“So, let me get this straight. There’s an incursion happening in the heart of the city right now, and you think what’s happening outside the city is a more serious issue?” Amy asked, dumbfounded.
“That’s right. Despite how bad it looks from a civilian perspective, an incu...
2025-03-25 16:24:51 +0000 UTC View Post“Well, you two didn’t pull any punches, did you?” Grey asked when she finally caught up and saw the carnage on the platform below.
“I’m glad you approve,” I moaned from where I was splayed out on the floor of the catwalk. I didn’t feel that winded after I’d finished c...
2025-03-24 20:35:39 +0000 UTC View Post“What’s with you?” Nora asked once I wandered back around to the front of the Kodiak. It looked like the attack was already starting to die down, most of the antithesis had already been cut down by Heavy and Amy as they stormed out of the buildings and only a few dregs were left.
... 2025-03-24 16:51:18 +0000 UTC View Post
So, I've been super bad at getting these out consistently the last few weeks. I'm sorry! I'll try and do better going forward.
2025-03-23 23:40:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe creature stared at us for several long seconds, before it began slamming its abdomen forcefully on the ground. Even though we were several floors up, and the catwalk wasn’t directly connected to the support pillar, I could feel the vibrations through the catwalk. If it could shake ou...
2025-03-21 22:50:24 +0000 UTC View Post
As soon as the lure went active the antithesis started pouring out of the surrounding buildings. They were unorganized, filing out slowly instead of attacking all at once, but there were still enough emerging from the surrounding area to be dangerous.
I strode fr...
2025-03-21 16:58:08 +0000 UTC View PostNow that we didn’t have to rely upon the unreliable bridges, Skyler and I made excellent time moving between the different support pillars. The catwalks were rock solid, and lit well enough that we never had to worry about our footing as we ran back and forth. That wasn’t an issue.
... 2025-03-20 20:58:46 +0000 UTC View Post“Ummmm… I dunno what to do about this,” Bob announced awkwardly as he stared down at the tiny girl clamped to his middle.
As soon as we arrived back at the Kodiak Amy had squealed like a little kid, and started running around to my bears, delivering the biggest hugs I’d ever ...
2025-03-20 16:59:14 +0000 UTC View PostSo... posts might be a little inconsistent for the rest of the week or so. My condo, which has been under repair for the last SIX MONTHS, is finally fully repaired. I'll probably have to drop by a couple times to ensure that everything's good, and to direct the movers on where to put my...
2025-03-18 20:12:40 +0000 UTC View Post“Entertainment complex, huh?” I mumbled. “How entertaining can it be with the power out?”
“Is that really where your mind is at? We literally heard gunfire echoing out of here not even two minutes ago,” Nora scoffed.
As soon as we left the atrium, and stepped into t...
2025-03-18 17:03:39 +0000 UTC View PostEven though the bridge to the east was significantly more ricketty than the previous one we’d crossed, I couldn’t help but keep glancing back at Skyler to make sure she was okay. It seemed that the sense of dread I felt crossing over the dark slurry below was eclipsed by my fear that s...
2025-03-17 19:53:48 +0000 UTC View PostAs the Kodiak turned deeper into the incursion, heading towards the next seedpod, a small shape shot out from between a couple buildings and dove towards us.
I admit, I flinched when I saw it, and I nearly smashed the shape with the butt of my rifle before I noticed it was a flying s...
2025-03-17 17:14:42 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m not afraid of heights but walking over these rickety bridges, in the dark, over what appears to be a yawning abyss… it’s a little unsettling,” I said quietly as Skyler, Grey and I slowly made our way to the next support.
There wasn’t much to the bridges between suppo...
2025-03-14 22:40:16 +0000 UTC View PostIt actually took me a while to clean up the antithesis at street level. It wasn’t that the job was all that difficult, it was just that the antithesis which had been pulled out of the surrounding buildings all died a couple feet from each other.
Since I didn’t want to use g...
2025-03-14 16:25:51 +0000 UTC View PostOnce we finished clearing the street of all the dead antithesis we immediately advanced down the street they’d emerged from, looking for their source. It didn’t take long, because just a couple blocks over we found a massive hundred foot wood spar, covered in writhing vines, embedded in the s...
