《Destiny Rewritten》Chapter 83
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"So, not only can Alex not help us here, but she and Sara decided to run off on a romantic holiday to Paris?" Oliver asked, raising an eyebrow skeptically.
"Hey, the only thing I have a problem with is that Sara's girlfriend takes her on nicer vacations then you take me on." Laurel said with a smile.
"Very funny." Oliver said.
"I think I have another solution." Roy said.
"And that is?" Oliver asked.
"As of yesterday I am now the newest recruit into the SCPD." Roy said.
"You joined the police force?" Thea asked her boyfriend.
"Yeah, I mean, we can't rely on Sara's federal agent clearance for everything, so I thought having an actual cop on the team would be beneficial." Roy said.
"You thought right. This gives us much easier means of getting access to SCPD intel and evidence without having to use much less savory forms of getting them. Just be careful Roy, we can't risk you getting caught." Oliver said.
"Don't worry, I won't." Roy assured him.
"I hope not." Oliver said.
"You didn't tell them the other reason you're getting a real job." Thea said.
"What?" Oliver asked.
"I'm not just moving out of the mansion because of Mom and Walter having a kid. Roy and I have been talking and we've decided to move in together and since like you Ollie, we don't want to be dependent on mom's money and while I'm doing pretty well with the club, Roy doesn't want to be dependent on me for money." Thea said and Oliver chuckled.
"You sure you can handle living this one Roy?" Oliver asked and Thea lightly smacked her brother.
"I asked Laurel the same thing about you." Thea said.
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"It's true, she did." Laurel confirmed and Oliver rolled his eyes at that.
"Okay then, Winn, see if you can at least hack into the SCPD's surveillance feed to find Roy a window to get his hands on that star, we need to know who killed Conahan and we need to know it now." Oliver said as Laurel's phone dinged.
"Speaking of Conahan, that was my dad, I need to go meet with him and Conahan's widow. You guys keep digging and I'll let you know if I find anything on my end." Laurel said and they all nodded as she left.
"Laurel certainly seems to have stepped up as your second in command." Thea noted to Oliver.
"She was always a natural leader. Now she leads the city by day and she's the second-in-command when we protect the city at night." Oliver said, right as the computers went off.
"Or by day in this instance." Winn said as he went over to the computers.
"Winn, what is it?" Oliver asked.
"Ever since Tobias Church was taken into custody, I've been keeping tabs on the other crime gangs in the city, you know, Los Halcones, Triad, Bratva, Bertinelli's, the usual." Winn said.
"And?" Oliver asked.
"Someone is taking out members of the Bertinelli Syndicate and the boss, Frank Bertinelli is pointing fingers at the Triad." Winn said and Oliver's blood ran cold.
"So we could be looking at a gang war." Thea said.
"It's worse than that. Looks like whoever this is, they've also hit Los Halcones and even the Bratva. Whoever is doing this is trying to set all the crime gangs in this city against each other." Oliver said as he looked at more reports.
"That could kill dozens of people in this city." Thea said.
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"If we're lucky. If we don't stop this, a citywide gang war could end up killing this city." Oliver said.
"What do we do?" Roy asked.
"I'm going to reach out to my contacts in the Bratva, see if I can get any more information. In the meantime, Thea, frostbite up, since you've mastered how to fly with your powers, do an aerial search of the city, Roy, get to the precinct, see if you can find any more information on the killer, Winn do the same thing here. Our lone killer takes a back seat to the possibility of a city wide gang war." Oliver said and they all nodded.
"We should let Laurel and Sara know." Thea said.
"I'll tell Laurel tonight and then we'll tell Sara when she gets back in town." Oliver said and they nodded.
On the other side of town, a masked woman entered a rather spacious penthouse to see a masked man waiting for her.
"Did you do it?" The man asked.
"Yes, but I don't understand why I needed to do it. After all, I already had a war going on between my father and the Triad." Helena Bertinelli said as she removed her mask.
"Patience. You want vengeance against your father, I want vengeance against the Green Arrow, instigating a war between every criminal organization in this city accomplishes both those goals." the man said and Helena nodded.
"Of course. Are you going to confront him though?" She asked and she could that even under his mask, he was smiling.
"Eventually, when the time is right. But for now, we will watch as he tries to stop his city from burning." the man said.
"And if he tries to come after me?" Helena asked.
