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Click hereI studied him.
"You said Ethan led you here, right? Where'd he run off to?"
"He said something really dangerous was out there. Something that he couldn't let roam free in these woods."
I thought about it for a bit.
It was a fairly straight shot out of these woods, and back to the road.
We could most likely make it even if Ethan was engaged with... whatever it was.
But I'd hardly given the matter proper consideration when the door behind us slid open, and a battered looking Ethan stumbled in.
"Close it," he breathed, his voice uneven and slightly panicked, and I stared at him in shock as he slumped to the floor in a heap.
- COMMENTS
sabrinamoans13 days agoGreat new twist you have introduced here. Should have seen it coming (it makes sense in hindsight). Loved the tale!
Jackspeed2uabout 1 year agoShould have abandoned the two who didn’t want to join. Nathan isn’t responsible for EVERYONE on the planet and inviting a known shit stored and complained and a slacker into the camp is only going to heighten current decisions and tensions. Should have just left the two in the hall and then left and said “if you follow you will be killed and robbed.” Then box around the hall by going perpendicular to the track you want and go for 5 miles then turn 90° and go 10 miles then repeat and repeat and then your on track to home and 5 miles down that track. And you can see if someone as shit as Will is trying to follow. If he follows tie him to a tree by the hand and run off doing the box thing and abandon him or them.
Nate’s responsibility is to the kobalt who are housing them and the grove and to the princess, Cameron and his child and to Lucia and to Francesca and no one else. The rest are joiners and dissenters. Nate needs to protect the core that supported him from the start and his two kids, growing and adopted and don’t forget it’s the princess that gives him Kobalt power and legitimacy.
Shouldn’t take in new people till the new grove is up and started. The new grove and sorting out the current group and becoming king is all hard enough with out adding wildcards that are Company plants 100%. You need a core of people that are ALL on the same page and are 100% pro Nate kingship and leadership with no divisions or alternate leadership ideas. Then when new people join they have their thoughts and bullshit overridden and squashed by a large combined ethos of the larger core group and they literally get indoctrinated into the group ethos. Too many at a time or too badly broken people won’t ‘sing on to the group ethos and ideals’. People like Will who always question and aggravate and comment on everything and want a full explanation for everything every time need to be culled out. They will never get on board.
Anonymousover 1 year agoJust a little technical note: Nathan should really have grabbed a mapping implant when back at Grenze. Even though his scouting skills seem to have improved somewhat.
Anonymousalmost 2 years agoHow did Ethan open the door, without a wrist implant? Could have severed a hand from one of the bodies outside the hall, I guess...
Anonymousabout 3 years agoFirst we find out that he's a real badass. Then Ethan stumbled in ... battered and panicked ...
Good writing.
Glad to hear you are a "overcomer"
Son_of_Battlesover 3 years agoJust when you think things are going to settle down, Kousakacomplex turns that bitch up to 11! This is so fucking good! What a fucking storyteller! I can’t even remember if there was sex in this chapter. I was so glued to the story!
Anonymousover 3 years agoChapter seems like the author knows where he is "leading" us and we just get a chance to follow and speculate, with a nice little suspense at then end. Overall great work. 5/5
Anonymousalmost 4 years agoPart of me screams `write faster, you dolt` wilst I otherwise know I shouldn't rush an artist
Kousakacomplexalmost 4 years agoAuthor@Anon. Yes, it's already been submitted to lit, so most likely will be up before the weekend. Apologies for the delay, though. I had some illness/covid related setbacks that kept me away from my writing station. 😅
To those who sent private feedback, my responses from the last two weeks are also going to be a little delayed. Rest assured though, I'll respond to everyone as soon as things settle down.
Kousaka~
Anonymousalmost 4 years agoJust wanted to ask if chapter 16 would be coming up soon, giving you finished chapter 18 a while back?
But great work again as always!
Kousakacomplexalmost 4 years agoAuthorHe cut the hand off of one of the dead otherworlders outside. I just didn't want to include it in the final paragraph since Nate is more focused in that moment on Ethan's injuries than how he got inside. 😅
Anonymousalmost 4 years agoThis series is my favourite one.
But how did Ethan opened the door when he had no implant.
