adorning them, tho...

RD 4 Ch 14

Amanda and Jenny stood on the rooftop, weapons drawn, as they surveyed the city. It was still peaceful in the city, but an air of concern and worry hung heavy.

Explosions echoed in the distance while planes and fighter jets flew overhead, unleashing their payload towards the red beam that cut through the sky and clouds.

Though at this point it was like background noise, crackling off in the distance with the occasional flash.

Amanda had her phone out, watching an influencer ...

RD 4 Ch 13

Hopping backwards on one leg, I extended the blood blade to use it as a crutch.

The wound began to seal over, and a small foot regenerated from the stump, stretching down and growing. I was very thankful to have my regeneration ranked up as I watched my body regrow.

Two of the Hivnara were completely blind, buying me some time. Their compound eyes had been ruined by my short blood blades. The only one that still had an eye was the same one gnawing on my severed leg like a trophy. ...

RD 4 Ch 12

"And what are the chances that that's going to kill me?" Merlin asked, staring at the amber liquid as I placed it in front of her.

"With Simone here, I'd say pretty low, but not zero," I replied, inching the glass closer to her. We'd obtained a few venom sacs from a type of hive creature called a spitter, aptly named for its ability to spit venom from between its many hiding holes. It had been a considerable challenge to bring down.

Nyx had brought Merlin over, and I'd learned tha...

RD 4 Ch 11

"For now, Merlin, let's have your golems walk in front," I suggested. "I'll stick with you guys, just in case anything else pops up again."

Circe glanced up at the hole that the Hivnara had entered through. "So many people forget to look up," she said, craning her neck before returning her gaze to the rest of us. "Is that a weakness for the Hivnara, too? With my control of the wind, we could get up high. If that's safer."

"They can climb just as well as any ant, Circe," I replied....

RD 4 Ch 10

I checked it with Soul Gaze as it rolled back to its feet.

[Hivnara Scout SS

Level: 91

Status: Healthy

Strength: 8062

Agility: 3190

Vitality: 4988

Intelligence: 2112

Spirit: 4398

Skills:

Sense S

Dig SS

Carapace SS

Burning Venom S

Powerful Jaws SS

Bite SS]

The Hivnara scout lunged at me with its two large pincers.

I grabbed onto both, feeling small pricks break through my skin. A burning sensa...

RD 4 Ch 9

The five of us stood in front of the latest portal. There had been three that we’d found personally and another dozen or so that the Mul Branova had discovered. Which meant, that they had the pick of the slightly higher level instances, given that the rest of Copenhagen were still just starting out.

I continued to stare at it for a moment longer. "Well, shit," I said. "This has to be the one that caused the issues in my past life. However, it's a little more than I expected."

[T...

RD 4 Ch 8

Chapter 8

The military assumed responsibility around the hell gate behind us when a deafening roar ripped through the city, from a different direction than we had just left.

I frowned as the shouting and screaming followed. But then a thought clicked. Last time, the city had been completely overrun by the hell gate.

Any additional attacks would have never been reported, because nobody would have been able to differentiate from the sudden onslaught of demons in the city. The ...

RD 4 Ch 7

I stood to the side, arms crossed, as the new chapter of the Mul Branova underwent an initiation ritual. They were blooding the newbies under the watchful gaze of the more senior Mul Branova.

At this point, we were only controlling a small portion of the output from the hell gate. The military had stepped in, as had random civilians. Both groups were taking up a solid chunk of the demons pouring out.

Meanwhile, we'd been relegated to a corner, sweeping up leftovers. I was content ...

RD 4 Ch 6

"How long are we going to stay here?” Merlin asked. 

“Not too much longer,” I answered, looking over where the ladies had begun to take turns holding back the waves of demons. I had a slight smile on my face as I watched Nyx. She really enjoyed being able to showcase her power.

Nyx was firing off dozens of arrows, all of them finding their mark and killing a demon. She was able to do so as fast as someone might strum a guitar, arrows flying out, constantly searching for...

RD 4 Ch 5

"Alright, Pops, you get this spot right here," Bobby said, ensuring his father was comfortable. Every one of the Nester's higher-ups that they could spare were present, as were many of Bran's Mul Branova who had taken up residence in the fortress. They were all in the tower that had been built.

An ominous black disk filled with glowing, moving red lines sat in the bottom of the tower. The only person who dared go close was that Bran’s father, who Bobby had determined was a freak of na...

