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Arcane: Thicker Than Blood

Piltover and Zaun are two cities separated by a single bridge - ironically called the Bridge of Progress. Above, Piltover shines as the City of Progress, filled with dazzling lights and prosperity. Below, Zaun suffers as an industrial undercity, poisoned by toxic waste and chemical fumes from above. And in the toxic Undercity, where children play in chemically-tainted puddles and industrial waste poisons the air, Cipher works tirelessly to transform his home's suffering into strength. Armed with his [Ready Player One] ability to adapt technologies and skills from different dimensions - particularly from the Apex world - he channels this knowledge into innovations that promise to turn Zaun's poisoned air into valuable resources, offering both jobs and hope to thousands of desperate citizens. But Zaun's transformation is as much about family as it is about progress. Caught between Vander's traditional values and Silco's ruthless vision for change, Cipher navigates complex loyalties that run thicker than blood. While Silco offers power through his newly developed drug Shimmer, and Vander fights to maintain stability, their conflict forces Cipher to choose between different visions of progress - and different definitions of family. ---------- ---------- I don't own Arcane. Kudos to Riot Games. Warnings: - AU - politics - Apex - slowish - likely romance - MC is sometimes ruthless - MC from Earth - MC cares about family Advance Chapters on p@treon: [email protected]/Malphegor If you'd like to support me but can't join P@treon, leaving comments or reviews is also helpful!
Malphegor · 1.2m Views

Halo Hundreds

Ever since the end of the Covenant War in 2553, humanity endured. After the Didact’s assault on Earth, humanity endured. After the rise of Cortana and her Created—when fear spread across human and alien space alike—humanity endured. And when the Banished declared all of mankind their enemy, humanity still endured, prevailing with grit, sacrifice, and unyielding will. With so many battles fought and so many victories paid for in blood, Spartan-II Daloka often wondered if he would ever see it. The soil beneath his feet. The raw dirt of Mother Earth itself. He doubted it would ever happen. That dream—once precious, once alive, had long been cast aside in favor of survival. For humanity. For family. For his Spartan brothers and sisters. For the mission. What Daloka never expected was for that dead dream to return. After the UNSC and the Master Chief dealt a decisive blow to the Banished, Daloka was reassigned by Dr. Catherine Halsey herself—tasked with guarding her “eggheads,” a specialized team of scientists working on a classified project only Halsey truly understood. That assignment would change everything. A catastrophic malfunction—triggered by unforeseen variables—ripped the ship Sister of Flames from known space and hurled it into an alternate reality. A world impossibly familiar… and breathtakingly different. Now stranded on a strange version of Earth, Daloka and the surviving UNSC crew must adapt, rebuild, and survive on foreign soil that feels hauntingly close to home. But they will not remain alone for long. One hundred delinquent teenagers—cast down from orbit and hardened by survival—soon arrive at their doorstep, igniting immediate tension, distrust, and fear between the two groups. And worse still… Others are coming. From the Ark. From the ground below. Witness the clash of futures and pasts as survivors of the post–Human-Covenant War are forced to coexist with children shaped by a brutal world—while ancient conflicts, new alliances, and the remnants of humanity’s wars threaten to ignite once more. Survival is no longer just about fighting enemies. It’s about learning who to trust.
Krota456 · 3.7k Views

DC Universe’s Gentleman Thief

"Haha, and they call you 'World's best detective', huh? A perfect crime doesn't exist? Foolishness, Batman, foolishness~" "Let me show you a perfect crime... Done countless times, heh~" In Gotham City, under the shadow of heroes and villains, a new name rises. Darren Greer, a seemingly ordinary high-school student, is secretly Kaitou Kid—a flamboyant phantom thief who steals under the spotlight, sends advance notices, and vanishes like magic. With impossible disguises, flawless planning, and audacious performances, he toys with the GCPD, outwits Jim Gordon, and slips through the world's best detective, Batman’s, growing net. He doesn’t steal for money. He doesn’t steal for power. What he seeks is something far more dangerous—the art of the perfect crime itself. As Gotham’s heroes begin to take him seriously, Kaitou Kid’s stage expands from museums to the entire DC world. Each theft is a spectacle, each escape a miracle, and each appearance brings him closer to the Bat-Family’s full attention. Gentleman thief or unpredictable wild card? Showman… or nightmare? Under the moonlight, the phantom thief smiles—because the real show has only just begun! ... If you enjoyed the chapters so far, you can now read 12 chapters ahead on Patreon. Patreon.com/serioza Think of it as ‘Advanced Intel.’ While the audience is still wondering how the trick was done, you’ll already be watching the next heist unfold. ... Points to note- MC is an anti-hero, specifically a “gentleman thief archetype,” not a villain. He avoids killing, bloodshed, and collateral damage. He exposes deception. He honors his own rules and promises. His conflict with Batman is ideological, not destructive. His enjoyment is in craft, performance, and intellect, not domination or chaos.
Serioza_Karkaroff · 554.8k Views