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Dogs so many dogs. It is going to be impossible for any group activities to take place that doesn’t get interrupted by dogs. But I see a dozen sports games going on around me. I can fly right past them, and I will see no reins on any puppers. Do you think it would gather a crowd if I fell to the floor and stared up to the sky? I feel amazing, and I want to soak it all up with a wide ray of beauty surrounding me up above.
There is a white pupper; he is shaped like a wolf, but skinner and his snoot are longer, he is patched with black and white fur, the black spots are very close to his eyes but not directly over them to call this dog panda dog. Then there are the ones that look like there are going to get squashed by the others. The little furballs and shorthaired tinies very stick together. It is all lies when in movies, they all join to form one mega dog. They will never in a million years get along as much as they do in the movies. But who knows. They turned from vicious wolves that never left the pack. To bark machines alone with their masters for food and comfort. I have no doubt about what the next line of upgrades these species will take. There are the wolves, always a given, the brown and black ones and the white and grey ones with blue eyes. These ones are the fluffiest. You can really get in there and fluff them up, really ruffle the feathers; the meat and bones on these dogs make for the best pets. I think the best the pups could do is stack on top of each other; the big ones could do the same. That would be cute to witness but, unless taxidermied, I don’t think the dogs would stand for that. Too dark? The owners, on the other hand, are either on the floor having a picnic or out there playing with their pups actively. Some that are having picnics are having their pups lay to rest next to them, which I thought impossible; as a dog, I would’ve gone above and beyond my limit to enjoy fun and pleasure. Live in the moment until I burn into a crisp and wither away. So I have the best memories when it comes to relaxing at home. Suppose I give even that bit of pleasure of comfort to my owner. I remember rabbits, and squirrels and mice in the fields and parks back home; I don't think I've seen a single rabbit; I also do find it odd that there is no lake; there is normally a lake, which gives the park more pristine and luxury in my opinion, so if there was anything had that I would say against this park it would be that. The size of it, however, is something unmatched; the trees look healthy too; grandpa trees looking after its residents is always a good vibe in the sun. They probably look after the homeless of the area too, which could say wonders for its wisdom. No lake means no ducks, which works for the number of dogs in this park; this park is big to enjoy for people to run around only 2 or 3 laps and call it a day, I'm sure if there had been a lake. Therefore a lot of ducks and birds that come by, that could have sectioned off that part and the dogs would not be able to tell; they would run around enough to stay in sight of their owners anyway; they don't need this much space. I haven’t had any pets, but I can tell that it is a big concern for the owners when their dogs go crazy when they see things, other animals that they can chase around. Is it the first time they are seeing them as more dog than a pet? Also somehow they lose their intelligence when they see them like that, so maybe more people, all of these people, are happier and come here specifically because it is a dog dominated with no ducks or squirrels or rabbits for them to chase and therefore now they are able to invite friends and enjoy there own time beside their dogs. Win-win in some cases lose lose in another. Who can tell which side is right to have their opinions?
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A game of frisbee golf is first. Whoever could get to the other side of the park, with the least amount of throws, using the least amount of people win. There are 3 to 4 players, generally, but today, both teams have opted for six groups. The goal is simple, both teams have spread out their people, and there are four frisbees now instead of 2 that will be in this game. Both teams can intercept the other to try to take as many frisbees as possible, but they are not allowed to hold every single frisbee in the game. The frisbees are not marked each time; they just have to get a person holding a frisbee on the finish line. This game was between 6 boys and six girls. The spirits were high as each team flaunted how and why they were going to win over the other just by being the better gender. I joined in a bit but had taken a step back because of all the overpowering voices bouncing off each other. They have a chemistry that is excluding me but is resulting in me forming a clique already with two people from my team. The game started with a shout from a guy with shorts and sunglasses who looked way too enthusiastic about the game, which balanced out the girl sunbathing at his feet, who had no interest whatsoever in anything that was going on around her.
