V5: Chapter 5
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Interlude: Alistair
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Belford returned within the Ancient vessel. Under normal circumstances, he would return within a day after using it, but the damnable upstart’s transports ensured that he needed to make sure that he was not followed.
Still, despite all the efforts of the upstart and the Conquerors, Belford returned.
And, he would not have returned, if he was not successful in his mission.
The Ancient craft, secret of the Aca...
2023-10-18 03:50:21 +0000 UTC
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V5: Chapter 4
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Another day, another increase to my desire to leave this continent and hide in an isolated island in the middle of nowhere to try and die of old age.
Conquest told me too goddamn much.
The Kingslayer Event had popped! The Deliverer was going to give me the chance to take over his Citadel and people while retaining all their infrastructure and armies! The best event in the game, especially when you have a decent Champion specced for single-target damag...
2023-10-14 02:19:13 +0000 UTC
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V5: Chapter 3
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Interlude: Rita
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Ill news arrived with the riders clad in black.
Ilych turned to listen, as I read the news, while she stood atop the back of a Manticore with her blade embedded in its last, remaining brain. Behind her an encampment of monsters burned, their final attempt to survive dead at her feet.
“The Deliverer is dead, Conquest is at Tradestown, and Crusher along with many others of the Conqueror’s highest caste have become cor...
2023-10-09 04:45:20 +0000 UTC
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V5: Chapter 2
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A whole lot of bullshit that can’t be avoided.
That’s the best way to describe what’s coming.
Apocalypses change the whole dynamic in a game. They’re the closest thing to a campaign-mode that the game had. Each one has a cast, a set of characters, different enemy Champions, different positive and negative events, and specific loot tables. Every apocalypse released came with expansions to the game’s systems for free.
You pay for the new...
2023-10-07 23:02:05 +0000 UTC
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Apocalypse Reborn: V4: Epilogue
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The famine was as difficult to manage as I thought it would be.
In the game, going through events was simple. A pop up of some text, some art, and choices pop up on the UI. The game pauses, you can save, and pick any of the three options. Even in hardcore and ironman mode, you can have the best choices on your phone, so the timers on the event pop-ups barely matter.
However, in reality, managing to deliver thousands of tons of food a...
2023-10-03 04:06:06 +0000 UTC
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Vote here to decide 2 of the perspectives that will be shown in the upcoming Volume.
Disclaimer: All the characters listed below are planned to have at least 1 Interlude each in the upcoming volume. This vote is purely to give them another. Volume 5 is completely outlined and interlude choice will not affect the story progression, only the perspective with which it is shown.
Disclaimer 2: Some of the options are spoilers, so tread carefully as you read them!
2023-10-01 02:01:05 +0000 UTC
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Apocalypse Reborn: Apocalypse: 4
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Surprise, surprise.
The Children of the Elm got absolutely bodied on the open field by the Conquerors and their territory is now under siege. Now, the Children of the Elm deserve to get absolutely demolished, and the Conquerors are actually one of the few Factions that’ll do what needs to be done and wipe the elves off the face of the planet.
The problem was that it was taking the Conquerors too long.
I’d ascertained a ...
2023-10-01 00:41:25 +0000 UTC
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Apocalypse Reborn:
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Interlude: Justinia
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Fools.
Beasts.
Denigrates.
All these and more had power unimaginable fall into their hands, and now they were hounding at our doors for doing what we had to do. The beacons that they cherished, the ancient powers that they loved and worshiped, were going to kill us all. Our only hope was to destroy each one and hide ourselves away from the rest of the world, yet they insisted on otherwise.
They rais...
2023-09-28 17:11:41 +0000 UTC
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Point Zero: Of Gods Old And New: 2
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Commissioned by Ichypa
Wordcount: 2500
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So, yeah.
I’m on the largest space station in the system, the gateway between humanity and the rest of the galaxy, which is utterly filled with amazing technology and powerful weapons that could change the planet forever.
And, I’m on a date eating exotic food.
I’m going to feel like absolute rubbish when I’m back planetside, aren’t I?
“Intrepid cu...
2023-09-27 19:32:16 +0000 UTC
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Gentleman’s Guide to Fantastic Beasts 35
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Sivantic.
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We were escorted out of the city’s walls and into a clearing filled with tents and half-built wooden structures. It had water towers being set up, ditches were being set outside, and there were pits being assembled just nearby. Towers were set up outside the perimeter of the ditches and wooden walls were being erected.
