James faced the ratlings in the middle of the old sewer lair's gym, ready for battle. In a corner of the room, Trixie the ghost girl alternated between watching the fight-to-be and playing a game on the phone James had lent her.
The ratlings furrowed their furry brows as James stretched and spun to ready himself, changing some part of his body into gas, liquid, and shadow all the while. H...
2022-08-02 16:55:38 +0000 UTC View PostOf course, the first activity the ratlings had come up with to bond with James was the age-old classic Captain Cyan watching. With their increased sizes the ratlings had a harder time all piling up in front of the screen of the phone they watched it on, and even now David and Blanche were absentmindedly trying to kick the other off Goliath's back as they watched the show. James now had a good i...
2022-07-26 21:20:19 +0000 UTC View PostDealing with the Shadow Commando and Sam had been swift. As soon as he had left the basement James crossed path with one of his loyal employees, and simply ordered them to lock up the basement to make sure no one would mess with the demon's corpse, as well as to inform the nuns or Mother Greenheld of this as soon as possible, as well as to tell them that he would be taking one of the orphans on...
2022-07-19 21:46:46 +0000 UTC View PostGreetings everyone! Since we recently had a lot of new folks, I wanted to make a little update for everyone.
Concerning releases, I try my best to post one new chapter every week but motivation can be fickle and things can get hard, especially since France is currently hit by a massive temperature spike - we're already back to a "hottest week in history" scenario.
Don't worry,...
2022-07-18 15:24:36 +0000 UTC View PostUgh...
To say that James felt battered and bruised was an understatement. The magical exhaustion after casting multiple high-power spells alone would have been enough to justify passing out, the same went for the sheer exhaustion of dealing with an actual demon or of dealing with a powerful creature, but the thing that currently made James feel the worst were the numerous wounds ...
2022-07-11 16:24:29 +0000 UTC View PostMesker rubbed his wick-like beard with one of his black arms as he stared at the corpse of the demon Silhouette had killed, the mysterious monk that had arrived soon after the fight began at his side.
Killing a demon was a complicated matter, and it was why exorcists didn't need to be powerful to make a living and be helpful even to the most mighty of Supers. Demonic entities were made of...
2022-07-05 19:46:52 +0000 UTC View PostBeneath a house in Zalcien not far from the Black Border, beneath the Sewer Network hidden a step under the regular sewers of the city, in the suburbs of the Sunken City, was an old bar. An elevator rose from it, reaching another building in the Sewer Network, as they both acted as stations, ways to travel from the depths to the surface above - though the last stretch of the journey had to be d...
2022-06-28 20:21:00 +0000 UTC View PostIn the distance, James could see his ticket to the surface. A long elevator rose from yet another one of the numerous half-standing buildings of the Sunken City, some sort of bar, that went up to the top of the stone dome that covered it, leading to another station somewhere in the Sewer Network, one that lied beneath Zalcien proper, beyond the Black Border and its military surveillance. Throug...
2022-06-22 18:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostJames' latest conquest wasn't that great. Sure, it was one more place to hide in and one more group to work for him, but it wasn't that useful. Unsurprisingly the drug dealers mostly had drugs, with what little money they had being hidden in a vault in their old goblin boss' room. A nifty little trick involving a flat shadow tentacle and James' unique senses combined with what little he remembe...
2022-06-09 21:22:11 +0000 UTC View PostDeep beneath the streets of Zalcien, beneath its monster-infested sewers, lay a place long forgotten by the surface world. A nearly lawless place, only held in rough order by the might of mercenaries and the willingness of its inhabitants and their fear of death. The Sunken City, a haven for criminals from all horizons.
In the ruined city denied the light of day, occupying an old fire sta...
2022-06-04 18:51:32 +0000 UTC View PostIn an abandoned warehouse in Zalcien's slums, not far from the Black Block, an old human man walked in circles waiting for news. He passed his pale calloused hand through his short white messy hair and fixed his brown eyes on the door, checking whether any of his trainees had returned yet, concern written all àver his lightly wrinkled face. When he finally got tired of waiting he sat down on a...
2022-05-29 20:34:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhen later that day James approached the old library Maviza had set up her magic shop in, it was as Silhouette. He didn't mind negotiating as James, especially when an opportunity presented itself as it had earlier, but he still preferred cementing serious deals as Silhouette. In this little facade he was carefully crafting, James would only be another of Silhouette's proteges, maybe one who ha...
2022-05-23 20:20:10 +0000 UTC View PostWalking back in the slums' dark alleys alongside Sam, James nervously played with the two syringe-like contraptions he had hidden in his shadowy body, rolling them over one another like one might do with meditation balls, once more very thankful for his lack of bones and organs.
I don't like stealing from a doctor, but I can't risk letting these out there. I should probably destroy th...
2022-05-21 20:16:28 +0000 UTC View PostJames twiddled his thumbs as he waited for his and Sam's results. Doctor Drake had been distrusting about the whole magical contract thing and had questioned James on how he had gotten his hands on them, he had refused to answer of course. It had taken a lot of pleading and promising to let themselves be taken to a specialized hospital in case their results showcased any uncontrollable threat t...
2022-05-15 21:05:44 +0000 UTC View PostComfortably installed in the first-floor office of the orphanage, the three local noteworthy individuals of the surrounding area - Mesker the wizard, Marie the cyborg, and Motiro the best - talked with their latest neighbor and host, Silhouette.
"So, what's your business blackie? Drugs? Arms? Contraband?"
"Maybe something more intriguing than those basic frivolities. Artifacts? Ingr...
