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Game of Monsters - 205
So I’m Trying My Hardest[Agnes Waterhouse]“Do you think I don’t know that Davis isn’t teaching at your association anymore?” the man sitting in front of her asked and Agnes simply stared at him. He wasn’t done, for one. For another… “Putting a student in charge of the classes, Agnes? It’s ridiculous to expect to keep the same pull you had. Is Davis even an actual part of House of Water anymore?” … It was better to let them bury themselves. He was going to be one of the easiest ones even. Some of these people really needed ...
Darkest Before Dawn - 124
Chapter 124[Shino Sosaki]‘Where did you go this time, Kota?’ she wondered as she walked through the halls of their summer place. She’d checked on the cliff he usually “secretly” practiced using his Quirk. She’d also knocked on his door a bunch of times; enough that he’d likely have snapped something at her if he was there. Her last guess was the library and if he wasn’t there, she’d have to bring in reinforcements.That’s how, when she was about to reach the place, she took a deep breath in and prepared herself for a bout of ...
Searching Far and Wide - 132
Teams:Pierce Lawson:- Narcissa, Beedrill- Orion, Onix- Cygnus, Kadabra- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)- Andromeda, Vaporeon- Regulus, MeowthLillian Dale:- Root, Ivysaur- Talon, Spearow- Gem, Geodude- Star, Cleffa- Cinder, VulpixVermilion City XXVWhen he woke up that day, it was to the feeling that getting out of bed would be complicated.And he didn’t mean that because of the fact that Regulus was sleeping on top of him, no. It was because he felt extra lazy that day. It was both surprising and not, if Pierce was honest. He hadn’t been the most...
Game of Monsters - 204
Who’s Gonna Stop Me?[Joshua Davis]He never wanted to talk to Ajuka Beelzebub again if he could get away with it.The two of them stared at each other over the table, filled with notes and books, some opened and some not. Serafall sat to both their sides, sipping on a drink that probably would give him some kind of resistance skill if he drank it or maybe raise his Poison one, considering the amount of sugar it had. He wasn’t too focused on that though. No, he was more concerned with the headache that he was dealing with at that moment, court...
Darkest Before Dawn - 123
Chapter 123“Wanna eat?” Ragdoll followed up after Pixie-Bob, although all of them knew where they were going already. The tables full of ingredients were clue enough, after all. At least, for those of them that weren’t dead on their feet, which weren’t as many as one would think. Evidently, Kazuki was one of the few that hadn’t had to push himself that much, at least stamina-wise. Some of his classmates weren’t so lucky. “Then you gotta cook for yourselves! Today it’s curry!”Tilting his head, Kazuki walked forward and checked ...
Searching Far and Wide - 131
Teams:Pierce Lawson:- Narcissa, Beedrill- Orion, Onix- Cygnus, Kadabra- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)- Andromeda, Vaporeon- Regulus, MeowthLillian Dale:- Root, Ivysaur- Talon, Spearow- Gem, Geodude- Star, Cleffa- Cinder, VulpixVermilion City XXIV“As I said before, they almost always have a headache,” Pierce explained, his smile turning a little sad as he regarded the psyduck by his side. “That means that they shouldn’t be given foods with strong flavors, at least, as far as I’ve seen. Not saying that you should just give them the blande...
Game of Monsters - 203
A Handful of Moments[Raynare]“Yeah, class went fine. There're idiots, but when aren’t there?” one of Davis’ apprentices commented. Raynare wasn’t sure what her name was, but she was the Alpheca Tyrant holder. Miriam? Something with M, or so she thought. The point was that she’d taken some of Davis’ precious little time with her report of how the classes at House of Water were going now that Davis wasn’t there to teach them.‘Can you be done with it already?’ Raynare wondered to herself.Obviously, she didn’t voice that t...
Darkest Before Dawn - 122
Chapter 122‘Man, I’m gonna miss like half the event,’ Kazuki thought, checking his phone again as if that would fix his issue with the signal and internet access. Alas, no such thing happened. He was still unable to do much more than using regular messages and calls. No internet access for his sorry ass, which meant he couldn’t access his game.‘Man, I really can’t have nice things,’ he lamented exaggeratedly. ‘Sight’s not bad though.’While waiting for his classmates to arrive, he’d moved outside the building and taken a se...
