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Reborn as the First Boss, Chapter 69
Chapter 69 – RevelationsAfter binding my second familiar, I realized an interesting bit about the way this Voice of the World dealt with Familiars. Now that they were bound, I could communicate with them telepathically so long as they were within two kilometers. I could also summon and unsummon them at will. Unsummoning a familiar basically banished them to a kind of pocket realm. They could still see through their summoner’s senses, and speak telepathically with them, which was nice. Also, if they ever got ‘killed’ then they just retur...
System Supervillain, Chapter 131
Chapter 131 – Rout(London, England)“Bloody hell,” Green Knight sighed, as Iceblade finished his declaration. Not that it stilled his blade, as he stabbed a warrior through the chest. There was still a fight going on, after all. They’d launched a general offensive on the shield zone, to give Iceblade his distraction. And here he was, less than twenty minutes later, basically promising death and destruction to their entire species, with the Emperor’s head on display!“Hah!” The Knave laughed as he used his Punchline ability to send a...
The OP Lich is a Returnee
Chapter 173 – Visitors“Your Majesty, the envoys from the Saharan League are here.”I looked up from the sketch I was making, the latest iteration of an idea that been rolling around in the back of my head since the first time some zealots tried to shoot me with magically-amplified bullets, right after I returned to this world. Sure, the attack had been utterly unsuccessful, but that was primarily because the Purifiers had chosen a target they stood no chance against. But their weapons did have some promise to them.The ‘Sanctified Spellri...
Dark Fate, Chapter 219
Chapter 219 – OverkillI checked my watch. 04:03 Moscow time, meaning that it was just after 10 in the morning in Yakutsk. The attack should be underway. Which meant it was time for me to make my move.I did not have any kind of [Stealth] skill, but having a DEX of 336 with my items meant that I could make my footsteps as silent as a cat’s, if I tried, and my all-black outfit blended well with the shadows. I did not bother with a mask. Why should I, when I had [Shapeshifting]? I could make my face resemble anyone I pleased, and a CHA of 2342 ...
Lewd Dungeon, Chapter 377
Chapter 377 – Targets“So, how are you feeling, Ricardo?” Gracie asked, one hand around her favorite slave’s waist as they walked out of Dreamy Delights a couple hours later. The act was more than a simple show of concern for the man. She was concerned for him, yes, but that was only part of why she had her arm around him. The other part was so that he would have harder time dashing off or doing something problematic if the phobia was not fully suppressed.Ricardo tensed slightly as he saw several Dogik walking along the street, or climbi...
Freezing Shadows, Chapter 23
Chapter 23: Bad Feeling“Icy! You done with your interview?”The sound of concern in Sexkitten’s voice as I picked up the call just after leaving the therapist building where I gave both my interviews did not inspire warm and fuzzy feelings in me. That wasn’t someone who was just eager to talk. Something was up.“Yeah. What happened?”“A new contact I’ve been working called me. He’s a manager at Mixsanto, works in their arcology here in the sprawl, but has a taste for girls that aren’t entirely vanilla, you know? Which is how he...
Reborn as the First Boss, Chapter 68
Chapter 68 – Diplomatic DemonessYou have successfully completed the Ritual of the Beast. You gain the form: HellhoundForm of the HellhoundYou are able to shift between your natural form and a Hellhound form at will.Doing so reserves 20% of your SP. You gain temporary HP equal to the reserved SP. The transformation lasts for either 1 hour/level or until the temporary HP is lost.You cannot use spells or abilities with vocal components, and your speech is limited to the sounds your new form can make.Your attributes do not change.Equipment and ge...
System Supervillain, 130
This got really fun to write.Chapter 130 – Sending a MessageThe sound of dial-up internet called, and we once more found ourselves in the digital realm. This time, however, we were in the commlink of whichever gel-nak had been unfortunate enough to meet us. Unlike the other gel-nak digital realms I’d seen, this felt more personal, more lived in than even the wider gel-nak network had. Probably due to some signs of individual preference or nonstandard organization.Stolen Victory was clearly thinking the same thing. After all, I wasn’t the ...
