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Chapter 94: Getting Crabs at a Brothel
William Oh once got his head latched onto by a mind-controlling crab. After a week of mind-bending hallucinations…the hive-mind was under his control.- Jazon SalazarStrangely enough, The Last Chance Inn was much harder to sneak into than the smuggler’s dock, for a variety of reasons.The entire b...
Chapter 93: A night for romance
There were a couple places they had in mind to check for dark secrets: Abandoned docks, like Reese had suggested And the church of Granesh, because they had such a fine time breaking in the last time they went for a walk, and if there was a secret demi-human plot against The Flotilla, the church of ...
Chapter 92: Cracked Immortal
Fighting William Oh is like fighting a tornado. A force of nature. I personally witnessed no less than fifty men violently tossed around and battered with furniture, all the while grasping at nothing but air. Then he came for me.-Bill Brion, level 30 Bartender.A wet cough erupted from Will as he lim...
You guys wanna see the fight?
We all have an idea of how it turned out, but i was wondering how disappointed you would be if I skipped to the morning after?
Chapter 91: Hold My Beer
Paragraph 82, subsection 3: On Knife Fighting.Mutually agreed upon knife-fights are legally binding for settling disputes between Party Leaders. They are to be confined to indoor areas, as bleeding into the water is forbidden. The blade itself may measure no more than 2 inches for the safety of the ...
Chapter 90: Ocean Life
William Oh arrived at The Flotilla on a ghost ship, carved from the bones of a dead leviathan and piloted by ghosts.Once they docked, tales spread like wildfire of deckhands and voluptuous chambermaids that seemed to appear and disappear, never allowing others to get an accurate grasp of how many so...
Chapter 89: Gone Fishing
The first time William Oh ever went fishing, he caught ‘The Big One’ without a fishing rod or bait…one handed.And blind.…Technically he wasthe bait.- Nathan Oppy, level 16 Climber“Will! Get out of there, you idiot!” Loth’s voice crossed the rolling waves, reaching him just as Will was ...
Chapter 88: Selachimorpha Cloud Formation
“Travis.”Travis’s eyes snapped open, the light of early morning peeking over the edge of the raft edge beside his head. “Shit.”“Indeed.” Loth said, from where she loomed above him. “The rest of the Party forgot you existed when they went exploring this morning. Do you have some kind ...
Chapter 87: That’s How You Get Crabs
William Oh’s first meal on the Sixth Floor was comprised of King Crab and Flying Caviar that stretched as far as the eye can see. He ate so much expensive fish in a single sitting, that if it had been released to the public, it would’ve crashed the economy of The Ring.- Jason SalazarWilliam OhRe...
Chapter 86: 6th Floor
William Oh conquered the entire Sixth Floor and never once got wet. And yes, I’m including the underwater nation of Gabben Sa’luud.- Jason SalazarWhen all was said and done, Will had picked out three more Relics to add to his Build.Shortsword of Perserverence+8 Acuity+8 ResistanceIt was a pitted...
What does 'Permeated tissues' Even mean?
So I wasn't even sure myself what this would do for Mason. I'm dabbling with a handful of ideas, and was wondering what you guys thought was cool.regardless of which one we pick, his skin is going to take on a faint mother-of-pearl look.#1 Large bonus to physical power. Since resistance is a...
Chapter 85: Spoils of War Pt. 2
“Punth me in the fathe.” Reggie said around the mouthguard.“I believe you.” Will said, holding his hands up. “Just because it says it reduces damage to your nervous system doesn’t mean there won’t be any. I’m not gonna give you brain damage to test it.”“Aw heck, I’ll do it,” ...
Chapter 84: Spoils of War
“This…this is more than we’ll ever need.” Travis said, his gaze crossing the pile of loot in the center of Bee’s abandoned warehouse. Rare sacrifices, weapons, and jewelry was piled up in the center of the room with casual disdain for their value. Of course none of it was weak enough to be...
A tidal wave of loot kicks off book 3. Help me out here.
Alright, so I started writing Chapter 84 which is right around where we are starting book three and the exploration of Floor 6+, and I realized I need to come up with A LOT of new Relics for the party and it's slowing down the chapter designing and balancing. I've separated them into 4 categ...
Chapter 83: The Tournament’s Real Prize
They took him to a private room in the palace and Will was once again surrounded by people he was fairly sure could end him in the blink of an eye. Ghoul, Bakton, and Luis, who had been waiting for the three of them.Luis gestured for them to sit, and Will did so, heart hammering in his chest.“So a...
