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[REND] B2. 3.1 - The Importance of a Corkboard

“Yes, we’ll meet at my house later,” Deen said on the phone with Myra.

Deen held her phone with one hand while her other hand was on the steering wheel. Distracted driving was a misdemeanor. Deen, a model law student, apparently didn’t care about that. I thought of pranking my best ...

[Smite Happens] 6 - Sir Wilhelm Fancy Pants Attacks

Wilhelm Fenril of Golden Glade

Wilhelm mulled over the wisdom of their mission while waiting for word on the movement of their target. He wasn’t afraid of being cursed for killing a Chosen Bestowed. His grandfather slew one during the Grand Tournament held by the Solven E...

[REND] B2. 2.2 - Campus Shenanigans

This shit again! I cussed in my head, though allowing my face only a curious expression. Maybe add a bit of fear, too, because even an innocent person would be apprehensive when questioned by the police.  

“Ah, wha-what is it about?” I asked. I didn’t know exactly why To...

[Smite Happens] 5 - Time for Round Two

“What the fuck does that mean?” I didn’t like this riddle-like way of speaking. “Like, if I stab someone, what will happen to me?”

“It will be as if you have stabbed yourself,” Wonderwerk said as if it were the most logical thing across dimensions.

“That’s insane!”...

[REND] B2. 2.1 - Campus Shenanigans

I stood straighter, drawing my full height of five feet. There were baseless rumors that I was just four-eleven; those were spread by haters. I looked as confident as possible while weighing how to answer the question. What lesson was Professor Gallagher, an it’s-different-in-the-real-world typ...

[REND] B2. 1.3 - Home Sweet Aloneness Again

“Fucking cool!” I clapped my hands, my metal palms clanged together. Being able to move my cute Erind body solved a lot of problems.

For one, I didn’t have to drag it around like pulling a sack of potatoes. And I had a powerful minion that I could use in a fight. Weird to refer to my ...

[Smite Happens] 4 - I Guess I'm a Saint Now

I chewed my tongue while staring at the dancing flames of Wonderwerk’s beard. My stupid death kept replaying in my head. I did slip on something; that was my last memory. Obviously, I wouldn’t remember anything past that because I was already dead.

This didn’t feel like a dream. None ...

[REND] B2. 1.2 - Home Sweet Aloneness Again

I closed my bedroom door before opening my right hand. My palm was a mess of crumpled pimple patches and caked makeup. Trying to disguise the inhumanity of my palm was just making it obvious.

The crystals have multiplied and gotten bigger. The small patch of skin that had turned into a thin...

[REND] B2. 1.1 - Home Sweet Aloneness Again

“Home sweet home,” I sang as I entered the lobby of the condominium building. Deen was right behind me.

I was finally moving back in! It was the first Monday of February. After our law classes, Deen drove me here to help me with my bags. Their weight wasn’t an actual issue. I just cou...

[Smite Happens] 3 - A Very Uncool Death

The giant, calling himself Wonderwerk, gave me a confused look. His mouth gaped as the flames that were his beard receded a bit. It was apparent that he didn’t expect this reaction from me. Why the hell would anyone think they were dead if they found themselves in a white space?

Hang on. ...

[REND] 22 - A New Face, A New Start

Wakey, wakey, Erind… A voice singing in annoyingly high spirits bounced around in my head.

“De-Deen?” I groggily said, waking up with a start. I was surprised that I had fallen asleep. “What, uh, time is it?”

My eyelids felt like they had been glued shut. My whole b...

[REND] 21.3 - Little Golden Hood

Really noisy around here, I thought, clenching and unclenching my claws. People shouldn’t bother me while I'm figuring stuff out. I, the main character, was having an internal monologue, so the scene should stop.

In the span of thinking about all that, the world barely moved.

[Smite Happens] 2 - I Want Some Violence

“Wha-what?’ I stammered, my lips trembling. Words got caught in my throat. My limbs wouldn’t move. My entire body suddenly got so cold that shivers went up my flanks. This was some realistic stuff going on.

And utter bullshit!

A knife was right there. I had people to fight outsi...

[REND] - 21.2 - Little Golden Hood

Two robots were in front of me.

Uh, what was a robot? Metal creatures. Food inside? Not really. Small food, barely a bite. Wasn’t strong prey.

My consciousness floated in and out of the picture, with animalistic instincts and simple thinking becoming dominant. All I knew was that I ...

[REND] 21.1 - Little Golden Hood

(Author's Notes: This chapter starts after Erind left Deen earlier to fight Mr. Ogre.)

Amber Deen Leska

Amber Deen struggled to use her hysterical strength as she punched the pink wall. She cleared her mind, focusing only on using as much force as possible. Don’...

