“Yes Emperor,” Captain Francis saluted me and quickly left. I had given him several orders to begin packing up the useful things from the palace and prepare for our departure. All the soldiers in my personal guard were coming with me.
He also had to go round up Doctor Katz and the Avata...
2024-01-16 18:58:24 +0000 UTC View Post“What about your mother? After yelling at me about her?” Clarissa demanded angrily. I just shook my head.
“She is already dead. And if she isn’t then I won’t allow myself to be put into a position where I need to save her,” I replied calmly. Giving me time to think and plot was ...
2024-01-16 00:02:41 +0000 UTC View Post“New Kochi has fallen. The entire city has been wiped,” Clarissa said to me. I looked up at that. That was the city in the West.
“And?” I asked calmly and with a touch of annoyance. The last couple of days was lowering my opinion of Clarissa even further.
“The government can...
2024-01-15 00:04:28 +0000 UTC View PostJaime
We were marching West to reestablish contact with the Forbidden City. Apparently, communication had been cut. At least that was what the Captain said. Purgatory had been attacked and there were incidents cropping up all over the Empire. It made me wonder what sort of ...
2024-01-12 22:47:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe bunker got more and more frantic as time went on. I was content to sit here and wait, while things progressively got worse. We were losing contact with cities. The stones that used resonance to communicate were being disabled. Patrols and grinding groups were going missing.
There was no...
2024-01-11 18:43:42 +0000 UTC View PostI sat brooding in the situation room where Clarissa worked to try and salvage the situation. While I had a seat at the central table, with Clarissa opposite me, I wasn’t saying anything. Since everyone who had met the woman who was likely my mother was dead, there was a wish that the woman wasn...
2024-01-10 22:42:07 +0000 UTC View PostMichelle
I watched as Michael and Clarissa yelled back and forth at each other. I looked over at Captain Francis who was listening in as well. It was bad. On a scale of one to ten, it was really bad. I had never seen Michael so mad, especially regarding Clarissa.
Out ...
2024-01-09 23:32:49 +0000 UTC View PostWe stood there on the top of the airship tower glaring at each other. The anger and broken trust was immense. “You think you can run all of this?” Clarissa asked while glaring at me.
“With a military government yes,” I countered.
She let out a scoff at that. “People would re...
2024-01-08 20:33:55 +0000 UTC View PostI looked out at the city before me. Purgatory was in ruins. I had gotten the recall order and quickly returned to the city. Instead of thriving city, it was a wreck. Clarissa was waiting for me at the airship port as I got off.
“What happened?” I demanded and she let out a sigh.
...
2023-12-28 23:53:56 +0000 UTC View PostAmy
“Good morning, Abdul,” I greeted the soldier standing guard in the sitting room.
“Good morning, Amy,” he greeted me back. “Anything specific for today’s breakfast, or stick to the meal rotation?” he asked me.
“I am fine with what is being ser...
2023-12-26 00:00:42 +0000 UTC View PostClarissa
I looked down at the report in front of me. Why had things spiraled so quickly out of control? And these terrorists? It wasn’t just one or two disgruntled people, there were several incidents. If anything, the people should be more docile, polling indicated that ...
2023-12-24 18:08:00 +0000 UTC View PostAmy
“Good morning mam,” a soldier greeted me as I left the room, I was staying in. He gave me a head nod, and I wasn’t sure what to do back. I still didn’t really know what was going on. I had been transported somewhere, and my son was supposedly in charge.
...
2023-12-23 18:42:58 +0000 UTC View PostAmy
“Hello Amanda, I am Ed, the caretaker of the arrival records,” the older man pulled out an envelope. Captain Mary was sitting to my right while her soldiers were outside this office.
“Um, hello. I really don’t want to cause a fuss,” I said nervously. I w...
2023-12-22 19:10:25 +0000 UTC View PostAmy
I stumbled and looked around. This wasn’t my house. What was going on?
“Everyone gather up, gather up. If you need something to wear, we will provide. Questions will be answered,” I looked at a man in a red uniform shouting.
I hesitantly made my way ov...
2023-12-22 03:07:26 +0000 UTC View PostFredrick
I watched the elite grinder leave with his team. I was lucky to have attracted such a big spender with my music. While his group scared off other listeners, I was hopeful for a couple thousand points from the crystal he had given me. A level 4 crystal was worth qui...
