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[REND] B2. 8.1 - The Gangsters and the Sister

I had made a very impressive acquisition earlier—a wristwatch that glows in the dark. Since I left my phone at my condo, I didn’t have anything to check the time with. I could’ve bought a digital watch. Or a regular watch, and I’d just shine a flashlight on it.

But I thought this gl...

[REND] B2. 7.4 - Slippery Sisterly Sightings

“Kind of scary they have this technology,” I said. Especially worrisome for me, an Adumbrae. “Why do they have this stuff when the BID doesn’t? The PCM isn’t even like a megachurch, with hundreds of millions of dollars and lots of people donating money. They’re just in some parts of C...

[REND] B2. 7.3 - Slippery Sisterly Sightings

I sidled past Myra and entered the doorway to check the Adumbrae-shoo-away machine. I mentally sighed in relief to find it squished against the wall. The Adumbrae must’ve been huge, squeezing itself in this small tunnel.

“The Adumbrae destroyed the machine,” I said, pointing at it. 2025-11-06 12:40:41 +0000 UTC View Post

[REND] B2. 7.2 - Slippery Sisterly Sightings

“This is bullshit!” Myra rushed out of the room to follow the blood trail.

Deen went out, too. I didn’t immediately follow them, deciding to first remove the techie metal strips on Cecilia’s body. Not sure if it was worth taking this, but I wanted to give it to the Professor. We mig...

[REND] B2. 7.1 - Slippery Sisterly Sightings

My cute original body got hammered into the floor like a cartoon character, leaving behind a me-shaped hole after Deen dug it out. I wanted to fill the hole with plaster and take the molded form home. Would look great in my living room. Mom would probably find it bizarre.

I expected my orig...

[REND] B2. 6.5 - Monster in the Labyrinth

We can share thoughts? My first instinct was to disconnect from Deen. I hated physical touch. ‘Mental touch’ was several levels more abominable. No way I’d let Deen rummage through my thoughts! Spooky Erind was different because she was an entity from another dimension; the ickines...

[REND] B2. 6.4 - Monster in the Labyrinth

That damn invisible pet! It was snitching on me!

Times like this reminded me of how bullshit Deen’s power was. Was the Guardian Angel telling me to transform into Blanchette? Probably not. I’d rather escape this fight than reveal the secret of Blanchette to Deen and Myra; it wa...

[REND] B2. 6.3 - Monster in the Labyrinth

We’re sent by Red Hood? Ah, I could see why this mad scientist would think that.

Cecilia didn’t know about artificial Corebrings, but she should know about what happened at the docks. Given that we were supposedly Adumbrae in her eyes, and Red Hood was the rumored big ...

[REND] B2. 6.2 - Monster in the Labyrinth

The fuck? The PCM wanted to cure Adumbrae? This actually aligned with being ‘Protectors of the City’ and all that. But was it really possible? And it was surprising that they had the capabilities to even attempt this in the first place. Maybe they did make the Adumbrae-shoo-away mach...

[REND] B2. 6.1 - Monster in the Labyrinth

“There’s really an Adumbrae here!” I exclaimed, partly with genuine surprise. Would you look at that, the rumor that Enrico shared was actually true. At this point, I shouldn’t be surprised if an Adumbrae was hiding under my bed.

They—we—were freaking everywhere in the ...

[REND] B2. 5.4 - The Three Bs

(Author’s Notes: Thank you for the feedback on the previous chapter. 5.3 wasn’t up to standard. I’ve heavily edited 5.3 and moved its latter half to this chapter. For those who have read the older version of 5.3, it might be best to reread it before reading 5.4. And I have edited twice, so ...

[REND] B2. 5.3 - The Three Bs

The entrance to the bunker system that Overdrive had told me about was around a fifteen-minute ride from Enrico’s place. It was near an abandoned train station that used to be a stop when Marsh Row was thriving. The train lines had since been diverted closer to the business districts, and a new...

[REND] B2. 5.2 - The Three Bs

“I didn’t expect my visitors to be ninja ladies.” Enrico was quite tall and oddly V-shaped, with very broad shoulders and an extremely thin waist. He carried himself like a male model and dressed the part, too. Though I bet that most of what he wore were fake luxury items.

“Ninja la...

[REND] Author's Retrospective - Book 1

I was waiting for Book 1 to finish on RR/SH to post this. Come hang out at RR/SH to celebrate the public completion of Book 1.

After 142 days since public release and 69 chapters (nice), we reach the end of Book 1 of REND on RR and SH. It’s been quite a journey over these past months, and...

[REND] B2. 5.1 - The Three Bs

“Just two girl pals strolling through the mall,” I sang in the tune of a familiar song. “Hoping no one is following them.”

It was the afternoon of the day after my Marsh Row field trip. Actually, it was the same day, given that I got home at almost three in the morning. I didn’t g...

[REND] B2. 4.4 - Rise of the Queenpin

They all stared at me after I spoke, and did nothing else. Their expressions weren’t one of shock but of confusion. They might’ve thought they’d heard differently. I could hear the sound of crickets. Or that could be a creaking bed outside, caused by someone jumping up and down on it to rel...

[Smite Happens] 11 - Bouncy Horses

Captain Gesmund of the Silver Order Sentinel was an imposing man, standing a couple of inches shy of seven feet. He had a wiry mesh of a beard, as if he glued a dozen shower poufs to his face. Wouldn’t it be better to shave it a bit? It would be quite itchy and hot having that much facial hair ...

[Smite Happens] 10 - In the Company of Sentinels

“Rumors are rumors,” Clarisse said in a sing-song tone as she continued to examine the wound. She wiped away the slime with bits of my dress that she readily tore without asking permission. What the hell was wrong with here? She went on, “The militant monastery was abuzz with these...

[REND] B2. 4.3 - Rise of the Queenpin

Queenpin! I asserted in my head. I didn’t even know where the word kingpin came from. Nowadays, it commonly referred to bosses of criminal organizations and such, but I had a feeling that wasn’t its original usage.

The compound had three squat buildings inside that I could make...

[REND] B2. 4.2 - Rise of the Queenpin

The pickup truck bounced over potholes as we made our way to Overdrive’s new hideout. From there, Tattoo Sleeves’ group would head to a sort of clinic that serviced the not-so-lawful people of Marsh Row. I sure hoped we’d get there with this clunky truck; its deformed chassis and warped doo...

[Smite Happens] 9 - So Much Ass

I scrambled up the slope while yelling my lungs out. Speaking of lungs, I wasn’t winded by the physical exertion and shouting at the same time. The pain in my head continued to subside as my vision became sharper. The green glow covering my dirty arms meant I was healing faster than normal—an...

[REND] B2. 4.1 - Rise of the Queenpin

I jumped down the building behind the group hunting Teflon. I fixed my hoodie, tightened my gloves, and made sure that my black face mask was secured before walking towards the trucks. There was an online store selling face masks with designs, and one of them had this cool monster mouth full of f...

ExD - 5.23.28

(Author Notes: This is an ExD chapter. I decided to place a note on top of ExD chapters so that the preview in the email notification hopefully won’t show the weird lines outright, just in case someone else is looking at your screen while you check emails.)

Amber Deen Leska 2025-09-28 06:43:41 +0000 UTC View Post