Click.
Mario flicked his lighter open and lit the cigarette hanging from his lips. Looking at the lighter reminded him of Coulson, and thinking about Coulson brought back memories of those bastards from earlier today.
With plenty of loot stuffed in his inventory, he had returned from the Nether to the Marvel world. Ten hours...
2025-09-19 23:36:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day.
Bright sunlight warmed Mario's skin as he lounged by the lake in Central Park. Even after a full night of vampire hunting, he didn't feel tired at all. The gentle heat made him drowsy in the best possible way.
He sat on a beat-up couch he'd dragged to the lakeside, holding the most pathetic fishing rod imaginable. The t...
2025-09-19 23:35:40 +0000 UTC View PostMario's underground base.
Three guys and one fat bat sat on the couch. Mario pulled out two bottles of Coke and set them on the coffee table in front of Blade and Coulson.
"Don't have anything fancier, so we're keeping it simple."
Neither man was in the mood for drinks. They were too busy staring around the spacious underground...
2025-09-19 23:34:43 +0000 UTC View PostGandalf and Balin departed.
The two returned together to Erebor, the place where their journey had begun.
After arriving back at Erebor with Balin, Gandalf immediately set out again, none knowing where his new travels would take him.
As for Balin...
"It was quite an adventure, was it not?"
He regaled his old friends...
2025-09-19 23:33:40 +0000 UTC View PostUsopp finally accepted the Bomb-Bomb Fruit, though he looked like he was wrestling with second thoughts.
"You're really giving this to me?"
"If you don't want it, how about giving it to Sanji," Marcus said with a shrug. "His kicking techniques combined with explosion powers would probably be pretty strong."
Sanji, who was busy ...
2025-09-19 02:13:52 +0000 UTC View PostZoro stood at the edge of the massive scar carved into the earth by Dorry's sword, placing his hand on his blade as he replayed that incredible strike in his mind.
What struck him most was that this was the only flying slash Dorry had released during the entire duel. Not because he couldn't do more, but because their battle had always come...
2025-09-19 02:12:52 +0000 UTC View PostIn a small parking lot on the west side of Central Park.
"Alright, Pearl. Hold up a second."
Mario watched the blood vial in Pearl's hand fill up completely, then waved for him to stop. He jumped down from the truck and grabbed some bread from his inventory, munching on it to restore his lost health while walking over to the furnace....
2025-09-19 02:08:21 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time they walked out of the mall, the sun had completely set and streetlights were flickering on all across the city. Mario and Coulson hauled bags of supplies back to the truck, though most of the stuff that could be converted into crafting materials was already safely stored in Mario's inventory. The rest was just for show.
Blade ...
2025-09-19 02:07:32 +0000 UTC View PostHero Water.
This had been the Fūma clan's lifeline during the chaotic Warring States period, their ace in the hole when everything else failed.
Later, when Hashirama's hidden ninja village system spread throughout the shinobi world, the head of the Fūma clan followed suit. He gathered all the ninja clans within the Land of Waterfal...
2025-09-19 02:06:30 +0000 UTC View Post---Third POV---
"Father, about Kurotsuchi and the others..."
Out of habit, Kitsuchi wanted to remind his father, but then he thought better of it. Since Deidara was currently in a phase of transformation inspired by his idol, it would be best not to disturb him.
So he quickly stopped himself mid-sentence and shifted the topic: ...
2025-09-19 02:05:43 +0000 UTC View PostAn abrupt upheaval came to its end.
This battle, which targeted settlements of the Free Peoples across the eastern lands, concluded within just a few days. In scale, it could be considered the largest conflict in nearly a century, second only to the Battle of Five Armies, yet in the chronicles it merited only brief notation.
[In the ...
2025-09-19 02:04:19 +0000 UTC View Post"Roooaar!"
The Olog-hai let out a thunderous bellow, but no matter how loud his cry, it could not change the fact that death was already upon him.
Black blood spurted from his neck, and flames engulfed his massive form, frightening the surrounding Uruks into retreat.
The great armored trolls fell one after another, the siege to...
2025-09-19 02:03:43 +0000 UTC View PostSome people were scrambling to voice their opinions, others wore extremely grave expressions as they thought deeply, and still others were so frightened that the hoes in their hands trembled and dropped to the ground.
Naruto, however, simply looked at Sāra with a blank expression. Although she often said shocking things, she rarely joked....
2025-09-18 16:24:43 +0000 UTC View PostNawaki, Konan, and Yahiko exchanged glances and immediately agreed. After all, three days was already beyond their expectations. If this matter succeeded, their status in the class would skyrocket, it was easy to imagine.
During the process, Nawaki even winked at Kushina, the meaning clear: Thanks for your cooperation this time.
Kush...
2025-09-18 16:23:36 +0000 UTC View PostBut these people have conveniently forgotten that back when they wanted to start a war to divert internal conflicts within the village, every single one of them had voted in favor.
