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The Good Life: Infiltration (ch. 96)

“Welp, now that we're actually here… how exactly are we supposed to find your cat? It's a whole new planet, and we might not even be in the right decade,” Jinx remarked as we trodded along a busted asphalt road towards the city that loomed in the distance. So far, we hadn't seen a single ca...

The Good Life: Next Steps (ch. 95) (FF7 Start)

The next month and a half went incredibly smoothly. Everything was firing on all cylinders, and the immediate goals to reach my less immediate goals got toppled one after another. 

The aftermath of Silco's death played out exactly as I’d expected it to, with Zaun losing its absolute ...

The Good Life: Deals with the Devil (ch. 94)

“Feeling better?” I asked Jinx, looking down at where she was curled up in my lap like a cat with her head pressed into my chest. It had been an hour since she made the declaration that she belonged to me, and in the time since she’d alternated between choking on tears, clutching at me for ...

Legends Never Die: Convincing Arguments (ch. 129)

Each of my kingdoms needed a unique approach to solidify my rule. In Denmark, the kingdom was small enough in terms of landmass that Miklagard and the kingsroad were enough initial evidence to support my claims that the improvements that I offered would strengthen our people and make life easier....

Legends Never Die: Acknowledgment (ch. 128)

The conquest was off to a great start even by my standards -- there had been a steady stream of skirmishes across Geatland and Sweden to test my recruits' mettle. Small armies were allowed to gather from bands of Karl's or Thegns, and they were met with equal force. Each time, my men emerged vict...

Legends Never Die: The Life of a Soldier (ch. 127)

“Is this the first time you've stepped foot in another land?” Trym asked Hjalmar as they finished the disembarkment into the land of the Geats. The trip over had been rather short, only taking a few hours, really, and only that long because the veterans had landed first to secure the landing ...

Legends Never Die: Unification (ch. 126)

“That road work helped us along, eh?” Hjalmar heard to his right as he laid on the sand, breathing deeply as he tried to get a grip on his racing heart. All around him, he could hear the panting and grunts of everyone else in the troop as they did much the same. His side pinched like someone ...

A Golden Path: Design 3.1 (ch. 24)

The rest of their time in King's Landing was a blur to Brandon. He barely paid the hours or days that passed any heed, finding that he didn't have the stomach for frivolous frollicking and gossip. The only way he took note of time passing was the occasional celebration he was dragged into attendi...

Best of Intentions: Here's a War (ch. 26)

‘Why is this happening to me?’ Rebecca thought to herself, screaming internally as she tried to fall through the floor. Out of everyone, she felt like she was the least qualified person to be standing where she was. Leon was tough and charming, if a bit of a doofus. Ada was suave and...

A Golden Path: Foundation 2.14 (ch. 23)

‘It feels wrong to be happy,’ Ned thought to himself. His joy tasted of ash, his actions weighed heavily upon him to the point it was suffocating. Crushing. It was a betrayal of the highest order, but he didn't know what else he should have done. Yet, when he gazed into the violet ey...

Best of Intentions: Across the Line (ch. 25)

“How!? How much money do these… these… these motherfuckers make!?” I heaved, thumping a fist on a table. Ada, Rebecca, and Leon had all settled in Rockfort Island with Leon being the last to be recruited. Hacking government agencies had been so laughably easy that I was eighty pe...

The Good Life: Infiltration (ch. 96)

“Welp, now that we're actually here… how exactly are we supposed to find your cat? It's a whole new planet, and we might not even be in the right decade,” Jinx remarked as we trodded along a busted asphalt road towards the city that loomed in the distance. So far, we hadn't seen a single ca...

The Good Life: Next Steps (ch. 95) (FF7 Start)

The next month and a half went incredibly smoothly. Everything was firing on all cylinders, and the immediate goals to reach my less immediate goals got toppled one after another. 

The aftermath of Silco's death played out exactly as I’d expected it to, with Zaun losing its absolute ...

The Good Life: Deals with the Devil (ch. 94)

“Feeling better?” I asked Jinx, looking down at where she was curled up in my lap like a cat with her head pressed into my chest. It had been an hour since she made the declaration that she belonged to me, and in the time since she’d alternated between choking on tears, clutching at me for ...

The Good Life: Dashed Expectations (ch. 93)

“Guess who!?” Jinx exclaimed, dropping from the ceiling soundlessly and covering Law's eyes as he tinkered at his workstation. But with her hands on his face she could feel how Law didn't so much as twitch as his vision was robbed, telling her that he probably knew she was there the whole tim...

