Hinton turned out to be a tiny, heavily industrialized town nestled in a valley between the mountains. Surprisingly, it seemed decently well defended, with an eight foot brick wall around the perimeter, and a PMC patrolling the perimeter.
“The locals are expecting me, right, Nyx?” I asked as the truck circled so I could inspect the layout.
T...
2024-07-11 02:23:33 +0000 UTC View PostAs my projection bed cracked open I stretched out. I was stiff, but ultimately satisfied with my win. I quickly rolled to my feet and shuffled over to the pen to release George. As soon as he saw me the giant spider huffed, and pushed past me into the room.
“I’m sorry I didn’t use you during the fight, but it was practice. If you really want, I could put you back in...
2024-07-08 23:15:47 +0000 UTC View PostShould have posted this earlier, but I forgot. Sorry about that. On the positive side, it's undergone more editing than usual posts.
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The trip home was a little more awkward than the trip up. I knew that Sharron had it rough before a samurai, but I didn’t know it was bad enough to cause her to freak out at the mention of the town.
Sharron spent the first...
2024-07-08 03:30:27 +0000 UTC View PostTook me way longer than usual, but here's the draft!
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“How can you stomach that stuff?” Chelsea asked as she slipped into the booth across from me during breakfast the next day. Bea elbowed her friend, in an attempt to get her to behave, but Chelsea just continued, “The mushroom steak tastes like dirt to me.”
“It’s one of my favorite foods,” I...
2024-07-06 02:34:47 +0000 UTC View PostSorry it's later than usual... took a while to word. Will probably make a few changes to what Teddy asks for at the end... need to think about it more
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It only took a few minutes for Mirage to come, but in that time I still managed to get bored, put my feet up on the table, and use Bob as a backstop to keep my chair from falling over.
When he walked in, Mi...
2024-07-05 03:16:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning Kass and I took the employee carriage to one of the other dungeon complexes in the city. It took a little over an hour to arrive, and when we arrived I just had to marvel at the complex.
It was like someone took the dungeon plaza, gave it a kid friendly twist, and expanded it three fold. On one side of the area was a glass sided building with a sign that ...
2024-07-02 23:01:54 +0000 UTC View PostWhen we arrived back home Alan received a lot of berating, led by Jane, followed by lots of hugs, led by Issi. I intentionally stepped aside, and grabbed a nutribar, since Alan and I sort of already had our moment. Since Alan was obviously feeling overwhelmed, and more than a little ashamed, he disappeared into his room as soon as he could.
“I’m glad Alan’s alright,...
2024-07-01 19:14:28 +0000 UTC View Post“Games night!” Calliope yelled as she rode into the games room on the back of Toto. She was already wrapped up in a massive blanket, and carrying a plate of pastries on her lap. More than a few people looked up from their games, as she passed, annoyed at her antics, but she ignored them as she rode up to our table.
“You’re late,” Bea grumbled in response. “We ...
2024-06-30 02:04:19 +0000 UTC View PostI was really unhappy with the first version, so after taking a walk, and rethinking it, I rewrote the start. Dealing with Helen directly, and the two samurai that showed up. Kept some of the old draft, but it feels much better now. At least to me.
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By the time I’d arrived at the abandoned factory that Helen was using, the confrontation was already over. My bears had created a...
2024-06-29 02:17:09 +0000 UTC View PostI'll be honest, not my favourite chapter... by a long shot. With all the negativity around Helen, I just want to get to the end of this arc, and into another Antithesis centred one. Will probably touch this up a little before it's released, but the just is here.
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By the time I’d arrived at the abandoned factory that Helen was using, the confrontation was already over. My bears ...
Alan felt his feet leave the ground as his Guiding Light escort threw him into a dark room. “Stay there, and keep quiet. The boss wants you alive, but I doubt she’ll care if we have to rough you up a little.” The monster of a man threw a blanket onto the floor, before closing and locking the heavy metal door behind him.
“Fucking assholes,” Alan muttered. Not loud enou...
2024-06-25 21:49:02 +0000 UTC View Post--------
“Open,” Kass demanded, pushing a burrito into my face. I somehow managed to take a bite of it without taking my eyes off the screen. The two of us were sitting in a lounge, watching the various battles back so I could take notes, and Kass quickly got upset when I decided to work through...
2024-06-23 23:40:07 +0000 UTC View PostI walked back to my truck calmly, climbed into the driver’s seat, then repeatedly smashed the steering wheel with my fist in frustration. “Nyx, what are the chances of you convincing a higher up to disconnect Helen’s AI?”
Without having a valid reason? None. She is doing her part in preventing the antithesis from spreading, and exterminating them when she finds them. By...
2024-06-23 00:24:22 +0000 UTC View Post“Kassandra, give me my tablets back!” I demanded. The two of us were standing in the middle of the atrium, and I admit, I was creating a spectacle. It was necessary though, somehow my naga friend managed to steal not only my primary tablet, but the backup one I’d asked Jenkins for. The most infuriating thing was, she managed to do it all sometime between the victory feast, and the next mo...
2024-06-17 22:41:39 +0000 UTC View Post“What’s with you?” Sharron asked, as I gently smacked my head into the wall.