"Then he will face the full wrath of Prometheus." Prometheus said and then, he removed his mask and Helena smiled as they kissed.
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Unliving
[Participant in the Royal Road Writathon, November 2021] For the longest time, Aideen Fiachna had only one prescient wish; to be the daughter her parents could take pride in. The idea was a tall order, especially as her father stood at the head of the Templar order, and her grandfather as the Pope. However, she endeavored to try nonetheless. Yet fate had a different path in store for her. For all her efforts, all her best laid plans, were but the broken off crumbs of 'one day'. That day, she was brutally slain by a vile, accursed undead being. Though, not even restful eternity awaited her in death. She awakened inside a coffin. Her coffin. During her own funeral wake. Discovering, to her horror, that she had risen. Not somehow resurrected, no, but back in the form of that most hated of beings--the curse of undeath. What will fate deal her next? Chapters will range from 1-2.5k words, scheduled for release every day from Monday to Friday. --------------------------------------- Expect: -Character progression in a journey of self discovery that spanned the ages -World building -Tragedy and Comedy in roughly equal measures -Occasional action Do not expect: -Much in terms of romance -Politics, barring passing views and mentions -A lighthearted tale. This story will be a good bit grimmer than my previous one Any comments, reviews, and criticism will be much appreciated. And thank you for reading. --------------------------------------- Disclaimer: This story is my original work and only posted on the Royal Road website. If you should find this story elsewhere or under another name, please let me know. Also please don't be too hard on me when I make occasional grammatical mistakes, English is my third language after all. XD Edit suggestions are very welcome though.
8 152Spirit Reincarnation
Beings of unimaginable power exist within our universe. Only few mortals reach the path of immortality and gain that 'unimaginable' power. "Sometimes these powers can come at a price" As much as there are gods, there are also deities who use their power for evil. They are beings who have the power to instantly change the shape of a star, bend the matter in a black hole or absorb the energy from a sun. These beings are what the Old Gods call immortals. The Universal Primordial’s children and the new generation of gods...I, Clyde Astley was born into a world where gods are much more active than in my previous life. I’ll use the power I was given to protect the ones I love. I won’t make the same mistakes I made when I became a NEET in my previous world and lost the love of my family. “End this suffering that will fall upon this world.” “You may be talented but don’t get conceited. It is only potential in the end.”“Do not accept their offer…”“I lost my emotions after watching the person I love die, countless times.” This world will suffer all for the sake of a certain someone’s goal. -
8 319Anarcho: A Cyberpunk Fantasy
Below you can find blurbs for each arc in Anaracho. Fracture Rating (Anarcho, #1) Theeeey’ve done it again! Max and Staxx have just hit the Tower Plaaaza just minutes ago, breaking CEO Tanaka Koji’s safe and baling with what’s estimated to be at least two point three biiiiillion in cash—not to mention the prrrriceless personal relics worth at least a second veritable fortune on the blaaack maarkeeet! Hooowwww do we know it was theeem? They left us clues! “Take it to the max” and “Staxx of cash” left behind, written atop a priceless Remvira painting in lipstiiiick from Koji’s bathroooom no doubt! “I don’t know…” Tanaka says as he scratches his head in evident disbelief while he nurses a broken lip. “One moment I was looking over the quarterly reports and then next thing I know I’m—I’m face down—eating tile and forced by two men at knife and gunpoint to open my safe!” It’s quiiiite a shocker for us over here, too! In case you don’t know, Tanaka Koji is the billionair heir and infamous playboy of the Tanaka Dynastyyy. They say his family’s worth at least four-hundred biiiillioooon and theyyy donnn’t skimp on SEEEECUUURITYYY! Soooo….. what does daad think about allll this? “I want them stopped!” Tanaka senior comments as he shakes a fist. “I am putting up a five-hundred million dollar reward for anyone who supplies information leading to the capture or death of those two thugs!” Weeell, there you have it, folks! Straight from the uuunicorn’s mouth! Again! that’s a whopping five-hundred million dollar reward for any tips that lead to the capture or death of those pesky thieves, Maaax and Staaaaxx! Any tips of information can be sent via