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(AV) KHEPRI
Khepri.That was the name she’d settled on.It hadn’t been her first choice. Or her second. Honestly, it hadn't even been a serious contender. She’d added it to her shortlist more as filler than anything else. Too obscure, she’d thought. A little dramatic even. And, okay, maybe it did carr...
(GMR) CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: FORGING THE FUTURE
Greg stared down at his notebook, its lined pages filled with doodles of swords, gears, folding joints, and some truly terrible attempts at sketching guns. The edge of his pencil had worn down to a stub, the eraser long sacrificed to half-finished math problems and frustrated brainstorming.“This i...
(THO) CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
Amy didn’t question the first day she wasn’t called in.Brockton Bay’s hospital system was a mess at the best of times. Schedules changed without warning. Shifts were shuffled last-minute. Paperwork got lost. And she, more often than not, was expected to be the fallback plan. So a day off wasn&...
(SHATTERPOINT) CAUTION
The van rattled down an old industrial road, its frame shuddering over every pothole, and its muffler coughing and sputtering every few minutes. But it kept going, and that was all that mattered.Anakin kept one hand steady on the wheel, the other hovering near a scavenged pistol—a standard sidearm...
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: REVELATION
Taylor didn’t know what to expect when Armsmaster called her to his office.It wasn’t the first time. Since she had become a Ward, he’d summoned her regularly for training reviews, tactical debriefs, or one-on-one evaluations when he wanted to test the limits of her power in a controlled settin...
(AAA…) LEAST HE CAN DO
Danny Hebert was pulled violently from sleep by a sound he hadn’t heard in years: a scream.It wasn’t the startled cry of a child jolted by a bad dream. This was raw, panicked, and animalistic. It tore through the quiet of the house, reverberating down the hallway and shattering the fragile peace...
(PU) TENSION WITH AUTHORITY
Naruto sat cross-legged in the uncomfortable plastic chair outside Principal Blackwell’s office, idly spinning a pencil between his fingers.Naruto sat cross-legged in the uncomfortable plastic chair outside Principal Blackwell’s office, idly spinning a pencil between his fingers. He wore his usu...
(AV) A CHANCE TO PROVE HIMSELF
Eric Pelham knew he wasn’t the first name that came to mind when people thought of New Wave. Or the second. Or the fifth. Or even the ninth. But he’d learned to live with that.Mostly.Sure, he was a hero. He’d inherited a power set almost identical to his mom’s and older sister’s. He showed...
(GMR) CHAPTER SIXTEEN: THE REVEAL
A voice broke the silence at last, soft, trembling, and achingly familiar. “You’re not like the Butcher.” Greg’s head snapped up, eyes dartA voice broke the silence at last, soft, trembling, and achingly familiar."You're not like the Butcher."Greg's head snapped up, eyes dart...
(THO) CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
Emily Piggot had always been a woman who thrived on control.A necessary trait for commanding the capes under her watch. The foundation of every choice she made, every strategy she executed. A shield she wore every single day because she’d learned early, as a field agent and later as a director, th...
(LIMITLESS) INTERLUDE IV: REALIZATION
Sophia Hess was no stranger to dread. She knew what it felt like to lie to her mom about where she spent her nights. She knew the cold weight of a weapon hidden inside her puffy jacket as she ducked down alleys, hoping for an excuse to use it. She knew the thrill of violence, the clarity it brought,...
ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING CHAPTERS
Updates will return as scheduled from next week. I've just been off for these past few days, and I apologise for only updating three stories instead of five or six.
(PU) SMALL WINS
It happened during the second round of paired drills. Taylor wasn’t partnered with Greg or with anyone today. She’d spent most of class workIt happened during the second round of paired drills.Taylor wasn’t partnered with Greg or with anyone today. She’d spent most of class working alone, ro...
(GMR) CHAPTER FIFTEEN: DOUBTS
The bus rumbled beneath him, its worn shocks groaning with every pothole, but doing nothing to soothe Greg’s nerves. He sat near the back, hThe bus rumbled beneath him, its worn shocks groaning with every pothole, but doing nothing to soothe Greg's nerves. He sat near the back, hood drawn up a...
ANNOUNCMENT ABOUT YOUR FAVOURITE STORIES!!!
I have three announcements to make:I know everyone’s aware by now that The “S” Stands For Hope is currently on a hiatus (heh), but don't despair. It will be back soon, and until then, Again And Again And Again… will take its place (it is also available for Supporter of The Pen members an...
