"Metal talks, and I like to talk back," Smithant said, unbothered.
Fantasy · RinoZ
Smithant was in heaven, or hell, depending on the moment. Everywhere she looked, she was surrounded by fabulous metalwork that she didn't understand, which was good! On the other mandible, everywhere she looked, she was surrounded by fabulous metalwork that she didn't understand, which was bad….
Fantasy · RinoZ
[ Name: Eldritch Alloy ]
Anime & Comics · Bulale_Abali
"Like me…" Jack said, smiling. "Wisdom doesn't come because of age; it comes to those who seek it. Was this what you were trying to say, my friend? What a bold man you were, Kai Stormborn. A demon, indeed."
Book&Literature · droopyauthor
Kill… A man must… have a path to tread, Jack, for… that is expected of him. If a man doesn't do all this… then… wouldn't a man become something… like you?"
Book&Literature · droopyauthor
"What is a man… without ambition?" Kai mumbled, more to himself than to others. "What is he… without goals? Kill… A man must kill all who stand against him, for… that is, according to a man's heart. Kill… A man must make sure… to not compromise one's principles, for… that is according to a man's beliefs.
Book&Literature · droopyauthor
Kai chuckled. "There are things a man can give up on, Jack," he said, looking at the three; his friends. "There are people he can… forget. Friends, he can lose. Love, he can…" Kai shook his head. "But… there are things he can't give up, too."
Book&Literature · droopyauthor
[Floatin' up to our island, ey? No WINGS, ey? Flamin' ground bound chumps, EY?]
Fantasy · RinoZ
But his back was still straight. And, more often than not, that was all that a man needed.
Book&Literature · droopyauthor
When I try to ask her about it, she throws up her hands and storms off, growling something about lawyers. I didn't even know they had lawyers on this planet. And people are scared of monsters? Weird.
Fantasy · RinoZ
"That… seems reasonable. I will definitely, maybe, think about not doing that."
Fantasy · RinoZ
"Wouldn't you need to possess deep wisdom, in order to find it in others? You couldn't find your own left hand if I didn't point it out to you."
Fantasy · RinoZ
"Told you the Eldest would take care of it," his partner, Cavalant, told him cheerfully.
Fantasy · RinoZ
"The Eldest," a chorus of them replied, seemingly unbothered.
Fantasy · RinoZ
Well. I had a good run. It's hard not to get misty-eyed, thinking of my family and my siblings. Except ants don't have tear ducts, but I'll ignore that. The Queen, my mother in this life, certainly gets my vote for 'best mother that I've ever had'. Not exactly a difficult award to win, in retrospect. The Queen spoke to me, that pretty much put her over the top straight away.
Fantasy · RinoZ
A normal person, certainly a normal ant, would have learned from their mistakes after the first, absolutely after the second, near-death experience. Me, though? Oho! Absolutely not. I'm made of sterner stuff.
Fantasy · RinoZ
But… that would only be viable if I was certain the Ancients escaping wouldn't destroy the planet. This is too much for my poor aching brains, I'm not built to worry about things this important.
Fantasy · RinoZ
[Uh, no. How would I know that? Were they nice flowers?]
Fantasy · RinoZ
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[Calm.]
Multiverse Systems: Demonic Resurrection in the Primordial Tower
Book&Literature · droopyauthor