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Curse These Old Bones - Chapter 62
Chapter 62Zabuza stood with the weight of Kubikiribōchō balanced across his broad shoulders, the blade’s dull, brutal edge catching flecks of moonlight as the sea breeze rolled in from the port. The night smelled of brine and cold iron, of tension curled tight beneath the surface of things. From...
The Grand Azathoth Hotel - Chapter 55
Chapter 55The stairs stretched downward in endless, twisting stone, leading Kaido deeper into the unknown. His boots hit the ground with heavy, deliberate steps, the echo reverberating off the walls. He wasn’t afraid. No, fear was something he had long abandoned. But there was an edge of intrigue ...
Curse These Old Bones - Chapter 61
Chapter 61Kushina gritted her teeth, the chains of adamantine chakra straining in her hands as they wrapped around Naruto—no, not Naruto—the thing her son was becoming. Around them, the field of battle festered: some wounded ninjas from Kuza dragging civilians to safety, most fleeing, masked fig...
The Grand Azathoth Hotel - Chapter 54
Chapter 54The garden was quiet, the sun pleasantly warm, and James was in an excellent mood. He snipped another rose from the bush, twirling it between his fingers as he admired its rich red petals. Yeah, these will look good in the lobby, he thought. A little touch of elegance. A refined aesthetic....
Curse These Old Bones - Chapter 60
Chapter 60Samui gritted her teeth so hard she felt the pressure crack through her jaw.She was tired—far more than she would ever show in front of Karui and Omoi—but her muscles screamed with every movement, and her ribs burned from where Raiga's lightning had grazed her earlier. Still, she p...
The Grand Azathoth Hotel - Chapter 53
Chapter 53Lisa leaned back in her chair, stretching her legs under the table as she took a slow sip of her overpriced Starbucks coffee. It was shit, really—burnt, bitter, barely drinkable—but she didn’t come here for the coffee. No, she came here for the people.Her eyes flitted across the room...
Curse These Old Bones - Chapter 59
Chapter 59Of course Karui charged in headfirst. Of course she did.Omoi stood at the edge of the clearing, hands shoved deep into his pockets, half a popsicle stick still dangling from the corner of his mouth. He leaned against a cracked tree, the bark digging into his back, eyes half-lidded in that ...
The Grand Azathoth Hotel - Chapter 52
Chapter 52Taylor pushed open the door of the café, the familiar chime of the bell ringing overhead. The warm scent of coffee and something sweet wrapped around her like a comforting blanket, and for a moment, she allowed herself to breathe.It had been a good week. No Sophia. No Emma. No Madison. No...
Curse These Old Bones - Chapter 58
Chapter 58Zabuza wouldn’t say it aloud—not to Anko, not to Pakura, and definitely not to that smirking bastard Sura—but he was starting to get cold.The first days on the boat had been tolerable. A little too sunny for his taste, but the wetness in the air, the shifting spray, the thick slap of...
The Grand Azathoth Hotel - Chapter 51
Chapter 51Director Emily Piggot hated Masters.It wasn’t just the power itself—though it was a disgusting, invasive, unnatural thing—it was the sheer unknowability of it. The way it turned people into things, reshaping their minds and wills like clay, warping what made them human. Some Masters ...
Curse These Old Bones - Chapter 57
Chapter 57The deck was alive with noise and movement. Ropes creaked, sandals thudded against wood, and the film crew’s frantic chatter rang over the sea breeze in bursts of disorganized urgency. A director bellowed at an assistant who had somehow lost two crates of fake snow, and someone else—ma...
The Grand Azathoth Hotel - Chapter 50
Chapter 50Ddraig was basking in his own magnificence, as was proper. The Hotel’s energy seeped into his bones, richer than any hoard he’d ever claimed, warming him from the inside out. He’d devoured entire armies in his prime, burned landscapes to ash, and yet nothing compared to the luxurious...
Curse These Old Bones - Chapter 56
Chapter 56 -The salon was arranged with careful intent, though to the untrained eye, it was merely a space of quiet luxury. The Daimyo sat in a high-backed chair, posture relaxed but poised, his robes a cascade of fine silk draped with purpose. Across from him, Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, sa...
The Grand Azathoth Hotel - Chapter 49
Chapter 49The Book of Eibon did not behave like an ordinary book. Its pages twisted, folding in on themselves, their ink writhing between symbols that defied earthly alphabets. Robin barely noticed. She had long since stopped expecting things to stay still. Without needing to lift a hand, she brushe...
Curse These Old Bones - Chapter 55
Chapter 55KonohaSura(tobi) eyed the woman sprawled on the ground before him, one brow lifting in mild amusement. Koyuki Kazahana. So this was the so-called exiled princess, now a film star, chased through the streets like a common thief.He extended a hand, palm up, fingers loose but expectant. "...
