“Okay, this doesn’t feel ominous at all,” Issei deadpanned, fingers twitching at the sight of the decrepit house.
“I have to agree with you, this is giving me major Silent Hill vibes,” replied Motohama. “But look on the bright side! At least we’re not climbing into some rich guy’s backyard!”
“Shouldn’t we want to be in a rich guy’s house?”
“Not if you’re in Resident Evil.”
“Wha- those are two different games!”
“Husband, please see reason!”
Viserys stared tiredly at his wife, who was grasping her dress with enough force to pierce. He hadn’t recognized it at first, but then he recalled it was a gift from Lyseni merchants who visited the court moons past. Shame the emerald silk would now be marred with holes.
“To insult you in such a manner before the court…we cannot allow this to pass without judgment!” she began pacing back and forth. “Word will have spread to every c...
2025-10-30 12:59:02 +0000 UTC View PostI had an idea for a Historical Self-Insert fiction:
I was reading historical SIs and wondered: how about an SI as Giuliano de Medici's bastard son, Giulio (Pope Clement VII in another life), reinvigorating Medici rule in Renaissance-era Florence and becoming best buds with Michelangelo and Machiavelli, with Da Vinci as their mentor. There could be a lot of intersections, including a lead-up to the unification of the Italian city-states under Medici rule, with possible ...
2025-10-27 23:30:55 +0000 UTC View Post“Husband, please see reason!”
Viserys stared tiredly at his wife, who was grasping her dress with enough force to pierce. He hadn’t recognized it at first, but then he recalled it was a gift from Lyseni merchants who visited the court moons past. Shame the emerald silk would now be marred with holes.
“To insult you in such a manner before the court…we cannot allow this to pass without judgment!” she began pacing back and forth. “Word will have spread to every c...
2025-10-25 15:34:28 +0000 UTC View PostHi guys!
Tomorrow I'm off to Italy for a week, so a new chapter of anything will be delayed. I'll try to release a preview though!
Thank you for ypur kindness!
2025-10-21 05:48:27 +0000 UTC View Post“They really cleaned everything up,” I whisper, swiping a finger along the wall. “There’s not a trace left.”
‘Why art thou surprised? Leaving evidence and information so exposed is a fool’s mistake, and for all thy admonishment, thou cannot say the local law enforcement is incompetent.’
Pressing my lips together, I resist the urge to grumble and instead scan the hallway. “I know, but is it really too much to hope for? Half the clues I’...
2025-10-17 20:09:14 +0000 UTC View PostHello dear readers!
A little warning before you begin: this chapter is...somewhat different from the rest in terms of style. I decided to write this one in a manner similar to Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, a collection fables describing how things are Just So, like camels and their humps or whales and their throats. It's a bit experimental, so this might read strangely, but I do hope you enjoy it and leave me some feedback...
2025-10-15 20:09:14 +0000 UTC View PostHi guys and gals!
We've had a huge influx of new users, and I just wanted to take the time and say welcome to my page!
I know many of you hunger for updates, but please be patient. I don't want to burn myself out and lose the reasons why I even started writing: to explore new lands, tell new tales, and share my joys with the world. (Don't worry I have an update for next week).
Writing takes time, but once again, please be patient. It means a lot to me.
Thank you and go...
2025-10-11 18:15:40 +0000 UTC View PostWhen the prince heard this, he opened his mouth wide and expostulated, "You brazen demon! You are truly audacious! Let's not ask the Great Sage Sun to face you. Do you dare hold a contest with me?"
"If I want to be a hero,' said the fiend, "you think I'll be afraid of any contest?" He shouted to his little fiends, "Bring me my armor!" His cry immediately made those little fiends on his left and right bring up his armor and the steel crop. Changing their colors all at ...
2025-10-08 13:35:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Please turn your books to page 54. In there, you’ll find…”
Holding back a gaping yawn, Issei forced himself to pay attention to the teacher’s droning. At any other time, he’d be doodling in his notebook or scrolling through his phone, looking through the latest figurine lineups, which would usually earn him a scolding from the teacher and the stink-eye from the rest of the class.
Today, however, he banished those urges to the depths of his mind and stared at the textb...
2025-10-07 16:18:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe poem says:
Vain thoughts cannot be slain by force.
Why must you seek after Suchness?
Refine before Buddha your self-existent mind一
Are not illusion and enlightenment the same?
