It was a lot to process, killing a Ruler. The fact she was still standing, despite the ravaged landscape all around her due to the Ruler’s death, astounded her. Nothing should have survived the blast, the Quiescent had told her. It had been part of the reason why it had entrusted her with the Anathema,… Continue reading The Devil You Know
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Camping on Plutis
“I don’t think you understand the implications of both being an Aethling, and being a Servant of the Æther.” Tantalon directed at Annie, once their camp had been set up. It had been rather quite during their trek, having changed into a floating orb for their trip, only changing back into the androgynous humanoid form… Continue reading Camping on Plutis
Awakening on Constant
“Where are we?” Annie inquired softly, her head throbbing, her sight returning to normal, and noticing how featureless the room they were now in was. She could make out shapes, some moving, but couldn’t quite focus on them. It went dark, and then all of a sudden, we turn up here, in this strange room,… Continue reading Awakening on Constant
A Battle of Musical Will
“……so what is going to happen, and more importantly, why should I case?” Annie asked, still unsure of why she’d been dragged to the Training Rooms by Echo and the rest of her friends.They were still only new to the 13th Academy, the facility being used to train the ‘Eyes of Earth 13’, the various… Continue reading A Battle of Musical Will
Ego and Earth Collide
The match ended, in the hero’s favour as always.As fun as the Hero v Villain matches were to watch compared to standard matches, this Forum had too few powerful villains to challenge the large amount of Heroes. For a bunch of outcasts, too many of them were filled with the ideals of the people that… Continue reading Ego and Earth Collide
Rest now, Young Wolf
Rest now, young wolf. What you’ve just experienced is enough to take down an old veteran, yet here you stand, wounded but still willing to fight despite the issues crippling you from the inside out. Rest now, Wolf of the Floral Crown. While Despair will fill your thoughts and den with imaginary monsters and threats… Continue reading Rest now, Young Wolf
Lords of the Dark
“That is not how the power of the Lords work, m’lord.” The Lord of Wrath stated, still lost on why their great Lord of the Dark had decided to give them a new Lord.The Old Lord had been exactly what the Land of the Dark needed, and they had understood the subtleties between Darkness, Shadows,… Continue reading Lords of the Dark
In and Out
In and out.That was all it was supposed to be, a quick dash and grab job. Manslaughter definitely hadn’t been on the agenda.All he had to do was go in, find the broken remains of the now defunct mascot of an old business, send it to his source, and sell it online to collectors for… Continue reading In and Out
Chapter 1 – Interviews with a Magical Girl
What was my childhood like? I don’t remember much of my childhood.Not due to it being bad or something overtly traumatic, it was just average (Upon discussing stuff with my therapist, I have since learnt this is not true in the slightest).I was neither particularly skilled academically or physically, though I soon learnt later in… Continue reading Chapter 1 – Interviews with a Magical Girl
Determination
“Oh Rulers, what shall we do with the fractured dimensional Conflux simulation?” The Lord of the Carnival, the overlord of the Carnival Lords, was worried. Their very dimension was being torn asunder by what should’ve been a minor simulation, completely isolated from everything, not even connected to the Fey Cores which had been used to… Continue reading Determination