Vandalvagabond

Family Business 29

Family Business
Chapter 29

-VB-

When Duke Jorasmang-Crownguard came about, Jacques Bronzemoon didn’t know how he should behave with the young man.

Married to his twin sister and a foreigner and a magical practioner to boot, Duke Marris Jorasmang-Crownguard was the epitome of how a Demacian should not be. At the same time, Jacques had also carried out some distinctly non-Demacian decisions, some of them his and others as a reactive respo...

The App 3

The App
Chapter 3

-VB-

In a small town just north of Baltimore, a man who considered himself forgettable stumbled upon a revelation.

Cossack, a man who’d abandoned his civilian identity after his entire family had died, stared at the PHO thread and the subsequent threads. TrackNine was infamous on PHO for trying their goddamned best to track the trajectory of the Slaughterhouse Nine, because TrackNine suffered, allegedly, at their hands...

Swiss Arms 21

Swiss Arms
Chapter 21

-VB-

Deacon Benjamin glanced at the heavy bear fur cloaked man wielding a sword that would have most men-at-arms balking to carry into a skirmish, never mind a battlefield.

But that was what this man did if the shuddering murmurs from one of the man-at-arms was to go by.

“You are sure?” Benjamin asked as he looked ahead at the man leading them forward towards the village of St. Peters.

“Yes, father,...

Weekly Voting: May 1, 2022

It's already May. How are all you's doing?

Also.

Celestial, in!

Noblesse Privilege 13

Commisioned.

Noblesse Privilege
Chapter 13

-VB-

As much as this was supposed to be a “date” between Vivi and I, it turned into a more informal sit and greet not just between us but with the crew of the ship.

Yeah, my ship and its crew served me, a World Noble, and that already placed their value above most other lives, but it was one thing to serve and another to directly sit and talk with a royalty.

I did that, yes, but I...

Word Play 7

Free chapter.

Word Play
Chapter 7

-VB-

As great as a Tarrasque was as a personal Changer form, I knew that sooner or later, Earth Bet would throw something that would match its ridiculousness. After all, Alexandria alone could probably fight a Tarrasque, and all of the Endbrigners had more than enough power, though they may be shorter.

No, if I wanted to use Horrify to its full potential, then I needed something mo...

The Unavowed 4

The Unavowed
Chapter 4

-VB-

The norm of Danmachi’s world was different from what I could do.

First off, the magic I could do was based on systems that I was familiar with in my past life. This included Azerothian magics (fel, arcane, necromantic, nature, holy, and void) and a few others. There was a problem with my [Arcanist], however. I only had limited number of spells that belonged to each category of magic, and the number of spells ...

In the Midst of Callousness 7

In the Midst of Callousness
Chapter 7

-VB-

I lost my anti-power bat and the Butcher got away from me on top of that.

It was the only one of its kind and I couldn’t find it. To say that I was frustrated as hell would be an understatement.

Well, at least the Teeth was leaving the bay. The Butcher got scared of my bat, even though I no longer had it but could certainly make another one at the cost of three clone lives, and left the b...

Family Business 28

Family Business
Chapter 28: I Convinced Some

-VB-

I spent my last week in High Silvermere doing exactly what I told my father: meeting nobles and prying their ambitions and insecurities about their children.

Oh, your child is not as smart as you believe they are? Don’t worry. The Jorasmang Academy will help them.

Oh, your child has magic? Don’t worry, I’ll be sure to help them so that they won’t be pressed into armed service...

Family Business 27

Family Business
Chapter 27: Education is a form of Diplomacy

-VB-

“How do you plan to win over the nobles of the city?”

I looked up from my breakfast - baked brown beans, roasted mushrooms, boiled and salted spriggens lettuce salad, lamb chops, and a glass of watered down red wine - and saw father with his already finished breakfast staring at me with his elbows planted on the table and his chin resting on his combined hands.

Oh...

The App 2

The App
Chapter 2

-VB-

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Swiss Arms 20

YAY. The 20th chapter of Swiss Arms is here~!

-VB-

Swiss Arms
Chapter 20

-VB-

Spring couldn’t come quickly enough but it came, and we put ourselves to work.

The first thing I did was take off on a “patrol” around the entirety of the seven towns that was in our compact.

I traveled with a dozen volunteers from my fort in Fluela, and made my way to Travaos, where some of the villagers had returned to....

Weekly Voting: April 24th, 2022

Celestial Hymn out!

The Unavowed 3

The Unavowed

Chapter 3

-VB-

"What do you mean 'no'?"

I looked at Loki and shrugged. "Aki here just brought me up here without getting an answer from me, and I was showing off what I could do because I do want to pay back for the help you've given me," I replied.

Aki now looked flabbergasted. "B-But why refuse?! We're the best familia out there!"

I gave her a "Are you kidding me?" look. "Because, Aki, I want...

In the Midst of Callousness 6

In the Midst of Callousness
Chapter 6

-VB-

Back in Brockton Bay, Empire Eighty-Eight announced Allfather’s retirement and Kaiser’s succession to the leadership of the criminal organization.

The lowly grunts and middle managers of the racist gang grumbled and grumbled about how Allfather was laid low by the dishonorable and race traitor “The Bastard,” but no one had the guts or the power necessary to take out the grab-bag cape with seemingly endless source of Tinke...

