Greed. By the very nature of human life, we are greedy. We take from everywhere and give nothing back. It's a harsh truth that I've come to understand all too well. I have spent a significant portion of my life observing this inherent greed in people, and it has shaped my perspective in more ways than I can count.
You see, I've always been...
2023-09-22 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostShirou grimaced as he walked the halls in wet socks. There were a lot of things that he’d taken in with a smile, or at the very least indifference. Walking while dripping wet was not one of them.
By the virtue of his profession, he would usually be outfitted in fairly heavy armor. While Reinforcement was able to stem the added weight, it...
2023-09-15 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: As you can probably tell, this Ramattra is not just an Omnic. He’s an Omnic that can fight Servants/Heroic Spirits/Counter Guardians. For that, have his stat sheet, in the form of FGO stats. Not all of these are canon (HP values and Attack values, for example), so take it with a grain of salt.
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2023-09-08 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostArcher was really strong.
It was a thought that flittered mindlessly through Lena as she watched the red-clad man fight against the Omnic. As Ramattra swung with his staff, the force of which cracked the asphalt below them, Archer matched it with his own blades.
This was the first time she was able to watch Archer fight. The only oth...
2023-09-08 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThere are times when I realize I’m in way over my head. It’s not hard to see, when looking at it from an outside perspective. The same can’t be said when you’re the one involved. Arrogance, or even just a distorted view of one’s own capabilities, is as human as any other vice involved.
The Christmas play, for example, is one such...
2023-09-01 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post“On three.”
The ground was wet. Earlier in the morning, it had rained, and it was only in the late afternoon that the sky had cleared up enough. Enough to see the aftermath of the Second Battle of Alnus Hill.
Corpses.
Thousands of them. Human, demi-human, wyverns, and everything in between. Piled on top of each other. Burne...
2023-08-25 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAs a prelude to this week's chapter, which will be uploaded later, I want to make an announcement. I've been getting some messages that some people can't see some chapters, and from my logs, I can see several people cancelling and resubscribing(I don't know if this is the actual word for this), likely to try and fix this.
Basically, ...
2023-08-25 07:55:31 +0000 UTC View Post“Thank you, thank you!” The woman cried incessantly while hugging him. Behind her, a man was holding his daughter as if she would disappear from his sight if he didn’t. To be fair, she had done so before.
John had returned to Riverwood not ten minutes ago, and in that time, the parents of the two children had rushed when they heard t...
2023-08-18 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post‘Can you hear me?’
Explosions and gunfire. Shouts of orders, screams of pain. The thunderous impact of a metal something hitting the ground near her. She dove to the ground as the metal pod burst open, a purple highlighted Omnic shooting wildly at anyone close.
It was met with three miniature rockets, coming fro...
2023-08-18 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe sky was overcast. It had been for the past few days, but it was only now that Byleth paid any attention to it. After all, it was the first day that it looked like the sky was as dreary as they felt.
They were traveling, on their way to their next mission, given to them personally by Rhea. A local lord had started a rebellion against th...
2023-08-18 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostFood. Whenever humans do anything, it always comes down to food. Even if it may not seem like it, all decisions eventually devolve into a battle to feed oneself. We like to think we're complex beings, driven by noble ideals, lofty ambitions, and intricate emotions.
But strip it all away, and what are we left with? The primal urge to satisf...
2023-08-11 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostFire. Not as hot as some he had felt, yet hot enough to warrant a dive downwards. A great ball of flame scoured past overhead. Several others jumped out of the way.
The fireball crashed on the ground, leaving a burnt scorch mark. Had that been the only fireball they had to deal with, then they would have been fine.
The near two dozen...
2023-08-04 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post‘Off by a couple of inches above.’ Lena clicked her tongue as she checked her target. Once again, she was in the shooting range. This time, Winston wasn’t there to oversee her testing out the newest addition to her kit.
“You’re likely overcompensating for the recoil.” Archer called out, “Remember that yo...
2023-07-28 11:37:46 +0000 UTC View PostI’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: knowledge is power. From just a single bit of insight, an entire plan could be formed. Throughout history, countless bits of knowledge, by themselves inconsequential, would be formed together in a pool greater than the sum of their parts.
Take this book regarding yin magic. The book states tha...
2023-07-21 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThree hundred thousand troops. To march that number of units in such a span of time that a group of people that left a few hours ago wouldn’t notice it was a nearly impossible feat. Shirou could only say nearly, because saying it was impossible would mean that the scene in front of him was nothing more than an illusion.
“Alguna, Elbe, ...
2023-07-14 12:31:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe second bandit was no better than the first, nor was the third. Both of them had stood off to the side, none of them looking at the entrance. None of them noticed their fallen ally, neither had they noticed as John crept up behind them.
