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Double-Blind CH176

My hand twitched. It’d be so easy to end Aaron here. My Strength wasn’t particularly high, but it was still a significant upgrade from a normal person. It’d take seconds to dig my fingers in...

2022-11-02 23:49:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Double-Blind CH175

I stared up at the metal beams stretching the length of Aaron’s house, supporting the wide open balcony on the second floor, an adage swirled up in my mind.

“The bigger they ...

Monarch - Whitefall VII

My nerves rested on the edge of the knife. I’d been in countless situations where the slightest misstep meant death. It took a while to overcome the fear that came with the possibility of losing...

2022-10-21 22:10:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Monarch - Whitefall VI

I snapped back into my body, blinking several times.

There was no way of immediately knowing exactly how far back I’d gone, making this the most important part. It was still the same dew-...

Double-Blind CH174

“God, that sucks.” Streaking violet and blue swimmers covered my left eye. I sat up slowly and leaned forward, cradling my head. The nylon sleeping bag’s crinkling was absurdly l...

Double-Blind CH173

Rain poured, flooding the sidewalk and forming small rivers that followed runoffs to the storm drain. There’d been no warning of the incoming storm, save a few dark clouds on the hor...

Double-Blind CH172

There’s something to be said for southern hospitality. I’d never seen the point of it before, but inviting neighbors, friends, and enemies to mingle in a closed setting was a hell ...

Double-Blind CH171

Kinsley and I were going to need to have a conversation about making the orders she gave her men more flexible.

Not far into region five, traffic backed up to an excessive degree...

Short Break + Schedule Poll

Hi all,

Thanks for your patience. I've been working out the direction I want to take Double-Blind lately, and attempting to do that while writing has made things a bit strained. Considering t...

Double-Blind CH170

I had to stop drawing attention to myself as Matt. People were already asking too many questions.

Which was why, as I pushed myself out of the SUV and squinted through the tinted...

Double-Blind CH169

I didn’t have the time or the patience to play this nice. In seconds, I was out of my chair and on his side of the room. He flinched, as if I was about to strike him. Instead, I pushed a number ...

2022-10-07 23:03:38 +0000 UTC View Post

Double-Blind CH168

As if something whispered in the back of his mind, Buzzcut suddenly whipped around. He scanned the room, pausing on me.

I held my breath.

Buzzcut’s eyes finally slid off me. He pump...

Monarch - Whitefall V

I ignited my sword. Violet flame radiated from it, and the center grew red. “Bolster the first group with the rank-and-file.”

Maya stared at me, dumbfounded. “Help the well...

Monarch - Whitefall IV

“Maya?” I shouted.

“Here!” A voice called back. A few yards away from me, Maya pushed herself to her feet, expression dazed, dress smeared with dirt and torn.

The a...

Monarch - Whitefall III

It took some time studying the canopy of dark green leaves before I found what I was looking for. An old tree, full of gnarled branches and bark that felt brittle to the touch. More importantly, i...

2022-09-30 22:17:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Monarch - Whitefall II

My father was unflinchingly attentive throughout my retelling. His cold blue eyes pierced me, evaluating every word, every gesture.

It was only the two of us in his carriage, save a mute sc...

Double-Blind CH167

I soared through the sky. Even after ten minutes, the feeling of weightlessness was jarring and alien. In normal circumstances, whatever passed for normal these days, I would have enjoyed this. I ...

2022-09-30 22:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Double-Blind CH166

THRUM

Bright. Brighter than the birth of the universe.

The crinkling fabric shredded through my ears like a sudden gale of wind. A metal saucer bearing, massive, f...

Double-Blind CH165

This was the homestretch.

I’d expected to cover the retreat, and was fully prepared to take a few more parting blows from Azure to sell the theater.

What I hadn’t expec...

Double-Blind CH164

It’s impossible to account for every variable. No matter how methodical your planning, well-thought your reasoning, you’ll always leave something out. The best plans always account for somethi...

2022-09-30 21:55:43 +0000 UTC View Post

Double-Blind CH163

I covered my eyes and threw the cylinder. Even behind my arm, the resulting explosion was painfully bright, leaving a corona of pulsing violet around my vision. I sprinted out of the converted tra...

2022-09-22 23:25:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Double-Blind CH162

I shook my head, hoping I was projecting the correct amount of terror. “It looked like a monster.”

Foster’s eyes darted back and forth. Finally, he seemed to decide. “We’re not he...

Double-Blind CH161

We went down to the converted racquetball court area. Foster went in before me, while Cook waited outside the door.

I observed them carefully. Other than Miles, I had very little...

Double-Blind CH160

AN: Sorry for the delay. Posting the chapters for this week in bulk.

I returned to my apartment.

Ironic that I was beginning to finally think of it that way—as mine...

Monarch - Whitefall I

The camp had gone up quickly, wood from the forest efficiently felled and processed into defensive towers and strategically placed barricades. Tents of white and blue placed in uniform...

Monarch - Pyrrhic XIII

Sweat poured down my forehead, burning as it made contact with the last vestiges of seared skin. I’d told Kymar to stop, for now, and asked Ralakos to not inform me of the time until we reached ...

2022-09-15 23:57:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Double-Blind CH159

A picture of Dr. Svelt stared back at me. My therapist for nearly half a decade, before money got too tight, and we couldn’t afford him anymore. If they had my session notes, this was about to g...

2022-09-15 02:59:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Double-Blind CH158

I went over all of it with the feds watching from behind their panel, in painstaking detail. For the most part, I stuck to the truth. Everything from the park where I first met Kinsley to the open...

2022-09-15 02:57:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Double-Blind CH157

The outcome was already decided. That much was certain.

Their side of the room had something of a frustrated air, as if they were all waiting for a foregone conclusion. Even if the detracto...

Monarch - Pyrrhic XII

I knelt in the center of the room and attempted to clear my mind of all distraction. The memory of Maya’s parting threatened to resurface, over and over. I bore down on it ruthlessly...