2025-03-13 22:08:36 +0000 UTC View PostTBoB might be late today. I started this chapter yesterday, when I normally do my edits, because I have a number of doctor appointments today and I didn't think I'd have enough time to get both chapters out. Hopefully they'll be finished at a reasonable time, and I'll get to TBoB before i...
2025-03-13 14:36:26 +0000 UTC View Post“I wish I had more bears,” I mumbled as I sat on top of the Kodiak, scanning the surrounding building for movement. “It’ll take forever to sweep each of these buildings floor by floor when this is done.”
“It won’t be that bad,” Nora replied as she checked her gun. “...
2025-03-11 19:56:01 +0000 UTC View Post“This place reeks,” Skyler hissed as I inspected the twisted remains of the Model Eight we’d seen from above. We had to repel from the tunnel down to the catwalk in order to get a look at it, a harrowing process that I wasn’t eager to repeat any time soon. “I’d heard that the c...
2025-03-11 17:30:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Didn't have a chance to get this out on Friday, because chapter came out late. Here is latest index for those that want it!
2025-03-10 23:17:24 +0000 UTC View Post“There’s another one, that makes five entrances,” Skyler announced, pointing at another shadow on the truck’s display screen. My drone was pretty messed up so I didn’t want to risk sending it into the tunnels to check how extensive the system was. Instead, Skyler and I decided to...
2025-03-10 21:11:47 +0000 UTC View Post“Nyx, is it just me, or is this incursion larger than the last one?” I asked as I flipped through the security feeds Nyx was pulling from the incursion site.
It requires an enormous amount of energy to generate a rift and send seed pods through to other planets; The antit...
“Hey Boss, check out the renovations, looking good, right?” Bob declared as I stepped into the garage the next day.
“Bob, the reconstructions started yesterday. They’re still measuring to figure out where they need to put the supports,” I sighed. “And where the fuck did y...
2025-03-08 05:15:15 +0000 UTC View PostRewrite of yesterday's chapter. More intense, less ... forced progression. Think it's a huge improvement.
I knew the swarm outside the city was colossal, I’d see the satellite data and I could see the edge of the horde on the horizon, but I didn’t fully compreh...
2025-03-07 18:26:22 +0000 UTC View PostIt turns out I didn’t even have to go out to find Angeline the next day. Since it was a school day she was already planning on dropping by to drop her daughter off at school.
I watched through the school window as Angeline casually parked her car on the street outside, before...
2025-03-06 22:55:05 +0000 UTC View PostI knew the swarm outside the city was colossal, I’d see the satellite data and I could see the edge of the horde ...
2025-03-06 18:39:49 +0000 UTC View PostAnother chapter that I'm not super happy with the ending of. I've kind of gotten used to ending Teddy chapters with her tempting fate, and I've been trying to avoid that for the last two... only for her to say something right before or after the global starts. Gotta smooth the ending out,...
2025-03-04 22:24:35 +0000 UTC View Post“What do you think is better? Send the recon drones now, or attract the antithesis’ attention then send the drones?” Skyler asked as I strapped Rending Wave to my belt.
“Probably better to send them first,” I replied after a moment. “Once we attract the antithesis’ atte...
2025-03-04 18:46:55 +0000 UTC View PostI don't like the ending a lot, I think it needs a little work, but I think the rest sets the scene pretty well. Maybe have one or two chapters before the main event starts
Nora frowned as she watched the little squad of bears squeeze through the crowd of inactive bears, and...
2025-03-04 00:43:11 +0000 UTC View PostSorry there wasn't any chapter on Friday, had a bad couple of days. I'm back, and productive again! Expect TBoB prologue later today!
“That’s certainly something,” I muttered.
Skyler and I were standing in the garage, staring at our new samurai vehicle. It...
2025-03-03 19:40:50 +0000 UTC View PostSorry post is super late today. I tried to do TBoB earlier, butI didn't like what I put together, even after several hours of rewriting. I'm going to spend tomorrow planning, and try and write TBoB Book 4 - Chapter 1 again on Monday.
Dinner was a lively affair. De...
2025-02-28 02:15:19 +0000 UTC View Post