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Game of Monsters - 175
-To Share Moments Like ThisIt didn’t take a genius to notice that Joshua’s partners were difficult to read. It came with the territory of being with important politicians, he supposed. Yasaka had always held this unmovable aura around her, like nothing could ever disturb her calm. Serafall seemed similarly collected, if in an erratic, somewhat childish way. Gabriel, for her part, was alsosimilar – he was starting to think he might have a bit of a type –, but in the sense that she always seemed at peace with things, content.All the same ...
Darkest Before Dawn - 94
Chapter 94[Itsuka Kendo]“You didn’t have to come with me to the set,” she mumbled, feeling a little shy and embarrassed. “Kazuki’s interview is more important,” she added, rubbing her arm self-consciously.“Neither thing was more important than the other,” Maeda told her firmly, but softly. “I could be there with you for the ad. I couldn’t be there for Kazuki’s interview. I know it often seems like I care more about Kazuki, but you’re both my interns. I care about both of you.”Itsuka felt a little bad about doubting her...
Searching Far and Wide - 102
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, VulpixSaffron City XVII“Nothing glaringlywrong with him,” Pierce announced, patting Root’s side. The newly evolved ivysaur had needed a check up after his evolution to make sure that everything was alright. “Should still get checked at the Center, obviously.”“I know how it goes, Pierce,” Lily told him, rolling her e...
Game of Monsters - 174
If I Didn’t Have You-“Dad?” Kunou asked one morning while he walked in, yawning and blinking blearily. It was one of thosemornings. Mornings in which he was more tired than when he went to bed and he felt like he’d gone through a workout… The best kind of workout though, of course, which was why even with how he felt, he had a slight smile on his face.“Yeah?” he replied, watching Friday prepare him a cup of tea and he didn’t even need to tell her to do it, or correct her… much. The spell was, much like Margalo, a very kind… ...
Darkest Before Dawn - 93
Chapter 93“All ready?” he asked, a smile on his face as he took his new violin and got ready. Itsuka nodded at him, camera in hand and positioned to record him. Then he glanced towards Hina before nodding back, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath in before slowly letting it out.Then he opened his eyes and started playing.His best song was the one that he chose to play then and there, after checking the violin and making sure that everything was in order. Hina deserved nothing but the best after the gift she gave him. Because Kazuki ha...
Searching Far and Wide - 101
Teams:Pierce Lawson:- Narcissa, Beedrill- Orion, Onix- Cygnus, Kadabra- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)- Andromeda, Vaporeon- Regulus, MeowthLillian Dale:- Root, Bulbasaur- Talon, Spearow- Gem, Geodude- Star, Cleffa- Cinder, VulpixSaffron City XVIEvery day, Pierce felt like he gained a new understanding of just how longit’d take to get anywhere with Psychic Arts, or whatever one wanted to call them. Every day, he’d make no progress at all after hours of doing his best to feel his own mind, to find it and its borders, its limits. Which was kind ...
Game of Monsters - 173
Chasing Power, but I Ain’t Evil[Joshua Davis]Eventually, Friday showed signs of calming down.She was nowhere near ready for almost anything in a lot of aspects though, of course. She still got confused just as much for just as inane things. She couldn’t communicate well. The living spell was still growing into herself just as much as when she had first come to be.However, she was calmer, and that was a very nice development.What did he mean by this? Well, she was less likely to grow uneasy or react strongly to things when she got confused a...
Darkest Before Dawn - 92
Chapter 92Kazuki let out a long, drawn out breath as he worked on his shadow control.It was something he could do at his apartment, after all. It wasn’t like his shadows could knock over stuff or anything. They were just… lack of light, after all. Or maybe they were manifestations of negativity like his Grimm? Could even be both, he supposed. If that was what was going on, then they required next to no actual negativity to produce, because he hadn’t noticed any drain even during his craziest experiments with the new aspect of his Quirk.Tr...
