Here's one for the ongoing arc. As promised.
Once the lures were up and running again, clearing the rest of the Incursion was surprisingly simple. We pulled as many antithesis out of the surrounding buildings, exterminated the lot of them, then tightened the perimeter.
Since we now had a couple PMCs on standby, I had them do the post Lure checks, while my bears slowly contra...
2024-12-11 00:29:11 +0000 UTC
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Since I was just reminded about this, and I'm pretty sure I forgot to actually share this when it went live, RavensDagger has a merch store, and it has a Teddy shirt!
You can find the store here:
https://litrpgforge.com/collections/stray-cat-store
Even though I'd like to encourage you a...
2024-12-10 22:50:32 +0000 UTC
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Hey all,
As you know I'm trying to figure out exactly what to add to the last two writing slots every week. I've done some initial chapters for a ton of stories over the last year, some have even shown up on Patreon.
Here are a list of the most exciting / most coherent of my story ideas please let me know what sounds the most interesting to you.
Note: These are not in any p...
2024-12-10 22:41:13 +0000 UTC
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So... Didn't feel like writing the next chapter quite yet, despite what I said earlier. I'm pretty sure part of that is because I need to rework the end of 31 so it doesn't end on such a cliche. I've artificially extended the arc way too much already. It would have been better without all the meandering. Once I figure out where to go next, I'll start on it today.
“Why do I have to do ...
2024-12-10 22:04:15 +0000 UTC
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“Arty what the fuck am I looking at?” I yelled as I dove out of the way of one of the beast’s flailing tentacles.
{Arty: Model Thirteen, a hive protector. It’s much stronger, and more dangerous, than many of the models you’ve faced so far. They’re grown as an extension of the hive structure itself, and remain attached until needed. Once they activate they’ll only have...
2024-12-10 19:09:59 +0000 UTC
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Hello all!
By now I imagine that most of you have seen my announcement post, and know that I'll be increasing the number of chapters I crank out. One of the things I promised myself while making that post was not to sacrifice quality for quantity, and that got me thinking.
I'd like to know what you honestly think about the current TBoB book 3.
When I started brainstorming idea...
2024-12-10 17:08:59 +0000 UTC
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I stepped out of Skyler’s car into several inches of water. The creek was wide, but quite shallow, which was good, because the trees were so thick that there was no room for us to get out on the bank.
I immediately stepped onto the bank and scanned the area. According to the real-time map there were antithesis close by, and I wanted to be ready if they decided to attack.
...
2024-12-10 16:36:47 +0000 UTC
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Hey all! As you've seen, I released a couple chapters off schedule. So what's going on?
The truth is over the last few months, since I started releasing TH, I've been doing an experiment. I set myself a modest goal, and if I met it, I'd try and give writing full time writing a try.
Was my goal to support myself with monthly donations? No, not even close. It was actually to pay for o...
2024-12-09 19:08:08 +0000 UTC
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As soon as my projection booth opened, Kass practically jumped on me, pulling me into a tight hug. “You won! I knew you would. How did it feel?”
“Shouldn’t you still be in your booth? The match just ended,” I replied, surprised by her sudden appearance.
“If Narhas HAD defeated you, she still had to defeat Chelsea and Bea before she got to me, so I had time to ge...
2024-12-09 18:42:08 +0000 UTC
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“Is it really safe to take a civilian vehicle outside the city to track down a hive?” I asked as Skyler loaded her new drones into the trunk of her car.
{Arty: The only models which constitute any real threat to a flying vehicle are the Model Ones. Athyna and I are tracking the swarms on the real time map, and it appears that the most of them are keeping close to either the h...
2024-12-09 16:51:33 +0000 UTC
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Will have an announcement to make in the next few days, stay tuned for that!
2024-12-07 22:24:16 +0000 UTC
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Skyler and I were one of the last ones to leave. We followed the pair of girls that had been sitting across the room from us. I was surprised to see the smaller girl didn’t walk, but unfurled an exceptionally long fish-like tail and just swam through the air. That wasn’t something I’d seen before.
As soon as we stepped out of the room Albrecht was standing there, waiting fo...
2024-12-07 22:16:52 +0000 UTC
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Gonna admit, this one might need another pass. I like the ideas, but I may need to go over the dialog again.
The others stared at me like I was insane, but I didn’t care, the fact the corps wanted me to help them was fucking funny.
“I’m being serious you know,” Hel snarled. “After the Helmar revelations both sides want to arrange a ceasefire, and ...
2024-12-07 19:31:28 +0000 UTC
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The room immediately went quiet, and everyone turned towards the front of the room.
“First of all I must apologize for calling you all in on such short notice. I would have liked to give you all some time to decompress after the incursion, but unfortunately some of the more zealous members of the Family are trying to force our more senior members to make a serious decision, despit...
2024-12-07 16:31:22 +0000 UTC
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So I've managed to finish a couple more major edits. Do you guys actually want to see them here? Please let me know.
