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Bk 2 Ch. 10 Backyard Training

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Santi dodged under the swing, Bianca’s homemade macahuitl screaming over his head. Bianca put too much effort into the swing, staggering by him as she failed to connect. Santi kicked her in the thigh, careful to restrain his strength. There was no point in shattering bone during a spar. 

Santi t...

Bk 2 Ch. 9

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A/N Not going to lie, this chapter was a struggle to write. Not thrilled with the way it came out either and it will be getting worked on.

It took two full days to work their way back to Homebase. Santi was in no hurry, enjoying the time with his family in the relatively peaceful countryside. There were no mon...

Bk 2 Ch. 8 Table Talk

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Someone set a cup of hot tea in his hand. The camp was much better supplied than Santi had thought it would be. Someone had done serious planning when they had set out. Three single axle trailers had been repurposed to be pulled by people and were loaded down. Camping gears, long term food, water, sanitary su...

Bk 2 Ch. 7 Family

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A/N: Be warned this chapter is a bit more emotional that I normally do. You've been warned.

“They’re six miles down the road in an old farmhouse. Big group of them, about fifty or so. They’ve taken over a couple of barns and have tents and camping gear everywhere. Lots of wounded,” Daniel ...

Bk 2 Ch. 6 Infernal

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Hana came back into the bar an hour after the sunset, quietly saying that Daniel had taken off to start his scouting. Everyone settled down, Hana, Chloe, and Penelope all flopped on the queen sized mattress while the boys grabbed floor around them. Santi just wandered off to stare out the broken windows of th...

Bk 2 Ch. 5 The Crossroads

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There was a small dilapidated bar on the side of the road that they decided to use. It was built right on the cross roads of Road 96 and the country road they had been traveling on. A single story with peeling paint and sun bleached letters on the front spelling out Red’s. The name of the b...

Bk 2 Ch. 4 Winds of Destruction

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Santi had the morph blade turn into its thin whip form, thin as a string and sharp as a razor. It pooled around his feet as it stretched out, its recent growth giving it the mass needed to reach over twelve feet long. He didn’t hesitate, snapping his wrist around and sending the silvery death whip through t...

Bk2 Ch. 3 Leaving Town

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The predawn morning had the crispness of a late spring day. Hints of fog clung to the edges of the ground, already rapidly burning away as the sun began its ascent through the sky. The rest of the team was beginning to file in, their faces haggard and sleep deprived as they trickled to the meeting place. Sant...

Bk2 Ch. 2 Politics

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“This list is unbelievable. You would strip us of our greatest fighters while you go out on a lark!” Abraham’s voice boomed in the small room, rebounding and assaulting them all as he continued on his tirade. Santi fought to keep from rolling his eyes at the man's over-the-top theatrics. He wanted them ...

Bk2 Ch. 1 Spoiled for Choices

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Santi had some choices to make. He stared at the list of spells available, having two free slots now. If he waited, he’d be able to slot in Air Manipulation, but in the meantime he’d be going without the advantages two more spell forms would give him. With the morph blade he was kicking-a...

Ch. 59 Old Friends

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Golden hour. The setting sun sank behind the mountains and cast golden light across the lake. Hundreds of people worked tirelessly, desperate to finish their work before darkness set. Timber walls formed a ten foot outer wall and four fifteen foot towers anchored the corners of the fort. 

Na...

Ch. 58 Acknowledgment

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“You’re all still alive.” 

“Don’t need to sound so shocked, Santi, they were weak,” Chloe said, waving an arm at the field of dead around her. She was right of course, but she was starting to sound a little cocky. 

“I killed another Acolyte monster,” Santi stated.&...

Ch. 57 Sweep the Leg

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Gust diverted the truck bed by inches as he threw himself away from the falling truck bed. It crashed on the bare ground in a spray of dirt and metal as it rolled over and over. Santi was getting tired of rolling around in the dirt. 

He had to change his plan on how to ...

Ch. 56 Impromptu BBQ

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As plans went, Santi had to admit it wasn’t super inspiring. At the same time, if it’s not broke, why fix it? Lure the chimera into a house and light said house on fire after it got stuck again. It was intelligent enough to talk but seemed to have the tactical intelligence of a caffeinated toddler....

Ch. 55 Run

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Gust kicked up a large cloud of dust, blowing it into the chimera’s face as it wheeled backward from the sudden onslaught. He cut the distance with a few bounding steps, stabbing at where the goblin was conjoined with the spider. The deadly point hit chiseled flesh and dug a thi...

