My hands curled into fists, and veins bulged in my neck and arms, expanding with blood to keep me from passing out. The air stirred around me, responding to the power that swelled within me. I pulled at my ki, dragging it up no matter how heavy it seemed. The process was slow. Painfully slow. Far...
2021-01-18 16:01:22 +0000 UTC View PostThis one is a little sooner than I would like, but I think it's for the best. To preface this -- I'm not feeling burnt out. But, on the other hand, I did write 60k words a week, usually around 10k a day for about three weeks... so, I think it's probably something I should nip in the bud before it...
2021-01-16 15:59:03 +0000 UTC View Post"It's not what it looks like, Mr. Jericho," Lili hastily said, looking up at me with wide eyes as she practically lunged for the book. I easily kept it out of reach just by raising an arm. "Mr. Jericho is being really mean right now!" She shouted at me, able to make up the difference in height. S...
2021-01-16 15:58:39 +0000 UTC View PostBalance was a difficult thing to achieve, I thought as I sat at the peak of the Throat of the World. It was simple to imagine -- someone walking across a tightrope, or a pen balanced on an edge. Or a small bubble being at the center of a leveler. Balance was a very simple thing to find but achiev...
2021-01-16 15:58:36 +0000 UTC View Post"You want an enchantment… that will make you… weaker?" Sergius questioned, sounding like he thought he misheard me. I guess that was a bit out of the blue after about a week of learning from him.
I nodded, "I know how it sounds, but a god's blessing is a bit of a double-edged sword. I c...
2021-01-16 15:58:34 +0000 UTC View Post"You look the part, kid," Mr. Cobblepot informed me when I stepped into his office. He sat at the head of a long table, similar to the one that had been there when I stumbled here, shot a few times, but with drugs and money. "Never thought you'd get rid of that travesty of a haircut," he remarked...
2021-01-13 16:01:16 +0000 UTC View Post"So, just to be clear -- this is one of those things you're going to do anyway, and you're just telling me so I'll be in the loop, right?" Vergil questioned, leaning against the bar counter at Staircase while sitting in a seat. There was another cup of coffee in his hand -- it was becoming increa...
2021-01-13 16:01:14 +0000 UTC View Post"So… Waylon," I started as I unsealed a card after tossing it to the ground. "Are you sure you're… okay with this? I mean, I can find another way." I offered the massive reptilian person. We were in the metro tunnels, far off from our usual haunts, to deal with a problem that had been buildin...
2021-01-13 16:01:12 +0000 UTC View Post“The No-Tell Motel,” Jackie read the sign as we walked towards the hotel. It was a short building compared to those that surrounded it, but it didn’t need to be tall. The name of the place flashed neon pink. “If there was a place to lay low at, then this would be it.”
I glanced at...
2021-01-12 16:04:44 +0000 UTC View PostI had watched Lock die. My friend. I watched him die trying to save my life. There had been no dramatic farewell. There was no moment where time seemed to slow down or anything like that. Just one moment where I realized that I was dead, and the next when I realized I was going to live, because L...
2021-01-12 16:04:39 +0000 UTC View PostI awoke to the harsh sound of an alarm blaring in my ear. No matter how tired I was, my body responded to old habits. Once I was up, then I was up. I swallowed a yawn as I pushed myself up, my back cracking with the action. A low groan escaped me as I shifted into a sitting position, my feet on t...
2021-01-12 16:04:33 +0000 UTC View PostHere is the refined first chapter to A Hard Knock Life. For the most part, I just cut out about two thousand words of needless exposition and padding, skipping right to the action. I also cleaned up the hacking scene to add more detail so it's less 'then I hacked them.'
... 2021-01-12 16:04:24 +0000 UTC View PostSo, you know how I said it'll probably like a few months working on the story to build up a backlog? Yeah, that was a total lie apparently. For the past two weeks, I've just been pumping words out and ended up writing over 100k and 20 chapters. Don't ask me how I did it. I don't know either. ...
2021-01-11 15:52:48 +0000 UTC View Post"The Warworld has been spotted, Lord Frieza," Ada'la heard someone relay, and a hint of tension eased out of her with the news. The message that Prince Tarble had sent out had reached everyone -- that the Warworld and its owner, Mongul, had attacked Thanagar. Just as the following news of Thanaga...
2021-01-11 15:52:41 +0000 UTC View PostMy hands curled into fists, and veins bulged in my neck and arms, expanding with blood to keep me from passing out. The air stirred around me, responding to the power that swelled within me. I pulled at my ki, dragging it up no matter how heavy it seemed. The process was slow. Painfully slow. Far...
