There was an unnatural quiet, a tension in the air that felt out of place given the circumstances. The city should be filled with noise -- people digging through rubble, people shouting for help, people moaning in pain… There should be looting and search and recovery and sirens and gunshots.
2021-08-18 15:15:33 +0000 UTC
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I had never experienced an earthquake before. I knew Hollywood made them out to be hugely dramatic events, but I had heard that most earthquakes were subtle things. Most of the time, you wouldn't even realize that there had been one. The more powerful variety were little trembles that threatened ...
2021-08-18 15:15:30 +0000 UTC
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The Joker's body was moving. An alert appeared in my vision warning me of that fact, making me freeze in place as I straightened out my tie. But, after a small beat of silence, I resumed as if nothing was wrong. Because, as alarming as that was, it was also completely expected. The Joker's body h...
2021-08-18 15:15:28 +0000 UTC
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I looked different, I noted as I checked myself out in the mirror after a shower. I expected some changes, but I hadn't expected how...drastic they might be. When I first doubled my stats, I looked a bit better. My skin cleared up, my hair was shinier and softer, my jawline a little stronger… I...
2021-08-17 15:00:18 +0000 UTC
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Boomerangs. It wouldn't be my first tool of choice for an assassination. Unless, of course, it was merely a distraction. Getting me into position so the traitors could line up a shot. Just like how Vegeta had been murdered. I nearly crushed the screaming man's arm in my hand, every sense honed to...
2021-08-16 14:55:45 +0000 UTC
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"- the American people shall not bow to this-" The President of the United States began, giving a speech in front of the White House. Before it was a large sea of people, all of them cheering and screaming to the point that you could barely hear the President speak. I saw countless signs -- a fai...
2021-08-16 14:55:38 +0000 UTC
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Tim stood in the vast emptiness that was outer space, and around him there was nothing but death. Massive fleets of starships clashed around him in a display of destruction on such a scale that he had never seen before. A ship that was as large as a city exploded when its shields failed, and blue...
2021-08-16 14:55:34 +0000 UTC
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I found myself in a familiar white void -- Megumin was gone, and I didn't see anyone else. I had accepted the call to leave the world as soon as I heard that familiar ping that I had only heard once before. But, I recognized it all the same. I had hit my win condition to allow for the next world ...
2021-08-14 14:56:38 +0000 UTC
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The Unrelenting Force was a finicky word of power. In Skyrim, I had slowly mastered it as it grew in incriminates. Then, in the final battle against Alduin, the word of power grew in strength as I began to embody the idea of being an unrelenting force of nature. I never managed to reach the point...
2021-08-14 14:56:10 +0000 UTC
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"So… the Demon King is dead," I remarked, looking at Kazuma, who looked pale and afraid. His gaze was distant, and it took him a moment to realize that I had asked him a question.
However, he still nodded, "Y-yeah! I took care of him," Kazuma said, confirming it. That was good. Great, rea...
2021-08-14 14:56:08 +0000 UTC
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I had never experienced an earthquake before. I knew Hollywood made them out to be hugely dramatic events, but I had heard that most earthquakes were subtle things. Most of the time, you wouldn't even realize that there had been one. The more powerful variety were little trembles that threatened ...
2021-08-04 14:03:10 +0000 UTC
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The Joker's body was moving. An alert appeared in my vision warning me of that fact, making me freeze in place as I straightened out my tie. But, after a small beat of silence, I resumed as if nothing was wrong. Because, as alarming as that was, it was also completely expected. The Joker's body h...
2021-08-04 14:03:06 +0000 UTC
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Humanity was far more divided than 2B could have imagined. She reflected on it as she sat alone in her room, her synthetic eyes viewing streams of information from the internet. She would prefer to be guarding Vergil instead, especially when he had proved that he was in increasing amounts of dang...
2021-08-04 14:03:01 +0000 UTC
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The commissioner for Risk It All was unable to pay for a chapter this month, so the story will only receive two updates this month. Next month, we should be back on the three chapters a month schedule. So, there would be no chapter next week, and I decided it would be the best time to take a quic...
2021-08-03 14:56:15 +0000 UTC
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"Part of being a hero is that we will never fully understand any situation that we walk into," Batman began, looking at us as we lined up, standing at attention. I was braced to get chewed out, and I was thankful that my mask kept my expression from betraying the fact that I was shocked that we w...
