Malphegor

MCIM Ch. 71

The most miraculous thing about the Marvel universe had to be its communication systems.

Take that legendary pager Fury carried around, supposedly worked across the entire galaxy. Or Star-Lord's ship radio that could somehow pick up signals from light-years away.

After requesting a few pieces of alien-tech communication equipment from Yondu, Mario watched the Ravager captain and his crew depart. He stood alone on the barren plain of his newly acquired planet.

"Time to bring ...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 320

Saruman's schemes continued in secret.

Yes, in secret...

"Why didn't you knock?"

At the top of Orthanc, looking at his unwelcome visitor, he silently gathered his research materials and shielded them behind his back.

"Relax, I'm not here to quarrel with you."

Garrett settled naturally into a nearby chair and glanced at the papers behind Saruman. "What's that? May I have a look at..."

"No."

"Alright."

"If you have something to say, speak quickly....

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 319

"I truly cannot fathom what makes that small and timid race so worthy of interest."

In the high tower of Orthanc, Saruman removed his grey hood, marking the end of another covert reconnaissance trip.

"Why does Gandalf constantly visit there?"

He settled back into his chair, lost in thought.

To be certain, the White Wizard always displayed disdain toward Gandalf the Grey, as though he looked down upon him whenever they met.

But only Saruman himself knew that this ...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 318

Year 2989 of the Third Age, the Lonely Mountain.

"Don't go. It isn't safe there."

When Balin proposed leading an expedition to reclaim Khazad-dûm, Gandalf, who happened to be visiting, warned him against it.

"Remember the tragedy of a thousand years past, Balin."

Lighting his pipe, Gandalf said, "You cannot expect the Balrog to sleep forever. Consider the fate of Durin VI, and then of Náin I. Durin's son believed the demon of flame had fallen into eternal slumber and...

NYP Ch. 18

"Aoi, keep healing Haruto. Kaede, clean up the every footprint, broken kunai, all of it. Leave no trace. Don't touch the bodies, I'll handle those."

Kenji issued orders the moment the fighting stopped. They couldn't leave evidence of the engagement lying around. If anyone came looking, the supply point's location would be compromised immediately.

He walked to the first corpse, the Iwa ninja who'd been pinned to the tree trunk with kunai. Blood had pooled beneath the body, soaking ...

NYP Ch. 17

Kenji exploded from cover on the opposite side, chakra flooding his system as he launched himself at the nearest enemy. His students broke from their hiding spots simultaneously, charging toward the third Iwa ninja.

The target in front of Kenji reacted fast. Kunai already in hand, he twisted to meet the attack. Sparks flew as they exchanged blows at close range.

Kenji knew he couldn't afford a drawn-out fight. His students wouldn't last long against a chunin. So he pushed harder, ...

OP: AMP Ch. 141

"What are we supposed to do?" Koza rubbed his temples, feeling like his brain was on fire.

Ever since he'd taken over this position, he hadn't slept through a single night. Every morning, his eyes opened to a mountain of problems that needed solving immediately, and they just kept piling up.

The reason was pretty straightforward. In the old system, Arabasta had been run by nobles who handled all the minor affairs themselves, only elevating the important stuff to higher authorities...

OP: AMP Ch. 140

The Void Domain was finished way faster than Marcus had expected. Or more accurately, with the Shichiseiken's destructive power and the combined buffs from Goliath and Shira, what had once seemed like an impossible project was now complete.

He hadn't bothered breaking through the bedrock layer above, there was no point. After some adjustments, the space beneath the bedrock looked pretty good on its own.

The entire Void Domain had been transformed into a specialized mob farm. Every...

MCIM Ch. 70

"I said size didn't matter... but isn't that too small?"

Mario stared at Zela, pointing at the planet floating before their ship. At first, he'd assumed it just looked small due to the vast distances of space. But after the ship's scanner revealed the planet's diameter was less than six hundred kilometers, his brain completely stalled out.

Zela scratched his head awkwardly. "Yeah, okay, it's on the smaller side. But it's perfect for habitation. Complete ecosystem, no intelligent l...

MCIM Ch. 69

Using the Bifrost to transport the spaceship back to Asgard, Mario finally understood why the Asgardians weren't interested in developing their own fleet of warships.

"Man, if only the Bifrost could teleport anywhere in the universe freely. That would save me a lot of trouble."

But that was pure fantasy. If Odin actually extended the Bifrost's range to cover the entire universe, every civilization out there would unite and beat him to death on his own throne, no matter how powerfu...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 317

A bottle of dragon's blood was poured out.

