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The Least Common Denominator LI.VII Number Line
My legs moved quietly as I exited the foliage; fully expecting that the woman's guard was down due to her obviously large hubris. Her back was still turned as I slowly approached."Give up!" Josephine called out, a tinge of hatred coloring her tone. "Accept your betters!"Her thick accent didn't faze me as I made myself small behind her. I was in stabbing range right now, and if there was any a time for me to do this, then now was the fucking time.Rearing my sword back for a stab, I held my breath as I quickly thrust the sword straight onto her back-*THUD!*What the-"Did you honestly think I never felt you coming, Numérateur?"My eyes widened as a wall of branches suddenly appeared between her and my blade. The Firebrand lod
The Least Common Denominator LI.VIII Number Line
The world exploded in a flurry of splinters."Grab on!"Letting go of the vine, I hurriedly shielded Livia away from the shards of wood that threatened to eviscerate us. Covering her body with my own, what felt like millions upon millions of shards embedded themselves onto my back; my screams filling the air with the pain of a thousand needles before I quickly gritted my teeth and righted myself again to absorb the impact of our fall.Livia, of course, screamed at me for my suicidal actions."What're you doing?!" my sister protested as she did her best to fight me from bracing the impact. Not that it would make me change my mind."I'm saving your life!" I shouted back as I felt the breeze of a freefall shearing across my bloody back. "Now keep still so that it won't be a waste of my time!"
The Least Common Denominator Interlude XXII: Ica III
"Pardon my French, but you fucked up, Master.""You think I don't know that?!"Ica was never one for being patient with her Master's idiocy. Well, that was what she first thought, at least. She had been shaped by her Master's own ideals and self-image; her personality coming from her Master's repressed and atrophied perfectionist tendencies if the phoenix recalled. She never tolerated failure, even in her thoughts. And that was perhaps the reason why she was harsh on her Master's self-destructive tendencies.But then again, her Master was an absolute idiot."Oh, I know," Ica frowned, her fiery hair practically glowing with power alongside her currently gray suit. "But you could've easily found other solutions if you weren't such a drama queen.""I am not a drama queen!"
The Least Common Denominator LII.I Division
War and peace. I knew I shouldn't be musing, but I couldn't help but think about all the things that happened so far for us to be in this fucked up situation in the first place. From the sudden death of my parents in the hands of the Primes to my enslavement as a Denominator; to meeting Olivia, to our first rebellion and exodus from the Furnace, all the way to the establishment of the village and its subsequent fall; a lot has happened in the years that followed the abrupt end of my peaceful life. Was it a punishment for being a shit doctor in my previous life? Or was it just an effect of having horrible luck? I didn't know, and frankly, I wish I didn't have the urge to think too much about it. If all else, I should be focusing on the now instead of musing on the events of the past.Then again, I probably would do anything else if I could escape the blinding pain that came to the forefront of my mind as s
The Least Common Denominator LII.II Division
Like a Beyblade on crack, I spun forward with blades drawn out to my sides; my arms protesting each hit that I landed as I drew closer to my sister. Each rotation I did was akin to a weed-whacker; my arms flailing around on my sides while I let my blades do all the work. It wasn't graceful, and it sure as hell wasn't what Mother taught me on how to fight with dual blades, but if it was something I could do in spite of my shitty condition, then it was as effective as any technique out there that I could use."Get outta the way, Livia!"My body felt like it was on fire as I practically flailed my way to my sister's side; my own control shot straight to hell as I did my best to steer my body towards the plants that threatened to skewer her. Well, it was us now seeing as I was actually having my own share of branches to clear now. I guess the French fuck finally noticed that I was
The Least Common Denominator LII.III Division
The ground beneath our feet quickly turned into mush as the torrential rain poured down from above us. And to think that things wouldn't get any worse, the gods just had to piss on us from way on high with this natural disadvantage on my fucking element!Okay, think... I don't have the Essence to spare to keep my flames alight amid this fucking downpour. Maybe for a second or so, but after that, the rain would extinguish it without me pouring more Essence to keep it from dying out. By taking the side route, I had hoped to get away from this French fuck's effective range, but it seemed like I just made it harder for ourselves at every turn we took, and more branches greeted us like it was my goddamn birthday."Stick close!"Newly formed mud splattered on my legs as I haphazardly led ourselves through this bramble maze of a former camp. Even dodging
The Least Common Denominator LII.IV Division
In the blink of an eye, a torrential wave of water flew right over us, hitting our would-be killer and washing away the branches that threatened to skewer us. I'd chalk it up to a miracle if it weren't for the implications surrounding the attack that just happened.A Prime finally decided to notice the commotion here.Only a water Numerator of a considerable caliber was capable of doing such a feat. While I knew that the blue bitch was tailing me back when I was still with the twins, I highly doubt that this would be her doing. The most likely scenario was that the Empire finally noticed the gigantic fuck-off tree sitting right in the heart of Imperial territory. It was practically screaming to get checked out, and this was probably the nearest Numerator in the area, possibly someone that was stationed in a nearby city."Step away from the two of t
The Least Common Denominator Interlude XXIII: Arya III
Arya was never one for vengeance. Living a carefree life with her one true love was the only thing that she had wanted in her admittedly short life. And while that dream was no longer possible due to her own regrettable mistakes, she at least had something to replace it with to keep herself from going insane with grief."Step away from the two of them, Branch. You're in Imperial territory, which means I'm well within my right to execute you."Yes... While she had gotten sidetracked with a brief visit to the capital, the former Prime thanked the gods that she had managed to catch up to her Lady Eul. The rage she felt when she had learned that her two wards had gotten themselves in a fight against a Branch of all people made her almost lost her grip on her own blood; her non-functioning heart almost succeeding in completing a whole beat as her anger made it impossible for her no
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