The OP Lich is a Returnee, Chapter 172
Chapter 172 – Dragon on the Border“Ah, Queen Akagawa, so good to see you again.”I smiled as I saw Emperor Zhu Zhexian, the Dragon Emperor and Hero of Shadow, walk up to me. “Ah, Emperor Zhu. The pleasure is mine, I assure you. Came to see how we were setting up?”We were in the mountains just east of Huocheng County, near the border Kazakhstan. In fact, there was a crossing just down the road, where the Kazakh A353 highway met the Chinese G30 highway. As for why we were here? Well, Risen Athelia was doing its part as a member of the EA...
Dark Fate, Chpater 218
Chapter 218 – Failed ContingencyHis name was Frantsev Vasil Vyacheslavovich. Of course, he hadn’t actually been called by that name in twenty years, not since his mother and sister died in the Vladikavkaz bombing. He had turned his focus to his work with the KGB turned FSB. He hadn’t been anyone important, then. A field agent primarily occupied with counterterror operations. But he had worked hard, and those above him had either retired, or ‘retired’. Now, he was the head of ‘Special Projects’ for the agency.One might think that b...
Lewd Dungeon, Chapter 376
Chapter 376 – Mind MattersIn the end, she had decided to pick up two new slaves, along with the information about where she could find someone who could help Ricardo with his arachnophobia. It cost her a little more than she really would have liked, but getting the information was important. Plus, Sherush gave her a bit of a discount, she was buying the pair.DhonDire Hellhound MaleLevel 25 Unholy Defender / Sworn DefenderTitles: Well-Endowed, Tough, Strong, SlaveThe first was the dire hellhound she’d been considering. Better than she had ex...
Freezing Shadows, Chapter 22
Chapter 22: Interview 2“Hi hi, everybody! KarmaDesu here! How are all my Karma Klubbies? You know I love all of you gals! Now, I got a special treat for everyone here! We’re coming to you from inside MetaGame’s big new game, Shadowmen, and talking with one of the up and coming players, the ever-scrumptious Iceblade!”This was my second interview in the game. Unlike last time, where the avatar was of a slightly overweight guy with a bushy beard, wearing a plaid shirt and denim overalls, this interviewer was going for the bubbly pop prince...
Reborn as the First Boss, Chapter 67
Chapter 67 – Good BoyWe had spent part of the morning shopping, and a wagon pulled by oxen, even skeletal oxen, wasn’t as fast as a rider on horseback. So, it was little surprise to me that it was late afternoon by the time we reached the ruined temple Angelina had found in the old maps. We ought to have plenty of time for setting up and conducting the rituals before we needed to sleep for the night.At one point, there had been a cobblestone road to the temple, branching off from the western road from Magehallow to Dirthill, and the border ...
System Supervillain, Chapter 129
Chapter 129 – Niflheim“KILL THE INVA-AAAGH!”Another guard fell to my blade as we pushed on. After the brief battle in the command center, we needed to get outside. It had only been a few minutes since we started our attack, so the Warriors on guard in the building were still at their posts, guarding the building, looking for threats, and waiting for orders. Which meant that they were not swarming us all at once, making our lives easier. Especially since we weren’t going down, but up.According to Web Mistress, who still had a link to the...
The OP Lich is a Returnee, Chapter 171
Chapter 171 – Changing TimesA year had passed since the seals on magic were undone. The changes started slow, but began moving faster day by day. Some plants and animals evolved into monsters as they took in mana, and were changed by it, but they weren’t the only creatures to change.During the flu season that year, a new strain of the disease emerged, capable of spreading not just through the normal means, but through mana constructs (like spells) as well. The disease affected a creature’s mana, as well as their bodies, meaning that even ...
Dark Fate, Chapter 217
Chapter 217 – Legitimate Business(Yakutsk, Sakha, Russia)It was cold today. Not a surprise, this far out into Siberia. It was cold every day, with an average temperature of -8.0C. Coldest major city in the world.Tselner Vitomir Nikitovich used to hate the cold, when he was younger. A ‘youthful indiscretion’ got him ‘mistaken’ as a member of the Vory, and a police officer had broken his leg during their ‘discussion’ while he was in the interrogation room. Ever since, his leg had hurt when it was cold. And it was always cold in Yaku...
