Sorry This is Late, But I Have News!

Hello, readers! Sorry this is so late, I have a few reasons for that, so let me tell you. It was a short work week three weeks ago for me because of the 4^th of July here in the USA. Had a long day of driving 2 hours each way to switch work vehicles, but that was fine. It gave me some time to listen to my stories. As I mentioned in the last post, I posted the 5^th chapter of my fic. Still a very lukewarm response to it, meaning I’m barely getting any reviews so I don’t know if it’s good or bad, so I’m considering posting it on Spacebattles and other sites.

I spent a good bit of Friday and Saturday sorting and scanning old docs and cards so I could get rid of extra papers. The Rents and I went to go see a fireworks show on Saturday and then saw a Batman parody at a theater on Sunday that meant most of my writing time was gone. Then I was distracted by the new season of anime starting, birthday celebrations, prep for the trip I went on last weekend and … an offer of a new position!

Yep, the person who got the previous IT position I interviewed for (see back in January) left two weeks ago, why I really don’t know it was very quick as far as I know. They offered me the position as my interview was still active, it is for six months in case this happens, and I accepted. I don’t start until midish next month, but I’m excited!

This past week I just never got around to finishing this post, but I had a day of training Thursday for a piece of equipment we have. Once something is late, if I don’t focus on it, I find it hard to restart. I’m working on it…

So there have been several changes in my listening list, but not that many comparably. First, I finished She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man Vol 3 and listened to Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life Vol 4 which just came out. The Crimson Vow take a job to find a missing team and stumble upon a conspiracy. Some beastmen have captured the team and others and are excavating the area. Will the team be able to save everyone and find out what is going on? And is there another group behind this? Find out in this Volume!

I finished that one and continued onto Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Vol 1 by Ren Eguchi. This is another Isekai novel, but Mukouda was accidentally summoned with three students to be Heroes! However, all he has the Online Shopping skill and be suspicious of the ruling party, he leaves the country as soon as possible. Before he leaves, he and the adventures he hired to lead him to the next country run into a Fenrir who wants Mukouda’s food. Liking it, the newly named Fel becomes his familiar and they begin to travel around to keep eating good food. Where will their travels lead them?

After that, I completed Game On! 2.0 and moved onto it’s sequel, Game On! 3.0. This is a Harry Potter and InuYasha crossover, mostly. As previously mentioned, Harriet is reborn again, this time into the past of her former world. She’s born as Sesshomaru’s daughter and spends several decades growing up and stronger before the chosen hero, Kagome, is born. She befriends her and makes sure she’s ready for her role as a hero. How will her presence change things?

Then, I finished A Different Universe and went back to Stories of the Lone Traveler for a few chapters until I reached the spin-off Results of a Proper Introduction. When the Lone Traveler arrives in this universe just before Harry has his trip Diagon Alley, he gives advice to the goblins and some to the Dursleys before he leaves a letter for his counterpart about what he wished he’d known before going to Hogwarts and leaving before meeting him. It follows that Harry and what happens to him. Sadly, it only goes to the Christmas of his first year. So, I’m back to the main fic until another spin-off comes up.

I also finished Legion and moved onto Worm – Waterworks by Seerking. It’s a Worm AU that I first mentioned here. Taylor triggers with hydrokinetic power along with being a water Tinker. She decides to be the best hero she can to save her city, but knows she has to hid her base. This Taylor also is convinced to leave the school and homeschool. How will she follow her Queen of Escalation title in this one, read and find out. It has 25 chapters and is on the author’s update list, but he hasn’t posted anything since last year.

I also finished that one and started The Rising of the Shield Heroine by Tale Swapper. This is a Shield Hero and Worm crossover I first mentioned here. When Taylor triggers, the four holy weapons intervene, and she chooses the Shield and becomes the Gamer. QA is transformed into a copy of her that runs Halp. Now she has to become a Hero with these weird powers and maybe find out a bit about her situation. Not finished and was last updated in 2022.