Searching Far and Wide - 130
Teams:Pierce Lawson:- Narcissa, Beedrill- Orion, Onix- Cygnus, Kadabra- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)- Andromeda, Vaporeon- Regulus, MeowthLillian Dale:- Root, Ivysaur- Talon, Spearow- Gem, Geodude- Star, Cleffa- Cinder, VulpixVermilion City XXIII“... So, yeah, we’re over in that direction,” Pierce said, gesturing off to the side. “None of us want any trouble, really. We just want to have pokemon be comfortable and little else. Of course, that means that if you’re ever in trouble or need anything, you’re welcome to drop by,” he expl...
Game of Monsters - 202
All We Need Is a Spark[Eliphas Levi]“You ready?” George asked and he just looked at him helplessly. In turn, that earned him a somewhat exasperated, somewhat amused expression right back. “You’ll be fine.”“You don’t know-”“Professor Davis wouldn’t leave his classes to you if he didn’t feel you were ready,” Dion interrupted mercilessly, speaking with steel in her voice the same way she did whenever she had to order around people lower in the ladder than her for her spells. “You’ve been helping him plan classes for a w...
Darkest Before Dawn - 121
Chapter 121“Stop looking at me, B-Movie,” Bakugo growled at him, but Kazuki just stared at him and raised an eyebrow. Ultimately, the blond gave, scoffing and turning away. “I swear to God. Fucking…” And off the guy went, but Kazuki found himself pleasantly surprised.“Inui and Eijiro work miracles,” he commented. Back at the start of the year, he’d have expected at least one Quirk explosion and three times as much anger coming from Bakugo. “Do you think we have the pull to throw everyone at those two?” he asked, turning towa...
Searching Far and Wide - 129
Teams:Pierce Lawson:- Narcissa, Beedrill- Orion, Onix- Cygnus, Kadabra- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)- Andromeda, Vaporeon- Regulus, MeowthLillian Dale:- Root, Ivysaur- Talon, Spearow- Gem, Geodude- Star, Cleffa- Cinder, VulpixVermilion City XXII“I don’t want to be that guy, Reggie, I really don’t,” Pierce said, his voice belying that he really did want to be that guy. Evidently, his pokemon realized, because the meowth gave him a baleful look. That did nothing to stop him though. “But I told you so.”The response he got was somewhere ...
Game of Monsters - 201
Far from the Sun“Should I bring the holder of the Shroud of Turin so that you can have the whole collection?” Gabriel asked him with a raised eyebrow.In response, Joshua could only shrug, still unable to believe that he’d actually gotten True Longinus from Cao Cao.Joshua wouldn’t be so bold as to say that he expected the spear to stick with him, but he’d certainly hoped for it when he went to challenge Cao Cao. He remembered that the spear had, in canon, chosen to forsake its wielder to spare Issei. Which, no offense to the guy – he...
Darkest Before Dawn - 120
Chapter 120“Wait, seriously?” Minoru asked, eyes wide as if he honestly couldn’t believe what Kazuki had just told him. The others around weren’t looking any differently, even if most of them weren’t that exaggerated.“Seriously,” he answered with a weak smile as he stabbed a bit of food from his plate. “I kind of… want to take a break and Inui encouraged me to do so… So, yeah, I won’t be training or doing much of anything after classes. I’ll drop by the club, check on things, talk a little and then go straight home to ju...
Searching Far and Wide - 128
Teams:Pierce Lawson:- Narcissa, Beedrill- Orion, Onix- Cygnus, Kadabra- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)- Andromeda, Vaporeon- Regulus, MeowthLillian Dale:- Root, Ivysaur- Talon, Spearow- Gem, Geodude- Star, Cleffa- Cinder, VulpixVermilion City XXI‘Back to the grind with no issues, huh?’ he thought, unable to shake off the awe he felt at his team.He knew them well by then, he really did, but he was still amazed by the fact that they could just… go right back to it. They’d just gotten through a literal Challenge, with capital C and all. Grant...
