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Chapter 120 - Practice Under Fire

Chapter 120

Practice Under Fire

Alexander stepped through the gateway.

The air hit him first. Thinner than The Nexus, sharp in his lungs. Cold enough to raise goosebumps but sho...

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Chapter 119 - Forced Entry

Chapter 119

Forced Entry

Guang stepped toward the portal, then stopped. He turned back to face the group.

“Good luck,” he said. His expression shifted, something genuine rep...

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Chapter 118 - Returning Fire

Chapter 118

Returning Fire

Maximilian’s eye closed again, his attention returning to the chains wrapped around the gateway. “The prophecy has haunted my family for years.”

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Chapter 117 - The Prophecy of Eights

Chapter 117

The Prophecy of Eights

Cash’s words hung in the air for a moment. The tension didn’t quite break, but it shifted. Some of the heroes relaxed slightly. Others remained ...

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Chapter 116 - Rivals Reunited

Chapter 116

Rivals Reunited

Annie turned abruptly from where she’d been staring through the viewport. “We should help.”

The bridge had been quiet since Carmen’s revelati...

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Chapter 115 - The Nexus

Chapter 115

The Nexus

Alexander stared at Spencer for a long moment, processing what he’d just heard. Eight prophesied divines. Titles without faces. Wars across Earth. Or multiple ...

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Chapter 114 - Promises

Chapter 114

Promises

A few days later, everyone on the ship gathered in the cargo bay for a second time.

Last time had been to go to war. This time it was to show respect for th...

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Chapter 113 - Starting a Fire

Chapter 113

Starting a Fire

Annie shifted against Alexander’s back for the third time in as many minutes.

“This is really uncomfortable,” she said. “Like, seriously. You...

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Chapter 112 - Soul Circuit

Chapter 112

Soul Circuit

The tendrils writhed upward from the rubble, black and smoking. More than before. Thicker. Each one moved with deliberate purpose as they cleared debris, some...

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Chapter 111 - Teamwork

Chapter 111

Teamwork

Felix pressed his paw against Yuki’s shoulder, white light flowing from his small cat form into her body. The entropic corruption fought back, black veins sprea...

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Chapter 110 - Entropy Rising

Chapter 110

Entropy Rising

Alexander watched as Annie struggled to her feet. The ritual circle churned with unstable energy. Black smoke writhed across the dome’s surface.

She...

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Chapter 109 - Assimilate

Chapter 109

Assimilate

Alexander adjusted the waves of Metallokinesis, weaving between buildings as they rocketed through the city streets. The drones carrying Annie kept pace, Droney...

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No chapter tonight.

Sorry everyone. Work thing ran really late. I had a feeling it might, hence the double yesterday just in case. I'll make it up to you with a double tomorrow (and a bonus chapter over the weekend)!<...

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First Month Celebration: Design a Character for The Machine God!

Update: Closing date shifted to the 9th! I had a few questions that I was slow to respond to, so I'm extending the deadline by a week to give anyone that's interested time to get t...

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Chapter 108 - The Cult of Entropy

Chapter 108

The Cult of Entropy

The barrier dropped.

Black smoke-like blasts erupted from the crowd beyond where the barrier had stood. The mass of mind-controlled civilians beg...

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Chapter 107 - Sleipnir’s Landing

Chapter 107

Sleipnir’s Landing

“Captain?” Yuki’s voice carried an edge of controlled panic. “The ship isn’t responding to the controls.”

Carmen leaned over the hel...

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Chapter 106 - All Hands on Deck

Chapter 106

All Hands on Deck

“Come in.”

Alexander entered the ready room. The space was compact but functional, everything designed for efficiency rather than comfort. Carm...

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Chapter 105 - Five and a Half Members

Chapter 105

Five and a Half Members

The team shifted, exchanging uncertain glances. Nobody seemed sure what to make of Spencer’s announcement.

“What does that mean?” Alexa...

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Side Story - Gabriel Santiago 1

Side Story

Gabriel Santiago 1

A quick note about access: This side story is currently for paid members only because it spoils events in the advanced chapters. Once th...

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[TLD] Chapter 11 - Names

Chapter 11

Names

Azratheon woke to darkness.

Not the darkness of early night. Deep darkness. The kind that came hours past sunset.

He lifted his head and looked around. Th...

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[TLD] Chapter 10 - Real Monsters

Chapter 10

Real Monsters

The wolves moved first.

All three of them attacked simultaneously from different angles. Azratheon tried to track them all but they moved too fast. The ...

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[TLD] Chapter 9 - Ambush

Chapter 9

Ambush

Azratheon cracked open an eye.

She sat a few paces away in the grass, watching him. Her hands were folded in her lap. The last light of sunset caught on her whi...

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[TLD] Chapter 8 - Rest and Study

Chapter 8

Rest and Study

Night fell across the forest as Azratheon moved deeper into the trees.

The darkness didn’t trouble him. His eyes cut through it easily, picking out ro...

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[TLD] Chapter 7 - A Taste of Freedom

Chapter 7

A Taste of Freedom

Azratheon moved through the forest, trees blurring past as he ran.

The rhythm felt good. Powerful strides eating distance. Wind rushing past his sca...

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[TLD] Chapter 6 - Choices

Chapter 6

Choices

The forest thickened around them as they moved away from the volcano. Trees blocked more of the sunlight filtering through the canopy above. The air had cooled consi...

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Chapter 104 - Pathfinder

Chapter 104

Pathfinder

Carmen’s voice cut across the bridge before Talia could respond. “Are you saying there’s a stowaway aboard my ship?”

Alexander met her gaze. The q...

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Chapter 103 - Twenty-Five

Chapter 103

Twenty-Five

“Bridge to all hands,” Carmen’s voice came through the ship’s comms. “Approaching Astra Omnia. ETA ten minutes. Grimnir, please report to the bridge....

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Chapter 102 - Mystery Solved

Chapter 102

Mystery Solved

Twenty minutes had passed since they’d cleared Prime Orbital’s docking berth. Twenty minutes since the alarms had started blaring behind them, lockdown ...

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Side Story - Star Titan 1

Side Story

Star Titan 1

Star Titan hovered above the French countryside, exhausted beyond anything he’d felt in years. Three hours of sustained flight from California to here. Mach ...

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Chapter 101 - Borrowed Time

Chapter 101

Borrowed Time

Alexander stepped out of the room and pulled the door shut behind him. With Metallokinesis he reached into the lock mechanism, twisting components until they...

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