March 23rd 2016 Gemworld 11:00 AM EDT
Once we got past the entrance, we walked pretty unhurriedly. The biggest mistake people make when sneaking places is looking like they're sneaking places. If you look relaxed and like you're meant to be somewhere, then people will think you are. Granted, we didn't look TOO relaxed, we were supposed to be ...
2022-11-13 20:10:14 +0000 UTC
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Mel had paid WAY more attention to us than I had expected. Not enough to know we were spies, but in a way that was even more impressive. She hadn't known we were special or anything, she had just watched us closely because we were part of the Pavilion. We were her people, and she looked out for her own the only way she knew how. Helping them get stronger. If we had...
2022-11-12 19:47:59 +0000 UTC
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June 14th 2016 The Street of Gods 8:00 AM EDT
True to his word, Avery had breakfast waiting when we woke up. Some kind of purple oatmeal type stuff called grengin that I'd never heard of, but which kind of tasted like blueberries and cream despite having no sweetener added to it according to our host. It was good stuff, and I'd even managed a...
2022-11-12 19:12:38 +0000 UTC
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As soon as the dome dropped we checked on everyone else. As expected, Natalie had taken her guards with her and most of the robed figures had gone along. Trying to fight an F-ranked BEAR without any trump cards was obviously a level of stupid not even Sanctuary Hall could motivate their people to achieve. The few left were easily cleaned up by our superior numbers,...
2022-11-11 21:59:25 +0000 UTC
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March 23rd 2016 Gemworld 10:00 AM EDT
It was time. We'd been keeping a weather eye on The Empty Door for days, and starting yesterday they'd begun making 'subtle' preparations for a conflict. Buying up supplies, reinforcing structures, clearing out dependents. All really obvious shit that anyone would read into, and which everyone naturally i...
2022-11-11 21:29:00 +0000 UTC
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My head was spinning. I had more than a few crazy things to deal with right now, but I forced myself to focus on the negotiation. I figured I'd start it with an up front question. "Ok." I said. "What exactly is the point of all this? Why go through any of it. Why are we negotiating at all? Your people are tough, why not just have them kick my ass and lock me in a c...
2022-11-10 21:42:20 +0000 UTC
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June 14th 2016 The Street of Gods 12:00 AM EDT
The temple of Dagon was surprisingly homey. Sure, it was huge, but it was somehow still down to earth. The walls were made of rough stone, all a warm brown color that gave the feeling of earth and growing things. The floors were comfortable black carpets, and at random spots crystals stuck out of the w...
2022-11-10 21:26:36 +0000 UTC
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The two people next to the other candidate radiated power and danger. They weren't exactly at the same level as Abel, but they were both obvious badasses who could most likely break us in half. The only real bit of relief I found in the situation was that Randall was still here, and chances were good he would be able to help us counter at least one of them. Still, ...
2022-11-09 20:09:28 +0000 UTC
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March 20th 2016 Gemworld 10:00 AM EDT
The next day or so was mostly downtime. Now that I was up to two million points I kind of wanted to splurge and spend them, but I decided against it. I wasn't done with my acquisitions yet by half, and now that all three gangs had been contacted we'd laid the groundwork for the plan to move forward. It to...
2022-11-09 17:14:25 +0000 UTC
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With the Wendigo down, I realized that the flood of robed figures had spread out and started hitting our people. I wasn't the only one attacked but I WAS the only one busy burning a horrible murder abomination badly enough to allow our pet bear to kill it. Or at least seriously fuck it up. It wasn't quite dead yet, though it was certainly on its way. Regardless, I ...
2022-11-08 21:38:30 +0000 UTC
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June 13th 2016 The Street of Gods 11:00 PM EDT
DeSaad did the first thing I should have expected when he saw me stand up. He fucking booked it. The illusions scattered like bowling pins, barreling in every single direction to try to confuse me. Of course, that didn't work, but it distracted several of the Parademons around us and he used that confu...
2022-11-08 17:59:50 +0000 UTC
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The door rattled in its frame at the impact, and it occurred to me that the protections probably reinforced existing defenses. Doors and windows would be the weakest spots even with the protections. It made sense to create entry points like that too, because otherwise there'd be no point to the internal defenses and the invaders could just bust in anywhere once the...
2022-11-07 22:23:23 +0000 UTC
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March 18th 2016 Gemworld 10:00 PM EDT
Zee's cunt was fucking soaked as I shoved myself into her and she gave a primal grunt as she adjusted to having me in her she threw her head back in ecstasy, shuddering as she planted her hands against the wall, fat ass jutting out and legs spread to about shoulder width apart. I reached up and grabbed a ...
2022-11-07 22:12:51 +0000 UTC
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The hall of mirrors was bigger than expected. I'd envisioned a tiny little corridor made up of a series of angled glass panes, reflecting each other to create a mild bit of confusion. It had seemed like an excellent place for me personally to work because of Seek Hidden, which would let me be the sole person in the group who could reliably pick out actual people fr...
2022-11-06 22:08:54 +0000 UTC
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June 13th 2016 The Street of Gods 10:30 PM EDT
I had, at our last meeting, been slightly annoyed at Gojo for his teaching methods. I'd been pretty sure he hit me harder than necessary to get his point across, just to be a bully. Granted, looking back, it was probably at least partially an attempt to scare me off this path of power so I wouldn...