public or in-home holo net devices by going to the page displayed—and don’t forget to— Staxx shut off the holo screen. “May called. She wants us to do another job. Tonight.” “You know we can’t. We got another one of our high and mighty overlords to visit at his luxury penthouse.” “That’s what I told her, too.” “Then stop yapping and let’s kick some ass!” “You know, Max, for such a small guy, you’re really intense. Don’t you wanna have some fun?” “Oh… we’re gonna have some fun, Staxx. We’re gonna have some fun...” * * * Hussy (Anarcho, #2) Max and Staxx board the ultrafine space cruiser Chylaxium in an effort to kidnap Kelly Hess, the daughter of the rich—but not a douche—Hess, who wants his daughter returned to him after she ran off with Laiwyn Scorr, a known smuggler and murderer whose evidently using her for her magical abilities to get to her father. Unfortunately it remains to be seen whether the little hussy will come easily. “Max, are you sure about this one?” “You know it’s a favor to May, after what she had to pull to get us outta that Yates thing.” “I know, but… just because you like her doesn’t mean we have to say ‘yes.’” “Come on, Staxx, it’ll be fun.” “Do we get to shoot stuff?” “Definitely!” “What happened to us robbing banks on the six o’clock news?” “Don’t worry—we’ll get to that after we do this thing real quick.” “All right, I’m down.” “Sweet.” * The Landfill Lich (Anarcho, #3) With independent, though highly discredited, news sources siting a dangerous creature killing people on the edges of Life City, Max and Staxx—in their boredom, decide to take up the investigation. They quickly discover that they may be in way over their heads, and that the source of this “terrible monster” or whatever, is in fact due to the carelessness of a mega corp—of course—and headed by—you guessed it—the mages. “Man, I’m so bored! Sure this thing’s even real?” “The bodies are real.” “If the overlords are responsible for whatever’s goin’ on, then somebody’s getting tossed out another window.” “That’s what you always say.” “’Cause it’s the truth, Staxx” “Well let’s check it out and see what we find.” “Takin’ guns.” “Hells yes, Max.” * Rescue Operation (Anarcho, #4) After taking out a Strogaus science mage and the monster he had created, Max and Staxx attempt to contact May—their ally and handler. But for the first time ever, a different person answers their call, indicating an irregularity that bodes ill for not only May, but for them all. “Damn! I wanted to meet May, but…” “Not like this?” “Do you think she’s still alive?” “One way to find out, Max.” “Listen, if this has something to do with Strogaus and that science mage we fed to his own monster, we’re puttin’ these guys in the ground, Staxx.” “Then let’s lock and load.” * Dreams of Forever (Anarcho #5) Max, Staxx and May—three Anarchos—set out to find Lexa a body so that she too can fully become part of the team. But what begins as an innocent shopping trip, soon turns into a storm of bullets after the team realizes what Invera-Tech is really up to. “No way can we let this stand, guys.” “Not like we can’t end the overlord’s dreams of forever with a few bullets.” “Then let’s drop some hot lead on these wannabe gods.” “Hells yes!” “But what about my body?” “Don’t you worry your pretty little head about that, Lexa.” “Oh—okay!” “Now let’s tear shit up!”
8 217Pokemon Black & white: The Complete Story
This is a fanmade take on the story of the Pokemon Games, Pokemon Black and White, and Pokemon Black and White 2. Enjoy!
8 84The Order Between Life And Death
There is order between life and death, by natural, not by man!!
8 169DARK
Някой смятат, че в човешката природа е да надграждат, да се адаптират, създават и отглеждат, но колкото по-дълго населяват земята, губят положителните си черти. Оставят само разруха след себе си и унищожават, всичко, до което се докоснат, включително и самите себе си. Планетата умира, а земята е пренаселена. Настъпва хаос и се разпространява зараза, която изменя гените на хората. Не е известно, кога се появява, как се разпространява или симптомите. Единственото ясно е, че обикновено засегнатите са с умствени проблеми или преживели нещо тежко в миналото си. Хора, позволили на света, който са създали да ги промени и корумпира сърцата им. Няма имунизирани, а единствения начин, да се спасиш, е да успееш да запазиш сърцето си чисто, което е невъзможно да се случи, когато си в центъра на световна война. Заразените го наричат еволюция, а незаразените го определят, като прочистване и решение на проблема с пренаселването на планетата. Във всеки случай, и двете страни са решени да елиминират другата. Земята умира, всичко бива унищожено, а хората най-сетне получават, това което винаги са искали-само
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