"Are the coordinates locked in yet?"
Hearing Jaakobah's question, the Celestial operative controlling a magitech tool that looked like an unholy crossbreed between a cello, a harp, and a vuvuzela, shuddered in apprehension.
"We're almost done, sir. Just give me a minute."
"Every...
2023-04-18 15:26:47 +0000 UTC View PostPak. Pak. Pak.
The rhythmic sound of axe meeting firewood continued to echo in the woods. The hill in the clearing, upon which stood a lonely cottage, was especially picturesque in the first light of the early morning. At the back of the building, there was a...
2023-04-16 17:11:22 +0000 UTC View PostI knew it! I god-bloody-damn knew that the shifty old bastard was going to betray me! I knew it, and yet somehow I still didn't not trust him enough! How is that even possible!?
"This is stupid!" I growled as I let go of my head, and the archers on the catwalks readjusted their aim in respo...
2023-04-13 15:21:06 +0000 UTC View PostAngie often complained about Sundays. According to her, it was the most bittersweet day of the week; you already had a day off on Saturday, so you felt refreshed, but at the same time Monday was already looming over the horizon like a sword of Damocles, always weighing on your mind. It sounded al...
2023-04-10 15:10:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe group date at Lake Leucippe was… well, calling it a 'resounding success' was probably stretching it a bit, but it was fine. In retrospect, there was very little of the promised 'teaching a new couple how to couple' getting done, but everyone had a nice time, and that was all that mattered. ...
2023-04-09 10:52:19 +0000 UTC View PostHello, Dear Readers. It's been a while, but since I got reminded by a comment on Royal Road, I decided to delve into the dark recesses of NovelAI's stable diffusion image generator and dig up a few presentable images.
You're welcome.
2023-04-08 22:09:22 +0000 UTC
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Lake Leucippe was situated on a plateau on the southern side of the island of Critias. Its surface, currently completely frozen over and covered in a thin layer of fresh snow, glittered brightly in the rays of the early afternoon sun. The air was cold but fresh, and the snow-capped mountain and t...
2023-04-07 16:36:59 +0000 UTC View PostRaol's footsteps felt heavy as he gazed upon the distant walls of New Reedcourt. Back when he was alive, walls like those were reserved only for fortified border cities neighboring hotly contested territories, but if Elkayla's words were to be trusted, the mi...
2023-04-04 17:51:58 +0000 UTC View Post"Why do you keep attending high school?"
The question made me raise a brow and glance over at Sir Percival, currently sitting on the couch in my living room in a fluffy blue bathrobe, playing on his phone, and generally acting like he owned the place. It was early in the morning, and after ...
2023-04-03 13:13:44 +0000 UTC View Post"O-ho-ho? So this is the 'secret base' Friedrich had told me so much about? Very impressive!" a certain portly nurse exclaimed as we stepped out of the designated 'teleport closet'. His reaction was a little overblown, considering it was only the reception area.
Frankly, I was too mentally ...
2023-03-31 19:54:08 +0000 UTC View Post"I actually have a story like that," Raol noted while gently pinching his chin. "As a matter of fact, I had experienced it in my own skin."
"Really? Please, do tell!"
While Elkayla was busy trying to refill her fountain pen, a curious ...
2023-03-29 19:43:55 +0000 UTC View Post"It was eight AM. The skyscrapers of the city, giant nails aimed at the eyes of god, painted long, parallel shadows across the landscape. The dark stripes alternating with the rays of the morning sun made my city look like a murder-hornet. Looming. Buzzing. Dangerous. The air of my office, heavy ...
2023-03-27 14:57:58 +0000 UTC View PostI didn't mean that to be so dramatic, but it was made so by the uneasy silence that settled onto the room shortly after. My guest stared at me quite inquisitively for a while, and then snorted, which popped the tense atmosphere like a balloon.
"Yes. Let's do that." Saying so, Sir Percival m...
2023-03-25 15:23:15 +0000 UTC View Post"Yowza! I know that they say a man's home is his castle, but this place is fortified like the Maginot line!"
Ignoring Percival's spirited exclamation, I tried my best to hold my temper under control and my mind on track. This… irritation-thing had a pretty spotty track record, but I could...
2023-03-20 19:39:24 +0000 UTC View PostIt took until the third break for the misunderstanding to get cleared up, which was coincidentally around the same time Ichiko was moved over to Judy's shadow. By lobbying with my girlfriends, Penny claimed that she had already 'paid for her sins', and threatened to go on a hunger strike if her d...
