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A Time of Tigers - From Peasant to Emperor

Author: NickAlderson Genre: Action

OliverPatrick,theGreatestGeneralinStormfront'shistoryhasasecret-asecretnotmanyknow.TheythinkthathisIronWIllwasbuiltovernight.Theyknownotthepathofsufferinghewalked,astheslaveBeam,toreachhisdestinyasKing,andthenEmperor.Thisisthatstory.Atruestory,ofprogress,struggle,hardshipandstrength.Astoryofgreatnessachievedwithoutasystem.Astoryofhowoneunknownboy'sstruggletransformedacontinentforever.//ExtractThearmdroppedtothefloor,asdidthehead.Spearpointsracedpastthefallingcorpseasthegoblinssoughttotakeadvantageofhismomentarylapseinattention.Butthetidehadalreadyshifted.Theequilibriumthathadkeptthebattlegoingforsolongwasshattered.Withnobruisertotakecareoftheirfrontlinesanddistracthisattention,thegoblinsinfrontofhimwerenomatchforhisspeed.Heemployedhismisdirectionashenormallymight,feigningthesamebackwardsstepthathehadpractisedoverandover,beforeleapingforward,catchingthegoblinoffguard,twistinghisbodytoavoiditsspearandforcinghisbladeintoitsthroat.Itletoutahigh-pitchedsquealasitdroppeditsspearandattemptedtostemthetideofbloodthatwasspurtingfromthewound.Thegoblinnexttoitsquealedtoo,infearthistime,asitseyeswidened,seeingtwoofitscomradesdealtwithsoeasilyinquicksuccession.Beamsawittakeabackwardsstep,asitattemptedtoturnandrunaway.Buthewasonitbeforeithadachance.Hewrappedhisarmarounditsneckanddroveaswordthroughitsback.Ratherthanletthecorpsefalltothefloorashenormallymight,heheldontothisone,enduringitsdeaththroes.Oncelifehadfinallyleftitsbody,heshifteditintoplaceasameatshield.Twoarrowsthuddedagainstit,almostpiercingitstraightthrough.ButthetimetheyreachedBeamthemomentumwasentirelygone–thoughtheytouchedhim,theydidnotevenpiercehisclothes.Slowly,withhismeatshieldinplace,Beamadvancedontheremaininggoblins.Theybothsharedaglancewitheachotherastheydaredtofireanothervolley,beforeturningontheirheelsandattemptingtosprintaway.“Stay,”abriefmomentofeyecontact,andoneofthegoblinswasrootedinplace.Beamtossedhisshieldasideandpickedupaspearinstead.Withatwistofhishipsandshoulder,thespearwentsoaring,impalingtherunninggoblinstraightthroughitsstomach.Itsbowfelltotheground,asstrengthleftitshands.Itthenfelltoitsknees,beforefallingfacedowntothefloor,pushingthespearbackthroughitself.

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A Time Traveller's Guide To Feudal Japan

Author: NickAlderson Genre: Adventure

Dopeoplechasegreatness,ordoesgreatnesschaseus? A.I.genius,Gengyo,throughtheassistanceofSAPPHIREattainsthemeanstotimetravel.Heseeksasimplerlife,andwishestoexperiencethewarmthofafamily. Butoftenwedonotgetwhatwewant,wegetwhatwedeserve.Andhispeacefultimessoonend,aswarstormsJapan,andinordertoprotecthispeace,hemustconquer.JoinGengyoashewalksablood-stainedpathtowardabsolutedomination,seizingcontrolofJapan. //Briefextractfromoneofthebattlescenes.Writtenfromthepointofviewofasamurailandowner,NiwaNakatane. ThehoovesgrewclosertoNakatane’spositionandtheirbeatingheartsgrewfaster. Perhapstheycouldsimplyremainlikethat,hidingbehindthetree,andallowthesebarbarianstopass?Thatwaycouldtheynotreturnhometotheirfamilies?Couldtheynotgivetheirdearwivesonefinalkiss,orshareonefinalstorywiththeirenthusiasticyouth? Nakataneknewexactlywhattheywerethinking.Andasthegroundrumbled,andthemountedbeastshowled,hewasthefirstmantostepoutfromthetreesandmakehisstand. “OORAH!” Possessedbyafuriousenergy,hethrustoutwithalltheaggressionofawargod,puncturingOchi’sstallionthroughthechestwiththesharpenedwoodenpointofhislengthyspear. Themammothfellfromhismountclumsily,hisheadcollidingwithanearbytreeroot.Heceasedtomove,andapoolofbloodbegantoformaroundhim. “ARMTHESESPEARSMEN!VICTORYSHALLBEOURS!” Hestoodinfrontofthechargeofover150horsemen,alone.Buthedidnotgiveasingleinchofground.Hemetthechargeofthenextmaninline,roaringvengefully,possessedbyalltherageandpowerthathadaccumulatedinhisbodyoverthesepastyears. Thehorsemenshriekedlikeapackofhyenas,fanningout,eacheagerforapieceofthemanwhohadbroughtdowntheirleader.

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