Lastly, I got a bit bored with Ashes of the Past in Johto at some point. So, I rolled for a fic with a random number generator and it fell on Naruto: Rise of the Lord of Foxes by VFSNAKE. This is a Naruto and Bleach crossover (slightly) where things go wrong at the Valley of the End. Naruto wins against Sasuke, but Kakashi shows up and almost kills him. The Kyuubi reveals to a dying Naruto that his real name is Zangetsu and that he can save him. Zangetsu (from Bleach) has Naruto take the hilt from Zabuza’s sword and it reveals its name to be Zaraki Kenpachi. Naruto takes that name and begins to help Water country to prove his strength. He’ll eventually take revenge on Konoha and save Hinata from a horrible fate. This is complete, even if it’s a bit weird.

Now, let’s go onto the quest and start the Hs. First is Hacker Magician Smoke by Night Raydes. This one is a Harry Potter AU that I first mentioned in a previous quest, here. This one has Harry as very technologically savvy and he learns how to hack magic. He learns that Dumbles and his ilk have been controlling the Wizarding World from behind the scenes. He makes himself a third party in the war and plans to make changes. This is interesting, but sadly unfinished with 17 chapters.

Second is Hagrid’s Fame by White Angel of Auralon. This is a Harry Potter one-shot I first mentioned here. Hagrid goes investigating when the Chamber is opened and finds out what the creature is. He is not expelled and in fact has a large hand in dealing with the Wizarding War. Read and find out how!

Third is Hagrid’s First Lesson by White Angel of Auralon. This is another Harry Potter one-shot with a focus on Hagrid. When he becomes a teacher before Harry’s third year, Hagrid decides to get in contact with Newt Scamander for advice. This changes how he goes about his first lesson and how the students see him.

Fourth is Haigha by DeusVerve. This is a My Hero Academia AU where Izuku is kidnapped after meeting All Might. He escapes five months late but is drastically changed. Unfortunately, he doesn’t remember much of his time in captivity. With a new appearance and abilities, will Izuku become the hero he always wanted? Or is he just a ticking time bomb? Find out in this 29-chapter story. It’s incomplete but was finally updated for the first time in while in March.

Fifth is Hail Odysseus by Brennus. This is a Harry Potter AU where Grindelwald fakes his death and escapes when Harry’s young. He takes him in and also fakes his death. Years later, Harry shows up for his seventh year and is Sorted into Slytherin. There he finds Ginny Weasley in Slytherin. Will Harry be able to get all his goals done? And how does Ginny fit into this? Find out in this completed fic.

Sixth is Happy Little Accidents by sakurademonalchemist. This is Harry Potter and Twisted Wonderland crossover. Malleus is turned into a child in an accident and Fem Harry (Aurora) finds him near her house. She takes him to Diagon and takes care of him. How will things end up? Well, you only have 8 chapters to find out as it’s incomplete. Sadly it was last updated in 2022.

Seventh is Harmonic Symphony by sakurademonalchemist. This is a KHR AU that I first mentioned here. In it, Tsuna finds a violin when he’s younger and ends up getting closer to some of his guardians early. This leads to a very fun version of Harmony. It’s sadly unfinished with 22 chapters that ends in the time travel arc. It was last updated in 2017.

I’ll end here as the next ones start the trend of starting with Harry for a long while. I hope everyone has a great end of the month. See you in a week and as always – May Your Heart Be Your Guiding Key!

Lot of Updated Chapters Week (along with some Shield Hero and the Quest)

Hello my readers! It’s been a normal week for me, but that’s not what you want to hear. I’ve spent some time reading through The Rising of a Shield Hero web novel, but I haven’t finished it yet. I watched the newest episode of the anime and it’s very different, I mean the spear hero honestly seemed to believe the shield hero was framed. That doesn’t happen until much later in the web novel at least (no idea about the light novel). Anyway, listened to more Death March and evolved some new Pokémon on PoGo (still have a few to evolve, but that will take more time catching (if I can find them), walking or rare candies.

