Arriving home was a relief. We managed to get through that shitty nightmare jungle and make our way back past the fountain square and finally got back to the house. It was the middle of the night, though of what day it was hard to tell and we all tromped inside exhaustedly. It had...
2021-12-06 07:08:57 +0000 UTC View PostI lost track of the others as soon as I entered the cellar. Whether that was Jim's power or something to do with the house I had absolutely no idea, but it happened. I was guessing the latter because as I stepped out into the dark I found myself in a graveyard. The night sky was...
2021-12-05 22:36:49 +0000 UTC View PostIn the end we spent a few hours eating and drinking with Lycaon and his subjects. The wolf king was incredibly gregarious and personable with people that had earned his respect and we laughed and joked with him for most of the meal. He wasn't the kind of person to put on airs &n...
2021-12-05 06:55:18 +0000 UTC View PostLater that night found us all sitting in a car down the street from our target. Jim had been casing the place independently for a while now and had a basic idea of their defenses, combined with his experience and the extra tools he bought from Madame Xanadu he was sure we could ...
2021-12-05 00:37:37 +0000 UTC View PostEvery single being in that clearing that hadn't come with me wanted to eat me. Now, sometimes in movies and TV shows they refer to someone glaring or leering at someone as looking like they "want to eat them" this however, was not that. The hunger in the eyes of that crowd wasn'...
2021-12-04 22:33:12 +0000 UTC View PostMadame Xanadu was not what I expected. You hear, the word Madame and you imagine some elderly lady with iron gray hair in a tight bun. Maybe with like a floor length dress and a school marm kind of vibe. Madame Xanadu looked...cute. Not like girl next door cute but she was young...
2021-12-03 23:24:52 +0000 UTC View PostMax decided he should ride on my head, and since he could literally bite through godsteel I decided not to argue the point. The little tiger cub was exceptionally soft and cute but his claws and fangs seemed to be much harder than any material I had seen before, godsteel include...
2021-12-03 13:04:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning found me pretty well rested. I got a text from Gentleman Ghost (who insisted we call him Jim in public) about our meeting which he said would take place at noon at an address he provided. He also mentioned I should bring Reggie, since he would be our third...
2021-12-02 23:45:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe cave was pretty fucking deep. Like unusually deep. Deeper than most caves. Probably. After about ten minutes I got bored ruminating about how fucking deep this cave was and turned to glare at my mentor. "Harry. How deep is this cave? When exactly are we going to get to the &...
2021-12-02 21:48:42 +0000 UTC View PostI had not, in fact, heard of Gentleman Ghost, but that wasn't really surprising because that was sort of what he did. Gentleman Ghost was a high level magical thief. The League ran him off when they could, but by his very nature he tended to accomplish more thefts than most peop...
2021-12-01 22:01:18 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the meeting with Lea we headed back to the house to pick up the girls. Yang and Raven were going with us this time. Yang was one of the better combatants we had after a year of klurkor, her Aura pool was even bigger than mine. Cinder had connections to the far, Kara was pa...
2021-12-01 20:22:31 +0000 UTC View PostWe didn't find any bugs or spies, though I wasn't sure if that meant they weren't there or we just weren't good enough. Artemis said her dad didn't really play defense much and hadn't bothered teaching her to secure a building this size. She knew how to sweep a small apartment b...
2021-11-30 22:14:58 +0000 UTC View PostHarry's voice was almost pleading as he reminded me again "This is a really bad idea." We were standing in a small field a pretty solid distance away from the neighborhood with River Shoulders here for backup. The girls were mostly stronger than us but Lea would know enough abou...
2021-11-30 07:58:28 +0000 UTC View PostIt was like pulling teeth to get Reggie to promise not to use his powers for the rest of the day. I didn't want him teleporting shit in class and getting caught but he really wanted to try it out. I reminded him of his date with his dream girl later today though and it shut him ...
2021-11-29 23:41:19 +0000 UTC View PostAfter about two hours of constant wind magic drills I had to call it. My control with this spell was shit and I was pouring way too much soulfire into it, even casting the smallest breeze for this long had me feeling weak and dizzy. If I kept going I'd probably drain my soul and...
