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It is the 42nd Millennium. For more than a hundred centuries the Emperor of Mankind has sat immobile on the Golden Throne of Earth. He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods and master of a million worlds by the might of His inexhaustible armies. He is a rotting carcass writhing...

Chapter no.1 Prologue Giggles echoed through the dark forest, and Naruto couldn't help but laugh louder, aware of how ridiculous he must have looked—alone and laughing under the moonlit trees. But none of that mattered—not tonight. Because after countless failed attempts and frustrations, he'd...

The Boot on Zaun's Neck Vi promised us it would be a quick and easy job. Just sneak into some rich Piltie’s place, rob him blind, and sneak back to Zaun before he even realized what’d happened. She’d gotten the tip from Ekko, so we knew it was legit. Get in, get the loot, and get out. Easy...

I want to write something, and I have for a long time, but I always get distracted by another new idea or a lack of motivation. Here I want to lay out the basic premise for a number of quests I've come up with over the years, but never started. It's my hope that getting something started in an...

GM Note: So, some readers out there may remember this. I thought about returning to that quest for some time now, and now that I have a bit more time on my hands, I’ve decided to do so in a fashion. You don’t need to read that quest at all to understand this one, as that one was only most of the...

"I was born at the beginning of a new era, the inception of which would decide the future of the entire world. I don't remember much from my first years of life, except for gunfire and screams. It took me way too long to learn what those meant, what I was supposed to do, what was lost, and what...

Major spoilers for Elden Ring and Fairy Tail. This is also an alternate universe for Fairy Tail, though I strictly maintain the overarching themes and feeling of the setting, as well as characters. The world burns. Sickly yellow flames crest into the sky, merging atop the heavens to rain...

Shivs meets scales as you dance with your skull-headed opponent. With a hurl, you exhale scalding steam against the hunter as she kick your center spine. A moment's breath allows you to curl up as she drinks some manner of potion. The song of the earth propels you forward as you try to roll...

=== Introduction - Planetary Modification === The Old Ones ruled an empire that spread across the breadth and width of the galaxy. Creatures of incredible power and knowledge that magic blended with every faucet of their society. The science of astronomy was synonymous with the art of...

Book 3: Chapter 1: A New World Where a Boy King, becomes a Man, and all that entitles. You were struggling to find a simple way to gather your courage. That itself was not a truly brave thing. You knew that everyone would have that moment when getting out of bed was something that was...

This story will not be a focus on war, but the effects it has on the people who fight it and the pieces they are left to pick up in its aftermath. The next few prologue chapters will explore your experiences in the war and how you navigated your way to the end alive. After that . . . vae victis...

PREBOOT EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT ONLINE HIBERNATION ENDED FRACTIONAL POWER RESTORED BY AUTONOMOUS DAMAGE CONTROL UNIT AUTONOMOUS DAMAGE CONTROL UNIT REPORTS VOID FRACTURE TRICKLE CHARGE ACTIVE VOID FRACTURE TRICKLE CHARGE ACCUMULATING IN RESERVE BATTERY RESERVE BATTERY AT 0.09% CAPACITY RESUMING...

Uneasiness under the starry skies Q: What are skills and how do they work? A: Skills are the degree of proficiency of characters in certain spheres. They work in the same way as the attributes (explained above) except for three differences: their dice bonuses start with the score of 10...

=== Introduction - Nation Selection === The Tenth Crusade had succeeded. The Christian League formed by Aragon had led Venice, Macedonia, and Poland to victory against the Black Sea Pact. The soldiers of the Ottoman Empire, Iran, and Tatarstan had fought bravely and valiantly, and had suffered...

Earth Bet...has always been a place of interest to those who watch. It is...the center, the core, the base of the cycle; the grave of an Entity, and the birthplace of the Ender of the Cycle (as she will be known in the future). And with the death of the Thinker, a third entity, one steeped in...

The Dragon Ascendant: NO SV: Welcome To Another Viserys Targaryen Quest (Type to be decided) The Iron Throne was as daunting in life, as it was in your broken, scattered frightened memories of this place. The Thousand blades of Aegon’s enemies bent and curled into the general shape of steps...

General Williams surrendered to the Turian forces due to the great attrition of his troops and the death of most of his command cabinet. He takes command of 2 battalions as a colonel and changes the course of human history whether you leave your mark in battle or accept your destiny to die in...

Start of Something <QUERY> Well, well. What do we have here? Some kind of observational plane? <QUERY-DISCOVERY> What have you found, Variant? <ANSWER.POSSIBILITY> I do believe we are being observed, not by fellow Kindred, but by something I am unable to observe as well. I think we may...

Lucius Domitius Aurelianus "Why?" he tried to say, but he only archived to make blood come out of his throat. He reposed on the ground watching the Thracian sky. Above him, Sol was shining bright. The grass beneath him felt comfortable. His end was ironic. After a lifetime of war and hundreds...

Due to a combination of factors, the 1848 revolution succeeds in western and southern Germany, allowing for the formation of a German republic. Questers are asked to lend their support to the various parties within republican Germany and thus chart the course of Europe's newest democracy. The...

July 7, 1947, 9:43 AM Major Jesse Marcel, 509th Composite Group Roswell, New Mexico The jeep jolts again, sending you rocking in your seat as the open air vehicle bounces along the gravel road, trailing in the dusty wake of the dull green GMC 1947 pickup truck ahead of you. You once again...

I wonder...could darkness burrow so deep into someone's heart that they don't even know it's there? That's a scary thought. Could you turn your Keyblade on a being that has no idea what they've become? I...don't know. One day we might have to decide. --- In a land known as departure a...

A Restoration of Order and Peace The fate of a galaxy is once more uncertain. The Galactic Empire is collapsing. With the deaths of Emperor Palpatine, Lord Vader, most of the Imperial High Command and the rapid advances made by the Rebel Alliance, the fate of the once-mighty Empire seems...

The year is 1932. For seven long years, the Great Depression has ravaged the United States of America. You have traveled the country and seen the horrific conditions, the poverty and the hunger and the despair. You have seen lines of unemployed workers that stretched for blocks, twisting like...

You stood in a place whose name you forgot, tall white walls, high and distant ceilings. Around you, ancient relics lay, weapons and armors, yet it was not an armory. A display place, a museum, the word comes to you all at once. You were in a museum, that sounded right, but then what happened...