TH - Chapter 4 - Champion of the People
Continuation of Tarnished! I'll go and fix the collection later, if you want to read it all here but, for now, here are the RR links to refresh:
Continuation of Tarnished! I'll go and fix the collection later, if you want to read it all here but, for now, here are the RR links to refresh:
Narhas smiled as she approached ...
2024-09-27 22:18:08 +0000 UTC View PostSharron, Angeline and I followed Hoppy to the morgue, where she...
2024-09-26 21:41:26 +0000 UTC View PostA couple hours later the cavern flooded with Family scientists, PMCs and dozens of other samurai. As soon as they arrived they began clearing the surrounding tunnels, and creating a makeshift fortified base around the Forty-Four.
“I wish we had this much backup when that fucker...
2024-09-26 18:06:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe clean-up! And they leaving soon. Might be a chapter or two left in book two then... donno. Either right on to book three, or may take a break and do chappies for Tarnished Honor. Haven't decided yet. Let me know what you think.
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When we climbed out of the lower ...
2024-09-23 21:17:17 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you sure this is smart?” I mumbled as I emptied a giant drum of nanites into the digestion pool.
These nanites are immune to the effects of the acid, and will be swept up into the system along with the rest of the metal particulates. Since they require a signal to activa...
2024-09-23 18:24:42 +0000 UTC View PostWe took a carriage back to the manor just before dusk. The streets were quieter than before and the ride was peaceful. I expected to arrive back to little fanfare, and have a quiet night, but as soon as the carriage pulled into the employee entrance I felt my heart drop.
There we...
2024-09-22 00:03:48 +0000 UTC View PostSooo... I'll be rewriting the last few lines of the previous chapter. I had this idea that I'd leave the door open to a planning, or manipulation antithesis maybe being born and escaping before the samurai arrived, but the more I wrote, the less I liked.
This will probably be the second las...
2024-09-20 21:05:48 +0000 UTC View Post“Even though your new lungs should provide limited resistance to the Terror gas, I recommend using your helmet to completely eliminate the effects. Also, you should avoid firing your weapon while out there, as your ribs have not completely fused and the kickback may weaken them and prolong your...
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“You two,” Angeline started, her voice slowly rising, “Are so CUTE!” She hit a pitch so high that everyone around her either leaned, or took ...
2024-09-19 20:30:48 +0000 UTC View PostAs soon as we finished dinner, Lulu and I ran off to the swings. Since the adults wanted to discuss all sorts of boring adulty things, it was easy for us to head to our favorite location.
“Can I see your horns?” I asked Lulu once we sat down.
I’m s...
2024-09-17 21:30:57 +0000 UTC View PostSooo... wasn't happy with this at the start, but kinda happy with the end. Kinda expected to make this last longer than a single chapter, but the Forty-Four is supposed to be kind of a killer, so I'm not sure how many would survive another chapter. What do you think? Satisfying or not?
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2024-09-17 18:22:49 +0000 UTC View PostOnce the Forty-Four-L was loose a couple things happened in rapid succession. First, the entire cavern quickly flooded with a rust-colored gas. Second, grey reve...
2024-09-17 16:07:27 +0000 UTC View Post“Issi, did you get your system?” Jane asked, and when I nodded she patted the chair next to her. “Then come and sit down, Lulu still needs to take a turn.”
I sprinted across the room and climbed into the chair, eager to see what Lulu would get. Once I wa...
2024-09-17 01:05:22 +0000 UTC View PostSo... I started another story. I know, I know, some people are going 'Again?!?!' but I really felt like I wanted more warm fuzzies. So I started writing one. With Issi as the main character. A different setting with some of the same characters at the start (Issi wouldn't be Issi without her f...
2024-09-17 01:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostFinally! You get to see the thing that everyone's scared of, for a good reason? That is for you to decide.
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There was a massive crunch, which caused the Kodiak Humboldt and I were in to tilt to the side for a moment. “I thought you said this thing could withstand wha...
2024-09-14 21:11:30 +0000 UTC View PostJust finished the first draft for you guys. Planning for a second one to come out this afternoon.
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“You okay?” Humboldt asked once I stumbled out of the Kodiak a few minutes later.
“I’m fine,” I snapped. “Just because I took man...
2024-09-14 17:21:17 +0000 UTC View PostIt took two full magazines, twenty full rounds, in order to cause the first hive pillar to crumble and fall. I’d started with explosive rounds, thinking that I could easily break it to pieces using conventional firepower, but the shell was much harder than expected. So, for the second magazine ...
2024-09-11 20:43:58 +0000 UTC View Post“Hey Brood,” I chirped as we approached the other two samurai. “Long time no see.” I could see Raijin’s eyebrows raise at the greeting, but Broodmother’s didn’t look fazed in the slightest.
“It’s been a while Evelyn, or should I call you Tedd...
2024-09-11 17:54:16 +0000 UTC View PostI would have immediately tried to slip back inside the boutique, and probably would have succeeded if Kass wasn’t behind me. “They’re just regular people, there’s no reason to be afraid,” she whispered as she nudged me forward.
When George saw me he immediately...
2024-09-10 01:08:42 +0000 UTC View PostFuck me... three chapters in a day? There's a rarity. So here's the rough draft of my exposition chapter. Just finished it, and I'm probably goign to have to go back and change some things, but it seemed to flow pretty well while writing. Finally, an explaination to... most things. A world wher...
2024-09-09 01:23:40 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I pulled the gate open I found Humboldt there, preparing to knock. The two of us stared at each other for a long moment.
“I thought you were buying one of those massive railg...
2024-09-08 19:59:56 +0000 UTC View PostPosting another two chappies today! Going to try and keep building that backlog, and I'll be posting most of it exclusively here. Some of you have been supporting me for awhile, should be some benifit :) (seriously, thank you)
For this chapter, I was left wondering if the Magpie/Teddy convo...
2024-09-08 19:58:36 +0000 UTC View PostTwo more chappies of CR today. A little exciting because I've introduced the reader stand-in (although she doesn't have a name in this chapter) and I've setup the lore/setting dump for next chapter. Since the setting isn't QUITE normal, I thought it'd be nice to explain what's going on in a broa...
2024-09-07 19:21:01 +0000 UTC View Post“You should have waited until I came to get you,” Angelo said as I staggered out of the back.
“The chair fucking finished. I’m not going to sit around for another ten minutes, waiting for you to get me,” I spat. “I spend enough of my time on the damn...
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I just kind of stared at Evelyn’s bear casually walking thro...
2024-09-05 22:24:11 +0000 UTC View Post“What do you mean you can’t fire the weapons? Before we came down here you said all you needed was the coordinates. Now that you have them, you still can’t fire? Why not?” Temporal cried. I’d lent her Wide-Eyes, my squirrel, to communicate with the samurai support team and apparently th...
2024-09-05 17:39:29 +0000 UTC View Post