"Vitals?" Lena watched as Chase and Angela checked Lacroix, with Genji and her watching over awkwardly. The pilot had experience in first aid, sure, but there was nothing in the handbook about treating someone that looked like they just got dipped into ice till they died.
"Temperature is lo...
2024-07-20 12:00:10 +0000 UTC
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I didn't hesitate. Before the Cultist could speak another word, I ripped open a portal behind myself and Emilia, pushing her as I did so. At the same time, Wilhelm was a blur that barreled towards the Archbishop. Dust flew all around us, the small shockwave that the Sword Devil made strong enough...
2024-07-20 12:00:10 +0000 UTC
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This week has been quite hectic, with uni being more brutal than normal. That is to say, we have a major defense that we're trying to reach the deadline for, and that's cut in to my writing for the past few weeks. Unfortunately, this does mean that I'll have too postpone this week's chapter to ne...
2024-07-12 16:00:15 +0000 UTC
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Princess Piña was completely different from what he'd come to expect. Granted, the nobility he was familiar with were those of the Clock Tower's, which didn't exactly put anybody in a positive light. Regardless, the woman in front of him felt as if she were the idealized vision of said nobility,...
2024-07-06 12:00:08 +0000 UTC
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"ETA is three hours. Everyone doing good back there?" Captain Chase called out into the Orca's intercom from where she sat in the co-pilot seat. The entire team was doing some last minute checks, with Archer and, surprisingly, Reinhardt having a conversation on the dropship's specifications.
<...
2024-06-29 12:00:12 +0000 UTC
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Arlam was quiet. Not in the sense of eerily quiet, just, quiet. Which made sense, when you consider that most of the residents were off doing their early morning crop and livestock rounds. Nevertheless, I was on high alert.
This really would make for the best time to strike. With the adults...
2024-06-22 12:00:12 +0000 UTC
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"I understand my Lord. I shall be on my best behavior."
Shirou narrowed his eyes at the forthcoming answer. He still nodded in acceptance, even as he watched the blonde elf in disguise. He was no stranger to hiding his thoughts on matters; Came with dealing with inflated egos that could be ...
2024-06-15 12:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Doomfist.
A title and a weapon. When most people referred to Doomfist, it was in reference to one of two people. The first Doomfist, Adhabu Ngumi, who'd been heralded as the Savior of Africa, after fighting against the Omnics during the Crisis.
He was the pinnacle of what it meant to ...
2024-06-08 12:00:11 +0000 UTC
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"I'm sorry, but I must decline."
"Why you-"
"Stop, Irelith." Balgruuf's eyes narrowed slightly, a flicker of surprise passing over his face. He leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees and clasping his hands together. "And may I ask why? If it's about the pay, I assure you that...
2024-06-08 12:00:11 +0000 UTC
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The Holy Mausoleum was bathed in an eerie glow, the flickering torchlight casting long shadows across the ancient stone walls. The air was thick with the metallic scent of blood and the echoing clang of steel against steel. Byleth's heart pounded as she and her students moved swiftly, their sense...
2024-06-08 12:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Relaxation. I thought I knew what relaxation felt like. It's the thing you do when you're sitting on bed, not having to worry about anything at all. Having your meals prepared and cooked, only needing for you to go and open your mouth to consume said food.
No, no matter what you say, that's...
2024-06-01 12:00:12 +0000 UTC
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He headed in by himself. Both Tuka and Lelei would likely follow him, but they would need to pack up their camp first. They would likely be annoyed at him, but Shirou didn't want to waste time.
While he knew that the two were at the very least capable of defending themselves, he was still m...
2024-05-25 12:00:13 +0000 UTC
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Archer was pissed.
Well, maybe not pissed, but it was as close to frustrated as she had seen him before. Even when he'd dropped down to fight Ramattra, he hadn't looked as grumpy as he had been the past few days. And the reason for that was apparent when she'd asked.
They'd d...
2024-05-25 12:00:11 +0000 UTC
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I hate to be doing this so close to another delay, but circumstances are a right pain.
Currently. I am within my last two weeks of the college school year, and that means that all of my professors are assigning just about everything under the sun. To put how busy I've been, just in the pas...
2024-05-17 22:00:04 +0000 UTC
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I strained my eyes as much as I dared to. I tried to find some way to explain this away, to find some reason to doubt what I'm seeing right in front of me.
Nothing.
All signs pointed to this being a reality.
