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V8: Chapter 8

V8: Chapter 8

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In-game, it takes a lot of investment to kill a leader off.

I mean, it makes sense.

Leader characters don’t exactly grow on trees. Even with DLCs, there’s six tops for each Faction. If you change leaders, the whole playstyle of a player would need to change, because there’s no overlap between them. The bonuses and debuffs they give across their civilization demand the change. If you lose your Faith-based leader dedicated to boosting how much Fai...

Gentleman’s Guide to Fantastic Beasts 44

Gentleman’s Guide to Fantastic Beasts 44

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Wordcount: 2500

Commissioned by Sivantic.

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The ship landed for repairs upon an artificial island in the middle of a lake. Made with magic, the island was a safe harbor for any ship beneath the endless night. The fact that it was constructed years ago, before the endless night fell, was a reminder that many people in the outlying settlements were abandoned purposefully. However, if any of the crew noticed that fact...

Somehow, I’m the Otome Game Villain 27:

Somehow, I’m the Otome Game Villain 27:

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Wordcount: 2500

Commissioned by LordMarksman

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The Principality of Fanoss made their move, while the Saintess led her forces against the sky pirates plaguing the outskirts of Holfort. The Saintess was following the in-game progression towards finding the necklace portion of the artifact set. After getting that one, since I already gave her the one within the Holfort dungeon, she was going to be provided the last one...

Giant Robots? Say no more. I’m in. Chapter 3

Chapter 3

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Commissioned by Obelisk_Gaming

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I’ve been out of combat for a week, and I already want to go back.

“Arise, young sir, the day has begun.” I didn’t have much of a choice in the matter. C-140 took the sheets off my bed. Since I was going to be her Knight, my boss made sure I was properly housed. That meant a room big enough for two LA studios to fit inside was my bedroom and it had a commanding view of the arcology skyline ...

V8: Chapter 7

V8: Chapter 7

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Interlude: Khanrow

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In block formation, the men marched towards the Citadel to the cheering of crowds and flying banners. Overhead flights of flying horses soared over the whole city in v-formations, much like ducks. Shops were bought out for the day and offered their wares to anyone who could stand the long queues. Each unit held their unit standard proudly at the front, each one gleaming in half-plate over fatigues and uniforms, and each unit sho...

A Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 74

A Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 74

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Wordcount: 2500

Commissioned by Arksoul

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I brought Parvati in, she explained that there’s a turf war in space, and everyone decided to take a break.

Parvati, of course, approached me and Seran while my friend was muttering to herself.

Something along the lines of having to come up with a way to deal with orbital invasions.

“Designation: Egress, why can’t you ever be left alone...

A Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 73

A Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 73

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Wordcount: 2500

Commissioned by Arksoul

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“Hey.”

“Yeah, I see it.”

“This is pretty wild.”

“Mhmm, yep.”

“That’s a noble academy for superheroes.”

“Correct.”

I looked at Seran and she looked at me, while before the two of us once again looked at the Victorian-esque university in front of the two of us.

Lady Edel was talking to the peopl...

Giant Robots? Say no more. I’m in. Chapter 2

Chapter 2

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Commissioned by LiamOfOrmonde

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There are few things better than lounging in the cockpit, nutrient block in one hand, and looking at the results of my labors.

The bugs were fun to fight with my current loadout. When you've got five megawatts on your back, lasers, and heatsinks in addition to being in-atmosphere, your mech basically becomes the best bug zapper. The scatter laser just spits out red beams nonstop, and the swarms re...

Giant Robots? Say no more. I’m in. [Oneshot]

Giant Robots? Say no more. I’m in. [Oneshot]

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Let’s get this out of the way.

The world I’ve been reborn in? Absolutely fucked.

The arcologies where human life exists outside the wastelands are dystopic, corrupt, and ruled by neo-nobility who use regular people as disposable assets. Outside the arcologies there are multiple alien races, each with their own designs on the planet. These designs range from wanting to turn it into a hive, into a massive supercomput...

V8: Chapter 6

V8: Chapter 6

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How do you quantify faith?

No, I’m not going into a tangent again, like I did with bricks.

I want the minimum standard required for somebody to be considered a worshipper of something, so that I can get as many worshippers as possible for the Nature Goddess I’ve got sleeping in my basement.

