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REND - Author's Retrospective (Arc 6) and Rewrite Announcement

And thus, we (abruptly) end REND and prepare for its universe to restart.

I can’t believe it’s been almost five years since I started writing REND on Royal Road on May 20, 2020. Even more...

REND - 6.55 (END)

Deen? I looked around to see a splash of blonde among the forest green. She ran towards us, yelling at the top of her lungs.

What the fuck does she think she was doing? She coul...

REND - 6.54

The door opened and out stepped a granny with a cane.

She laboriously hobbled out of the door; her cane was challenging to use on the uneven terrain of the forest. She didn’t have any weird...

REND - 6.53

The ground exploded behind us as we ran. Rocks flew everywhere. I focused on my steps, maintaining my balance as the earth buckled. This must be the Corebrings doing, for who else could that arm be...

REND - 6.52

“What are you going to do?” I asked, watching as the crystal that immobilized Frizzy Detective slowly dissolved. “Put a slug in him?”

“A demonstration as I’ve said.” Mark waved ...

REND - 6.51

“You’re saying that Corebrings are the enemy?” I questioningly tilted my head, my ears flopping to the side. “And the Adumbrae who retained their human minds are working for the Corebrings,...

REND - 6.50

Tracksuit Man’s words were interesting. Something about meeting Mark? Sounded important.

But I couldn’t focus because the predator inside me was raring to attack the gas-spewing rat basta...

ExD - 5.23.18

“You know, I didn’t think it’d be this boring,” I muttered.

We were sitting in front of a slot machine. After our little museum field trip, with restroom shenanigans on the side, Mom ...

GH - 239

I opened my eyes to a not-so-busy Kurghal Village. Most players were away for the Great Hunt. Those remaining in the village were low-level ones that have dropped out of the Great Hunt because of i...

GH - 238

Bha’amon surged forward out of its tunnel like a frigging bullet train from hell. Rocks falling from the ceiling blocked its path but didn’t entirely close the tunnel. Wouldn’t have mattered ...

REND - 6.49

Purple Banshee woke up screaming for help. I slapped her. She continued blaring. I slapped her a few more times, alternating both hands. I wanted to do a backhanded slap but have never done it befo...

REND - 6.48

Huh, I really thought Green-Eyed Hero was the secret Adumbrae. Purple Banshee did a good job melting into the background despite being an obnoxious noisy bitch.

Why did she act like ...

ExD - 5.23.17

Deen pressed her lips together, denying my tongue entry. She tried to turn away, but I kept her head facing me. She could resist more but didn’t try. Whether that was because she was scared of ma...

GH - 237

“To the right!” Luvarci swerved right. We all followed him. Our party might win fighting the herd with some kiting—and I really wanted to farm the Kankaratops—but that’d take awhile and w...

GH - 236

The moment I got added to the NPC party—a congregation was probably a more apt term—tons of notifications filled my screens, way more than when Mr. Inuus buffed me. Rows of icons appeared and e...

ExD - 5.23.16

“So… I’ll take off my shirt.” I held the hem of my shirt and slowly rolled it up. “And stay in this stall…”

Even though it sounded like a trap, and it really was one, I still ag...

REND - 6.47

Annoying bitch. I was prepared with my backstory and Purple Banshee interrupted this crucial part of the movie. Sharing backgrounds was essential because someone had to break out a sob sto...

REND - 6.46

A ghoulish creature with many-segmented limbs, a decaying humanoid insect, perched on the roof as it surveyed us with several reddish eyes. Purple Nerd screamed. The monster opened its mouth and sh...

REND - 6.45

I picked up a rock and hurled it at the literally wooden man growing out of the walking tree. The rock smashed him into matchsticks. Druidon—this had to be him—grew out another part of the tree...

GH - 235

Murmurs swirled around the tent as the hulking Mardukryons talked in hushed tones. I wondered if I should’ve kept my silence. Did I sound suspicious? A random Mardukryon from a supposedly lost tr...

GH - 234

“My bros! My dudes!” I called out while laughing. I was ecstatic. Never in my wildest imagination did I consider that I, Herald Stone, would find the other Mardukryon tribes when I woke up this...

ExD - 5.23.15

“This is my first time here,” I said. “I like animals, and we’ve lived in Vegas for some years, so I’m kind of surprised at myself not visiting this place.”

“You were just being...

ExD - 5.23.14

After shopping at the records store, we toured the rest of Fremont Street. Most establishments were now open. Thankfully, a wide cloud passed overhead, hiding us from the sun for several minutes. W...

REND - 6.44

I opened Deen’s bag and rummaged through the waterproof packet, looking for a specific paper—the map of the island. Islands, plural, it turned out. The other papers had notes written b...

REND - 6.43

Before the last word of Deen’s sentence entered my ear, I had already broken out of Jubjub’s shadow blanket. I charged Romulus with no hesitation. In the corner of my eye, I caught a dash of da...

GH - 233

My last view of the Kankaratops herd was that they rearranged their defensive circle to welcome their injured member. The Saurian Hoplites tried to finish their prey, but the horns of the othe...

GH - 232

Awkwardly clambering over boulders, I emerged out of the earth. Cold breeze bringing snow washed over me; the snow melted and sizzled meeting my [Greater Pyro Shell]. The sun was starting to go dow...

ExD - 5.23.13

I want to commit genocide, I grumpily thought as people wearing Tech Fair shirts piled into the already cramped carriage. Must be some big event slated this morning they were going to atte...

ExD - 5.23.12

Deen placed her hand over her heart. “I promise I’m going to behave today while we tour the city. I’ll leave the ‘shenanigans,’ as you put it, for tonight, when we’re in the privacy of ...

REND - 6.42

This piece of hairy shit! It fucking hurt!

The impact spread through my body, momentarily stunning me. I forcefully gathered my consciousness and grabbed onto anything after Romulus ...