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The Second Archon War: Interlude 8

Interlude 8: In The Shadow of Giants

Clutching her small suitcase tightly, Ling kept her eyes on the scuffed linoleum floor of the interview room as she and her father sat tensely, waiting. There wasn’t much in the suitcase: two changes of clothes, a photo album, and the wooden spoon her grandmother had given her. That along with what was in her backpack, toiletries, a jacket...

Second Archon War Bonus Material

With the summer here I have a bit of extra time, and in addition to everything else, I'll be putting out some extra material for Second Archon War. Vote on what you most want to see

This Goddess Must Be Crazy, Chapter 52

The entire plaza was on fire now, and All For One gazed down at his opponent as the man’s lifeblood trickled from him. Endeavo...

The Second Archon War: Interlude 7

CONTENT WARNING: Warcrimes. The second half of the chapter takes place in China. Nothing graphic, but sexual assault, mass murder of civilians, and everything else you’d expect in a wartorn hellscape. 

Interlude 7: Suffer the Little Children

“You sure you won’t be cold? You should wear mittens, it’s freezing out today,” Annette H...

The Last Drop of Hope, Chapter 32

A lot of weird things had happened since Kazuma had landed on Belzerg. Actually, weird things had started happening right about the time Sylvia interrupted his tunes. Either way, he didn’t think that anything weirder than having a bunch of people kneel to a cat had happened. Even if the kitty had bat wings. 

“M-Mistress?” Yunyun asked, looking around at both the knee...

The Second Archon War: Carmen Dei 25

Carmen Dei 25: Justice for All 

The sweet blood spattered in the darkness, and the people screamed in panic. But she did not stop. They were ugly. So ugly. They had to be destroyed, had to be punished, because they were ugly, just like she was ugly, they were filthy, she was filthy, filth must be cleansed, purged, she would drink the sweet blood in the shadows because she ...

The Last Drop of Hope, Chapter 31

Holding her breath and clutching her shank, Tina watched as Walter walked slowly forward, then gently set a hand on the flabby shoulder of his snoring father. Gently, he shook his shoulder, whispering, “Father? It’s me, I need you to wake up.”

The only response was a loud, throbbing snore. After a few moments, gentle shaking became shouting and smacking, but Alderp slept ...

The Second Archon War: Sapientia Oromasdis 19

Sapientia Oromasdis 19: The Morn A Thousand Roses Bring

The celebration had been going on for some time, but Bashir had retreated to a quiet corner of the orchard. Qiqi had been put to bed some time ago, and Nahida had departed as well. It did still amuse Bashir that the most powerful individual in the country was a small child, at least physically, and thus had a bedt...

Sapientia Oromasdis 18: Dream of the Future 

Sapientia Oromasdis 18: Dream of the Future 

Beta’d and edited by The Grand Cogitator, October Daye, Dr_Feelgood, and Philosophysics

“Thank you, thank you, you’ve been a wonderful audience!” Lord Barbatos said, waving happily to the cheering crowd. He beamed at Nahida, then bowed to her. “And let’s give a big hand to our hostess this...

Second Archon War: Interludes

It's been a while since we had a poll, and I apologize. Work caught up to me, and I still owe several of those. The plan is to do them over the summer, as I am mostly taking off the summer as patreon has provided me with enough extra income for fun stuff, as well as work on my health.

This poll, however, is about the Second Archon War. Quite simply, do you want there to be two or ...

The Second Archon War: Carmen Dei 24

Carmen Dei 24: In the Presence of Mine Enemies 

Beta’d and Edited by October Daye, The Grand Cogitator, Dr_Feelgood, and Philosophysics. 

There had been many terrifying moments in Naomi’s life in the past few years. Coming face to face with an Angel of the Lord for the first time. Facing down literal Nazis in an all out battl...

The Second Archon War: Sapientia Oromasdis 17

Sapientia Oromasdis 17: An Ancient Seed

Rusting oil derricks stood like silent tombstones in the East Baghdad Oil Field, along with rundown offices and signs that warned of contaminated water and dead ground. Nahida could feel the poison seeping into the land here from the abandoned oil wells, and it made her weep.

Over the past twenty years, relentless attac...

Dark Legend of Potter, Chapter 62

Frowning sourly, Snape glanced at the documents in his hands, then up at the sheepish grin of the fool in front of him. It wasn’t often someone played into Snape’s hands like this, but given the opportunity to finally gain his revenge and at long last, see that justice was delivered after all this time. 

“Thanks again for agreeing to take my class, Severus. If you ev...

The Second Archon War: Superbia Hominem 2

Superbia Hominem 2: A Piece of the Puzzle

To say that the world was in a panic would perhaps have been a broad overstatement. There were no riots in the streets or mass unrest, but nearly every city ended up with large gatherings of concerned citizens, mostly regarding the brief but rather traumatic take down of the global computer networks and telecommunication systems, co...