In-game, it acted much like culture, but you can fuck yourself over by hosting smaller religions alongside your main ones. You can make temples, shrines,...

V8: Chapter 5

V8: Chapter 5

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How much does it take to make one brick cost effectively?

And, after that brick is made, how fast can you get it where it needs to go?

To answer those two questions, you first need to ask another set of questions:

What are the bricks for?

What is the brick in question required to be? Tensile strength? Dimensions?  Material composition? Weight?

How many hours will it take to extract the raw materials? Are the raw materials availa...

Somehow, I’m the Otome Game Villain 26:

Somehow, I’m the Otome Game Villain 26:

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Wordcount: 2500

Commissioned by LordMarksman

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After starting off on our plans to establish a new world order, I went back down to have lunch with Clarice and Angelica.

They seemed surprised by something when we started, but only spoke about it once we got to tea.

“The dishes in Alzer are quite… light.” Angelica stated and I blinked, before nodding. “Why is that?”

“Ah, that’s because ...

A Peasant’s Guide To Sorcerery: 18

A Peasant’s Guide To Sorcerery: 18

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Commissioned by Ichypa

Wordcount: 2500

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Interlude: Su

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Lady Bai’s people filled the farm swiftly, much to Lord Zhang’s delight.

“The fields are perfect! It’s great!” The God Soldiers led by their most eminent member had come forth from the great structure I could barely detect beneath the earth from the surface. Though Lady Bai outstripped all her followers in power, each one was my superi...

V8: Chapter 4

V8: Chapter 4

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Interlude: Celia

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We shamelessly took the King of Wisdom’s designs for establishing a council to meet upon, yet without his presence it was a humbling experience rather than a productive one.

“My lady.”

“Thank you, Christine.” I retreated to my wing of the small building made for our meetings. Three others like it were each at the capitals of the Wardens, Forgers, and Merchants. Each building was identical and on neutral groun...

DxD: Celeste 20

DxD: Celeste 20

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Commissioned by Chaosbrain           

Wordcount: 3000

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Azazel gave me the briefing, while we walked towards my dropship.

“It’s Asia Argento. Female in this universe and with Twilight Healing. No signs of her being a host to a whole pantheon of divinity regarding the divine… but she was just excommunicated for healing a Devil.”

“Remind me to make contact with them o...

Gentleman’s Guide to Fantastic Beasts 43

Gentleman’s Guide to Fantastic Beasts 43

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Wordcount: 2500

Commissioned by Sivantic.

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The sky ship was a robust construction of wood and metal held aloft by magic with sails positioned like wings. They reminded me of ancient caravels in history books that I saw in my previous life. Small ships meant to hug the coast and travel from port town to port town, and nothing like the clipper ships with four masts that sped across the world nor the great behemoths ...

Scarlet 58

Scarlet 58

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Commissioned by Sivantic

Wordcount: 2500

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“Yeah, sorry. Pop died in the last Great War.”

I almost spat out my drink.

“What the hell, Azazel!?”

“Hey, you asked. He went out swinging. Took out Lucifer and everything.” Azazel shrugged and took a chip from the table. We were both at a park near the school. I could feel a lot of looks our way from passerby. However, I was more focused on the fact that capital-G God was d...

A Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 72

A Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 72

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Wordcount: 2500

Commissioned by Arksoul

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With the power of loaning a few ‘books’ from my personal collection to Seran for some cash, I was able to enjoy a pastry shop properly.

Café au lait with a croissant was something that I enjoyed as a snack from time to time before the world went to shit. While I could simulate it back home, since I had plenty of really good instant coffee and tons o...

A Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 71

A Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 71

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Wordcount: 2500

Commissioned by Arksoul

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Vancouver, surprisingly, looked like a regular metropolitan city from before the world fucked itself over.

If not, of course, for the fact it was filled with perverts and animals.

I could handle the latter.

It was the former that I held issue with.

“They’re just walking around all over the place with cat ears and cat tails. Some of ...

V8: Chapter 3

V8: Chapter 3

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Ayah arrived ahead of the others, just a day or so after I finished resting and recovering, and entered just about as I was about to go meet with the freshly-relocated goddess in our basement.

“Perfect, you’re right-on time.” I had a pocket watch, just like everyone else did once I fabricators became good enough to mass-manufacture them in bulk. Clockmakers were in short supply, and I needed their technical skill for larger projects, so I went ahead a...