Enlightened, you reach instantly the Right;
Deluded, you sink in ten thousand kalpas.
If you can cultivate one thought with Truth,
Sins...
2025-10-01 18:38:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe walk back home was quiet. The streets were calm, the odd neighbor waved them hello, and the weekend atmosphere helped calm Issei’s head. Motohama’s pen scratching and mutterings merely added to the background noise.
“A Confessor build is more versatile than a Prophet. That opens up a lot of avenues depending on the weapon and incantation class. What level did you say you were?”
“45.”
“Hmm. A higher level than normal to beat Godrick. Most players beat him at...
2025-09-26 15:34:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe two head demons were sitting there and drinking wine when the little fiends faced them and knelt down. Pilgrim alighted on the door frame and listened. "Great Kings,” said the little fiends. "Have you returned?" said the second demon, putting down his cup. "Yes," said the little fiends. "Have you caught Pilgrim Sun?" he asked again.
The little fiends began to kowtow, not daring to make a sound. The old demon asked again, but they did not dare reply; all they did...
2025-09-23 16:31:34 +0000 UTC View Post“Umm… not to burst your bubble, but are you sure this is safe?” Issei asked.
Motohama scoffed and tapped the notebook with his pen. “I’m telling you, there’s nothing to be scared of. Everyone at school uses the clearing on the west side of the forest; this is the east side. Nobody comes here except me. Besides, better somewhere with open space than inside a building where the roof can collapse on our heads anytime soon, right?”
Issei nodded, though he kept glancing b...
2025-09-20 18:16:25 +0000 UTC View PostWhen the Great Sage saw him, he lifted high his golden-hooped rod with gales of laughter and called out, “What little warrior are you and where do you come from, that you dare present yourself here to provoke battle?”
“You must have eyes but no pupils,” shouted the Immortal Master, “if you don’t recognize me! I am the maternal nephew of the Jade Emperor, Erlang, the King of Illustrious Grace and Spirit by imperial appointment. I have received my order from...
2025-09-12 22:24:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe first blow determines the flow of battle. An axiom that has stood true throughout the ages. Colin had every intention of landing that first blow.
He jabbed his spear forward, aimed right at the cape’s sternum. Wukong parried the blow with his staff and tried to push him aside, only for his rocket boots to kick in and push him forward. When Wukong’s gaze diverted to the clashing weapons, Armsmaster pulled out another halberd and jabbed it right below his ribcage, its tip cracklin...
2025-09-09 08:04:28 +0000 UTC View Post“So, what do you think?”
Nighteye rubbed his chin and stared at the gaping wall, noting the flaking concrete crumbling from its top. The officer frowned and moved to ask again but the hero cut him off. “You said this was the result of a disturbance?”
“Noise complaint. The neighbors called 119 and said there was a huge ruckus going on, like a bulldozer was running through this joint. I came in a squad car with another pair, and the door was wide open. We rang the do...
2025-09-03 12:34:49 +0000 UTC View PostIssei stared at his hands, as though the whole world shattered like a fourth-wall screen break in a cartoon. Just to be sure, he stared at his computer screen, then back at his hands. With much hesitation, he slowly raised his left arm and ran it over his right, dragon-covered one. Scales rubbed against his fingers, and the final lightbulb in his head fizzled out.
He wasn’t imagining things. This wasn’t some sleep-deprived hallucination brought upon by hours of late-night gami...
2025-08-31 12:28:42 +0000 UTC View PostIssei stared at his hands, as though the whole world shattered like a fourth-wall screen break in a cartoon. Just to be sure, he stared at his computer screen, then back at his hands. With much hesitation, he slowly raised his left arm and ran it over his right, dragon-covered one. Scales rubbed against his fingers and the final lightbulb in his head fizzled out.
He wasn’t imagining things. This wasn’t some sleep-deprived hallucination brought upon by hours of late-night gamin...
2025-08-26 13:08:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe bright white moon shines from the window upon the south corner of my room.
The crisp autumn wind hails the season’s arrival; the hot wet summer ends.
The cold wind rises, only then do I realize the thinness of my summer clothes.
It is not that I have no thick blankets — only that there is no one by my side to endure the cold together.
In this cold season there is no one by my side, and yet t...
2025-08-16 19:41:44 +0000 UTC View PostI doubt you could even imagine it.
That which commanded the stars. Giving life its fullest brilliance.
The Elden Ring.
