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**Chapter 1: Bat Outta Hell** Rakim and his mother moved to the West when he was but a child. He only remembered bits and pieces from those days, the way one tends to half-remember things from early childhood, before one is even of age for...
This is War (Chapter21, Book8)
And, most importantly of all, if one hundred fifty million shinto worshippers prayed for me to stop the comet from striking the surface of the planet, would i have the power to stop a fated heavenly body from colliding with earth?"
Our Goddess - Ch 33 - The Day After
"And you handled the meeting with Tetsuhiro?" Inara asked. She was seated at the kitchen table, looking unusually frazzled for a goddess. Her hair was a mess, and there were dark patches under her eyes. Hebi nodded. "Yes, Boss. I texted and emailed...
Our Goddess - Ch 49 - Teach a Mouse to Cook...
> Sorry for the delay on this chapter. My writing motivation/creativity has been at bedrock levels lately for various IRL reasons, and I really care about the conclusion of Our Goddess, so I don't want to do a low-quality job. I'm going to take my...
Planning Period (A1, B1, C9)
However, it would be best to keep this pregnancy from becoming part of shinto mythology." "hai, aris-san. i wanted so desperately to have a family with jonathan, and i very much appreciate your help in the matter."
Our Goddess - Ch 26 - Give and Take
The Jinsha-mori Shrine's reputation was growing. A few more people showed up to the latest weekly service, and more and more people were making the short trek to the shrine on a daily basis as part of their _hairei_, or personal worship. But that...
Our Goddess - Ch 40 - Holidays, part 1
It was mid-December and the area around the shrine was calm and quiet. A thick layer of snow had covered the mountainside like a down blanket, and even the noise of the bustling city below couldn't penetrate it. Usagi shuffled aimlessly down the...
Rising Tide
Time passed. Mano, working in her sub's lab and garden, came up with an empathy drug, the same one that would be used by Rakim and Ogun when they'd first meet. She hoped to do it as a tribute to Eli, to contribute to creating the more empathetic...
Our Goddess - Ch 47 - The Path Forward
Technically, Akari had lied when she told her housemates that she didn't get any sleep the previous night. She _had_ slept. And she had dreamed. She dreamed of a future where she had Inara all to herself. Inara lavished love upon her and only her, and...
Our Goddess - Ch 44 - Future and Past
"House meeting! House meeting! Get your asses to the front hall!" Seshi's voice echoed down the central hallway and throughout the shrine. Everyone heard it, but they were a bit slow to react, in part because they had certainly not expected _her_ to...
Our Goddess - Ch 38 - Tracking
"So what's left to do, Seshi?" Akari looked across the pile of freshly washed laundry they were folding, her purple eyes shining with expectation. Green eyes blinked back. "For the laundry? I guess there's just our miko hakama after this, since we...
Our Goddess - Ch 29 - Changes
"We won't be able to do this much longer," Inu said as she jogged in place next to the shrine steps. "What?! Why?" Akari blurted, distracted from her shoe-tying. Inu blinked calmly and brushed her bangs back from her forehead. "Uh, it's going to get...