Prologue V
Everyone, A Call to the Great Forest
The world is in turmoil. Mediums and Oracles from across the land have all gotten word of the first sign of the apocalypse happening. The world that had been quiet for millennium was now suddenly at a breaking point as an ancient evil ma...
2022-09-07 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 64
When a PI is More than Just a Private Dick
Maniacal Laughter.
You ever hear sandpaper grind against metal? No, well you are probably lucky. If you have, then imagine that decibel of noise driven up to eleven and you might understand the pitch being...
2022-09-06 09:18:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 63
When Milk Runs Turn Sour
There is always that moment when you fully test out a new piece of gear in live combat. You can use the equipment, move around in it, and even do a little dance. Just know that everything changes when you go to live combat. Then depending on the sca...
2022-09-05 10:55:59 +0000 UTC View PostEpilogue IV
Ezma Loren, Great Jungle Basin
Ezma Loren, now the queen of her dominion. Her dominion of course was wherever she happened to be. Seven years ago, sparked the start of her transformation. From when she went from being the weaker portion of an old-world law pact and had bee...
2022-09-05 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post<<<< AUTHOR'S NOTE: Thanks to some comments. I realize there was a bit of mystery that I was leaving out, also a lot of the MC's actions weren't explained. So I have updated parts of this chapter to better explain the changes that the MC is aware of happening. 2022-09-04 11:13:08 +0000 UTC View Post
So I managed to do as I proposed.
I opened it up so that the $5 tier gave you the option to have one of the stories or both.
Also know that I will open up all posts here before the end of the month to be read under the $1 per month price.
By the end of the m...
2022-09-04 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post<<<<Author's Note: I would like to begin by stating this chapter is not meant to offend in any way, nor make light of the topic. Instead it is meant to bring about the topic below in a meaningful way that can spark discussion. With that, please be cognizant of comment...
2022-09-03 11:11:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 60
Mid-Life Crisis
These new Prolaxians were tough. Well tougher than the normal ones. We found that there were two new types, the Mental and Magical kinds. Both were resistant to my Mind Rend. While I could still use Mind Rend to find them, the effects of
<<<<AUTHOR'S NOTE: I probably could have ended this sooner, but I think this is a good stopping point for Book 4. Don't worry, more is still to come. But I think this arc is already showing itself to be one of Lykan realizing he can't change the world by himself. As s...
2022-09-02 08:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostFirst of all, thank you all for continuing to be with me throughout this process.
Notes:
I might try to do something so people can/will only receive one of the stories. So if you don't like Outcast, no problem just click on the 13th Loop only Patreo...
Interlude VI
“To what do I owe the honor?” Admiral Lemitov commander of the First fleet asked the famous, though retired Mave.
Mave to her part gave the military hand signal for silence. Normally such requests from civilians would not be accepted. However, Mave held a cer...
2022-09-01 09:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 59
Acronyms Decryptions and Drugs: ADD
I am there holding the details of the ten-day contract in my hand, and I pause. For a second I was half tempted to sign. Then I realize a few things. First, the contract only states that it will take me to the unspecified location, nothin...
2022-08-31 09:49:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 147
Lykan
Family Ties
Taking out the guards were one thing as they were little more than lumbering lummoxes. Easily dispatched with swift concise movements. Now this new group, they were hard to detect as they were completely devoid of mana. Also, their tolerance to qi s...
2022-08-31 08:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 58
The Bro-Code
“You five just picked the wrong easy mark.” I say as I begin to smile brightly.
The leader of the band of thugs down below pauses for a second, then looks at me like I am stupid. “There are only four of us.”
With that I raise my eyebrow at h...
2022-08-30 09:49:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 57
My Reunions are Froth with Disappointment
“Momma?” The stone-cold killer Rayquel says, as she enters the holding cell that I am still in. Perhaps a bit of a back brief is required. Two weeks have passed since I got back to this timeline. Don’t worry, my case never wen...
2022-08-29 09:06:29 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude XIV
Legacy of The Mage Hunters II
Reports came in daily about Ajimal the Great, and about the Black Widow, Aren, in his own domicile. How the Black Widow has begun by decapitating the heads from those who are most beloved and empowering to the ruthless conqueror.
