Once upon a time, Ryan and Jasmine had sat around a workshop and planned to make an armor capable of destroying Dynamis’ HQ.
That promise was now fulfilled.
“You have two hidden switchblades below the arms and laser turrets in the gauntlets,” Vulcan explained, as she helped Ryan...
2021-04-08 08:02:11 +0000 UTC View PostNone dared to move, as Sarin pointed her gauntlets at the group. Energy built up within her hands, ready to unleash mighty shockwaves.
Truth be told, Ryan didn’t fear his rebellious VP. He could easily stop time and defeat her. However, they were in an enclosed space with Knockoffs kept i...
2021-04-06 07:48:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe institution of Xenia, or guest-friendship, was almost as old as the world itself. Gods old and new honored this tradition, and few crimes were greater than violating it.
Once Xenia was invoked, the host and guest shared mutual obligations. The host provided his guest with food,...
2021-04-06 07:48:03 +0000 UTC View PostIt had been two loops since Ryan last met Vulcan in the flesh. The sight of her mech descending from above filled him with nostalgia, and longing.
Ryan stood in front of the bunker’s entrance, as Vulcan landed her vehicle atop a pile of trash. She climbed out of her metal suit, stood atop...
2021-04-03 07:53:46 +0000 UTC View Post“When did it happen?”
Sitting on his throne with Cassandra standing at his side, Kairos listened as Nessus and Horace gave their report. The dawn had barely risen on Histria, and the captain woke up to dark news.
“Four hours ago, oh my captain,” Nessus said. “Our man killed ...
2021-04-03 07:53:32 +0000 UTC View PostIt was said that the show must go on, no matter what.
“And so, Little Gorynych attempted to kidnap the princess,” Ryan continued his play, having a three-headed dragon plasticine figurine pursue that of a pink princess. After running out of video material to humiliate Dynamis with, the ...
2021-04-01 07:29:20 +0000 UTC View PostScratching Eugène-Henry’s ears, Ryan mentally rehearsed his villain speech. He had put on the war hat, and prepared for battle.
Since Frank and the improved Mosquito were too big for the presidential van, the group instead switched to a light black truck and put the heavy-hitters in the ...
2021-03-30 07:30:41 +0000 UTC View Post“You want us to watch and listen?” Horace asked.
Kairos nodded, as a hundred eyes gazed at him. After the battle with Orthia, word of his ‘generosity’ had spread to the Stymphalian birds like wildfire. The few dozen birds that followed Horace had grown into a flock of hundreds; one ...
2021-03-30 07:30:37 +0000 UTC View PostHe found Livia standing on the piers, facing the sea with a terrible look on her face.
Ryan parked his not-so-suspicious black minivan near the old harbor, and quickly looked around for any Killer Seven member. If Livia had brought bodyguards, they hid well; the courier suspected Mortimer l...
2021-03-27 07:56:36 +0000 UTC View PostOne could see the smoke from the other side of the island.
Kairos couldn’t take his eyes off the skies. His grisly work darkened the clouds, a monument to death and destruction. Stymphalian birds flew circles in the skies above, cackling in diabolical joy. More of the dreaded flock had jo...
2021-03-27 07:56:28 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a sunny day in Monaco. Flowers were blooming, birds were singing, and Simon rolled a boulder in hell.
How many times had Ryan looked at Monaco from this promontory? He had spent one year’s worth of loops trying to...
2021-03-25 07:50:49 +0000 UTC View PostFor the first time in centuries, Ryan woke up at peace with himself.
Certainly, he had had good mornings in the past. Waking up next to Jasmine would remain one of his most cherished memories. But nothing could compare to this beautiful moment. His body was numb from the endorphins; the ten...
2021-03-23 07:54:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe Orthian fleet showed up at dawn.
Leading his own troops from the Foresight, Kairos admitted the sight disturbed him a little. It seemed as if a wall of spears had appeared all across the horizon, the ships’ masts appearing under the bright morning sun. A bloody red ‘Λ’ f...
2021-03-23 07:54:45 +0000 UTC View Post“This is the Berlin Wall,” Ryan said, as he stood between his troops and a blast door, “the last frontier between western civilization, and complete annihilation.”
He glanced at his minions, all ready to die for their country, and because they had little choice. Sarin kept her arms ...
2021-03-20 08:00:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe return to Histria took place in grim silence.
Neither Nessus nor Kairos spoke a word to the other on the way home. The friendly satyr had turned awfully quiet after the Garden of Stone incident, and the Travian captain started to distrust him somewhat. His [Rogue] ally had clearly encou...
