Sasha Aviah Dula wants to make the world a better place by destroying monsters and teaching others how to do the same. Just when they were getting used to things, someone goes and shoots a werewolf in broad daylight. Now everyone knows about magic, and they have to figure out how to keep their little community together uncharted territory, all while not dying on the job. [Updates at least once every two weeks]
It's just Stephanie's luck that her first year of college is filled with murders that only she can solve. At least Cass is with her and the cases are at least somewhat challenging.
Most tragedies don't spring out of thin air; they start quietly. A hiring mistake here. A greed-driven oversight there. Maybe a bit of prideful ignorance to really get it going. Danger creeps in on padded feet, and nobody notices until a statistic gets another notch on its belt. A man from modern-day Earth drenched in guilt wakes up in the forest near Sandgem Town with questions. Where is he? Who brought him here? Is he hallucinating these pokemon? An evil plot churns in the background...
Sophia isn't running, regardless of how much you might think so. She just - needs a fresh start. A new city, a new life, a new person; she just needs the space to figure that out. Promise.
As if.
A broken marriage; a vengeful heroine; a city unaware of the monster in its depths. New faces, new places, new enemies - same old problems. New York is shit out of luck, if they're counting on Private Investigator Sophia Hess to solve their problems.
After all - she's nobody's hero.
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An AU...
In a world where people only value you as much as what your parts can sell for, and money itself is the only thing that fuels magic, Marie a Sea Elf cursed to be born with legs, Taylor a Naiad Sorceress, Jaina a songstress Cat-kin, and their talking shape-shifting friend turned sword Blade embark on a dangerous quest to become the world's best adventurers. Adventurers work for the global Empire of the Red Queen. Mercenaries who are above the laws of the land, but must give up their own...
Republic City is seen by the world as a land of opportunity, a place where anyone could make anything of themselves. In reality it's a metropolis plagued by rampant poverty, violent crime, and increasing political radicalization. In this tumultuous city Detective Yahui and his new partner, Detective Imnek, must navigate the complex web of gang politics to get to the bottom of their new case.
"Down and out, and out of luck. We're spinning, but the needle's stuck. Let's go have some fun before they go and put us in the ground."
Will also include assorted short stories and oneshots canon to the story