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Chapter 24

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The matter of the Ring and t

Interlude: "Why Do We Live For?" - 2

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Lawrence Farens' mansion in the capital met all the requirements of a dwelling of a very important person. Not that the detective himself needed such opulent mansions, but he liked and respected luxury, and if his position permitted - and in some places obliged - him to have such a mansion, why not?

Bastian Roche could n...

Interlude: "Why Do We Live For?" - 1

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Two high-class selective barriers that let in nothing but the purest air without any impurities and equally pure water past them. Reliable and high-level guards, able to drive superior enemy forces into the ground without even getting their blood and guts dirty, blocking all available approaches to the barrier-covered manor. I...

Epilogue

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Above, the winter sun was shining brightly, and the day was in full swing. Here, deep underground, there was semi-darkness and silence. It was broken only by the occasional drip from the high vaults of the man-made cave, and by a constant, monotonous rustle, punctuated by quiet clicks.

The monstrosity slid inside the mag...

After the ball of Elf Queen

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The enchanted box on the bedside table made a melodious clinking sound, and Sivila opened her eyes reluctantly. She didn't want to get up at all. She wanted to stay in the soft bed, in the warm embrace of her lover. Turiel, who was nestled comfortably on the queen's shoulder and had her leg thrown over her, seemed to be in com...

Chapter 1

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"The absence of a familiar ceiling depresses me," These were the first words of Stepan, who first woke up, and only a minute later opened his eyes, eagerly wishing to see the hospital ceiling and to hear from the doctors that he had just hit his head getting out of the elevator. "At least the weather is normal and it's not rai...

Chapter 23

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I had to spend the first couple of

Little prank of the elf queen.

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On a high, gentle hill was a large, fortified Orks camp, surrounded by a high, thick timber fence with several watchtowers and a moat with stakes. The hill was surrounded by gardens and pastures. A small river flowed at the foot of it. At an arrow's flight from the foot of the hill, all the forest had been carefully cut down, includi...

Pets of the Elf Queen

Covering her eyes, the queen moaned blissfully. She was now lying in a huge bronze bathtub full of hot water to which various fragrant herbs and sea salts had been added. In the queen's private bath, lined with snow-white marble, there was no one but her and three human servant girls. Two of them sat in the bath with their mistress, one behind t...

The entertainment of the Elf Queen

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With a loud clang, the heavy dungeon door slammed shut, and the stone sack was plunged into total darkness. A tall, slender woman with long, straight platinum hair that reached her tailbone took a few cautious steps forward. The darkness of the chamber was absolute, but her long, sharp ears could easily distinguish the heavy breathin...

Chapter 10

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"Look, Tin, you've been weird this morning." Taria interrupted my relaxation session of the name of one lazy shinobi in the most insolent way. "Something wrong? Or a kickback from last night's mixtures? I remembered that if you take too many drugs, you can get really bad jitters."

Yet there is something unique about Taria - the...

Chapter 9

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Everyone has a job to do. And no amount of advancement in taking over the world is a barrier to this truth. Yes, I have managed to find the first clue, or rather a shadow of it, that might lead me to the solution to the problem of the Heroes summoned to this world. There was no thunder, no divine messengers descending from heaven, an...

Hit the tambourine: Prologue

Prologue

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The young man, who might more properly be called a lad than a man, came out of his apartment a little gloomy and visibly darkened by a severe lack of sleep. Yes, the credits will never pass themselves. And no one will care that you did not drink with friends on a bench in the park, and lay in bed with pneumonia, becaus...

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

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The meeting of relatives, especially if they have not seen each other for a long time, is always associated with certain emotional feelings. If we are talking about those relatives who regularly risk their lives because of their work, which can at any time slightly "burn out on the job," the emotional...

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

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The journey that followed was filled with danger, ambushes, battles, and adventures, as a true Hero's journey should be... in my mind the subject. For, in reality, the only creatures that longed for my ignominious death were the same vile creatures called horses. The journey was so boring that I did n...

Chapter 22

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The situation, despite its murderou

Chapter 6

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Don't get me wrong, but my first two choices were either to turn around and leave or to finish him off so he wouldn't suffer. It wasn't even the danger of repercussions from the slave-trafficking forces that stopped me, but a simple unwillingness to get my head in trouble that had been created by other people. So the fuckin' slave hu...

Chapter 5

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A beautiful evening in a dense forest, nice weather at the point where the chill does not yet turn into cold, colorful scenery of the surrounding landscape, and a light, warm breeze that wants to tickle behind my ears. A perfect setting for a romantic date, or even for a subsequent declaration of love to the woman (or the man, I'm no...

Chapter 21

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Has it ever happened in your life t

Agentess

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As she approached the door to her new office, Vilana Riel activated the scanning amulet pass. After making sure that the protection was intact, she opened the door and carefully stepped inside. William followed her silently. She looked around to make sure that the beacons hidden in various corners of the room were undisturbed, that t...

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

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The new four sentries, sent to replace the processed ones who had gone back to camp, were not going to be spared; it was enough to leave one alive to send signals through the amulet. In fact, no one was going to be polite to them, only taking care to maintain radio silence on their part.

Gently,...

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

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When we made the decision, we all ran toward the enemy, loudly demanding from the vile slave-traders to come out to fight fair and not so fair... If you believe this, I pity you, and I am a little offended by your opinion of my intelligence. Breaking into such a crowd, and even in a fortified position...

The White Cloud Guild

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The White Cloud Guild was very old but relatively small, with only one single branch. It was near Eternal, but despite its modest size compared to the other trade guilds of the First Hundred, it was not inferior in wealth to some of them. The same was true of its influence and ties with the imperial elite. The reason for such success...

Bimbomancer

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The exquisite enchanted music box on the bedside table emitted a pleasant melody, telling him it was morning and time to get up. When he opened his eyes, he stretched and lay in bed for a few minutes, looking up at the high, snow-white ceiling. He didn't feel like getting up. He didn't want to do anything. Just to close his eyes to s...

Deviless and Summoned One

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Unbelievable. Impossible. Unthinkable. It just couldn't BE. But it did. His symphony was cut off, cut off terribly and suddenly, painfully echoing in its very essence. It couldn't have happened. It simply couldn't have happened! But there could be no mistake. His hateful singing, which had given her the best of all possible pleasures...

Again Alishan

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The sun had set over the horizon, and the stifling desert air was gone, replaced first by the chill of night and then by the real cold. Ilkhan's palace was mostly asleep. But Fathir la Fahkhal was not sleepy. The Chief Keeper of the Scrolls of the Great Khan's library was far from young. His well-groomed beard, like the few remaining...

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

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What does the average fantasy fan usually imagine when it comes to fantasy outlaws? The answer is easy - a bunch of dirty, smelly, and overgrown men, armed with whatever they can find and with no discipline at all. In many cases, especially if we are talking about low-ranking brigands of yesterday's p...

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

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"Understand, Tin, it's a necessity! That's what all self-respecting individuals do!" It seemed as if Losius was talking to a capricious child, and not to the mighty and magnificent Hero. "Come on, you have to make this sacrifice, don't start this comedy again."

I just stared silently into the ey...

Book 2: Prologue

Book 2: Prologue

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Adepts of the Moon Path are quite rare birds. Both because of the difficulty of obtaining such a class, and because not many people want to get it. Even if they have the opportunity. Lunar Wanderers are practically useless in combat - the absolute lack of normal combat abilitie...

Interlude: "Farewell" - 6

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Every phenomenon, every force, has