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Non Serviam: Chapter 7
Chapter 7: Stations of the CrossKoneko Tojou didn’t blink.A fact that that I had become intimately familiar with over the last week. When she wanted something, the youngest girl in Rias’s peerage would turn her golden eyes on you like spotlights, probing for any hint of weakness. Rias herself usually folds in about a quarter of a second.Not that I was immune.“Koneko.” I met her gaze head on. “It’s a church bake sale.”She pouted, cheeks puffing out.Everything about the girl is designed to maximize cuteness, and Rias clearly had her...
Non Serviam: Chapter 1
This is a chapter of this story that was not originally posted on patreon. I am backposting it and several others now so that the complete story can be viewed on this site. To read the complete story, check the collection link below.Chapter 1: GenesisThe tea was quite excellent.I'd expected green tea, given that I had, apparently, landed in Japan of all places, but the delicate china cup instead held earl gray. A classic, but one of my favorites none the less. I took another sip, marshalling my thoughts.Then I set the cup down.I sighed, lea...
Non Serviam: Chapter 2
This is a chapter of this story that was not originally posted on patreon. I am backposting it and several others now so that the complete story can be viewed on this site. To read the complete story, check the collection link below.Chapter 2: In the Beginning"You can stay here for as long as it takes you to adjust," Rias said.Until I bowed my head and accepted her rule, she meant, but her expression was so perfectly regretful that I decided not to call her on it. Our relative stances on the 'truth' had changed only slightly in ...
Non Serviam: Chapter 3
This is a chapter of this story that was not originally posted on patreon. I am backposting it and several others now so that the complete story can be viewed on this site. To read the complete story, check the collection link below.Chapter 3: Without Form "So," I said. "Are you stuck here too?" In front of me was a door, painted lighter than the rest of the doors in the Gremory Mansion. On the other side of that door was another person, who, maybe, was just as stuck here as I was. Unfortunately, that person didn't reply to ...
Non Serviam: Chapter 6
Chapter 6: Pawn Takes KnightI’d never been rich before.“That’s it for class choices.” My advisor stood, pocketing her PA. “Is there anything else I can do for you today?”“That’s all, thank you.”“Sure thing! I look forward to seeing you on campus next week!” She smiled. “Oh, and admissions sent your student starter packet with me, so I’ll just leave it here. Feel free, ah, I mean the office is ready to conduct your personal tour whenever you’re ready.”I nodded. “Probably soon.”I’d had fuck you money before, bu...
December Announcement
This is the admin post for December 2023. November didn’t need an announcement since the previous admin post was at the end of October, but going forward I’ll aim for an admin post each month to keep everyone updated.Last month I fell a bit short of my goal of 4 chapters a month, but I’m happy that I’ve started posting again! Right now, original works are a sticking point for me, so I might end up writing more fanfiction instead. For now, I remain focused on posting 2 original work chapters and 2 fanfiction chapters for this month.Other...
Be Thou My Good: Chapter 7
This is a chapter of this story that was not originally posted on patreon. I am backposting it and several others now so that the complete story can be viewed on this site. To read the complete story, check the collection link below.Chapter Seven: The Night is Dark…I stepped backwards, letting the woman’s knife whip through the air in front of my face. If she hadn’t been surprised by my sudden appearance, I’d be out a nose.“How rude.” She was a better fighter than me. “Didn’t your mother teach you better?”She F-Flowed past me....
Be Thou My Good: Chapter 1
This is a chapter of this story that was not originally posted on patreon. I am backposting it and several others now so that the complete story can be viewed on this site. To read the complete story, check the collection link below.Chapter 1: Silver "The Prince will speak with you now." The words came from a young girl, the Page, who had brushed into my small tent without so much as a 'how do you do.' I sighed, closing the book on the desk. Learning the writing systems of this world had been…difficult, as whatever magic let m...
Be Thou My Good: Chapter 2
This is a chapter of this story that was not originally posted on patreon. I am backposting it and several others now so that the complete story can be viewed on this site. To read the complete story, check the collection link below.Chapter 2: Fire"Do we kill her anyway, Apprentice?" Squire said. After she'd sworen, the atmosphere on the hill had only grown more stilted. Something that was helped along by the plumes of smoke drifting through the air. In the battlefield below, green fire still burned. I'd heard the soldiers ca...
Be Thou My Good: Chapter 3
This is a chapter of this story that was not originally posted on patreon. I am backposting it and several others now so that the complete story can be viewed on this site. To read the complete story, check the collection link below.Be Thou My Good 3: Stone The road was long. This was, I decided, true for any army on the march. The invention of cars and trains made travel faster, certainly, but the Squire's Legion of Doom—singular—had only horse drawn carts for supplies. Their destination, the city of Marchford, was yet a few days away,...
Be Thou My Good: Chapter 4
This is a chapter of this story that was not originally posted on patreon. I am backposting it and several others now so that the complete story can be viewed on this site. To read the complete story, check the collection link below.Chapter 4: Dread The Squire was in the tent with us. "What?" And she was not amused. "Who's taking what from Callow now?" Then she shook her head, switching her glare to Hakram. I admit, part of that was my intimation, that I was going to be stealing painted stones from Callow to build my Dread T...