2023-12-20 21:25:17 +0000 UTC View PostSamantha left my office after having painted a picture of what was happening. The entire government was being reorganized heavily. Clarissa was making sweeping changes to how things were run. People were being promoted and other people were disappearing. I wasn’t exactly sure what turmoil was g...
2023-12-20 21:23:56 +0000 UTC View Post“Welcome to the Elevator,” I could hear the capitalization in the term. Also, the thing was massive. It wasn’t at the center of the Forever City, but the structure was the size of nine towers combined togeather. “I am your personal guide, Xi.”
I was leaving the Forever City. After...
2023-12-19 21:42:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe Crystal Vortex took a long loop over Purgatory so we could all look at the changes. I noted that there were tunnels leading up from the gates through the ground. There were also several cranes and towers built up around the outside, reinforcing the ground around the outside of the ci...
2023-12-18 20:47:34 +0000 UTC View PostI looked up at the large tower in the level 6 zone as ash swirled behind me as I stepped onto the base stairs of the tower. The tower was massive, and it wasn’t just the height, but the size of the base, which was insanely huge compared to towers in lower-level zones. Like a stick on top of a p...
2023-12-18 00:03:09 +0000 UTC View PostDoctor Katz
“That should be it for your tongue,” I said while looking over the Avatar. It had taken quite a bit of work to heal her tongue, but I felt it was the most important to help stabilize her mental health and help her learn to eat once more.
She didn’t s...
2023-12-16 23:55:12 +0000 UTC View PostI looked at the map laid out on a table in the eating area between meals on the Crystal Vortex. This place was used for looking at the large map we kept. While there were smaller sections that were used for specific areas, having one large map let me have a better understanding of what w...
2023-12-16 00:06:22 +0000 UTC View PostJacob Copper
“No!” I yelled and tossed the documents away. So much effort and such pitiful results. What were these assistants even being paid for. I rubbed my temples as people in the research lab looked at me nervously. There was a massive amount of tension in the air...
2023-12-15 00:01:39 +0000 UTC View PostI looked out from my room in the core of the Forever City. The air was clear. The buildings had windows, were colorful, and had the scent of flowers in the air. The outskirts of the Forever City truly were the slums.
There was even a touch of energy in the air, making me feel more comfortab...
2023-12-14 00:15:19 +0000 UTC View PostI looked out over Purgatory as we flew back into the city. The side walls of the pit were being shored up by blocks of material from the city. I wondered how that would work with the terrain reset, but there were enough people around, things probably wouldn’t hence the construction.
Clari...
2023-12-12 00:07:53 +0000 UTC View PostDinner was surprisingly not a disappointment. With all the food research we had been doing in Purgatory and my Empire my tastes had risen considerably over the years as well as my expectations for formal events. Salted cucumber just wouldn’t cut it. I still enjoyed the simpler foods, but if you...
2023-12-11 00:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post“Emperor Michael, welcome,” Blessed Pope Emeritus the Third greeted at the airship port personally. I noted he had three Paladins around him, but they were clearly not trying to make any hostile movements towards me, with their weapons sheathed and their hands at their sides.
Checking t...
2023-12-09 23:59:26 +0000 UTC View PostI woke up suddenly. My eyes quickly opened and my lungs gasping for air. Everything was incredibly clear in a way that was hard to describe. The currents of energy were subtly moving about me in a way I had never noticed through the walls and floors. Even the air, which was almost devoid of energ...
2023-12-08 23:31:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe airboat was almost out of points as it circled around as it sped towards my target. While tempting to try and climb the outside by hand or skills, there was a lot of risk involved. The longer a person climbed a tower, the more monsters appeared.
The tower was in view in front of me. It ...
2023-12-08 00:23:07 +0000 UTC View PostQiang You
I stood on the small patch of solid Firmament watching Yuan Zhou prepare to breakthrough. He was an interesting cultivator, but interesting would only carry you so far.
“Your machinations are as multi-faceted as ever,” Leader Han told me through...
2023-12-06 20:17:42 +0000 UTC View Post“Vice Leader Qiang You,” I greeted my senior with a deep bow in his garden. It was time. After all this waiting, I was finally going to breakthrough. Either my life would be ending shortly, or I would be stepping onto a new and unexplored path in cultivation.
One part of me felt relieve...
2023-12-05 23:51:00 +0000 UTC View Post