Arawn751

Getting Warhammered - [ 151 ]

“Nope,” I said with feeling, appearing before the other Psyker girl and flicking her forehead. Bio-energy surged into her body, tearing apart whatever sludge had been pumped into her bloodstream before my psychic grasp slipped in between the girl’s mind and the weird metallic hood thingy she had around her head.That’s some nasty archeotech … a Psychic Hood. Aren’t those supposed to help the Psyker and protect them from mental attacks?Well, this one was clearly custom made for doing the polar opposite. I had a … less than a kind im...

Arcane Apocalypse ~ 35

********************************************************************************************************************************************************************https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yXbtS7OBwFxTB8dbEdqvdPnawM3T966HT-13g8WxDco/edit?usp=sharing*****Tensions were running high in the old house even as the sun reached its apex at noon and started its slow descent towards the horizon. There was nothing to be done for most of the group, the one time Brent stepped out onto the street he got screamed at and had to stare down half a doz...

Getting Warhammered - [ 150 ]

Things were looking … fine-ish, even with me and Selene restricting ourselves to merely mini-Astartes levels of power and a thin bio-armour in her case and a Necrodermis equivalent for me.The defenders were tough and didn’t even flinch at the towering Orks charging at them with gleeful abandon. They didn’t even twitch when some of the Greenskin pulled out Tau-sourced railguns and plasma rifles that created head-sized sizzling holes in whatever they hit.Stormtroopers, as I’d learned, were made of sterner stuff than that and these even mo...

Arcane Apocalypse ~ 34

********************************************************************************************************************************************************************https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hPKJARJ5dlz2klgQdW6QCLsxdtEdTpALu9oaUL5hU6U/edit?usp=sharing*****“Well,” Mia said, biting her lips. She stared at the sanitised empty syringe mom got her for what would come next. “Time for dinner I guess?”Carmilla gulped, looking every bit like an emaciated street kid with a bag of fast food dangled before her eyes.“Want me to do it?” ...

Arcane Apocalypse ~ 33

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Getting Warhammered - [ 149 ]

“Interesting,” I murmured, my aura reaching out over the final stretch of space to spread over the ongoing battlefield. “Our blue friends seem to be winning, but … there might be something interesting here after all.”I grinned at Selene raising an eyebrow and with a flick of my hand sent up an illusory hologram of the peculiar Imperial voidship I’d felt.“Look at this,” I said, an edge of excitement seeping into my voice. The image grew, the long, full-black ship extended and expanded. “Could this be a Black Ship?”“No.”Ze...

Arcane Apocalypse ~ 32

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Getting Warhammered - [ 148 ]

“What benefits?” Coldstone asked with what I wagered was cautious optimism. He wanted to be convinced, but wanted to take back enough benefits with him to convince every one of his fellow Ethereals too.“I have both long-term and short-term ones, let’s start with the latter,” I said, running my hand over the roots making up my chair as I thought of an answer rapidly. The question wasn’t whether I could give him something to convince his friends to leave me well enough alone, but how much was I willing to give. More accurately, what w...

Arcane Apocalypse ~ 31

********************************************************************************************************************************************************************https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TqLKPembGAVDeNYMs9XaxgS2AlvCbBTZ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111811827861435744293&rtpof=true&sd=true******“Thank you for everything,” said Brent, nodding in thanks towards Avery and the bunch of rowdy people following behind her like a pack of dogs. “And sorry for the trouble we caused.”“It’s fine,” the girl said. “Any last minute tips o...

Arcane Apocalypse ~ 30

******************************************************************************************************************************************************************https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mk_kLD3PjPW4m_5sY820qbAGJZ9v_Y7x/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111811827861435744293&rtpof=true&sd=true*****“Are you sure?” Avery asked, raising a dubious eyebrow at Brent. “I’ve been told having his Skill used on you feels like a dozen worms burrowing through your brain. Each of which goes into a frenzy if you lie.”“It is the quickest way to res...

