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Young World Ch 58: Ctrl C
I was woken up by Patience just a short while after dawn. We’d decided to let Millicent get some extra rest, so my watch was second to last. While most of my dreams were lost to me the moment I woke up, the meeting I had with Ren was still crystal clear in my mind. He was getting impatient. My early successes had kep...
Young World Ch 57: Informational Meetings
At first I thought there was something in my eye, or I was so tired I was imagining it, but as I looked I eventually realized that what I was seeing was very real. There was a dot on the moon. One that hadn’t been there the previous night. I reached over and nudged Patience. She turned around and put on a wry smile....
Deadman Ch 57: Assault on Jasper
The next day, after a pot of coffee and a breakfast of dried meat and biscuits, I made my way to Jasper to check in with Murphy and see if he’d found anything from my list. I didn’t have any scrap for him, but between whatever credit I may have and the mountain of Patriot Points I was sitting on after my last inves...
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Deadman Ch 56: Motorin
As I walked out of the tent and headed back toward the room where I’d kept my things I passed by a number of the Khan’s wives, servants, and surprisingly his daughter. Atlan was much as I remembered her. Same dark hair and sharp features, broad and strong. Though she now sported a metal leg that looked as if it had...
Young World Ch 56: A Sticky Situation
We walked with Tib at the front leading the way, and me in the back marking any area we’d turned with chalk. After about a half hour, Tib began turning a corner, but hesitated, holding up his hand for us to stop moving.I began hearing some kind of squelching noise coming from the path Tib was looking down, and shortl...
Deadman Ch 55: Actions
The tent-flap to my room opened, and I looked up from my water to see Leroy, the King of the Rens, standing there. He looked different from the last time I’d seen him. His hair was unkempt, his attire had shifted from grandiose to practical, he was sporting a few fresh scars, and he now wore a large sword at his wais...
Young World Ch 55: Flying Business Class
“I don’t know that your wings could support everyone’s weight Zev,” said Millicent. “Not to mention our gear.”Zev shook his head. “I can make it work. Give me some time.” He picked up a small branch and started writing in the dirt. Quickly drawing out diagrams and runes, his tail whipping back and forth...
Deadman Ch 54: Tribute
I worked the list of names I got from the slaves methodically, one at a time. I hit the nearest settlement first. It was a small town of less than twenty called Osed, named for what remained on an old sign just outside an outdoor mall. I didn’t bother with subtlety on this one, just went straight up to the front gate...
Young World Ch 54: Unique Solutions
Zevrack barked something in his native tongue at the Snow Burrowers and they dispersed, tending to their wounded and looting the corpses of the trolls, even chopping off hunks of meat from them and packing them away. I looked over to Zevrack.“Did you expect me to do pushups when we first met?”He shook his head. “...
Young World Ch 53: Acknowledgement
The troll that Zevrack had struck was, surprisingly, not dead. It swung its working arm around wildly, downing a nearby tree, and nearly killing one of the kobolds that was attempting to finish it off. I drew my sword and summoned two invisible steps, using them to quickly reach the troll’s head. I leapt onto it, usi...
Deadman Ch 53: A Low Profile
I peered through my scope at the approaching caravan. I counted a dozen men, and more than two dozen slaves. The majority of the slaves were Deadmen, but there were five or six humans, and at least one person that was either a human with the worst sunburn I’d ever seen, or a ghoul with a surprisingly smooth complexio...
Young World Ch 52: TBD
Once the decision was made it all came down to planning. We decided quickly that a return to Itlan before heading toward the dragon was pointless. We were all already in our best arms and armor since we were prepared for ambushes and fights while escorting Tristus. We also all knew that if it came down to a fight with ...
Deadman Ch 52: Adjudication
I stood still for a few moments, feeling my ribs slowly knit themselves back together, and using a large amount of willpower to keep myself from going back to Pete’s corpse for another bite. The thought of doing so made my mouth water, but while I was certain I could justify the missing chunk of his face to anyone wh...
Young World Ch 51: Details
“She cursed you?” asked Millicent.Rancor nodded. “Yes. She cursed all of us who attacked her. She had a unique and painful method of doing so for each of us.”“But she didn’t kill any of you?” I asked.He shook his head. “No. She made it clear that to kill us was beneath her, as we were no threat to her....
Deadman Ch 51: Unsuspected
I headed straight for Nix and requested she send out Undertakers to collect Delilah, Percy, and Jean. I expected an argument, but all she asked for was a quick explanation of why, and then she complied. It took less than an hour for all three of my suspects to be gathered and placed into three separate empty offices. O...
