“Yes, we’ll meet at my house later,” Deen said on the phone with Myra.
Deen held her phone with one hand while her other hand was on the steering wheel. Distracted driving was a misdemeanor. Deen, a model law student, apparently didn’t care about that. I thought of pranking my best friend by doing a citizen’s arrest. She probably wouldn’t find it funny. I was just giddy at the...
2025-09-17 14:47:52 +0000 UTC View PostWilhelm Fenril of Golden Glade
Wilhelm mulled over the wisdom of their mission while waiting for word on the movement of their target. He wasn’t afraid of being cursed for killing a Chosen Bestowed. His grandfather slew one during the Grand Tournament held by the Solven Empire thirty-seven years ago, and nothing untoward happened to him or their family.
That was a...
2025-09-16 12:45:52 +0000 UTC View PostThis shit again! I cussed in my head, though allowing my face only a curious expression. Maybe add a bit of fear, too, because even an innocent person would be apprehensive when questioned by the police.
“Ah, wha-what is it about?” I asked. I didn’t know exactly why Tower Cop wanted to meet with me. I’d been up to no good with a lot of things lately.
“I dun...
2025-09-16 12:39:29 +0000 UTC View Post“What the fuck does that mean?” I didn’t like this riddle-like way of speaking. “Like, if I stab someone, what will happen to me?”
“It will be as if you have stabbed yourself,” Wonderwerk said as if it were the most logical thing across dimensions.
“That’s insane!” I considered myself insane sometimes, but this was too much for my standards. “How can I fight if...
2025-09-13 13:51:14 +0000 UTC View PostI stood straighter, drawing my full height of five feet. There were baseless rumors that I was just four-eleven; those were spread by haters. I looked as confident as possible while weighing how to answer the question. What lesson was Professor Gallagher, an it’s-different-in-the-real-world type of guy, aiming to demonstrate to the class?
Ramello, to my left, leaned closer to me. “Eri...
2025-09-12 14:51:24 +0000 UTC View Post“Fucking cool!” I clapped my hands, my metal palms clanged together. Being able to move my cute Erind body solved a lot of problems.
For one, I didn’t have to drag it around like pulling a sack of potatoes. And I had a powerful minion that I could use in a fight. Weird to refer to my own body as a minion. It was like a character in a computer game that I was controlling. What could ...
2025-09-10 14:53:24 +0000 UTC View PostI chewed my tongue while staring at the dancing flames of Wonderwerk’s beard. My stupid death kept replaying in my head. I did slip on something; that was my last memory. Obviously, I wouldn’t remember anything past that because I was already dead.
This didn’t feel like a dream. None of that floaty, out-of-focus sensation that I was familiar with. I was starting to believe this was ...
2025-09-09 13:00:24 +0000 UTC View PostI closed my bedroom door before opening my right hand. My palm was a mess of crumpled pimple patches and caked makeup. Trying to disguise the inhumanity of my palm was just making it obvious.
The crystals have multiplied and gotten bigger. The small patch of skin that had turned into a thin gold sheet had spread, thickened, and hardened. Huh, sounds like I’m describing something nas...
2025-09-08 14:07:32 +0000 UTC View Post“Home sweet home,” I sang as I entered the lobby of the condominium building. Deen was right behind me.
I was finally moving back in! It was the first Monday of February. After our law classes, Deen drove me here to help me with my bags. Their weight wasn’t an actual issue. I just couldn’t be seen lugging them all in one go, and I didn’t want to take multiple trips.
Oh, an...
2025-09-05 14:39:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe giant, calling himself Wonderwerk, gave me a confused look. His mouth gaped as the flames that were his beard receded a bit. It was apparent that he didn’t expect this reaction from me. Why the hell would anyone think they were dead if they found themselves in a white space?
Hang on. What was that about me being dead? No way!
“You must be talking about my dream,” I said. T...
2025-09-05 06:36:22 +0000 UTC View PostWakey, wakey, Erind… A voice singing in annoyingly high spirits bounced around in my head.