Getting Warhammered - [ 147 ]

NOTE: Sorry about the delay, I totally forgot to schedule this chapter. ***************My final choice fell to a nice hill in the middle of a set of grassy plains. My strategic sub-brain whined a bit, but I easily overrode its largely useless reasons for natural defences with the fact that I could make natural defences of my own later if I so wished.Also, fortifications made by me would be much harder to destroy and go through for an enemy force than ones made with my own new materials.By the time the Ethereal’s own fancy little voidship ente...

Arcane Apocalypse ~ 29

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Getting Warhammered - [ 146 ]

‘Mistress, the Tau are asking to come aboard and for us to provide them with your expedition’s camp down on the planet.’ I heard Valenith’s rather irritated voice buzz through the telepathic link the moment it connected to my mind. ‘What do you want me to do with them?’‘Please notify the good Captain … whatever his name is, that he is neither my superior nor does he have any authority over me.’ I sent back, my face twitching slightly at the gall of that blue-faced moron. He likely wanted the achievement of getting his hands on...

Arcane Apocalypse ~ 28

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Arcane Apocalypse ~ 27

******************************************************************************************************************************************************************https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hJzqBSWoRXpGQV4KuW3kFFDYLA1uRVb-/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111811827861435744293&rtpof=true&sd=true*****They followed the river upstream, making use of the larger open spaces near it to avoid any monster ambushes. They caught another two groups of goblins mostly off guard, and by now every member of the group sported an enchanted ring on their fingers. T...

Getting Warhammered - [ 145 ]

I was playing with my newly mined minerals, trying to make use of my newly gained Mechanicus knowledge. The ways to make plasteel, ferrocrete and even ceramite were in there in my head, I just had to make use of them.Which was a bit challenging, seeing as I wanted to cut out all the unnecessary parts of the process. Like saying prayers, chanting in binary and spraying holy oil on stuff every other minute.I lacked the heavy machinery and tools the tech priests used, but most were easy to replicate with my powers.Anyway, I was doing that when I f...

Arcane Apocalypse ~ 26

********************************************************************************************************************************************************************https://docs.google.com/document/d/17QV3feJHDsar1sxnKZTohoE7UknjpZ3T/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111811827861435744293&rtpof=true&sd=true*****“Why am I ‘Scratch’?” Sam whined when the group finally stopped to rest an hour of hard marching later.“I had a cat called Scratch growing up,” said Brent. “He was a whiny orange stray, as dumb as a box of bricks. The only part that doe...

Getting Warhammered - [ 144 ]

“This is it!” I said to the small crew up on the command deck. “Finally we are here!”We stood on the command deck, a large screen spreading from wall to wall before us showing the scenery as if we stood on the nose of the ship. Out there, in the vast darkness of space stood a small green orb, glistening like an emerald under the rays of a nearby yellow star.Vallia.Alas, even though it was this close, it wasn’t to be our first destination. The Tau commanding officer who’d been placed in charge of all Non-Tau auxiliaries had shot down...

Arcane Apocalypse ~ 25

********************************************************************************************************************************************************************https://docs.google.com/document/d/137xdsmj00ZgmZF4y446WxuEvNZ6vpxRP/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111811827861435744293&rtpof=true&sd=true*****I hate him so much. Mia swore in her mind, throwing every single curse word she knew at Brent’s dumb head as the goblin she was elbow deep in let out another disgusting squelch.Why was Mia elbow deep in monster guts you ask? Well, that was a splend...

Arcane Apocalypse ~ 24

********************************************************************************************************************************************************************https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WlEQ86L5mDAqSNaJ9w5buW6dK0RczQZ0/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111811827861435744293&rtpof=true&sd=true*****Mia felt conflicted as she stepped out of the building. That first step outside felt like a thousand miles crossed in a single moment, it made her dizzy. It was not the act of stepping over some imaginary boundary that troubled her though, but people...

