Naruto’s tense voice cut through the thick silence like a kunai. "What happened to Sakura?!"
Even the campfire seemed to burn quieter, and the rain outside had stopped its rhythmic tapping against the rocky ground. Sasuke wasn’t even breathing, frozen like a statue.
"Relax. She’s just asleep," Shisui said, his Sharingan still gleaming from the shadows. "I put her under a genjutsu so she wouldn’t interrupt our conversation."
"Who… are you…?" Sasuke rasped like the...
2025-02-18 03:35:10 +0000 UTC
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That trip did something strange to me. I learned a lot about myself—some of it was not exactly pleasant. For one, I realised I was a sentimental idiot, a proper product of this cushy modern age—a pampered weakling who’d grown up thinking meat just appeared on shop shelves by itself.
The easy life I was raised in hadn’t prepared me for the real world. Not that I was unaware of how things worked, but growing up in a world of glass buildings and convenience meant I never had to thi...
2025-02-18 03:26:49 +0000 UTC
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INTERLUDE: David Martinez
Cold, damp twilight. An industrial zone near the bay.
“A2, report status,” a voice crackled through comms.
“On position,” David replied.
“Understood, A2. Hold position with A1 and wait for reinforcements. Maintain perimeter control.”
“Reinforcements not needed.”
“Repeat, A2. Wait for reinforcements. You are required to follow the approved operational plan....
2025-02-16 05:43:50 +0000 UTC
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Some dreams just fuck me up.
The Sketched Man? He still makes some sense—like, maybe some cosmic entity noticed me because I remember my past life. But this shit? The nonsense I dreamed last night? What the hell does Strucker have to do with anything? Why the fuck did my subconscious drag him up and shove him into a Star Wars setting? Having that kind of family, even in a dream, is nightmare fuel.
My ass is still clenched so tight from fear it p...
2025-02-16 05:40:37 +0000 UTC
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One question. Just one question crossed Melina’s mind the moment she saw what was happening.
"What is going on?"
Two men—one half-naked, the other clad in heavy armor—stood a short distance from the manor on the scorched volcanic plain, burning each other with their gazes alone. Melina instantly recognized the Crucible Knight. As for Kosta—well, that went without saying.
The knight didn’t have to remove his helmet for anyone to understand his intent.
Melina d...
2025-02-16 05:20:44 +0000 UTC
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Castling the Long Way
Mad Tiger
The trip cost me a fair bit—thirty-five Galleons just for the travel, another ten to join the expedition, and fifteen more for a translator, a Portkey, and getting all the paperwork sorted between the two Ministries. But I didn’t regret a single Knut, even if I was a bit put out at first.
The international Portkey took us straight from the Lovegoods’ home to Manaus, a city in Brazil where we spent the first two days. And I’ve got to admit—I was a little underwhelmed.
The...
2025-02-15 03:47:35 +0000 UTC
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"Man, our first real mission was just plain stupid," Naruto grumbled.
"On the other hand, Kakashi-sensei let us use radios," Sasuke countered dryly, shooting me a look. I, on the other hand, was practically vibrating from suppressed laughter and sheer pride.
Yeah, sure, the whole thing had been dumb as hell—but it was hilarious.
"Come on, you have to admit it’s weird—chasing after your own cat all over Konoha, only to hand ...
2025-02-15 03:44:43 +0000 UTC
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Demons of NC
Elden Ring: My Ending
There was about an hour left before Penelope arrived. Initially, I planned to meet her at the airport, but we agreed she’d come straight to me, and then we’d head out together with the whole gang to visit Mama Betty. With time to kill, I pulled Mom Judy into the bathroom with the classic "Whoa, come check this out, I think our shower’s broken." Ginger was in her room, and Mom followed me, silent and confused, as I turned on the shower.
"Mom, I met with a mutant today...
2025-02-14 03:30:01 +0000 UTC
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In the Lands Between, there weren’t many left who hadn’t at least heard of Kosta. You’d have to try really hard to avoid hearing about the Tarnished whose strength surpassed that of demigods. The bearer of three Great Runes, the one who, with high probability, would soon become the next Elden Lord.
And Tanith was no exception. She couldn’t be. By the time Rya first told her about the half-naked madman, he had already claimed his first Great Rune. That...
2025-02-14 03:28:22 +0000 UTC
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Other than the shower, the apartment now had a curved bathtub—no jacuzzi, but big enough for a couple of people. Whatever Evelyn had thrown in there smelled pretty damn nice. The water had turned a pale pink, with flower petals floating on the surface.
"Shower first," Lucy cut off my attempt to step right into the bath. "Gotta wash the Badlands off us."
Fair enough.
I went in first. The dimly lit shower steamed up quickly, hot water stripping away the exhaustion and tensio...
2025-02-14 03:25:41 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 42
‘Well, if nothing else, seei
2025-02-13 19:21:39 +0000 UTC
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Castling the Long Way
Mad Tiger
The Tarnished was fast, and Sellen knew it. Watching him cover distances in days that would take an ordinary person weeks—if not months—had only been surprising for the first few days.
Konstantin’s spectral steed wasn’t called the fastest mount in the Lands Between for nothing.
But what was even more terrifying was the way he somehow memorized Sites of Grace and could teleport between them with a single touch. The Lands Between had plenty of ways to traverse ...