The long absences of the Third Kazekage and Rasa gave Pakura the perfect opportunity.
With Chiyo's support, she seized the moment to accomplish quite a bi...
2025-09-18 16:22:47 +0000 UTC View PostAfter successfully finding the scroll containing the important item, the match finally came to an end after an hour.
Leaving the cinema, everyone still felt reluctant for it to be over.
However, they all walked quickly, eager to share what they had seen in the livestream with those who hadn't been able to get tickets.
Such a go...
2025-09-18 16:21:35 +0000 UTC View PostHe was the true last trump card outside the villa. The other ninjas attempting sneak attacks, if they succeeded, great; if not, they were merely paving the way for him.
But in the next instant, he felt a chill at his neck, a short blade was now pressed against it.
"Not bad, you've got some skill!" A voice filled with praise sounded b...
2025-09-18 16:20:33 +0000 UTC View PostEveryone finally understood why, whenever these three went on a mission together, nothing could stand in their way.
And this was still their state after having been sealed.
If they were allowed to go all out, forget a hundred men, even a thousand probably wouldn't be able to match them.
It's no exaggeration to say that, during ...
2025-09-18 16:19:40 +0000 UTC View PostVoting ended.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the supervisory team led by Kojiro opened the ballot boxes on the spot. They poured out the slips from each box, reading aloud the votes one by one while counting.
Genraku swiftly recorded everything on paper.
"Mediation post, Ichiro Yamamoto, one hundred and twelve votes!"
"L...
2025-09-18 16:14:57 +0000 UTC View PostShiratori's words were not yet finished. He had another piece of news to announce.
"Tomorrow morning!"
"When the sun rises, I want everyone, every household, to send at least one representative to gather here in this square!"
After his words fell, doubt spread across the faces of the crowd.
"Come back here? For what?"
... 2025-09-18 16:14:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe setting sun, as red as blood, dyed the vast square crimson. The air was filled with dust, sweat, and a faint smell of blood. The ragged refugees, men, women, the elderly, children… They were like wild grass battered down by storms, yet still stubbornly growing back, crowded densely together in the square. Their eyes were no longer clouded,...
2025-09-18 16:13:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe plaza was packed with people.
The refugees stood there, the tattered hems of their clothes trembling slightly in the breeze, exposing gaunt frames and bluish-purple skin.
Having just gone through a life-and-death crisis, many of them still hadn't fully registered what had happened.
But their expressions had changed.
W...
2025-09-18 16:12:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe atmosphere on the central plaza of Aomine was electric.
Refugees stood in line to register their names and identification information.
Shiratori assigned the registration task to Nagato and Konan.
The two of them were more careful by nature.
[Faith detected]
[Multiple sources: +3000 points each]
[Total a...
Box after box of food was carried out from the back kitchen and loaded onto carts. It was as if they had emptied the whole kitchen of the Okura Inn.
"All right, everything's loaded up," said the refugee at the front, wiping the sweat from his forehead as he spoke to Shiratori.
His name was Masato Miyamoto. Before the wars broke out i...
2025-09-18 16:09:20 +0000 UTC View Post
I’ll release the chapters tomorrow. Too tired, writing the song and doing it took way too long.
2025-09-17 23:25:22 +0000 UTC View PostA small box truck was crawling along the New York highway. Blade gripped the steering wheel. He'd driven everything from motorcycles to armored vehicles, but hauling cargo in rush hour traffic was testing even his patience.
The highway stretched ahead of them. Cars bumper-to-bumper as far as the eye could see, engines idling, tempers flari...
2025-09-17 14:24:58 +0000 UTC View PostGarcia Morales spit blood onto the cracked pavement. The taste of iron filled his mouth as he tried to push himself up on his elbows, only to have his vision swim and his arms give out. Kerry and Gore were both lying a few feet away in various states of beaten-to-shit
"Don't get up, man. They see you still got energy, there's gonna be a ro...
2025-09-17 14:24:16 +0000 UTC View Post"Perfect!" Marcus exclaimed.
If fire resistance worked this well, his operation possibilities had just expanded massively. He could actually mine inside an active volcano without getting cooked alive.
First things first, he needed to test the economics of this whole setup. He pulled out an iron bucket and scooped up some lava.
...
2025-09-17 02:32:26 +0000 UTC View PostLittle Garden.
Despite having "Little" in its name, the island was anything but small. When Marcus actually laid eyes on it, he couldn't help but whistle.
In the original story, it had seemed like two Sea Kings occupied roughly half the island each. But seeing it in person made him realize just how massive this place really was, at l...
2025-09-17 02:29:55 +0000 UTC View PostAfter taking down the ghast, Mario could only watch helplessly as the experience orbs and ghast tears it dropped fell straight into the lava ocean below.
This was exactly why he hated fighting ghasts. The damn things were massive, and in the Nether Wastes they always spawned floating over lava seas. Kill one, and their drops would just sin...
2025-09-17 02:27:24 +0000 UTC View Post