31 Jul 2017

Dominion’s End V3C3: MORC

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Dominion’s End Volume 3: Ice-Bound Splendor and Majesty

Original novel in Chinese by: 御 我 (Yu Wo)

Chapter 3: MORC—translated by Elkin (proofread by EvlNabiki & Arcedemius; C/E edited by lucathia)

 

Shuyu, I don’t know where you are. We’ve searched everywhere, but we couldn’t find anything to go on…

Of course, it’d be weird if people chasing a person who had been snatched away by a bird had something to go on. The snatched person might have been splattered into goo in a fall or eaten clean by the aberrant—so you’d have to travel from the lands of the living to the dead to find that person!

I hope that the fact that the guard tower has become a refugee site wouldn’t create too many variables.

There’s something fishy going on here. Every time people are let into the military zone, some number will disappear. But whoever is doing this is being very subtle. Given the state of the world and the harsh reality that no one looks out for others anymore, if not for the fact that we were thoroughly investigating the place to look for you, we probably wouldn’t have noticed the disappearances either.

If you are here, you must be careful. Leave ASAP and find us. We will now head eastwards toward Old Town, which is next to “Lan City.” There’s a famous clock tower there, and unless we find some hard evidence on the way or if something goes wrong, it will be the base for our search for you for some time. We will change our scouting pattern to expand radially outward from that spot.

Shuyu, come back as fast as you can. Recently, Shujun refuses to stop practicing her special abilities and has fainted a few times. She keeps blaming herself for not being strong enough, for allowing you to get snatched away because you had to protect her, she… In any case, come back soon.

From your gē,

Shutian

 

Continued

27 Jun 2017

Dominion’s End V3C2: The Sudden Attack

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Dominion’s End Volume 3: Ice-Bound Splendor and Majesty

Original novel in Chinese by: 御 我 (Yu Wo)

Chapter 2: The Sudden Attack—translated by Elkin (proofread by Arcedemius & EvlNabiki; C/E edited by lucathia)

After that, Chen Yanqing stopped coming by. But I didn’t mind this at all. I had already gotten inside, so I had no further use for that guy. Who cares about him? Hehe, abandoning people after using them, I’ve finally corrupted my Mother Teresa complex!

While I sat at the entrance of the tent, I gazed up at the guard tower, appearing as lost as the nearby crowds. But in reality, I was scrutinizing the defense around the base of the tower. The guards stationed there seemed a bit like overkill. Although at first glance it looked like they only had one or two squadrons extra compared to other places, I had spotted hidden alcoves in quite a number of places.

I asked with worry, “Dàgē, there’s such heavy security around that tower. Are you really sure you’d have been able to leave a clue there?”

Jiang Xiaotian frowned, thought for a little, then replied, “Xiao Sha can. He is very good at subterfuge, so he should be able to avoid notice. But for your safety’s sake, he really should have picked somewhere else. Hm, it’s hard to say.”

“Then that’s fine.” I said with a nod, “Dàgē knows my capabilities. He’ll definitely leave a message there.”

Jiang Xiaotian frowned as he nodded and remarked, “But the security here is too strong. Something feels off.”

Continued

31 May 2017

Dominion’s End V3C1: The Guard Tower

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Dominion’s End Volume 3: Ice-Bound Splendor and Majesty

Original novel in Chinese by: 御 我 (Yu Wo)

Chapter 1: The Guard Tower—translated by Elkin (proofread by Arcedemius & elisa; C/E edited by lucathia)

“Xiao Yu.”

I looked up to see that Chen Yanqing had dropped by again.

“Is the boy doing okay?” he asked with concern.

I shook my head, gazing at the slumbering Xiaotian, an unspeakable sadness in my heart.

Ever since the child fell asleep that day, he hadn’t once woken up and he even burned with a fever. If not for the fact that he didn’t look like he was on the verge of death, I’d have run away with the child. Although people still hadn’t figured out the specific conditions for a human to turn into an aberrant, it wasn’t hard to reason that the dead turn into aberrants.

Even Auntie Chen, who had originally been quite pleasant, started having her doubts, and she huddled at the other end of the tent with Beibei in her arms. If not for the fact that Chen Yanqing came by three times a day, I’d probably have been chased out of the tent… No, more like been chased straight out of the camp?

Continued

22 Apr 2017

Dominion’s End V3Prologue: Three Days

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Dominion’s End Volume 3: Ice-Bound Splendor and Majesty

Original novel in Chinese by: 御 我 (Yu Wo)

Prologue: Three Days—translated by Elkin (proofread by Arcedemius & Trespasserby; C/E edited by lucathia)

Dàgē and the others are right there!

“Calm down. You can go in after three days.” Jiang Xiaotian patted my shoulder, the picture of absolute serenity.

I ground my teeth, gazing at the tall walls that were topped with barbed wire. This is no obstacle to me. I just have to get across, and Dàgē and the others will be there, waiting for me!

“I want to go in. I miss Junjun, I miss Dàgē, I miss Uncle and Auntie, and even the rest of the troop!”

Jiang Xiaotian shook his head, replying, “If the me from here were inside, then you could go ahead and force your way in. You’d be able to break out together in that case. But the mercenaries inside probably aren’t them.”

Why not? I glared at Jiang Xiaotian. It has to be them!

“Not a lot of the JDT have come over. I don’t think I would blatantly declare myself as a ‘mercenary troop.’ I’d probably split them into two teams, each team pretending to be civilians who banded together.”

I froze. That makes so much sense. How stupid would you have to be to declare yourself to be a mercenary troop in front of an army? You’re just asking to be subordinated! My dàgē would never do something so stupid.

After finally regaining my senses, I pondered for a moment, then said, “There won’t be two teams. Not all of them would come over. The JDT is carrying around too many supplies, so if they brought them all here, the supplies would definitely get taken away. So they probably only sent a few people, and the others would be somewhere close by, to protect the supplies but also be ready to jump in at any time.”

Continued

24 Feb 2016

No Hero V3Epilogue: Character Introductions

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No Hero Volume 3: Non-Human Killer

Original novel in Chinese by: 御 我 (Yu Wo)

Character Introductions – translated by lucathia (proofread by Lala Su, Arcedemius, C/E edited by Raylight)

Curtis Christopher: Steward candidate for the butler family.

Sadina: The current stewardess of the butler family. Also Charles’s younger cousin.

Gong Feng Xiang: Avexila’s childe. A sixth generation vampire.

Avexila Endelis: Charles’s mother, a fifth generation vampire. She is also the head of the Endelis clan.

Anceo: The leader of one of the teams from the Church’s Sin Elimination Committee.

Yina: A member of one of the teams from the Church’s Sin Elimination Committee.

Continued