We're into July, which means some new Monday chapters. Today's chapter is a short oneshot, commissioned by Nematrec. One of the characters uses formatting that patreon can't cope with, so it's attached as pdf instead.
I can't really mention ...
2024-07-01 04:22:26 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I regained consciousness, I did my very best not to show it. If that dwarf was around, there would be value in fooling him into thinking I was still asleep. I just hoped I hadn't already slipped up during the transition.
Of course, sitt...
2024-06-21 04:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post"Ventus Ferrum," chanted Wendy, pointing at the bars of our prison. "Huh?"
"There's no mana in our surroundings," I said. Thankfully, that did nothing to degrade the vision spells I'd already cast, but I wouldn't be able to renew them once t...
2024-06-18 04:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post"Can't sleep?" whispered Eve as she climbed into my bed, guided by the flickering candlelight.
"Nope. I'm weirdly tired, and yet I just can't drop off. We should have organised a watch rotation. I'm just thankful we managed to talk them out ...
2024-06-14 04:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post"Many thanks for hosting us at such short notice," said Minoru.
"It's no trouble at all. I'd already made the preparations, in case you were found out, although I must admit I never envisaged you being found out in such a troubling manner," ...
2024-06-11 04:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostStone cracked and flowed under the unrelenting heat of my assault as the entire arena floor burnt. The audience members that hadn't already been rushing for an exit certainly were now, especially among the front few rows, but it wasn't the first t...
2024-06-07 04:41:53 +0000 UTC View PostFor people not following the discord, A Willing Victim has just had its final chapter posted (multiple chapters, actually, because I wrote three different endings...) so if you haven't been following but would like to binge the story in one go, no...
2024-06-06 05:23:45 +0000 UTC View Post"You and Mistress Eve are looking happy today," said Mary, peering at me. "I'm glad you're both feeling better after that private talk."
Wendy stumbled as she missed a step, despite the track we were walking down being completely flat. "You ...
2024-06-04 04:29:32 +0000 UTC View PostSchedule for June remains unchanged, but A Willing Victim will reach its end. There may be a (SFW) replacement starting in July, depending on how much I get written.
Additionally, An Unruly Summon has made it through to the final...
2024-05-31 03:46:11 +0000 UTC View Post
I woke up alone. Despite Minoru's thoughtfulness, Eve and I hadn't engaged in, as Wendy had called it, 'private physical training'. Eve was too pissed at me for that; she hadn't even wanted to remain in the same room. Or perhaps she was hoping tha...
2024-05-28 04:34:57 +0000 UTC View PostWe marched towards the next town on our itinerary, with Eve in a rather foul mood.
"Did something happen while I was napping?" asked Mary.
Eve looked at her appraisingly. In turn, I gave Eve a glare.
"... No," she admitted reluct...
2024-05-24 04:16:07 +0000 UTC View PostI woke up in a state of some confusion. No, that was underselling it. A state of immense confusion.
First question; where was I? It took a few seconds to remember that I had eyes, but once I did, opening them revealed our ...
2024-05-21 04:35:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe previous few minutes had involved so much activity that even the events of the arena had been pushed out of my mind. Fortunately, this latest event hadn't involved any actual danger.
Danger for the people directly involved, anyway. I ima...
2024-05-17 05:01:12 +0000 UTC View Post"What's that look for? Don't tell me you forgot I existed?" said the wolf-man, his amusement building. "You look like you're about to be sick. Was that your first kill? Hey, watch it!"
The bandit gracefully bent over backward, my subvocal Ve...
2024-05-14 04:38:21 +0000 UTC View Post"We have an action packed line-up for you tonight!" yelled someone. From the way the voice boomed over the entire stadium, there was obviously magical enhancement of some sort going on. "Maybe not our longest schedule, but certainly a spectacular ...
2024-05-10 05:01:32 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a bonus commissioned chapter, courtesy of Nematrec. It's set shortly after the epilogue.
