《The Academy 2》18
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I flinched as the alarm clock blared. I turned to see Rosé literally fall out the bed to turn it off. I glanced down at the form on my chest that was slowly waking up. I didn't realize we fell asleep here last night. Well, it appears that I'm going to have to borrow some of Nic's clothes since I didn't have my uniform with me.
"Ahh!" Nic and I shot up at Rosé's scream. "There! There!" She pointed at a cockroach. "Please don't fly! Please don't fly!" She jumped onto our bed. "Why is there also a lizard in here?!" She pointed to a lizard that was lazily lounging across the room.
"Rosé, kill it!" Nic cuddled into her.
"Me?! You kill it!" Rosé squeezed her tight.
I rolled my eyes and hopped off the bed. Taking one of Rosé's shoes, to make a point, I smacked the life out of the bug. Rosé and Nic watched in shock as I moved across the room to pick up the lizard. I then walked back and picked up the dead bug to feed to the lizard. After he finished munching away, I opened the window and placed him outside before shutting it. I then turned around to raise my brow at the two whimps.
"Since when can she do that?" Rosé turned to Nic. "Out of everyone, I thought she'd be the least likely to kill it. Never in a million years would I have expected her to touch it with HER bare hands!"
"Gem has a pet lizard." I simply shrugged. "I'm used to having to feed Gem's lizard crickets or other bugs, so it's not a big deal for me." I walked to their bathroom to wash my hands. "Tamsin also has a pet snake. They're her favorite animal."
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"Makes sense it'd be her favorite animal."
"More like her spirit animal." Nic laughed at Rosé's comment.
"So, I'm used to even picking up live rats." I wiped my hands. "Tamsin originally loved feeding live animals to her snake, but my parents thought they were harboring a psycho, so she's only allowed to feed dead animals now." I leaned against the door while looking at the pair. "Are you going to get ready? Class starts in 15." I glanced at my watch.
Rosé and Nic looked at each other before scrambling off the bed and fighting for the bathroom. I simply passed them and rummaged through my purse. I found a small container of mouthwash, which I used to gargle. I then placed an Altoid in my mouth.
I waltzed over to Nic's closet and began searching for a skirt and button down. I dressed myself in her clothes. The shirt was a bit small on me, but alas, I had a cardigan which I wrapped around my waist. The two girls finally exited the bathroom and scrambled to dress themselves. Nic was so frantic that I had to actually tie her tie. She quickly ran her fingers through her hair to make it presentable.
I laughed as the two girls dragged me out the dorm. It was also slightly humorous since they were running in the wrong direction. I had stopped and waited 10 seconds. They soon realized their error and ran back towards me. I interlaced my fingers with Nic and walked to our math class. Rosé, unfortunately, had a longer distance to run if she wanted to make it to her class on time.
"You appear to be a bit out of breath?" I whispered as we sat down.
"Hush." She huffed out. I smirked at her flushed face. "Not everyone is an athlete who doesn't get out of breath." She inhaled and exhaled.
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"Of course, my love. That's it." I teased.
"Are you saying I'm out of shape?" She glared at me.
"Well, I'm not saying you're in shape..." I smirked at her glare. "But hey, if I naturally had a body like yours then I wouldn't need to exercise." She blushed at my words. "Seriously though, every curve and-"
"I get it!" Her face was beet red. "What are we even learning ?" She tried to pay attention to the teacher.
"Using Laplace in tangent with the Trapezoidal rule, but hey..." I wasn't about to halt my teasing. "Rosé interrupted us last night, do you want to sneak out so that I can properly trace your curves?" I gripped her thigh, causing her to hit her knee against the desk.
I quickly released my hand and averted my eyes as the class and teacher stopped to see what had caused the noise. Nic apologized and said a fly had startled her. A few kids snickered, but the teacher dismissed her and continued with the lesson. Nic then turned to glare at me while I gave her an innocent expression.
"You are insufferable!" She hissed.
"One of the things I excel in, I guess. Also, the sleepover is back on for this weekend." I whispered back. "Don't worry though, I'll get you alone so that you'll scream my name into the dead of night." Nic choked on air, causing the class to stop once again.
"Sorry, I need some water." She stood up and ran out the room.
