Pokemon: Radical Redux - Chapter 20: Challenge of the Samurai

A conversation with a handsome stranger leaves Ariane chained in a cellar with a strange affliction. She soon discovers that the darkness of the nineteenth century’s Deep South hides many dangers. Mages, wolf shifters and the humans who hunt them play a risky game where to stumble is to die, all under the amused gaze of the apex predators of the supernatural world: vampires.

It is never healthy to attract the gaze of the aristocracy of the night. It takes much to survive in this merciless world, but Ariane will not let that deter her. The southern belle has a bite, and she is willing to learn and to grow in this hostile new world. She will use whatever means necessary to reclaim her freedom, be it guile, charm, or those intriguing new instincts that make blood so delectable.

This is a story of vampires as I believe they should be, with their strengths and weaknesses, with their remnants of humanity and the beast inside. Updates every Friday. Mind the tags.

Cover by Antti Hakosaari: https://www.artstation.com/haco

Special thanks to Svensonsen for getting me started, as well as Omi Nya, Hesketh, Rhaegar, Yaksher, Selkie and Raven for proofreading my stuff. Thanks to my patrons and you dear readers, for the support. I could not do it without you.

Journey is on Amazon, both in ebooks and audio. here is a link to the first one:

https://www.royalroad.com/amazon/B08DK6G8Y8

The story probably exists in your local marketplace as well of I can tempt you.

With the sudden announcement of the launch of the holographic virtual network, Chen Mo, a hacker, received a special commission to hack this system in a bid to halt advancement.

This was the era of worldwide auto transformation!At the age of eighteen, everyone could awaken their autos and become auto men!Some awakened off-road vehicles, some awakened sports cars, and some awakened bicycles!By defeating the steel beasts and mechanical abyss monsters, unlocking achievements, and completing missions, one could earn point rewards to purchase various accessories such as firepower, armor, energy, and power cores!Xu Gu transmigrated here and started off by awakening an S-class heavy truck! Unexpectedly, he even had an additional binding to the Ultimate Enhancement System.[S-class heavy truck] got enhanced and became [SSS-class Leader, Optimus]![S-class liquid hydrogen energy core] got enhanced and became [SSS-class portable hydrogen fusion energy core]![SS-class defense force field] got enhanced and became [God-level Supreme Domain]![SSS-class photon pulse cannon] got enhanced and became [Super God-level Annihilator Cannon]!Starting with the Ultimate Enhancement System, with the body of an auto man, Xu Gu conquered the world, dominated countless realms, and proved his invincibility!

I possessed the body of a villain who torments the male protagonist in a tragic story and dies.Before meeting the male protagonist, I managed to endure my miserable life with survival skills and magic.When I finally met the male protagonist:“Get lost.”He bared his teeth like a kitten.But as we got a little closer,“Lila, help me.”I worked hard to take care of this unexpectedly pitiable young master.And then…“Lila, do you love me?”“What?”“I’m asking if you love me.”“…Young Master.”“I love you.”“…”When I was too stunned to respond, he smiled and approached me.“Lila, tell me you love me. If you do, I’ll give you everything I have. Okay?”It seems I raised him too well.The young master I had so carefully raised began to obsess over me.