"Hey! Hurry up!" complained Chloe, bouncing from foot to foot in her excitement. "We're going to be laaaaate!"
"N...
2024-05-09 08:26:14 +0000 UTC View Post"I've arranged for you to participate in tonight's melee," said Minoru. "I gave you the false name of Alex. It's a free-for-all with three other participants. Two bandits, both guilty of killing women and children, and one rapist. I thought the fr...
2024-05-07 04:34:33 +0000 UTC View Post"This isn't fair. I want to see," complained Wendy, her voice slightly muffled on account of the canvas bag tied over her head.
"All you have to do is promise not to laugh," answered a deep, growling voice that I found it difficult to believ...
2024-05-03 04:21:01 +0000 UTC View PostSchedule for May will remain the same as April - A Willing Victim on Mondays on discord, and An Unruly Summon on Tuesday/Friday.
"Funny how they didn't even mention Stephanie," I said as we approached a second wall, ...
2024-04-30 04:23:36 +0000 UTC View Post"Is that the border?" asked Mary, gazing at the wall in front of us, stretching from horizon to horizon.
"Of course," replied Wendy, who, on top of the bags under her eyes, was still walking slightly bow-legged despite the application of jud...
2024-04-26 04:23:09 +0000 UTC View PostWe continued walking in silence for a minute. I spent it carefully watching Stephanie for any flicker of emotion, but even the long line of questioning had failed to elicit any human reaction.
"So..." I started, remembering Wendy's comment a...
2024-04-23 04:24:51 +0000 UTC View Post"Miraculum!"
Mary—my cute and loyal maid with the dubious fashion sense—leapt about a foot into the air, jolted by the unexpected loud noise.
"What was that for?!" she exclaimed.
"We're already outside the ar...
2024-04-19 04:43:23 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a crossover chapter between Unruly Summon and several of my other stories, in which they keep accidentally summoning the wrong protagonist.
"Ouch," muttered Katie, staring up at the ceiling, which seemed to h...
2024-04-16 04:34:46 +0000 UTC View PostThis one is very short, so posting it as an extra. Proper chapters will continue on Tuesday as normal. (Actually, Tuesday will be the single side story I wrote for volume 1 and then promptly forgot about. Volume 2 will start on Friday....
2024-04-13 04:37:46 +0000 UTC View Post
This chapter marks the end of volume 1
"I'm... surprised," I admitted. "I had expected King Edward to simply hide her from me, rather than following through. And even if he hadn't, I expected you to countermand him. ...
2024-04-12 04:24:05 +0000 UTC View PostI opened my eyes to a rather familiar ceiling. "I thought I'd been banished from the castle?" I commented rhetorically, recognising my old room.
"Master! You're awake!" shouted a voice I recognised with even greater alacrity than the ceiling...
2024-04-09 04:42:53 +0000 UTC View PostIt took far too long for me to locate Christine's body under the mountain of monsters. If not for my vision spells and the sensory enhancements from body strengthening, I probably never would have. Thankfully, I did have those things, so I trudged...
2024-04-05 04:39:55 +0000 UTC View Post"Hey, are you okay?" asked someone. "You passed out for a moment there."
"What?" I asked, feeling completely and utterly discombobulated. "Where am I?"
"Okay, that's it. I'm calling for an ambulance," replied the other voice. "First yo...
2024-04-02 04:53:34 +0000 UTC View PostBig big big cliffhanger warning on this one.
"This isn't working," sighed Johanna.
"I'm starting to suspect that the trick is first-hand involvement in a highly emotional event," agreed Tony. "It's not enough t...
2024-03-29 05:35:21 +0000 UTC View PostStarting with the simple one; the schedule for April is unchanged. Willing Victim on Mondays (via discord, which currently has up to chapter 16) and Unruly Summon Tuesday/Friday. I thought I'd timed Unruly Summon to finish the first volume at the ...
2024-03-27 06:24:47 +0000 UTC View Post