“De-Deen?” I groggily said, waking up with a start. I was surprised that I had fallen asleep. “What, uh, time is it?”
My eyelids felt like they had been glued shut. My whole body was heavy, like severely waterlogged cotton clothes. Oddly awkward to move. This feeling of bein...
2025-09-03 09:20:23 +0000 UTC View PostReally noisy around here, I thought, clenching and unclenching my claws. People shouldn’t bother me while I'm figuring stuff out. I, the main character, was having an internal monologue, so the scene should stop.
In the span of thinking about all that, the world barely moved.
The hell was this? My mind was on overdrive or something…
Huh, Overdrive. Was that dude s...
2025-09-01 13:23:44 +0000 UTC View Post“Wha-what?’ I stammered, my lips trembling. Words got caught in my throat. My limbs wouldn’t move. My entire body suddenly got so cold that shivers went up my flanks. This was some realistic stuff going on.
And utter bullshit!
A knife was right there. I had people to fight outside—bandits, or whoever they were. Yet, I couldn’t move. My most interesting dream in years was g...
2025-08-30 13:43:22 +0000 UTC View PostTwo robots were in front of me.
Uh, what was a robot? Metal creatures. Food inside? Not really. Small food, barely a bite. Wasn’t strong prey.
My consciousness floated in and out of the picture, with animalistic instincts and simple thinking becoming dominant. All I knew was that I must eat. Food, not metal.
Find strong prey to—
The metal creatures shot me with a bea...
2025-08-29 13:06:08 +0000 UTC View Post(Author's Notes: This chapter starts after Erind left Deen earlier to fight Mr. Ogre.)
Amber Deen Leska
Amber Deen struggled to use her hysterical strength as she punched the pink wall. She cleared her mind, focusing only on using as much force as possible. Don’t be afraid of injuries; they’d regenerate anyway. She shouldn’t think about how weird it felt p...
2025-08-27 14:57:26 +0000 UTC View PostTry harder! I hadn’t even done that hysterical strength stuff I had trained for. Since my furry self had way faster regeneration than my cute Erind body, a battle of attrition was the way to go. I slashed the back of Mr. Ogre’s left leg as hard as I could, not thinking about breaking my bones or shattering my claws.
I finally penetrated the skin!
But it was as the cost of a coup...
2025-08-25 13:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post(Author's Notes: "Smite Happens" is my new story about Emery, a psychopath transmigrated to a fantasy world as the saint/paladin of a new re
(Author's Notes: "Smite Happens" is my new story about Emery, a psychopath transmigrated to a fantasy world as the saint/paladin of a new religion. To stop her from being a menace to society, the god of this new religion restricted her from harming o...
2025-08-24 13:15:22 +0000 UTC View PostMy instincts texted me that this was a bad situation. It was so bad that my instincts somehow got a phone, learned how to use a keypad, and sent a message to my brain. But instead of getting scared—I didn’t know how that was supposed to feel because I didn’t… couldn’t get scared even while watching horror movies—or becoming worried, my heart started to race with excitement....
2025-08-22 14:46:54 +0000 UTC View Post(Author’s Notes: This is an ExD chapter. We’ll have the last REND chapter for the week tomorrow.)
I popped Deen’s big toe in my mouth. It had such a lovely shape. I twirled my tongue around it while gently sucking. Then I grazed it with my teeth, giving it playful bites. I returned to sucking the big toe, vacuuming it as I pulled back. I released the toe with a loud pop.
I loo...
2025-08-21 13:21:42 +0000 UTC View PostMy fangs pierced Snakey Head’s skull, and my powerful jaws effortlessly crushed the superhuman bones. She didn’t have an opportunity to scream. She probably didn’t even know she was dead. Blood and mushy gray matter flooded my mouth, filling it with a metallic and earthy taste.
But I didn’t like this much. Snakey Head wasn’t a prey that attacked me. I didn’t particularly crave...
