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    • by Cristae 325 Once his thoughts had settled, On Ijo picked up his phone and placed a call. A woman’s delighted voice answered. —I’ve been waiting for your call. —How’s Yurian? —That’s odd… Would you like to send her back to me? —Haha, I’ll always be waiting. I can never have too many test subjects. Theodora Weiss. A renowned authority in somatic reconfiguration. At the Guantanamo Research Center, she’d directed all manner of unethical experiments on…
    • by Cristae Chickling Class Hunter’s Filial Duty! Side Story 3 He replayed the footage from the moment Chloe came back to life. Chloe rose from within a mound of sand on the beach. And before that? On Ijo and On Groo were sculpting a likeness of Chloe Han out of sand. Choi Chunho kept rewinding the scene of On Ijo and On Groo piling up the sand together. It reminded him of the first time he saw footage of On Ijo. The sight had seemed nothing short of a divine miracle. On Joorim claimed it was…
    • by Cristae The Chick Class Hunter Is Making Amends! Side Story 10 “No… Not right now, I said.” Holding her phone to her ear, Seo Wooju rolled her large eyes as she spoke. Inside the classroom, where students were leaving one by one for after-school activities, Groo and Huiyeon were waiting for Wooju. Wooju, bag in hand, spoke coolly. “Yeah, okay. Mom, I have to go.” —It's been so long since you called, and now you want to hang up already? You used to bawl whenever I said it was time…
    • by Cristae Episode 202 Several years ago, there was an estate that seemed to be cursed, suffering from consecutive years of poor harvest. As if that weren’t enough, an epidemic broke out, and the people’s despair and anger turned toward their ineffectual lord. The young baron tried to gather the family’s remaining wealth to buy grain, but the neighboring lords, as if in agreement, refused to deal with the boy at all. The day the boy, too young even for his coming-of-age ceremony, wept in…
    • by Cristae 241 Gulp! The baby bird's throat convulsed in a great wave. “……” “……” Joorim furrowed her brow, and Mephisto glanced sideways. Then, as if making up his mind, Mephisto cautiously opened his mouth in a diamond shape. ‘Of course it must be empty.’ After all, he’d swallowed the boss…. Joorim pressed her fingers to her brow, feeling dizzy. Her daughter’s pet had once eaten dungeon cores, and now it had gone so far as to shrink a boss and swallow it…
    • by Cristae Hunter of the Chick Class is Filial! Episode 171 ‘I’m already exhausted.’ Leaning his temple against his hand, he scanned the bustling staff for the child. He was all the more bewildered since this was his first time appearing on a variety show like this. According to Grew, it was supposed to be a job experience. Where had Grew gone, and why was he the only one sitting on the set? It was the first shoot, so he had no idea how things would proceed, and he’d been thrown in without…
    • by Cristae Episode 84 Creak—the door slowly opened. Thud, thud, thud. The adults’ shoulders jumped with a start. They hadn’t done anything wrong, but for some reason, it felt as if they’d been caught gossiping behind someone’s back. “Hup, two. Hup, two.” Flustered, Balok suddenly began doing push-ups. “Aeina, Hazel? Where are my maid and handmaiden?” Rosetta calmly lifted the lid of the teapot, feigning a search for the attendants. “……” Leviathan alone managed to…
    • by Cristae 333 At that moment, the girl flapped her hand at Gru. "W-we have to hurry!" "Uh, okay. I'll be right back!" "Should we come with you?" Wooju asked with concern. "No. Wooju and the others, stay and watch the shop," Gru replied, making sure neither Wooju nor any Familiars would follow. She grabbed the girl’s hand to go, but just then, the girl turned around sharply. "Aren’t you taking that bag?" "Oh, right," Gru said, picking up the bag containing the Filial Pastry mk.2 (S+), and…
    • by Cristae 200 He answered the call, steadying his uneasy heart. “Yes, Father.” Joorim, where are you? “Ah… I’m nearby, so there’s no need to worry…” Grandfather, Guru wants to talk to Daddy too! Yes, come here. “Guru?” Yes! Daddy, you have to come quicklyyy! “Why aren’t you sleeping?” The lights kept flickering, so I couldn’t read my book. It got dark. “That won’t happen anymore.” Why not? Why won’t it? “Because Daddy heard your…
    • by Cristae Episode 225 I squeezed my eyes shut. ‘What do I do? This is my limit.’ Creak, clang! Kaang! Assaults came ceaselessly. My blue shield cracked and mended, only to crack again. I tried to gauge the magic I had left. Should I call for Khalid? ‘No.’ I clung tighter to the hand of my father, clasped in one of mine. ‘My father is right beside me!’ I poured even more of my power into the magic flowing into him. It was to drive out the illusion, but as for what…
    • Chapter 2: The Most Terrifying Part of the Game is Just the Rookie Village (Part Two) Cover
      by Cristae The lights in the main hall were on, their glow stark white, perfectly matching the atmosphere of a hospital horror film. Shen Lian stopped crying and carefully examined the people in the main hall. Including himself, there were twelve individuals in total. The burly man holding a fire axe appeared extremely menacing; no one dared to approach him. A woman dressed in professional attire sat in a chair. Shen Lian noticed she was barefoot—she must have removed her high-heeled shoes. Nearby,…
