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[REND] B2. 8.1 - The Gangsters and the Sister

I had made a very impressive acquisition earlier—a wristwatch that glows in the dark. Since I left my phone at my condo, I didn’t have anything to check the time with. I could’ve bought a dig...

[REND] B2. 7.4 - Slippery Sisterly Sightings

“Kind of scary they have this technology,” I said. Especially worrisome for me, an Adumbrae. “Why do they have this stuff when the BID doesn’t? The PCM isn’t even like a megachurch, with ...

[REND] B2. 7.3 - Slippery Sisterly Sightings

I sidled past Myra and entered the doorway to check the Adumbrae-shoo-away machine. I mentally sighed in relief to find it squished against the wall. The Adumbrae must’ve been huge, squeezing its...

[REND] B2. 7.2 - Slippery Sisterly Sightings

“This is bullshit!” Myra rushed out of the room to follow the blood trail.

Deen went out, too. I didn’t immediately follow them, deciding to first remove the techie metal strips on Ceci...

[REND] B2. 7.1 - Slippery Sisterly Sightings

My cute original body got hammered into the floor like a cartoon character, leaving behind a me-shaped hole after Deen dug it out. I wanted to fill the hole with plaster and take the molded form ho...

[REND] B2. 6.5 - Monster in the Labyrinth

We can share thoughts? My first instinct was to disconnect from Deen. I hated physical touch. ‘Mental touch’ was several levels more abominable. No way I’d let Deen rummage through m...

[REND] B2. 6.4 - Monster in the Labyrinth

That damn invisible pet! It was snitching on me!

Times like this reminded me of how bullshit Deen’s power was. Was the Guardian Angel telling me to transform into Blanchette? Proba...

[REND] B2. 6.3 - Monster in the Labyrinth

We’re sent by Red Hood? Ah, I could see why this mad scientist would think that.

Cecilia didn’t know about artificial Corebrings, but she should know about what happened...

[REND] B2. 6.2 - Monster in the Labyrinth

The fuck? The PCM wanted to cure Adumbrae? This actually aligned with being ‘Protectors of the City’ and all that. But was it really possible? And it was surprising that they had the c...

[REND] B2. 6.1 - Monster in the Labyrinth

“There’s really an Adumbrae here!” I exclaimed, partly with genuine surprise. Would you look at that, the rumor that Enrico shared was actually true. At this point, I shouldn’t be surprised...

[REND] B2. 5.4 - The Three Bs

(Author’s Notes: Thank you for the feedback on the previous chapter. 5.3 wasn’t up to standard. I’ve heavily edited 5.3 and moved its latter half to this chapter. For those who have read the ...

[REND] B2. 5.3 - The Three Bs

The entrance to the bunker system that Overdrive had told me about was around a fifteen-minute ride from Enrico’s place. It was near an abandoned train station that used to be a stop when Marsh R...

[REND] B2. 5.2 - The Three Bs

“I didn’t expect my visitors to be ninja ladies.” Enrico was quite tall and oddly V-shaped, with very broad shoulders and an extremely thin waist. He carried himself like a male model and dre...

[REND] Author's Retrospective - Book 1

I was waiting for Book 1 to finish on RR/SH to post this. Come hang out at RR/SH to celebrate the public completion of Book 1.

After 142 days since public release and 69 chapters (nice), we r...

[REND] B2. 5.1 - The Three Bs

“Just two girl pals strolling through the mall,” I sang in the tune of a familiar song. “Hoping no one is following them.”

It was the afternoon of the day after my Marsh Row field tri...

[REND] B2. 4.4 - Rise of the Queenpin

They all stared at me after I spoke, and did nothing else. Their expressions weren’t one of shock but of confusion. They might’ve thought they’d heard differently. I could hear the sound of c...

[Smite Happens] 11 - Bouncy Horses

Captain Gesmund of the Silver Order Sentinel was an imposing man, standing a couple of inches shy of seven feet. He had a wiry mesh of a beard, as if he glued a dozen shower poufs to his face. Woul...

[Smite Happens] 10 - In the Company of Sentinels

“Rumors are rumors,” Clarisse said in a sing-song tone as she continued to examine the wound. She wiped away the slime with bits of my dress that she readily tore without asking permis...

[REND] B2. 4.3 - Rise of the Queenpin

Queenpin! I asserted in my head. I didn’t even know where the word kingpin came from. Nowadays, it commonly referred to bosses of criminal organizations and such, but I had a feeling tha...

[REND] B2. 4.2 - Rise of the Queenpin

The pickup truck bounced over potholes as we made our way to Overdrive’s new hideout. From there, Tattoo Sleeves’ group would head to a sort of clinic that serviced the not-so-lawful people of ...

[Smite Happens] 9 - So Much Ass

I scrambled up the slope while yelling my lungs out. Speaking of lungs, I wasn’t winded by the physical exertion and shouting at the same time. The pain in my head continued to subside as my visi...

[REND] B2. 4.1 - Rise of the Queenpin

I jumped down the building behind the group hunting Teflon. I fixed my hoodie, tightened my gloves, and made sure that my black face mask was secured before walking towards the trucks. There was an...

ExD - 5.23.28

(Author Notes: This is an ExD chapter. I decided to place a note on top of ExD chapters so that the preview in the email notification hopefully won’t show the weird lines outright, just in case s...

ExD - 5.23.27

(Author’s Notes: This is an Erind x Deen side story chapter. If you’re interested in this series, which is a spin-off of the Prior Cycle, you can read from the start of the collection. We’ll ...

[REND] B2. 3.5 - The Importance of a Corkboard

I leaned back in my seat, calming my breathing so Ramello wouldn’t notice that I was bothered. I reined in my racing brain. Process everything slowly.  

It couldn’t be Tower Cop’s ...

[REND] B2. 3.4 - The Importance of a Corkboard

Fuuuudge cake! Myra was snooping around Marsh Row! Why couldn’t she just accept that Kelsey was gone? If I had a sister, and she refused to return home, I’d just ignore her. That was h...

[REND] B2. 3.3 - The Importance of a Corkboard

“Abandoning…” I repeated. “Like, they’re just leaving La Esperanza? What about their clients? I thought the Adumbrae rich people needed maintenance to stay in their human forms.”

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[Smite Happens] 8 - Killing in the New World

Weeee! I couldn’t help but grin at the ridiculousness of the situation. The threat of death and the thrill of possibly crashing made my blood boil with excitement. Maybe this was the war...

[Smite Happens] 7 - One Problem After Another

Short hair also looks good on me, I thought, examining my blurry reflection on the blade of Lorwin’s knife. To be fair, I’d look good in any hairstyle. Though I wouldn’t try shaving ...

[REND] B2. 3.2 - The Importance of a Corkboard

“Hi there, Erind.” Everett, or Emcee if we were on a mission, sat straight on the beanbag and saluted me. His strong Mediterranean features broke into a friendly smile.

I mentally rolled ...