Last Drop of Hope, Chapter 30

Even after several hours in the city, everything was still eerily silent. Yunyun looked around, always expecting to see some shadowy figure darting or to hear the rumble of engines or the slap of rubber soles on the pavement. But still, there was nothing. In spite of seeing a few roaches and an energy leech, the entire place seemed devoid of life. The two blast craters they’d found had been i...

The Second Archon War: Sapientia Oromasdis 16

Sapientia Oromasdis 16: Wise as Serpents

Beta’d and edited by The Grand Cogitator, Dr_Feelgood, October Daye, and Philosophysics

The merciless golden light pounded every inch of Bashir’s naked skin as he stood on the burning desert sands. He prayed for a drop of water or a sliver of shade, but there was nothing to protect him from the torm...

The Last Drop of Hope, Chapter 29

Heart thudding in her chest, Tina clutched her shank tightly, and waited outside the door. Long moments passed, but there was nothing from the bedroom. Then she heard a loud sound, almost like a cry, and Tina shot up, Claire leaping to her feet from the other side. They threw open the door and-

“Shhhh! I just got him out!” Rain hissed, pausing in pulling her dress back on. She jer...

The Second Archon War: Sapientia Oromasdis 15

Sapientia Oromasdis 15: The Knights of Flowers

Contessa stared up into the eyes of a god, her hands clutching at the Little God she’d been bonded to. This was the sort of god she understood: Powerful, unknowable, and full of wrath. The Little God in her head, the God of the Path, was able to tell her only things she already knew: the best way to win a fight with this...

Dark Legend of Potter: Chapter 61

Sauntering out onto the field, Captain Marcus Flint regarded his Quidditch hopefuls with a disdainful sneer. What he needed this year was another chaser and two beaters ,since more of the upperclassmen had graduated. He’d already picked out in his mind who he was going to give the positions to: Cassius Warrington as a chaser, and Peregrine Derrick and Lucian Bole as his beaters. They were all...

The Second Archon War: Sapientia Oromasdis 14

Sapientia Oromasdis 14: Remember, No Dictators

In the end, it wasn’t the Demi-Goddess of Death, the newly born Dendro Sovereign, or even the foreign powers that began the final destruction of the Ba’ath Party. They would all have their roles to play in the coming days and weeks, but at the time, Farasha was still hours away, Tess was still speeding over Europe, and...

The Second Archon War: Sapientia Oromasdis 13

Sapientia Oromasdis 13: The Seeds That Were Planted

Despite having all of the internet to explore, Tess was bored. She had almost all of human knowledge at her fingertips, and what was she doing? Watching traffic cameras and security footage out of Iraq.

Because she desperately wanted to go to Nahida’s birthday party. 

It was stupid and silly...

This Goddess Must Be Crazy Chapter 51

Groaning, Kazuma tried to lift himself off the icy cold ground, but there was something heavy on his back. He tried to push it off, only to encounter something soft and squishy. Managing to get his head around, he saw the blushing face of Yunyun, who was lying atop him, and let out a soft groan. 

“Kazuma, you have exactly half a second to move your hand, or I will have t...

The Second Archon War Chapter 61: Sapientia Oromasdis 12

Sapientia Oromasdis 12: Behold the Beast

Exhausted mentally, physically, and spiritually, Nahida watched the Simurgh flee before her. She was somewhat surprised by this, as she’d expected to actually have to fight the Demon Beast. Violence was almost never the answer, but as the God of Wisdom, Nahida knew that in some cases, evil had to be confronted directly and wit...

This Goddess Must Be Crazy, Chapter 50

Despite being the site of an undeniably great, and at this point somewhat ancient, evil, Nazarick itself was surrounded by a rather beautiful countryside. The Great Forest of Tob had been cut back and thinned as the wood was used for various purposes, but someone had clearly been stewarding the wood and other natural resources rather carefully to prevent deforestation. It was still full of most...

The Second Archon War Chapter 60: Sapientia Oromasdis 11

Sapientia Oromasdis 11: The Cycles of Samsara

“We have movement!” 

Fatoumata looked up from where she’d been working on her laptop, frowning at the display screen. She’d come into Cauldron’s primary nerve center to check on the status of Endbringer activity, specifically the Simurgh. They were overdue for an attack, and Fatoumata had...

The Second Archon War: Parma Cordis 1

Parma Cordis 1: Cleaning up the Streets

The alarms still echoed in the distance as I stood around with the rest of the Undersiders, uncertain of what to do now. Legend was still hovering overhead, while Alexandria and Eidolon had gone off to try to slow Leviathan down. Fuck. An Endbringer? I could control bugs. What could I even do? I suppose information gathering was going to ...