Chapter 82: Bakers United
‘They say William oh singlehandedly saved the city of Akul by wrestling four kaiju to the ground at once. There should be nose hairs, He had one nose hair in each arm-‘‘That’s dumb, he rode a black dragon into battle and leashed the kaiju together, so he should be riding one and have a lasso...
Chapter 81: Dance with the Rotwitch
Danced with the Rotwitch.- Climber idiom for ‘died horribly’Will’s stats were very good…for a level twenty-four.His Acuity was particularly excellent, so he was able to perceive about half the things that happened in the next fraction of a second.Taking advantage of the heartbeat Will had bo...
Chapter 80: Kicking Things Off
When more than one god has a claim to a truly exceptional soul, they try to outbid each other, offering incentives to the soul to join their afterlife, raising the god’s power and prestige.William Oh cheated the system by arranging for everygod to have a strong claim on his soul.When he finally di...
Chapter 79: Prison Blues
“So what are you in for?” Void asked, leaning up against the wall and staring at the prisoner in the cell across from him. The emaciated prisoner had disheveled brown hair and a wild look in his blue eyes. He was relatively tall, maybe a hair over six foot, with the frame of a man who’d eaten ...
Chapter 78 ‘Fencing’
A forty-foot long snake coalesced out of the miasma in the air, its serpentine loops pooling around him and nearly blocking Will’s sight of his opponent.The snake’s head reared high above Will and oriented on his opponent with an unnatural intelligence.Shove her off the platform or deal lethal d...
Thanksgiving Brainstorming.
I got cooking and cleaning today, family over tomorrow, so chances are I won't have time to write a chapter. Expect the next chapter to be on Friday-sat.I will do some writing today, but when my wife is 100% awake, I'm obligated to pitch in.Since we have a bit of an extended absence, I'd...
Chapter 77: New Blood
Will’s eyes narrowed as he took in the slightly built girl in front of him.“What better way to settle who’s the better Phantom thief once and for all than a tournament?” Bee said, gesturing to their surroundings where thousands of fans of violence were screaming bloody murder, hoping they wo...
Chapter 76: Hypothetical Countermeasures
One may be excused for believing that William Oh can see the future: He can’t. He has an outstanding capacity to recognize patterns, which, to the untrained eye may SEEM like he is predicting the future.He has however, on occasion, been documented telling the future what to do, which is totally di...
Chapter 75: Nothing Personal
I saw William Oh get mad once. It was just a bit scary.- Tracy Manon, level 35 Announcer“Frederick, Welcome to Akul.” Stephan said, offering a hand to Frederick Wyrd. The Thorns-build could probably kill him with a handshake, but Wyrd didn’t know that.“I’ve always thought it was childish t...
Chapter 74: Teaching Caution
It’s said that Lumesh finally found William Oh one of those nights of searching for his missing jaw. He possessed one of William’s servants, a black dragon, prince among his kind, aiming for revenge against William Oh.The god of Death leveraged his power to dominate the will of the dragon, which...
Chapter 73: Round Three
There was oneupside to fighting two matches in one day:Will didn’t have to do anything but rest the next day. He vaguely suspected a setup, but when they marched him and the debuffer out onto the stage, Will’s opponent forfeited without a fuss.Sure, people weren’t happy about two let-down matc...
Chapter 72: Round 2
Theres no such thing as a ‘fair fight’ with William Oh. Merely being his opponent has already put you at a disadvantage. What did you expect? A fight where either side has an equal chance of losing? William Oh doesn’t lose.- level 15 Climber in a second Floor Inn.“Alright, where are the drug...
Chapter 71: A race is run in an alley before the first step is taken
Bron Gilder, the level 50 Bishop of the church of Granesh clicked his tongue as Hiro Tomaki walked out of the arena into the contestant’s area, his body stiff and trembling with shame as he struggled to blink the sand out of his eyes without damaging them.“Send someone with a skin full of water ...
Ideas for the next five fighters?
We're gonna have six rounds and I'd like a few of the other contenders have a few surprises/gimmicks of their own that Will has to think on his feet to defeat.I'm interested in interesting Abilities, and cool synergies between Relics and Abilities, I.E. Builds.Tragic backstories not nece...
Chapter 70: Round One
The day of the tournament marched towards them, but Will didn’t sit idle. Motivated by the fact that his life was on the line, he channeled all his energy into three things:#1: Power. Will bribed/coerced a few solo Climbers into giving up their spot in an upcoming Kaiju hunt. It was impressive sta...