Searching Far and Wide - 100
Teams:Pierce Lawson:- Narcissa, Beedrill- Orion, Onix- Cygnus, Kadabra- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)- Andromeda, Vaporeon- Regulus, MeowthLillian Dale:- Root, Bulbasaur- Talon, Spearow- Gem, Geodude- Star, Cleffa- Cinder, VulpixSaffron City XVThe response to their announcements was mixed, but that was kind of expected.Didn’t mean Pierce and Lily didn’t feel bad every time there was “criticism” in a comment though, and they used that term loosely. Human nature worked the same for both of them in that rather depressing matter. No matter ho...
Game of Monsters - 172
Friends With the Noise in My Head[Yasaka]Well, Joshua had been wrong.Why?Because the man had convinced all three of them that his chances of succeeding this attempt were low. They’d believed him too, because… Why wouldn’t they? What he was trying to do was hard. Not the first time he’d tried to do something difficult, crazy and previously thought impossible, for sure, but still. To hear him say it, he’d need several attempts to iron out all the details about his living spell creation.That had sounded reasonable enough, even when consi...
Darkest Before Dawn - 91
Chapter 91[Kazuki Endo]“You sure you’ll be fine?” Nemuri asked, feeling very worried as she stood at the door of his apartment, fidgeting with her purse and visibly hesitating to leave. Kazuki appreciated it but…“I think I’m fine,” he said and that was the truth… of a sort. He mostly felt oddly calm, if that made any sense. “I’ll… Call if I need help, alright?”“Do that,” she replied with a sad smile, before letting go of her purse and pulling him in a quick hug. “If not me, then Hina or someone else, alright? We’...
Searching Far and Wide - 99
Teams:Pierce Lawson:- Narcissa, Beedrill- Orion, Onix- Cygnus, Kadabra- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)- Andromeda, Vaporeon- Regulus, MeowthLillian Dale:- Root, Bulbasaur- Talon, Spearow- Gem, Geodude- Star, Cleffa- Cinder, VulpixTitle“I’m kind of glad that I decided not to go to those classes,” Lily commented cheerfully… little shit that she was. “They look tiring,” she added, looking at him, slightly wide-eyed. “Call it a hunch.”He just grunted at her, slumped on the table with his head resting on his arms.The Psychic classes/exe...
Game of Monsters - 171
Hello, Monster“Please… Please, stop.”“Hm, I wonder how many people said that to you,” Joshua replied, face clear of emotions as he continued analyzing the data he was getting. It was so very interesting, to see the effects of whatever Ophis was handing Khaos Brigade elites to boost themselves up. That little sliver of infinity was fascinating.Not only for the baffling pool of energy that it was and gave, but also for what it did to its hosts. All of the samples Joshua had to test and analyze were being twisted, consumed, by the thing....
Darkest Before Dawn - 90
Chapter 90“You didn’t have to come if you weren’t feeling like celebrating,” Kazuki commented as he sat down, leaving his drink on one of the tables his group had gathered together. The place didn’t quite have tables big enough for a group their size, after all. “Nobody would have blamed you, honestly.”“I know, but we wanted to do something after all that studying,” Mina replied with a pout. “Or, at least I did.”“I thought it’d be a nice way to distract myself,” Eijiro commented but the way his emotions spiked told K...
Searching Far and Wide - 98
Teams:Pierce Lawson:- Narcissa, Beedrill- Orion, Onix- Cygnus, Kadabra- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)- Andromeda, VaporeonLillian Dale:- Root, Bulbasaur- Talon, Spearow- Gem, Geodude- Star, Cleffa- Cinder, VulpixSaffron City XIII“So, you don’t mind waiting?” Pierce commented, sitting on the ground and overlooking his pokemon’s training. One of his hands, meanwhile, petted the meowth by his side. The Normal type, for his part, meowed something lazy at him, enjoying the attention. “Good to know, but I have to exercise too, so I won’t st...
