June 5th 2016 The Nightside 3:00 PM EDT
I gaped at Taylor as I asked for clarification on our target again. "What the fuck do you mean, the moon?" I gaped in horrified confusion at the big detective, because I was absolutely positive he hadn't just said what I thought he said. He just raised an eyebrow at me. "How the hell do we rob the moon?...
2022-09-29 22:16:41 +0000 UTC View PostI lowered Callie to the ground as the shield collapsed. My head was killing me, multiple skill manipulations aside, channeling Stone Limb into a shadow construct was...hard. I was pretty sure we would have caved if that had taken even a second longer. I wasn't sure if it had really been eight minutes, but even if it hadn't I was damn relieved Abel had conceded the ...
2022-09-28 18:57:55 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 27th 2016 Gemworld 10:00 AM EDT
The rest of the trip went basically the same way. Bit of teasing, bit of flirting, bit of stopping myself from grabbing a handful of that sweet little ass. Despite not being huge, it was amazing perky and round, just big enough that it should have been impossible for it to be so bouncy ...
2022-09-28 16:56:21 +0000 UTC View PostI was surprised he had offered, honestly. That seemed counterproductive for a guardian, but then again having been stuck down here for so long would make any squirrely. It was odd how hearing we were from the Academy had changed his mind, and I realized that Cicero hadn't mentioned that and might not even know it was the case. I turned to Callie, muttering under my...
2022-09-27 19:44:22 +0000 UTC View PostJune 5th 2016 The Nightside 10:00 AM EDT
Taylor, as it turned out, WAS willing to take Zee to see where her mom had used to live. She had apparently moved into a house near to Taylor's when they were teenagers, and he brought us by his old place first, looking nostalgic and a little afraid to be back in such a long forgotten place. He told hi...
2022-09-27 18:24:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe rest of the labyrinth was even worse. We spent two hours getting through it. Snakes, bats, locusts, a huge red dog with horns, more traps, guards, and a dozen other equally annoying obstacles sat in our way. After hours of effort though, we managed to get past them all, and we finally trekked into a huge chamber where we didn't see anything except...a person. A...
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2022-09-26 19:20:46 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 26th 2016 Gemworld 8:00 PM EDT
We came to a stop for the night about a six hour ride from Lord Town. We'd made solid time on the horses, and during the whole ride, I'd managed to get Amaya to the point where she didn't want to do anything but talk to me. This process involved LOTS of listening, responding quickly and ...
2022-09-26 18:24:34 +0000 UTC View PostI was not proud of my reaction to the cloud of arachnids trying to tear through the shadow dome. "Spiders! Holy shit no! Keep them away!" Despite NOT having a phobia, something about a huge swarm of spiders raining down on us was absolutely the most terrifying thing I could imagine. The bone wyvern had absolutely nothing on these things, despite being literally a t...
2022-09-25 19:32:51 +0000 UTC View PostJune 5th 2016 The Nightside 10:00 AM EDT
Waking up the next morning in bed with my girls was...odd. Not because I was in bed with them, that was pretty consistent. I was stupidly in love with both of them and they were absolutely knockouts, aside from the consistent sex with both of them, I also never missed a chance to hold them as I slept. ...
2022-09-25 19:22:27 +0000 UTC View PostGetting out of the trap corridor without triggering the traps was a lot easier with Callie's directions, though admittedly my ability to not touch the ground for several hundred feet didn't hurt. Once I settled down where we had landed, I leaned against the wall to wait. Cicero, who was apparently waiting up there, yelled down to me. "Are you giving up? I didn't ex...
2022-09-24 22:14:13 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 25th 2016 Gemworld 8:00 AM EDT
I was fucking exhausted. I hadn't even known I could still GET exhausted, but apparently it was more than possible, because I was ten seconds from falling over. Luckily the Vital Tempest still raged within me, and my energy was refilling, but it was taking a while. Apparently the more p...
2022-09-24 20:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe hallways in this labyrinth was boring. Yellow stone blocks stacked in a staggered pattern for stability, lit by more of those weird green torches that had sparked up as soon as we got down here. As we moved further into the hall, we crept carefully. Lies or not, Cicero's mention of stealth had definitely put the idea in our heads, and it was obvious that we'd b...
2022-09-23 21:54:58 +0000 UTC View PostJune 4th 2016 The Nightside 5:00 PM EDT
Before we figured out our next move, I wanted to know more about The Griffin. Naturally, I asked our resident source for all things Nightside. Taylor didn't disappoint. "The Griffin is Nightside royalty. His family is a bit like our version of the Kennedys back in the US. Only evil." He paused. "Or mayb...
2022-09-23 19:40:23 +0000 UTC View PostThis entire thing had gotten way out of hand. From our original mission all the way to this crazy trial, we'd been reeling since we first came to this place. While joining up with Cicero might be a bit premature, and I wasn't planning to let him know about my ability (G rank wasn't nearly strong enough to consider partnering with) it put us firmly on offense. While...
2022-09-22 19:25:42 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 24th 2016 Gemworld 7:00 PM EDT
Graciel's eyebrows rose in surprise. Not shock, which I would have expected, but she was thrown off balance at least. It was an admirable display of self control given the circumstances. She studied me carefully, clearly going over the things she knew and thought she knew. My bloodline was &n...