I recognized it quickly as a quarantine and o...
2023-09-27 16:00:25 +0000 UTC
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Scarlet 50
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Commissioned by Sivantic
Wordcount: 2500
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I’m sure that there are plenty of reasons why I shouldn’t trade my humanity for power, but most of those reasons cease to apply when there’s creature in the world that I’m living in capable of shattering countries in an afternoon.
And, this time, your source of power isn’t an interdimensional alien parasite.
That, too.
If I was reborn into a normal world without Endbr...
2023-09-27 15:42:19 +0000 UTC
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A Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 54
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Arksoul
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What’s the deal with superhuman criminals?
Well, if you go by nation and culture, you’re going to get a lot of different answers.
In most of western Europe and America, superhumans who flouted the law were usually brought to justice and incarcerated. More than a few superhumans worked with government agencies for top dollar, or went as vigilant...
2023-09-21 00:01:27 +0000 UTC
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A Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 53
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Arksoul
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Yep.
Killing people ain’t for me, even if the results was a giant, dead biomechanical body, it still gave me the stomach turning sensation that I knew would just stay for weeks.
Unfortunately, I knew that I had to do something about that sensation, before it turned into something worse… and that it was going to cost me.
Maelstrom landed n...
2023-09-18 17:14:49 +0000 UTC
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Somehow, I’m the Otome Game Villain 17:
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by LordMarksman
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One against twenty people in normal magical Armor and five in custom-built Armors.
And, before fighting against those people, I had to wade through a series of traps and ambushes all over the Academy.
Then, I had to bust through a full-powered barrier cast by the Saint.
The Prince and his entourage of supporters must be thinking that must be enough to ...
2023-09-13 23:28:52 +0000 UTC
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DxD: Celeste 18
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Commissioned by Chaosbrain
Wordcount: 2000
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I had hoped that we’d get Ouroboros to jump us as we made our way to Ophis’s location.
Instead, the expedition in my Vimana was made all the more tense by the fact that none of our possible enemies were showing up.
“Still all clear?” Azazel tried to pretend that he was lounging on one of the stations at the bridge, but he was still covered in a bodysuit that could summon his ar...
2023-09-05 22:23:08 +0000 UTC
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Apocalypse Reborn: Academy Start: 3
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Commissioned by J.A.
Wordcount: 2500
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You’d think having an in with the regional power of the continent would give me some leeway, but that wasn’t the case.
Just a turn after we got our two Citadels, the rest of them popped up like clockwork.
And, we received some visitors from above.
Not the little green men that I wanted to visit, though.
“Headmaster Alistair, you must listen to reason. Th...
2023-08-30 18:25:04 +0000 UTC
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Apocalypse Reborn: Academy Start: 2
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Commissioned by J.A.
Wordcount: 2500
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I’m sure everyone wishes that they can re-do their life.
Go back in time, get loads of money, eat right, talk to your crush, and don’t miss out on things. Live a long, fulfilling and fruitful life with the wisdom and knowledge you gained from the years you already spent.
Technically, I got that chance.
I mean, sure there’s some great stuff missing and this isn...
2023-08-30 16:19:40 +0000 UTC
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A Peasant’s Guide To Sorcerery: 15
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Commissioned by Ichypa
Wordcount: 2500
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Zi Long prepared a grand feast to see her father off.
The massive tent that she used to command her company was refurbished within an afternoon. Many of its sides were flared, and it was raised higher, open to permit more space and allow the cool desert night air to flow through. Lanterns were raised beneath the elevated tent, a stage was erected, and multitudes of tables we...
2023-08-27 23:50:58 +0000 UTC
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Gentleman’s Guide to Fantastic Beasts 34
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Sivantic.
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To my relief, the city that we approached was truly whole and hale, despite the horrors we encountered.
However, it was not unscathed.
It was surrounded by a massive battlefield upon which the signs of battle were clear. Craters littered the surroundings of the city, much of the ground was turned over and bereft of any life, and there were immense piles of bon...
2023-08-23 16:04:10 +0000 UTC
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Scarlet 49
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Commissioned by Sivantic
Wordcount: 2500
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“So, you’re the beast that’s been worming his way into So-tan’s heart!” Bouncy. Excitable. Pink. It was like looking at Sona, if she was drawn by a man committed to drawing the best and most ecchi magical girls. This was Serafall Leviathan, one of the Satans of Hell, and she was wearing a magical girl outfit with a skirt that was too short, and a top that generated the almighty ‘boob pocket....