2021-03-20 08:00:18 +0000 UTC View Post“No.”
Watching the Dynamis CEO’s face on his computer screen, Ryan scratched his cat’s ears. This G2 conference call wasn’t going well. “I think I misheard, Mr. Manada.”
“I said no,” Hector replied, the two using a secure channel to communicate.
With his Plymouth Fury out of commission, Ryan had expected to be transported in a Cadillac. Instead, he had to settle for the same black minivan which the Meta-Gang used to attack the orphanage in the past.
These Psychos had no taste at all!
“This is a disgrace,” Ryan complained ...
2021-03-16 07:12:19 +0000 UTC View PostNessus had gathered quite the warband at the camp’s gates for the scouting mission. Not only had the horned hunter brought his merry satyrs, but also new faces Kairos didn’t recognize.
With one notable exception.
“No way,” Kairos said, upon recognizing a brown-haired, freckled...
2021-03-16 07:12:08 +0000 UTC View PostPresident Ryan browsed through Hannifat Lecter’s files, with Eugène-Henry sleeping on his lap.
He had inherited his own oval office from his late predecessor, though it wasn’t square-shaped. Mechron had built living quarters in the bunkers to host Genomes in his employ; each studio was...
2021-03-13 07:55:55 +0000 UTC View PostKairos had often wondered how it would feel to rule. To be a commander, a tribe chief, or a king.
The [Hero] had always imagined the job as one where he would need to speak a lot. Bark out at soldiers, issue edicts with a commanding voice, order everyone around to follow his lead.
But...
2021-03-13 07:55:27 +0000 UTC View PostPost where you can download the free ebooks.
Post where you can download the free ebooks.
Hi, dear dragons of unfathomable power,
As you know, Dracolich Tier patrons get free PDF version of the Kindle Ebooks. Before today, I sent those by mail using Patreon's benefits managemen...
2021-03-11 17:01:46 +0000 UTC View PostRyan had had many awkward elevator moments in his life, but this one trumped them all.
“Is your life always like this?” Hazmat Girl asked Ryan, as they climbed multiple floors towards the bunker’s recreational area. They shared their lift with four plushies out for blood, with Sarin w...
2021-03-11 08:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostFor a second, none of the Psychos dared to move.
Instead, they looked at the surreal scene before them. That of an adorable rabbit plushie standing right outside the room, surrounded by blood and corpses. Ryan never told Len much about this unholy abomination, and so, these fools didn’t e...
2021-03-09 08:06:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe return to the colony happened without incident.
After capturing Boeotia’s merchant ships and staffing them with helots, the pirate fleet had grown from five ships to twenty; while none of them were outfitted for battle and their crews lacked experience, they would serve as passable tr...
2021-03-09 08:06:12 +0000 UTC View PostChoose the next Past Fragment interlude! Also, I'm 90 percent sure I'll add an extra one (Bloodstream's Last Stand) either at the end of the month or beginning of April. Enjoy.
1) Blissful Times
It's 2018, and it's a good time to run a drug cartel!...
2021-03-08 10:38:53 +0000 UTC View PostIt wasn’t the first time Ryan had woken up naked and strapped to a chair. At least his captors wisely let him keep his boxers; if naked, he would have gone on a rampage.
The courier coughed out leftover water, and it took him a while to see clearly. The room was dimly lit, cubic-shaped, a...
2021-03-06 08:03:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe Orthians disdained luxury, and their cities were no exceptions.
Boeotia wasn’t a beautiful jewel like Pergamon, but an utilitarian port through and through. The architectural style was minimalist, with narrow streets and brick houses surrounded by fortified walls. None of the building...
2021-03-06 08:03:07 +0000 UTC View PostSometimes, Ryan wondered if fate existed.
He had seen it across many loops. While they didn’t exactly repeat, events often echoed one another even after he interfered. Though the circumstances were wildly different, this loop would end similarly to the previous one; with New Rome...
2021-03-04 07:49:07 +0000 UTC View PostRyan’s vision blurred. It was hard to focus; darkness lurked at the edge of his vision, and his strength left him. He couldn’t even feel his legs, and his whole body felt cold.
Maybe it was the loss of blood, or the leftover damage he suffered from the battle with Pluto. Or perhaps it w...
2021-03-02 08:05:38 +0000 UTC View PostFrom Friday the 13th to Candyman, Ryan had seen all the slasher movies.
He had acted in a few too, either as the relentless terminator during his brief Punisher phase, or as the lonely target pursued by malevolent Psychos. He still looked back fondly on that run where he e...
2021-02-27 09:01:11 +0000 UTC View Post