After his rather short bout, Freddy left a cheering, rowdy audience behind and stepped back into the caves.
The punch had sent a notable healing pulse throughout his body, but not a noticeable one. It was only 1% Lifesteal, after all, and the sheer amount of healing needed to help ...
2023-09-22 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostOnce Freddy realized what had been bothering him, it didn’t take long to come to terms with it. Frankly, he wouldn’t have expected to leave this place alive, even without a concrete reason to believe so.
If anything, finally having some confirmation that he was right was like a burden o...
2023-09-19 10:19:33 +0000 UTC View PostAs soon as the large crowd of captives and the guards guiding them entered the cave, it was as if they had stepped into an entirely different world.
The air was different; the floor beneath their feet was colder, softer, and covered in wild growth.
The cave mouth was large, leading in...
2023-09-14 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostFreddy sat in his dark cell with a small globule of water floating around his body in an unstable orbit, losing a few drops every few seconds. As the last of the water left the grasp of his essence control, he used Create Water. His arms were trapped in a profoundly filthy straitjacket, and the b...
2023-09-12 07:17:01 +0000 UTC View PostFreddy woke up in a place that appeared to be, as he had feared the most, exactly where he had expected to arrive—a sterile, white ceiling, shackles all over his body, which was lying on a cold block of stone, and an assortment of sharp, terrifying objects at his side, ranging from knives, saws...
2023-09-08 08:54:20 +0000 UTC View PostFreddy had lived his life believing that, for men, looks were completely irrelevant. If you were poor, you were unattractive, and if you were rich, you would never struggle with women.
Be you an ugly bastard or a manifestation of handsomeness and masculinity, in the end, the number in your ...
2023-09-05 09:41:03 +0000 UTC View PostFreddy crawled out of bed, feeling perfectly rested. He washed himself up, had breakfast, and proceeded to a particular drawer.
Given how little shopping he did, there was little garbage to deal with. But, when a bit of trash did show up, all he had to do was throw it down a small hatch in ...
2023-09-01 09:41:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Madam—ack! Please,” Freddy begged as the sharp, claw-like nails drew blood.
Madam pulled him over the table and threw him at the wall.
He was seriously starting to hate being thrown at damn walls.
Whether it was through her life affinity or her mysterious talent that she ...
2023-08-29 08:38:23 +0000 UTC View PostAs Freddy walked into the gym, Mark greeted him, “Hey, Freddy, what’s up?” Then, he asked the dreaded question, “So… did that guy come after you?”
“Nah,” Freddy lied. “He must have pussied out.”
“I see… I personally think you should apologize.”
Freddy r...
2023-08-25 09:51:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe walls were painted a deep, crimson red. Tattooed men and women wearing robes the color of blood strode around the hallways, interacting close to none with their peers and acquaintances.
A large stone door shifted up, slowly screeching as the people passing by did their best not to turn ...
2023-08-22 08:42:41 +0000 UTC View PostFreddy couldn’t help but ogle the interior decor of the opulent building. Matt strode before them, leading down the colorful, slick hallways. Everything was plasticized; pink, beige, and turquoise were the dominant colors, and the flowers growing in the space swayed on their own, even though th...
2023-08-18 11:03:44 +0000 UTC View PostFreddy was back in the woods, holding two ether scrolls.
The first one held the Abyssal Depths Tempering Technique, and the second one contained the Hundred Wet Hells Tempering Technique. He didn’t hide that he was buying them this time since he was confident that Madam would find out any...
2023-08-15 08:02:16 +0000 UTC View PostIt was the morning after. The two young men sat in Freddy’s kitchen with the doctor’s heart on the table between them, still beating. Mark looked forlorn and underslept, and Freddy looked worse than back when he barely survived the passage break.
Neither of the two had it easy explainin...
2023-08-11 08:32:32 +0000 UTC View PostUnsurprisingly, someone was trying to get information on a person connected to Madam Morleppe. Even then, Mark's gaze was among the coldest he had ever given anyone. “With all due respect, sir,” Mark said, “I have no interest in sharing personal information regarding my clients. Have a good...
2023-08-08 08:47:42 +0000 UTC View PostThe skeleton soon entered the room, clattering to the ground. Although Mark had reflexively adopted a combat pose, it didn’t take him long to turn around and sprint back to his body.
Freddy watched the man vanish, panicking for a different set of reasons. “Why are you here, Bloodshed!?...
