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Challenge #04751-M002: Frozen Battlefield

They take a couple of class 1 and class 2 deathworlder friends to a human hockey game. The galactics are rather shocked at how violence features into what the humans call, a friendly exhibition match. -- The New Guy

[AN: I know bloody well present-day hockey has rules and procedures to prevent or de-escalate aggression. It's almost adorable]

There's entire comedy routines about Deathworlder sports, and how they symbolically boil down to various hunting activities. Kill the ball, kill the person with the ball... and, if you're talking about ice hockey, kill the people on the opposite team with the 'ball' as a thin excuse.

Well, that's how it used to be in the bloody, violent, and war-torn Pre-Shattering Era of Terra. Especially during their twentieth century.

Those spectacles were long gone. Unless you knew where to look.

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Friday, I Sense a Cyclone

There's a low pressure system somewhere within a 500km radius of my location and my face is feeling it. I've taken my painkillers and hoping that they actually work this time. If they don't, I have another timer running so I can get a safe, second dose.

Meanwhile, I get going on other stuff. Today's story, cleaning catboxes, creating a VERY rough query letter for Beauties and the Beastly. That sort of thing.

Then I go back around and refine the things

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Challenge #04750-M001: All Alone, More or Less

Victoria Constance Emalia Stanford has had the most dreadful week. Her birthday voyage has ended in an oh so unfortunate shipwreck, her favorite dress is ruined, and she’s washed ashore on an island inhabited by volcano worshipping natives. But, what’s this? Their so called God king is so handsome, so hot, strong like stone.

Perhaps next week won’t be so bad…

A sequel to https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04752-l365-his-little-sister -- Deathshead419

On one hand, providence and the kind

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Thursday, New Year's Day

It's 2026 and we're all hoping for good news this year.

Unfortunately for me, I started the new year with a pre-migraine blind spot. I have taken my painkillers and I'm hoping they save my ability to can.

And yes, I already put words into ADT.

Now to commence the collection of stories for this year. Whilst editing the old collection for errata.

At least I have the cover sorted. Huzzah.

Onwards to creating this year's first element of nonsense.

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Challenge #04752-L365: His Little Sister

Nineteen years have passed since Karkaul was blessed, and her son has grown into an able, popular priest of the faith. But now his father rumbles and the boy, who’s always seemed so human, must dive into the depths of his father’s molten core and seal that rift guarded only by faith in his heritage.

https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04710-l326-pray-responsibly -- Deathshead419

Karkaul's son was named Nalani, and was almost typical of a demigod. His skin was as dark

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Wednesday, New Year's Eve

The year is grinding to a close and I still don't know what I'm doing with myself. Everything is, as always, sideways. But at least I'm having fun with the fic/drawing exchange with Mr. Crowbar.

Come January, I enter another year of attempting to finish off ADT. Maybe this will be the one that does it.

The count of remaining chapters dwindles ever downwards. Unless catastrophe, I should be able to get it down and thereby start to get it out.

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Challenge #04748-L364: Sealed Recall

Whilst diving through an archive, Wraithvine comes upon a volume chronicling hir own adventures. A nostalgic read turns bizarre when ze comes upon a tale which ze does not recall experiencing. Surely its an exaggeration, a conflation with another's myth.

Only, it weighs on Wraithvine, the language and details making it uncanny. Only investigating this fully will let hir know the truth of this lost memory… -- [Deathshead419](https://www.internutter.org/bb/user/deathshead419]

It's not often that an immortal looks

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Tuesday, Shopping Expedition and Maybe Patreon

I need to stock up on a few things to keep the fam chewing, and keep me moderately sane. Translation: I need to get some of my meds as well as some supplies.

I don't know if I'm doing Patreon and Rants this week. I'll see how I feel after I return from my excursion.

I am feeling very tired about feeding that beast.

BUT I also want to make sure the chapters are recorded and ready to share.

I also have

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Challenge #04750-L363: Horror Amidships

An old ship is set to be sunk for an artificial reef. An inspector makes a final round to make sure the explosives are wired and no curious souls are onboard. That’s when the inspector finds a locked compartment which does not open to the supposed master key. What could be hiding inside that someone wants buried in the deep? -- Deathshead419

It may surprise many to learn that it takes a lot of effort to sink a ship on purpose.

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Monday, Internet Socials and Chapter Reads

I'm hanging out with my Archive friends and when they have to go, I shall go annoy my Promptcast friends.

And somewhere in the middle of all that, I'm coming up with a story for today.

TOMORROW, I have to go shopping, so I must extend an invitation to the spawn to go spend their JB HiFi cards.

But today, I can last a bit of a while, so I will get on with today's offerings and trundle off later.

AND there's

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Challenge #04749-L362: Hung in the Loophole

Wraithvine comes upon a giant farm where the owner is keeping dozens of slaves. The laws of the kingdom leave the owner’s family a loophole to keep them, but, that won’t stop Wraithvine from doing the right thing, one way or another… -- Deathshead419

There are ways to know a slaver's property before anyone could spot a person in chains. Such as the immense fields that no one family could work, overseen by a large house that no one family

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Sunday, One More Fetchquest

Beloved has an artisinal, bespoke phone case for my new phone. She designed and printed it herself. My next challenge is figuring out how to use it in navigation mode because - owing to a misunderstanding - new phone is big and case will make it bigger.

I did politely request a new phone stand for my car. The current jiggery-pokery may not hold. Which promises to be a can of arseholes for yours truly.

I'll find a way to cope. Somehow.

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Challenge #04748-L361: Lesson for a Lifetime

Courage isn't the absence of fear. It's being able to do what's necessary, even if you're terrified. -- Anon Guest

Ageratum had heard of the Hellkin in the dojo. Everyone had seen him from a distance and few dared to get close. Now he was closer than she had ever seen him. He was wearing Adept Black and kneeling where any other class teacher might kneel. Waiting for the class to assemble, in peaceful meditation. Hide as blue as a clear spring

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Challenge #04747-L360: Just a Little Help

When the child of humanity embraces the Divine Flame, they lost the gift to sense human hearts. From then onwards, their only purpose was to watch over the earth, bound to endless sea of stars and moons.

They continue to cherish life, yet could no longer perceive neighbours as living beings. -- Anon Guest

Humans should only become deities in retrospect. It's just safer that way. They do have the saying, Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.

But there's always the statistical

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Saturday, Twofer Incoming

I have successfully trimmed down and posted my story for the Archive. Huzzah.

I'd still like to see how Antihero slices it down. It'll be a good example for folks.

Meanwhile, I have a twofer to concoct to catch up with the calendar, an ankle to ice, and a lot of crimbo bikkies to help make vanish.

The diet is officially off until all the temptations go away.

Offski to go write two stories in a hurry.

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