Game of Monsters - 170
Don’t You HesitateHis hand lashed out and blocked a Light Spear from Raynare with Setan Kober.Not surprising, nor even out of the ordinary. It was a spar like any other he’d had with her. Joshua was in testing mode though, checking the changes that Greater Demonic Element brought to the table, just like how he’d tested Greater Holy Element when it got upgraded. It was less training and more just checking what his weapons and him could do.All in all, it was about what he’d expected.That was unexpected in its own way though. After all, th...
Darkest Before Dawn - 89
Chapter 89“Done!” Kaminari cried out and there were several cheers following together with some relieved sighs and laughs. It was a testament to the state of things that Aizawa didn’t even reprimand the guy. Instead, the man just raised an unimpressed eyebrow. “Finally done with the written part!”Kazuki let his head fall down on his arm.“... You alive, buddy?” Eijiro asked him, poking his arm.For his part, he only replied with a half-hearted groan, his head resting on his forearm while his other arm rested beside it, hand up in th...
Searching Far and Wide - 97
Teams:Pierce Lawson:- Narcissa, Beedrill- Orion, Onix- Cygnus, Kadabra- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)- Andromeda, VaporeonLillian Dale:- Root, Bulbasaur- Talon, Spearow- Gem, Geodude- Star, Cleffa- Cinder, VulpixSaffron City XIIAll he could hear was the sound of flowing water and all he could feel was the cold stone bench under him and the gentle morning breeze that somehow reached him. If he were honest, Pierce was feeling like both things were working to lull him to sleep. Alas, it wasn’t quite the place to do so, but that just meant they wer...
Game of Monsters - 169
This Is My LifeJoshua’s lips twitched up as he contained both a smile and a chuckle.Why? Well, the reason for that was rather simple really. Kunou had, by some miracle against the laws of the universe, decided to become even more adorable than she usually was. It was baffling and Joshua almost wanted to tinker some spells to check if there were some supernatural shenanigans going on to cause that. He really did think Kunou was quite possibly the most adorable thing on the face of the planet, but there had to be a limit, right?Apparently, the ...
Future Vacation Announcement/Warning
Well, this is slightly awkward since I wanted to do this a few days ago… but my goldfish memory stroke at the same time as my hyperactive rat on crack attention span. Hence, why I’m doing this today. Fortunately, I don’t think it’s too late.What am I talking about? Well, the fact that I’m going to be taking a month long breakfrom posting and probably writing in general. Calm though, it won’t start until December 28thor so all the way up to late Januaryor early February, but I don’t foresee that later one happening unless something...
Darkest Before Dawn - 88
Chapter 88[Toru Hagakure]She was a coward.She was getting increasingly aware of this fact, as the days passed too, which wasn’t at all a nice thing to go through. It was even less so those days, considering all the stress the term finals were causing them all. Toru in particular… wasn’t too worried about those though. Obviously she wanted to do well, but at least she was sure she wouldn’t do badlyafter all their study sessions and such.… Still though, exams couldn't be over soon enough.This just left her with more time to think an...
Searching Far and Wide - 96
Teams:Pierce Lawson:- Narcissa, Beedrill- Orion, Onix- Cygnus, Kadabra- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)- Andromeda, VaporeonLillian Dale:- Root, Bulbasaur- Talon, Spearow- Gem, Geodude- Star, Cleffa- Cinder, VulpixSaffron City XIIt was early in the morning, but the temperature was already pretty high.Pierce wasn’t a fan.As he walked through Saffron, he already felt kind of sweaty, if not much. It was uncomfortable and the coffee he was drinking as he moved through the streets wasn’t helping. It was all shaping up to be a very much notenjoyable ...
Game of Monsters - 168
The Light That Comes to Me[Gabriel]She could only look, wide-eyed, as Joshua worked and Adriel… changed.She wasn’t the best between her siblings at much. Michael was the best, if one spoke on averages, of course. Raphael was the smartest. Uriel was the strongest. However, there was one thing Gabriel had going for her and that was her empathy, her ability to understand, to put herself in others’ places and to feelin general. This was helped by the fact that she was the best sensor.And that moment, what she could feel from Adriel, Joshua’...
