Fic Update: The 59-Thread Rule

[chibipoe]

Working on the interlude to close out this arc and start arc 5 off, but also working on Acceleration2's next two chapters(one finished, one in progress while I ruminate on the interlude and whether to expand it and how to start the next arc, so will definitely not be another 8 years before a Firebird update.

[Norgarth]

Phantom Star (original Space Opera)
https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/...-115023520

With Sprinkles (Planeswalker Xander) 2 chapters
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12446027/83/With-Sprinkles
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12446027/84/With-Sprinkles
he's not quite home yet, has to search through Sunnydale variants.

[Shepherd]

https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/...-115026166
Ocean City Nights (Vampire: The Masquerade).

[batzulger]

Working on the interlude to close out this arc and start arc 5 off, but also working on Acceleration2's next two chapters(one finished, one in progress while I ruminate on the interlude and whether to expand it and how to start the next arc, so will definitely not be another 8 years before a Firebird update.

I had never heard of this story before this thread, binged it, and think it's one of the best transmigration fics I've read in a long, long time. Great work!

[Shepherd]

https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-33444-32...turing.htm
Fracturing (Buffy/Sense8).

[Norgarth]

Scaling Up (Worm/D&D/various)
https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/th...t-36167101

EDIT:
Maverick Solutions (Marvel SI); an AU side story post
https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/...-115032598

Preface: So, I had an idea that wouldn't leave me alone, but belongs here more than my Snippet Thread. Consider this basically the opposite to Sentry Solutions. Rather than a totally separate powerset or what have you... this is basically me doing a total revamp of Maverick. It's basically probably how I would write Maverick if I started it with everything I know about writing now. I hope you all find it interesting!

[Bob Schroeck]

You may well have found it further up the page,  Bob... I know I've done the same thing a time or two, opening a tab for something here or in the Recs thread and forgetting where the link was from by the time I read it

Oh, no, I found it from a bottom-of-page link on a different fic on SpaceBattles, on Thursday, which is part of what amused me so.

[Shepherd]

https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/...-115046620
A Young Devil's Consultancy (Youjo Senki/DC Comics).

https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/...-115039618
Over the Hill, Amongst Song and Sunshine (LotR SI).

[Shepherd]

https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-34447-25...oses+5.htm
Cross Purposes 5 (A Brane of Extraordinary Women, Stormburst!).

[Mamorien]

In a world borne On The Shoulders Of Titans (all kaiju are true), the saga of Pretender Kings concludes with the tale of The Adversary.

The rightfulness of a monarch is an all-together nebulous subject.

Is it found in the blood that flows through their veins? Or in the supporters whose allyship has been earned?
Is the right to rule for those who can vanquish usurpers by their own strength? Or for those who know not all battles can be won alone?
Is it found in the wellbeing of their subjects? Or in the justice imparted upon those who hurt them?
Must a ruler be wise? Or must they be willing to unlearn their foolishness?

And what, pray tell, is the rightfulness of a monarch, when the contender before them is no lesser or greater of a claimant?

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Notes:
So, the final chapter of this Kong-centric miniseries has finally arrived.
And, as could not be in any other way, this grand finale is all about KK's relationship with his undeniable archenemy...

The Meat-Eater.

The Meat-Eater, Gorosaurus.

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So, this was Pretender Kings.

I really enjoyed drawing out the themes of this story, although I suspects it may be a better read when all put together instead of on a bi-monthly basis. Still, the idea of writing Kong and Gorosaurus as both usurper and rightful at the same time was deeply appealing to me, exploring how alien they both are, and yet how they have become the unwilling co-rulers of this hell-on-earth. A rivalry that isn't about morals or worthiness, but a dichotomy so ancient it has seeped into the soil.

All in all, I hope it was a fun read and that I did justice to Big Monke and his cast of foes. Would love to hear which chapter was people's favourite, and specially which scene in the final one was your fave!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/658921.../183184561