The game started with the other team throwing a hail mary and having one of their frisbees go into the water, followed by the next one going and getting itself stuck in a tree; it was very basic, the guys trying to show off whilst the girls were keeping it simple and organised with esteemed communication skills on both parts. Surprisingly little to no dog interference. The first game was an easy win for the girls’ side. Our pace was kept consistent while the other teams were all over the place; once one person got a consistently good shot after shot, they rallied behind him and listened to his orders on what they were going to do to win the game, I mean from our standpoint it was already over we have 3 of the frisbees, it was literally impossible for them to win, but that didn’t stop them from trying and having their morale stats on max. There was a lot of foul play towards the end, but nothing to get things to were other people from the sidelines had to intervene, it was getting clean and in house, making the first victory an actual one for the books, one more, and we would win the match in total. Towards the end, we started to have some discourse on which strategy to take forth. Some had their own plans and were impatient and just wanted to play the game as a fun game and match the guys level of intensity. But the streak we were on was one that not even our differences in strategy were going to make a change. A throw the hat on this round so, on the next round, they can have a go from the start, which is what was going to happen here. Everyone took a break to go back to their home bases; some team collusion from mixing was happening. Laughter, flirting. People went back to eat; some had to go entirely. Emergencies. The teams were swapped around and mixed for the next round as the number of guys and girls were no longer equal. A lot more people wanted to play after our first match happened. This ended up taking a lot of time to figure out how we were going to do this, and the resolution we came up with was to have two separate games going on at the same time, and the captain of our team went over to play and organise another game. Like in school, with the coaches and sometimes the two coaches that were always leaders have to split up, and you would recognise that just because one team had two leaders didn’t mean that one of them was bad and not lifting their weight, but it meant that the other coach was in a supportive role and that if they had there own team that they would prosper just the same and the same happened here, a smile formed around my face as I felt proud for this stranger, this display of competence was something to be in awe in.
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The guy with the sunglasses and shorts looked like he hadn’t moved and was ready, and just like the first match, he was excited as ever, and there was the girl sunbathing now sleeping on her front, bra off. Both of these people are fully committed to their craft, love of passion, dedication to their hobbies. Tanning can be a hobby, it is something you need to take care of outside the activity, and you do have to repeat it; it is a repetitive action they are partaking in. And the second game was off. The person that had successfully performed an insane throw did it again at the start; they had placed their people right at the far side so that he would throw to the second person, then they would do safe throw till he caught up to do another insane throw, and he did. It flew from vision to only hit the person catching it. We had no ability to catch up on it. It seemed like we had the scrap and leftover people, our captain was poached, the organisation and communication were no longer in check, some of us tried to catch up by trying full power shots, but none of us had the technique quite as down as the team one captain. Some on us at the same time went for sabotages and interceptions so our throws were not always received and the other team had taking advantage of out loss of leader ship and strageyu that was not keeping up with the other team by punishing every single mistake we made and kept us at the losing streak and we were well behind, they had all there frisbees right at the edge of the finish line, all 5 of them which they presently tossed weakishly doing posses and crying out nonesene as they messed around and got into our heads that they were the better team in this one, but it was a game and although some of us had had enough and just walked away we finished the game, and no, them trying to make it seem like it was a close game didnt give us any hope, even though there was a person that thought this was a chance to punish them on being playful and playing with there food, so there was one very loudly screment throw from the back that was very unexpected, but with one kick of the frisbee on the floor the other team had won. We all laughed; everyone played how they wanted to and had fun accordingly because you don’t need to govern people on the way they decide to play a friendly game; it isn’t up to the team captain or the players to be upset with the way there teammates choose to play especially if it is not in some way harming the other people or the play. Yes, you might feel annoyed and irritated by the way they are playing; it might get under your skin because you just don’t understand how it is possible to have fun and have convinced yourself that you know it better than they do and come to the conclusion that they are not in fact having have and that they are in actuality hurting themselves to win and that they need to understand something that this is just a fun game. But personal philosophies and the way people interact with their own lives do not work this way, and people need to get this fact through their skulls, oh wait.
I wonder why. Why is it that every time cats are introduced into a medium, they get slammed with a door? I can’t be the only one that notices this right. There was one time when I was watching a movie, and it had cut to commercials that I scrolled through 8 different channels, and every single one of them had a cat get stuck behind a door, and they slammed it. I have no idea how it was possible for such a similar scene to be played on different channels at the same time, I remember one of it, and I’m not sure if they go through the door or under the dresser that was blocking the door, but that has been a memory of mine that pops into my head from time to time.
We didn’t get to play another game. After they messed around with us at the end, there were a couple of people on my team that didn’t take that likely and took offence to it. The other team was not having it and decided on a better plan anyway. To play the other team that one on the game that went of simultaneously from us. After grouping with them, it seemed like the crowd had gotten too large now and that there might be a mob happening, and we might have to disband because starting a mob isn’t the greatest, especially one that moves around a lot. After the winners rejoiced and the distasteful atmosphere of being messed with and bullied was gone and the competitiveness to show which team was better was back, the losers had gathered and told each other that the coming in the third prise wasn't worth it and everyone disbanded to go to different games or back to their friends and family to complain or discuss what cool moves and strategies weren’t and if only they would listen would come back, and the compliments and the comforting words would be faded away and the rest of their day out in the park would continue, maybe one that involved everyone having fun and not a competitive one like this that took normal people and made them into amateur athletics, complaining about how bad their team is for they were the reason victory was not brought upon them. The games in total had taken an hour each. Nothing too bad. A fun game with your friends before the barbeque meat start getting done, and everyone is sitting around eating food.
