The bow Dax picked out for Lys felt perfect in her hands, the draw weight just right for her strength. She settled into an easy rhythm with the regular skirmishers, absorbing their tips and advice like a sponge.
“Keep your elbow high,” Dax murmured, adjusting Lys’s stance. “And don’t forget to breathe.”
Lys nodded, focusing on the target downrange. She inhaled deeply, th...
2024-06-11 14:09:27 +0000 UTC View PostTalia held on tight as Neo maneuvered to keep the APC in formation with the others.
Dapple and Hot Pink clung to the roof. Hot Pink, usually bouncing with energy, remained low and steady. This wasn’t a game or a joyride. They were ready to fight.
The other fast vehicles kept pace, multiple Panthers following along despite the terrain. Neo had insisted she needed better protection...
2024-06-10 21:27:05 +0000 UTC View PostLys drove her shovel into the earth, heaving another load of dirt onto the growing pile beside her.
Sweat poured down her face, stinging her eyes as she worked. Around her, Orin, Garrett, Plainfield, Peder, Davian, Bryn, and Stormwell labored just as hard, their faces grim with determination.
“Keep at it, lads!” Sergeant Swift called out, his voice carrying over the din of shove...
2024-06-10 14:53:21 +0000 UTC View PostTalia’s eyes darted between the various elements on the CIC’s main screen. The tactical display showed enemy units in full retreat, scattering like ants from a disturbed nest.
“Neo, speed all our elements up,” she ordered. “We need to crush them while they’re in disarray.”
[Notice: All enemy units were in full retreat before the artillery strike. Current positions conf...
2024-06-10 01:50:12 +0000 UTC View PostLys was up before dawn, slipping out of her tent and making her way to the latrines. She took care of her business.
The encampment was still, the air only broken up by the soft snores of her fellow recruits and the occasional rustle of canvas. She caught the movement of a few sentries near the edges of the camp, walking along the walls.
She moved quickly, careful to avoid anyone who...
2024-06-09 19:46:34 +0000 UTC View PostDusky scrambled up the elevator shaft, her legs moving in a blur. The urgency of the situation propelled her faster. The tunnel walls seemed to close in around her, the dim light casting hostile shadows. She pushed harder until she flew out of the shaft’s opening and landed on her feet.
The reds were swarming, their movements frantic and chaotic. Dusky hurried to Nest Leader, who was ro...
2024-06-09 15:37:30 +0000 UTC View PostLys winced as the medic cleaned the gash on her arm, the sting of the antiseptic causing her to grit her teeth. The man wrapped a clean bandage around the wound, securing it tightly.
“Any other injuries?” he asked, his eyes scanning her for signs of further harm.
“I’m fine,” Lys replied, shaking her head. She glanced around the tent, taking in the sight of the wounded lyin...
2024-06-08 22:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostDusky yawned, stretching her legs as she woke up from her quick nap. The scrap metal perch beneath her was cool and familiar, but her mission weighed on her mind.
She couldn’t afford to sleep long.
Carefully, she rose, ensuring she didn’t disturb the metal or the dozen other sisters sleeping nearby. The nest’s comforting hum surrounded her, yet a pang of sadness lingered. She...
2024-06-08 21:41:08 +0000 UTC View PostLys watched from her vantage point as the sergeants moved the recruits to close off the entry point to the camp. Logs formed a makeshift hurdle, hammers jamming stakes into the ground between them. They stacked the barrier and fortified it until it was waist high.
One sergeant pulled out a bag of metal and began to toss the contents out into the entry point. She squinted, trying to make o...
2024-06-08 16:44:36 +0000 UTC View PostTalia opened the crew cabin’s exit hatch, stepping into the desert sun. Heat waves shimmered off the sand, distorting the horizon. Thankfully her suit provided all the air conditioning she’d ever need. She opened a commlink, pinging the zoological module.
“Hey, we are moving out. The Takers are attacking again,” she said, her voice steady.
The monitor feed showed Hot Pink an...
2024-06-08 14:23:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe crack of dawn arrived as they finished the fieldwork, the first rays of sunlight peeking over the horizon. Swift’s voice boomed across the camp, “Listen up, recruits! It’s a rare opportunity for you lot to sleep until noon! Don’t waste it!”
Exhausted, they laid out their tools by the wagon, while a few men who had been picked to sleep early moved to guard the entrances. Insi...
2024-06-08 03:07:18 +0000 UTC View PostTalia stood in the shower, her skin and entire body vibrating from the sonic waves. The sensation was supposed to be an improvement over a regular shower, with a massage function designed to enhance comfort and blood flow. She wasn’t convinced.
“I don’t like it.” Her voice echoed slightly in the enclosed space.
[Report: The sonic shower is working at full efficiency and shou...
2024-06-07 15:56:48 +0000 UTC View PostLys’ head swam with all the information Egan dropped on her. It was far too much at once, but she did her best to absorb it.
At midnight, they were relieved by another private and another member of her recruit group, Bryn Woodrow. She recognized him from the archery tournament the recruits had done before leaving Silverpines. She handed over her sword, spear, and shield to him.
Sl...
2024-06-06 21:47:42 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 31
The anticipated battle never arrived.
Instead, they camped earlier than the previous days, well before evening set in. Instead of marching quickly, the regulars and entire cohort went to work building a fortified camp. That went much faster than Lys thought possible.
But there were a lot of them, and digging a ditch and setting up a primitive stake wall wasn’t har...
2024-06-05 12:48:10 +0000 UTC View PostTalia sipped from her glass of water, the cool liquid soothing her parched throat. She sat on the couch in the crew compartment, her eyes flicking between the large panel displaying strategic data and the tablet in her hands.
