Double-Blind CH156
It didn’t feel great doing this to Miles. Fed or not, I meant what I said. He was a good guy. But this was about survival now. And survival was where I lived.
“No.” I struggled to my ...
2022-09-03 08:13:57 +0000 UTC View Post
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Double-Blind CH155
My first thought, as I followed Miles to the Adventurer’s Guild Hall, was how oddly cavalier Miles was. He’d effectively drawn a target on his own back with the presentation, yet h...
2022-09-03 08:11:56 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH154
I went to the local library for a change of scenery.
As it turned out, Buzzcut was a little of column A, little of column B. The dossier covered his career extensively—He was hired by the...
2022-09-03 08:10:37 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH153
I doubled back multiple times on the way to the hideout, alternated moving through both low and high population areas.
No sign of a tail. But I’d been wrong before.
Emula...
2022-09-03 08:08:48 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH152
I kept low and approached the car from the rear and to the right, staying in what should have been a natural blindspot, assuming the rearview mirror wasn’t positioned strangely. In c...
2022-09-03 08:06:54 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH151
When I’d glanced over the contract, I’d read the number as twenty-thousand, and was more than happy with that number considering we didn’t know what the ability did. Somehow, I...
2022-09-03 08:05:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter DROP + Schedule
Let's go. Thanks for your patience. If you've been on the discord, you know I've been working like crazy to get some extra chapters done for an upcoming break. And since I don't really wan...
2022-09-03 08:02:27 +0000 UTC View PostMonarch - Pyrrhic XI
Casikas arrived with a massive satchel, shortly after I went to work on the gate. The bumbling red infernal gave me an apologetic wave and went straight to Veldani, pulling several pot...
2022-08-31 00:31:27 +0000 UTC View PostMonarch - Pyrrhic X
My heart thundered like a war-drum in my ears from across the clearing to the portal, down to the Enclave’s central reaches until I reached the Council’s compound.
The implic...
2022-08-31 00:29:46 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH150
Thousands of lines of text streamed through my vision. It wasn’t the void, but I was so blind it might as well be. I staggered on my feet and attempted to catch myself, flailing wildly as rapidl... 2022-08-31 00:20:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Double-Blind CH149
The lithid had chosen “Azure.” One degree of separation away from calling itself blue. Since it was—you know—blue.
I shook my head. Creatives came up with the worst names.
“...
2022-08-31 00:15:32 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH148
Imagine, for a moment, the darkest secret you have. Something that haunts you, lingers in the forefront of your mind like an incomplete shadow. It should be something you are desperately afraid of... 2022-08-28 02:00:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Double-Blind CH147
It always came down to the same question. What, exactly, was I willing to risk for power? My path through the system seemed expertly designed to constantly push me to the brink of what...
2022-08-28 01:59:48 +0000 UTC View PostMonarch - Pyrrhic IX
The plan I’d been so confident of moments before felt flimsy now. This was my father, after all. I’d watched him carve through armies like butter, shrug off spells that would have killed a nor... 2022-08-26 18:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Monarch - Pyrrhic VIII
It was difficult to believe. One of the first interactions I’d had with Ralakos was a reflection on the warring histories of our peoples. He’d shown me a monument built from the horns of fallen...
2022-08-26 18:27:55 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH146
Slowly the expanse of sky and street below me eroded, leaving a simple gray-paneled room with visible support beams. Even the original dungeon floor was gone. The lithid hadn’t left ...
2022-08-24 23:44:46 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH145
There was a bone-jarring impact. My skull collided against the sidewalk as lithid tackled me to the ground. It outweighed me significantly, and as my lungs compressed, it became nearly impossible ... 2022-08-24 23:43:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Monarch - Pyrrhic VII
“Holy hells.” Guemon breathed out.
I glanced around the room, intentionally avoiding Maya’s expression for the moment. Guemon and Persephone were much as I remembered them,...
2022-08-24 01:16:59 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH144
How could I forget something so important?
More than that, I had other memories that directly conflicted with it. Recent memories. I remembered googling the killer’s name less ...
2022-08-22 22:56:38 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH143
Kafka’s Metamorphosis lay open on my lap, unattended, as I watched dad’s parked squad car at the end of the street. He’d been inside the paint-chipped house for a while now. Ellison... 2022-08-22 22:53:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Monarch - Pyrrhic VI
As we approached the exit to the tunnel, I felt a small weight lift from my chest. Jorra had clearly matured. He even walked different, his gait confident and self-assured, albeit hurried, conside... 2022-08-19 15:25:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Double-Blind CH142
The smiling shadows assailed us on all sides. There were dozens of them, the sole saving grace that they didn’t seem to have much in terms of health. I nailed one between the eyes with &... 2022-08-19 15:17:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Author is alive (mostly) + Schedule
Hi all. Just wanted to apologize for my absence this week. If you've been around the discord, you know I've been pretty sick since last weekend. I'm feeling better, but still have residual exhausti...
2022-08-19 15:16:35 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH141
“That’s probably for the best. Taking some time apart.” The younger version of me answered. I did a double-take. Was my voice really that subdued and robotic?
“What?” D...
2022-08-12 04:36:06 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH140
The body disintegrated into dust before I could react.
There was an unearthly shriek as a metal paneled floor pockmarked with dirt and rust replaced the black and white diner tile. The boot...
2022-08-12 04:34:04 +0000 UTC View PostMonarch - Pyrrhic V
Precept Jorra led the small group of pre-adolescent infernals into the sanctum. He watched them obsessively as they crested the halfway point. When there was no vomiting, or excessive crying, or c... 2022-08-10 23:43:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Double-Blind CH139
Iris sat across from me at a diner down the street from the adaptive dungeon. She’d sent me a message that she was hungry and mom was MIA. Despite it being well past noon, she kicked...
2022-08-09 23:06:33 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH138
I knew there was a chance this wouldn’t go how Talia wanted. Of that original group, Jinny was the friendliest towards her, with Nick as a strong second. Sae, by comparison, was a di...
2022-08-09 23:03:52 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH137
I was perched on the overhead rafter of what appeared to be a large, banquet style dining hall. Annoyed, I squinted at my scrawled notes. They were a byproduct of trying to cram prepar...
2022-08-05 21:50:13 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH136
It was better to maintain the appearance of low stakes. A friendly spar of no consequence. Even if, in reality, Sae’s performance directly decided whether it was worth risking bringi...
2022-08-04 23:33:28 +0000 UTC View Post