Whoosh.

As the dragon bones were drenched in the blood of a fire dragon, they burst into flames. The dragonbone sword underwent a blazing transformation and became a new weapon, the Dragonflame Boneblood Sword.

This sword was a vivid orange-red, its fiery glow visible to the naked eye. The terrifying heat radiating from it was second only to that of the Dragonflame Steel Sword.

At the same time, under the mysterious i...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 316

This trip to the Hall of Dáin I could be said to have been quite fruitful.

First of all, thanks to the civil war that once broke out among the dragons, there were quite a few dragon skeletons scattered both within the hall and across the surrounding wilderness. As a result, the stock of dragon bones was greatly replenished.

The quantity collected was so abundant that, if all were made into dragonbone arrows and used sparingly, it would be enough to sustain the consumption of a sm...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 315

It wasn't fair to blame Garrett for laughing. Before him stood the so-called "dragon," four-legged, with a long neck and irregular sharp teeth, spikes running down its neck and spine.

It looked ferocious enough.

But it had no wings.

Yes, this was a wingless, flightless dragon.

For such creatures, he preferred not to call them dragons at all. "A giant lizard" felt more accurate.

It even had only 600 hit points, clearly nothing compared to Smaug. And its scales did...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 314

"Lord, I don't know... We never venture near the inner mountains. For hundreds of years, we've only lived on the outskirts..." an orc caught by Garrett spoke with difficulty.

"I see."

That was only natural.

Creatures like orcs, who bully the weak and fear the strong, would never risk provoking a dragon's wrath. After all, if any dragon so much as disliked the sight of them, their entire tribe would be wiped out.

"You know nothing, then close your eyes forever along wit...

NYP Ch. 16

"Sensei, we want gifts too!"

Haruto and Kaede had been watching the whole exchange. The moment they saw Kenji hand Aoi that medical ninjutsu scroll, both of them rushed over.

"Alright," Kenji said, holding up one hand to forestall further begging. "Once you two finish the tree climbing exercise, I'll teach each of you a jutsu as a reward."

He turned to Aoi. "You too. I'll teach you something separate from the medical techniques."

"Yes! Thank you, sensei!"

All thr...

NYP Ch. 15

A week passed in a flash.

Kenji had settled into the rhythm of supply point life. Morning patrols along the three marked routes, occasional meetings with transport teams delivering supplies or evacuating wounded, and surprisingly long stretches of quiet in between. It was almost peaceful enough to forget they were stationed in a war zone.

Almost.

Every few days, a transport team would pass through carrying injured ninjas back from the front lines. Some were conscious and wal...

NYP Ch. 14

Takuma led them deeper into the command tent, past rows of busy Intelligence Division personnel, until they reached a long table near the back. A wooden placard reading "Mission Assignment" sat on the surface.

"These are the instructors for the newly graduated genin teams," he said to the ninja stationed behind the desk. "They're here to collect their squad assignments."

The man barely glanced up. He gestured for them to follow him to the rightmost workstation, where he pulled out...

NYP Ch. 13

"Hinoyama Kaede, Tsukishima Haruto, Hoshino Aoi. Team instructor: Yamanaka Kenji."

Hearing his own name, Kenji raised his hand and looked toward the line of fresh Academy graduates. Three kids stepped out almost immediately, two boys and a girl. They spotted his raised hand and hurried over.

"Good afternoon, sensei!"

The three of them bowed in unison.

"Alright, stick close for now. Once team assignments are finished, we'll do proper introductions."

Kenji nodded a...

NYP Ch. 12

Kenji woke before dawn.

He packed his kunai, shuriken, wire, explosive tags, medical supplies, and ration pills. Everything a chunin was expected to carry into combat. Then he changed into his standard-issue uniform.

The chunin vest was a dull green with the Uzumaki clan spiral emblazoned on the back. It was practical, protective, and most importantly, completely unremarkable. He tied his Konoha forehead protector across his brow and checked himself in the mirror.

Generic ni...

GSiN: Ch. 188

Without further delay, Ryouma could hardly wait to deal with Black Zetsu.

Last time in the Land of Whirlpools, he'd been played by that thing. This time, if he managed to catch him, there'd be no way he'd let him off easily.

"Obito, I need to step out for a bit."

"What?"

The concert area was too noisy. Obito couldn't hear clearly, so he leaned closer, cupped a hand around his ear, and shouted, "What did you say?"

"I said wait here for a while. I'll be right back!...