Game of Monsters - 200
A Single Touch of the Divine[Agnes Waterhouse]“So, you’re saying that you can’t teach any of the classes outside the Valkyries?” she asked, narrowing her eyes at the man across her desk. It wasn’t like she could stop him, but she was far from pleased by this sudden development and expressing otherwise would be a blatant lie. “Can I ask why?” she tried, but she had a feeling that it wouldn’t be that easy.Joshua looked concerningly out of it. Similarly to how he looked after big fights he was in and that almost made Agnes think th...
Darkest Before Dawn - 119
Chapter 119‘Feels like it’s been a while,’ he thinks to himself, rubbing the back of his hand over his sore, probably split lip. ‘God, do I need to do this more often though,’ he thinks, a somewhat pained grimace turning into a grin as he regards his opponents, Chikuchi, Neito and Toru.A second later, he’s already on the second, taking a kick from the former and trying to keep the invisible third somewhere he can “see” her.Quirkless sparring was always going to be part of his training routines, no matter how much some people tho...
Searching Far and Wide - 127
Teams:Pierce Lawson:- Narcissa, Beedrill- Orion, Onix- Cygnus, Kadabra- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)- Andromeda, Vaporeon- Regulus, MeowthLillian Dale:- Root, Ivysaur- Talon, Spearow- Gem, Geodude- Star, Cleffa- Cinder, VulpixVermillion City XX“Yes, you did a great job, buddy,” Pierce praised, making the gigantic stone serpent wiggle like he was possessed by the cutest, most excited lil’ puppy in the world. “I’m pretty sure that was Surge’s strongest pokemon in the Challenge and you beat them. What does it matter that you got knocked...
Game of Monsters - 199
As Night Turns to DayFriday was all but wailing at the back of his mind, but he couldn’t really pay her any mind, much as it pained him.He didn’t know what was wrong with the living spell, but he could guess and he did have to deal with the likely cause anyway. Something much more pressing, some might say. Something that endangered not only Friday but also everyone else in the house, which included his other familiars, Kunou and Yasaka. So, he limited himself to reaching for her and soothing her as best he could. It wasn’t saying much tho...
Darkest Before Dawn - 118
Chapter 118“I have a feeling I’m never gonna get used to this,” Kazuki commented, clicking the post button. Just like that, his account had one more piece in it, one that had been thoroughly checked and triple checked by the Management Team. Granted, some posts needed more scrutiny than others, such was the case then and there, but in general he wouldn’t be posting anything in there without it being checked and analyzed at least once.“Can’t believe you’re setting up a fan meet and greet,” Neito said, shaking his head at him. If ...
Searching Far and Wide - 126
Teams:Pierce Lawson:- Narcissa, Beedrill- Orion, Onix- Cygnus, Kadabra- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)- Andromeda, Vaporeon- Regulus, MeowthLillian Dale:- Root, Ivysaur- Talon, Spearow- Gem, Geodude- Star, Cleffa- Cinder, VulpixVermillion City XIX[Robert Surge]His eyes scanned the field as his pikachu tried and mostly failed to dodge the particularly aggressive beedrill.Which was saying something, considering how hostile the entire line generally was.He saw a few openings he could have used to help pikachu, admittedly. The fight could have been a ...
Game of Monsters - 198
It’s Close to Midnight[Griselda Quarta]As they started getting things in order, teleporting their traitors to the locations they would be kept in until they could be judged, checking the base for whatever they could find that could be necessary and other things, Griselda looked Joshua Davis every so often. The man stood in between the moving agents, glancing around like he wasn’t really seeing anything that was going on. Instead, he seemed more lost in his own mind, which wasn’t something she was particularly surprised about.Yet, she didn...
Darkest Before Dawn - 117
Chapter 117“... Okay, good to know you have it all figured out,” Kazuki replied slowly, processing all that Komako had dumped on him then and there. He had seen it coming a little bit, with how the Management Team’s leader had absolutely gone off like Midoriya talking about heroes, but it had still been a lot. Although, there was a part that gave him pause. “Just to be clear, don’t stick to a timetable too much, yeah? If someone wants to join, they are free to, as long as they are serious about it,” he pointed out and Komako nodded,...