Anyway, the new chapters this week are: Relic of the Future, An Essence of Silver and Steel (one chapter and an info chap), How Eating a Strange Fruit Gave My My Quirk, History Strongest Disciple Again?, Jaune Ryu-Long, The Dragon Contractor, Mending the Knots, The Unseen Hunt, Stories of Fate, Demon Skylark (Sun, Mon & Tues), Famgilia Drabbles, Under the Sea, Black Sky (Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri), Spirit Fire, Mauling Snarks (Mon & Fri), Service with a Smile, Devil Ninja, Ginny’s Plan, Son of Holmes, Darth Vader: Hero of Naboo, Swordsaint, Heroes Assemble!, Hybrid Hive: Eat Shard?, The Goblet of Fire’s Trap, Go Away I’m Watching Porn, Seerking’s Asylum, Titanfall, Ranma: Happenstance Gone Right, Marvel’s Maelstrom & Taylor Varga. (A lot this week, right?)

I started reading megamatt09’s crack fic (meaning crazy/making fun of things fanfiction) Deadpool’s New Job. It’s a silly fic set in the Harry Potter universe where Deadpool ends up as Filch’s assistant before Harry’s first year. Things go very differently … I’ve only convinced myself to read a few chapters, but it’s mostly nonsense.

I also started reading a fic I refound called RWBY: Destiny of Remnant by UGX7. It’s an RWBY fic in reaction to the end of Vol. 3 so there’s not much elements of the volumes past it in it (at least yet). Jaune, Nora, Ren and Ruby are going after Cinder in Mistral, but they meet a mysterious man a little before they get there looking for his sister. With his help they find her, but is there more to him than what there seems (yes). Also, what really happened to a certain character?

I read (what’s out) of Playing our Roles by The Grim Blade. It’s an RWBY and The Gamer crossover where someone from our world ends up in the body of (younger) Roman Torchwick. He decides to follow the path to become a great thief, but he has to prove himself and find his future partner. With his Gamer abilities, will he be able to do it?

Moving on the Myrddin de Celestis quest, Chapter 31 is Avoiding Fate. It was a two-chapter Naruto fic. In it, Naruto wakes up in the past after his fight with Sasuke in the Valley of the End and discovered he dreamed it all. However, his dream is proven right when he’s able to escape from an attack based on its knowledge. He escapes and is adopted by Tenten’s dad. Not much here, but it’s not bad.

Chapter 32 is Bridge to the EvoNet. It’s a Harry Potter and Stargate crossover. It was another two-chapter fic. The first is a long-winded connection between the Stargate past and Harry Potter past. The second is about an ignored Harry (what else?) about to start his schooling. Could be okay, but not enough here to say.

Chapter 33 is Fallen Heaven. It was a one-chapter Twilight fic. Bella is bitten by James, but becomes a Vampire Creator (yeah, cliché much). She gets together with Alice … that is all.

Chapter 34 is Carbon Blades. It was a four-chapter Harry Potter, Avengers and MCU crossover. Fem-Harry ends up married to X23 (Wolverne’s ‘daughter’) in Vegas. They spend way too much time recapping their lives and are then drafted into the Avenger (pre-Avengers). The last chapter is leading up to the first Avengers movie.

Chapter 35 is Collision Course. It was a three-chapter Harry Potter and Twilight crossover. It has Fem-Harry learning that Bella and her mom are cousins and going to live with them after fifth year. When Bella’s mom dies, they go to Forks and clash with the Cullens. Looks like the cannon pairing of Bella/Edward is there, but Fem-Harry is set up with Alice (though Ginny is also her girlfriend, but not really in the story, yet).

Chapter 36 is Deal to be Reaping. It was a single-chapter Harry Potter fic. In it, Fem-Harry dies to protect like in book 7 but learns it’s her seventh death. He says he’ll send her back with her memories and that she has soul-mates, all female. It’s okay, but only one chapter.