Be Thou My Good: Chapter 5
This is a chapter of this story that was not originally posted on patreon. I am backposting it and several others now so that the complete story can be viewed on this site. To read the complete story, check the collection link below.Chapter 5: Forced MarcheCatherine Foundling cut a commanding figure as she strode into the mansion, legionaries at her side.“Who’s in charge here, exactly?”I was there too of course, because in the six days to Marchford, over games of Dread, and through deep philosophical conversations about the nature of real...
Be Thou My Good: Chapter 6
This is a chapter of this story that was not originally posted on patreon. I am backposting it and several others now so that the complete story can be viewed on this site. To read the complete story, check the collection link below.Chapter 6: Unto DawnSomehow, they managed to get everyone to the center square without a riot breaking out. I blamed narrative convenience.The crowd was thronging with women and children, though less adults than I'd expected. I guess some of the women went off to fight in the rebellion as well, no surprise there...
Be Thou My Good: Chapter 15
A chapter of the Practical Guide to Evil cross as well! Link to the complete collection of this story at the bottom, I'll be backposting the earlier chapters for those who want to read the entire story on patreon!Chapter 15: Back and There Again“Refuge is a full town, by the lake,” Hunter said. “I grew up there, until the Lady took notice of me.”I nodded, carefully avoiding any mention of a bakery. “I imagine several of Ranger’s apprentices come from Refuge?”He grunted. “Some. Ranger brings other back if she likes the look o...
Among Three Travelers 1
New Ten Times crossover story!***I knew I was in trouble the moment I saw the wine.Three glasses with elegant twisting stems sat on the side table. The amber liquid near glowed in the candlelight, throwing shadows across the paper screen behind. He’d tidied up since last I’d visited as well, scrolls and accounts neatly tucked away in their shelves, not that he ever made much mess.I shut the sliding door behind me with a sharp click. “What’s the emergency?”From his large desk of stained wood, my nominal boss looked up from his work. ...
October 2023 Announcement
Hello Everyone!I’d like to thank you all for sticking around and supporting me. I know my output has been lower than usual for the past few months. My motivation and energy to write has suffered because of external stresses, which unfortunately culminated in the end of a long-term relationship.Now, though, I am feeling better and have more time to focus on myself and on my writing. My current plans for patreon, and for you are as follows:1) I will be focusing on posting 2 chapters of Devils Foundry and 2 chapters of my various fanfiction stor...
Devil's Foundry Book 3: Chapter 5
Chapter 5: Cracks in the DamMy impromptu trial didn’t disrupted the constant churn of Lady’s Port.Oh, I imagined people were still talking about it. I’d clearcut a whole burgeoning class of would-be landlords, but the struggle to turn my mishmash of buildings into a proper town waited for no woman.Least of all me.“Here I thought a council was supposed to give you less work,” Electra said.Of course, some people made their own time.“I’d think you’d have more.” I gestured to the chair next to my desk. “Already finished?”“Na...
Devil's Foundry Book 2 Available on Amazon!
Hi Everyone! Sorry for the late chapter, got sick this week, but I have good news all the same!Book 2 of The Devil's Foundry is now available on Amazon!The book has been fully edited, both by myself and by my publisher, Podium. And it is available in ebook, audiobook, and paperback! I want to thank everyone here for their support, because without you this book would not have received this attention. If you want to support me, consider leaving a review on Amazon, or picking up a copy if you're feeling especially generous.Can't wait t...
Devil's Foundry 3: Chapter 4
Chapter 4: Just a Quick Talk“Empress.”“I’m just gonna talk to them.”Electra put herself half in front of me. “Look, Empress.”“I’m just going to talk to them.”“Then why do you have your deathray?”I raised my gauntlet, the first thing I’d fixed from my suit. “To talk with.”“I’m not charging that for you.”“You’ll find—” I flexed my wrist, and the deathray popped out, emitters glowing sickly green. “—that this device is fully operational.”Electra groaned. She turned towards Elaine. “Can you please...
Devil's Foundry Book 3: Chapter 3
Chapter 3: Committee CrimesNaturally, there is a central problem with appointing a council.“Seas and storm, people need homes, Mardl!”“They happen to need food as well, do they not?”You need to listen to their counsel.Kardrin, the representative of the builders, ground his teeth into stubs. He’d been going round and round with Mardl, the farmers rep, for the better part of an hour, and it looked like he was about ready to flip the council table and have it out with fists.I rapped my knuckles once on the wood. “Enough. This is clearl...
Devil's Foundry 3: Chapter 2
Chapter 2: Water Under the Bridge“Nail it in right this time!” I shook my head.“Geez, tense much?” Electra asked.“This is a major operation.” I started up the ladder. Around me, the final touches were being put on the new and improved Lightning Mill. “We’re going to need the power, not the least of which if we want to get enough boats on the water.”Electra reached down and hauled me up to the platform. “Thank god these guys knew how to make concrete though.”“We would have had to make another water wheel.” I shook my he...
