《The Bartender at the End of the Universe》Ch 105: An Eye for an Eye
Advertisement
The greediest of mankind always managed to find their way into tombs. Those greedy for money, for knowledge, for power. The secrets of the long dead held far too much potential to quench their greed. This was made all the better by a perceived lack of defenses. However, many of these such tombs were not as defenseless as those who would seek their treasures thought.
"Go on! Hurry past the gap. I'll hold this thing off!" Trizel yelled out as he spread his arms out.
Trizel was standing on a narrow ledge along a wall. His feet were too large to fully fit on it, and his toes hung out over the edge. He scowled as he stared at a cloaked figure that was dangling from a railing a few dozen feet away. It had a yellow glowing orb in the center of its hood, with the rest of its face covered in shadows. It was wearing a tattered brown hood with layers of long brown strips spreading down from the hood and concealing its true form. A single rusted metal arm was extended out the side and hanging onto a railing with a three-digit hand that ended in sharp talons.
"Iiiiitttt ccccuuutttt ttthhheeee rrroooopppeeee," Bakade called out as she hung from the ledge. Despite having one hand wrapped in bandages, she seemed to handle moving along it pretty well.
Sentenza looked over at Death. "Maybe you should head out for a bit. It'll be harder to chase all of us if you go a different direction for a while," he said calmly as he slid along the ledge one foot after the other.
Huh? What are...
Lulu slapped the back of Death's skull. "No point in saying anything, just stick to the plan. Head out so that this thing has to follow two groups instead of all of us being cornered together."
Advertisement
Death's skull spun around, and he clapped his hands around both sides to stop it. Oh, I get it. Cool. I'll uh, meet back up with you guys somewhere, alright?
As Death disappeared, the yellow eye slowly scanned each of them while it just hung there.
"So, do you still swear by left being the best way forward?" Og'drimun said as he floated near Lulu's head.
Lulu smirked. "Oh? Decided you'll pay me a little something for my information finally?"
"Iiissss ttthhhiiisss rrreeaaallllyyyy ttthhheee tttiiiimmmeee?" Bakade groaned.
"It's always a good time to make some money." Lulu countered. "Otherwise, what's the point in life, you know?"
"There are things more important than money," Trizel snorted as he held his hands at the ready and his eyes focused on the new creature.
"Hah!" laughed Sentenza. "At least you can still joke in such a serious situation."
"Uh, power is way more important than money," Og'drimun disagreed. "Enough power, and money doesn't matter at all."
"Seems a bit short sighted to me," Lulu said.
"Oh yeah?" said Og'drimun. "Why is that?"
"Power never really lasts, but with money? Well, that stuff can last a lot longer and create more stable kinds of power." Lulu explained.
"Iiiissss ttthhhaaattt ffffrrreeeeee aaadddvvviiiccceee?" Bakade smirked.
Lulu opened her mouth to speak but stopped herself. She tilted her head to the side and smiled as she tapped a finger against her chin. "Seems you got me again. I'm giving away way too much today."
"Maybe you could all hurry a bit more instead of focusing on talking," Trizel sneered as he refused to move his gaze from the one-eyed creature. "Fighting over a pit is not really a preferable place for combat."
Advertisement
"Only if you aren't confident that you're better at not falling than the guy you're facing." Og'drimun replied before he stuck out his tongue.
Sentenza's hand flew up and caught the small demon's tongue in-between two of his fingers. As the furry creature made a groaning noise to raise his dislike of the situation, Sentenza calmly said, "Well, you can fly, but a claw through one of your wings, and I'd bet that you'd be the worst out of everyone here."
BANG!
The one-eyed stalker had shifted forward, and Sentenza fired a bullet towards it. The creature craned its neck back and avoided the bullet. It paused its movement for a moment before it turned its head towards Sentenza. It's one, glowing eye, stared at him for a while as Sentenza shifted the barrel of his smoking gun up into the air.
"I said I would handle this," Trizel snapped. "Focus on escaping, and I will keep it from following."
