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301 - Henshin; Metamorphosis [Cherno]

Before Krahe even left the safehouse, she had eaten more than her fair share from her test-run pie; as good as ekarone was, in its similarity to both pineapple and forest strawberry, the very thing...

300 - Sorcerer's Hand Pt.2 [Cherno]

Krahe explained the Sorcerer’s Hand and the reagents she required for its creation. Once she was done, she added: “If it is permissible, I intend to use the hand from one of Aldritch’s accomp...

299 - Sorcerer's Hand [Cherno]

While they spent some time simply reading and discussing the matters of the hunt, Casus eventually departed for a checkup. Krahe, after finishing the volume of Rampage she had been reading, returne...

298 - The Tracker, Shavren Pt. 2 [Cherno]

“Alright. Say I do take option C — you get claim on eight large plates plus an organ, in exchange you spare no effort or expense. Do you want first-pick on the organs?” Krahe asked.

Sha...

297 - The Tracker, Shavren [Cherno]

“G’day. I am to take that you are my clients for this hunt?” the saurian asked, glancing between the two of them as he approached. His voice didn't entirely match his rather humanlike appeara...

296 - Finding Renzo [Cherno]

Actually finding where Renzo lived proved to be easier than she had expected. Zastreon wasn’t exactly an information civilization, which meant that, on one hand, a person could go under ...

295 - Wrought in the Pit [Cherno]

What she managed to wrench out of the two wasn’t quite as helpful as she’d hoped for, but it was enough. Krahe left the Society and, following Glasses’ directions, found the store wi...

294 - Licht Equisetus [Cherno]

Krahe re-read the Wizard’s memslate several times, taking notes in the effort to fully parse what he was saying. It wasn’t the guidelines that gave her pause, but the actual ritual patterns, wh...

293 - The Zor'Aguhastra Guidestone Fragment [Cherno]

Meanwhile, Krahe was pressing on in her experimentation. She had yet to discern a method to impart lingering incendiary properties onto a high-propagation explosive — that is to say, to develop a...

292 - Trismegistos [Cherno]

A/N: This one is shorter. The next one will be longer.

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Casus had begun the Three Virtues Ritual as he had done several times since Favonia ha...

291 - Piling up burned corpses to reach the heavens [Cherno]

Casus awaited at the safehouse, but beyond a silent welcome-back nod, he didn’t pay her much mind. His eyes were closed, but the Third Eye sat open, thrumming with a solar blend of yellow and ora...

290 - !!!ARCHETYPE EVOLUTION DETECTED!!! [Cherno]

Based on the last number ticking down by the second, she surmised the first number was for hours. Krahe observed for a few moments more, and thereafter decided to smash apart the calcified layer so...

289 - What does an omniphage do when its host dies? [Cherno]

A/N: Added Solomon Howitzer thaumaturgy creation/finalization poem to end of ch288.

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Krahe crawled out from under the monstrosity be...

288 - Scornbeast Pt. Final [Cherno]

One after the next her tracers set off to hound the creature, their already dark appearance darkened further still by black salt. Krahe completely bottomed out her tolerance solely to unleash the b...

287 - Scornbeast Pt. 2 [Cherno]

The Cinder Flash’s range was far too short for this use case, but peppering the monstrosity with Cinder Gatling shots proved remarkably effective in slowing it down. This was not because of their...

286 - Scornbeast Pt. 1 [Cherno]

“Well, Rocinante, our first giant has come,” Krahe uttered, grinning at the patent absurdity of her own words. She drew in a breath as the monstrosity climbed at last toward the surface, and ig...

285 - Sword of Six Maxims [Cherno]

There was no doubt in her mind that she had stirred up the Astral Gulf. No matter how real the mindscape of her Soul Furnace appeared from her perspective, Krahe had no doubt that the pillar of red...

284 - THE MAJESTIC STRUGGLE [Cherno]

Back in Megacity Gamma, especially the more desolate sectors, even a smalltime subsector lord could muster hundreds of borged out bodies hopped up on half a dozen stimulants, not even in an attempt...

283 - The Second One [Cherno]

Eventually, after five or perhaps six rounds, she came to a rest near the very platform from which she had disembarked those months ago. It had collapsed into the pit since then. In fact, she could...

282 - Rocinante Pt. 2 [Cherno]

Krahe and Casus settled down in the safehouse, both resting for their own reasons. Krahe, for one, had a stomach far too full to do anything, and could feel herself slipping nearer and nearer a foo...

281 - Rocinante [Cherno]

The following hours passed remarkably quickly. Favonia spoke at length of her battle with Skullhead for Casus’ benefit and of a number of other exploits for Krahe’s, and though Krahe paid close...

280 - St. Gauna's [Cherno]

Krahe raised an eyebrow, not sure if this was a result of Favonia being at a stage where money begins to lose its value. Nonetheless, she began the process of opening up her kenoma sack. Infuriatin...

279 - Crucifixion Upon the Pyre Tree [Cherno]

Finally, Krahe saw her window of opportunity. She lit a cigarette, rolled her shoulders, and began leisurely walking towards the fray, knowing full well that any stray strike, any  near-invisi...

278 - Skullhead [Cherno]

“I won this flesh in a fair duel agreed-upon by both parties,” the skull-headed man said, smugly.

Favonia gave him a hard stare. With a measure of controlled, yet seeping disgust in her v...

277 - Seekers Pt. 2 [Cherno]

“Nine years. He’s been evading the church for nine years, killing and feeding, mostly through semi-legitimate duels,” Favonia said. “By this point he is strong enough to operate in the open...

276 - Seekers [Cherno]

“You can say that twice,” Krahe agreed, “Can’t help but expect roundabout mystical solutions or pitfalls placed for those without secret knowledge.”

“Not necessarily an incorrect ...

275 - Mutatis Mutandis [Cherno]

“Awake and aware? Good, because it turns out we’re encroaching on a local martial society’s scheduled time, so it would be best to go over this quickly. I’ll start with your movement techni...

274 - Hexenmesser Pt. 3 [Cherno]

Favonia was unharmed. She struck out with a fist that would have sent Krahe flying, just as before, had the woman not skimmed straight through her. A simple kick — a pivot of the body on one leg,...

273 - Hexenmesser Pt. 2 [Cherno]

Slowly, painstakingly, Krahe picked herself up, dusting the black grains from her scraped skin. Not long ago, she would have taken this moment to catch her breath, but that was no longer a limitati...

272 - Hexenmesser [Cherno]

Contrary to what she had claimed earlier, Favonia actually took them to a shrine some distance from the safehouse, circumventing two shrines that Krahe knew for a fact had underground seclusion-gym...