2022-05-14 17:02:16 +0000 UTC View PostIn the latest public chapter of Silhouette on Royal Road, I launched a fanart contest - both for my readers to use their creativity and to potentially find an artist to work with to provide illustrations for the story's various characters.
Winners aren't guaranteed to be the ones chosen IF anyone is chosen among the readers, so don't worry about it and just have fun!
HERE AR...
2022-05-09 15:45:22 +0000 UTC View PostMesker, Marie, and Motiro stared at the living shadow in front of them. The wizard raised his staff and readied a fireball in his free hand, scrutinizing the entity before him with his magical senses to try to figure out what it was and what it could do while the cyborg's mechanical white arm had its veins glowing even more ready to defend herself if the thing tried anything and the pale beast ...
2022-05-08 20:26:11 +0000 UTC View PostIn the depths of Zalcien, below its putrid slums, in the ruins of the Sunken City, stood a small tower. It was a classic cylinder of grey cobblestone three floors high, topped by a pointy roof of purple tiles with a thin black metallic chimney that let out pink fumes. The thing looked out of place in a relatively modern city despite it having laid abandoned for a century, so it didn't take a st...
2022-05-06 21:47:30 +0000 UTC View PostGreetings! So, funny thing. While I was getting chapter 60 ready, I realized I had miscounted. I shouldn't have released chapter 58 Remains since I already had ten chapters in the basic backlog. It should have stayed a Fantastic Fan and above reward.
So, I think I won't make chapter 59 available to Super Supporters tomorrow and will wait for the next Monday. I'm really sorry...
2022-05-01 21:27:15 +0000 UTC View PostHardCored - Chatroom
MagicIsTragic: So, James, how are your magic studies going?
JamesIsInTheDark: Good, I think? I haven't had a lot of time to develop it recently.
MagicIsTragic: Oh, shoot.
TechnoGogo: With pleasure! Bazooka or artillery?
KillLaKrill: Is it norma...
2022-05-01 20:51:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe trip back was pretty calm. James read an old newspaper he had found in the street to pass the time in the lift, it was a little over a decade old but it did help pass the time. It luckily had unfilled crosswords as well as some ads and a few articles about the local Supers' latest exploits, whether Hero, Vigilante, or Villain. There was something about Abrakaboom blowing up the museum of ex...
2022-04-28 20:36:49 +0000 UTC View PostGreetings! Sorry for the late chapter, I had some troubles with that one.
So, I decided to get rid of the schedule and only stick to two weekly chapter, MINIMUM. Yes, that's the notable difference: I will write two chapters every for sure, one to compensate the public release and the other to build up the backlog, with more chapters being possible but not guaranteed. That way if I g...
2022-04-24 20:35:18 +0000 UTC View PostAs he faced the locked door of the basement, the voiceless whispers James had heard were louder than ever, almost deafening. For some reason - probably something to do with the paranormal activity he supposed - he couldn't anything behind the door, not even with his domain. Looking back there had been something similar with the skeletal tree, but there it was only the undead itself he hadn't no...
2022-04-24 20:25:52 +0000 UTC View PostAs James had seen from above during his descent, this part of the Sunken City was pretty calm. Underwhelming, even. It probably used to be on the outskirts of the city in its prime, judging by the fact there was a road and pavement but the area was really open. Honestly, if it weren't for the whole "this place has been abandoned for years after most of its inhabitants probably died until the sc...
2022-04-19 20:44:23 +0000 UTC View PostJames faked looking around with his head as his domain filled him in on the reception he had just walked in. It was pretty simple, honestly. Green bricks, some regular lamps on the walls, and a big old desk right in front of him which was the first thing anyone would see when they entered. The desk was nothing incredible either, a somewhat darkish brown wood, it didn't appear to be of incredibl...
2022-04-15 22:01:21 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! Yes, another chapter delay. Again, it shouldn't impact the following ones.
Following a comment by one of you, Darastrix, I have realized the latest chapters may have had a slight decrease in quality - I could so focused on putting out free chapters a week that they may be a bit rushed.
Don't worry, I will finish this week's chapters - it will mark an important point ...
2022-04-14 22:00:38 +0000 UTC View PostJames sat down at the bench opposite the elderly Australian stereotype, curiously examining the old woman. He had already noticed the leather clothes and tooth necklace and bracelets, as well as the scars that seemed to come from a mix of beast claws and fangs and human-made blades, but it wasn't her appearance that intrigued him. She was remarkably calm and didn't seem bothered by his odd body...
2022-04-12 20:52:38 +0000 UTC View PostBack in his lair in the sewers, James was digging. The plan was to make a tunnel between his future shop and the main base, hidden from both sides via fake walls. Of course, since he didn't actually have a shop yet he couldn't finish the tunnel. The plan for the day was simply to start things up, cover some of the ground between his home and the Black Block, and he'd wait for Maltodextrin to fi...
2022-04-11 22:14:19 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone, I'm sorry but the usual Saturday/Sunday Patreon chapter will be delayed to Monday. Don't worry, it won't impact the Tuesday release!
2022-04-10 21:17:27 +0000 UTC View PostOne hour later and the strange pitch-black humanoid was back at the clinic with a friend in tow. Doctor Drake couldn't see much with all of the bandages and the clothes over those, but it appeared her patient would be a regular human or at least something pretty close. Good, their biology and anatomy were among the most universal and understandable ones in sapients, she wouldn't have to worry a...
2022-04-07 23:32:01 +0000 UTC View Post