(AV) A NAME WORTH SAYING
Taylor didn’t want to fight the PRT. She wanted to prove them wrong.There was a difference.She wasn’t looking to bring down the system, wasn't aiming for revenge, or some petty, drawn-out feud against the heroes. What she wanted was something decidedly harder, less dramatic, and much more pe...
(AAA…) 4:37
Taylor Hebert woke up at 4:37 AM.The red digits of her alarm clock glared at her through the darkness, bright and perfectly still except for the steady blink between the hours and minutes.It wasn't the time she normally woke—she didn’t even remember setting it—and yet her eyes had snapped ...
(SHATTERPOINT) A LUCKY BREAK
They came fast, just as Skidmark had screamed for them to. At least a dozen, maybe more, spilled out from the warehouse’s broad industrial doors in a disorganized, frothing wave of noise and aggression, teeth bared and weapons raised.Some carried knives, dirty and no doubt dull, or broken bottles ...
(THO) CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
Taylor sat on the floor of a bedroom in Gojo’s apartment, knees drawn close to her chest, and hands wedged between them so tightly they trembled. The room was warm and quiet, peaceful even, but no amount of silence could soften the sound of Brian’s shallow breathing.He lay in the bed across from...
(LIMITLESS) INTERLUDE III: JUDGMENT
Director Emily Piggot sat behind her desk, spine rigid, and hands steepled beneath her chin as she read through the files glowing on her tablet.Madison Clements’ statement; a timeline analysis; a review of Sophia Hess’s disciplinary record; and Armsmaster’s personal report, annotated in his us...
(AV) PLAN B
The costume had taken her months.It had started as a heroic obsession, made with spider silk spun in the basement and monitored in the quiet hours between school and sleep, one of the only things she could control. Dyed in the kitchen sink when her father was absent, the bodysuit was a washed-out ye...
(PU) SELF-DEFENCE
Taylor Hebert wasn’t sure when it had happened, when gym class stopped being a chore and started to feel like… something else. Not fun, exacTaylor Hebert wasn’t sure when it had happened, when gym class stopped being a chore and started to feel like… something else. Not fun, exactly. That wa...
(LIMITLESS) INTERLUDE II: ARMSMASTER’S FAILURE
Armsmaster had always trusted in his capabilities.His armor was calibrated down to the micron. His halberd had multiple distinct configurations, each accessible in under a second. His HUD parsed battlefield data faster than most teams of analysts. And when it came to administration—especially his ...
(THO) CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
Grue had always known he wasn’t a ‘real’ villain, at least not in the traditional sense. He wasn't the chaos-for-chaos’ sake type, or the tyGrue had always known he wasn’t a ‘real’ villain, at least not in the traditional sense. He wasn't the chaos-for-chaos’ sake type, or th...
(SHATTERPOINT) NO MERCY
Anakin sat in the passenger seat, unmoving, eyes fixed on the darkened road ahead. The city blurred past in streaks of sickly yellow from flickering streetlights, casting long, shifting shadows across his face, and the vehicle’s frame beneath him rattled with every pothole and uneven patch of asph...
(AV) PARANOIA
It turned out being wanted didn’t mean the PRT came crashing through your front door at dawn.Taylor had expected something dramatic: blaring sirens; spotlights from attack helicopters sweeping across the house windows; and her house surrounded by PRT officers in full gear, large vans parked on the...
(THO) CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
It was a stupid idea. Gojo knew that. Not the kind of stupid that got people killed, he could handle that. Not the reckless kind either; heIt was a stupid idea, Gojo knew that.Not the kind of stupid that got people killed, he could handle that. Not the reckless kind either; he was reckless by profes...
SOPHIA’S FATE IN LIMITLESS POLL
As stated in the current chapter, I honestly don't know whether to have Taylor find out Sophia is a Ward too, and have her do something totally justifiable, or quietly have Sophia removed from the story—whether through the PRT doing some private investigation of their own of the incident and f...
(LIMITLESS) INTERLUDE: FEAR
Sophia Hess wasn’t afraid of much.She’d walked the backstreets of Brockton Bay long before she ever got her powers, through alleys thick with ABB thugs with knives in their pockets and murder in their eyes, and Merchants screaming obscenities through cracked teeth and drug-fuelled highs. She’d...
ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!
Chapter Four of my original fiction, Marked For Death, is now available to be read on Royal Roads here:https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/119649/marked-for-death