Chapter 37 is Distorted Time. It was a single-chapter Harry Potter and Doctor Who crossover. Harry is The Doctor’s son and Jenny (from The Doctor’s Daughter) and Susan (from the original seasons) come to him to have him fix the TARDIS they have. Could be good, but like I said, its only one chapter.

Chapter 38 is Flip. It was a two-chapter Harry Potter fic. In it Harry finds a weird coin and decides to make all of his choices based on the flip of the coin. It’s not bad, just, like I’ve said, not long enough to really see how it would go.

Chapter 39 is Lunar Eclipse. It was a two-chapter Twilight fic. Bella is ill around the ‘were’-wolves and when Jacob attacks her, is transformed into a Siren. She eats girl flesh, in both ways, and yeah, not a really big fan of this one.

Chapter 40 is Seven Dark Emperors. It was a nine-chapter Harry Potter fic. Voldemort goes to awaken the Seven Dark Emperors in the hopes they’ll help him take over the world. However, the first one rejects him and goes to train Harry. It’s interesting and a Harry/Ginny Fic. Even Luna gets someone (the emperor).

Chapter 41 is 7 Dark Emperors. It’s a carbon copy of the first but is a crossover with Skulduggery Pleasant Series. It’s only three chapters, but the emperor plans to set Harry up with Valkyrie (along with Ginny, later).

That’s it for this week, hope everyone has a great coming week. Don’t forget next Saturday is the Slakoth PoGo community day! As always, May Your Heart Be Your Guiding Key!

Anime Week (and the New Quest Continues)

Hey peoples! It’s once again time for Matt’s ramblings! It’s been a pretty boring week, but at least my hours are back up again. Yay! I’ve mostly been rereading (more like listening) to Death March web novel. The new chapters this week are: Relic of the Future, Less Than Zero, An Essence of Silver and Steel, Mauling Snarks (Sat, Mon & Fri), The Unseen Hunt, The Rising of the Shield Heroine, Celestial Worm, Seerking’s Asylum, Ginny’s Plan, Darth Vader: Hero of Naboo, Naruto: The Game of Life, Titanfall and Taylor Varga (Omake).

I participated in the Torchic Community Day for PoGo even though I wasn’t feeling the greatest, but I still got seven shinies! It’s raid week and tomorrow there’ll be three hours where Lapras will be available as a raid boss continually and it has a shiny chance! I watched the new anime The Rising of the Shield Hero and was honestly not that impressed (especially with the last few episodes). I’ve read the chapters that depict that battle and they drew out it, a lot. Though I have to say I’m looking for to the next episode where some characters get their comeuppance (read the princess and the King)!

I also watched what’s out for the anime Wise Man’s Grandson. It’s another transported to another world anime based off a light novel. It has a man get reborn into a new world when he dies and is taught magic by his adopted grandfather (who is very famous, but never tells the main character). He’s very powerful by the time he becomes 15, but he’s never taught anything about the common sense of the world. Watch as he goes to Magic Academy and changes the world!

Finally (for this part) I watched the first season of Overlord (another anime from a light novel based on a transported person). This one has a gamer whose favorite game is shutting down. He’s the last of his guild around and decides to stay online until the server is shut down. He changes a line in an NPC, saying that she’s in love with him. When the server is shut down, he and the base are transported to a new world. The NPC’s come to life and he is stuck as a Lich. He investigates the world and plans to spread the name of his guild Aniz Ooal Gown so if others of his guild are there, they’ll find him. There are now three seasons and 13 light novels out now.

I’ll do the new fanfics before the quest stories. The author of Mauling Snarks (CmptrWz) has a new story, Hybrid Hive: Eat Shard? It’s a Worm and Lyrical Nanoha crossover. A broken Unison device from Belka finds Taylor triggering and finding her a good match (magically) ‘eats’ the Shard. It’s interesting even though there are only three chapters so far.

