Apparently, being ‘well rewarded’ by Kassandra meant that she was going to increase how much she flirted with me and become even more clingy. For now at least.
Not that I was going to complain about it.
Finishing off the two stunned flame serpents wasn’t an issue. Removing the heads for the claim trophies also doubled for extra profit for the girls. Apparently, the fangs could...
2024-03-30 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostI stayed with Kassandra for another half hour before Rieka returned to check on her. Kassandra had fallen asleep with a smile on her face while curled up in my arms. I spent the time studying my interface and inspecting the new options that appeared. Rieka promised to check in with me if there were any problems and was in the middle of explaining the chaos that my entry had caused when I was se...
2024-03-30 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“I don’t think I appreciated the amount of damage something like that could do when you two described them to me,” I muttered, peeking around the tree at the scorched bit of hillside ahead of us.
“Flame serpents are dangerous. But don’t worry, Liam. I’ll protect you.” Kassandra bumped into my hip with her shoulder, shooting me a playful grin.
“That’s my job. ...
2024-03-29 08:14:00 +0000 UTC View PostTuesday morning saw my whole body aching and feeling rather creaky when I got out of bed. The workout with Cerebaton the previous night, combined with a full day of work, had done a number on me, even with my improved endurance. Thankfully, Cerebaton had given me some stretches and exercises to do in the morning to help loosen up. The memory of Kassandra’s tight hug helped to remind me why I ...
2024-03-29 08:13:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe park that Cariad had mentioned was one that I was familiar with. Before had work got to the point where I was just so exhausted that I’d collapse into bed after a long day, I used to come here to run on the nature path around the pond.
It honestly wasn’t much of a park. I think the local children’s soccer league got more use out of it than anybody else in the neighborhood, and e...
2024-03-29 08:12:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe feeling of hot water cascading over my head was almost enough to make me collapse on the spot in my shower. The loofa-cloth that I scrubbed with made my entire body tingle happily at finally being able to remove the sticky sensation of sweat and blood from my skin.
“Washing up in the stream helped, but I need to figure out if they have anything that would work like this. Something t...
2024-03-29 08:11:00 +0000 UTC View PostRemoving the tail tips of the kobolds was a gristly thing, but I took care of it first. We piled the bits of meat into a cloth that the girls recovered from the remains of the peddler’s pack. With that done, we gathered what we could of the remaining wares and got ready to head out.
“I wish that there was somewhere I could wash properly. Walking back feeling this sticky is going to su...
2024-03-29 08:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostKassandra and Rieka kept a careful watch while I disposed of the bodies. Both fortunately and unfortunately, the little monsters were naked. So I didn’t have to search pockets for supplies or anything of value. But I did have to deal with kobold dicks flopping about as I dragged them into the brush. Thankfully, they had stumpy tails coming from their backs as well, and I found that those tend...
2024-03-29 08:09:00 +0000 UTC View PostExcitement made it hard to sleep that night. Even after the long work week and the exertion of going out with the girls on Saturday, as well as the meeting with Cariad and Cerebaton afterwards.
I wanted to be fully rested and ready to go, but also needed to figure out what my plan was. That ended up with me down a rabbit-hole researching sword techniques and the like on my phone. What fin...
2024-03-29 08:08:00 +0000 UTC View PostReappearing back in my living room a moment later, I patted my chest and waist where the gear that the girls had bought me had been sitting only moments before. The leather jerkin and weapon belt were gone, leaving only my sweaty clothes behind.
“Wonder if they are stored for me while I’m gone, like my phone and wallet, or if I just drop them?” I muttered. “The girls can tell me w...
2024-03-29 08:07:00 +0000 UTC View PostGetting through the rest of Friday was a pain. I ended up loading most of Matheson’s truck myself, since the kid kept vanishing off to ‘go on break’ and coming back reeking of weed. I ended up irritated enough that I couldn’t focus enough to practice, even in the time when I had the back of the truck to myself. When his truck was finally loaded, I had to rush back to get the last truck ...
2024-03-29 08:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostApparently, my little epiphany was amusing for the girls, because they spent a good bit of time giggling at me before they got back around to our discussion.
Since my power was basically unusable at the moment, Kassandra suggested that we get me some basic equipment, like armor and a weapon. Idly, I’d asked about what sort of stuff they might need protection from. Given that I was...
2024-03-29 08:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Shape-shifting…what the hell,” I muttered to myself while hefting the bright blue tote overhead and tossing it up onto the stack.
Getting the thirty pound tote up over my head was just another motion at this point. When I’d started this job loading trucks for Rykol Food, I’d only planned on it being part-time until I could find something better. That had been almost two years a...
2024-03-29 08:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostSo it turns out that Cariad wasn’t exactly made of antimatter, but negatively charged matter. If her living tissues touched something from our world, it would start to dissolve as the energy was consumed to fuel a unique set of powers all her own. It was one reason why she was wearing the stockings and gloves, as they were made of a distinctly neutral material that would allow h...
2024-03-29 08:03:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe glowing words in my vision didn’t fade away immediately. They did shift and morph into a new sentence inside the darkened confines of my truck.
Retrieval successful.
Traveler, please stand by for DSR personnel to contact you for a debrief.
After a handful of seconds, just long enough to finish reading it, the words flared and...
2024-03-29 08:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe shouting that ensued after I spoke aloud was enough that I had to fight to follow the guidance of that strange, burning message that had crossed my vision before this whole thing had started.
Don’t panic, sure thing. Would love to, I thought to myself while watching as the mess of young men and women scrambled away from me. There was somethi...
2024-03-29 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe rain spattered against the windshield with the same ceaseless regularity that it had been using since the accident. What use did the rest of the world have for a fender bender on a dark highway, after all? This was just one life out of millions it was overseeing.
I took a deep breath in, held it, then let it out slowly with a sigh while I replayed the last several hours in my mind.&nb...
2024-03-29 08:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Cover art for book 1 of Summoned by a Sorority!
2024-03-28 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostNOTE - RELEASE DATES FAQ IN BOTTOM OF POST! (updated as of 10.25.25)
I hope you like monster-girls and all the fun and shenanigans that includes. I try to dip into and experiment with different tropes/settings/archetypes than is standard, so I apologize if my writing is not your cup of tea (or glass of whiskey...or rusty bucket of haunted bog water) but if it is then wel...