“Wh...
2022-08-29 08:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 56
A Court-Martial, An Inheritance, And A Family Reunion: Not in that Order
One thing that every human in the military has the right to is trial by Court-martial. Any time you get an article 15 for disobeying direct orders that led to the eradication of a hostile enemy force, ...
2022-08-28 13:00:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 55
Beyond the Void
“Break apart. Return to base! Exercise over!” DI Hopewell shouted.
There is a moment, a calm before the storm of battle. The moment you realize the enemies are right there, and they have recognized you. That one moment, that is all you must change ...
2022-08-27 11:56:30 +0000 UTC View PostPrologue III
Admiral Lemitov watched in wide eyed horror, as an unknown fissure was created seemingly out of nowhere. Worse, this fissure proceeded to release wave after wave of Prolaxian horrors to the universe. There was no build up, no spatial anomalies, no buildup of energy particles. I...
2022-08-26 09:53:21 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 146
Kosha
Double Crossed
Kosha’s face burned from where she had been punched. She had failed her awakening ceremony. Only the new boy Marsh had shown her any sympathy.
“Just hold out a little longer. Hope will be waiting for you.” The boy said, before he was ...
2022-08-26 08:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostEpilogue II
A nearly frantic Cadet Melissa Gardner flew through the city streets, technically she was AWOL, Absent Without Leave. The only problem, she didn’t seem to care. Instead, she made several calls, plans, and other operations all before she ended up at the unassuming office of a n...
2022-08-25 09:40:05 +0000 UTC View Post<<<<AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is to be the end of book 2. Thank you all for your feedback and support to this time. I would especially like to thank MagicWafflez for their feedback that gave me the idea for this ending. I really hope you like it, and hopefu...
2022-08-24 11:18:44 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 145
Lykan
A Second Awakening Day
Lykan was impressed to find that his knowledge of the traditional routes taken by the inspectors was still accurate. Despite how much time had passed since his first Awakening day. He had lived and experienced fourteen years of life. In f...
2022-08-24 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 53
Deepest Echoes
You ever do trust falls? You know acts of trust where you randomly fly up about twenty feet into the air, only to get knocked out by an unknown mind spike of force and fall into your dashing partner’s arms? No? No random butterfly wings of flight? No prince...
2022-08-23 08:50:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 52
Temple Runs, Fake Emotions, and Needless Distractions
I don’t like to think of myself as a prima-donna, but maybe I am. But somewhere along the lines I think I got offered a damaged set of goods.
You ever wonder about war heroes? Ones you have seen and fought with a...
2022-08-22 09:21:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 144
Marsh
Walking With the Gods
Angels. Well angels, gods, or divine beings. Those were the words he would use to describe his saviors. He had hidden for so long in his hiding spot that he was certain he had died. His stomach rumbled so loudly that he wished he could die...
2022-08-22 08:01:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 51
Carrots, Sticks, and a Whole Lot of Tricks
There are times when you work as a team that things get heated. Thoughts are said that should likely be avoided uttering ever. Therefore, eventually I think I will grow to regret some of the words I’ve said. Not really the implic...
2022-08-21 11:43:21 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 50
A Deal Too Good To Refuse
“Welcome Mr. Goldman-X, or do you just prefer the name Goldman?” The monster before me said, in words that sounded surprisingly smooth coming from a monstrous mouth. A gulped audibly. With just one glance I realized I was in far, far too deep t...
2022-08-20 12:08:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 49
Spy Versus Sly
I will be the first to admit that I am not a spy. The glowing eyes and hair, make my chances of becoming an inter-galactic man of mystery a complete farse. That said, when noticing the way Rayquel was interacting with the two Dwenvarians, I couldn’t help bu...
2022-08-19 11:04:19 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 143
Brenna
The Next One
A flash of qi erupted in the sky the moment Lykan slew the dhampyr queen. Of course, at the time Brenna and her young ward had no way of knowing that the monster who had infested the lands was a dhampyr queen. All that was known for certain was th...
2022-08-19 08:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post