2023-08-04 12:59:54 +0000 UTC View PostFreddy watched Mark enter the changing room. The young man was clearly surprised that he had found Freddy already there. “Bit early today, huh?” Mark asked him teasingly.
“I was late for one day, and the man already has an opinion of my character, tsk, tsk,” Freddy said, clicking hi...
2023-08-02 16:03:14 +0000 UTC View PostIt took him a few moments to catch up with where he was and to realize what was about to happen, but when he did, he felt strangely at peace with it.
There were far worse things he could have traded for an opportunity like this, and if he was placed into the right hands, this could even ben...
2023-07-28 11:48:09 +0000 UTC View PostJanhalar pulled his smoking fist out of the pile of scrap wood that used to be his desk, and his assistant, a frightened young woman, whimpered as she took a few steps back.
“You are free to leave,” he said, and she quickly bowed before practically running out of the room.
Absolut...
2023-07-26 13:57:56 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough he had never been in a small community like this before, Freddy decided that he hated all of them with a burning passion.
“Hey, I’ve never seen you around. Where are you from? Just visiting or?”
“Are you…? No, wait, I don’t think I’ve seen you before!”
...
2023-07-24 08:19:49 +0000 UTC View Post‘So… to sum it up. I am not allowed to say anything about what I’ve witnessed on the day of the break to anyone without madam’s permission, even mental health professionals, I have to ‘roid up for the next six months to look good for the interview, and finally, I get no money.’ 2023-07-18 12:46:39 +0000 UTC View Post
The moment Freddy opened the door and saw who was standing in front of it, he slammed it closed and leaned against it.
‘Holy shit! It’s Madam Morleppe! Holy fuck! I slammed the door in Madam Morleppe’s face! Aaah!’ His mind whirled as he rushed to try and come up with some ...
2023-07-14 21:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostMark realized something peculiar, as small as it may have been. For the first time in roughly seven years, he wasn’t wearing any academy clothing. They had a uniform for every occasion because, of course, if one was an attendee, they had to ensure that everyone in the world knew at all times. 2023-07-12 21:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Freddy stared at the somewhat ordinary, albeit ridiculously handsome individual. “Yeah, that’s me. Uhm… Is there anything I can help you with?”
“You should probably get out of the apartment,” the man said casually. “There might be something dangerous in there.”
“Uhhh...
2023-07-10 21:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostFreddy appeared back in reality, and the first thing he did was the most rational thing he could think of at the moment. “Holy fucking shit! Jesus Christ! Ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew!”
So this was what the book meant. Shit like that existed everywhere around him!? And how was he su...
2023-07-06 21:45:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe vast fields were much quieter during the day than at night. But they were perilous nonetheless.
There was no such threat to this man, however. He donned red robes accented with thick violet string, and his long, messy, white hair partially covered his tattooed face, which was drawn in n...
2023-07-05 21:45:00 +0000 UTC View Post‘The cold… The smell… Ugh…’
The word headache wasn’t enough to fully encapsulate the headagony Freddy felt as he woke up. Sparse light peered through his shades the same way it did every morning, and his hand reached for the headgear.
But something was strange. Th...
2023-07-03 21:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post‘Immediate appointment, my fucking ass,’ Freddy thought with a hint of bitterness.
For over two hours already, he had been waiting in line, and now, it was finally down to only two people.
Raising the glass box, he observed the red vestige within, its eyes closed and mout...
2023-07-01 14:47:41 +0000 UTC View Post“Sweet mother of–!” Freddy kicked the green face off his bed, and it shrieked as it flew behind his garbage can.
His legs burned, and his abs screamed in protest, but he still got up quickly, grabbed the headgear off the floor beside his bed, and got up, accidentally slamming his head...
2023-07-01 14:44:54 +0000 UTC View PostThe realization gradually set in as Freddy took several shaky steps back, “Oh fuck me, it’s a passage!”
Shuffle.
“Ggegek!”
“Ggeheg!”
“Ggonggi!”
Cloaked and masked miniature humanoids popped their heads above the grass, one after another. Fr...
2023-07-01 14:42:57 +0000 UTC View Post[NOTES]
This is from my new series, 1% Lifesteal!
I hope you enjoy :)
[NOTES OVER]
The depths of the moonless night enveloped the vast fields, and away from daylight, chaos spread far and wide, the endless, bestial screams neverending.
Scurrying and whispering,...
2023-07-01 14:40:38 +0000 UTC View Post