2021-08-03 14:56:10 +0000 UTC
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"- the American people shall not bow to this-" The President of the United States began, giving a speech in front of the White House. Before it was a large sea of people, all of them cheering and screaming to the point that you could barely hear the President speak. I saw countless signs -- a fai...
2021-08-02 15:01:15 +0000 UTC
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Tim stood in the vast emptiness that was outer space, and around him there was nothing but death. Massive fleets of starships clashed around him in a display of destruction on such a scale that he had never seen before. A ship that was as large as a city exploded when its shields failed, and blue...
2021-08-02 15:01:09 +0000 UTC
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Patreon has suffered a bit of a glitch -- Last week, the next highest tier was available for Tipper patreons. So, a number of you will have already read the chapter, which is why it looks familiar.
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“What do you mean, hands-off?” Garfield protested, voici...
2021-08-02 15:01:02 +0000 UTC
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The Unrelenting Force was a finicky word of power. In Skyrim, I had slowly mastered it as it grew in incriminates. Then, in the final battle against Alduin, the word of power grew in strength as I began to embody the idea of being an unrelenting force of nature. I never managed to reach the point...
2021-07-31 14:52:41 +0000 UTC
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"So… the Demon King is dead," I remarked, looking at Kazuma, who looked pale and afraid. His gaze was distant, and it took him a moment to realize that I had asked him a question.
However, he still nodded, "Y-yeah! I took care of him," Kazuma said, confirming it. That was good. Great, rea...
2021-07-31 14:52:39 +0000 UTC
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"He's actually going through with it," Megumin realized with some awe as construction began around Axel. It was foundational stuff, like digging out level foundations for houses and roads and that kind of thing. It was happening all around Axel, whose citizens were being paid to work to build a c...
2021-07-31 14:52:37 +0000 UTC
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The Joker's body was moving. An alert appeared in my vision warning me of that fact, making me freeze in place as I straightened out my tie. But, after a small beat of silence, I resumed as if nothing was wrong. Because, as alarming as that was, it was also completely expected. The Joker's body h...
2021-07-28 14:49:54 +0000 UTC
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Humanity was far more divided than 2B could have imagined. She reflected on it as she sat alone in her room, her synthetic eyes viewing streams of information from the internet. She would prefer to be guarding Vergil instead, especially when he had proved that he was in increasing amounts of dang...
2021-07-28 14:49:51 +0000 UTC
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Working for Vergil St. Jude was an interesting experience, Miranda reflected as she gave her signature on yet another form. He was a taskmaster. Oddly, he was worse than her father had been -- not only had he created her to be perfect, but he expected absolute perfection in everything. Vergil sti...
2021-07-28 14:49:47 +0000 UTC
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Sorry about the formatting -- my internet crapped out so I had to use my phone to upload the chapter. I'll fix it whenever my internet provider fixes my internet.
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My body tensed reflexively the moment I heard the sound of automatic gunfire. It was a series of pops that echoe...
2021-07-27 14:57:53 +0000 UTC
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Tim stood in the vast emptiness that was outer space, and around him there was nothing but death. Massive fleets of starships clashed around him in a display of destruction on such a scale that he had never seen before. A ship that was as large as a city exploded when its shields failed, and blue...
2021-07-26 14:59:40 +0000 UTC
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“What do you mean, hands-off?” Garfield protested, voicing the concerns of the Titans as they recuperated in Titans Tower. Their living room served as the briefing room, a large screen displaying the cowled visage of Batman -- only the bottom half of his face was visible, leaving his mouth an...
2021-07-26 14:59:36 +0000 UTC
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"No," I dismissed him, "I need time to investigate your real estate laws. I can say with certainty that America is mine, but I understand that Earth is very fractured in terms of unity. I will have to visit all the nations on earth to compare," I told him, the Kryptonian not so much as blinking a...
2021-07-26 14:59:32 +0000 UTC
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This chapter wasn’t beta’d because Gift of Love had health issues to take care of. I combed through it myself a good dozen times, but you can only read the same chapter so many times before you become blind to the mistakes. So, sorry in advance if the quality suffers a drop.<...
2021-07-24 15:00:27 +0000 UTC
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"He's actually going through with it," Megumin realized with some awe as construction began around Axel. It was foundational stuff, like digging out level foundations for houses and roads and that kind of thing. It was happening all around Axel, whose citizens were being paid to work to build a c...
2021-07-24 15:00:21 +0000 UTC
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