Roscoe prevented himself from squeaking out a curse as he ordered the retreat of the elite skeletons. The humans had surprised him. Their leader had craftily lured them into trap after trap. If his troops could feel, their morale would be quite low. Luckily, they were either mindless undead or fe...
2023-04-12 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostBee walked out of the meeting feeling very confused. The whole Susan episode, she could really just chalk up to Void being mysterious and having some hidden plan that she just didn't see yet. Personally, she didn't trust the woman at all. She was still hiding her name, after all - who knew what e...
2023-04-11 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostBee watched Susan like she was holding a hand of cards. The woman was hiding something; what was it? Susan began tapping her fingers together nervously as Bee continued to study her. Why was she so confident in being able to get through the undead by herself? Bee ran Scan on her to see what she c...
2023-04-10 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostMy mornings were full of activity and excitement. However, once we settled into a routine, there were fewer things that needed my attention in the afternoons. Beatrice, Mary, Trent, and Tony made a good team and handled most things. They only asked for my input on major decisions, mostly about cl...
2023-04-08 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostArthur shook his head as the group of scouts left his tent. In the last 25 years of command, he had never seen a group so shaken as those. The king's elite rangers too. They were so incoherent and panicked that it was hard to trust anything they said. When men got shocked like that, thei...
2023-04-07 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostIt was nice of the women to offer to clean up after the breakfast mess. I would trust them to do a good job for now, but I would find some time to come back later and check. Not that I honestly thought that they would do poorly, of course, but because I knew that humans didn’t have the same cap...
2023-04-06 15:14:40 +0000 UTC View PostI was grateful that the children were cared for after Beatrice's little speech. Of course, I was. I didn't have to race after then, trying to keep them from harming themselves in numerous ways or prevent them from making messes. Well, not as diligently, at least. It was nice. I could finally focu...
2023-04-05 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostBeatrice cranked the gate up to let me in after I had chased away the aggressive humans. But before she was finished, she had to turn away from her task to calm down the yelling. I really didn't understand why there were so many angry people in there. Now that they were safe, they should have bee...
2023-04-03 16:35:19 +0000 UTC View PostBee collapsed as soon as they all made it through the gate, her legs giving out beneath her. Trent slammed the portcullis shut behind them. Pulling a load that should have taken an ox to transport put a huge strain on her muscles, and every bit of her was cramping. They had filled up their water ...
2023-04-01 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostAs our caravan trundled along, I watched over the small humans from my merch on the cart. Beatrice pulled us along as the other women trudged along beside. Meanwhile, Tony made good progress clearing the path behind us.
He wasn’t very high level, was he? Based on his interactions with Bea...
2023-03-31 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostI zipped across the hard-packed dirt towards another small human wobbling dangerously. I was only half listening to Beatrice's little speech as there were too many other things to do. Not that I was complaining. I liked feeling useful again. Recently I had become so efficient at cleaning that it ...
2023-03-29 13:54:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe landing was rough. The Grrrrelen had much more aggressive ship tactics and the collusion was jarring as they punched through the target's hull. The humans or Tarlaki would have clamped on and cut a hole, but that took too long and gave too much warning to their new allies.
Once everyone...
2023-03-28 16:50:01 +0000 UTC View PostI rolled in front of Tony and the crying woman. Contrary to her state, Tony seemed happier than I had seen him in days. There seemed to be some amount of moisture leaking from his own eyes, sure, and there was still a lot going on that my emotional models didn't know how to process. Still, he had...
2023-03-28 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostCities were a lot quieter than I had expected. With all the noise that the humans made in the castle, I half expected my microphone to blow out just being within a hundred feet of one. But no, we were so close to the city walls, and I heard only the wind.
This seemed to make Tony uncomforta...
2023-03-27 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostBee adjusted her stance to face the two zombies in front of her. They were at a higher level than any she had faced before, along with the weak one getting to its feet. She needed to take care of them first, as the two ghouls were starting to catch up.
As much as she liked her class, she kn...