V8: Chapter 2

V8: Chapter 2

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After several years of conniving and controlling and careful management of my image, I requested a suite just for myself in the Citadel. A room where I could just rest and recuperate and enjoy the amenities of modern life. Whatever I wanted would just be brought to the door for me to enjoy, and maintenance and care of the room itself would be done by modified Guardians incapable of sharing my secrets or gossiping about me.

In other words, a room where I can...

V8: Chapter 1

V8: Chapter 1

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The Deathlord was an administrative Champion with some support powers, so once Rita, Morgan, Sirena, and Celia got to him, he was finished. Four combat Champions against a guy that’s basically hyper-specialized to produce Undead?

Yeah.
Moot point.

Guy could’ve wiped the floor with me, though.

The Death Lord’s throne room was covered in battle damage. There was a carpet of bone and body parts of many shapes and sizes all around us. The ...

V7: Epilogue

V7: Epilogue

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Interlude: Deathmarked

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We did not wish for glory.

We did not wish for power.

We did not wish for riches.

We wished to live.

In the shadow of the great towers that arose in all corners of the world, we wished to live.

But we were denied that right… and I understood why.

We fought and hunted them in their villages and in their lands. We took the rich forests and ancient keeps of their ancestors. We took all that ...

Gentleman’s Guide to Fantastic Beasts 42

Gentleman’s Guide to Fantastic Beasts 42

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Commissioned by Sivantic.

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Interlude: Gale

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The parasite spread quickly beneath the faint light cast by the Tree of Light.

I could see it as it moved through the air, my vision focused on every single splatter and spill of the parasite. My mundane senses, enhanced to such extreme lengths, wasn’t enough to keep track of it all. However, through my ability to sense power, it wa...

Scarlet 57

Scarlet 57

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Commissioned by Sivantic

Wordcount: 2500

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Magic training was both straightforward and not.

Primarily because of my body.

“It’s due to you recklessly transforming yourself into a hybrid between human and dragon. It’s simply never been done before, therefore there’s no set method for you to use and learn.” Sona was my teacher and was probably the best I could hope to have. Her knowledge over both theory and practice in regard...

Somehow, I’m the Otome Game Villain 25:

Somehow, I’m the Otome Game Villain 25:

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Wordcount: 2500

Commissioned by LordMarksman

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Marie fretted in her seat, while Leon’s sister looked over her work.

“I’m impressed. This is all really quite amazing.” Louise stated after a moment. Marie let loose a sigh of relief. Between the two of them was a table laden with various cosmetics. Lavender soap, conditioner, and moisturizer. Simple things she learned to make in her previous life to save...

A Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 70

A Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 70

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Wordcount: 2500

Commissioned by Arksoul

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My intention after eating at night, then going off to bed after a shower, was to do the same thing the next day.

Shoot the shit with customers, trade, and sell stuff.

Unfortunately, Maelstrom and Parvati were both waiting for me when I popped back to my storefront.

“Let me guess, there’s a problem that needs to be dealt with.”

“...

V7: Chapter 14

V7: Chapter 14

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Ilych’s mission report came and I let myself breathe a little easier.

It’s always a gamble to send in just two Champions to kill the Legion Amalgam without whittling it and its forces down. Ideally, if you’re tackling it alone, you’d encircle it, attack it with supplementary armies without Champion, and whittle it down with long range fire and kill its army while depleting its stores of energy. Rinse and repeat until you can throw in your main forc...

A Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 69

A Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 69

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Wordcount: 2500

Commissioned by Arksoul

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Alexis stared at me and I stared back.

“Been a while. No trenchcoat today?”

“I quit it with the cape and dagger stuff months ago. Just an analyst now.”

“Congrats. You’ll find using your power for fun and profit is a lot better than using it for other people for no profit at all.” Alexis was one of the three superhumans that I fi...

V7: Chapter 13

V7: Chapter 13

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Interlude: Ilych

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When I was a young girl, a nightmare engulfed me.

I saw a world covered in flesh, with rivers filled with blood, and a sky filled with flame. Horned monsters looked upon herds of people like cattle, as they slit their own throats and threw themselves into the maws of growing gods.

Horror.

Then, the next night, another nightmare came.

This time the world was composed of metal, of great grinding gears with s...