The Grand Azathoth Hotel - Chapter 48
Chapter 48James, utterly oblivious, was watching her with mild curiosity. “But it’s just a trinket,” he added hastily, waving a hand as if that would dispel the tension in the air. “So—what’s the third thing you want?”James watched as Robin hesitated. It was rare to see her this way—...
Curse These Old Bones - Chapter 54
Chapter 54KonohaNatsuhi’s hand rested firmly on Sumaru’s shoulder, her fingers tightening unconsciously as she scanned the unfamiliar walls of the waiting room. The boy didn’t flinch, though she could feel the tension coiled beneath his skin. Her son, brave and resolute, had been through too m...
The Grand Azathoth Hotel - Chapter 47
Chapter 47Riser Phenex arrived in a burst of golden fire, his presence warping the air with unbearable heat. The flames that birthed him roared hungrily, their tongues of light devouring the dry grass in a perfect circle around him, a coronation of destruction. He stepped forward as the embers crack...
Curse These Old Bones - Chapter 53
Chapter 53The pyre stood ready, a silent, accusing sentinel beneath the twilight sky. The wood was dry, painstakingly arranged, and steeped in oil to ensure the flames would devour everything. On it lay the corpse of Mantis. Five days had passed since the battle with Sasori, but its echoes were loud...
The Grand Azathoth Hotel - Chapter 46
Chapter 46James was dreaming.He did not know how he knew—he simply did.Which was strange. Normally, he didn’t dream. It wasn’t something he had ever thought much about. His existence, for as long as he had managed the Hotel, had been one of waking, of constant awareness, of a mind that never t...
Curse These Old Bones - Chapter 52
Chapter 52Tiger’s command ripped through the clearing like a detonated seal. “Move!” he barked, and the world shattered into motion. There was no prelude, no hesitation—only the raw, violent orchestra of killers descending on their prey.Kushina’s chains erupted first, streaking forward lik...
The Grand Azathoth Hotel - Chapter 45
Chapter 45The mirrors surrounded her, but they did not reflect her.They reflected the Hotel.Nico Robin stood motionless in the center of her quarters—if the space could still be called that. “Staff Room 3 – Manager’s Assistant” was inscribed on the plaque by the door, but that was nothing ...
Curse These Old Bones - Chapter 51
Chapter 51OtogakureOrochimaru sat motionless at its center, his pale hands cradling a single strand of hair. Its color was unmistakable—unnatural, almost. His eyes, golden and slit-pupiled, lingered on it with an intensity that was not quite hunger, nor curiosity. It was something stranger, alien ...
The Grand Azathoth Hotel - Chapter 44
Chapter 44 Rias stepped inside the bar, her heels clicking softly against the polished wooden floor. It was… cozy. Not in a quaint, old-worlChapter 44Rias stepped inside the bar, her heels clicking softly against the polished wooden floor.It was… cozy. Not in a quaint, old-world charm sort of wa...
What's your favorite girl from the Azathoth Hotel ?
I know some of the following characters have not (or not much) appeared yet, but I still want your opinion :
Curse These Old Bones - Chapter 50
Chapter 50Land of StarsThe wind whistled through the cracks in the cabin walls, its cold fingers brushing against Natsuhi’s skin as she stood motionless by the window. Below her, the faint glow of Hoshigakure flickered like embers in the night. Her amber eyes stayed fixed on the village, her visio...
The Grand Azathoth Hotel - Chapter 43
Chapter 43 Nico Robin read the last line of the last page of the Necronomicon. And the world peeled away. Not in layers, not in shreds, butChapter 43Nico Robin read the last line of the last page of the Necronomicon.And the world peeled away.Not in layers, not in shreds, but in a collapse of meaning...
Curse These Old Bones - Chapter 49
Chapter 49Star Village, Land of BearsYotaka adjusted the cuffs of his flak jacket, fingers brushing the metal plate of his Hoshigakure forehead protector. His hands, as always, felt uncomfortably clean. He didn’t know why; it had been years since the blood of the Third Hoshikage dried on them. May...
The Grand Azathoth Hotel - Chapter 42
Chapter 42 James sighed the moment he stepped into the café, rolling his shoulders as warmth settled over him like an old, well-worn jacket.Chapter 42James sighed the moment he stepped into the café, rolling his shoulders as warmth settled over him like an old, well-worn jacket. The place still sm...
Curse These Old Bones - Chapter 48
Chapter 48Bear CountryThe mist hung low in the thick silence of the Land of Bears, broken only by the faint crunch of boots on forest debris. Zabuza Momochi ran in step with the team — his team, now, he thought —, Kubikiribōchō balanced on his back. Ahead, Sura raised a hand, and the group sti...