RD 4 Ch 4

All over the world, people noticed the ground quaking. A research team in Antarctica, the people on the streets in Bangladesh, the city workers of Denmark, the fishermen in the Atlantic, the workers in Russia, the bazaar-goers in Angola, and those in the heart of Australia all looked around.

Everyone turned to the massive disruption around them, trying to identify the source.

The steady rumble built and built until a swirling red energy pierced into the sky. It shot up from the gr...

RD 4 Ch 3

Only once we were safely inside the instance, the women around me all jumped at the chance to give their thoughts.

"Why didn't you mention the inscription, the enchantment, before?" Circe scowled.

“Bran what was that?” Gloria tried to speak over her.

I held my hands up and patted the air for them all to calm down before more of them jumped me. “Oh, that's because it doesn't work nearly as well as I may have just led them to believe. Though that’s because they don’t...

RD 4 Ch 2

Simone was still pouting as we were ushered into Zeus's palace. She desperately wanted to understand more about the women in my past life.

It was… complicated for me so I chose to ignore it for now.

The grand structure of Zeus’ palace sat atop a seaside cliff, dwarfing all other buildings in the clan with its bright white columns and towering roofline.

The place was massive and grand to the extreme, but I was in my head, thinking about how to respond the next time Simone...

RD 4 Story Thus Far & Ch 1

Story Thus Far

Bran had grown considerably since he went back in time to create a new and better timeline for humanity.

He was a minor enough ripple that the differences he was causing in this time were small in the grand scheme of things. However, his choices and the small changes had finally caught up to him with his most recent venture into the vault. 

But there were others with more knowledge than Bran would have expected. Somebody had made the strange map he had fo...

Patreon Update 4-6-25

Update!

Things are churning along. I’m hammering out RD and the bonus chapters for the KS this week.

I hope you all enjoyed Ard and his shenanigans. In so many ways, Ard’s superpower is that he doesn’t acknowledge the current system and the limitations everyone else expects. You can probably see where we are going for the final arc. Cowtits is a wonderful name for a final boss.

We’ll be going back to RD and the apocalypse here shortly. I’m decently far along and no...

AO 6 Ch 43

“I think he nicked me,” Missy said aloud, floating next to the massive fang that had penetrated my soul.

“It did. I saw it." Ditzy nodded quickly, the goddesses all present with me.

Bad Kitty put her hands behind her back, swaying her hips as her tail flickered to life before disappearing once again. "Look, you even have a small scratch on your shoulder."

Missy rubbed at her shoulder as if in pain. "Well then, I guess I don't have to play as nice. After all I can defen...

AO 6 Ch 42

"What have you all gotten yourselves into?" I clicked my tongue as my magic sprang to my demands almost as if it were eager to serve.

A swirl of light encapsulated me and flung me into the sky above as my bluesteel plate unfolded itself for me to use. The battle was intense; magic was pouring off everyone involved in torrential waves. I quickly identified the remaining chancellors as well as a host of vampyrs, none of whom were actively engaged in fighting. Instead, they had made a pit ...

AO 6 Ch 41

"Maybe that's not what's happening," Eva offered, trying to cheer people up. "Besides, as long as Ard stays alive, he can bring all of you back.” She turned away from the growing number of chancellors in the sky beyond the cave with a weak smile.

“As long as we don't get our souls eaten," Aurelia muttered.

As one new dot joined the group in the sky, it started swaying back and forth like a hound dog would when searching.

"You said, even if they collapse the mountain, the...

AO 6 Ch 40

"Thor, your hammer." Freya held out her hand, and a bolt of lightning zipped from Thor into Freya's outstretched hand before she spun it around and threw it straight for Missy. 

I knew I was supposed to sit quietly by the side and be a good spectator. But the sudden action looked like it had caught everyone off guard, including Missy. So, I acted. 

Ardenium chains snaked out from around me, flying to intercept the hammer.

The hammer struck the chains with a muffled...

AO 6 Ch 39

Zuri's plan had worked well enough for the next Chancellor. However, when we went to get our ninth fragment of King Martin's soul, there was a significant problem. 

"Well, that certainly sends a message," Emlyn said from the carriage we were riding in at the moment. We had ventured out to scope  the Lord's Manor where the Chancellor should have been staying.

I checked the compass and it was pointing right at the structure.

"The message is that they are terrified," ...