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Chapter 636
Early because Thanksgiving. Gotta run!https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ozbViFRqj57I2cdQd97esZZGwEJ4IL9A1y5g-DY1KAo/edit?usp=sharingPeak Expert.A lofty title in so many eyes, but Hongji found it lacking when used to describe the heroes he fought alongside today. There were no strict guidelines to separate Experts from Peak Experts, only a generally accepted understanding that a Peak Expert was someone who was ready to take on the final milestone along the Martial Path. Strength played a minor part in all this, as Hongji himself only fit the d...
Chapter 635
A little late, but close enough :D Enjoy!https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VtT-6A4DRO_UawrgkoRjy9P5KMv_HKhZY1NuI92A7N8/edit?usp=sharingWar was a young man’s game, but the thrill of battle made Du Min Gyu feel young at heart again.A horrible thing to say, considering good men and women were giving their lives in defence of the Empire, but having spent more than a third of his life wandering from conflict to conflict, it came as no surprise to discover he felt more comfortable on the battlefield than sitting at home in ‘his’ chair. That c...
Chapter 634
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sl6KwpVLrZ9ZazhNZRlgFLGV2jNiqjliVgUXiatHXEM/edit?usp=sharing The withdrawal from Castle JiangHu had only just begun and already the situation looked dire, but Akanai was never one to back down from a challenge.Parsing through the Sendings as she sat on the grassy plains of Central, she kept track of the Castle’s situation while simultaneously endeavouring to remain calm and relaxed, for her part in today’s battle would not begin for another hour or two yet. She might have to move sooner if the situation d...
Chapter 633
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DpYKTqXr3WdeJhvnYY5_7A33Xl0zbIDuiN-HLWJftao/edit?usp=sharingIn my admittedly limited experience, the phrase “battlefield tactics” is something of an oxymoron.This isn’t to say tactics aren’t important, but once the battle begins, there’s little room for grand strategies or fancy maneuvers. It’s all well and good to move pieces around on a board and pretend like you’re commanding an army in the heat of battle, but reality is not so clean and neat. ‘Battlefield’ might as well be synonymous wit...
Taking an extra chapter day off
As per title. Mostly cuz im tired and my brain no work gud. My trip was fun, but exhausting. I'm old and out of shape. Can't hike and paddle like I used to. I got home monday afternoon, and my thighs and calves are still kinda soreeeeee. Anywho, that means the next RR chapter will be Sunday September 27th at the usual time.For 2nd Grade Warrant Officers and up, 633 will be out tomorrow, and then we back on track by sunday (hopefully).Anywho, this is just a heads up. Take care and see you all soon.
Chapter 632
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lTANdkGAZ5Au6-_r-je1Nl8HL3OulYzVFj1UNiSv6Ok/edit?usp=sharingDespite having ample warning of what was to come, Rustram’s stomach still twisted into knots when the order to withdraw was given two hours before sunrise.Passing along the orders to his captains, Rustram was met with the grim acceptance he’d come to expect from these stalwart veteran warriors. Though the boss – no, the Legate – made it clear Rustram was not to share his plan with anyone else, a good soldier could infer a commander’s plans ...
Chapter 631
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CO5IRos5sDg32M4SCEC1K_3GCO3CZECViKUh4ItIYWo/edit?usp=sharing As the distant sounds of battle filter in through the shuttered windows, I lay in bed and pray for the blissful oblivion of sleep, but it will not come.I expected as much before slipping under the covers, but hopes and dreams have little to do with expectations. In less than ten hours, Hongji will give the order to withdraw from Castle JiangHu and put into motion a plan which could make or break this war for the Imperial forces. The idea is to bait ...
Chapter 630
Author’s Note: So this chapter is one I’ve been meaning to do for awhile, as it could’ve really fit in anywhere, but I held off because I wasn’t sure how interesting it’d be. There’s a lot of theological stuff and Dao’s and watnot, so keeping it all logical and relevant was hard enough, and making it engaging too might well have been beyond me. That’s mostly why it took so damned long to write, especailly since I kept err... seguing into not-so-relevant details, but I got there in the end. Honestly, even though I’m over 600 ch...
So sorries
As of typing this post, its 4 in the afternoon and I just signed out of work. I probably don't have enough written to finish the chapter tonight, especially considering I'm leaving in 30 minutes to go visit my parents, so I'm just gonna throw in the towel now and say I'll release the chapter tomorrow night. This way, I won't stress about it all afternoon and try to leave early so i can finish the chapter, and I can just enjoy the time spent with family. This means I will OFFICIALLY be behind a chapter, which is sad because I...
Chapter 629 unedited unmemed
Author's Note: So I forgot to give you guys more warning, but I'm going on a canoe trip this weekend, so I'm going on writing break starting today. I'm leaving friday morning, and still have a bunch of errands to do, and I'll be back home sunday night, but I also need time to catch up on a Patreon chapter, so I figured I'll take an entire week. So I'll be back with a chapter on September 24th. I know, it sucks, but look on the bright side. I could've taken 2-4 weeks to play Path of Exile instead, so.... you'r...
No chapter tonight.
