Today was undoubtedly a day worth celebrating, though the Dwarves held differing opinions about certain aspects of it.
At least there was one thing they all agreed upon: compared to having their homeland occupied by a Balrog, this outcome was already a tremendous blessing.
At the very least, they had not been forced to lose their hom...
2025-10-11 00:56:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe disappearance of Orochimaru caused an uproar in the shinobi world.
This had originally been top-secret information from Konoha, yet for some reason, it was somehow leaked to the other ninja villages. However, before these villages could even take pleasure in Konoha's misfortune, the secret research facilities they had been running were...
2025-10-10 05:04:06 +0000 UTC View PostIn the laboratory, Orochimaru was busy with his experiments, completely unaware that Isshiki had set his sights on him.
Three days later, just as he had completed a set of experiments and was organizing the data, his body suddenly froze. A powerful sense of danger made every hair on his body stand on end.
"Orochimaru, right?" A calm ...
2025-10-10 05:03:32 +0000 UTC View PostOnce the misunderstanding was cleared up, the hunting team lowered their weapons.
Mario's reputation among vampires had grown to rival Blade's, though for very different reasons. Blade was known for clean, efficient kills. Mario? The bloodsuckers who'd barely escaped him told stories that would make your skin crawl. The crazy Italian didn'...
2025-10-10 05:02:31 +0000 UTC View Post"So how's everything going on your end?"
Mario sat by the lake in Central Park, enjoying a rare moment of peace. The water rippled gently, and his fishing bobber suddenly plunged beneath the surface. With a quick jerk of his arm, a fish flew out of the water and disappeared into his inventory.
"You all settled in? What's the vampire ...
2025-10-10 05:01:48 +0000 UTC View PostDespite what the numbering suggested, CP-1 wasn't at the top of the Cipher Pol hierarchy. In fact, it was the complete opposite, the higher the number, the more authority you had. CP-1 was basically cannon fodder dressed up in official uniforms, glorified servants who spent their days catering to the whims of Celestial Dragons.
The agent w...
2025-10-10 05:00:54 +0000 UTC View Post"Shouldn't you talk to Koza or your father first?" Marcus asked.
Vivi shook her head firmly. "They'd never agree to it."
"Arabasta survives as a desert kingdom because of trade. Without ships coming from the outside world, our population would collapse. But that's only true for a normal desert kingdom. With your abilities... I don't ...
2025-10-10 05:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe full moon hung high in the night sky.
While laughter filled the palace where Luffy and his crew were being honored, a very different atmosphere filled Rainbase, deep within Rain Dinners.
Crocodile sat motionless in his chair.
Because Smoker had never made it to Arabasta, nobody knew about his defeat. The Marines hadn't come...
2025-10-10 04:59:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe hot wind blew against hair streaked with black and white.
On the tall tower behind Garrett, Bard lowered the massive bow nearly as tall as a man, took a deep breath, and steadied his rapidly beating heart.
Under Garrett's double thumbs-up of approval, pride lit up his face.
In that moment, the former heir of Dale's lordship...
2025-10-10 04:58:17 +0000 UTC View PostAoki led Shiratori and Nagato through the bustling main street of the pleasure district. The noise and the powdery, perfumed air gradually faded behind them.
They turned into a relatively dim and narrow alley. The lanterns here were sparse, the light ambiguous, and there were few passersby.
A few modest-looking shops were still open,...
2025-10-09 02:06:24 +0000 UTC View PostAoki slowly closed his eyes. He withdrew the short blade from the Iwa ninja's neck. Turning around, he returned to Nagato's side and stared at him.
"We almost killed you just now!"
But Nagato looked at the corpse on the ground.
"The one who almost killed me wasn't you. The one who almost killed me... is already dead."
"We...
2025-10-09 02:05:11 +0000 UTC View PostTwo Iwa ninjas had their wrists destroyed. Two more had their knees shattered. They collapsed to the ground, howling in pain.
Three were paralyzed by the jellyfish's toxin, unable to move.
Only one remained, he was swept up by the wind, and by the time he fell to the ground, his body was covered in wounds and his consciousness was fa...
2025-10-09 02:04:18 +0000 UTC View PostBoom!
The ground shook again, and the people above grew increasingly uneasy.
"I'm truly afraid the earth might suddenly collapse beneath us."
Standing atop the city wall, Thorin gazed toward Erebor's gate, feeling as though several more hairs had turned white.
"Don't worry," Bard comforted him. "The houses here w...
2025-10-09 01:55:36 +0000 UTC View PostDeep beneath the earth, deeper than the dwarves of the Lonely Mountain had ever delved, in a place buried far below, a vast, magma-like sphere stirred in silence.
Two scarlet eyes flared open, followed by a surge of fire across its body. The flames burst forth, burning hotter as its gaze awakened.
ROAR!
The second Balr...
2025-10-09 01:54:51 +0000 UTC View PostCompared to Garrett's amazement, Thorin was completely accustomed to the sight.
"Buildings above ground are only a small part of our living space. This mountain is vast."
At this moment, the two of them stood on a platform that was slowly descending, with a magnificent sea of lights before them.
The taller one looked around in ...
