Interlude: Altringham
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Commisioned by Althero
Wordcount: 1750
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In every arcology, there is a graveyard.
However, they are typically solely for those who have died in their arcology, whether they have lived their entire lives there or not.
For those who have died in battle, most choose to be buried beside their brothers and sisters, and when the Cradle came into being all those military graves were assembled into one.
... 2020-06-27 22:48:53 +0000 UTC View PostAssault Order’s Regular Life
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Commissioned by Ichypa
Wordcount: 1750
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I need no sleep; therefore, I have much time to enjoy.
Li Song says it’s important to sleep, to rest the mind, but I find experiencing human culture more important.
Especially since I do not know what will become of me after everything is settled.
So, I go against his very nice advice every night, and meet with my minders to the other side of the Cradle.
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2020-06-27 00:34:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Somehow, the Countryside is Different: Epilogue
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Commissioned by Sivantic.
Wordcount: 3250
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Hiratsuka’s cigarette fell out of her mouth, as she looked at the career form that I’d handed her.
Naturally, we weren’t meeting with my parents yet to discuss it. Since I’m a “problem child” and she’s my homeroom teacher who’s guiding me back to society, we have a closer relationship that most students and teachers. So,...
2020-06-25 05:21:26 +0000 UTC View PostA World Of Light: Transdim X Smash Brothers.
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Commissioned by Tsubame Gaeshi
Wordcount: 1150
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Waking up in an unfamiliar place is generally something I do my best to avoid, since it typically happens after I lose my mind and engage in unhealthy activities.
Huh? What’s with that look?
Oh, you think I’m implying that I imbibe illicit substances for minors, such as cigarettes, alcohol, and/or drugs.
No, I mean spending m...
2020-06-24 03:22:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Somehow, the Countryside is Different: 11
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Commissioned by Arksoul and wildredlifer
Wordcount: 5000
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I’m not going to lie.
An endless abyss of eyes has left me nothing more than a miserable sack of flesh on very nice, clean, and warm tatami.
So… just me on nice tatami that’s too good for me.
“…I send you flying through the gap between dimensions, and all you desire is a nap?”
“I’m surprised too. Hon...
2020-06-22 21:13:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Interlude: Ur 2
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Arksoul
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Kurama’s homeland was a den of creeping creatures with poisoned tongues and ill intent.
My sisters and I were targeted from the moment Hachiman left us. One and all, we were plied with positions of power within hallowed houses, wealth, and lovers. Though the Kitsune spoke with smiles and lilting tones, their eyes betrayed their true hunger. They saw each of us not onl...
2020-06-15 18:48:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Unfortunately, I’m Not A Hero 44
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Shaderic
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Kurama’s home was a ripoff of Shangri-la, but lewd.
How lewd?
Where the theoretical statue of Buddha laying upon his side would be, is instead a monolithic statue of a Kitsune woman on her side, and wearing even less than Buddha. That’s right. Instead of two unsewn pieces of cloth wrapped around the waist and draped over the shoulder, the very vo...
2020-06-10 22:02:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Unfortunately, I’m Not A Hero 43
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Shaderic
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“Hachiman, why is our hostess rubbing her hands together in glee?” Kurama was smiling, but it was totally one of those smiles that suggested pain and suffering, instead of sexy times. It was a good look for her in all honesty. A guy can really get tired of looking at horny and needy 24/7. “What exactly did you do in the brief… three ho...
2020-06-09 04:21:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Unfortunately, I’m Not A Hero 42
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Shaderic
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The average life the average Kindred is pretty shit, but not nearly as bad as what humanity put itself through during the medieval period. Magic and better bodies make things a lot easier, even if those with the best magic and bodies will keep you down. Being able to make clean, fresh water, start fires with ease, and withstand the elements with ease pretty much...
2020-06-07 21:02:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Unfortunately, I’m Not A Hero 41
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Shaderic
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Reparations is the “prize” at the end of a war.
In medieval times, it was simple called looting and sacking a city, but in modern times armies loot and sack a city, before forcing the loser’s government to apologize publicly and pay the bill for the ultra-bad, super-terrible war that they must take responsibility for. Of course, one could get off rel...
2020-06-01 22:47:00 +0000 UTC View Post Heaven
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Commissioned by Althero
Wordcount: 1000
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Song blinked.
I did my best to not feel ashamed of myself.
