《The Never-Ending Search for Amusement》A Giant Problem
Advertisement
The giants have invaded! The defensive fort, with walls ten feet high, was smashed to bits! The soldiers were trampled underfoot! This is the largest defeat the Coalition has suffered!
Out of close to a thousand soldiers garrisoned at the fort, not even a hundred escaped. They ran to a nearby village made for the purpose of receiving survivors in case of an attack. Their stories of ‘behemoths, twice as tall as the walls’ seemed like the ravings of lunatics, but the number of witnesses made them send an alert.
Over the next several days, messengers travelled to every settlement in the surrounding lands, giving warning of an invasion. The Coalition gathered its armies and sent them to villages in a circle around the destroyed the fort, forming a cordon. Of course, villages inside the perimeter were evacuated. Now, they’re waiting.
The giants are attacking! The entire force of two dozen colossi is there, charging at one of the legions! The archers and mages are sending their projectiles, but the giant’s thick skin protects them.
The centaur battalion, three hundred trained soldiers, has met the giants in battle. However, even with their equine speed and reflexes, many of them are already dead. They’re using their spears to stab the giant’s feet, and- yes! The first giant has fallen! The centaurs are swarming the downed creature, stabbing its eyes. It’s dead.
It wasn’t without a price, however. That single giant killed almost twenty centaurs on its own. Two others have been slain, but with similar scores. The rest of the giants are finishing them off. Excepting a few who ran away, the centaur battalion is no more.
The giants, with very few losses, have made their way to the support team and their guards. The hundred defenders have heavy armor, as their are the last line of defence, but it’s useless against their enemy’s strength. It just reduces their mobility, allowing for their destruction in a few minutes. One giant died.
Advertisement
The mages have (finally) realised that to damage the giants, they should focus their attacks. Ten fireballs impacting one at the same time is just barely enough to kill it. The archers are doing the same, although ninety arrows isn’t enough. It took them two volleys to kill a giant, and by that time, they- yeah, they’re all dead.
So, final tally:
Of the twenty four giants, seven died.
Of the three hundred centaurs, one hundred defenders, ninety archers and ten mages, six survived. They were all deserters.
Giants- one, Coalition- zero!
Advertisement
- In Serial29 Chapters
Death Is a Reality
Death has always caused suffering.......Haruki has always known this with the ones he love leaving himNow, A VRMMORPG turned death game threatens to take away the last light of his life"""For what purpose have you come to decide to play this game?""""To find the person most important to me."""Will Haruki be able to conquer Death? Or will Death once again steal from him?
8 229 - In Serial9 Chapters
Many Minded
Synopsis: Issa Pyxis, Spacer orphan and illegal heretic, graduated from living on the streets to running with a gang years ago, but now it looks like that’s all going to change. Her inheritance, more specifically who—or what—she is, is catching up with her, and on a planet with the Emperor’s inquisitors slinking around in every shadow, nowhere is safe and no one can be trusted. What will she do? A cyberpunk story about identity, loneliness, covert infiltration, evil dystopias, and much more! Features: - Cyborgs and cyberpunk galore - This is indented to be somewhat “rational” and “hard” Sci-Fi story - Original Fiction however parts of my worldbuilding are inspired by other Sci-Fi stories (duh) Rationale: The future is cool, AIs are kickass, and questions about consciousness are simultaneously existential and yet unanswered. To me, this story is a vehicle for exploring these topics, and also, I wanted to write a story where the protagonist was unafraid of themselves and where their self is more like a git-repo than a meat computer. Disclaimer: This story primarily takes place in what we’d describe as a “cyberpunk dystopia” with some extra technocracy, autocracy, and religious fervor thrown into the mix, so there will be some “grittiness” in this story. Caveat emptor. Also, [insert your favorite boilerplate “views expressed” disclaimer here]. I shouldn’t need to say this, but the main character and other characters in my story can be wrong on occasion (gasp!) and the way they view the world isn’t always objective truth (if such a thing even exists) nor do their views and opinions necessarily reflect the views of me, the author. Cover art by me! [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]
8 87 - In Serial12 Chapters
The Wizard And The Private Eye
Richard 'Dick' Miller, an ex-private investigator and WWII Veteran, now drunk and destitute, without a hope in the world. By the year 1970, after stumbling upon, and getting crushed by MK-Ultra and Watergate, he lost his profession as a private eye and now spends his days in the bottom of a bottle. That is, until he got hit by a car and died. Now, by unknown means, he finds himself as the guiding spirit to a magic-wielding, young peasant boy in what can only be called a Fantasy land. Roped into a Kingdom-wide conspiracy involving mages, nobles, magical beasts and criminal enterprises, can this unlikely buddy-cop duo navigate the maze of bad intentions while defeating unseen foes with their shenanigans?
8 170 - In Serial35 Chapters
Rise of the Henchman
A guy chooses to become a henchmen and this is his journey. This takes part in a shared universe please contact me or passingthunder if you are interested in joining Edited by Passingthunder Background: This universe contains heroes, villains and the government. This world contains crossovers and can be written from any prospective, Expect updates on Friday's and Saturday's This is on Hiatus
8 164 - In Serial134 Chapters
Sanders Sides One Shots: Volume 2 [COMPLETED]
Lots of Prinxiety! Mostly fluffy! This is my second book of one shots because I actually ran out of space in my other one! Completed - Volume 3 available!
8 257 - In Serial54 Chapters
Blood to Love | 3rd year
☆ first story in the sequel ☆✰☽♡𑁍✯☼"We need a name for this," I said.He asked, "Enemies to lovers?"I chuckled. "We aren't lovers, Malfoy.""How about blood to love?" "What does that mean?" ✰☽♡𑁍✯☼Y/n L/n, a pureblood Slytherin, despises Draco Malfoy. For years he has bullied her, but this year, she decides to defend herself and reveal her confidence that all Slytherins are meant to have. After a few relationships, jealousy, and many fights, they will one day realize that everything seemed utterly dull and worthless before they met each other. y/n l/n x draco ~ enemies to lovers (slow burn)the cover image belongs to google, but I edited it150,000 words +Started: March 22 2021Finished: May 20 2021Editing: May 23 2021
8 158