O, Elden Ring.
Shattered, by someone. Or something.
Don’t tell me you don’t see it.
Look up at the sky. It burns.
Rise, ye Tarni...
2025-08-13 20:28:38 +0000 UTC View Post“So, what do you think?”
Nighteye rubbed his chin and stared at the gaping wall, noting the flaking concrete crumbling from its top. The officer frowned and moved to ask again but the hero cut him off. “You said this was the result of a disturbance?”
“Noise complaint. The neighbors called in 119 and said there was a huge ruckus going on, like a bulldozer was running through this joint. I came in a squad car with another pair, and the door was wide open. We rang the...
2025-08-11 10:32:24 +0000 UTC View PostDanny Hebert knew he had a temper. A sad inheritance from his bastard of a father, he’d done his best to reign it in once Annette helped him
Danny Hebert knew he had a temper. A sad inheritance from his bastard of a father, he’d done his best to reign it in once Annette helped him truly start his life. That restraint had proven itself when he became the Dockworker’s Union representative for one of the roughest cities on the East Coast. When your union’s main source of income was...
2025-08-04 07:46:33 +0000 UTC View PostNow we were speaking of the Handsome Monkey King’s triumphant return to his home country. After slaying the Monstrous King of Havoc and wres
Now we were speaking of the Handsome Monkey King’s triumphant return to his home country. After slaying the Monstrous King of Havoc and wresting from him his huge scimitar, he practiced daily with the little monkeys the art of war, teaching them how to sharpen bamboos for making spears, file wood for making swords, arrange flags and banners...
2025-07-28 11:10:51 +0000 UTC View PostAs surprising as it was for some to hear, Sun Wukong was no stranger to teaching. Shortly after he was crowned the Monkey King by the simian
As surprising as it was for some to hear, Sun Wukong was no stranger to teaching. Shortly after he was crowned the Monkey King by the simians of Flower-Fruit Mountain, many of them came to him in the hopes of learning some of his greatness. Naturally, he always obliged; he could never refuse his delightful subjects. When he trained under the venera...
2025-07-20 14:47:20 +0000 UTC View PostI have here some story ideas I've been juggling around. I'd like to hear your thoughts about them and to see if you'd be interested in reading them.
Idea 1 - DxD/Elden Ring fanfic
Set in DxD, the video game Elden Ring is released in the human world to critical acclaim. after 2 weeks of release, some players awaken and discover they possess the armor, weapons and spells of their Tarnished. Unbelieving at first, these special players form an online community where t...
2025-07-13 15:55:38 +0000 UTC View PostFifteenth, a lovely night and feast;
Spring hues blend with the first full moon.
Floral lights o'erhang busy shops
As people sing the songs of peace.
You see only bright lights in the six streets and three marts
When a mirror rises in midair.
The moon seems like a silver dish the River God pushed up;
The lights look like brocade carpets woven b...
2025-07-11 14:54:37 +0000 UTC View Post“I say, Peizhi-xiansheng, this is quite a surprise! I was completely unaware this was a time of festivities!” Wukong sipped his tea and turned to his disciple, who was doing the same. “Dear girl, did you know about this?”
Taylor blinked, then her gaze drifted to the circular bushel of leaves hanging on the wall. Two green banners hung above it, sporting colored drawings of bells and snowflakes.
“Christmas…oh right,” she said. “It’s Christmas.” She slow...
2025-07-08 13:33:00 +0000 UTC View PostI've thought about it, and it would be fairer that all paid tiers recieve a preview of the next chapter, so here's one.
“An army of monkeys? You’re joking, right?”
When Triumph came into the Wards’ common room to tell them about the latest antics of Brockton’s newest cape, a short list had already formed in Vista’s mind. But she had to admit, an ‘army of monkeys’ was not among them.
“What do you mean exactly?” asked Kid Win...
2025-07-03 05:06:05 +0000 UTC View PostI figured it wouldn't be fair to my lower tier patrons if I didn't release a preview of the 3rd reserved chapter, so have one on me!
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“Widen your stance, disciple! Weak pillars support no castles!”
Taylor drew in a sharp breath as she did as he asked. Her golden wings shimmered under the sunlight and followed her body’s motions, jutting from the two tears of her shirt. A thin layer of sweat coated her brow, and although her limbs slightly trembled, ...
2025-07-02 12:05:59 +0000 UTC View Post