[REND] 20.5 - Big Bad Wolf to the Rescue

Try harder! I hadn’t even done that hysterical strength stuff I had trained for. Since my furry self had way faster regeneration than my cute Erind body, a battle of attrition was the way to go. I slashed the back of Mr. Ogre’s left leg as hard as I could, not thinking about breaking my bones...

[Smite Happens] 1 - This Isn't My Shift

(Author's Notes: "Smite Happens" is my new story about Emery, a psychopath transmigrated to a fantasy world as the saint/paladin of a new re

(Author's Notes: "Smite Happens" is my new story about Emery, a psychopath transmigrated to a fantasy world as the saint/paladin of a new religion. To...

[REND] 20.4 - Big Bad Wolf to the Rescue

My instincts texted me that this was a bad situation. It was so bad that my instincts somehow got a phone, learned how to use a keypad, and sent a message to my brain. But instead of getting scared—I didn’t know how that was supposed to feel because I didn’t… couldn’t get scare...

ExD - 5.23.26

(Author’s Notes: This is an ExD chapter. We’ll have the last REND chapter for the week tomorrow.)

I popped Deen’s big toe in my mouth. It had such a lovely shape. I twirled my tongue around it while gently sucking. Then I grazed it with my teeth, giving it playful bites. I returned to...

[REND] 20.3 - Big Bad Wolf to the Rescue

My fangs pierced Snakey Head’s skull, and my powerful jaws effortlessly crushed the superhuman bones. She didn’t have an opportunity to scream. She probably didn’t even know she was dead. Blood and mushy gray matter flooded my mouth, filling it with a metallic and earthy taste.

But I ...

ExD - 5.23.25

(Author’s Notes: This is an ExD chapter. I only managed to finish one instead of my planned two because I was busy. We’ll have the other one

(Author’s Notes: This is an ExD chapter. I only managed to finish one instead of my planned two because I was busy. We’ll have the other one t...

[REND] 20.2 - Big Bad Wolf to the Rescue

Chunks of flesh flew as Tentacle Pile groaned like a walrus with indigestion. Its torn tentacles sprayed acid on me. The sharp-smelling liquid ate my skin away and dissolved my flesh. My regeneration fought back, even as the acid also melted new flesh.

Pretty strong stuff. It was equal part...

[REND] 20.1 - Big Bad Wolf to the Rescue

Jumping off the boat, I decided to follow Dario, one of the top assholes in the city—I wasn’t too sure about this since I hadn’t done a surv

Jumping off the boat, I decided to follow Dario, one of the top assholes in the city—I wasn’t too sure about this since I hadn’t done a su...

[REND] 19.2 - Blonde and Dangerous

Amber Deen Leska Deen touched her chest, feeling the warmth of the Core and the strong thumps of her heart. She mentally berated herself for

Amber Deen Leska

Deen touched her chest, feeling the warmth of the Core and the strong thumps of her heart. She mentally berate...

[REND] 19.1 - Blonde and Dangerous

Amber Deen Leska “Did, um, my best friend say anything?” Amber Deen Leska asked Myra, taking care not to mention Erind’s name. They didn’t k

Amber Deen Leska

“Did, um, my best friend say anything?” Amber Deen Leska asked Myra, taking care not to mention Er...

[REND] 18.3 - Wolf Rambo Girl

I bent down to pick up two guns dropped by the terracotta dudes—submachine guns, probably; I didn’t know much about guns—while cartwheeling

I bent down to pick up two guns dropped by the terracotta dudes—submachine guns, probably; I didn’t know much about guns—while cartwheeling...

[REND] 18.2 - Rambo Wolf Gal

I sprinted to the side of the docks, recalling my swimming skills, which were just so-so. And by so-so, I meant that I had difficulties if t

I sprinted to the side of the docks, recalling my swimming skills, which were just so-so. And by so-so, I meant that I had difficulties if the water w...

[REND] 18.1 - Rambo Wolf Gal

“Bunkers? What bunkers?” I was just making conversation with Overdrive while waiting for the hero wannabes to start the commotion and lure the guards away from the sea. Yep, I planned to swim to the 2Ms’ base—if water was Dario’s planned exit, it’d be my entrance. But I was surprised ...

[REND] 17.3 - Steering Into Trouble

Overdrive

Overdrive found it difficult to drive as his eyelids trembled and his heart raced. A sudden honk almost made him jerk the wheel hard to the left. A scream crept up from deep inside him, yearning to release the rage at the bullshit pile of bad luck dumped on him to...

[REND] 17.2 - Steering Into Trouble

Amber Deen Leska

“What the hell is this?” complained a gruff voice through the smoke.

Deen could see the silhouette of a man taller than most NBA players and three times wider. He was so large that he had difficulty exiting the front of the truck. It was shocking ...