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Eldritch 48

"I see," Ei'lor said slowly at the table, holding her daughter. Green was so happy to see her mother that, as she snuggled into her, the young god partially fused with her mother's floral form. Rossweisse was the only one who looked lightly disturbed, but kept it to herself. "I am grateful to you. Fey Queen, for giving my daughter sanctuary when she was lost."

Titania smiled pleasantly. "...

Hate 43

The next day, things were deceptively calm and normal around Trost. With the dead buried and the dead bats thrown beyond the wall, it was almost easy to forget that the battle had happened. But the absence of those they lost was a gaping reminder, especially without Boris's serpentine form flying through the sky.

That said, the Resienwache was collectively focused on Eren. Namely, what he...

Gate 40

How does a strange, massive chariot of metal fly?

That was what Restia and Anilof had asked themselves nervously when the Iron Gods had shown them the strange thing.

Perhaps they misunderstood, Resttia proposed. Perhaps the meaning was "fly" as in flying like the wind, able to move very fast over the land? Anilof had almost believed that for a moment, but they had felt the metal thi...

Ninetails 44

No walk with Naruto ever stayed silent for too long.

"So, what the hell is up with the Sasuke situation?" Naruto asked in annoyance. 

"I'm guessing you're not happy he's still on the loose," Kakashi said with a frown. "If it helps, neither am I?"

"Kakashi, I'm not stupid. I know a lot of details can't be shared over messenger birds and scrolls. So, while we're walking, co...

Shattered 34

"R2, you're sure everything is cleared on the ship?" Anakin asked as they left the surface of Albingi.

Qui-Gon guided the ship into space, glancing briefly at his padawan. 

R2 beeped back in a manner that was both assuring and mildly exasperated.

"Right, right, sorry," Anakin said as he took a seat near the cockpit.  

"You are worried someone tried to bug ...

Eldritch 47

Issei had a few dreams like this.

He was standing next to Rosseweise, who was holding Green on her hip much like a mother would. In front of them were bunnywomen of this tribe, all kneeling and prostrating before them.

"O Great Kungur, Ruler of All Flesh and Stars, we beseech your forgiveness," Tully begged in absolute submission. "We had no idea that this woman was yours. We meant ...

Hate 42

"So, what do we do with the bats? Just burn them too, like Boris?" Connie asked curiously as they stood in the field just outside of Trost.

It was kind of surreal, so many of them standing outside Wall Rose like it was perfectly safe, despite the breach in Maria, which was still very much an issue.  But with Eren and the others around, a few titans just didn't seem that threatening. ...

Gate 39

"I can't believe they removed my rank. I filed a lot of requests for that," Doc lamented as he wandered Blood Gulch. It was strangely quiet, but that was because all the excitement was on the other side of the Gate. He stopped as a shadow passed overhead. He looked up and saw a pelican coming down to land in the canyon. "Visitors! Or invaders. Gosh, I hope it's not more invaders. Oh well, the b...

Ninetails 43

"You want my opinion on this thing?" 

Kakashi shrugged. "You are one of the best at kenjutsu in Konoha."

Yugao hummed as she held the heavy weapon experimentally before putting it down against a tree. "It reminds me of some of the legendary blades used by the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist. Very large and unwieldy at first. It will take considerable strength to use this as more th...

Shattered 33

"This ship..."

Lynn raised an eyebrow at Vader's remark. It was one tinged with annoyance and, of all things, disbelief.

"You know this ship, Lord Vader?" she asked curiously. After all, what could be truly incredulous to a time traveler?

Vader said nothing as they stood in the abandoned landing port of this ghost town, staring at the Corellian spacecraft these rogue agents ha...

Eldritch 46

Rossweisse could only kneel.

Her body would not respond.

She could only kneel and witness what she had wrought upon this realm.

The moon bled crimson before it shattered into innumerable red shards and a shimmering scarlet mist.

An emerald sun was born from the broken core of the moon, and the once blue sky was bathed in violet.

The bunnywomen, those lagomorph warr...

Hate 41

"What happened to the storm?"

Annie sat on the edge and glanced back at Reiner, approaching the massive hole in the building they were camping in. The rotting building was damp from the heavy rain that had pummeled them. "Don't know. There was a change in the wind, and suddenly it went away."

Reiner looked up and frowned, seeing the clear sky in the far distance approach them as the...

Gate 38

"Alright, who the fuck are you?" Church asked pointedly.

Someone else might mistake this for just a girl, a young teen in a strange outfit. But Church was confident she was more than that. Then again, that was probably because every way his sensors looked at the axe said that it was very real and very heavy.

To be carrying it so easily, she had to have physical strength similar to C...

Ninetails 42

Naruto knew something was wrong the moment he and Sokyoku returned to the beach. Nothing dangerous, but there was something odd about the Chunnin watching him.

"Hey!" he called up to the perch, drawing said ninja's attention. "Anything happen while I was gone?"

"H-huh? No, nothing at all," the chunin said with an uneasy smile.

Naruto looked unconvinced.

"I may not have y...

Shattered 32

Alarm spread steadily across Albingi, as various sensors detected the massive spacecraft that had just arrived in orbit.

But before even that, three people had noticed it first. Those trained in the Force. 