Miyakuro laughed his ass off.
“But… I can visit Hell without issue.” Stop it. Don’t look at me with those sky-blue eyes filled with innocence and purity. This isn’t my fault. Heaven’s OS was built by my previous selves, and I’m a new person. It’s not my fault. “Why must I “vis...
2020-05-30 02:28:30 +0000 UTC View Post Divergence of Compassion and Comfort (FGO X Rise)
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Commissioned by Chaosbrain
Wordcount: 3000
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Fujimaru Ritsuka awakened with a gasp, nearly shooting straight up as his heart pounded from fear, only to be held down upon which he lay.
BB’s lap.
“Nuh-uh, you’re not getting up that fast, Senpai!” BB’s lilting taunts, at the beginning of his journey in SE.RA.PH. had been difficult to bear, but the AI-turne...
2020-05-30 02:27:32 +0000 UTC View Post
A Gentleman’s Guide to Fantastic Beasts Chp 7: Interlude: D’jet
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Commissioned by Citino
Wordcount: 2500
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The battle is over, yet the war father anticipated crested the horizon. Quick was the approach of what would decide the fate of all the tribes and oases of the Great Desert. Conflict with all others who vied for power from within the limits of the sand and beyond it will embroil all into battle after battle, which will leave only o...
2020-05-24 01:07:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Point Zero (_.???): Past: Gwendolyn Elliot
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Commissioned by Ichypa
Wordcount: 1000
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“Say, kid, why don’t you take the test to get outta this dump?”
I blink the words that come my way. They’re the first words I’ve heard in weeks. It is a struggle to recall how to speak to the camp’s captain. No out of fear or hesitation, but simple lack of use. I need to remember to practice speaking when I’m alone.
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2020-05-19 06:30:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Scarlet 17
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Commissioned by Sivantic
Wordcount: 2500
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“I don’t know whether to be pleased or disappointed that Rias managed to convince you to sign a contract with her in a mere day.” As if my return to school wasn’t heralded by enough speculation and eye-watering gossip, Sitri decided to corner me on the rooftop the moment the lunch bell rang. While I could safely deal with the rest of the school’s antics, the cocky smirk on Si...
2020-05-19 00:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Interlude: Reimu
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Commissioned by Arksoul
Wordcount: 2500
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I never expected to have a normal friend.
Being the Miko of the Hakurei Shrine holds a lot of responsibilities, since Gensokyo’s practically always trying to pop. The “normal” Youkai need to be dealt with regularly, so that the Human Village continues to exist. The Shrine needs to be maintained, along with the Great Barrier, so that nothing spills over by accident. Hum...
2020-05-16 05:51:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Interlude: The Fury: 2
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Arksoul
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The guardians of the mountain pass took their toll upon my army.
They were Dragons clad in armor that resisted the flames of my anguish. When they roared, great plumes of flame surged over my army, and many could do no more than withstand the pyre. Our armor heated to such heights that it burned our flesh, while smoke and heat stung at our faces even through our ...
2020-05-14 00:55:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Unfortunately, I’m Not A Hero 40
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Shaderic
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Question: if you know the opponent’s objective, what do you do? Pick all that apply.
A. Surrender the objective.
B. Defend the objective.
C. Hide the objective.
D. Hold the objective hostage.
The answer is all of the above, because that’s how I’d make every test in the world. If you’ve got the guts to just fill in every mult...
2020-05-12 05:16:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Interlude: Henri
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Shaderic
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All Undead fear death.
And, in the deepest depths of their still hearts, it is a primal fear enhanced to the point of madness. At the end of their lives, instead of letting go of life as nature dictates, they feel such strong emotion, power, and fear that they abscond with their humanity, identity, and connections to other in favor of everlasting life. Immortality is only a...
2020-05-10 21:39:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Unfortunately, I’m Not A Hero 39
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Shaderic
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On one hand, everyone came back safe and uninjured.
On the other hand, an actual monster was heading Ylstu’s way.
“Describe it again, Sayuri.” On my map of Ylstu, spread across the table, I had all my forces arrayed as well as the Royal Guard Roseanne kept stationed. Compared to numbers I used to command, I had far less troops than I was used t...
2020-05-08 19:29:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Unfortunately, I’m Not A Hero 38
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Shaderic
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Sportsmanship is an idea made by winners.
