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Chapter 24: Marina Murders (4)

Skins and mirrors.  That’s all it was.

“Just swear to me you’re not going to suck my blood and ditch me on the side of the road.”

“Cross my heart.”  Lev replied. 2025-09-17 02:03:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 213: ...Claw's Nest (14)

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The room began to shake and bits of debris fell from the ceiling.

“W-What is this?!”

“Hush, Elf.”  Stole shot a sco...

Chapter 23: Marina Murders (3)

The roads were clear of snow, thanks to the trucks that worked through the night.  But the salt wasn’t enough and that meant the snow had to be put somewhere.  Which meant that the side...

Chapter 212: ...Claw's Nest (13)

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“Make me one of your comrades.  I’d like to join your party.”

And I looked at Freier.  Really looked at her, without t...

Chapter 211: ...Claw's Nest (12)

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Sitting around in a circle, we listened to Stole’s story.

“After the ship broke, I don’t remember much.  Just water.  ...

Chapter 22: Marina Murders (2)

I felt sick.

I flipped the photos over and set them down.

“Jesus,” I mummured, “What the fuck is this?”

“You look pale.”  Lev chimed in cheerfully.  “Don�...

Labor Day Break

Took a small break for Labor Day weekend.

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Updates resuming tomorrow :)

Missed everyone!

Chapter 210: ...Claw's Nest (11)

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We were running through the tunnels.

It was a disquieting experience.  Compared to the outside, which bustled with the wind howli...

Update for Chapter 210.

Having a tough time putting the finishes on the next chapter.

It's a crucial moment.

I want it to feel just right.

Might take a few days.

Chapter 21: Marina Murders (1)

“Ok.  I believe you.”

When it was evident that he wouldn’t follow it up with anything, the girl elbowed him.

To my surprise, he apologized, “My bad.  For kicking your ...

Chapter 209: ...Claw's Nest (10)

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“Kill them.”

I felt cold as I said it.

Maria Akka Xalud, the younger sister of Jason Akka Xalud; the one who razed Sa...

Chapter 20: Practitioner (End)

Staten Island, NY The knocking woke me up. It definitely wasn’t the soft-sounding polite knocking either.  Whoever it was, they were full-on

Staten Island, NY

The knocki...

Chapter 208: ...Claw's Nest (9)

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I had the whole loot table memorized.

But that didn’t mean I was free to get what I wanted.

The treasure box, or [Vending Mach...

Chapter 19: Practitioner (10)

“Hello, Hallow.  It is a pleasure to meet you.”

Soft and smooth like velvet, enveloping me.  At the same time, it made me want to throw up.

Her hand.  It crawled out ...

Chapter 207: ...Claw's Nest (8)

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“I…”

L’teya hesitated.  I could see her face going through a multitude of emotions.

And I waited.

Situ...

Chapter 18: Practitioner (9)

They’d cut me off from the one thing I needed.

“Shit.”  I swore at the chain of my thoughts, multiplying and giving birth to other ideas.

If the Ryus did that, who seemed so ...

Chapter 206: ...Claw's Nest (7)

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A lot of times, expeditions in the game are mindless travel.  Not every single second of an expedition is guaranteed death.  The g...

Chapter 17: Practitioner (8)

I looked down at the Circle I made.

It felt right.

I knew it would work.  A sensation akin to seeing the right jig-saw piece, just knowing that it’ll fit into that one s...

Chapter 205: ...Claw's Nest (6)

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We took one of the tunnels that hadn’t been traveled by Borealis’ party, L’teya or us.  By process of elimination, that left abou...

Chapter 16: Practitioner (7)

I was ill-prepared.  How could I be better prepared?

What I needed… wasn’t a permanent familiar.  No, I wasn’t ready for that.  What I really needed was someone who could...

Chapter 15: Practitioner (6)

Finding the book and the remains of my half-eaten sandwich on the coffee table, I began to read.  I rapidly flipped through the pages.

A passage.  A summary.  That could help m...

Chapter 204: ...Claw's Nest (5)

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Scarlet letters that combined to form words.

Just a combination of lines.  Faint thin lines of mana, that when put together made sense in our mind...

Chapter 14: Practitioner (5)

Someone screamed.  Later, I realized it was me.

Let me correct that.

I fucking screamed.

A… A thing.

It was female.  I could tell that much. 2025-08-01 04:24:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 203: ...Claw's Nest (4)

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“Wait.”

When I moved, it was Freier who spoke up.  I surprised myself by actually waiting for her to finish the rest of her s...

Chapter 13: Practitioner (4)

Staten Island, NY “There.”  I read along with my finger by candle light. The process of awakening one’s third eye, or sixth sense, as some c

Staten Island, NY

“The...

Chapter 202: ...Claw's Nest (3)

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Imugi.

Grade-2 Monster.

And I had it’s Core.

One of the most coveted Cores in the game, due to its synergistic nature wi...

Chapter 12: Practitioner (3)

Staten Island, NY

I…

I just sat there.

I read the letter one more time.  Then once more and then another read.

At some point, I grabbed my backpack an...

Chapter 201: ...Claw's Nest (2)

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When morning came, we crossed the body of water without travel.  At Kyrian’s protest, we cobbled together enough driftwood to build a...

Chapter 11: Practitioner (2)

Staten Island, New York

Crossing the space between the hummer and the RV was torture.  Dressed in nothing but a gray hoodie and black jeans, I was pretty sure I looked like an a...

Chapter 200: ...Claw's Nest (1)

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“Lock, wake up.”

…

“Lock? Lock Slaveborn, wake up.”

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“Lock, please.  Wake up.�...