Here i thought I might be on time today, then computer problems bent me over and had their way with me. Chapter tomorrow night probably. Sorry.
Chapter 628 unedited unmemed
HOPEFULLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYSunday's chapter will maybe be on time.Hopefully.Maybe. I dunno. Im tired and hungry.Here's the chapter.I may or may not have left something out, so if anything seems weird, please comment.That is all. https://docs.google.com/document/d/17x1fcwjsxusgYDYcgwcINs6mR1ltOomHnRr73lvMIIQ/edit?usp=sharingAs the sun rose over the horizon and the Enemy formed up to attack, Dastan stood ready and waiting upon the walls of Castle JiangHu, eager to greet his foes with axe and shield in hand.There were no tribal chants or macabr...
Chapter 627 unedited unmemed
Been struggling with the ending for over an hour now, but decided, eh. Fuck it. It's not a great ending, and doesn't really make sense, but Im tired. I'll fix it in editing, hopefully, but with luck, enough of what I intended to convey got through.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GyXOHfeDJso_T3euBe4BpRqGTzemH8gbLVPWoWVoACo/edit?usp=sharingThough bone tired from the frantic scramble to retake the outer wall and mentally exhausted from almost an entire week of nonstop battles, Yan went against her better judgment and joined Colonel...
Chapter 626 unedited unmemed
What a surprise, late chapter again. God dammit ruff, you suck.Sorry, but I have no new excuses, only tired old ones. Like i said, it's gonna be like this for awhile heading forward, but such is the cost of long ass chapters. That being said, I almost kept writing cuz i set out with a different end point in mind, one that tied it back to Rain better. Whatever though, I guess a whole chapter about a side character and his trials and tribulations is okay.Anywho, enjoy, and I promise Rain makes an appearance next chapter, which will also be la...
Chapter 625 unedited unmemed
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KtpvxVAACt0Omm3exyt0CUgXcpqxhO3u1Alh2hsaKHQ/edit?usp=sharingShitty ending, may flesh out some bits in editing, but this is what I gots. Sorry for lateness, hope you enjoy, Im off to dinner now!For three horrific nights, the tortured screams echoed over the walls of Castle JiangHu in a ghastly concert of bloodcurdling torment and inhuman misery, and Hongji could do nothing to stop it.Perched atop his command tower on the innermost wall, he steeled his nerves he took in the horrific tableau arranged so close ...
Chapter 624
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qSqw2uV3xOCn3_R-_1E3Tglx9jnQi2aV_BimtH8UIWo/edit?usp=sharing The Truth merely exists as is, there for each of us to see and interpret in our own unique ways.Even now, days after hearing it, Min Gyu found these words of wisdom utterly enthralling. It was one thing to say each must walk their own Path, but for years, he struggled to explain why this must be until hearing how young Rain framed the reasoning so perfectly. It was not so much that the Dao changed from person to person, but that every individual exp...
Chapter 623
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r9oxpi4NNhq6L6nv9mTRiSGGlB3tF8o3T5CxxCqlljU/edit?usp=sharingAs dawn broke over the horizon and soldiers of the Central Citadel readied to ride to war, Song scrambled about the courtyard to ensure no pet was left behind.The bears were the least of her problems, happy to laze in the wagon with their deer-bone treats, while Princess sat upright and watched Song to ensure she didnt go too far. Looking adorable in her bright red ribbon bow and frilly checkered dress, the weasel-bear held her treat untouched whil...
Chapter 622 unedited unmemed
ALRIGHTTTTTT. We done.Bad news though.I'm pooped. Dunno if sundays chapter will be out on sunday, since that would require me to spend all of tomorrow editing and writing. Not sure if i can power through that and actually get anything done, but i'll try. No promises. if brain no worky, the fingers no typy, so we shall seeeeeeeee.Bye for now!https://docs.google.com/document/d/1srOIEFzhaWcqRpy65wLLtzlhlEom3lYLUDXTmx81T2k/edit?usp=sharingThough only twenty five years young, Bulat had always considered himself older and wiser than his years...
Chapter 621 unedited unmemed
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xTHekeJ7s1pqQ-dCXocW7RxQ8AJKNc60oRMmDQSnnJI/edit?usp=sharingI dont like to brag, but Im something of a savant when it comes to pissing people off.What can I say? Its a gift, one Ive honed to perfection completely by accident. I dont actively aim to anger people, it just happens naturally as a response to my actions, which, most of the time, are done without ulterior motive. Demand kowtows from a lost bet? Totally justified. Being passive aggressive about someone showing up late to the fight? Entirel...
Late Chapter 621
Forgot I had an eye appointment today. Regular checkup thing, not anything serious. Sorry, but chapter will be late, probably sometime tomorrow evening, since i'll be treating my parents to dinner tonight since they're driving me to and back from appointment, and I see my niece and nephew tomorrow afternoon. If possible, maybe i'll work a half day and finish the chapter after lunch tomorrow, but we shall see.This means 622 will probably be late too. Sorry.
