“…LET ME OUT…”
It was dark here. Cold, empty, dreaded. The place was one Brock was all too familiar with. Blackness closed in on him from all sides, as though it was trying to suffocate him with its nothingness. His body floated idly, neither able to move nor change direction, only drift in an indeterminate direction.
There were not shapes this time...
2022-02-01 22:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostJane didn’t regain consciousness even in the hour that Brock chose to sit by her side. Mostly, it was just him recounting his experiences from the past months to her, despite the fact that he very much doubted she could hear a word he was saying.
Of course, with Kim being the blabbermouth he knew she was, he had politely asked her to go do something else while he spent some time alone w...
2022-01-31 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe difference between those that shall succeed in the Multiverse, and those that won’t, boils down to one simple factor; Luck.
- The Path to Power, By Karima Zilindoff
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The world was thrown into disarray. Across the entirety of the mainland, those that were once assumed to be people were sloughing down to goo, revealing a hidden monstrous shape as they p...
2022-01-30 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor note: Ok, so I've decided that occasionally on weekends I might post the concept chapters I've written for other stories for everyone to read just so you guys have something on weekends. They are in no way full stories, and this is the last in my backlog of concepts, but I do generally write plenty of first chaps just to put words to paper and get ideas out of my head. Anyway, enjoy.
... 2022-01-28 23:58:46 +0000 UTC View PostAaaaand this is the final chapter in volume 2 of ATP. Thanks for supporting me through Patreon to this point. All of you. I really do appreciate it. Anyway, enjoy the chapter!
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Hiroto Takahashi paced in his private abode amongst the Garden, as he had been for the hours since Brock Carter had departed. Some knew him as simply The Patriarch. Well, some may have been an und...
2022-01-27 22:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThere were only a handful of Swarm Guards left behind after the death of their queen, and Harry made quick work of them. Finally, he felt his level on the very verge of breaking through, and the last Guard was all he needed to reach level 50. It was like sneezing after holding it in for a long time. He was overcome with pure satisfaction as he felt the tell-tale surge of energy empowering him.<...
2022-01-26 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post“…Brock?”
Her voice was feeble, almost quieter than a whisper, and he could see her eyelids drooping further and further every second. As he looked between the woman he didn’t think he’d see for a long time and his dissected sister, Brock felt a deep rage flaring to life in his gut. Whoever had done this… they were going to pay.
They were going to die.
Aut...
2022-01-25 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostAside from smelling like the world’s worst shit-piss smoothie, the sewers were also oppressively dark, mostly on account of the few meters of earth that separated the tunnels from the surface. Though, the worst part wasn’t the smell, nor the darkness. It was the fact the air was sticky and humid. That was the worst part.
The moment they had tapped down onto the shit-water cov...
2022-01-24 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostIt is baffling that the fusion which creates life itself could birth something so terrible; so vile. Forged within the icy grasp of Aether and the electric vitality of Origin, they roam the Multiverse, promoting dimensional instability and falling entire planets with their horrifying Curses. They are a festering disease. ...
2022-01-23 22:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostJust a note, this is basically just a concept chapter, and I have a lot of these I'll probably post over time. The title is also a placeholder, as I'm not very good at naming things. There will probably be something better in the future if I decide to continue this. It's an attempt at a slice of life story.
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The sound of its slobbering echoed down the alleyway.
Fangs, yello...
2022-01-21 23:12:56 +0000 UTC View PostBrock had to admit, after warping through space twice now, he wasn’t too big a fan of the shadow variety. The sensation was akin to him plummeting as the darkness finally consumed them and the solid flooring beneath just simply… disappeared.
Different shades of black fluttered past him as he fell, and idly, he even noticed it was several degrees colder than it had been when they’d l...
2022-01-20 22:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostRyan was quick as he worked, a scalpel in one hand and his other ready to rummage through his subject’s insides and see how her body reacted. If not for the fact that most books had been ruined by the System’s machinations and that the internet was down, he wouldn’t have gone through so much work as to study human anatomy directly.
If not for that, the two women would have long been...
2022-01-19 22:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostBrock’s very brain trembled with exertion as he resisted the horrifying presence of the new arrival. Fresh torrents of blood gushed from his ear canals as its long neck swayed high in the sky, carrying a roar so deafening that even the ground itself cracked and splintered. Brock was almost certain that shit had just hit the metaphorical fan. Twice.
[E] Gor’eth Kung, The Tyrant...
2022-01-18 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post“And why would I do that?” Brock’s voice came out low and slow, an octave deeper than it usually was. The anger within wasn’t exactly hidden, but it was tightly bound. He noticed the woman’s hand twitch slightly, itching to throw another needle toward him.
She was on a hair trigger, most likely aware of the power disparity.
Brock spared a glance for Margo, eying t...
2022-01-17 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostI've already alerted the Magpie Hunter and above tiers of this, but for the two lower tiers, starting the 7th of February, releases will reduce to three days a week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. If that isn't enough to justify paying for this Patreon but you still wish to read ahead, I recommend dropping it for a month or two then picking it up again to binge. Sorry for any inconveniences.&n...
2022-01-16 22:06:42 +0000 UTC View Post*A note to all 'Magpie Hunter' tier and above Patreons, beginning from the 7th of February, releases will slow to three a week (one chapter every Monday, Wednesday and Friday). If that isn't enough to justify $7.50 a month for you, but you still wish to read ATP, I recommend dropping the story for a month or two, and picking up the Patreon again when chapters have begun to build up.
