The group of people looked down at the woman, sitting there stunned in front of Gus’ store. Kain waved a hand in front of her face, snapping her out of her trance. She snapped her head up to Kain and recognition flew through her eyes, “You… You’re from Earth, right?” she asked. Hearing his home world mentioned, Kain was taken …

It all began with a gunshot, a distant echo heard through the thick cement walls of the basement that soon grew into a corus of battle. The three extradimensionals and the demi-humans shot their heads up from whatever it was they were doing, alerted, “That’s a gunshot,” Buck remarked. “Yes,” Valerax replied, “I’m pretty sure we got that.” “Just saying,” …

A gunshot rang out in the darkened, maze-like alleys of the slums. The single shot was followed by another. Then another. Eventually, gunfire flooded through the slums. Flashes of fire lit up the border between the slums and the factory district; echoes of shouts and screams bounced off of the makeshift walls that made most of the buildings. It all …

Happy 101st all. Spooky day seemed more important than the 100th chapter, so yeah. Also, this is a *VERY* short side chapter to start the wrap-up before the climax of Olsvania. Enjoy. *=====* O’Malley held his head in his hands as he looked at the pitifully little evidence he and his team had accumulated. Even Branson had been transferred to …

Happy Spooky Day, all of you. Otherwise known as All Hallows Eve or —apologies for anyone offended by this— Halloween. Ew. Just saying it makes me feel the inordinate amount of candy.  *=====* The stroll back to the headquarters of the Tunnel Rats was a relaxing experience for Mary. She had been stressed out for the last few days and …

The next morning came quickly for the three and Mary left to meet the hacker Fuel had made mention of. As she navigated the underground town, Abe spoke up in her mind, [Hey, I have another idea,] he said. [Let me guess first,] she replied, [You want to test your power over our mana and see if you can make …

Mary stuffed the last of her luggage into her bag, hiding her two mana gems under a layer of clothing. Turning, she took a final look at her barren apartment. It was nothing impressive, just a few rooms connecting to her bedroom, where almost everything was, but it was hers and she was sad to see it off so unceremoniously. …

The moon was making its slow climb to the sky when a quiet shuffle of activity took the docks of the slums. Hundreds of people, most of them with some sort of odd feature. Some had longer ears or longer hair. Others had odd-colored skin. Others still were taller or shorter than those around them. No matter what feature they …

Kain placed the book on automatons on the table and sighed, “Alright, what are you two doing?” he asked the small floating serpent and the malformed creature pressed up against the ceiling. It took a few minutes for them to turn away from the ceiling and for Luna to morph back into her human form. Ythane and Luna shared a …

Mary’s eyelids refused to open for a long minute, but they pushed themselves open after she put enough effort into it. The room she was in was clean, but unremarkable with walls of stone bricks and a floor very much the same. A few electrical lights were strung up along the wooden rafters that laid across the ceiling, planks of …