The Rifleman - Ch.46
Chapter Forty-Six
Trouble comes in threes.
“We need to leave,” Malia hissed as she tried to sit up. “You know that.”
“You can’t walk,” Wesley insisted. The trip back had involved more ...
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Nellie and the Nanites - Bk3 - Ch.50
Chapter 50
Scramble
“What are you doing here?” Salem glared at the trio as they stepped out of Paren’s lab.
“I was fixing a severed comm line,” Cix-El replied politely.
“I was acco...
2024-07-11 08:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rifleman - Ch.45
Chapter Fouty-Five
Ruins
Wesley looked at the ruins and couldn’t help but feel they were somewhat out of place. He had been expecting something like a crumbling and half-rotten castle or perhaps a half-...
2024-07-11 08:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rifleman - Ch.44
Chapter Forty-Four
Swamped.
The familiar stench of damp rot and stagnant water washed over Wesley as he stepped through the barrier. It was strange, considering his experiences in those first few hours in...
2024-07-10 08:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostNellie and the Nanites - Bk3 - Ch.49
Chapter 49
Final Plans.
“We have a total of seventy armed personnel,” Duke told them while his shadow Hadrian hovered behind him. “Of that, I estimate thirty at best to be well-armed and trained. Te...
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Chapter 48
Status Report
Cix-El waved to Robot as he walked over to join the shy man at the back of the crowded main thoroughfare. Everyone had gathered at the appointed time, and he watched as Salem rose...
2024-07-09 08:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rifleman - Ch.43
Chapter Forty-Three
Gearing.
Wesley looked down at his uniform and over at the two upgrade orbs. It was tempting, but his M1 needed more than just a single weapon mod. It had only been upgraded once, only...
2024-07-09 08:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rifleman - Ch.42
Chapter Forty-Two
It’s not a bug; it’s a feature!
The moment they were outside the dungeon and back in his Domain, Malia bathed and went to sleep. Wesley, feeling the bone-deep a...
2024-07-08 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rifleman - Ch.41
Chapter Forty-One
The Fallen Dungeon.
The first encounter room was not much of an improvement over the passage that had brought them here. It had rusty walls, a ceiling covered in pipes, and even more rus...
2024-07-07 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rifleman - Ch.40
Chapter Forty
Lava world.
“If you don’t stop that, I swear I will leave you here,” Malia snapped after about five minutes of him hopping back and forth between the two zones.
“Cold, hot.” ...
2024-07-06 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rifleman - Ch.39
Chapter Thirty-Nine
The Unexpected.
Malia and Wesley entered the Outpost, weapons in hand as they came through the door. The common room itself was completely empty, just as it had been every time they ha...
2024-07-05 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostNellie and the Nanites - Bk3 - Ch.47
Chapter 47
Timing is everything.
“It seems things have not gone your way,” Duke stood in the doorway of the comm room and crossed his arms.
“Ain’t it sad?” Brenda sneered as her fing...
2024-07-04 08:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rifleman - Ch.38
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Dashing through the snow
“You are now officially a probationary member of the Errant Rangers,” Malia said as she tapped her badge against his.
They were back at the Ou...
2024-07-04 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rifleman - Ch.37
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Malia’s trail
Wesley stepped out of the portal, finding a much cleaner and nicer room than the ones he had seen so far. The previous Outpost was dusty and run down, built of dark st...
2024-07-03 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostNellie and the Nanites - Bk3 - Ch.46
Chapter 46
Sit and Kick.
“Downjumping!” Tri called as the newly christened Destiny popped back out of Transit Space and into regular.
“Weapons hot,” Vey called. “Aim for the engines, full ...
2024-07-02 08:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostNellie and the Nanites - Bk3 - Ch.45
Chapter 45
Frig-it.
“Is this going to take much longer, Maxton?” Carter sighed as he tapped his foot against the enameled metal floor. The communications room was more of a notion than an actual thing...
2024-07-02 08:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rifleman - Ch.36
Chapter Thirty-Six
Just Passing Through… Again.
Wesley approached the Outpost a few hours after sunrise, having released his hold on the My Domain spell just a couple of hours befo...
2024-07-02 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rifleman - Bk1 - Ch.35
Chapter Thirty-Five
Tiering Up
Wesley leaned back in the chair and groaned, knowing there was no chance he had managed to avoid getting an excess of essence, which meant he was going to be forced to Tempe...
2024-07-01 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rifleman - Bk1 - Ch.34
Chapter Thirty-Four
Settling Up.
Wesley seriously considered smashing his face into the wall a few times just to have a reason to rest. The healing tents had been doing a roaring trade for the last week, ...
2024-06-30 08:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rifleman - Bk1 - Ch.33
Chapter Thirty-Three
A Long Day.
Getting a meal seemed like a great idea right about then. It had been way too many hours since the glorious meat pies, and they had all been going non-stop. Making their w...
2024-06-29 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rifleman - Bk1 - Ch.32
Chapter Thirty-Two
Not our job.
Wesley sat in the tent his squad was assigned to and stared into the faces of his Simulacrums. The rest of the squad was sitting on the other side of the tent, except for S...
2024-06-28 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostNellie and the Nanites - Bk3 - Ch.44
Chapter 44
Adjustments.
“Just so we are clear,” Crush said with a lazy smile. “You are allowed to visit to deliver good news. It doesn’t only have to be bad tidings.”
“I didn’t make th...
2024-06-27 08:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rifleman - Bk1 - Ch.31
Chapter Thirty-One
Showdown on the corner.
An old military adage states that no plan survives contact with the enemy. This is not only very true but also a great indicator of what can go wrong when you do...
2024-06-27 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rifleman released!
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2024-06-26 09:41:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rifleman - Bk1 - Ch.30
Chapter Thirty
Fastest
Wesley settled himself on the roof as best he could, still grumbling about being made to climb rather than, to quote Split, ‘cheating.’ He would be sure to return the favor at s...
2024-06-26 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostNellie and the Nanites - Bk3 - Ch.43
Chapter 43
Salvage Work.
“Elder Tw’ee,” Nellie walked slowly in case things had changed since they last met. People tended to get jumpy when beams of light from above tried to erase them from existe...
2024-06-25 08:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostNellie and the Nanites - Bk3 - Ch.42
Chapter 42
Shifting Focus
Carter smiled warmly as he stepped off the shuttle while Maxton and two of her heavies gave everyone the evil eye behind him. The Imperial Line Security Service employed only the...
2024-06-25 08:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rifleman - Bk1 - Ch.29
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Faster
“Fall back!” The call woke them in the middle of the night, feet pounding past the tent flap as lights came on all around the camp. “Fall back into the city! Everyone! Fal...
2024-06-25 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rifleman - Ch.28
Chapter 28
Slowly
Split was already awake when Wesley woke. He watched her, standing at the entrance to the tent with the wind blowing that strange hair behind her. Her face was blank, and she didn’t ha...
2024-06-24 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rifleman - Ch.27
Chapter 27
Routed
It would be great to say that his actions saved the flank from failing and that once the enemy retreated, everything stabilized, and Wesley was a massive hero. Of course, that wasn’t e...
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