My eyes twitched, and I felt the urge to turn around and walk away as I saw the shapely, leather-clad figure sitting in my chair and eating the snacks I had bought with my hard-earned money.
'WHAT THE FUCK IS CATWOMAN DOING IN MY APARTMENT?!'
"What's the matter, cat got you tongue?" she said, smiling in amusement as she took in my petrified appearan...
2022-05-15 21:19:39 +0000 UTC View Post"It'll happen one hour from now, in Sabaody Park near the Ferris wheel, whether your prepared or not," I said, raising the transponder snail to my mouth as I sat on a bench in Sabaody's Park, watching people go about their business.
"Do you even understand what you're saying?" came a questioning, gruff voice from the transponder, snail, prompting me to smirk.
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2022-05-15 01:49:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe Bowery
He wasn't having a good day or a year, for that matter. Things had been going downhill for Jason Todd since his encounter with the young thief in that damned dark alley.
It's not like things were going smoothly for him before that either, what with Batman being busy tangling with League issues and that damned hussy who called herself Catwoman.&...
2022-05-14 22:17:46 +0000 UTC View PostGotham's Uptown
South of Crime Alley
I couldn't help but glance at the system as I followed Richard through the dark streets of The Bowery. I couldn't remove my eyes from the Brawling skill, which had gone by two whole levels over the course of a single day of training. And I'm pretty sure Richard must have noticed not only my increased strength but how fa...
2022-05-14 02:18:11 +0000 UTC View PostI scratched my head, my eyes alternating between the Electrocutioner suit, my bulletproof vest, and a book about electrical engineering in my hand.
I might have stolen the damned suit, but there's no chance in hell I'd strut around showing my ass in a tight spandex suit like some comic book character. I wasn't an exhibitionist, thank you very much.
So I b...
2022-05-13 20:28:50 +0000 UTC View PostTwin Capes
"Gather up all of the crew...~"
Crocus faintly smiled as he watched his skeletonized friend gently playing the violin in front of a softly swaying, cooing Laboon. He wiped the tear forming in his eye and sighed as he turned Laffite.
"So, where is your captain? I'd hoped to thank him for fulfilling his promise so soo...
2022-05-12 21:52:03 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor note: (IMPORTANT): I removed the scene where Richard met Lady Shiva from last chapter and added it to this one. However, I wrote a new part for that chapter. It's at the very end of the chapter.
"Haah... and you dare call yourself human?" I let out a breath as I lay sprawled on the grassy ground, looking up at my teacher, who, I might add, put me there with an...
2022-05-12 16:11:18 +0000 UTC View PostI yawned as I jogged towards the park to meet my mysterious mentor, having woken up at 4 am.
Feeling the morning breeze that was only slightly less unpleasant than the usual smog-filled air I'd inhale at any other time of the day, I couldn't but internally replay yesterday's events.
I'd actually surprised myself with how fearlessly I fought the three thug...
2022-05-12 02:36:50 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's note (IMPORTANT): in chapter 9, Gray got the Criminal Hunch perk, which I feel is too nonsensical so early in the story so I changed it.
I replaced it with this instead:
[Silent Step: as a seasoned, hardened criminal (your mother must be proud,) your footsteps are silent, and only those with supernatural hearing ability could detect y...
2022-05-11 19:32:36 +0000 UTC View PostI winced in disgust as the devil fruit's taste overwhelmed my every sense, but the feeling of strength welling from deep inside me quickly got me over it.
I started patting my body, inspecting it to make sure I wasn't missing anything after eating a second devil fruit, and Zeita watched this scene with no small amount of amusement.
"Arms check, legs chec...
2022-05-10 23:42:27 +0000 UTC View PostGotham City Park
The homeless man sat in his usual spot next to a tree, reading a book about philosophy and basking in the sun. He closed the book and looked up as he heard a familiar set of footsteps.
"I didn't think you'd be back so quickly. Do you have your answer?" the homeless man remarked as he locked eyes with the teenager who came to visit, raisin...
2022-05-10 17:57:29 +0000 UTC View Post[+1 level to the Crime skill] [Crime 20]
[+1 level the Thief class] [Thief 10]
[New Class available. Chose a new class now? Yes/No]
[quest completed: Get Rich Or Die Trying (Literally)]
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Get Rich Or Die Trying (literally):
Money makes the world go round. You want it; you need it. Go for it.
Name: Grayson Whitlock
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Class: Thief (level 8)
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Stats:
Body: 11
Mind: 11
Spirit: Locked
Stat Point...
2022-05-09 17:51:20 +0000 UTC View PostGray's mind went blank, any calm and ability to see reason evaporating from his head, destroyed by the stinging pain coming from his wounded, bleeding shoulder.
The bastard shot him. And for what? To make a point, an example? Gray didn't know nor care. He was sick of it all, of this rotten city, of its unsympathetic residents, and how light the weight of his own life seem...
2022-05-09 00:21:15 +0000 UTC View Post"So do we begin with the randomizer like last time?" I asked, leaning back on the couch as I crossed my arms, to which Zetia sighed in frustration and rolled her eyes. "Something wrong?" I asked, watching Zetia reach into her desk's drawer, retrieving a small wooden chest.
"You're real lucky, you know?" Zetia remarked as he put the chest on the desk and turned it in my di...