The fog the three were emitting was already a dead giveaw...
2024-05-11 12:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Shirou's eyebrow twitched as he felt the eyes on him. He was no stranger to being stared at. He could admit that his features were striking even from a distance. However, he had thought that the elves had grown past that, having grown used to his presence within Alnus.
Though, given what he...
2024-05-04 12:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Lena had fought quite a few battles in her short time as a full member of Overwatch, that's for sure. More so than any of the other recruits, at least. She'd been on the field shorter than any of them, and yet, with everything that she'd been through, she may as well have been a veteran.
Ev...
2024-04-27 04:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Have you ever had moments in your life that you wonder, why exactly are we here? It's one of life's greatest mysteries, after all. Why are we here, alive and kicking? Were we the product of some cosmic fluke? Or was there really a God, capital G and all, watching over everything?
Those mome...
2024-04-20 12:00:09 +0000 UTC
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The dawn of the next day found the monastery bathed in the soft, early morning light, a stark contrast to the shadow that the news of the assassination attempt had cast over its inhabitants. The usual morning rituals proceeded, but there was a palpable tension in the air, a sense of unease that h...
2024-04-13 12:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Quiet mornings were often the norm for John. It came with how he lived, as he was more often than not eating alone. On the occasions that he did eat with another person, they usually had a sense of mutual respect for one another, that they would rather eat in contemplative silence.
Of cours...
2024-04-13 12:00:09 +0000 UTC
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"Hey, Archer?"
"Hm?"
"When you said you met Napoleon and King Arthur, did you mean that you met them while they were alive, or when they were, you know?"
"The former, I met as a Servant. The latter, I met as both."
"I- That's- How?!"
Lena gaped at the white-haired ma...
2024-04-13 12:00:09 +0000 UTC
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"Italica."
"Italica?" Shirou frowned as Lelei approached him. He certainly didn't recognize the name, but the confident way that she spoke was a bit out of the norm for the quiet girl.
"Trading town. North of Alnus."
"That doesn't really tell me much." He gestured for her to fol...
2024-04-13 12:00:08 +0000 UTC
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A spot of bad news, I will have to delay this week's chapters due to some extenuating circumstances involving our dog. I thought I could finish editing them in time, but now I'm seeing that I will not be able to do so.
Like I did the last time I needed to delay a chapter, I'll be releasing ...
2024-04-06 06:00:06 +0000 UTC
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War. War never changes. Wait, no, we’re not doing that.
Warfare. Throughout history, warfare has continued unabated. Ah, much better.
Mankind, all through its history, has fought battle after battle. Conventional warfare was the most obvious, but there were also the politica...
2024-03-30 12:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Dragon scales. Beyond their natural protective quality, they were a source of many common magus’ dreams, the impossibility of seeing one in the modern day similarly making them difficult to get ahold of. Wyvern scales were much the same, if only just below a dragon’s.
It stemmed ...
2024-03-23 12:00:08 +0000 UTC
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“So.”
“So.”
“We don’t tell Emily any of this, agreed?”
“Agreed.”
Lena gave an audible sigh of relief. Less because Emily wouldn’t know about this, and more of that they were finally out of that hellhole. Said hellhole being ‘outside the Overwatch buil...
2024-03-16 12:00:08 +0000 UTC
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“So that's the gist of it.”
“I see. And you are certain of this?”
“As certain as I was with Elsa.”
“Then it will more than likely happen.” Astrea gave a long sigh, one of resignation. I could already tell what he was thinking, that this was a situation that will ...
2024-03-09 12:00:07 +0000 UTC
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To say that their arrival wasn’t noticed would be a lie. To say that it was noticed would be an understatement.
The various people within the JSDF base were in equal parts shocked and awed. The villagers were mostly the latter, as while they had been told that the Red Dragon had ...
2024-03-02 12:00:10 +0000 UTC
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“Right, I can do this.”
“Mhm.”
“You’re here, I’m here, she’ll be here in about ten minutes.”
“Yeah.”
“We’ll explain everything, and everything’s going to be fine.”
“Yep.”
“But-but what if she doesn’t believe me? What if-”...
2024-02-24 12:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Annoyance. It’s less of a feeling, and more a state of being. One can feel annoyed, sure, I won’t deny that. You’re annoyed because this one kid keeps talking and talking. You’re annoyed when someone coughs without covering their mouth. You’re annoyed when someone that owes you money ke...
2024-02-17 12:00:06 +0000 UTC
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