HSU: Ch. 333

Masashi quickly lost interest in whether Minato wanted to jump out the window or not. Before long, he was so busy he barely had time to touch the ground.

The shinobi world was a place forever full of unexpected twists and uncontrollable forces. After all, there were very few people who could crush anyone they met.

Although he wasn't on the front lines now, his role holding down the fort in the village's nerve center was no easier than being in the field.

Honestly, he even wa...

OP: AMP Ch. 139

Marcus stared at his experience bar, watching the numbers tick upward.

From 62% to 62.5%.

Half a percent. That's what he'd gotten for disenchanting an entire golden sword.

"Well... shit."

He ran the math in his head. Killing livestock these days gave him basically nothing, maybe 0.0001% per animal. So getting 0.5% from a single disenchant was huge by comparison.

But still. Half a percent per sword? That meant he'd need two hundred enchanted weapons just to gain a...

OP: AMP Ch. 138

The sumo match was about to begin.

Luffy crouched low in his sumo stance, his inflated belly jiggling as he positioned himself. Across from him, Chopper had transformed into his Muscle Point form, looking buff.

"Ready... FIGHT!" Usopp announced, dropping his hand like a referee.

Without warning, Luffy launched himself forward with a rubber-powered charge, his round body becoming a human cannonball.

The impact sent Chopper flying backward off the ring they'd marked out ...

OP: AMP Ch. 137

"Alvida's way too competitive to accept Marcus being stronger than her. I mean, according to what you all told me, he wasn't even that strong at the beginning. He was supposedly weaker than Usopp back then."

"Who told you that?" A voice came from behind.

Both Nami and Vivi jumped, caught red-handed gossiping.

When Vivi saw it was just Shira, she let out a relieved breath. "Usopp did. He said back in Syrup Village, Marcus had pretty weak stamina. When they arm-wrestled, Usopp...

OP: AMP Ch. 136

Marcus picked up Yubashiri and examined it from every angle.

Yubashiri's defining characteristic had always been its lightness.

Netherite ingots, on the other hand, were absurdly heavy. Dense enough that even small amounts added serious heft to whatever they were forged into.

But holding the transformed Yubashiri felt weird.

Not only was there a constant stream of cold energy seeping from the blade, but it still felt light in his grip. Even though by all rights, it sho...

MCIM Ch. 68

Mario was in an excellent mood after receiving Odin's generous gift. Even Thor, standing beside him, seemed more refined than usual.

"So, any luck with that planet search?"

Thor had been lost in thought, wondering why his father would allow a human to reside in Asgard. Mario's question pulled him back to the present.

"Habitable uninhabited planets are... incredibly rare." He shook his head. "Most that could support life are already claimed by one species or another."

S...

MCIM Ch. 67

"Ancient One!"

Mario resisted every urge to open the Ancient One's trading interface. If they'd been alone, he might have risked buying a bookshelf or something just to hear those ridiculous villager sounds come out of Earth's Sorcerer Supreme. But with several other people in the chamber, he had to consider the possibility that she might kill everyone to eliminate the witnesses.

The Ancient One looked at him. "Let me introduce you. This is Kaecilius, and behind him are his discip...

MCIM Ch. 66

After finishing the upgrades for Abigail and the rest of the hunting crew, Mario wasted no time heading to the cell where they'd locked up Calvin.

The moment he opened the door, a figure lunged straight at Skye.

Mario's leg shot out on pure instinct, his boot connecting with Calvin's chest. Thanks to the Spice of Life: Carrot Edition mod bonus, his health had jumped to 52 points, two and a half times that of a normal human.

The kick launched Calvin backward, slamming him int...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 313

"What the hell?"

Inside Wayfort, Garrett waved his hand, as if driving something away.

Just moments ago, he had felt as though a distant gaze had fallen upon him across an immense distance.

As a thaumaturge well-versed in the arcane arts, keen awareness was an indispensable trait. And after so many years steeped in mystical study, his sensitivity had reached an extraordinary level.

Perhaps it was because much of the corruption brought about by studying forbidden knowle...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 312

When Ecthelion II passed away, Denethor remained silent for a long time before finally taking his seat as Steward.

People soon grew accustomed to the new Steward's manner.

Unlike his predecessor, or even his predecessor's predecessor, Denethor was a man of few words.

Like his father, he seemed skilled at listening to counsel. He would always let his subordinates finish speaking, patient and attentive. Yet, afterward, he almost always held to his own opinion and acted on his ...