2022-05-08 18:33:48 +0000 UTC View Post'It's just $90. You can do this..'
I tried to encourage myself as I walked the streets of Gotham's downtown, the mad cackles of the Firefly still fresh in my mind, along with images of his victims.
'He's gone. Batman kicked the shit out of him, and he's in Arkham Asylum now.'
I assured myself, taking a deep breath as I nervously turned to the s...
2022-05-08 14:05:11 +0000 UTC View PostCollapsed on all fours on Gotham City Park's grimy paved road, Gray could do nothing but heave heavy, erratic breaths while cursing his rotten lock, the images of people burning and screaming in agony, begging for mercy fresh in his mind.
Seventeen years. The former Gray had managed to live in Gotham for seventeen years and didn't encounter any of the true psychopaths pro...
2022-05-08 01:44:29 +0000 UTC View Post"Whoops, excuse me..."
Gray disarmingly smiled, having "accidentally" bumped into a middle-aged man wearing a fancy blue suit and a brand wristwatch that matched his expensive suit.
"Are you alright?" he said, reaching to hold the middle-aged man's shoulder and wrist to stop him from falling with an apologetic expression.
The middle...
2022-05-07 17:57:48 +0000 UTC View PostI opened my eyes with a grimace as my sense returned. I inspected my surroundings and found myself sitting on a comfortable sofa inside a bright white room, a familiar, beautiful white-haired woman staring at me.
"You cheated."
She remarked in a matter-of-fact tone, gently tapping her fingers on the fancy mahogany wood desk she sat behind.
'What are the available starter classes, system?'
I asked as I agreed to choose my starting class, and a new window appeared.
[Available starter classes: (Fighter) (Acrobat) (Thief) (Gunman) (Duelist)]
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[Fighter (Max Level 10)]
[The class comes with three stat points, three stat points for every level, and t...
2022-05-06 16:22:56 +0000 UTC View PostI took a deep breath, mentally preparing myself as I stood in front of a grime-covered door of an apartment located in an equally filthy, dilapidated complex.
The entire thing basically screamed shady, drug/prostitution nest. Even from here, I could see multiple drug dealers catering to their customers and street girls in tight skirts roaming the street as I looked over my shoulder.
I just posted the first chapter of the new fic on Webnovel, so here's the cover and the synopsis, because why not?
One bad day. That's all it takes to send an average man to the fringes of madness, or so a wise, demented clown once said.
But if one bad day that started with getting fired and ended with a meteor falling over one such average man's he...
2022-05-05 17:44:01 +0000 UTC View PostI knew it was a bad idea; I knew nothing good would come of it. But I didn't care.
I've had enough of being hunted, enough of the world government bullshit, and so I will do something about it. Would my actions solve the problem? Would they get the world government off my back? Doubtful.
Again, I didn't care, or so I mused as I swam my way down towa...
2022-05-05 13:06:29 +0000 UTC View PostAnd there you have it, folks! The first chapter of the new fic! I wanted to go with the second Marvel draft, and I probably would turn it into a story in the future, but I need to do a lot of research there since I don't remember anything about Marvel or the MCU while DC was still fresh in my mind!
Anyway, enjoy!
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I sighed as I exited ...
2022-05-04 14:42:16 +0000 UTC View PostEid is coming up next Monday, and I'll be busy with keeping the family and friends coming over company, so I'll be taking a break for 4-7 days. But I should have the first chapter of the new story ready to go by then, so look forward to that!
2022-04-30 12:24:30 +0000 UTC View Post"Well, maybe I'm here to start something with Silvers Rayleigh after all," I muttered out of pity more than anything else as I crossed my arms, staring Shakky in the eye.
At the mention of her husband's name, Shakky didn't so much as bat an eyebrow, only smiling in response.
"Stop it, boy. Girls don't like a sore loser, you know?" Shakky replied, raising ...
2022-04-30 12:20:39 +0000 UTC View Post"That would be the bar's specialty, Knuckle Sandwich, preserved only for troublemakers who refuse to pay," the woman leisurely remarked, keeping a deadpan expression even as she punched the pirate in her hand, causing blood to fly.
I merely shrugged, unmindful of the woman's brutality as I walked inside.
"Take a seat. I'll be with you shortly..." the woma...
2022-04-29 10:17:45 +0000 UTC View Post"Mangrove 41..." I muttered as I undid my invisibility and landed a distance away from the docks, looking at the towering sign hanging on the colossal tree.
Ideally, I would have liked to start from the first 31 mangroves, the lawless area, but they were all the way across the island, and flying around the island would have gotten me a lot of attention.
I wasn'...
2022-04-28 07:06:01 +0000 UTC View Post"That's why I told you guys to pretend you didn't see me..." I sighed as I reached into the barrel next to me while giving the unconscious sailors a disapproving look.
I was inside the lower deck of a merchant ship that I happened upon shortly after depleting my rations. I had sneaked in to get something to eat and take a few hours nap before resuming my journey.
'Is this really a good idea...?'
I couldn't help wondering as I flew in the mist-covered sky of the Florian Triangle while keeping an eye on the eternal pose in my hand to make sure I didn't lose my way.
'Whatever the case, I need to know what's going on...'
I shook my head, opting to focus on the road instead of doubting myse...
2022-04-26 05:18:45 +0000 UTC View Post