2025-02-13 06:54:58 +0000 UTC
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Naruto was fidgeting, restless, grabbing onto anything he could in the kitchen like he didn’t know what to do with himself. He washed the dishes. Started cooking something. At this hour? Well, I guess he was hungry—probably drained a ton of chakra too. He put rice on the stove to cook, then finally sat down, slumping into his chair.
"Tora-chan, do you think I’m a monster too?" he asked me suddenly.
"What?" I blinked at him, startled. Then I shook my head.
2025-02-13 06:53:06 +0000 UTC
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Lupin showed up three days later, only to resign and leave the castle five days after that. Snape had let slip that he was a werewolf, and soon enough, furious letters from outraged parents flooded in. The students were gutted—everyone liked Lupin, and, to be fair, he was the most reasonable Defense professor we’d ever had. Harry took it especially hard, even though he tried not to show it. I reckon he’d been hoping to talk to Lupin about his dad, his godfather, and their Marauder days....
2025-02-13 06:50:09 +0000 UTC
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Helen Dill, Philip Coulson’s superior, two hours after his meeting with Salamander.
The conversation with Philip had been unpleasant, to say the least. That arrogant little “agent” had completely ruined her mood. "A stupid plan," he had the nerve to say. As if she didn’t know that already. "I didn’t push it further because it would’ve only made things worse." Men… Coulson, Salamander, that bald bastard… they all pisse...
2025-02-12 04:42:13 +0000 UTC
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The Maelstrom AV was descending, wobbling dangerously as it tilted to the side.
What the fuck was this thing? Looked like a modded-out civilian model, barely holding together in the air. But it had three machine guns, missiles, and at least some armor.
A dust cloud rolled in over the horizon. I zoomed in. Two dozen blacked-out vehicles, plus a whole swarm of bikes. They were coming in hard.
The cyber-freaks wanted everything. They knew about the heavy security, which meant they...
2025-02-12 04:38:52 +0000 UTC
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Mad Tiger
Castling the Long Way
"Boss, isn’t this technically poaching?"
"We’re in a forest shielded by a barrier from regular people, but this area isn’t listed as a Ministry reserve and doesn’t belong to any private individual," Kayneth explained as he walked leisurely along the wide trail, broken branches scattered here and there. "Besides, Lyn, since when have you been so concerned about the legality of your actions? Or are you telling me you legally bought that rifle at an auction? You did say you couldn...
2025-02-10 22:05:35 +0000 UTC
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(TN: Replaced Lin with Lyn)
"Things are going well."
That was how Kayneth would have assessed his current position. He stood on the train platform with his hands clasped behind his back, surrounded by a noisy crowd of witches and wizards eagerly awaiting the return of their children, nieces, nephews, younger siblings. Mid-June—the end of the school year at the country’s only school of magic—also marked the time when Ministry officials braced themselves for an oncoming headac...
2025-02-10 22:03:59 +0000 UTC
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(TN: Replaced Lin with Lyn)
(I haven't had the chance to send these chapters to Hind (the author) so there might be some small mistakes like with names, Fate terminology, etc)
The gusts of wind, and the rustling of book pages were the only sounds breaking the silence of the small testing hall. The room had been split in half by a thick glass partition stretching from floor to ceiling, installed during renovations in September and reinforced with solid enchantments ever sinc...
2025-02-10 22:01:21 +0000 UTC
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Avoiding Snape’s gaze, I reached for another biscuit and calmly finished my tea in silence, idly staring at the crumbs on my plate. Truth be told, I was more than a little rattled, but I was doing my best not to let it show. I doubted I was fooling him—Snape wasn’t some gullible first-year—but keeping my dignity intact was worth the effort.
I was well aware that I wasn’t on the same level as Snape or Dumbledore. I had no real leverage over them, no real power, so my only optio...
2025-02-10 21:09:36 +0000 UTC
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Mizuki came out about ten minutes later, hesitating for a second before finally walking up to Naruto. I stayed put, perched up in a tree, watching.
"How about we take a walk?" he suggested.
Oh, for crying out loud! What is it with these people and walking for secret conversations? Can’t they just talk where they are?! Now I had to wait until they were out of sight before making my move. Should’ve stayed in the bushes! What possessed me to climb this damn tree in ...
2025-02-10 20:53:46 +0000 UTC
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Millicent couldn’t believe how well the prosthetic worked—it felt as natural as a real hand. She could even feel through it. It was nothing short of a miracle.
Casual technologies, absurd as they were, worked flawlessly.
Kosta’s curiosity, upon seeing the iron hand for the first time, got the better of him, and he furrowed his brows, trying to understand how this marvel of casual ingenuity even functioned.
The answer, however, was quite obvious.
“Magic…” Ko...
2025-02-09 04:26:15 +0000 UTC
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Phil Coulson… One of my favorite characters in S.H.I.E.L.D.
No, really, I always liked him—charismatic, sharp, level-headed, definitely not an idiot.
Just my opinion, but I always thought he’d have made a much better Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. than a certain one-eyed, baldy. And now here he was, sitting right next to me, thoughtfully sipping his coffee from a paper cup.
"Tobias, let me start by saying that the people I represent operate legally and officially...
2025-02-09 04:22:56 +0000 UTC
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