My eyes roam the walls of the room, from floor to ceiling. The curvature and sharp cuts of the room show the surprising finesse that Gong and her spiders took, with hollowing out the room.
Or maybe this was the work of her friend… the one who was ‘taken’?
As this though...
2021-03-13 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostAs Ai’s arms wrap around me and the scent of freshly washed clothes fills my nose, my thoughts remind me of Wu Qing, for a moment.
Wu Qing’s embrace felt like pleasant vice, a binding of sorts that has been done countless times. In contrast, Ai’s hug from behind just feels like an awk...
2021-03-12 02:01:11 +0000 UTC View PostLike an old car, my body struggles to move from its position. I can feel the waves of anxiety wash over me and down my spine.
Ahhh, come on James.
Move. You know you have to do this.
I take a step.
Okay, this is a start. However, I have so much more t...
2021-03-11 03:59:03 +0000 UTC View PostAs Gong and I walk up, moving further away from the grave, I can’t help but mull over what we discussed.
What she was saying, about making sure you are safe before you jump out there, makes sense. It also could have been an implicit suggestion to watch out on just jumping to do things. 2021-03-10 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
As I walk through the gate, I can see several spiders camped out behind the large doors.
It seems they are prepared for a possible ambush. Which only makes sense considering the situations we’ve already been through lately.
Reorienting my eyes back to Gong, I can see the wo...
2021-03-06 03:55:23 +0000 UTC View PostMy blood is still rushing, as all I hear are the low sounds of spiders moving around and munching, throughout the alleyway.
I throw out a pulse, to see if there are anymore enemies or surprise guests.
Based on my scan, most of the people who lived around here have run away from the ar...
2021-03-05 01:59:59 +0000 UTC View PostHe approaches casually, though his eyes are still locked on me.
100 meters.
My awareness and intuition are on full alert, showing me that he is clearly expecting a fight, despite his casual looking approach.
With my body tense, I can tell I am prepared for this. Mentally and phy...
2021-03-04 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostAs I sense the unconscious bodies of the family moving farther away underground, I feel my hands shaking. Clenched and in pain.
I’m not shaking out of fear.
If I’m being honest with myself… I’m completely livid.
The way that man happily murdered that little ...
2021-03-03 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostAs the man’s footsteps plod away, my mind is practically frozen.
I did nothing.
I could have stopped him.
The thought of how easily he crushed the head of the girl… the one I had talked to only moments earlier.
It’s not my fault.
...
2021-02-27 03:51:55 +0000 UTC View PostWalking slowly and carefully, with both my awareness and intuitive scan up, I approach the hut.
A general pulse shows some local spies are looking around, as if confused, on why I’m heading towards an alleyway.
Likely, because this alleyway is on the other side of the street, in the...
2021-02-26 04:04:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe road is silent on my way back. The only sound I hear, is the light clicking of spider feet behind me.
At that thought, I direct the spider to see if they can quiet that down.
Surprisingly, it happens quite quickly. A look at their feet reveals that they simply created non-adhesive...
2021-02-25 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostShi looks uncomfortable, but speaks quickly.
“Well… like I had mentioned previously, the group is and have been watching you for quite awhile now. Occasionally, our leader gets excited about someone and focuses her attention on them. The issue with this, is that she had troub...
2021-02-24 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostI, for one, am not looking forward to this conversation.
“So, as you probably expected, our people have been watching you for some time. We’ve generally been aware of you, since you made contact with big sis cranes group, alongside gong. We only really started paying attention ...
2021-02-20 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostAs I head down the road with Shi, I see some debris on the ground move. As if by the wind.
My eyes automatically drift to Shi, seeing her putting away another note.
She looks toward me, seeing where my eyes were looking. Her mouth opens and then closes.
Ah… she’s probabl...
2021-02-19 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostWith the sudden realization that there is no way I’m going to be able to actually get to the market and that it is getting late, I attempt to close up shop.
With this in mind, I finish up working on this last woman, who was having chronic migraines. What she needed was a change in lifesty...
2021-02-18 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostSince it’s already been some time since she has been bleeding, the first thing I do wrap her hand tightly. That way, no more blood can flow out. Next, I use the mortar and pestle, as well as the ingredients, to create and apply a salve to the stump of her finger.