2025-10-09 01:54:06 +0000 UTC View Post"Gandalf, that fellow, sometimes it feels like you can find him anywhere. Like, one day you order an ale in a tavern, lift your mug up and set it down, and the next moment, he might just be sitting across from you."
"But other times, no matter how hard you look, you can't find him anywhere."
"Ah... wizards, wizards..."
Clin...
2025-10-09 01:53:16 +0000 UTC View PostAlubarna.
Inside what used to be the royal palace, Koza and Cobra sat across from each other in a meeting room that had seen better days. The windows were still boarded up from the recent fighting, and you could see scorch marks on the walls where Baroque Works agents had made their last stand.
This wasn't their first meeting, but ev...
2025-10-09 01:51:22 +0000 UTC View PostJust because something flies through the sky doesn't mean it's a bird. Sometimes it's just a guy who got his ass kicked.
Crocodile soared through the air before crashing down unconscious among the rubble.
Inside the shattered obsidian prison, Luffy lay sprawled out, breathing hard. His body was a mess, not a single inch of skin looke...
2025-10-09 01:50:21 +0000 UTC View PostBucky wasn't dead, which meant Mario couldn't stuff him into his inventory like a block of cobblestone. Inconvenient, but not insurmountable.
He dragged his prize, wrapped so tightly in capture nets that he looked like a mummy, back up to the second floor of S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters. The fight was winding down.
Fury was deep in conv...
2025-10-09 01:48:59 +0000 UTC View PostMario moved through the S.H.I.E.L.D. building, his invisibility potion still holding strong. The two-story atrium outside Fury's office had been converted into a war zone, upper level filled with office cubicles and conference rooms, lower level packed with administrative staff who were now scrambling for cover as Hydra agents poured in from eve...
2025-10-09 01:48:02 +0000 UTC View PostUnderground Research Facility.
Orochimaru immediately began research related to the super-ancient ruins.
Shin, on the other hand, started working on Madara's evolution experiment.
At the same time, Minato, Tsunade, Sakumo, and Fukuyama, among others, were once again undergoing rounds of evolution. By now, Konoha's strength had ...
2025-10-09 01:46:35 +0000 UTC View PostBack when Minato and his group first encountered Madara, there was a huge misunderstanding. They met while exploring under the sea.
When Minato's team sent over a video call invitation, Madara simply ignored all of them.
In the end, unable to stand the constant disturbance, he finally answered, and when the stunned Minato and the oth...
2025-10-09 01:45:46 +0000 UTC View PostRobin looked at Marcus, who seemed completely unbothered by what had just happened. She opened her mouth to say something, then closed it again. What could she even say? He'd just mined a piece of the "indestructible" Poneglyph like it was made of cheese.
Cobra, meanwhile, was staring at the restored historical text. The royal family of Ar...
2025-10-07 05:22:06 +0000 UTC View PostCrocodile's movements froze.
Robin had already turned her attention away from the confrontation, running her hands along the tomb walls, examining the coffin at the chamber's center, and finally studying the mural painted behind it.
"This should be the tomb of a king from eight hundred years ago, right? But... the mural doesn't show ...
2025-10-07 05:21:14 +0000 UTC View PostNight had fallen, and the rain had finally eased from torrential downpour to steady drizzle. The workshop fires were long extinguished, leaving behind nothing but charred rubble and the smell of burned electronics.
Mario stood atop a massive structure. The new workshop was a monolithic box of obsidian that completely enclosed where the old...
2025-10-07 05:19:47 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the late update, I’ve had a lot going on besides studying, so updates have been irregular. They’ll probably stay that way for a while. Since both options got the same number of votes, I’ll go with LM and incorporate some elements from D.A. Black.
2025-10-06 02:17:33 +0000 UTC View PostRumlow stared at the spot where Mario had disappeared, his jaw clenched tight enough to crack teeth. The order from his superiors had been clear: retreat immediately.
Captain America was en route with a full S.H.I.E.L.D. response team. With Zola's Insight program still in development, Hydra couldn't afford exposure. Not yet. Not when they ...
2025-10-06 02:10:57 +0000 UTC View PostAfter getting a free meal from Fury, Mario got a ride back to the factory in one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s unmarked vehicles.
He immediately started unloading various pieces of equipment from his inventory. Unfortunately, the main J.A.R.V.I.S. server hadn't been located in Tony's mansion. That would've been the real prize.
Still, he had mana...
2025-10-06 02:09:52 +0000 UTC View PostOf course, just having a sword wasn't enough.
Over the next month, Wormi worked diligently every day, positioned by the Dragonforge vent, constantly breathing fire to aid in the forging process.
The efficiency remained one Dragonflame Steel ingot per day.
Although it wasn't fast, fortunately, Garrett wasn't exactly pressed for ...
2025-10-06 02:07:45 +0000 UTC View PostNot long after Saruman left, Garrett went straight to the enormous golden mallorn tree beside the stronghold. He knocked on the head of the dozing Wormi, waking the dragon whose weight could only be measured in tons.
Still groggy, Wormi tilted its head toward Garrett, looking puzzled.
Garrett got straight to the point:
"Can you...
2025-10-06 02:06:54 +0000 UTC View Post