A quick stab in the neck for the one on his left. The one on his right turned swiftly, a shout on her...
2023-07-14 12:30:37 +0000 UTC View PostFinding the Archer was a trial in itself. Despite Byleth knowing that she could talk with him in her head, the man had refused to reply to anything she said. Instead, she had been forced to wander around, hoping to find a glimpse of him.
More than once, she’d asked a student if they’d seen him. More than once had they looked at her lik...
2023-07-14 12:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe sound of gunfire was strange, to say the least. Not in the sense that it was weird to hear it, rather, the gunfire itself sounded weird.
Normal, conventional firearms had that distinct sound, of a bone-rattling boom that would leave any unprotected ears ringing. Instead, all she could hear was the almost comical rapid ‘pew’ sounds ...
2023-07-07 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostTropes. They’re the base of any popular piece of modern media. You would be hard pressed to find any form of entertainment that didn’t use some tropes. As much as that was tiresome.
They’re used to convey frequently used settings, themes, people, in a way that a reader or watcher would understand at a moment’s glance. They convey i...
2023-06-30 08:18:16 +0000 UTC View PostTo say that Shirou was tired was to understate things. He was exhausted, both physically and mentally. After the adrenaline rush of thinking there was an attack wore off, he almost immediately slumped. While the elves had healed him, that didn’t do anything for the fact that he’d expended a lot of magical energy.
As such, as much as he...
2023-06-23 11:20:46 +0000 UTC View Post“It’s so nice to meet you all!” Lena watched as Emily shook hands with Angela with a grin on her face, “Lena has told me so much about you!”
“Only good things I hope?” The doctor smiled back, while Emily looked back at Lena with a teasing frown on her face.
“If I didn’t know any better, I would’ve said you were tr...
2023-06-16 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post“John!” A pair of kids ran up to him, large grins on their faces. The two of them were caked in mud, a scruffy looking dog wagging his tail as he chased after the two, “You’re back.”
The one that spoke was the girl, Dorthe, Alvor’s daughter. She had taken a shine to the weary assassin after their initial rocky meeting.
...
2023-06-16 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Intriguing.”
“Intriguing?! That’s all he says? Why I never!”
“Hmm. Judging by your reaction, she’s currently speaking, but I cannot hear anything she’s saying, nor can I sense anyone other than yourself.”
Now wasn’t that a scary thought. That the now-talking-in-her-head Archer cou...
2023-06-16 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThankfully, the margrave took everything in stride, even motioning for the maids to stand down. Good thing too, since the blue haired one looked just about ready to tear Natsuki limb from limb. And judging from the small tremors and glances he shot at her, he noticed it too.
Fuck’s sake, if you’re going to do this shit every time, at l...
2023-06-09 11:34:52 +0000 UTC View PostTheir pace slowed by their injuries, it took a good hour to get to where the JSDF personnel’s truck was, having left it due to not being able to cross the ash-covered remains of the forest. The elves had formed an escort around them, though Shirou didn’t know what they would be protecting against, since every animal in the vicinity was long ...
2023-06-02 09:50:46 +0000 UTC View Post“I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again,” Archer mused, “But I don’t think I’ve ever met someone as uniquely cruel as Reyes.”
“I SAID PULL HARDER!”
‘Gee, ya think?!’
Lena, along with her fellow trainees, were back to their regular training. A little over a month had passed si...
2023-05-26 12:29:09 +0000 UTC View PostScorn. It’s a feeling that I’m very much aware of. And I don’t just mean by feeling it myself. Though I would admit to directing my scorn at someone that very much deserves it, it’s a recent development when you look at my life.
No, I’m aware of scorn because I’ve been the target of it since I was a child.
People hate tho...
2023-05-19 11:51:02 +0000 UTC View Post“You alright now?”
John gave a wordless nod as he sat down. He stared down at his clammy hands. He honestly didn’t know what to feel. The sight of two moons was enough to drive his mind into a frenzy.
There was no way that Winston, or really, anyone he knew of, would think of joking with him like this. For one, it woul...
2023-05-12 11:35:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe days passed uneventfully. After meeting with Rhea, Byleth had decided to start mentoring the Blue Lions, with Dimitri eagerly shaking her hand in gratitude. Despite the gap in their ages being less than half a decade, if even that.
Still, she taught the students under her wing as best as she could, as best as she could. She’d taught ...
2023-05-12 11:34:32 +0000 UTC View PostIt hurt to breathe. His lungs felt like they were on fire. For all he knew, they were. He could feel the dryness of his skin, the staleness of the air, the heat of fire.
And yet, the ground felt more comfortable than any bed he had ever lied in before.
“I bes…”
He had fought a dragon. A red dragon that was perhaps as powe...
2023-05-12 11:33:16 +0000 UTC View Post