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Extract from Michael Psellus during the Bulgarian Campaign of His Imperial Majesty. Basil II Porphyrogennetos
Now it came to pass, after Christ Pantokrator had delivered the city of Beroia into the most pious hands of our sovereign, the Emperor Basil, that His Maj...
2025-06-14 07:52:00 +0000 UTC View Post+++
The following days were a slow blur of movement. The Bulgarians refused to crack, not even with the constant bombardment. The Purple-born did his duties as a dutiful nephew should, shadowing the Emperor and learning. Servants such as them did not belong in the company of highborns, howe...
2025-06-13 13:36:20 +0000 UTC View Post+++
There was nothing left to do but consolidate.
Klepht's fortress had been seized, and the valuables inside were taken. While the haul was significant, our focus had always been on the weapons—and whatever dust we could find. There wasn't much, as expected, but it was enough to ar...
2025-06-13 06:05:54 +0000 UTC View Post+++
The thunder of hooves and the rattle of wagons slowed to a halt as the imperial army reached the outskirts of the fortress. Beroia, hunched behind its thick stone walls, bristled with defiance. Smoke curled from its chimneys, and the flutter of Bulgarian banners stood like a challenge a...
2025-06-12 08:23:05 +0000 UTC View Post+++
The march westward from Constantinople was steady, deliberate, and unrelenting. Over the weeks of travel, the imperial army became a rolling city of crimson banners, golden eagles, and disciplined ranks. The roads, once worn and forgotten, now bore the weight of Rome's vengeance. Basil...
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Constantinople, in the waning years of the 10th century, was a city of contradictions. West and East. Sacred and secular. Chaste and lustful. Silent and loud.
The walls of Theodosius loomed over the western land approach—tiered and impenetrable, trod upon by many, breached by no...
2025-06-11 08:33:40 +0000 UTC View Post+++
He collapsed onto his rear, his body slick with sweat. His uniform, designed for warmer climates, was already showing its limitations. Despite its supposed adaptability, he still felt unbearably hot. Lieutenant Yōji Itami of the Japan Self-Defense Force reached for his canteen and gre...
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The battle roared on around me, but it had become little more than a distant hum, a dull backdrop to the singular purpose in my head.
All that mattered was him.
Klepht stood at the center of the chaos, barking orders like a man who still believed he could control the storm. ...
2025-06-11 02:41:44 +0000 UTC View Post+++
They breathed.
Not the sterilized, carbon-neutral scent of filtered android respiration — but real breath. Warm. Messy. Unregulated.
9B logged it the moment she stepped into the corridor: salt, linen, citrus shampoo, dried sweat, and the ghost of garlic. It hit her proces...
2025-06-10 04:49:07 +0000 UTC View Post+++
Being merciless to bandits was just a given, really.
These motherfuckers were actual parasites that preyed on their fellow people in a deathworld. Sure, one can argue that desperation can fuel a man to do the most dangerous things but does that really excuse brutality?
Nah. ...
2025-06-09 06:18:15 +0000 UTC View Post+++
Roy Fernandez never thought he'd leave the Philippines.
Sure, he once dreamed of migrating to the United States—chasing the American Dream like so many of his high school friends. But life had other plans. The paperwork never went through. The money was never enough. In time, he...
2025-06-08 16:50:51 +0000 UTC View Post+++
Sienna stirred awake.
Her body ached in that sweet, deep way that spoke of being thoroughly undone. Muscles sore, thighs raw, lips bruised—gods, her legs felt like they'd been taken apart and reassembled incorrectly. But it was a good pain, the kind that lingered like a satisfie...
2025-06-08 10:44:25 +0000 UTC View PostIn these trying times, 2B's ass has become a comfort for me. I will be resuming work on it again.
With that in mind, is there anything ya'll would like to see more of before I get back into it?
More slice of life stuff?
More seggs?
If there's any suggestions, do leave th...