Darkest Before Dawn - 87
Chapter 87Kazuki whistled.“You do great work, Mei, have I told you that?” he asked, eyes fixed on the drone his personal tinker had created. It still looked plenty rough, but it worked and it would – theoretically, that is – do its job. It flew, it listened to commands and it could carry things. According to Mei, there were slots to add certain modules in the future depending on what kind of job he went out on, but those were empty at the moment.Not only because they were a little too close to his budget limit, but also because they mig...
Searching Far and Wide - 95
Teams:Pierce Lawson:- Narcissa, Beedrill- Orion, Onix- Cygnus, Kadabra- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)- Andromeda, VaporeonLillian Dale:- Root, Bulbasaur- Talon, Spearow- Gem, Geodude- Star, Cleffa- Cinder, VulpixCerulean City XXXVII“This is nice,” he commented, getting an agreeing hum from Bellatrix. Absently, Pierce patted her red-scaled body with a smile. His eyes, however, remained scanning their surroundings, taking them in and enjoying them. There was a whole lot of sea ahead of him and there was the beach on the outside area of Cerulean...
Game of Monsters - 167
Dear God, Please, Hear Me OutThe room was in silence and neither of the three people around seemed in any hurry to break it.Certainly not Joshua, that much he knew. So, he contented himself with the cup of tea he had in hand. He’d have pulled out a notebook or some tome, but he had a hunch that it’d be a bad idea. Instead, he just took a sip from his drink and let his mind wander as he waited.Because, again, he wasn’t going to be the one to break the silence.Kunou, for her part, was more free than he was and had actually pulled out her no...
Darkest Before Dawn - 86
Chapter 86Exams had finally reached them.The first one was going on at that very moment and Kazuki found himself… fairly confident, actually. Some questions he was certain of his answers being correct. Most of them filled him with doubts of varying degrees, sometimes because his knowledge was a little unclear and sometimes because the questions felt specifically tailored to confuse him.Most of all though, it was the nerves and doubts that surrounded him that messed with his perception, he was sure.Kazuki did his absolute best to push through ...
Searching Far and Wide - 94
Teams:Pierce Lawson:- Narcissa, Beedrill- Orion, Onix- Cygnus, Kadabra- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)- Andromeda, VaporeonLillian Dale:- Root, Bulbasaur- Talon, Spearow- Gem, Geodude- Star, Cleffa- Cinder, VulpixSaffron City XAndromeda hummed thoughtfully before finishing with an approving yip.“Glad you like it,” Pierce commented wryly.Not that holding the vaporeon in his arms was a chore, but still, it was the principle of the matter. She was surprisingly light, but just big enough to be a bit cumbersome. Fortunately, she wasn’t as hard to...
Game of Monsters - 166
The World Outside Is CallingJoshua hummed idly, noting things down on the notebook he’d laid on his lap. A desk felt like it’d be more cumbersome than anything, after all, although that might just be his impression. Not like it really mattered and he preferred to be able to get around what little space he had without much issue.He did wonder why the Youkai’s dungeon was so small though.Considering magic was a thing and they had their own kind in the shape of Youjutsu, Joshua would have imagined they would alter space in some way to have m...
Darkest Before Dawn - 85
Chapter 85“Pleasure doing business with you,” he commented, mostly joking, as he took the offered money and absently counted it. It wasn’t a lot, obviously, but it was also plenty when compared to what he’d actually done. Not that he was complaining though. He knew it was unlikely to go well if he rejected the payment, so he didn’t even try.“Way to make it feel like a transaction,” Midnight commented, a half-smile on her face. Even with that though, there was no hiding her shame and guilt from Kazuki. He wondered what the latter w...
