Seersucker

Deadman Ch 14: Collecting the Dead

By late morning we were on the road. The wagons moved at a steady pace, kicking up only a bit of dust, and the warmth of the sun was slowly dispelling the chill of morning. At the first fork in the road one of the wagons broke off, and at the second fork the other did. I stayed in the one with de...

Young World Ch 14: Sick Day

I could feel the effects of the deathcap mushroom fading, on top of the exhaustion from the battle and my duel, I had nothing left. In spite of that I kept myself standing. I had a feeling that the stonemen were the type to sense weakness and take advantage.

The stonemen had ceased their ch...

Deadman Ch 13: Loading Up, Rolling Out

After Deux left I started getting ready for the journey. I grabbed my freshly cleaned and oiled pistol and rifle along with some rations and some dried tobacco and other things to trade. I threw any meat I knew would spoil while I was gone into the usual spot for Gus. After that I took a final lo...

Young World Ch 13: Workplace Drama

As the stonemen leader hollered and slammed his clubs, he and his men were kept at bay only by the limited missiles we still had remaining to us. I leapt across several rooftops to find Galgrum, a final bident in his hand.

“The man in the lead, the large one, Elle tells me he’s yelling ...

Young World Ch 12: Hostile Work Environment

The Buried Claw had managed to delay the stonemen a full thirty minutes past what Zevrack had promised, with he and his warriors arriving in a quickly moving line of scales and tails, just ahead of the stonemen. I quickly informed them of the plan and those who weren’t too exhausted moved into ...

Deadman Ch 12: Home

I took the kettle off the burner and poured it into the mug in front of me. I had to compensate a little as I poured for the gentle bounce of my boat on the water. I took out a pack of military ration instacaf and poured it into the steaming water, then stirred it gently with a small spoon I kept...

Deadman Ch 11: Barbed Wire Will Do

I awoke to a full moon shining down on me through green mist and crows digging into the gaps in my clothing bullets had torn through. I ignored the substantial pain and listened for a few moments. Nothing, no sounds at all. I sat up, pushing Jake’s corpse off me and scattering the birds. I look...

Young World Ch 11: Surprise Audit

The trip back through the tunnels was exhausting. The only breaks we had were for Zevrack to place traps from his backpack in any tunnels he thought the stonemen may pass through. I was surprised at just how many he had, be they the bear trap looking ones, simple poisoned caltrops, or an interest...

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I'll be posting 5 chapters next week for both of my ongoing stories. Young World and Deadman both hit Rising Stars earlier than I'd expected and I want to push content to put them up higher on the list. You'll stay 2 chaps ahead as long as your Deadman or Chosen tier. Just th...

Deadman Ch 10: Smell of Death

We arrived at the small house surrounded by plots of different fruits and vegetables growing around it. The house itself was made up of wood with a scrap metal roof. From the outside it looked like it held maybe three rooms in total, and I could see a small outhouse a ways away from it. JD approa...

Young World Ch 10: Scouting the Competition

The first collaborative act between the Buried Claw and the mushroom dwarves was to fill the cavern I'd lost the kidnapped dwarf in with traps. Between the Kobold’s ingenuity and the mushroom dwarves’ grim persistence the entire cave was filled with dozens of opportunities for any interloper ...

Deadman Ch 9: Missing Person

“Courier!” I yelled, keeping my hands up, but readying myself to make a dive behind my cart if necessary.

The group kept their guns on me, but I saw heads turn, and could hear faint words being exchanged. Eventually JD appeared at the top of the gate and eyed me, before exchanging some ...

Young World Ch 9: Poor Performance

The ‘training’ if it could be called that lasted until well into the night. I would take each of the things they were using as weapons, see what motions came naturally to me through my skill ranks, and they copied the movements from there. They didn’t seem very talented, but they were quite...

Deadman Ch 8: Not Alone

The first day back on the road was uneventful. Now that I knew what made the deadzone dangerous I was able to collect some dry wood and oil that I could use to drive off mosquito swarms if I needed to. Sure they dropped dead when they bit me anyway, but that didn’t mean that was something I wan...

Young World Ch 8: Office Supplies

As we stepped out of the last portion of the fields I felt as if a pressure that had been building behind my eyes was released. It had been a beautiful, haunting, and culturally fascinating place, but there was also a lot about it that would’ve fit in wonderfully with a horror movie back on Ear...

Young World Ch 6: Potential Merger

After Zevrack junior had collected a backpack and some equipment, we began our trek back through the caverns to Mykas. It was already off to a good start, with Rockelle immediately enamored with Zevrack and pelting him with questions as they both led the way.

“I didn’t see any females i...

Deadman Ch 6: One by One

I was in my element. I slid my goggles off my head, and pulled down my bandana exposing my teeth. It was one versus at least 23, but in the dark I had a real advantage. I moved quickly on the nearest of the men. I’d have the largest advantage in the short period before their eyes adjusted to th...

Deadman Ch 5: The Long Machete of the Law

I cleaned up and tossed the body outside. If I managed to free the people that were taken, a man with his head cut in half wouldn’t be the first thing they’d want to see on walking in the door. I looted the bodies of both him and the shooter and came away with a handful of 9mm rounds and a do...

Young World Ch 5: Internal Advancement

I received a flurry of notifications.

Congratulations! You’ve slain two Stonemen  (lvl 5)! You gain 380 xp!

Congratulations! You’ve reached level 2! You receive 2 stat points

Congratulations! You’ve obtained the skill Stealth!

Cong...