2021-01-11 15:52:20 +0000 UTC View PostI awoke with a start, clawing my way back to consciousness, because even in the blissful realm of unconsciousness, I knew every second counted. That there was simply too much to do for me to be down for the count. The Khundian empire had submitted and it would cause ripples across the galaxy. Mon...
2021-01-11 15:52:18 +0000 UTC View PostBalance was a difficult thing to achieve, I thought as I sat at the peak of the Throat of the World. It was simple to imagine -- someone walking across a tightrope, or a pen balanced on an edge. Or a small bubble being at the center of a leveler. Balance was a very simple thing to find, but achie...
2021-01-09 15:58:11 +0000 UTC View Post"You want an enchantment… that will make you… weaker?" Sergius questioned, sounding like he thought he misheard me. I guess that was a bit out of the blue after about a week of learning from him.
I nodded, "I know how it sounds, but a god's blessing is a bit of a double-edged sword. I c...
2021-01-09 15:58:10 +0000 UTC View PostLili slammed into me like a little bullet, so she was lucky that I wasn't wearing my armor. Books clattered to the ground upon the collision, spilling from her backpack. Her fingers gripped my jacket while she buried her face into my leg. I had almost forgotten how small Lili was. She barely came...
2021-01-09 15:58:08 +0000 UTC View Post"So, just to be clear -- this is one of those things you're going to do anyway, and you're just telling me so I'll be in the loop, right?" Vergil questioned, leaning against the bar counter at Staircase while sitting in a seat. There was another cup of coffee in his hand -- it was becoming increa...
2021-01-06 16:01:58 +0000 UTC View Post"So… Waylon," I started as I unsealed a card after tossing it to the ground. "Are you sure you're… okay with this? I mean, I can find another way." I offered the massive reptilian person. We were in the metro tunnels, far off from our usual haunts, to deal with a problem that had been buildin...
2021-01-06 16:01:56 +0000 UTC View Post"I'll… I'll be right there," I told Revy as she vanished behind the curtain. Dragging a hand down my face -- the sudden switch between sublime ecstasy to 'oh shit' mode was a difficult one. Glancing down at Tifa, I saw her cleaning herself up. She caught my look and offered a smile -- I got my ...
2021-01-06 16:01:54 +0000 UTC View PostMy hands curled into fists, and veins bulged in my neck and arms, expanding with blood to keep me from passing out. The air stirred around me, responding to the power that swelled within me. I pulled at my ki, dragging it up no matter how heavy it seemed. The process was slow. Painfully slow. Far...
2021-01-04 16:02:32 +0000 UTC View PostI awoke with a start, clawing my way back to consciousness, because even in the blissful realm of unconsciousness, I knew every second counted. That there was simply too much to do for me to be down for the count. The Khundian empire had submitted and it would cause ripples across the galaxy. Mon...
2021-01-04 16:02:30 +0000 UTC View Post"Focus on Broly," I told Shayera in a low whisper as Mongul looked at us. There wasn't a point in hiding it. He knew what our next move would be, "and take my capsules." I couldn't give them to her because my hands were encased in Nth Metal. As her hand dipped down, Mongul sprung into action, as ...
2021-01-04 16:02:28 +0000 UTC View Post"You want an enchantment… that will make you… weaker?" Sergius questioned, sounding like he thought he misheard me. I guess that was a bit out of the blue after about a week of learning from him.
I nodded, "I know how it sounds, but a god's blessing is a bit of a double-edged sword. I c...
2021-01-02 15:58:56 +0000 UTC View PostLili slammed into me like a little bullet, so she was lucky that I wasn't wearing my armor. Books clattered to the ground upon the collision, spilling from her backpack. Her fingers gripped my jacket while she buried her face into my leg. I had almost forgotten how small Lili was. She barely came...
2021-01-02 15:58:53 +0000 UTC View Post"You have survived the Thu'um?" Paarthurnax questioned as we began. I had no clue if the Graybeards had any idea I was here. Probably not since Paarthurnax didn't take students regularly and the dragon was rarely seen for centuries at a time. I was seated at the base of the Word Wall, which helpe...
2021-01-02 15:58:50 +0000 UTC View Post"So… Waylon," I started as I unsealed a card after tossing it to the ground. "Are you sure you're… okay with this? I mean, I can find another way." I offered the massive reptilian person. We were in the metro tunnels, far off from our usual haunts, to deal with a problem that had been buildin...
2020-12-30 16:00:57 +0000 UTC View Post"I'll… I'll be right there," I told Revy as she vanished behind the curtain. Dragging a hand down my face -- the sudden switch between sublime ecstasy to 'oh shit' mode was a difficult one. Glancing down at Tifa, I saw her cleaning herself up. She caught my look and offered a smile -- I got my ...
2020-12-30 16:00:55 +0000 UTC View Post