Getting Warhammered - [ 143 ]

While my decoy was doing its damndest to distract the Custodian while also making him show off the limits of his zappy toy, the dragon sort of drew me into its fight with Ka’Bandha who seemed to have all but forgotten about me.The Greater Daemon was laughing and roaring in equal measure, its mouth filled with serrated teeth locked in a preternatural grin of savage joy.The dragon wasn’t looking too good, and the eventual victor of their fight seemed to be already decided. Not that the overgrown fire breathing reptile was going to go down wit...

Arcane Apocalypse ~ 23

*****************************************************************************************************************************************************************https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SEiGWywufSPSfGnnprO_9IkBp5v5L3PR/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111811827861435744293&rtpof=true&sd=true*****Mia fell into a routine. Wake up, snipe goblins with Lina, do some protection chores for whatever group Jeff decided to work to the bone that day, then head back to the flat and train.She found herself settling into the new ‘normal’, even though it ...

Getting Warhammered - [ 142 ]

I moved, appearing up next to the Custodian faster than a heartbeat, faster than he could pull the trigger. Not faster than he could react, though. He pulled his spear back, or attempted to anyway as I grabbed its handle and yanked.Surprisingly, the Custodian came along with the spear when I swung it around and sent it flying right into the closing maw of the dragon on the other side of my body. Jagged teeth as large as my forearms clamped down on the golden warriors' armour, and yet found no purchase.This seemed to enrage the beast, which ...

Arcane Apocalypse ~ 22

I just want to mention that the Posting Schedule will match the one on Royal Road. Meaning [Monday - Wednesday - Friday] 18:00 CET while I have enough backlog, and then I'll slow down to have at least five chapters up in my back pocket, preferably ten. I will be making a post about this when the schedule will change, so if any of you want to unsub because of the less frequent posting, you can do so at that point.Also, that'll be a while away. I just finished writing chapter 51 yesterday so I have a rather sizable backlog atm.***********...

For new would-be Patrons using IOS

Arcane Apocalypse ~ 21

********************************************************************************************************************************************************************https://docs.google.com/document/d/14PLJY9VPw4DPpFgT4UiGTF6SMxg-l3uT/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111811827861435744293&rtpof=true&sd=true*****Mia heard the knock and turned her bleary gaze away from her reflection in the mirror. She looked terrible. Well, compared to how she usually looked these days she did at least. The deepening dark circles under her eyes and the lethargic look in the ...

Arcane Apocalypse ~ 20

********************************************************************************************************************************************************************https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gkrP3jPdjm6wCzkR22YGi3sIS-5NNV7D/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111811827861435744293&rtpof=true&sd=true******[Base Strength: 2 -> 3][Body: 5 -> 6][{Newcomer} Introductory (4)] is Complete!]Objective: Have all Base Body Sub-Attributes be above 2.Reward: 1 Lesser Elixir of Regeneration - Rank 0Claim reward now?Yes / No***“Finally.” Mia huffed and puffed,...

Arcane Apocalypse ~ 19 (Intermission - Starhaven)

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Getting Warhammered - [ 141 ]

I stared at the beautiful creature, watched as it landed on a nearby island and roared. Compared to Ka’Bandha’s roar, this one was … cute.Not that I care. A lizard-like build, four muscular clawed limbs covered in jagged obsidian scales, a large head ending in a snarling snout and a mouth filled with serrated teeth.Oh, and the eyes. Beautiful flaming orange eyes with slitted pitch black pupils. Fuck Trazyn’s fancy silver noodle, thiswas a real fucking dragon.It probably couldn’t fly, but I could solve that later. Anyway, I still wante...

Arcane Apocalypse 14 - 18

********************************************************************************************************************************************************************Chapter 14: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aB7nY4BbRbrdWHMwrm2bZt47vJTNSeCW/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111811827861435744293&rtpof=true&sd=trueChapter 15: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cdqqrzv0SepVhG7WQegk7TD5wyipI3Xy/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111811827861435744293&rtpof=true&sd=trueChapter 16: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PPnN8MMQI0VxdwPcc8Fbb-VnJ9D-Xk6q/edit?usp=sharing&ou...