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Night fell on Cius. Not so quiet, as cicadas made their song known. Dinner had finished, and plates were gathered, the sound of running water ringing in my ears. My head rested on folded hands, my eyes set on my aunt quietly washing the dishes.
"You went in hard on her," I noted ...
2025-06-07 06:11:42 +0000 UTC View Post+++
With Cius's support, we had the chance to strike out from a base of operations until we could establish one of our own. Once that was done, it would only be a matter of time before the movement spread—first across the peninsula, then toward Mistral itself. And once Mistral was secured...
2025-06-06 05:23:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Guys, I am sorry for the lack of updates. It's just that my house has receive a letter from PAG-IBIG(Government Housing Department) that states that unless my parents pay off their loan, our house is going to be closed. Presently, they do not have the cash and I do not have that much cash. Theref...
2025-06-05 11:06:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe map was sprawled across the wall.
My eyes lingered on its details: the territories, the settlements, the numbers scrawled across it. This was going to be a hard task.
The territories under threat were numerous. Anima had an astonishing number of settlements outside its main city. ...
2025-06-02 05:19:15 +0000 UTC View PostI am convinced I live in a comedy. Not only is there a highly contagious disease on my island but the country might experience another volcano eruption on God.
2025-05-30 01:38:07 +0000 UTC
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I knew that symbol.
Raven Branwen.
On paper, she was practically one of the most terrifying individuals you could imagine. An extraordinary fighter and a maiden—one of Ozpin's chosen wielders of immense magical power though that power was stolen from someone else. With a m...
2025-05-26 05:24:08 +0000 UTC View Post+++
The road out of Cius was wide, winding between wheat fields gone to seed and the dark fringe of the forest that loomed like waiting mouths. Their march was anything but disciplined. No clean lines, no steady rhythm. It was a staggered procession—a loose collection of clumps and pocket...
2025-05-25 06:06:16 +0000 UTC View Post+++
The training continued. I saw no reason to let up—not when I had so much to learn. Sienna wasn't the only one helping me. Her men pitched in, too. That's how I found myself sitting with Malik while the others worked. Though I was quite sure they were pitching in to help as a way to av...
2025-05-24 06:20:02 +0000 UTC View PostGonna put up next chapter within my tomorrow. Should be up at least 1PM of the 24th Philippine Standard Time
2025-05-23 03:15:27 +0000 UTC View Post+++
The following days were a blur.
2025-05-21 05:57:36 +0000 UTC View Post
It was a power issue that got fixed by the repair man. Regular scheduled programming continues.
Forgive the barrio style carry, I was in a hurry.
2025-05-19 05:24:58 +0000 UTC View PostThere might be a slight delay to the update today. My monitor won’t turn on. My google searches suggested this might be a pc issue. I have to get this checked. If all else fails, I might have to buy a new monitor
2025-05-19 01:02:21 +0000 UTC View PostThesis Defense is not over. My group is due to revise our Statement of the Problem. But, it is a minor revision and I can devote time to writing fr.
Update on Monday, 19th of this month, Philippine Standard Time
2025-05-18 01:13:36 +0000 UTC View PostHe sat atop a crate.
Pelias hadn't just stopped by her house—he'd tried to strongarm his way into the Town Hall with his troops. Unfortunately for him, the mayor and his staff had barricaded the entrance, refusing him entry. A brief firefight ensued, but the arrival of Adam, who promptly ...
2025-05-14 06:58:17 +0000 UTC View PostSo I got to thinking, would you guys love to read a filthy cringy telenovela? It would be set in Belle Epoque France (1882) and it will be both historical accurate, smutty, and cringy telenovela style.
What do you think?
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"Nightmare Grimm?"
Medea nodded.
"They're little devious bastards, that's what they are," she muttered, laying a glowing hand over Adam's chest. Her fingers curled as her skin hissed against the heat, a grimace flickering across her lips. "A Nightmare possesses you and gets ...
2025-05-13 04:09:20 +0000 UTC View Post