The readout detailed the alien artifact, annotated with notes from Rosetta before she left. It felt strange having an AI that had once been in her head now inhabiti...
2024-06-03 19:17:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 98 - Interlude A
Admiral Adelina Hirsch stood at the center of the Horizon Ascendant’s bridge, her eyes scanning the data streaming across the main screen. The officers at their posts murmured quietly, their voices blending into a low hum.
A lieutenant approached and handed her a tablet. “Admiral, sensors confirm a matching FTL exit signature still dissipating. It’s i...
2024-06-02 09:28:55 +0000 UTC View PostThe morning sun had barely crested the horizon when Finn’s voice boomed through the camp, rousing Lys from her fitful sleep. The morning wake-up calls from the sergeants had become second nature, and it was hard to be surprised by them anymore.
She scrambled out of her tent, hastily packing her belongings and joining the other recruits in formation. Thankfully, putting the tent back tog...
2024-06-02 07:31:39 +0000 UTC View PostTLDR; Demoness Book 3 is not 'AI-Generated' it was 'AI-Assisted' by using the AI as an editor and proofreader. It was not generated by some quick button press, but worked on me for many hours everyday until it was completed.
There was a huge blow up on reddit targeting me and the series. A conversation I had on discord was screenshotted and posted to the r/ProgFant, ...
2024-06-02 07:05:50 +0000 UTC View PostFinn’s booming voice jolted Lys awake. She scrambled out of her cot, heart pounding as she rushed to join her fellow recruits. The air buzzed with a frantic energy as they hurried to pack up their belongings.
“Move it, you slugs!” Finn barked. “You’ve got five minutes to get your shit together! Everything you got into your pack! Your bunks are going in the wagons!”
Lys s...
2024-06-02 05:09:24 +0000 UTC View PostToday is the big day for Demoness!
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2024-06-01 09:05:21 +0000 UTC View PostLys took a deep breath, centered her core, exploded the warmth in her middle and then lifted the log.
The weight strained her muscles, but she hoisted it onto her shoulder. Two weeks of relentless training had transformed her body, adding lean muscle to her frame. While the other recruits had bulked up more substantially, she hadn’t fallen too far behind.
Part of that was her ‘s...
2024-05-31 08:44:38 +0000 UTC View PostFinn’s voice boomed across the training grounds. “Several of you put on your enlistment that you were archers. Now’s your chance to prove it. Hawk, Plainfield, Trekhill, to the front!”
Lys swallowed as she fell out of formation and approached.
Swift pointed out the three targets at varying distances. “Thirty meters, fifty meters, and seventy meters. Each target has a cente...
2024-05-31 08:43:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 26
The class with Sergeant Yasir left Lys thinking about what she wanted to do for a long time. It was the same for the rest of the recruits.
Most of them hadn’t thought about it before. She wondered how her skill with the bow would play out if she ever got a chance to show it off. Was she destined to be a foot archer?
As the days passed, Lys found herself immersed i...
2024-05-29 03:43:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 25
The next few days alternated long runs with relentless lumberjack work. No one had any extra energy to bother anyone else. Lys caught her breath and sat up, the evening sky a pretty orange.
Swift yelled they were dismissed, and she stretched as she stood up. She headed to her group’s tent and got her things ready. She then relaxed on her bed while the rest of the recrui...
2024-05-29 03:41:56 +0000 UTC View Post“Wake Up!”
The shout jolted Lys out of sleep and onto the side of her bunk. Confusion filled her mind as she realized it was from the Sergeant shouting. What was wrong?
Swift stomped through the barracks, his voice booming. “Wake up, recruits! On your feet, now!”
Lys straightened her outfit and slipped on her belt and boots, fingers fumbling in her haste. Around her, t...
2024-05-27 06:50:34 +0000 UTC View PostTalia’s eyes fluttered open, greeted by the sight of a machine hanging ominously above her. Panic surged, and she bolted upright, her head colliding with the contraption. Pain shot through her skull as the device fell with a thump.
“Neo!” she screamed, rolling out of bed, her heart pounding in her chest.
[Notice: User’s nutritional deficiency solution is ready to be implemen...
2024-05-27 03:16:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt turned out Swift could make them haul logs and chop firewood for a long time. The sun climbed higher in the sky on Lys and the other recruits as they labored.
Sweat poured down her face, stinging her eyes and soaking through her shirt. Her muscles burned with each swing, her hands feeling like they would blister from the rough handle.
Eventually, Swift had the recruits swap jobs....
2024-05-26 06:22:37 +0000 UTC View PostHilk led Lys through the camp, weaving between tents and groups of mercenaries.
He pointed to a large tent with smoke billowing from the back. “That’s the mess hall. The Cohort’s divided into groups, and each one takes their meal in turn. You don’t have to worry about it. You’ll eat with the rest of your recruit group.”
Lys nodded, her stomach growling at the thought of ...
2024-05-25 06:51:03 +0000 UTC View PostLys followed Finn out of the tent, filled with a mixture of excitement and apprehension. Finn’s voice boomed across the camp, “Hilk! Get over here!”
The same young man from before hurried over, his posture straight and attentive. “Yes, Sergeant?”
Finn gestured to her. “This is Trekhill. Your job for the rest of the day is to get him sorted out.”
Hilk nodded. “Y...
2024-05-23 22:58:25 +0000 UTC View PostFinn leaned back in his chair, eyeing Lys appraisingly. “Can you read and write, lad?”
Lys blinked, caught off guard by the question. “I can read,” she said, her voice hesitant. “But I haven’t really written anything before.”
“That’s fine.” Finn said, pulling out several sheets of parchment from a stack on his desk. He handed them to her. “Take these and have a...
2024-05-23 22:56:26 +0000 UTC View Post