Qui-Gon came to a full stop in the midst of his walk, his eyes wide and back rigid.

"Something wrong, Master Jedi?" Carnon asked pointedly.

Qui-Gon didn't even l...

Eldritch 45

Rossweisse had run as fast as she could, glancing up routinely at the canopy to try and guess how much time she had left until the bunny women began to hunt her.

In retrospect, she didn't need to guess.

The instant the final rays of the sun vanished over the horizon, she felt her hairs stick up as some crawled up her spine. She knew this feeling, the sensation of being hunted. They ...

Hate 40

[Hail. Hail. Hail.]

That was the chanting that rang in Eren's ears as the swarm of giant bats stood before him.

"So, does this mean they're staying here too?" Connie asked uneasily.

"I don't know if I trust them not to eat us, even with Eren around," Sasha said with a similar expression.

While the humans bore witness to the display of submission, Eren had his gaze upon t...

Gate 37

Restia swallowed thickly as she approached the unfinished fortress of the so-called Iron Gods. It was one thing to hear the rumors of the Empire's armies being destroyed so effortlessly by so few enemies; it was another to cross a field of craters with dried blood and burnt corpses that paid credence to their might.

"Anilof, have you heard of them?" Restia whispered to her companion.

Ninetails 41

"Sokyoku, this is Saiken, the Six-tailed slug. Saiken, this is Sokyoku, the goose that got up my nose and turned into a phoenix," Naruto formally introduced.

Said goose quickly regained his composure and bowed his head as he hovered. "It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Lord Saiken. I am Sokyoku, as my Lord said."

"Aren't you just the most polite goose that ever spoke?" Saik...

Shattered 31

Lynn kept to Javok's trail as the man fled like a rat into the countryside with yellow leaves swaying like a golden sea above their heads. Every now and again, Javok would slow his speed and look for anyone following him, but Lynn was already well out of sight before his eyes could hope to land on her.

Arden hummed to herself, wondering just what her prey was up to. She wanted to see if s...

Eldritch 44

'And if you find yourself hopelessly in danger? Pray....'

Rossweisse hissed in pain as she awoke, feeling the ache in her head from where she had been struck. She wasn't dead, but it certainly hurt. She tried to reach for it and only when she realized her hands were bound did she notice her predicament.

She was on her knees and bound in something like a stockade, both hands restrain...

Hate 39

The Great Bat, the Enemy of the Sun, growled as he crept menacingly towards his foe.

["You have fallen far, One Who Is Many."]

Eren narrowed his six eyes as he heard the Great Bat speak for the first time. It was a scratchy voice filled with mockery and loathing. He stood his ground, which only made the Great Bat let out something approaching a chuckle of derision.

["I have gr...

Blood Gulchers 36

"You have got to be fucking me," Church said as he stood on the wall of the base with Tucker, booth looking through sniper rifles.

"No, but I wish they were fucking me," Tucker countered with what he imagined was a smooth tone.

Church sighed, even if he expected that response as he looked back at the latest thing from the fantasy world they were in.

It was two women hiding at ...

Ninetails 40

The sun had just started to peak over the horizon when it happened.

The water began to ripple near the beach.

Anko was the first to awake, sitting up and pulling out a kunai, slowly to not prompt a sudden attack.

Waves lapped at the shore as the water began to bulge.

Hinata awoke next as she sat up in alarm and dread, her bloodline activated.

Large tentacles slithe...

Shattered 30

"Bohhuah Mutdah?" Plagueis repeated, mind whirling with thoughts. "I am very much aware of the richest man in the galaxy, Padawan."

More than that, truly much more. Bohhuah was an entrepreneur and industrialist who had gained his status and power through his sheer intelligence. Plagueis- and to be honest, most players in the galaxy- had deemed him a non-threat solely because the man appea...

Eldritch 43

Rossweisse flew just above the Wychwood with keen eyes.

To the normal humans, it was just a forest they were trying to preserve, about two square miles in size.

But to the supernatural, there was definitely something...more going on here.

"There is a hidden place in this forest," she said to herself. "This must be where Lady Frigg wanted me to search."

She flew down and ...

Hate 38

"My head still hurts," Sasha said as they all sat in the headquarters located within Trost. "So Eren and the others turned into creatures that used to be alive, and those creatures might take over? Does that make them zombies?"

"I hate that I have nothing to say against that," Jean muttered with a headshake.

"Maybe Sasha is onto something?" Connie suggested, looking around the room....

Blood Gulchers 35

"To Bits. BRB. From Bop. PS You can unclench your assholes," Emersyn read off dryly. "That asshole."

"Captain, are you....sure we shouldn't contact somebody about the Alpha escaping?" one of the bridge crew asked nervously.

"What part of "BRB" is unclear to you?" Emersyn asked with a shake. "He's a damn AI, and a damn powerful one. He'll probably be back any second now."

"Inco...

Ninetails 39

"Please tell me you have a messenger bird around here," Anko said as she once stood atop the pillar-like land formations.

"Hmm? Of course we do. Granted, I heard it took a long time to get used to all the noise and shaking Naruto causes," the chunin remarked, pausing to make a whistling noise. "What happened?"

"You've heard him talking, right?" Anko asked with raised eyebrows.