"Well, you know... she's a very thirsty girl." The teacher didn't get my joke, so she turned around to continue on.
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Tur Briste
A Druid cultivation novel. Borrows concepts from Wuxia and Xianxia but using Druid myth and lore. More on this at the bottom. Crow is son of Maddox, a Druid with an ancient bloodline and a people with a story spanning toward the beginning of time. Cursed, unfated, and a heap of bad luck have brought him only pain and suffering, but nothing will stop him. Nothing can stop him. A son of Maddox doesn’t bow his head. A son of Maddox understands that only a man with roots, with something to lose, will fight until the last drop of blood leaves his body. The Draoidh were once a proud people. They were both respected and hated for their form of righteousness. Power wasn’t something they gained through the might of their arms, but through intelligence. Their fall was all the more disheartening for the weaker cultivators. The tens of thousands of years that followed… chaos reigned. They forced Draoidh until most fled to the lower realms, nearly wiped out and exhausted. They went into hiding and became known as the Druids of the Oak. The Druid Order wasn’t the powerhouse it had been, and only nine of the major clans survived the calamity. Their bloodline weakened, as well as their prestige. Even the remaining clans fought amongst each other. Already on the decline and near extinguished, the Maddox clan can only struggle for survival, but their foundation wasn’t a joke. Weakened, but not weak. The other clans will understand this difference soon enough. Tur Briste, the Shattered Tower, awaits Crow’s ascension. Reaching the upper realms is only the first step in reestablishing the Draoidh. The Druids of the Oak remembered every betrayal and grievance, and they’ll return to power and reclaim what once belonged to them. The upper realms may have forgotten, but the Druid Order has not. Please Note:1) This is harem story. There are only a few chapters with sex, and it’s not a focus of the story. I’ll only add graphic sex if I feel the story needs it, so not gratuitously. Either way, Crow has several women. This is in line with Druid/Celtic history, and harems/reverse harems were an accepted part of their culture. Further, they had open marriages, meaning the man or woman could end their marriage at any time. While it was still a patriarchy, women had almost equal power. They were a very progressive culture. 2) There is a period of a 30-50 chapters where Crow loses the ability to cultivate like a Druid so he adopts an eastern body cultivation method for a while. This is temporary, but some people feel it’s misleading, so I am pointing it out ahead of time. I promise, the Druid stuff comes back, and 90% of the lore/myths/creatures/gods are all related to Druid/Celt/Irish/Scottish history. 3) I use many original names, most of which are in Gaelic or Irish. In the story, I refer to this language as Ancient. I enjoy all kinds of folklore and myths, so I encourage you to google those original names as they arrive. I give some background on them at the end of the chapter in my author’s note. 4) I use Ogham runes a lot, these are like the Druid alphabet, and they based each rune on a sacred tree so they also have symbolism associated with them. Again, feel free to google that too. It’s pretty neat stuff. Quick Translations:Draoidh = DruidTur Briste = Shattered Tower or Broken Tower Release Schedule:As of Oct 1, 2021- 3 chapters released every Sunday (May have up to two bonus chapters)- Side character chapters… this might be bonus chapters I release through the week. So they won’t count toward the 3 chapters on Sunday.- Please understand I work full time, have two kids, and can’t spare as much time as I’d like toward my writing. Maybe in the future I can switch to doing this full time, but for now 3 chapters is a comfortable pace for me. Lastly… I very much appreciate all my readers and thank you for allowing me to entertain you!
8 127Legendary Twilight Farmer
This is a story I created for fun after reading some LN (Korean/Japanese). The first few chapters might be a familiar to some, but then again, it will evolve after that in a very different way. I'll be updating it as frequent as I can depending on my time since I have another story to write. Since English is my 6th language that I speak, don't expect perfect grammar from me. I'm still improving as I go along. [Below is the real sypnosis] ***** Once a hero, now a zero. As a soldier, Bryan Walker was both fearless and skilful. However, fate had handed him the cruellest of tests. He suffered Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD and now a paraplegic without a penny under his name. Trying to escape the fickle and harsh reality, he shut himself in. His only companion and salvation was the online game called Last Illusion XX Online. Starting from scratch, he rose from the bottom rung and became one of its Legendary Demon King. But that too did not last as the game ceased to operate. However, this time, it was not without its reward. Having a new lease of life given to him, what could Bryan Walker do next as he dived into the new world of VRMMORPG called Noble Path Online? The state of the art game was the best ever created, bridging between reality and fantasy world. A reality he once afraid of, and a fantasy that he cherished and love. Would he climb the peak of existence, conquering everything the game has to offer, like he did in LIXXO or would he finally find it too tough and to call it quits, yet again. The virtual game world had now become real.