There were a few indie games if you will, that was going on, some more private games that I could not just ask to join because that would be weird and not socially acceptable and ultimately would get weird looks and ruin everybody’s days. Even though I am nasty at the best of one rock paper scissors, but it was not the kinds of games I am talking about, the classic spoon and egg race to I put my feet in the bag now everyone else is doing it to see if it actually as hard as it seems. Things that you would never do on your own, but you have this opportunity to gain some knowledge or discover or explore a fact or two that you have been curious about for some time, and you can do this all with the comfort of family and friends. Make memories and grow from each other till the next time you meet and hang out like this some overtime in the distant future because your aunt is moving houses and your cousins are starting to have kids. Your uncles are moving into some business ideas that will require them to work half the time they are alive. And remember, the other half is supposed to be spent sleeping. A friendly game of chess might be played in the house, plus whatever else games your family could fit and be sure that everyone would play. Play in part. The kids have their consoles to play with, but mostly their phones, your baby cousins still in their buggy buckled upon their mother’s phone. The basic, the most cliche things you see in the background and pay no attention to as you pass through your day. That is what I am talking about. Those are not the games that I will be participating in next,
There is at most two more games that I can play if we do best out of three for all of them. I played frisbee mayhem jump. Then I was also thinking of playing jelly drop, which is the most popular game played in parks. Then if I could find any rocket flippers or running rare games, then I would’ve liked to play, but I am exhausted out of the first game, plus I’m pretty mentally exhausted as well, being in contact with all those people. It crushes me; looking at myself like this, previously, I would say that I was in one of the most optimal shapes I could’ve been, and now, after one game of frisbee mayhem jump, I turn into this, just tell me your joking and get this bad joke out of my face, say it isn’t so. Grab ahold of the antlers and steer Santa back home because we don’t need any wishes from an older man. We can stand on our two feet, and more than just a couple of hours, what we were able to do preceded towards the superhuman.
That doesn’t mean I have changed my mind and am thinking about staying. No, I am leaving. After I go to the bathroom, I get in my car, and I am out of here.
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The Immortal Spear
In the world of Icona, the story follows the journey of Miles and Aila as they travel the world and progress through the tier's of the system. ----- The cover is my own poorly done drawing/editing.
8 200Crafter's Passion (AKA Gleaners' Guild)
2038, California. Stan is doing his mandatory "volunteer" service years on a collective farm when he encounters Thousand Tales, a game that offers immortality to the super-rich. He can't afford to have his brain uploaded like those elite customers, but maybe he can turn a profit out of the game instead of just playing it. Not as a legendary swordsman or a brilliant wizard, but as a dealer in the junk no one else seems to want. If he plays his cards right, he can draw the attention of both the farm's supervisor and the game's ruling, meddling AI. Should he, though? LitRPG. Part of the world of "Thousand Tales", a novel series on Amazon, though no knowledge of it is expected. This story is around 12K words long. I'd appreciate feedback to help write a much longer version! Updates every few days. Cover art from game-icons.net, by Lorc, CC-BY. Update! This story was originally called "Gleaners' Guild". It came out on Amazon under the name "Crafter's Passion" and has many reviews there, thanks in part to the support of RR readers like you. Thanks! It even has a sequel, "Crafter's Heart".