Deadman Ch 50: Wrinkles
When I arrived at Nico’s there were still some lights on. Her’s was one of the few houses that hadn’t been painted or decorated in any way, which ironically made it much more noticeable. I went to knock on the door, but she opened it before my fist could hit it. She had a cigarette hanging out of her mouth, and a...
Young World Ch 50: What Remains of the Competition
I was surprised not to have any dreams that night. With what had happened the last time there’d been a system change I had expected to have a meeting with Ren after each one. Instead all I awoke with was a vague sense of dread. Still, rolling out of my bedroll and seeing Patience sleeping just a few feet from me, hel...
Deadman Ch 49: Petty Vengeance
I fell in line behind Rhea and she started walking me toward the Mausoleum in a similar direction to the one I’d already been heading. Unlike the other Undertakers I’d seen since I’d arrived back in Pott’s she was wearing a simple blue wrap rather than the black of her profession. It’s not like Undertakers we...
Young World Ch 49: Memo #3
The road was quiet in the late evening as we walked, and none of us did much speaking either, though Tristus did make the occasional complaint about something he’d been forced to leave in his apartments or the fact that this time he didn’t get to ride in a cart. When we were a bit farther from the city, everyone st...
Young World Ch 48: Rooftop Hopping
Making our way back to the city without the carriage was hard, particularly after all the energy we’d spent avoiding guards and adventurers in Dominus’ estate. Luckily, we didn’t need to worry too much about being followed, since they likely believed we were still in the main building. I would’ve been hopelessl...
Deadman Ch 48: Hey there Delilah
The first thing to do was to head back to the Mausoleum and see if I could find the woman that Lydia had been seeing. I walked straight in that direction, drawing my usual stares, though the streets in general had been cleared in spite of the heavy foot traffic that usually filled Pott’s. People were afraid. That was...
Young World Ch 47: Profit and Pursuit
Dominus fell backward and rolled until he hit the wall, leaving a trail of blood behind him as he went. He looked around stunned, and clutched at his clearly broken nose. The other adventurers that he’d called were looking at him and me in total shock, though the woman in armor, Diana, seemed to be holding back a lau...
Deadman Ch 47: A Slaying
Solomon stood up. “A murder!?”The woman nodded.“There hasn’t been a murder since Pott’s earliest days. The people here would never hurt their fellow deadmen!”Kit leaned forward and looked at the woman. “Was it a fight that got out of hand? Do we know who the culprit is?”The white robe shook her head. ...
Deadman Ch 46: Meetings and Murders
Nico and I ordered the same thing. A hunk of radded out meat, with a pile of different vegetables on the side. I tucked in, washing it down with two glasses of deadman strength hooch, and I found that the combination of food and booze took a lot of the edge off. I wasn’t sure if that was going to be a good thing or a...
Young World Ch 46: Lucrative Opportunity
I took the letter and broke the seal with my dagger. As I started to read, Millicent, Tristus, and Patience returned to the room.Good day Cor,I am Dominus Curio, I’m sure you’ve heard of me since you’ve been in Heracleum for more than an hour. I was very impressed by your showing at the recent triples tournament,...
Young World Ch 45: Job Well Done
I lowered my arm and made my way across the arena to Zevrack. A life priestess reached us at the same time and started looking him over.“Will he be okay?” I asked.She nodded. “Just a light concussion. I wouldn’t worry much. His kind are known for their thick skulls.”I let out a relieved sigh and walked over t...
Deadman Ch 45: Pott's Field
The next morning we officially crossed into the deadzone that made up the Cut. I shut off my geiger counter, and enjoyed the soft warmth as the radiation of it suffused my entire body. There was something familiar about the particular feel of these rads. Passing into them caused a flood of memories, sights, sounds, sme...
Young World Ch 44: Entanglements
While I waited on the next round to begin I pulled up my notificationsCongratulations! You’ve resolved an encounter with three humans (Lvl 7-9) non-lethally! You gained1000 xp!Congratulations! You’ve increased the skill Barehanded!Congratulations! You’ve increased the skill Feint!Well, between the applause and th...
Deadman Ch 44: Duo
Nico placed a hand on the rope she kept at her waist. “It’s my job to bring you back to Pott’s, not let you galavant around pretending to be a hero.”I shook my head. “I’m not being a hero, I’m being a Marshall. This’ll earn me points. Besides, we’re starting to get pretty close to Pott’s as it is. W...
