Redux A Noble Regressor 7: True Breathing

True Breathing. What even is that? Why even call it that? Jun was aware that anyone that could get away with it called whatever is it that they did something ridiculous pretentious. As if sounding “cool" was the point of what they did. To be...

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Between Worlds (Redux) - 24 - Where it all Ends

Chapter 24: Where It All Ends The two hit the ground hard, cracking the solid stone under them and cratering the ground deep. Antes had taken the least of the fall, slowing his descent with his wings and was able to roll and get straight...

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Between Worlds (Redux) - 11 - The New Order

Chapter 11: The New Order “Something’s gone wrong,” Anthony said and looked up at the sky as if the dark clouds could tell him what it was. Instead, a few rain drops landed on his cheek. He touched the water with his finger and looked down at...

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Between Worlds (Redux) - 13 - Champion’s Reprieve

Chapter 13: Champion's Reprieve Janice was in her element. She had her trusty sword, polished except for the blood that coated it. In front of her was her enemy, an elephant that stood up on two legs. It's large orbs of eyes stared down at...

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Between Worlds (Redux) - 21 - Lost Friends

Chapter 21: Lost Friends There was nothing else to do but attack. All preparations had been made and all armies had been assembled and mustered. Tens of thousands of faces stated at their leaders who had assembled on a hill overlooking them all....

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Between Worlds (Redux) - 22 - The End is Nigh

Chapter 22: The End is Nigh Tens of thousands of bodies of every shape size and species collided in what was a fight for the world, but not this world, but Earth. It was here on this day that ultimate victory would be decided and at first glance...

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Between Worlds (Redux) - 19 - The First Sin

Chapter 19: The First Sin Eeskit had to shield his eyes because the light was so bright. The fiery ball that had fallen from the sky amidst Eeskit's suicidal last charge had landed between him and the phalanx line of the soldiers. Dust had been...

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Redux A Noble Regressor 20: Mother, Sister and Prenuptials.

In a compound as big as the Yan Hold, it was easy to get lost in it if you weren’t familiar with it. There were arguments to be made about it making it harder for assassins to find their targets, but such benefits, Jun knew, were purely accidental: As...

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Between Worlds (Redux) - 6 - Old Friends, New Minds

Chapter 6: Old Friends, New Minds Kieth had survived and escaped. He wasn’t sure how he had done it, but Lady Luck, that bitch, had finally decided to take Kieth’s side this time. When Janice had straight up punched the porker,...

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Between Worlds (Redux) - 14 - Kill the Masters

Chapter 14: Kill the Masters Belus of the Boars was furious. This was supposed to be the last fight he would need. He put all of his money that he could on this bet because it had all been rigged. Poison tipped blades, drugged food, dull weapons,...

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Between Worlds (Redux) - 15 - Forming Alliances

Chapter 15: Forming Alliances The field was alight with the sound of battle as almost twelve thousand soldiers crashed against the walls of Fortress Mons. Arrows rained down in such volume that lowering a protective shield was a sure way to get an...

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Redux A Noble Regressor 12: A Lovely Sow.

Martial arts, when you got down to it, were the sort of thing people made to fight other people. The optimizations of movements to cause violence had to inherently make a whole lot of assumptions about what was being fought to matter. It even...

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