Searching Far and Wide - 125
Teams:Pierce Lawson:- Narcissa, Beedrill- Orion, Onix- Cygnus, Kadabra- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)- Andromeda, Vaporeon- Regulus, MeowthLillian Dale:- Root, Ivysaur- Talon, Spearow- Gem, Geodude- Star, Cleffa- Cinder, VulpixVermillion City XVIIIJust as predicted, Pierce found himself very nervous the morning his Challenge was scheduled.All the same, he’d managed – with some nudging from his pokemon – to drag himself to the Gym. Once there though, he still had to wait until a few battles were over. Battle appointments weren’t always ver...
Game of Monsters - 197
-No Mistakes, No PressureMeeting Vasco Strada had actually been something Joshua had been interested in. He’d never given it much thought, true, but he had pondered how that’d go every so often. For one, he knew of the man, even without his canon knowledge. It was difficult not to. Every single human seemed to know of him, he’d lived long enough and, more importantly, done enough that everyone had heard of him.He was the Sirzechs Lucifer of humanity, the Zeus or the Odin. He was the top of the top, the cream of the crop. He’d reached th...
Darkest Before Dawn - 116
Chapter 116Part of the new security measures UA was applying involved slight variations in their schedule. Sometimes classes started earlier and sometimes classes started later. They weren’t changing what they had each day, but the order in which each day’s classes were placed varied greatly.That was how Kazuki had managed to avoid the press during the first day after the break he had for I-Island.Unfortunately, reporters weren’t that easy to dodge, he found the very next day. He realized this immediately when, walking up to the school, h...
Searching Far and Wide - 124
Teams:Pierce Lawson:- Narcissa, Beedrill- Orion, Onix- Cygnus, Kadabra- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)- Andromeda, Vaporeon- Regulus, MeowthLillian Dale:- Root, Ivysaur- Talon, Spearow- Gem, Geodude- Star, Cleffa- Cinder, VulpixVermillion City XVIIIdly, Pierce considered his team.Most of their preparations for Vermillion were ready. They felt meager by that point though, admittedly. A fourth badge wasn’t an easy thing to attain and having a single – for the most part – effective move for each of his team members felt lacking. He didn’t hav...
Game of Monsters - 196
No Cracks, No Breaks- “This is new,” he commented, sitting back and glancing across the cafe’s table. “I thought you could use a change of pNo Cracks, No Breaks- “This is new,” he commented, sitting back and glancing across the cafe’s table. “I thought you could use a change of pNo Cracks, No Breaks-“This is new,” he commented, sitting back and glancing across the cafe’s table.“I thought you could use a change of pace,” Gabriel said but it was a very blatant lie. She wasn’t even trying to hide that fact either, which...
Darkest Before Dawn - 115
Chapter 115 “So that’s why you’ve looked so down, huh?” he heard Toru mumble, but he was too busy sulking and draping his body all over hisChapter 115 “So that’s why you’ve looked so down, huh?” he heard Toru mumble, but he was too busy sulking and draping his body all over hisChapter 115“So that’s why you’ve looked so down, huh?” he heard Toru mumble, but he was too busy sulking and draping his body all over his desk to bother replying. Most he could manage was a shrug and a half-hum half-groan. He wanted to blame his Q...
Searching Far and Wide - 123
Teams: Pierce Lawson: - Narcissa, Beedrill - Orion, Onix - Cygnus, Kadabra - Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny) - Andromeda, Vaporeon - Regulus, MeTeams:Pierce Lawson:- Narcissa, Beedrill- Orion, Onix- Cygnus, Kadabra- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)- Andromeda, Vaporeon- Regulus, MeowthLillian Dale:- Root, Ivysaur- Talon, Spearow- Gem, Geodude- Star, Cleffa- Cinder, VulpixVermillion City XVI“Well, that was a lot faster than I thought,” Pierce commented, leaning back, eyes slightly wide as he took in what Grace had just told him. The woman – picture...