Devil's Foundry 3: Chapter 1
We finally return to Devil's Foundry! Thank you so much for waiting! Announcement post will be out tomorrow!Devil’s Foundry Book 3Chapter 1: Dotted Lines“That concludes negotiations.”The notary was a tall man, with a sword belted at his waist and a no-nonsense attitude.“Comptess, if you would sign.” He held pushed the charter across the table towards me. The wind off the sea ruffled the tent flaps, but beneath the man’s callused fingers, the parchment didn’t so much as flutter.I shrugged, taking the pen. My town was in shamble...
God Save the Queen: Book 2 Chapter 5
The Story Thus FarNotes on Huttese: There aren’t enough words in Huttese for me to work off of, so I made most of it up, here’s the dictionary I looked at before deciding to mostly come up with huttese on my own, it’s neat.Characters this chapterNeron In’vess—Admiral of the Naboo First Fleet. Old salt, and a deft hand at carrier battle.Ryker “Titan” T’nel—Gold leader, Naboo First Fleet. First ace of the Naboo Royal Navy.The man, the myth, the legend—Jabba the HuttChapter 5: Get What You Pay ForJabba’s throne room reminded ...
God Save the Queen: Book 2 Chapter 4
The Story thus FarAN: Sand, I hate SandCharacter list at the front, translated Mandoa (when there is any) at the end.Supporting Characters this Chapter:CanonGeneral Roos Tarpals—Gungan General of the Grand Army of Naboo, promoted after the battle of Naboo at Queen Amidala’s insistence.OCTaalanes Qroos—Naboo Mandalorian and member of Amidala’s personal guard.Chapter 4: Three EnvoysI shaded my eyes against the harsh glare of twin suns. “Not here an hour, and already my boots are full of sand.”At my back, Taal grunted. “I hate sand....
God Save the Queen: Book 2 Chapter 3
Previous chaptersA/N: I’ve done my best to have the Mandalorian used in the chapter made partially clear through context. Full translations are available at the end of the chapter for those interested. Lots of OCs this chapter, but don’t worry, next chapter we see a lot more canon characters as the plot starts properly moving.Reoccuring OCs mentioned in this chapter:Neron In’vess—Admiral of the Naboo First Fleet. Old guard, but good with carrier doctrine.Taallanes Qroos—Naboo Mandalorian and fiercely loyal member of Padme’s Honor gu...
God Save the Queen: Book 2 Chapter 2
The story thus far: https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/god-save-the-queen-worm-star-wars.1022888/#post-85103213Chapter 2: All the Queen’s MenMetal boots clicked against the walkways as I walked through the pirate carrier.Two Naboo praetorians led the way, clean chrome armor forming a stark contrast to the spotted and poorly-maintained bulkheads of the enemy vessel.The praetorians were our near-Mandos, trained to the same rigorous standard, but eschewing the clans in favor of loyalty to Naboo. They wore similar armor, but with wider, clea...
Superb Delegate New Poll
Hello Fanfic Fans! It's been a while since I've posted much of my fanfiction content, with the focus on finishing book 2 of Devil's Foundry.Now, I'll be making some time for my derivative stories, so vote here for the one you want me to focus on!In lieu of month to month changes for which story I focus on (which I've received various goon natured grumbling about) I'll be trying something less structured. Essentially, I'll be focusing on the voted story until reach a good stopping point, or I get bored, so vote for th...
Polling is A Thing We do Here, Ostensibly
Hello Fanfic Fans! It's been a while since I've posted much of my fanfiction content, with the focus on finishing book 2 of Devil's Foundry.Now, I'll be making some time for my derivative stories, so vote here for the one you want me to focus on!In lieu of month to month changes for which story I focus on (which I've received various goon natured grumbling about) I'll be trying something less structured. Essentially, I'll be focusing on the voted story until reach a good stopping point, or I get bored, so vote for th...
Devil's Foundry Book 2: Epilogue
IMPORTANT I am pleased to announce that Book two of Devil's Foundry will be published on August 29th, 2023! To celebrate, I will be posting two chapters today before getting to work on Book 3!Epilogue: Not Done YetIn the movies, you always woke up to the beeping of a heart monitor, everything swimming in and out of focus in a sterile white hospital room.Well, in this setting, I guess you’d actually expect someone dabbing away at your feverish brow with a cool cloth, only to run out of the room in excitement the moment you regained conscio...
Devil's Foundry Book 2: Chapter 46
IMPORTANT I am pleased to announce that Book two of Devil's Foundry will be published on August 29th, 2023! To celebrate, I will be posting two chapters today before getting to work on Book 3!Chapter 46: At What CostIn many ways, the battle’s aftermath was yet bloodier.Rel and Electra had landed inside the city, before the skywhale took off. They’d found their way to the riverbank just as the Militia finished carrying the dead and wounded through the north gate. The waters of the river ran red with blood, and corpses of countless monste...