No. Forget that.
Sportsmanship is a tool used by winners to make sure the losers don’t mess up their photogenic victory laps.
Sure, you can claim that two equals duking it out, fighting with equal skills, and one overcoming the other is worth a handshake, but that’s normally not the case. Ever...
2020-05-05 14:34:52 +0000 UTC View Post
The High School’s Coach is a Super Demon Lord!? (PPP Season 2 Special)
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Commissioned by Althero and Chaosbrain
Wordcount: 2000
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Physical education!
Due to the removal of both parents and the wilderness from the lives of children, the necessity arose for the wealthy elite to placate the masses’ concern of their children becoming uneducated, incapable, and unhealthy.
Thus, in the curriculums of schools in developed nat...
2020-05-01 04:38:30 +0000 UTC View PostMy Sensei is an Assassin from Another World!?
(Assassination Classroom X Danmachi.)
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Commisioned by Ichypa
Wordcount: 1000
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“Oh, good morning, Cranel-kun!”
Bright.
Too bright.
The morning has just begun, but my new Sensei is shining too brightly!
“Jeez, you’re going to make me blush, if you look at me like that.” Nagisa-sensei laughed and shook his head, as she gestured for me ...
2020-04-30 01:11:27 +0000 UTC View Post
My Romance with the Season 1 Boss is Chaste Until Legal!
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Commissioned by Citino
Wordcount: 2500
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LOVE!
A feeling of yearning, adoration, faith, and belief in another!
The cause of bothwar and peace, good and evil, and virtue of vice!
The rise of some, the fall of many, and a despair known to all!
Love is an affair hardly explicable, yet universally understood.
So, it is understandable that even a Magical Gir...
2020-04-27 21:36:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Somehow, the Countryside is Different: 10
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Commissioned by Sivantic
Wordcount: 2500
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Surprisingly, Reimu and Marisa didn’t murder each other while I was asleep, and the Chuuni Witch looked over me for any signs of magic, while I was preparing breakfast. Miso soup, grilled fish, and rice was my preference, but our host’s larder didn’t have any of the three, so toast, eggs, and bacon had to make do. How Americans could eat such heavy ...
2020-04-21 17:17:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Somehow, the Countryside is Different: 9
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Commissioned by Arksoul
Wordcount: 2500
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Unfortunately, despite finding myself in a supernatural isolation zone that might also harbor aliens, I couldn’t escape my dreadful, dark past.
i.e. being a Chuuni.
“Behold, Reimu, the Great Witch Marisa’s magnificent abode!” Stereotypical. Everything about Reimu’s friend was stereotypical. The self-proclaimed Great Witch laughed haugh...
2020-04-20 17:47:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Interlude: Kurama: 2
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Arksoul
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Ur approached me with a raised brow, as I watched Ashe work from afar.
“Why are frightened of her?” The lithe, tanned creature raised a brow in confusion. In her manners and words, I found no intent to mock or jest. So, I stifled my instinct to respond aggressively with her words, and took a breath as to speak more calmly. “Ashe has been a good warrior ever since s...
2020-04-17 02:54:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Unfortunately, I’m Not A Hero 37
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Shaderic
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Compensation is inherently required in all healthy relationships. The currency involved isn’t always money, but there’s always a trade-off involved in any normal relationship. Outside of family, society goes off the simple law that if you do something, you’re expected to get something in return for it. The individual who just takes and takes, without givin...
2020-04-16 02:50:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Interlude: Tanis
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Commissioned by Shaderic
Wordcount: 2500
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My head ached, my eyes felt heavy, and I barely managed to clamber onto my desk, much to the chagrin of the clerks under my command.
“Lady Tanis, you need to rest.” Scribbling away, whilst pushing up her monocle, Elisa’s long ears twitched in irritation at the sight of me. Why would she not, when she had chastised me yesterday, yet I’d chosen to ignore her words? Ev...
2020-04-13 21:12:32 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately, I’m Not A Hero 36
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Shaderic
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Even though Henri was helping Tanis, she still had certain duties to attend to. As my head, magical researcher, she had to analyze and dissect whatever magic I found of interest, and wanted for Ylstu. Then, of course, she had to make sure my production of explosive satchels retained their current output. Of course, so on top of her personal project, she had a research project, and...
2020-04-09 03:53:12 +0000 UTC View Post