Family Business 26 (NSFW)

Family Business
Chapter 26 (NSFW)

-VB-

Father held a feast to welcome all of us to the city, and the small city’s many lesser nobles and affluent citizens were invited.

“I-I said no!” Lux squeaked as she tried to keep my hands off of her.

I just kissed her as I lightly batted her half-hearted refusal and stuck not my penis but a vicous and thick magic tool. I felt her twitch and squirm underneath me, her eyes wide open and panicking, as my “tool” slitered ...

Family Business 25

Commissioned by Kejmur

Family Business
Chapter 25

-VB-

The king’s push for greater inclusion and expansion of magic in Damacia, of course, didn’t come without opposition.

My work outside of Jorasmang City, the seat of my power, worked to turn the powerbrokers of West Demacia to the king’s side.

The first of these was my own family.

As the carriage pulled forward along the road, I looked out of the carriage window t...

Celestial Hymn 30

Yay, 30th chapter of CH!

-VB-

Celestial Hymn
Chapter 30

-VB-

Varys sighed.

‘Oh dear me,’ he thought to himself as he poured himself a small cup of wine.

The latest scandal to hit the halls of the Red Keep was the near assassination of the up and rising Lord Alan Marris of Brownspear.

Or as people were starting to call the openly magic practicing lord: the Mage Lord.

It irked him a lot to ...

Swiss Arms 19

Swiss Arms
Chapter 19

-VB-

A mutual defense pact was good and all, but it couldn’t keep a people together.

No, for a people to remain together, there needed to be more than just an outside enemy. After all, the likes of the British and the French found native helpers wherever they went.

While an outside enemy would provide a great initial cause for cooperation, this cooperation would disappear the moment the enemy disappe...

Weekly Voting: April 17th, 2022

The App 1

Tags: Worm, SI, multicross, OP but passive SI, non-SI centric

The App
Chapter 1

-VB-

March 13th, 2011

“Hey, Mel?” Taylor asked.

[Yes?] Ask Mel! Asked.

“What is the chance of rain today?”

[45.55%! It’s the highest at 1PM right at 69.69% where you eat your lunch, so do take an umbrella!]

“Thanks, Mel.”

---

“Hey, Mel?” Thomas asked be grudg...

The Unavowed 2

The Unavowed
Chapter 2

-VB-

The next time I woke up, I was in a better condition and head space to finally act as I have been raised to be.

“Thank you,” I quickly said when the cat woman came back with a meal.

She paused after closing the door and nodded. “You’re welcome. I guess you’re in better shape today,” she remarked as she set a bowl of stew down on the table next to my bed.

“I am,” I nodded with a smile...

Swiss Arms QUESTION

So kralmeco on QQ was like "Vagabond, dewit." for Hans being summoned as a servant during a Holy Grail War (Fate Stay/Night). Do you guys want to see that? 

In the Midst of Callousness 5

In the Midst of Callousness
Chapter 5

-VB-

August 28th, 1999

While the Factory produced weapons of war I needed, several of my clones operated something more devious on the side.

See, Earth Bet was different. It took me some time to understand that.

I, someone who had prepared myself mentally to go to Remnant, realized this because of how … absurd Earth Bet was compared to Remnant or my original Earth.

The main differe...

The Rise of Marquis 17

The Rise of Marquis
Chapter 17

-VB-

It was another routine and regular meeting of the Parahuman Response Team upper echelon and Protectorate heroes in the East-Northeast department. This wasn’t to say that there wasn’t anything interesting to report in terms of development.

Personally, Robin wanted to be elsewhere.

“Everyone who can be here is here,” Director Piggot hummed. “Let’s start us off with what’s on agenda tod...

The Rise of Marquis 16

The Rise of Marquis
Chapter 16

-VB-

“You… aren’t going to force me to join you?”

Taylor was still skeptical.

Well, for one, she knew very painfully, learning it painstakingly, that Marquis - Samuel - was a fair man who didn’t understand “painless training.” Every single minute not spent on exercising under his watch was spent fighting him directly.

If she didn’t go home wrecked with pains from runnings miles up...

Reincarnated to the Past 47

Reincarnated to the Past
Chapter 47: A Chapter Ends

-VB-

I chuckled as my son giggled while I painted his hands with a brush and then stuck that hand to the shirt I wore right now.

It was going to be a memento of a sort! Since there were no photos, I decided that I would instead keep hand paintings. It worked out just fine, I think, because Ureya was enjoying this, my son was giggling happily, and I was happy being with my family.

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Celestial Hymn 29

Celestial Hymn
Chapter 29

-VB-

It was a disaster.

What else could it be?

The day a powerful army had been pledged to the king, the commander of that army nearly becomes assassinated?

There was a goddamn limit to the intrigues of the court, and this was taking it a step too far.

Never mind the fact that Lord Marris was his personal pick, the man raised to the station of a lord, but he was also the betrothed of hi...

Weekly Voting: April 10, 2022

Swiss Arms out this week.

Edit: Accidentally made it more than one vote per person... eh, it'll be interesting and it;s been a while since we did one.

Wretched Joy 3

Wretched Joy

Chapter 3

-VB-

Drama happened in the bay.

Cricket's death at my hands sent ripples throughout the bay. Obviously, the Empire Eighty-Eight shrieked about the injustice and crime, and they puffed and huffed to make themselves look bigger.

Well, most of them. Hookwolf and Stormtiger just went on a brief rampage in ABB territory because they were an acceptable target. Of course, Lung took it personally a...