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Chapter
19 – Urban Spelunking
“This must be the kitchen,” Erika said, holding her sleeve over her nose in a vain attempt at suppressing the stench. “They leave everything to rot, or what?” The Stalker entered from the alley door, sniffing at the air as she lowered her umbrella. Although her nose wrinkled, she didn’t otherwise look bothered. Erika stayed at the doors, peering out into the alley. They made it here without issue—none of the birds attacked—but it felt like they were being watched even more than usual.…-
487.8 K • Ongoing
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Chapter
21 – Spread
“Left.” Erika pivoted at The Stalker’s call, not hesitating as she swung her bat into the crunch of a human’s chest. The body broke as a ripple of Erika’s power shattered every bone in its body. It still lived. The body squirmed on the floor, still moving but unable to maintain its own structure. She stared for one moment, feeling revulsion deep in her chest, but focused as movement caught her eye. “Behind you,” Erika said, even as she swung her bat at another zombie approaching from…-
487.8 K • Ongoing
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“We were aware of the unusually high concentration of birds in the area,” The Adjustment sighed, watching the police cordon off the roads. “Ongoing orders were to avoid agitating them until after the root cause of the problem had been resolved.” Erika chewed on that for a long moment, glaring up at the apartment building. The Eclipse showed up on the scene, just as Erika sent The Stalker away, and started locking the place down. The Fool used his earthen golem to block off windows and doors,…
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“I feel sick.” Alarmed, Erika took her foot off the gas and looked at Delilah. “Don’t throw up in here!” Rick, in the back seat with his laptop out, paused what he was doing to glance up. “Why? It can’t possibly make this thing worse.” Erika leveled a flat look at Rick before turning back to Delilah, eyeing her out of the corner of her vision as she focused on the road. “We can’t exactly put this off any longer. The Emperor was quite clear on that.” Rick answered before…
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Chapter
24 – Standoff on the Bridge
Erika scanned the skies over the long cobblestone bridge. As before, that crimson mist clung to the air, but it wasn’t as thick as the first time around. Erika couldn’t see well, but she saw further than before. Faint, foggy silhouettes of that hanging city dotted the skyline like bubbles, visible only in the contrast of the dying orange-red sun. She didn’t recall seeing a sun, last time, but the fog had been much thicker then. The change in the fog bothered her. Did this place have natural…-
487.8 K • Ongoing
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Chapter
25 – Into the Belly of the Beast
“It is a parallel space. Alternate universes do not exist and dimensions are simply points upon which you can travel, regardless of whether or not you can traverse all of them.” The convoy of SUVs traveled along the bridge at a slow albeit steady pace. The Eclipse adopted a cautious approach to navigating the bridge. Erika would have preferred a little more speed despite the danger of careening off the side… Anything to get her out of this vehicle a little sooner. “That’s very…-
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Chapter
27 – The Carrion Eater
The Emperor glassed four city blocks worth of the brier patch. Looking at the mountain of a bird glaring at them, Erika wasn’t sure it would be enough. It moved in a lethargic, sluggish manner, like footage captured on a slow-motion camera. Both wings rattled, shaking off more crusted remnants of rock and stone. The boulders rolled and tumbled down its feathers, cratering the ground where they landed around its feet. “Physics won’t let that thing fly, right?” “It’s a god, Rick,”…-
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Chapter
28 – That Which Cannot Die
The birds did not follow. The SUVs carried on down the new path The Emperor carved towards the mountainous terror bird, but none of the birds were interested in them anymore. They stayed clear, still dotting the red skies in the distance, back toward the bridge, but without approaching. On one hand, it meant they weren’t having to fight endless hordes off while driving. On the other, Erika wondered what they were wary of. Nya said they feared the Carrion Eater, but it hadn’t moved since…-
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Chapter
29 – Can Eternally Lie
Erika stood with her neck craned upwards despite staring down into the chasm. The disorienting vertigo made her wobble where she stood, even with a hand placed against the car to steady her. If she fell, she was far enough away that she wouldn’t fall over the edge of the cliff. Probably. Turning to the approaching Emperor removed the sensation that she might fall, letting her stomach settle, but seeing the Carrion Eater in full gave her another hit of vertigo. More than its sheer size—which was…-
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Chapter
30 – The Carrion _____
“нⷩiͥiͥ,̓ hͪiͥiͥ,̓ hͪiͥiͥ…” Jack didn’t get the chance to step forward. Leslie fired twice, lever action flashing with the speed at which he actuated it. A flash of blue hit Jack in the chest and thigh, spreading out like a paintball, only to keep spreading—cracking. Her flesh turned to ice, frozen solid, only for the effect to stop abruptly the moment it reached one of her many tattoos. “Hya!” Rick shouted, bringing down his blade. Jack hopped back, bringing up her knee.…-
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