8 264Nightborn
Livvy Nightborn is a slayer of monsters. It is her job to take out rogue vampires or monsters who find it okay with killing unknowing humans. Things were pretty easy until Ferals started showing up in her small Alabama town. To make matters worse some big shot vampire is also tracking her down for reasons unknown to her. [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]
8 159The Art Of The Popup Dungeon
A metahuman in a world of superheros uses their power to create a dungeon in order to get stronger and achive thier goals. Updates weekly.
8 89Campaign: A Project Starfarer Sidestory
This novel’s lore, story and characters are entirely fictitious. Certain long-standing countries, institutions, organizations, agencies, and public offices are mentioned, but their histories and the characters involved are wholly imaginary. "What will you do with your freedom?"Growing up in a meritocracy, infamous for being lawless, Jordan Astros had been repeatedly asked this question, since times unmemorable. In a society where one's accomplishments and skills were tallied and ranked in order to determine one's standard of living however, Jordan quickly grew to understand that 'freedom,' was a reward earned by accumulating Merit. And so, after his 17th birthday, Jordan departed his Clan's habitat in orbit of Europa to embark on his century-long journey to rise from E-Ranker to S-Rank. And spread his name throughout the Galilean Powers. *** Campaign is a sidestory within its NanoPunk parent series, Project Starfarer. (Yet to be published. Be on the lookout for it!) In which the first transhuman known to humanity, the Starfarer, invokes a plan to seed terrestrial life throughout the galaxy. Campaign takes place around the middle of that timeline and explores the life of a key figure in that universe, Jordan Astros. And explores one of four great nations thriving in the Solar System during that time. A Meritocracy that spans Jupiter and its 79 moons, The Galilean Powers. What you'll find in Campaign: Brutal melee combat in airless and pressurized low gravity environments. A technology based progression system influenced by merit and accomplishments; using tech that's theoretically possible to exist in the near-future. An exploratory perspective of the dozens of Galilean societies, or 'Powers,' from Jordans; and sometimes others', POV. What you wont find: Romance. Harems. An MC who receives shortcuts, handouts, learns things unnaturally fast or has OP plot armor. Jordan is not a special individual. Jordan is not OP and he likely never will be. He's no different than any other citizen in the Galilean Powers and will certainly face as many defeats as he does wins. He'll suffer losses and grow as an individual, while the Powers evolves around him as well. This is semi-hard sci-fi/NanoPunk and takes place in a fictional version of our future solar system. Centered around technology that's plausible in the near-centuries to come. Everything abides by the laws of physics/thermodynamics (As best that I understand them, at least. I'm no scientist.) No artificial gravity, inertial dampeners, teleportation, FTL, or hand-wavy materials will be found in the Project Starfarer universe. Just advanced automation, nanotechnology, cybernetics and AI. Set in the backdrop of space. *I do not own the photo used for the cover*
8 249The Coming of Nico di Angelo
Three demigods shall travel to the followers of Hecate,The monster inside lets the dark one blood see,On the brink of destruction, Poseidon and Athena unite,The father of blackness has a great insight,The friend is an enemy, the enemy a friend,Against a weak but powerful army, the child must reveal his true self in the end...A year after Gaea's Awakening, Nico di Angelo is chosen to lead a quest to Britain in order to find Tom Riddle, a man who has defied Hades and cheated death twice. With Percy and Annabeth accompanying him, Nico must find and destroy seven horcruxes, navigate through his fifth year at Hogwarts, and deal with his own problems back at Camp Half-Blood, all while hiding the fact that he's a demigod from all the wizards in England. Between a budding romance with a certain son of Apollo, a burning desire to make his father proud, and an old vow against killing mortals, the son of Hades is going to do whatever it takes to outwit the Fates and succeed... or die trying.
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