8 100The Dreamside Road
Five years after the world fell into chaos, a treasure of artifacts is up for grabs. The relics of the Dreamside Road offer a power that could help rebuild or annihilate what remains. Orson Gregory is an adventurer for hire, but hunts this treasure for answers, not glory. Enoa Cloud’s late aunt helped hide the Dreamside Road, but following in her aunt’s supernatural tradition offers her as much peril as power. Together, Orson and Enoa battle a magic-obsessed militia, clash with a host of rivals, and face constant adventure on their journey to find the Dreamside Road. *Updates Monday and Friday The Dreamside Road is now on TopWebFiction! Vote so people know this exists. _____________________________________ NOTE: The Progression tag applies specifically to Enoa. Also, fair warning, that element doesn't enter the story until she begins her studies. Content: Main characters range in age from teenagers to people in their thirties and older, but it will not contain gratuitous violence or explicit sexual content. It also won’t shy away from implication, anything to make this story and its world feel more real. Characters will freely allude to potentially triggering topics, including living with a disability, facing terminal illness, coping with trauma, surviving societal destabilization, and the consequences of bigotry. At its most intense, the Dreamside Road is a hard PG-13. Worldbuilding: This is not a story with a lot of early exposition scenes, conveniently explaining ‘magic systems’ and political dynamics. Readers will learn, progressively, as the characters do. This story/world has a ‘magic system’, or rather, a set of systems, but the effort to quantify and understand the truth of the setting plays a role in the backstory, as well as in some character motivations. In that same vein, not every character has a firm grasp on the nature of their world, and not every piece of dialog from every character should be taken as entirely truthful Worldbuilding. Also, this isn't the softest Sci-fi. There are at least some basic explanations given for various elements, but Royal Road does not give me a spectrum to choose from. Given the choice between hard and soft, let's just say The Dreamside Road won't be cited in any college Physics papers. Setting and Theme: The Dreamside Road walks the line between fantasy and science fiction and deals with finding one’s place in a changing world. Many of the characters in this story are United States natives and the story begins in the United States, my homeland. However, knowledge or interest in this country is not necessary to understand the story, especially as it progresses. Also, as this is a novel that deals with societal collapse and while that damage may be widespread, in story, I don’t want to overstep and critique the culture of others’ unless I have particular knowledge in a given area. Ultimately, the Dreamside Road is American in the same way Harry Potter is English, fantasies that do not have a full secondary world, but with enough original elements to fully diverge the setting from our the real world.
8 135Re-Ordaining of the Chosen
Alea cheerfully hummed as she descended the steps, brimming in upbeat while her colleague, Quarren Leos, shot her a look of skepticism. “So… were you right about him?” he asked doubtfully. She came to a stop for a moment, her humming falling silent before she shook her head, waving her medium length light-blonde hair from side to side. “I was wrong about him.” Quarren raised an eyebrow in confusion at the convoluted response.“But you seem quite happy?” he asked again. “Because I am. But I was wrong about him. He was… so much more than I ever expected.” Alea looked at the sky overhead with a smile. “That boy… no, that man, is amazing. I firmly believe he will come to stand on top of any adversary he faces. He is destined. He is Chosen.” Quarren snorted as he stepped past, shaking his head. “Okay. Each to their own beliefs but you’re sounding like a nutjob. That skinny twig? Everyone calls him a cripple, you know,” he shook his head.“Rumours are always false, Leos,” Alea answered with a disapproving shake of her head. “You wouldn’t know. He is so, so much more.” “I saw him with my own two eyes. I didn’t see anything redeeming,” Quarren rebutted. “Well…” Alea chuckled. “You haven’t seen what I’ve seen.” In the year 917 of the Imperial Calendar, the Great War had just ended between dozens of nations. Farrien welcomed home millions of troops and warriors with the Archdukes of Aerianne and Kanaria leading them at the forefront. Since the founding of Farrien, the Aerianne and Kanarian Archduchies have been pillars upholding the Kingdom from enemies. It was common belief that they possessed special blood blessed by the Goddess Stecia, who gifted the lineage to the first King of Farrien when he first founded the country. All were ecstatic when the current generation of the two Archduchy's, after the war, agreed to let their children wed. The excitement was short-lived however when the Aerianne Princess proved to be a dragoness among men but the Kanarian Prince was worse than even mediocre. The Prince disappeared and the wedding was shortly forgotten as society lived on. Until one day the Young Heir of Kanaria returned to Farrien a changed man, bringing demise with him. Follow the story of the Chosen ordained by the Goddess of Time as he returns to the past to right his wrongs and set things back straight again! Many thanks to xSTAYc for the cover design and various co-creative elements in the conscription phase! :p
8 102But I never wanted to be involved
My friend loves light novels, games, anime. All I wanted was for some peace and quiet. But he just had to drag me along didn't he. For once, the idiot was summoned as the hero, here's the problem he pulled me. Then I ended up in the same world just no clue where the idiot friend of mine is gone to.
8 87ʜɪꜱ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ~ᴍɪᴅᴀꜱ x ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ~
The island Y/N calls home is being taken over. Everyday citizens are taken as hostages, points of interest are being destroyed, and it's all because of Shadow. A faction known for destruction. Although Y/N hasn't been a hostage for long, she's immediately given a role as an assassin. Her first day on the job and her target is Midas, the leader of Ghost, a faction of spies of which are against Shadow. Y/N finds herself befriending the agents of Ghost after her first mission plays out wrong. But, mysteries lie within the leader, and she will learn them...or at least she thinks she will.
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