2021-11-29 20:57:22 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning was...blurry. I didn't get nearly enough sleep the night before between the stupid Court of Owls breaking into my house and my friend calling me in a panic. I stuck Dr. Destro's Dehumanization Draft in my backpack to offer to Reggie at school after I talked to &...
2021-11-28 23:09:10 +0000 UTC View PostAfter dropping all the gear off at home we considered calling everyone to see what we'd gotten but eventually decided to just head over to Harry's. Yang and Barb tagged along so we could have a magic lesson. Once Yang had caught up to us in terms of training we'd all resum...
2021-11-28 20:29:05 +0000 UTC View PostAfter we told him we would help, Reggie seemed to almost deflate. He slumped forward onto the table in exhaustion. "Thank you! Seriously, thank you both. I was so terrified I ran out of my house after the meeting as soon as they left. I figured even if they came back they ...
2021-11-27 23:33:34 +0000 UTC View PostI could have held back and talked up the metal but I suspected Svartalves knew their stuff better than I did. I tossed the ball across the table, and with a fluid movement Etri snatched it from the air and looked at it. He cocked his head to one side as he studied the orb of &nb...
2021-11-27 10:56:31 +0000 UTC View PostGard had taken her instructions from Odin pretty damn seriously, and oddly, it seemed like rather than a bodyguard she saw herself as more of a chauffeur for us. Thinking more about it that was kind of what the Valkyrie's were. They were Odin's car service for his VIP hero...
2021-11-27 00:32:36 +0000 UTC View PostThe drive home was uneventful, mom asked us about our day and asked Artemis to stay for dinner, she'd brought take out from the bar. I'd called in to GNB and had a card overnighted to the condo for her after our little discussion on monday. We'd come to the silent agreement that...
2021-11-26 21:23:03 +0000 UTC View PostI ended up finding my chemistry class just in time to avoid being late on my first day. When I got inside I looked around for a spot and saw Reggie sitting at one of stools. He had an empty seat next to him and he shot me a grin and waved me over. I grinned back and headed over ...
2021-11-25 19:37:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe beer was...beer. I don't drink beer and have never enjoyed the taste of the stuff, but Mac's beer was slightly less horrible than most beer so he clearly had the skills people credited him with. I tried not to grimace at the taste even so, because it would be a huge knock to...
2021-11-25 10:01:47 +0000 UTC View PostClass was fairly mundane, as per usual. The teacher Ms. Kaplan, was as mentioned by Reggie, a bit of a stickler, and not just about punctuality. I was informed upon arrival that she would tolerate no nonsense or disruption. I didn't have my books yet so she had paired me w...
2021-11-24 23:35:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning found me more relaxed than I had been in a very long time. Even after sex I wasn't this carefree. Sometimes we need our patterns pointed out to us before we can really see them for what they are. Raven had called me on my bullshit and even admitting it to myself...
2021-11-24 21:42:14 +0000 UTC View PostMy mom wasted no time getting me into school, and the next day it was time for me to start classes at Gotham academy. I was still stockpiling my points but I was at twenty nine still, presumably I would get five at noon and five at midnight judging by my experience so far. I mad...
2021-11-23 21:04:51 +0000 UTC View PostGetting in touch with Sigrun and setting up a meeting with Odin was easier than expected. With the way our rep had increased over the last year from our constant activity with Harry and the various big bads we had stomped there was an actual legit reason for us to get face time ...
2021-11-23 11:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe distraction from watching her walk was interrupted by a voice from behind me. "Ah, I was wondering where the servants went. I suppose you should be congratulated for managing them all on your own." I froze in place and turned. Behind me stood a guy who looked about my age. H...
2021-11-23 00:38:58 +0000 UTC View PostPredictably the move was not delayed overly long. My mom called and left a message to withdraw me from Gotham North and decided we would spend Monday moving and getting settled and I could start Tuesday. She figured a day off school was a good reward for getting into such a &nbs...
2021-11-22 09:45:38 +0000 UTC View PostWe had decided when we first got the car that it wasn't sturdy enough for our uses. We ran into so many crazy things and had such bad luck in terms of enemies that it seemed wise to reinforce the thing. Raven and Cinder had both worked it over with their magic to create a series...
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