2025-08-20 13:42:43 +0000 UTC View Post(Author’s Notes: This is an ExD chapter. I only managed to finish one instead of my planned two because I was busy. We’ll have the other one
(Author’s Notes: This is an ExD chapter. I only managed to finish one instead of my planned two because I was busy. We’ll have the other one this weekend. Read on for some of Erind’s weirdness and shenanigans. We’ll have the regular Wedne...
2025-08-19 22:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostChunks of flesh flew as Tentacle Pile groaned like a walrus with indigestion. Its torn tentacles sprayed acid on me. The sharp-smelling liquid ate my skin away and dissolved my flesh. My regeneration fought back, even as the acid also melted new flesh.
Pretty strong stuff. It was equal parts itchy and painful. And annoying as fuck!
My predator mind shifted its cravings away from Dar...
2025-08-18 14:44:49 +0000 UTC View PostJumping off the boat, I decided to follow Dario, one of the top assholes in the city—I wasn’t too sure about this since I hadn’t done a surv
Jumping off the boat, I decided to follow Dario, one of the top assholes in the city—I wasn’t too sure about this since I hadn’t done a survey, but I was confident he’d land a high rank. Dario must’ve planted a tracker on the ship and...
2025-08-16 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostAmber Deen Leska Deen touched her chest, feeling the warmth of the Core and the strong thumps of her heart. She mentally berated herself for
Amber Deen Leska
Deen touched her chest, feeling the warmth of the Core and the strong thumps of her heart. She mentally berated herself for not paying closer attention during the planning for the docks mission—back then, she...
2025-08-15 04:21:00 +0000 UTC View PostAmber Deen Leska “Did, um, my best friend say anything?” Amber Deen Leska asked Myra, taking care not to mention Erind’s name. They didn’t k
Amber Deen Leska
“Did, um, my best friend say anything?” Amber Deen Leska asked Myra, taking care not to mention Erind’s name. They didn’t know if someone else could be listening in on them. It happened once; it...
2025-08-13 13:15:20 +0000 UTC View PostI bent down to pick up two guns dropped by the terracotta dudes—submachine guns, probably; I didn’t know much about guns—while cartwheeling
I bent down to pick up two guns dropped by the terracotta dudes—submachine guns, probably; I didn’t know much about guns—while cartwheeling out of the way. The discs hurtled past, making a humming sound. Patches of my fur stood on end as t...
2025-08-11 14:34:35 +0000 UTC View PostI sprinted to the side of the docks, recalling my swimming skills, which were just so-so. And by so-so, I meant that I had difficulties if t
I sprinted to the side of the docks, recalling my swimming skills, which were just so-so. And by so-so, I meant that I had difficulties if the water was deeper than my very unimpressive height.
I was never a fan of swimming. I d...
2025-08-08 14:57:39 +0000 UTC View Post“Bunkers? What bunkers?” I was just making conversation with Overdrive while waiting for the hero wannabes to start the commotion and lure the guards away from the sea. Yep, I planned to swim to the 2Ms’ base—if water was Dario’s planned exit, it’d be my entrance. But I was surprised that Overdrive might have an idea where Deen and I could train. This guy was proving himself more us...
2025-08-07 14:46:48 +0000 UTC View PostOverdrive
Overdrive found it difficult to drive as his eyelids trembled and his heart raced. A sudden honk almost made him jerk the wheel hard to the left. A scream crept up from deep inside him, yearning to release the rage at the bullshit pile of bad luck dumped on him today. But he kept his damn mouth shut, worried that he might offend the person next to him.
He ...
2025-08-06 13:23:50 +0000 UTC View PostAmber Deen Leska
“What the hell is this?” complained a gruff voice through the smoke.
Deen could see the silhouette of a man taller than most NBA players and three times wider. He was so large that he had difficulty exiting the front of the truck. It was shocking to see his fearsome face when he fanned away the smoke, stepping closer to examine where the truck h...
2025-08-04 14:08:29 +0000 UTC View Post