Chapter 620 unedited unmemed
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z2gJXoXsQ_WitwJll_Fd84jDrQ2vHriCmR2wjPZ7WGs/edit?usp=sharing I dont remember much of my previous life, but from what I can tell, I dont think Ive changed much.I doubt I ever killed anyone in my past life, or even hunted an animal judging by how much I cried the first time Alsantset taught me how to skin and butcher a deer, and I was probably a lot lazier considering the sheer amount of paranoia and anxiety it takes to get my ass out of bed every morning, but otherwise, Im probably a carbon copy of my ...
Chapter 619 unedited unmemed
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u8c7GAoiIiyHuX2SeR3-E7NKqhFCcDFgqmJwLeUch4Y/edit?usp=sharing Being Legate is the worst.Long hours and sleepless nights are pretty much the norm for me, so I dont mind the workload, and a life of fear and trepidation has prepared me for the near constant reminders of how the literal fate of the Empire rests on my shoulders. I can even manage the heavy burden of responsibility weighing me down, since I have family, allies, and competent subordinates to share the load with, and I actually enjoy butting heads w...
Chapter 618
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w5sFO-rqsWoJoSOob7J0RXrG7i0bD6FAXv97HeN63Ik/edit?usp=sharingHeavy lies the head which wears the crown.There would come a day when Luo-Luo grew accustomed to Lord Husbands moments of poignant brilliance, but today was not that day. Delivered with the solemn dignity of a troubled man as he stood over the war table, there were a multitude of complexities hidden within the simple verse and Luo-Luo was of the mind to try and capture its multifaceted meaning in calligraphy. The evocative phrase played against...
Chapter 617 unedited unmemed
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O6gs_k9QCnorSr5dnD8acFhmOSG8C3cQEYR98AeK0zA/edit?usp=sharingAs a young boy, Baatar once stole a jug of lychee rice wine from the man he now called father.It seemed so simple at the time, lifting the wine right off of Husolts wagon when no one was looking, and slipping down the mountain to enjoy it alone inside his secret hidden hideaway. To this day, he still remembered how sweet that first taste was, a delicious nectar which stung his eyes and burned his nose yet filled him with warmth and contentment for ...
Chapter 616 unedited unmemed
Sorry for the late chapter again, but yea. Here it be. Had a whole slavery rant somewhere, but i cut it cuz it went on and on and didn't really fit the narrative. Made some changes and here we are. From here on, I won't be making posts to say if I'll be late, just check on discord since that's where I keep ppl most up to date with stuff. Hope you all enjoy, and sorry again.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J3CfIN7ZezTwGpKNp2xe5SnhGmedLpBRZxcJC0m9-ZY/edit?usp=sharingThere are good days and there are bad days, and then there are...
Chapter 615
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-LMw5XrYm3sbPSz1mz53hiL9Q3UywEJg2CvrBhRHMRs/edit?usp=sharing The new Legate died, and what followed after was a tragic comedy of errors.Even having lived through it firsthand, Binesi couldnt make heads nor tails of the jumbled situation, and he hoped the historians wouldnt bungle the job too badly in their ham fisted attempts to apply logic to this illogical chain of events. Two things were for certain though: todays history would be written in blood, and there would be no victors.Still reeling from wit...
Chapter 614 V2
So I wasn't thrillllllleedddddd with how the chapter went, and after going through it, I decided to go back to my initial and add a part I deleted. While doing this, I also did a little restructuring, but not too much, and changed the end point to be a whole lot cliffier. The downside is we lose Goujian's fight at the end, since I cut the chapter at 6.5k words, and his thoughts on body strengthening and self inflicted injury. I'll try and see if I can finagle it in next chapter, but im not a fan of mid-combat monologues revealing cr...
Chapter 614 unedited and unmemed
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iq1v7a6n6TknLtkqWcAMhikHH8Knc3MXfQkl2WW6knE/edit?usp=sharingThe thrill of the hunt was nothing compared to the dread of the hunted, and Goujian relished the novelty in this reversal of roles.For most of his life, Goujian had been the hunter, a misguided and deluded fool who ferreted out those who stumbled across the Truth. Though he regretted all those wasted years in service to a lie, he still took pride in skills and believed himself second to none when it came to exposing the Chosen of Heaven for who they ...
Late Capter 614
Sorry for the repeated lateness, but like I mentioned before, these long chapters are taking its toll. I'll 100% have the chapter out by tomorrow night, so yea. I'm also taking sunday off, to rest and recoup, because I'm pretty much spending every waking moment on writing now, and could really use a short break.Rather than shortening the chapters back to a more manageable 4-5k, I'm gonna keep aiming for 6k and just take more 1 day breaks in the future. Not too many, I'm gonna try 1 a month and see how it goes. If not, then I...
Chapter 613
Sorry about the lateness, but these long chapters are kicking my ass now that covid lockdowns have loosened up and I have social obligations again. I wish I could hermit up again :'(Anywho, its only an hour late, so maybe i just start waking up an hour earlier lol. enjoy!https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y9CdYEybLO0f9ZdJH_vtHt38GCNgUxgl_ifb03Uvc7M/edit?usp=sharingDont do this.Hardly Yuzhens most eloquent appeal, but given the circumstances, it was all she had. The second she received word of Baatars arrest, she knew this was a t...