Lewd Dungeon, Chapter 375
Chapter 375 – MarketThe marketplace as divided into two basic parts. You had the stalls on the street, and shops in the buildings. Discounting a couple food stalls that were selling things like meat skewers and grilled mushrooms, most of the streetside shopping looked to be low-level items and materials, or purely cosmetic items.Cosmetic items under the System generally came in two forms. The first were the simplest ones, jewelry, clothes, and other accessories that didn’t have any System-related abilities other than the durability that the...
Freezing Shadows, Chapter 21
Chapter 21: Interview 1Harrison Reed, better known as HarryManGames, decided that this had to be one of the weirdest interviews he’d ever done. Sure, he was used to doing interviews not person-to-person, since he used a digital avatar to conceal his identity, but he was still doing all that in his studio, communicating through a normal online connection. That was just using a 3D model rigged to a motion tracker, like had been done for decades at this point.This, however, was a full VR avatar, in a game world, and it felt real. Like he was rea...
Reborn as the First Boss, Chapter 66
Chapter 66 – SkillsYour party has defeated eight members of the Brass Rats.You each gain 4000 XP.Ah, it looked as though ‘dissuading’ the pursuit counted as defeating them. Lovely. I would never say no to more XP, after all. Sure, getting to the next level was a long way aways, but every little bit helped. Given the state of my, just, everything, I was really curious what options I’d have when I hit the next Tier. I doubted my race would improve, since it was already ‘special’, but I should have good options for my classes and profe...
System Supervillain, Chapter 128
Chapter 128 – CleanupSegment 6:Iceblade: +2 CSL to OCV (OCV 12)Foxtrot: +2 CSL to DCV (DCV 12), +2 CSL to OCV (OCV 12)Stolen Victory: +2 CSL to DCV (DCV 15)Pyra: +2 CSL to OCV with Ranged (OCV 15)Titania: +2 CSL to DCV (DCV 12)Warriors: +2 CSL to OCV with HTH (OCV 12)Iceblade’s Acrobatics check, 15-: 3d6 = 10 (Success)Iceblade uses Martial Strike (+2 DCV, +2 DC to attack) (DCV 12)Iceblade’s Attack Roll (Warrior 8), OCV 12: 3d6 = 6 (Hits DCV 17) (Hits)Winter’s Bite: 5d6-1 = 18 BODY (rPD 7 after AP)Winter’s Bite: 36 STUN (x2 Vulnerabili...
The OP Lich is a Returnee, Book 18 Prologue
Prologue – Trade Chat(Magical World Disharmony Server, General Chat)UsualSuspect, manoutoftime, muon, MewTwo, Avariel, Chummer, Golddigger, CrazyCelt, Blaze, DoYouEvenLyft?, MarcoPolo, MightMakesRight, MacD, Inquisitor, OrangeQueen, Lizard, RedFox, SemiSolidSnake, BabyShark, Lichwatcher, Not_the_Face!, TheLichQueen, Scholar, Salty, Anonymous3, Anonymous4, Anonymous7, Anonymous9, WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot, DigDug, Backlog, DarkAvariel, Knocker, GrimDark, BloodForTheBloodGod, BackDat@55Up and DarkAngel are in the chat.Backlog: You guys see the new ki...
Dark Fate, Chapter 216
Chapter 216 – Guild Business“Ah, your Majesty,” said Guildmaster Luo Fen as I entered the Ceres Adventurers Guild. “I was wondering when you’d come around. The diviners have finished tracking the guy in Russia that you put in a request for.”It had been a few days since I’d put in the request (and also ascended to Tier 3). Most people were still surprised by my new look, whenever I walked around, and the subconscious aura I projected. Not one of the auras from my skills, though the passive ones were active, obviously. No, this was ...
Lewd Dungeon, Chapter 374
Chapter 374 – To Khav-SzarolFinding their way to this ‘Khav-Szarol’ wasn’t terribly difficult. There were signs glittering under the light. Along the way, they transitioned from Logan’s [Liight] spell to [Everburning Torches]. The basic enchanted items were far cheaper than a [Magelight], and were always ‘on’, rather than having a recharge time, but had to be carried in the hand or secured to one’s gear in some way.That didn’t sound like too big a thing, but there were reasons why groups who could afford a supply of [Magelight...