2023-03-17 19:45:31 +0000 UTC View Post"We're close. My house is right over there."
"I can't seem to find it."
"It's because I hid it!" the young lady declared with a proud smirk and rested a hand on her hips. "A girl like me has to protect her privacy."
She leaned forw...
2023-03-15 23:41:57 +0000 UTC View PostI think I might've already said this before, but it bore reiterating: after going through all kinds of supernatural shenanigans, going to school on a slow Monday morning felt much weirder than it was ought to be, and it doubly applied after the extra-long winter break. Since the last time we walk...
2023-03-13 16:10:49 +0000 UTC View PostOnce I came out of the shower and sat down in my room, with Cal laid across my thighs, I was hit by a tsunami of fatigue, to the point I wished I could just sleep it all off. Sadly, we still couldn't figure out what caused me to sleep through the night that one time, and it never happened since t...
2023-03-09 17:05:30 +0000 UTC View Post"{I will not, young knight!}" the sword in my hand protested, but I ignored their voice in my head and assumed a defensive posture.
Based on the blowing, swirling magical lights around the stupid old bastard, I had a feeling he wasn't kidding, a notion that was further attested by the soft ...
2023-03-06 17:49:03 +0000 UTC View Post"Farking courts, that thing's nimble!" the axeman bellowed even as he jumped over a fallen tree trunk. "Don't lose it!"
"Easier said than done!" the archer woman barked back and, using the shoulder of her comrade as ...
2023-03-04 14:31:53 +0000 UTC View PostEven though it was a Saturday, Lord Grandpa was still holed up in his office inside the underground School complex, so while I could certainly just Phase in on top of him and call it a day, the whole point of this excursion was to peacefully discuss things like reasonable adults, so I opted for t...
2023-03-03 21:14:20 +0000 UTC View PostIn the end, Ammy didn't stay for too long, and after I shared a few anecdotes about what happened at the resort (and after she made me swear I would talk to Lord Grandpa about four more times), she left without too much hassle. In retrospect, I felt a little guilty about not bringing her along in...
2023-03-01 12:00:29 +0000 UTC View Post"Seriously, where am I?"
It was a question that slipped through the wandering skeleton's mouth on more than one occasion during the hours he spent wading through the underbrush of the forest. Back in the days of his youth, he ha...
2023-03-01 08:47:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe morning sun already peeked past the horizon by the time the newly reborn skeleton finished organizing the tools and resources he had at his disposal. After the initial shock passed, the first thing he did was to gather everything the old necroma...
2023-02-27 23:02:15 +0000 UTC View PostWas it normal to feel completely tuckered out after coming home from a vacation?
I mean, I had a relatively good time, didn't have to use my special abilities at all, and while the girls certainly kept me busy (in more ways than one), I had plenty of time to relax. With all that combined, I...
2023-02-27 15:11:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe Great Lowlands. In history books, it was either considered the invaluable breadbasket of the empire, its golden wheat fields and rich orchards stretching as far as the eyes could see, or a miserable...
2023-02-25 14:34:14 +0000 UTC View PostEven after the incident with the 'mysterious' peeper, the hangout in our room didn't run out of steam for a while. It was almost ten in the night when the last stragglers left the place (or, to be precise, got kicked out by Elly, but let's not split hairs about it). Throw some quick clean-up on t...
2023-02-23 14:26:12 +0000 UTC View Post"Why did our room become the dedicated hang-out spot in the resort?"
My dearest assistant's question sounded entirely rhetorical at first, but when I didn't answer, she looked over her shoulder with expectant eyes, forcing me to shrug.
"Beats me."
Still sitting in my lap, my gir...
2023-02-20 16:35:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe invisible ninja maids were unceasingly dutiful, as usual, and despite all the zaniness our suite experienced thanks to the previous night's truth-or-dare game going for a few too many rounds, all the incriminating evidence of it ever happening were gone without a trace. I had no idea where th...
2023-02-17 15:32:08 +0000 UTC View PostOn this day, I learned something new once again. Before I had the opportunity to try one, I thought hot springs were nothing special, but then I was pleasantly surprised by them. Conversely, after being repeatedly encouraged by the men of our little group to give it a go, I finally gave in and en...
2023-02-14 19:00:43 +0000 UTC View Post