      BL/Yuri • Contemporary • Horror • beginner village • horror game • suicidal thoughts • Shen Lian
    • by Cristae The Chick Class Hunter Is Making Amends! Side Story 8 “Does this make me a bad person?” “…?” Sergey slowly turned his head, and On Groo’s mouth fell open. Was this that thing? Like in dramas, the bad relatives who always show up when you succeed, asking to borrow money? In both Sergey and On Groo’s minds appeared the face of a man pleading, “Please, just lend me some money,” and then, shamelessly, shouting, “Who raised you, anyway!” Gidan looked at the two, whose…
    • Chapter 3: The Most Terrifying Part of the Game is Just the Rookie Village (Part Three) Cover
      by Cristae Shen Lian recalled his previous suicide attempts. They were all very artsy. He looked at the saw in his hand. Very violent. Slowly, he brought it up to his neck. Something from the neighboring morgue knocked on the door. "Wow." My life isn't meant to end yet, he thought, removing the saw. Alright, he feared this thing in his hand. Too violent, too direct. Just like jumping off a building or lying down on railway tracks—blood-soaked methods. Depression was when one's soul…
      BL/Yuri • Contemporary • Horror • depressed patient • electric saw • ghost • morgue • Shen Lian • Zheng Qing
    • by Cristae 321 "Wow, we really made it." On Ijo beamed as she held Groo’s hand and stepped off on the fourth floor. Staring down the white hallway, Groo felt the world spin before his eyes. This is… ‘A… another world?’ But in fact, it wasn’t another world. As if she knew the way, On Ijo walked briskly down the corridor, and Groo followed until they stood before the entrance to a ward secured by a passcode. Groo’s mouth fell open even wider. ‘It really is a secret…
    • by Cristae 233 It was less than a week since Jjapsso’s latest item had debuted. “Joorim.” —Yes, Chairwoman Nam? Is something wrong? “Why do you always assume something’s wrong? Can’t I call for no reason?” —Well, you typically only call when there’s business, Chairwoman Nam. Generally speaking. Sitting in the back seat of her sedan, Chairwoman Nam smiled as she brought up a screen on her monitor. “I heard there’s a ‘Orchestra Challenge’ trending among the younger…
    • by Cristae 273 A space of pure white. Yulian, the youngest of Gnosis, strode purposefully between rows of bio-culture capsules. Beyond the reinforced cylindrical glass of each capsule, creatures of various shapes curled up like children. Yulian smiled quietly to himself as he regarded the failures. ‘I won’t be needing these anymore.’ After all, they’d finally succeeded in creating a “Master.” Yulian had come to see Han Rowoon to share this joyful news. But Han Rowoon was on the…
    • Chapter 5: The Scariest Part of the Game is Just the Rookie Village (Part Five) Cover
      by Cristae Wang Xiaoyan and Feng You were utterly exhausted. Throughout their journey, they had suffered from the depletion of physical strength and mental stress. Upon locking the door shut, they immediately sat down on the floor without a word to each other. Neither could have imagined that merely coming for a medical checkup would plunge them into such an unpredictable predicament. "Feng You, I'm scared," Wang Xiaoyan murmured softly. Feng You silently embraced her. This embrace was very warm; Wang…
      BL/Yuri • Contemporary • Horror • depressed patient • ghost • murder • Feng You • Shen Lian • Wang Xiaoyan • Zheng Qing
    • Chapter 4: The Scariest Part of the Game is Just the Rookie Village (Part Four) Cover
      by Cristae Shen Lian didn't know how much time had passed; it might have been several minutes, or perhaps longer. At least when he was awakened by that eerie sound, he could still maintain consciousness. The noise sounded like someone had amplified the decibel level of opening and closing drawers many times over. He saw a human face. A face with unfocused pupils, sallow complexion, and skin that had lost its elasticity. Instinctively, Shen Lian adjusted his posture slightly, swinging the saw horizontally…
      BL/Yuri • Contemporary • Horror • depressed patient • suicidal thoughts • zombies • Feng You • Shen Lian • Wang Xiaoyan
    • by Cristae 207 That night. After a hearty dinner, Groo lay beside Joorim, who was sound asleep, her eyes wide open and sharp. She was determined to see with her own eyes whether it was an animal or a ghost, and thus prove that her kindergarten teacher’s teachings were not wrong. To a kindergartener, the words of a kindergarten teacher were an absolute truth, as certain as the sun rising in the east. And that wasn’t all. Groo glanced at the sleeping face of Joorim. She planned to pretend…
    • by Cristae Episode 1Prologue Year N, Month N, Day N / Weather: Clear / Mood: Suspicious There’s something strange about the youngest in our family. For one, she’s definitely hiding her true nature. I saw it—her slyly dropping the grilled peppers that were served at dinner. But is that all? Not content with just that, she went so far as to crush them underfoot, flattening them completely, then covered the mess with a napkin to stage a perfect crime. (Thinking about it still gives me…
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