Hey guys, I have 46 written but after reviewing it I wasn't happy with how it turned out. On top of not feeling 100% the past weekend I've decided to delay it briefly to rework it today. I'll have it up as soon as I can. Enjoy the latest Broker chapter!
DerelictPresence
Verdict was the blade, its mithril edge curved and wicked. She could feel it trembling in her grip, its wrath untameable. The blade had been something that represented who she had been in the past and who she was now. The style that Set had taught her and the tool of survival from the apocalypse....
2025-06-09 16:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostThere was no magic to protect them, what little fabric they’d managed to tear from the ratty beds the undead made them use were all they had to keep themselves warm. The elderly members of their group struggled through the forced march, but it was some small hope of the tiniest improvemen...
2025-06-07 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostTwo streaks of black smoke and debris exploded from the roof of the warehouse, hurtling into the air and swirling around one another. One da
Two streaks of black smoke and debris exploded from the roof of the warehouse, hurtling into the air and swirling around one another. One darted in cl...
2025-06-06 16:00:21 +0000 UTC View PostSonya could have cast her gaze throughout the city; she did briefly at the beginning for the light show, but that was ultimately the problem. It was a little too obvious she was watching that way. With her eye having vanished from the sky, it would make her enemies wonder more than feel re...
2025-06-05 16:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostAnna wasn’t sure how long it took for her to beat through his defenses. He didn’t put up much of a fight, which she found to be kinda weird, but to be honest she couldn’t muster up the desire to care. Pummeling his nearly indestructible skull until it had flattened completely under her knuc...
2025-06-05 12:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostSonya popped a piece of candy into her mouth with a chuckle, swaying her feet back and forth atop the catwalk in the small warehouse she’d found to lay low in until her sister and Charon arrived. She hummed the song they’d been playing in the car while she chewed and turned to grab her phone....
2025-06-04 16:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostWhat’s wrong with not wanting to be bored?
Qilin swayed with each step, her eyes fixed on the door at the end of the hall. Her head felt heavy, her chest creaked, and her mind was a confusing mix of emotion and rage. Memories of another person’s life battled against her own. A ...
2025-06-03 16:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostStealth was not Anna’s thing. She had her heritage and the stealth skill to at least help it along but truth be told she preferred a straight-up fight. Even so, she was not stupid enough to dismiss the value of a bit of subterfuge. Trickery and hedging bets had gotten her through most ...
2025-06-03 12:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe Supervillain floated in the air, her ankles crossed and her back straight. She held her chin high while she grinned down at Nietz and his team. Sparks of electricity danced across her fingertips in playful arcs. Her gray hair, highlighted with purple, fluttered around her face as the wind see...
2025-06-02 16:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostAnna moved slowly through the snow, she’d left Catherine behind far enough away to stay out of the range of their wraithsight. The two of them had agreed to take a good look at the defenses of the large building before initiating any form of attack. There appeared to be relatively few undead ac...
2025-05-31 12:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe creature looked like one of the salamanders from Dharan, but it was bigger and its blood-red scales were far harder. Nietz threw up his
The creature looked like one of the salamanders from Dharan, but it was bigger and its blood-red scales were far harder. Nietz threw up his arms as it ...
2025-05-30 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe Major hit the gas, the van picking up speed as the gaudy sports car whipped out of the parking garage. It slid across two lanes before righting itself and accelerating. She scowled and jerked her chin towards the man sitting on her right. He pulled the cloth covering his mouth down and took a...
2025-05-29 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostNote from DerelictPresence: Made some updates to chapter 40, specifically the final conversation with Anna and Cat to make it more in character and just generally improve the chapter.
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Anna pressed her mouth to her palm and exhaled, squinting at the engraving in front of her. She’...
2025-05-29 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you out of your goddamn mind?” Jay shouted, running his hands through his hair as the car pulled into the alley. The reporter had shut off his phone, leaning forward and holding his head in the back seat with Marta and Colin. Sonya glanced over her shoulder at him and chuckled while her ...
2025-05-28 16:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostVillains: Y'all were supposed to get this Amos Side Story yesterday. Here it is, my bad x'D
Sonya twirled the knife between her fingers. It was a long blade made of mithril, the bluish-white blade slightly curved to vaguely imitate the function of a khopesh. It wasn’t enough to be obvious, but it served its purpose. The edge itself was odd, though. It was made of a darker material, an...
2025-05-27 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post“Oz-ha!”
The voice shook the air. A command, a demand, an order. Down below, a legion stood. His legion. Each of them clad in armor made of blood-red metal. Their eyes burned with molten fire as they raised their fists up into the air and then down again in a sweep like the swing of an ...
2025-05-27 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostExtravagant was a grotesque understatement. The wall molding had gold plating. Sonya’s eye twitched as she walked past another marble statue in the hallway. She liked nice things, but this was a bit much. Fortunately for her, even ultra-upscale hotels like this had a vending machine. It was in ...
2025-05-26 16:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostAnna was in her armor by the time she hit the top of the stairs. She slid to a stop and turned, barreling through the doors to the lobby and towards the source of the noise. Raspy roars and hisses of fury carried through the walls as shadows danced against the light of the setting sun. She reache...
2025-05-24 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post“This is a really bad idea,” Cursor said, tugging on his costume. It wasn’t fitting right today. Maybe he was gaining weight. He frowned down at himself and looked up at the others. There were six of them in all, crooks, thieves, and lowlives who had made a small name for themselves as a te...
2025-05-23 16:03:01 +0000 UTC View Post