Thank...
2022-01-16 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostSince there's been no ATP chapters over the weekend due to my short rest, despite the fact you all pledged, I thought why not post something. This is a prologue - one that's still heavily subject to change - for a new story I'm working on, and any feedback would genuinely be heavily appreciated. Thanks guys. Here we go!
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“’Let’s go skydiving’, she said.”
Amongst a...
2022-01-15 09:22:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe swarm of insects followed their queen out of the dust, their mandibles chittering ferociously as the monster towering high above them made to free herself from the underground and lead them into battle. It had been difficult to match the monster to the scale of the cavern before, but now that it was slowly being revealed by the dispersing plume of dirt and debris, Brock could see that the T...
2022-01-11 00:39:23 +0000 UTC View PostFar into the battlefield, hidden by the short walls of bug corpses left in the wake of the man that had slaughtered through them, Fon tugged at a mutilated Spawn carcass slumping out in the open. The fight had reached its final dregs a dozen minutes ago, not long after Brock had disappeared while giving chase to the new variant of insect that had appeared.
As always, a brief funeral follo...
2022-01-11 00:36:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe shadows cast over the gate by the earthen wall above twitched and bulged as a figure emerged from within, her full form rising up and promptly separating from the darkness, completely unseen during the turmoil of battle.
Her black hair dangled over her shoulder and down her chest, braided tightly and perfectly matching the pitch-black androgynous combat suit she wore, courtesy of thos...
2022-01-11 00:33:50 +0000 UTC View PostLetting a breath of air escape his lips, Brock stared at the moulded clay ceiling and studied its intricate lines and grooves. Well… intricate was a generous appraisal. Haphazard would be more fitting. Thick streams of sunrise glow illuminated the innards of the abode from the single window hole, chill morning air flowing within and tickling Brock’s feet as his blanket wasn’t lar...
2022-01-11 00:32:26 +0000 UTC View PostAmongst the Ascent, four paths to the Apex of power exist, each as viable as the other; Aura, Augment, Body and Technology. Known as Chasers, beings who follow these paths are many. Immensely so. Some choose to wholeheartedly chase one, while others mix and match, hoping to reach previously unseen heights. Needless to say, this variety breeds conflicts between ideologies and beliefs within ...
2022-01-11 00:29:57 +0000 UTC View PostBrock and the woman shook hands, and she returned a smile, although it was clearly somewhat forced. He couldn’t say he blamed her. It was always a difficult affair when one was being casual with a person they were certain could kill them in less than a second. To his side, Fon took the attention of the other combatants away and Brock assumed there were more issues to talk about.
He also...
2022-01-11 00:28:29 +0000 UTC View PostHarry met Brock’s eyes and instantly gave him a thumbs up. Hastily, the older man responded in kind before proceeding to drive his blade up through the jaw of a Spawn. Now that their group’s tank was here, Brock was confident that this battle was won, although there would undoubtedly still be casualties. There’d be less now, at least.
Grabbing the sharp blade of a mantis as it struc...
2022-01-11 00:27:22 +0000 UTC View PostIt took a solid two hours of walking before Brock finally caught the sight of civilisation on the dusty horizon. Unsurprisingly, it was a wall. A very large wall. Considering the utter size of it compared to the minuscule figures standing atop it, he assumed the town to either be significantly populated or overly protected.
Faintly, he could hear the sounds of battle echoing throughout th...
2022-01-11 00:25:47 +0000 UTC View PostIt was dark. That wasn’t anything new. Jane had been used to seeing darkness for her entire life.
The scent, however. That was new.
Her lips curled in disgust as it wafted up and tore through her nose. It was the sickly-sweet smell of flowers crossed with the heavy stench of blood and death. Resisting the urge to choke on it, Jane instead clicked her tongue and listened. ...
2022-01-11 00:24:55 +0000 UTC View PostScarily little is known about the beings that creep beyond the veil of reality. They are creatures of concept and shapelessness, disallowing any form of biological study or proper observation. Very few have had the misfortune of meeting one of these enigmatic beings, and even fewer have escaped the encounter with their lives. Even then, their memories remained fragmented and unwhole, torn p...
2022-01-11 00:22:41 +0000 UTC View PostLike he did with all his meetings, Adam arrived excessively early at the base of the Eiffel Tower, awaiting his current appointment with his hands fidgeting nervously in his lap. To say he was horribly anxious about it was a gross understatement. Sure, he had been somewhat wary of the man before he had lashed out, but there was a stark difference between knowing that a person is powerf...
2022-01-11 00:19:57 +0000 UTC View PostOnce again, Brock found himself floating in the realm of colour and sensation, although this time, it appeared far more comprehensible than before. Each string of hue meant something in the grand tapestry of truth and each sensation held a hidden purpose of the universe. Dozens of Augments flowed around him every second, though he didn’t dare reach out for them.
Somehow, he knew. They w...
2022-01-11 00:18:21 +0000 UTC View Post“Another one please, Koi.” Groaning, Carrie rubbed the bridge of her nose and caught the next shot as the bartender slid it down to her.
It was gone the second after it was received.
Koi’s Bar was a great little place that had sprung up in the city, well known for its amicable staff and deliciously high-quality drinks. No one actually knew how they acquired such a lar...
2022-01-11 00:16:50 +0000 UTC View Post