Narissa shook her head as she chuckled, "No, you see it has to be soaked, not boiled. Otherwise..."
Whoa! Death popped into place behind Narissa and cut her off. Hey uh, we got a problem.
Advertisement
- In Serial11 Chapters
Select World
Leon is exausted and depressed with life. He recently found something to care about and it is taken from him. With seemingly nothing else left, he decides to kill himself. Seconds away from death, he is given a second chance in a world of his choosing. He finds a group of misfits and starts out on an adventure, but things are not as they seem. This is my first writing so please critique me. I plan to post a new chapter or two every week. All tags and content warnings are subject to change as I progress through my story. I will put the official cover on as soon as it is completed. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy my story.
8 194 - In Serial9 Chapters
Purple Solanum
Sketches: https://imgur.com/a/MnuceUz 'Isabelle', a sheltered princess has her world turned upside down when the emperor is overthrown by the people. She manages to escape but is now all alone in this cruel world. Having never left the castle walls, Isabelle struggles to survive and is just one step away from death's door. But fate seems to have something special in mind for the fallen princess. 'Lilith Raven', Leader of a small criminal group called 'Purple Solanum' gets her path intervened with the princess on one fateful day. Wheels of fate are starting to turn and changes are happening all around in this brutal but magical world.
8 203 - In Serial58 Chapters
Killing Roar: Part 2: Mortal Mewling
Part 2 - Mortal Mewling: Perry's been living his dream in the guard, fighting spike feeders, proving himself to be a valuable member of the community, but his many concerns linger, weighing him down with more questions and regrets. The strange event within the dungeon. The rise of the prey-movement. The critical mass of spike feeders looming around the corner. Things have been going wrong for Titan City, and it feels like they're only going to get worse. Can he help save what he's worked for or will it all fall to ruin? Part 1 - Killing Roar: When Perry was blessed with a platypus beast soul, he thought his chances of joining the village guard were over. No one had every heard of a platypus. It seemed like an obvious prey soul, given it wasn't in the village's records. Only the strongest could be part of the village guard. He thought that would never get the chance to defend the village from the spike feeders, the deadly creatures jutting out with hazardous spikes haphazardly all over. Only predator beast souls were given the requisite training and allowed to join the village guard. Perry just didn't meet their criteria. He was also wrong.Soon Perry will live out his wildest dreams and more, as he scales the rankings of beast soul mastery, fights innumerable dangerous spike feeders and solves mysteries related to the origin of beast souls and spike feeders. And maybe, just maybe, he'll even get to join the city guard. Genre-wise, Mortal Mewling is a GameLit story (light on the GameLit) focused on action and adventure. The Gore tag is there more as a precaution, rather than a promise to keep producing gory words. Mortal Mewling is a bit of a slow burn in terms of start, scale and capacity of the protagonist. Book 2... has now begun! Updates Monday and Thursday
8 210 - In Serial41 Chapters
Manan ff: rab ne bana di jodi ✔
Highest rank #1 in happily ever afterWhat happens when destiny plays a crucial role in making "us"...He was sorted but she was a mess. If calmness defined him than impulsiveness defined her... Paths crossed, fates intertwined them and they ended up finding thier missing pieces in eachother. Poles apart they were but destiny tied them together with a thread called marriage....Peep in to experience a cute yet different arrange marriage saga...
8 136 - In Serial52 Chapters
blackmail ↻ jung jaehyun
❝hey jaehyun? i kind of found a video of you having a conversation with yourself in english❞2016 © yonooh | #1 in jung jaehyun, #1 in jaehyun
8 180 - In Serial7 Chapters
DESTINY-The Fallen Warmind
When the Fallen presence on Venus grows rapidly, the Vanguard sends Emilia to inspect. She finds herself in a situation that could kill her for good. She undergoes trials, trying to revive what was once in her. But when she feels she's ready, she goes after the Fallen. But the Fallen have a plan, a plan that would make the next battle, possibly worse than the Battle of Twilight Gap.
8 132