Contrary to my previous p...
2021-02-17 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostApproaching the injured woman quickly, I attempt to clear my mind. It seems to help further. A fog is clearing from my mind.
Okay. Okay. I got this. It’s not as b…
She just finishes unwrapping the bandages and reveals her pale, forefinger-less hand… holding a cleanly se...
2021-02-13 03:57:28 +0000 UTC View PostI turn back to Shi, feeling a little more confident… but also a little ashamed.
“Yeah, I’ll see what I can do here. If you could help make sure things don’t too crazy, that would be a massive help.”
“I can do that.” She nods with confidence.
While I’m not sur...
2021-02-12 03:28:29 +0000 UTC View PostI could feel a stress headache coming on from this news, but as I brought my hand up to rub my temples, it was immediately healed.
Not sure how to feel about that.
“So, what I’m hearing is… it will be difficult for me to stay low?”
“Well, yes. Though, since you already...
2021-02-11 02:46:08 +0000 UTC View PostSomehow, I find myself sitting in a comfortable chair, completely confused.
A beautiful red-haired woman is giving me shoulder rubs and asking when I started my body cultivation. Of course, I’m deflecting as much as possible.
All when my original intention was to use this back-alley...
2021-02-10 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs soon as I begin seeing her drop to the ground, I grasp her shoulders and say, “Please stand up, you don’t have to do that!”
Almost immediately, her back straightens like a rod. Before she can scream out her apologies, I hold my hands over her mouth.
“Waitwaitwaitwaitwaitwai...
2021-02-06 00:38:12 +0000 UTC View PostWalking along the corner of the entrance, I can see a big, sleek black spider, the size of a person hiding beneath a crumpled ceiling.
Doing a quick wave at it, it waves back, before coming out to walk alongside me.
Huh, this reminds me of that waving spider before. I never found ...
2021-02-05 01:47:30 +0000 UTC View PostMoving up the stairs, I can see Gong, Ai, and Line speaking with each other, as I had noticed through my scan.
In an attempt to be friendly, I force a smile and say “Good morning!”
They all appear a little confused at my greeting, but Gong gives a smile and says “Good morning,...
2021-02-04 03:15:26 +0000 UTC View PostMaking sure to be absolutely silent, and not tripping any of the transparent lines, I roam the tunnels using one of the backend ways to the surface.
All the while, I’m throwing my scan around with a pulse, just to be sure I haven’t been detected by the two women.
Nothing. Grea...
2021-02-03 02:34:34 +0000 UTC View PostGoing through the 1st level of the farm relatively easily, I heal all the seeds that the spiders are to plant. While they will need more time to ‘till the field’, it is coming along well. With nothing left to do in this area, I move on to my next job.
Thus, I double back into the tunnel...
2021-01-30 03:17:27 +0000 UTC View Post“Yes, and I really appreciate you taking the time to help me with this.”
In response, she gives a wry smile.
“I wish I could spend more time with you, especially since you’ve already done so much for me. Though, there are so many things happening right now, that I need to hand...
2021-01-29 03:26:27 +0000 UTC View PostAs I walk into the corridor to the room, it’s clear to see that my new room is at the same place next to Gong’s room, that I had slept in a few times before.
It looks like the changes were mainly making the room bigger, but also a large bed… like larger than King sized bed.
...
2021-01-28 02:06:44 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Gong’s rant about the incompetency and her irritation at the Vermillion Stripes gang as a whole, the group goes silent.
…
Ai is the first to break the silence. “Cough. So, since it seems your spiders will be doing patrols all over this area, are you getting any mo...
2021-01-27 03:09:22 +0000 UTC View PostGong speaks up, “Well. The original agreement was just mutual support. Big Sis Crane was going off trust and our previous conversations. The Yellow Sashes are connected to her, and if the spiders were effective, she wanted them to help cover gaps and provide extra security.
“If provided...
2021-01-23 03:29:45 +0000 UTC View Post“I mean as a person, of course…”
FUCKINGDAMMIT
“But as a man, as well.”
Oh.
“But I want to keep things like they are now.”
…Well. I don’t know why I got so excited for a moment.
I can feel the waves of disappointment...
2021-01-22 03:14:11 +0000 UTC View Post