David Thompson
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The wind howled as another enemy streaked by Daedalus' head. He turned and snapped his razor-sharp teeth, severing an errant foot as it passed. The Lieutenant of Shadow screeched in pain at a loss. The dragon scoffed as he let the shadows boil away in his mouth. Really, it was just a foot. For such a powerful being to wail about something like that? It was unsightly. He grumbled as he rolled sideways, avoiding the wind Lieutenant as it whipped itself into a small tornado. He stretched out his…-
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Bee pushed forward to meet the mass of demons, sweeping out with her broom in a deadly arc. She grumbled under her breath as the first actually managed to block her strike, though it lost a number of claws in the process. A quick scan confirmed her suspicions. All of the demons above level 60 had the same Sacrificial Pawn note in their statuses, greatly increasing their power. She redoubled the force of her blow, slamming back the Archfiend into the group behind it. A collection of newly-trimmed gowns…
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Bee watched as Void slammed the Lieutenant backward and followed its retreating form through the gates. She and Tony struggled to hold the Nighty Knights aloft. Their flight abilities were nowhere near as powerful as those of a literal dragon or a god. However, they'd been entrusted with the task, so they'd carry it out. She clenched her fist around the canvas, not wanting to risk dropping the precious cargo. With Daedalus's unspoken agreement, they all quickly made their way toward the ground, taking…
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I looked down at the mass of enemies spilling out of the black fortress ahead of us. Most of them were demons like we'd seen before, smaller ones that no longer posed much of a threat at all to me. But some of them registered as much larger, faster, and stronger than the others. An idea I'd wanted to try for some time came to the forefront of my caches. My sanitation lamp had been one of my go-to opening moves for any sort of combat engagement for a very long while. Ever since it had become powerful…
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I gripped two corners of a large canvas sling in my Grabby Arm as I flew through the sky. To my left, Daedalus clutched the other pair in his talons. Inside of it sat all of the Nighty Knights, and they couldn't fly. They were clinging onto the edges and looking out over the scene below. With the speed we were traveling, the sling tilted at a diagonal. We had slowed down a little to make sure it didn't go fully horizontal. Some of them complained about feeling like they were stuffed in a sack. Most were…
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Daedalus’s ears perked up as he heard the signal. Spot’s song, as well as the subsequent flashes of light sent up through the clouds, were easy enough to decipher. It was time for him to shine. With a final snort, he dove down. Still, he had to confirm the coordinates several times before diving. Having him miss the city entirely wasn’t exactly something they’d planned for, and he was a little skeptical of what his small friend was asking for. But he trusted Spot’s processing, and so down they…
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Beatrice and I soared above the clouds, the wind whipping about us as we flew. My sensors were trained on the ground far below as I searched for the strike force. My projections said we should be relatively close to it now. It had taken them some time, and we had delayed making sure that everything was taken care of before we left. As my sensors picked up the crows, I led Beatrice down through the clouds. I'd timed my arrival almost perfectly as we met up with the army below, just out of sight of…
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"The capital of Barleona is a fortress," Harold explained in a sonorous voice. We had spent most of the night in the common room of Beatrice's penthouse, arguing over strategy and different plans for the coming invasion. It was nearly morning now, and most people had long since gone about their tasks. Aside from Beatrice and me, Harold was the last one left. Although his firsthand experience with the place was proving pretty useful, they'd been going around in circles for almost an hour about. Mostly…
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The next couple of days after Beatrice's birthday party, the city seemed to be subdued slightly, as if it was tired and everyone was recuperating from the day of exuberance. I didn't mind. It gave me a lot more time to take care of work. For the moment, I took advantage of the lack of visitors to tend to my arboretum. I vacuumed up the wilted petals of the various flowers, carefully pruning them one at a time to optimize their appearance. I liked giving each individual care. Even if it only took extra…
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Daedalus had gotten used to having humans riding on his back. After so much time shuttling Archibald around, it had lost a lot of its demeaning nature. The sheer enthusiasm of the children who wanted to climb on and go for short flights also helped. But those were both special cases. Having other fully-grown adults aboard… Well, it wasn't exactly his favorite thing. But he could handle it. Still, he'd never had so much trouble getting someone on his back. This Theocracy spy, Harold, was truly special.…
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