Ch. 54 What Lies Beneath.

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Santi knew he had to kill the sorcerer as fast as possible. A battle of attrition was what the goblin wanted as its life stealing tendrils would slowly tilt the battle in its favor. His weapon shaped into a long spear, trying to give himself the most distance possible while retaining some control...

Ch. 53 Sorcerous Games

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The Sorcerer was wearing a cloak of human skins stitched together with black thread. Its hobgoblin protectors were all armored head to foot in the burnished bronze armor with spears and short swords. Not a single thing moved as the two sides stared at each other. 

That weight that had been p...

Ch. 52 Hidden Treasures

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The three stunned hounds didn’t have time to react as he charged them. The long handled axe was light enough he swung it with one hand, the paper thin blade splitting the closest hounds skull. The kill notification dinged, but Santi was throwing himself backwards to avoid snapping teeth. He bro...

Ch. 51 Goblin's Nest

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“That’s ominous as fuck,” Chloe hissed as she saw the goblin nest for the first time. Greg had died in the fighting with the Acolyte Night Hag, but Beverly had survived and volunteered to go with them. Chad was walking quietly with Rayleigh while the last two members of the team ...

Ch. 50 Weapons Testing

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The goblins came in the dead of the night. It was predictable, unimaginative, and lacked creativity. There was no War Chief to lead them and even their hobgoblins were low-leveled. They came as a screaming swarm while they raced over the piles of junk around the hospital. Santi still had a smile on his lips as th...

Ch. 49 Loot Boxes for Everyone

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He had to scroll through all the kill notifications before he got to what he wanted to see. He had been credited for more kills than he had thought he deserved, either being in the general vicinity where the fight was or doing minimal damage to them. The experience was still good and he was sure there ...

Ch. 48 Nest Breaking

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It wasn’t hard to dispel a nest. It required a bit of knowledge and applied strength. Magical or physical strength. He had known some classes that had evolved that worked on breaking nest’s. They were powerful in their own right, able to break and shatter nests with minimal effort or even absorb th...

Ch. 47 Tested in Fire

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Santi ran forward, crossing the distance quickly as he prepared to swing the heavy axe. The sharp crescent blade scythed through the air and hag jumped to the side. It was a powerful monster and its physicality was equal if not greater than Santi’s own leveraged stats. Even with its primary skills an...

Ch. 46 Acolyte

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Wine colored liquid poured over the sides, sloshing to the ground in a wave. An acidic smell wafting over the small area. The ashen hand tightened on the black iron cauldron, thick tendons popping out. Panic welled through him as he stared at the rising hag. Its clothes sloughed off in a ruin of fabric...

Ch. 45 The Cauldron

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Santi exploded into action. His legs uncoiled in explosive motion as the bat whooshed through the air. The hag he was aiming at heard and started to turn. The distance was too short and his motion too fast. The bat connected in the middle of its face with bone shattering force. Its head w...

Ch. 44 The Fifth Floor

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“I don’t think Rayleigh and Hana will be able to continue, and Chloe is beat to shit too. I might be able to get her on her feet and fighting, but she’s not going to be one hundred percent,” Tank said, his expression dour. 

They were clustered around the edge of the floor, watching t...

Ch. 43 Sleeping on the Job

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“You alive?” A voice called out, slicing through the fog of Santi’s mind. A warm heat suffused him, wrapping him up in comforting bands. The pains he had accumulated had disappeared and there was a sense of relaxation to his body he hadn’t felt since the integration had started. 

“...

Ch. 42 Don't Fight in Stairwells

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“Anyone level?” Chloe asked as everyone took a breath. Their weapons were tidied, chunks of flesh and blood wiped off, a few water bottles broken out and passed around. The fight had been fast but any fight was draining with their relatively low stats. 

“Naw.”
 “Nope.”&nb...

Ch. 41 Hag Brawl

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The air of the hospital air was chilly, creating a sharp contrast from the warm air outside. Daniel slunk along the edges of the halls, his shape hardly noticeable. Hana trailed behind while Chloe and Rayleigh formed a wall in front of Santi and Tank. The hallways were full of discarded and stained gur...

Ch. 40 Nest Assault

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The ever present sweat trickled down Santi’s neck as he stared down at the hospital. He had taken up residence in the house again, using it as a base for the team who’d infiltrate the hospital to use. In the light of day the horrific violence was all too apparent. Another ember that burned in his c...