2022-09-22 18:29:29 +0000 UTC View PostI wasn't sure how to respond to that. It sounded like a pretty sad story, and part of me didn't want to pry, but at the same time we needed to know what the fuck was going on. I decided to let Callie handle this, she was better with people than I was mostly, and was mostly taking charge right now anyway. Sure enough, she broached the subject in the most tactful way...
2022-09-21 21:01:24 +0000 UTC View PostJune 4th 2016 The Nightside 4:00 PM EDT
We headed away from the Londinium Club after Hadleigh left. We had our answer apparently. Once he was gone I'd asked Taylor and John about things, and they had informed me that The Griffin, was a renowned power in the Nighside, and that a large portion of his legend was having made a deal with the devil...
2022-09-21 20:03:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe assistant lead us to Cicero Castleton directly, though we did stop to say goodbye to everyone. Despite being here to thwart their plans, the Jerks seemed enthused about the results I'd gotten, and Way Crazy Wyatt in particular was insistent that we were best friends now. Despite my insistence that I barely knew him, and that my name was NOT Sally, he refused to...
2022-09-20 17:40:42 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 24th 2016 Gemworld 6:00 PM EDT
Despite looking like a slightly evil porn star, Mordiel was actually really fucking good at negotiating terms. I'd expected someone as naturally powerful as her to be kind of shitty at it, considering the absolute dominion nobles held over this world, but on second thought, it made some...
2022-09-20 16:56:08 +0000 UTC View PostBulls, as it turned out. Were BIG. Like, most people knew that, they knew Bulls were large, and I'd seen this one from a distance before. Given that, and my own Perception, I should have been prepared for the size of the animal I was preparing to ride. I should have remained stoic and unbothered as I closed in to climb onto the back of the best that was currently b...
2022-09-19 18:26:03 +0000 UTC View PostJune 4th 2016 The Nightside 2:00 PM EDT
I had no idea who Hadleigh Oblivion was (aside from Tommy's brother apparently), but if Taylor was so wary of him I was guessing 'no one I should fuck with' was the first possibility on the list. I had a feeling if I tried to look at him with my aura sight I'd suffer for it. Still, there was something.....
2022-09-19 17:20:39 +0000 UTC View PostWhen we got inside, we were able to confirm the rules of the bull riding competition. You had to put up a single G ranked chit per attempt, if you managed to stay on the bull for a full three minutes you got to keep all the chits anyone had paid over the course of the month. It started over again on the first of each month, and the previous month's stockpile was di...
2022-09-18 18:57:20 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 24th 2016 Gemworld 10:00 AM EDT
I was down to a hundred and ten thousand GP after merging all the G ranked crystals, but that was still plenty to keep me nice and sane. The rest of the night I spent out picking up things I would need, getting a custom suit made and making sure I was well dressed for my meeting with M...
2022-09-18 17:18:51 +0000 UTC View PostWe waited until an F ranker came to pick up Ronnie to head to the Cavalcade. While the higher ranked Ascendants weren't supposed to come down here to interfere picking up a package wasn't a big deal since we'd already subdued him. He was grabbed in short order, and I couldn't help but assume he was probably going to die. I knew they would question him, but I doubte...
2022-09-17 21:24:52 +0000 UTC View PostJune 4th 2016 The Nightside 1:00 PM EDT
The inside of the Londinium Club was...fancy. That wasn't a surprise based on what we'd heard about the place, but I had expected something like Julian's place when they mentioned this club being a haven for the rich and powerful. Julian's manor was one of the nicest places I'd ever been, and everything...
2022-09-17 19:47:22 +0000 UTC View PostSeeing Ronnie laid out because of skills was immensely satisfying. Much like everyone else, the big man had massively underestimated what my enhancements could do. While they did provide a boost to the channeled fire, the main point of both skills was to enhance the melee capabilities of the weapon. The stick was G rank anyway, so it probably wouldn't have broken i...
2022-09-16 21:10:15 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 23rd 2016 Gemworld 6:00 PM EDT
Spending all day drinking incredible wine and spending money I stole from bandits I owned now was surprisingly fun, but the whole exercise was more than just an excuse to screw around. I'd memorized every word I heard spoken, and spent the entire day building up a basic understanding of...
2022-09-16 13:52:41 +0000 UTC View PostRonnie wasn't really prepared for Cark going all out. My friend had previously been holding back a bit because he was feeling out his opponent, but he wasn't fucking around when he made his second attack. Rather than anything small and contained like an orb or some kind of spray, the next attack was a fucking TORRENT of aqua flame that hissed as it ate at even the ...
2022-09-15 18:07:05 +0000 UTC View PostJune 4th 2016 The Nightside 12:00 PM EDT
We arrived at the Londinium Club at noon, just in time for my top up to twenty five thousand. It was a nice surprise, but not really important at the moment. With my recent lessons and practice I'd already gotten to the point where I could substitute my ability with points when using my powers for the ...
2022-09-15 17:13:58 +0000 UTC View Post