2023-08-21 19:31:22 +0000 UTC
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Somehow, I’m the Otome Game Villain 16:
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by LordMarksman
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After the last fight, I took a second to refit and rearm completely.
Meaning that I had one machine flown out secretly, while hopping into another.
If I can use a fresh war machine without any stress in a fight, I would. Overpowered? Busted? Terrifying? Whatever you call it, I call it being reasonably proactive when it comes to staying alive. I ran through t...
2023-08-20 01:40:56 +0000 UTC
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A Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 52
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Arksoul
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Interlude: Parvati:
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The Shogun’s land-crawler was a massive, tracked vehicle that was half the size of a city-block. A bespoke machine with custom-made parts and engine, it was without a doubt a marvel constructed by a superhuman with a talent for the creation of vehicles. The efficiency of the engines, the strength of the armor, the reactor...
2023-08-16 17:00:12 +0000 UTC
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A Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 51
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Arksoul
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If a drone could look depressed, Parvati was making a good attempt at trying.
Couldn’t exactly have a mental breakdown now, though.
“Hello? What’s up? Why is that thing over here and glaring at me? Reminder: there’s a massive fight going on and kids are literally burning out.” I gestured at the energy barrier that I’d tried to overcome ...
2023-08-16 05:03:10 +0000 UTC
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Apocalypse Reborn: Academy Start
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Commissioned by J.A.
Wordcount: 2500
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Alistair, the headmaster of the Academy, looked at me and I looked back at him.
“Sup.”
“Impudence at the very first breath. As I expect of you, Jack.” He sat behind his very expensive, wooden desk swathed in dark purple robes with golden vestments. All you need is a phallic-looking hat and a cane and you’ll be able to pretend to be the pope, y’know? “Would you ...
2023-07-31 02:04:04 +0000 UTC
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Apocalypse Reborn: Board Games (Semicanon)
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Commissioned by J.A.
Wordcount: 2500
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Have you ever had the feeling that you’re making a bad decision, but went through with your idea anyway, for the sake of profit?
If you’re American, I’m sure you understand what I’m talking about perfectly.
If you’re from another country, allow me to explain.
Money is really good, so thoughts can be really bad, but still remain actionable.
In ...
2023-07-30 05:47:58 +0000 UTC
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A Peasant’s Guide To Sorcerery: 14
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Commissioned by Ichypa
Wordcount: 2500
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A storm of blades and flesh.
I recalled the battles that I witnessed and fought time and time again.
There was the battle set in the north in a plum grove. The peasantry was long cast out by the bandits and begged the Sect for aid. In exchange, a portion of their harvests would be given to the Sect. Though there was an immortal amongst the banditry, a self-styled roami...
2023-07-27 17:35:39 +0000 UTC
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Gentleman’s Guide to Fantastic Beasts 33
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Sivantic.
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Escorted by a ball of flame, I entered the cavern to examine what I could of the parasite’s breeding grounds. The stone I stepped upon was smooth and all around me the material was much the same state. The flames I conjured, empowered by Gale’s wind, swept through the system of tunnels and imparted immense heat upon the place. Even after the attack, it was necessary t...
2023-07-26 16:08:16 +0000 UTC
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Scarlet 48
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Commissioned by Sivantic
Wordcount: 2500
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In all honesty, I never college much thought, but now I found myself contemplating the matter seriously as Sitri looked over my shoulder.
“Tokyo University has the most appeal, but with your grades you should be able to attend any that you wish. Even medicine.”
“I’m looking for a job that can give me some leverage. Especially in Kuoh, since this land is acknowledged as Sitri and Gremo...
2023-07-24 16:08:01 +0000 UTC
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Somehow, I’m the Otome Game Villain 15:
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by LordMarksman
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“Alright, I’ll admit it. This is pretty great.”
“I see that you have awakened to the appeal of devastating the New Humans. You are worth something after all.”
The walking arsenal I piloted, with more guns and missile fabricator/launchers on it than armor, moved forward into the Academy. I took care to avoid any trouble, but also to use the...
2023-07-20 18:33:19 +0000 UTC
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A Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 50
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Arksoul
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There’s always the temptation to make things easier for yourself in the short term, without looking at the long-term effects.
It’s like going to train and exercise regularly vs. not doing so. Sure, it sucks to get on the treadmill and do weight training every other day, but it’s worse to have degraded cartilage because your bones have been doing to...
2023-07-18 17:13:39 +0000 UTC
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