Next, I read Overlord – Lich and Vampire by Seerking (because I was watching the anime). It’s the same, except another guild member logs on not long before the server shuts down and is also transported with everyone. Watch as she changes things (though not much since it’s only five chapters and hasn’t been updated since 2017).

Then, sakurademonalchemist came out with a new story (though I know it from a compliation fic), Demon Skylark. It’s a KHR and Naruto crossover where Kyouya is reborn (lol) into Naruto Uzumaki. He hates Konoha because it’s full of fake carnavores and he runs away to Suna. There he meets Fem Gaara (Gaia) and they become close. Only one chapter so far.

Onto the quest with Myrddin de Celestis, Chapter 20 is Ruby’s Fate. It was a two-chapter RWBY and Harry Potter crossover. Fem. Harry leaves her universe and ends up in the RWBY one. There’s not much here, but she ends up helping them during the end of season 2.

Chapter 21 is Hidden Paths. It was an eight-chapter Harry Potter story where after Dumbledore dies, Harry discovers that Dumbles sealed away much of his potential. It starts coming back to him in segments. He and Ginny train to put an end to the war. Then Dumbles returns. It’s okay but needs some editing. Chapter 22 (Impossible Awakening) is a different version of the first chapter (it’s better, but darker).

Chapter 23 is GHOST. It was a seven-chapter Harry Potter and Danny Phantom crossover. Danny Phantom is a really great cartoon that ended too abruptly. It’s about Danny Fenton, whose parents are ghost hunters. They build a ghost portal, but it doesn’t work. Danny accidentally fixes it, but becomes half ghost. He uses his ghost form to fight and capture the ghosts. As I said, they ended things really fast. I wish they had continued it.

Harry almost dies saving a kid and awakens his ghost side. He uses it to reveal the dark side of Hogwarts. Along with finding a painting with two more founders. It’s an okay one, but not the greatest. Chapter 24 (Spirit of the Phantasm) is the same, but different and was started after this one. It focuses on going to the Greengrass house first.

Chapter 25 is Time Will Tell. It was a Harry Potter story with five chapters. In it, Harry and Ginny have lived to a future where the war is lost. They use an artifact to go back in time but end up in their baby bodies. Not much, but it’s not bad.

Chapter 26 is Shifters. I’ve read this one a while back and it was fun. It was a twelve-chapter Harry Potter and Negima crossover. It has Harry discovering he is a shifter after second year and can change into anyone he touches. He fakes his death and makes a new identity (Eva from Negima) to give Ginny a friend. They bring changes to Hogwarts. Chapter 27 (TransShift) is a Christmas 5^th year version where he doesn’t fake his death. It’s three chapters, but no Negima crossover.

Chapter 28 is Copykitten. It was a two-chapter Harry Potter and Naruto crossover. It has Fem. Harry being hidden as a male from everyone (including herself). She has mystical eyes that allow her to copy everything she sees, including spells. Doesn’t get much past her going into the Leaky Cauldron.

Chapter 29 is Balance in the Power of Gaia. It was a three-chapter Harry Potter story where Harry is under a spell that causes people/creatures to fall in love with him. He rebels and ends up at the Creeveys. It’s kinda meh in my opinon.

The last one I’ll talk about is Chapter 30, Avenge the Lost. It was a three-chapter Harry Potter, MCU and Avengers crossover. Harry is the brother of the Boy-Who-Lived and when Death Eaters ‘kill’ his youngest sister (she is brought back but doesn’t have control of her magic) he claims he’ll have vengeance and runs away. He meets Black Widow and they have a brief fling. Years later, he returns and starts taking out DEs. It ends with Fury sending Black Widow after Harry for the Avenger Initiative.

That’s it for today. I hope everyone has a great week and I’ll see you next week. May Your Heart Be Your Guiding Key!