“Helen is gone,” I replied quietly. “Or at least, the samurai the family sent down here couldn’t find her at the Guiding Light compound, and she didn’t have the skills to track Helen, so I’m back at square one.” I sighed, and stopped smacking my head against the wall for a minute to...
2024-06-17 04:16:42 +0000 UTC View PostKass summoned a water elemental, taking advantage of the puddles Larghan summoned to create a living wall between herself and the admiral. “Flanking positions! We need to use the elemental…” she didn’t get a chance to finish.
The admiral took a single step forward, swiped his axe through the elemental and the creature just dissolved. The water that came arcing out of it...
2024-06-11 22:08:44 +0000 UTC View PostHad some issues trying to get this one together, so it's a little shorter than usual. Going to try to work towards the end of the arc, for various reasons.
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“It didn’t take long for Helen to become bold,” I murmured, while inspecting the hourly squirrel update. “She’s been sending her Guiding Light cronies to a lot of the southern sectors, but they’re not recruiti...
2024-06-11 00:20:46 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m not going up there,” Calliope said, as the group looked up at the Cliff. There was a narrow path, winding its way up a narrow cliff, with a number of seabirds, and the occasional harpy, flying from alcove to alcove. Below was a series of jagged rocks, and rough seas.
“What, you’re afraid of heights?” Bea asked, playfully.
“No, I’m afraid of...
2024-06-09 02:57:12 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a few days of obsessively checking the squirrels, in an attempt to prevent Helen from carrying out her plans, all I had was a bad case of paranoia, and a splitting headache. As I lay face down on the couch, a pillow covering my head, I felt a small hand on my back.
“Whatchu doing Teddy? I’ve never seen you sit still for so long,” Issi asked. I hadn’t even heard he...
2024-06-07 19:42:46 +0000 UTC View PostDigital Dungeons
Here is my cliff notes for digital dungeons. Couldn't write that much because of Cat cuddles time.
It weird... Based on a cyberpunk 2077 like world with magic, and supernatural creatures. Server protection is done through specially configured servers, with AI guardians, called dungeons.
Main character is Talia, and she works with Kass in ...
2024-06-06 02:37:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you serious about this?” Mirage asked. The first thing I did after leaving my meeting with Helen, was contact Broodmother in order to update the Family, and other local samurai, about the situation. That resulted in me getting pulled into a bloated conference call with pretty much every samurai in the city.
“No. I just thought it would be funn...
2024-06-05 01:46:22 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m not going up there,” Calliope said, as the group looked up at the Cliff. There was a narrow path, winding its way up a narrow cliff, with a number of seabirds, and the occasional harpy, flying from alcove to alcove. Below was a series of jagged rocks, and rough seas.
“What, you’re afraid of heights?” Bea asked, playfully.
“No, I’m afraid of...
2024-06-04 03:40:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Why aren’t they coming?” Bella asked. “If they wanted to make progress they should have acted while Voss was attacking the Swamp, but they didn’t.”
I flicked through the streams on my own tablet, looking at the various floors. Just like Bella said, everything was quiet. “My best guess is, they’re either playing defensively, since they’re down to just th...
2024-05-31 21:57:08 +0000 UTC View Post“So what gave me away?” Helen asked as we slipped into a side room. She’d dropped the uptight, assistant persona, and slid into an easychair with a smirk. “It was the eyeroll wasn’t it. I knew it was too much, but I couldn’t help it.”
“Actually, it was the aura. Some sort of charisma boosting catalog?” I replied, as I carefully lowered myself down onto the cou...
2024-05-30 00:34:46 +0000 UTC View PostGoing to try and write two chapters on my writing days, in order to build a backlog. I'm not going to make any promises about how much of a backlog I'll make, or how often I'll add to it, but I will post anything I make here for my supporters, as a thank you.
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“They brought back Cecilia, and the harpies, again,” I reported to Bella and Bea. I was watching my tablet inten...
2024-05-29 01:05:46 +0000 UTC View PostAs I mentioned in my previous post I'm entering the SCS fanfiction contest. Since I've already submitted my entries (the two I've written anyways) I have no problem sharing them. Feel free to read through them and comment if you want.
General Entry: Tarnished Honor
Little bit more for you guys. Sorry that it's a little late.
I've been busy working on some entries for the SCS fanfiction contest, so I haven't worked on Convergent lately. I'll also post links to my entries, since I'm already sharing them on my discord.
Hope you enjoy.
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Maria and I managed to sneak through the local checkpoints, and out...
2024-05-02 23:40:17 +0000 UTC View PostSo I'm considering posting my third story, Convergent realities, exclusively here. I know I said I didn't have any rewards for supporters, but I felt a little guilty about it. I don't have that many chapters, so I'm not 100% sure if I'll do it or not, but if I manage to build a little backlog I'll probably post it here first. Only posting it to my discord in order to get draft reviews before re...
2024-04-18 20:08:57 +0000 UTC View PostHey all, if you've come this far you're at least considering supporting my stories. I'll be honest, I'm going to attempt to put my backlog up here IF and WHEN I make one, but I make no promises. I've gotten into a rhythm of writing two days before release, and having the draft reviewed the day before, and I don't know if I'll ever get out of that.
I'll try and write some patreon only stu...
2024-04-03 21:11:25 +0000 UTC View Post