2023-03-25 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grrrrrrrelen in the staging area had shied away from the humans as it became more and more apparent that the humans were excited about the coming battle. Sevs imagined it was similar to how the Greeks felt around the Varangian Guard. Not that the Grrrrelen were cowards, but they were much mor...
2023-03-25 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostBee trudged back to the castle, a bit disheartened. Still, she carefully watched the side of the road and checked over her shoulder regularly. She was aware that this plan had been partly her idea, but that didn't stop her from feeling down.
She regretted being so harsh on Tony before leavi...
2023-03-24 14:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostTier 10 Patreon only chapter for the week, I took Wednesday off and it was nice to have a bit of a break from posting. I'm starting work on a new thing to do along side Roomba and I think you all will like it.
-zaifyr
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Harold had been a bit nervous when he returned to the cit...
2023-03-23 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe statement that the Grrrrelen were always willing to fight was left sufficiently ambiguous that everyone felt the implied threat. That it was mixed with a possible offer of alliance was an odd combination.
Still, it was something. The talks continued for a bit. Despite Grrrrelen's straig...
2023-03-21 14:03:14 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Tony and Beatrice dealt with the zombies, I calmed the old couple down. Well, I attempted to calm them down, at least. I tried to talk to them, but even I could tell this conversation was going off the rails fast.
It started innocently enough - the older woman inclined her he...
2023-03-21 14:01:41 +0000 UTC View PostWhen we reached the next settlement, we found just a normal family completely untouched by the chaos. I stayed outside while Beatrice and Tony argued with them; apparently, their news was hard to believe without proof. Voices were raised, and eventually, Beatrice had to pick me up as they were ch...
2023-03-20 17:12:47 +0000 UTC View PostRoscoe stood with his army outside the walls of Greg. The people here had been more resistant than he could have ever expected. His first assault had been rebuffed. Of course, he could have taken the town through sheer persistence eventually, but he didn't want to lose too many of his elite troop...
2023-03-18 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostSevs blew out a breath and relaxed slightly. "Alright, change of plans."
All around him, he felt his whole squad and Susan tense, waiting for the mission to get a whole lot more dangerous. "So they sent a comm to our fleet. They are here to talk."
"So not Tarlaki," Soshal muttered. 2023-03-18 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
I did not like these humans. Not just because they were filthy but almost intentionally so. First, they insulted me. Then, they threatened to break both of my humans. They even started firing projectiles at me. And to top it all off, they insulted me some more. That was completely uncalled for. I...
2023-03-17 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThis place was weird. Even without Beatrice and Tony confirming it, I knew there were obviously supposed to be humans here. Even messy humans like the kind I'd seen would repair something like a door. But that wasn't it. I noticed a slight discrepancy in the pattern of the trees. Well, not the tr...
2023-03-15 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostSeeing the pattern in how the zombies rushed at the wall, I could just focus on the ones right in front of the gate without worry. I had no issues killing enough to mitigate the immediate danger and keep them from making it into the castle.
Soon, I had enough attention left over to even wat...
2023-03-14 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostHearing the alarm sent a flurry of action around the ship as Sevs stood with the new recruit. Looking around, no good option came to mind of a good place to pawn her off. Of course, he could take her to the mess hall or someplace and tell her to wait for him, but that just felt wrong. She hadn't ...
2023-03-14 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBee struggled desperately against the grasping hands holding her down. Kicking against her captor, she was finally able to free her foot. She felt some liquid trickle down her leg, and she hoped it wasn't blood. These ghouls were worse than zombies in so many ways.
With her foot freed, she ...
2023-03-13 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostAs I relaxed on my favorite rug, I let my processors focus on the questions that had been nagging at me for a while now. What did I want to do? So far, I had only ever tried to clean. That was all I ever wanted to do - help create a clean, hospitable home. Did I really want more? No. No, I did no...
2023-03-12 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostSevs had a choice. The perk came with two options. He would need to specialize in what kind of leadership he skill would have an easier time managing. The options were small groups or large groups.
It felt like the dividing line was about 25 people, even if it was a bit more gradual. It als...
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