I may just provide a link to the document in the index, and let you know when I make changes, depending on how many people are interested.
Just so you know, it's mostly touch ups to the bad dialog,...
2024-12-06 22:22:39 +0000 UTC
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“Shit!” I whispered as I glanced back into the street. Even though the bot and I had killed a veritable mountain of antithesis in the alley, there was already another pack back in the street. “I’m never going to get home to check on the kids at this rate.”
Can’t you just call? I am detecting proper network enabled augments within your head. Although they’re quite out of ...
2024-12-06 22:16:07 +0000 UTC
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I spent the next fifteen minutes on the examination table filling Leah in on everything that happened, while receiving first aid. I went over everything, from the salvage, to the Antithesis, to the voice in my head.
After I finished she was quiet for a minute.
“You don’t have to go back out there, you know. No matter how bad things are out there, you don't need to sacrifice your...
2024-12-06 22:15:14 +0000 UTC
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You’re suffering from multiple contusions, your ribs are bruised but not broken. Your friend's right humerus is shattered, and has multiple lacerations across the torso. You both need urgent care, but thankfully nothing critical.
“Great, we’re not going to immediately die, just survive a few more minutes before getting eaten,” I snapped at the voice in my head.
Dant...
2024-12-06 22:14:10 +0000 UTC
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I’m not sure how long I stood there, straining my ears for any sign of what was happening above, but when the gunfire ended I tried the radio again.
“Dante, please say you’re alive. Come on, this isn’t funny,” I said, trying to keep the panic out of my voice. All I got back was static. “Fuck!” I screamed, before throwing my radio into the corner.
I sunk to the floor an...
2024-12-06 22:13:24 +0000 UTC
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Sorry this took so long. Was trying to get my Epigraphs finished for tomorrow.
2024-12-04 23:26:26 +0000 UTC
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Stepping onto the pier was a little intimidating. The Redemption was surrounded by a sizable group of Cascadian security officers, led by a handful of people wearing suits. “And you were afraid you wouldn’t fit in,” Skyler whispered to me.
“Yeah, with the other samurai, not the security detail,” I whispered back.
As we approached the boarding ramp everyone turned to look a...
2024-12-04 21:59:55 +0000 UTC
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With Helen’s agitation system disabled it only took a few minutes to clear the horde outside the building. As we slowly made our way over to meet Helen in front of the building, careful to not slip on the roads that were absolutely coated in antithesis gore, my Grizzlies arrived.
“Can’t you clean up after yourself?” Helen asked as she finally made it to the Kodiak. She was dressed...
2024-12-04 19:16:40 +0000 UTC
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Once our guests left Skyler and I had to rush to get ready. Two hours barely gave us enough time to clean our gear, get dressed, and have breakfast before heading to the meeting. Thankfully Aunty Choi was a miracle worker in the kitchen, and we had a full meal waiting for us when we finished changing into our samurai gear.
“Why the hell did you put that synth leather back on?...
2024-12-04 16:17:28 +0000 UTC
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2024-12-01 22:20:41 +0000 UTC
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So I've started doing... not a rewrite, but a major edit of the first book of TBoB. My early stuff is pretty rough, and I want to try and bring it closer to my current standards. The process will probably be slow, even if I do one a day it's going to take a looooonng time, but if I ever want to try and publish TBoB, it's something I need to do.
2024-12-01 22:15:12 +0000 UTC
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I was jolted awake the next morning by someone knocking on our bedroom door. Loudly and insistently.
“Who is it?” Skyler asked sleepily, as she turned over disturbing Leah who was sleeping on her stomach.
“I don’t know, but I’ll find out,” I replied as I stumbled out of bed. Most of our clothes had ended up on the floor in a crumpled heap, and...
2024-12-01 22:06:04 +0000 UTC
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NOTE: This is intended to be a christmas, shout-out chapter. It's not the usual chap. I'm also trying to arrange an associated chappy with Alice (Author of Cassy the Clown) and it doesn't have the FF shout out links. Feel free to read now, but it might be more meaningful in a couple weeks when it'll go live. That being said, I would love to have feedback. The choice is yours.
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2024-12-01 17:54:22 +0000 UTC
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Mother sat there scrutinizing Skyler and me for several seconds before she finally opened her mouth. “Oh Reina, how could you pull poor Skyler into something like that?”
“Pardon?” I said dumbly.
“I’ll admit I never expected you to become a samurai, but looking back it’s not too surprising. Your grandfather instilled you with an over inflate...
2024-12-01 15:53:20 +0000 UTC
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2024-11-28 23:19:23 +0000 UTC
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I was honestly a little relieved that there was no one in the ground floor lobby when Sklyer and I pushed our way inside. I didn’t really want to explain why the two of us waltzed in looking the way we did, while carrying enough weapons to level the building. They probably would have set off the security alarms, and summoned sector security, before either of us could explain.
...
2024-11-28 21:25:14 +0000 UTC
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