Legends Never Die: Acknowledgment (ch. 128)

The conquest was off to a great start even by my standards -- there had been a steady stream of skirmishes across Geatland and Sweden to test my recruits' mettle. Small armies were allowed to gather from bands of Karl's or Thegns, and they were met with equal force. Each time, my men emerged vict...

Legends Never Die: The Life of a Soldier (ch. 127)

“Is this the first time you've stepped foot in another land?” Trym asked Hjalmar as they finished the disembarkment into the land of the Geats. The trip over had been rather short, only taking a few hours, really, and only that long because the veterans had landed first to secure the landing ...

Legends Never Die: Unification (ch. 126)

“That road work helped us along, eh?” Hjalmar heard to his right as he laid on the sand, breathing deeply as he tried to get a grip on his racing heart. All around him, he could hear the panting and grunts of everyone else in the troop as they did much the same. His side pinched like someone ...

Legends Never Die: Bestowing of Expectations (ch. 125)

Under normal circumstances, I would have preferred to delay my conquest of Scandinavia by at least a year. Perhaps two,  to be safe. Such a thing required more than just an army of young men willing to fight -- there were logistics to consider. Information needed to be gathered to determine ...

Best of Intentions: Here's a War (ch. 26)

‘Why is this happening to me?’ Rebecca thought to herself, screaming internally in pure panic as she tried to fall through the floor. Out of everyone, she felt like she was the least qualified person to be standing where she was. Leon was tough and charming, if a bit of a dofus. Ada ...

A Golden Path: Foundation 2.14 (ch. 23)

‘It feels wrong to be happy,’ Ned thought to himself. His joy tasted of ash, his actions weighed heavily upon him to the point it was suffocating. Crushing. It was a betrayal of the highest order, but he didn't know what else he should have done. Yet, when he gazed into the violet ey...

Best of Intentions: Across the Line (ch. 25)

“How? How much money do these… these… these motherfuckers make?” I heaved, thumping a fist on a table. Ada, Rebecca, and Leon had all settled in Rockfort Island with Leon being the last to be recruited. Hacking government agencies had been so laughably easy that I'm eighty percen...

A Golden Path: Foundation 2.13 (ch. 22)

His room felt like an adequate representation of his life, Rhaegar Targaryen felt as he raised his head from his hands. Everything in his quarters had been destroyed -- the wardrobe, his desk, chairs, candlesticks, pitchers and cups, even his bed. All of it was destroyed in a manic fury that came...

The Good Life: Next Steps (ch. 95) (FF7 Start)

The next month and a half went incredibly smoothly. Everything was just firing on all cylinders, and the goals to reach my goals got toppled one after another. The aftermath of Silco's death played out exactly as I expected it to, with Zaun losing its absolute fucking mind, thinking that the Pilt...

The Good Life: Deals with the Devil (ch. 94)

“Feeling better?” I asked Jinx, looking down at where she was curled up in my lap like a cat with her head pressed into my chest. It had been an hour since she made the declaration that she belonged to me, and in the time since she’d alternated between choking on tears, clutching at me for ...

The Good Life: Dashed Expectations (ch. 93)

“Guess who!?” Jinx exclaimed, dropping from the ceiling soundlessly and covering Law's eyes as he tinkered at his workstation. But with her hands on his face she could feel how Law didn't so much as twitch as his vision was robbed, telling her that he probably knew she was there the whole tim...

The Good Life: The Prey (ch. 92)

Things had deviated rather significantly from his original plans, Silco mused as he lounged in his seat at the half cog table of the Council. 

He had joined the Council with certain… preconceived notions. Notions that he hadn't truly been aware of until he had been formally inducted ...

Legends Never Die: The Life of a Soldier (ch. 127)

“Is this the first time you've stepped foot in another land?” Trym asked Hjalmar as they finished the disembarkment into the land of the Geats. The trip over had been rather short, only taking a few hours, really, and only that long because the veterans had landed first to secure the landing ...

Legends Never Die: Unification (ch. 126)

“That road work helped us along, eh?” Hjalmar heard to his right as he laid on the sand, breathing deeply as he tried to get a grip on his racing heart. All around him, he could hear the panting and grunts of everyone else in the troop as they did much the same. His side pinched like someone ...

Legends Never Die: Bestowing of Expectations (ch. 125)

Under normal circumstances, I would have preferred to delay my conquest of Scandinavia by at least a year. Perhaps two,  to be safe. Such a thing required more than just an army of young men willing to fight -- there were logistics to consider. Information needed to be gathered to determine ...