2022-11-06 19:59:04 +0000 UTC
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The welcome, of course, was traps. So many traps. Like more traps than you would normally see. Despite the existence of the defenses we were informed by Cicero that traps would be necessary to bounce out the invaders for one very simple reason. The defensive systems in the cavalcade were only designed to attack people who entered the buildings.
Tents counted,...
2022-11-05 22:04:49 +0000 UTC
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March 18th 2016 Gemworld 9:00 PM EDT
I had to admit. I really loved gambling. Not in the way most people would think when they heard that. I wasn't an addict. I'd never been short on money, so earning cash never gave me the rush that some got. I didn't chase the jackpot and I could stop at any time. In fact, I usually called it quits after a few ha...
2022-11-05 16:37:58 +0000 UTC
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Once we got to G-district, we headed right for the Pavilion. Once we got there I found a private spot and spoke to Beric the were-tiger. He was eager to get his stats redistributed, and I picked up 15 points of Focus first thing, since he was a pure physical combatant. He had them all funneled into Might, to my absolute lack of surprise. That brought me up to 88 Fo...
2022-11-04 22:09:12 +0000 UTC
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June 13th 2016 The Street of Gods 10:00 PM EDT
I stared up at Gojo in awe, barely able to lever my head sideways to look at him. He radiated power, anger, and genuine malice. Looking at him like this, standing between me and Darkseid, one of the most terrifying monsters in the known universe, a million thoughts flickered through my head. Ques...
2022-11-04 17:22:00 +0000 UTC
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There were easily a dozen G-rankers tapped to come with us down to G-district, and the first thing I did when I saw them was ask Melinda why there weren't more. "Ok, I appreciate the help for sure, but isn't it just asking for trouble sending so few of them down help us? There are hundreds of G-rankers in the major factions right? Won't they drown us in bodies this...
2022-11-03 21:26:04 +0000 UTC
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March 18th 2016 Gemworld 8:00 PM EDT
I spent literal days watching The Empty Door. An interesting side effect of my life attuned bloodline was that I apparently didn't need to eat. My energy kept me sustained over long periods of time. I also didn't need to sleep, though I intended to keep doing both unless I needed to put them on hold. I was...
2022-11-03 16:57:37 +0000 UTC
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"So, I'd like to start out saying that I'm not willing to commit to more than three wishes a day." I kept my tone firm as I stared down Melinda. I wanted to make sure she took me seriously as a partner, which meant making my terms clear and refusing to bend on basic framework as much as it meant being flexible and amenable to change. I wanted to have a reasonable and pro...
2022-11-02 20:25:16 +0000 UTC
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June 13th 2016 The Street of Gods 9:30 PM EDT
Darkseid was suffocating. Just being in his presence was like standing in front of a tidal wave or staring up at a tornado. Well, for other people. I'd probably be fine in either of those situations, but his presence was what those things would have felt like for me before I got my powers. Something about him...
2022-11-02 15:01:47 +0000 UTC
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This journey to the Beast Lord Garden was a solo one. I could have brought the others, but I decided against it. This seemed like something I should do solo. I had plenty of attacks stored up if I needed them, and as a member I doubted I'd run into trouble. I should at least be able to escape, though I made a mental note to try to get my hands on some kind of mobil...
2022-11-01 19:42:21 +0000 UTC
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March 16th 2016 Gemworld 11:00 AM EDT
Gioto took a second to process what had happened. When he did though, he didn't freak out or anything. He just kind of blinked at me and then looked off into the distance consideringly. "How powerful could you make me?" His voice wasn't exactly excited, but he sounded surprisingly calm. I once again marve...
2022-11-01 19:36:38 +0000 UTC
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Mel's office seemed smaller than I remembered, but to be fair, there were more of us this time. She slumped into her chair with a groan. She put a hand over her red mask in despair, like she was trying to rub the bridge of her nose but couldn't reach. "This is such a mess. All I wanted was to kick Cicero out of the leadership position and replace him with someone l...
2022-10-31 20:38:42 +0000 UTC
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June 13th 2016 The Street of Gods 9:00 PM EDT
Eddie brought us down the street of gods through a series of twisting side alleys. The Street of Gods was technically an inaccurate name. While there WAS in fact, a single street at the center of the are lined with all those churches, there were multiple side streets and offshoots branching from th...
2022-10-31 18:28:08 +0000 UTC
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I wasn't worried about Abel being hurt. Not after his showing earlier. But I still whistled at the sheer fury of the attack. "Well that doesn't seem like a healthy relationship dynamic at all." Callie giggled against my side and poked me in the ribs, shushing me so the two powerful warriors didn't hear, but they were both far too busy with each other for it to be a...
2022-10-30 20:28:00 +0000 UTC
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March 16th 2016 Gemworld 10:00 AM EDT
Sindara took a few hours to wake up when I was done with her. Even a G ranker couldn't endure the destroying I'd given her pussy, despite having stopped at the alarm. She was also literally cum drunk on the Vital Energy, and I decided to catch some sleep. I doubted anyone would be intruding on our night, given the obscene ...
2022-10-30 19:11:56 +0000 UTC
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The first thing I did after Abel's crazy rampage was call Callie and the others. My girlfriend was frantic when she picked up the line, her face appearing on the floating screen over my scan ring. I saw her almost melt with relief. "Sh-" She started to say my name but cut herself off when she realized we were in costume. "Solomon, thank the gods. Are you alright? I...
2022-10-29 22:28:53 +0000 UTC
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