Freezing Shadows, Book 3 Prologue
Prologue: Trade Chat(ShadowmenIn-Game OOC Forum, Seattle Section)Reminder:This forum is for Out of Character (OOC) discussion only. Please direct in-character discussions (including business dealings and the like) to the appropriate in-world forums.GreenGirl, Yolo, Scholar, RedFox, Rerun, ThirsT, SliceNDice, GrimDarkKawaii, NoNoNo, YesYesYes, FoldingChair, Squeaker, Anonymous2, Anonymous5, Anonymous8, KittyKat, HurtMeMommy, DaddyIssues, Inquisitor, BattleSister, Wolfgirl, Spirit, Chill, and HoldMyBeer are in the chat.Wolfgirl: So, like I said, ...
Reborn as the First Boss, Chapter 65
Chapter 65 – PestsWith Magehallow being so close to the site of a former undead dungeon, it perhaps wasn’t all that surprising that there was a larger proportion of necromancers and related classes and professions in town than you would find in Windwater. Of course, magic-users in general were more common here, than in my barony, which tended more towards outdoorsy types when talking about those who actually went fighting. Naturally, most of them were lower level than we were, with some of the strongest topping out in the 30s, maybe getting...
System Supervillain, Chapter 127
Big fight scene continues.Chapter 127 – RegicideSegment 3:Iceblade: +2 CSL to OCV (OCV 12)Foxtrot: +2 CSL to DCV (DCV 12), +2 CSL to OCV (OCV 12)Stolen Victory: +2 CSL to DCV (DCV 15)Pyra: +2 CSL to OCV with Ranged (OCV 15)Titania: +2 CSL to DCV (DCV 12)Emperor: +2 CSL to ECV (ECV 12)Warriors: +2 CSL to OCV with HTH (OCV 12)Warrior 8 uses Martial Strike (+2 DCV, +2 DC to attack) (DCV 12)Warrior 8’s attack roll (Stolen Victory), OCV 12: 3d6 = 12 (Hits DCV 11) (Miss)Warrior 8: 53/60 ENDWarrior 9 recovers from being Stunned.Warrior 10 uses Mar...
The OP Lich is a Returnee, Book 17 Epilogue
Epilogue – ElsewhereFour individuals met in a darkened room. No names were shared. Those who knew about this meeting already knew who the other attendees were. There was no need for introductions.Each individual represented a faction of power. While they were not the nominal heads of their factions, what was decided in this chamber would be carried out. One way or another.On an unseen signal, the political representative took a breath. “It is now the appointed time. What do we know?”The military representative leaned forward. “As promis...
Dark Fate, Chapter 215
Chapter 215 – AdjustmentAfter setting the administrative stuff in order, my next task was military. Thankfully, a full invasion of someplace wasn’t necessary, but there were still logistical concerns to be addressed, and garrisons to be set up. Recruitment and training also needed to be jumpstarted, to minimize the look of being a colonizer coming in and taking over the place.Sure, something like that wouldn’t actually stop me, not with my having advanced to being a Timestruck Demon Lord, but that was entirely besides the point. I had the...
Lewd Dungeon, Chapter 373
Chapter 373 – Across the Lake“[Azure Bloom]!”A column of blue flames rose from the beach, engulfing the undead alligator that was the boss for this floor. Gracie Dixon smiled as she got the kill notification. That spell had been just enough to finish off the boss, and gave them enough XP to reach level 30.They weren’t the first group to reach this floor, or even to beat this boss. However, unlike the Demonthralls, they had managed to protect the boat from Grandpa Earl’s thrashing. Mainly because Logan, her High Wizard, had made sure t...
Freezing Shadows, Book 2 Epilogue
Epilogue: Elsewhere(MetaTech Virtual Headquarters, ShadowmenControl Room)Demi Turner smiled as she looked over the data feeds coming through the control room. Everything was looking good. The time dilation didn’t look to be causing any trouble as players went between the game world and the real world. That was good, otherwise they would have had to rework everything.During the Alpha and Beta process, a lot of consideration had gone into how to make the game accessible to people on different schedules. Part of this, obviously, was in having di...
