Mr_Crocodile Wrote:Four years ago, Tokyo burned.
Since then, unexplainable beasts have begun nipping and gnawing at the edges of civilization.

Less than a year ago, Hokkaido was trampled.
Now the Great Powers reckon it is time to eradicate such incontinent freaks of nature.

Humility will be taught to them, using their own blood to brand it, if needed.

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Notes:
Bombing Raid was originally posted in New Year's Eve of 2020 as the fourth ever OtSoT standalone story. The version you are about to read has undergone a full rewrite in order to bring it up to my current standards for writing-quality and to make it fit a much more developed version of the anthology's lore.

See the end of the chapter for more notes.

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It's crazy to think that I originally wrote this story in 31/12/2020, six years ago and as one of the very earliest stories in this anthology to boot. Back then I still had a very basic notion of storytelling (you can probably tell, even in this rewrite, how flat the underlying narrative actually is) and my writing in of itself was very simple and straightforward. Even the lore of what is now OtSoT was extremely loose. The setting was just something to slot my random Kaiju fic ideas into, an excuse. But nowadays it actually does feel like its own cohesive timeline and world that stories naturally spring out from, and not the other way around.

All in all, I am still proud of the original version of Bombing Raid. The core of the story, a "showing" of how unprepared even superpowers would be to deal with something like a Kaiju, remains strong, and the gut-punch ending elicited the emotional response I hoped it would. I can only be happy that this rewritten version does those same things, simply in a much more polished manner.

tealruby Wrote:“Tell the truth, hon, are British weddings all this violent?”
It’s sure to be the Magical Wedding of the Century, and the century’s barely started. Everyone’s excited and hopeful there’ll be less violence than the last one held at the Burrow – a pretty low bar. Put on your best as there’ll be exchanges of vows and curses, gifts given and employed, and the revelation of the most shocking secret in all of Wizarding Britain* at the wedding of Hermione’s Best Friend and Bestie!
* Maybe not that shocking, at least to one attendee.

(01-20-2026, 01:04 PM)Shepherd Wrote: https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/richmond-by-night.1268741/post-118701065
Richmond by Night (Vampire the Masquerade).

Yrsillar Wrote:The day is finally here! The first book of Forge of Destiny, professionally polished up to its definitive release, is available starting today on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited for purchase or download now! For all of my readers, I want to thank you for your incredible support throughout the years that made this possible, and for new readers coming in curious, I hope to welcome you into the world of the Destiny Cycle and Ling Qi's adventures through it. Every single download and purchase helps immensely, and even if you've already given support through previous editions, you can still help out with a review, though that goes for new readers too! Find the new edition at the link below.

(01-21-2026, 01:16 AM)Norgarth Wrote: Beware of Chicken (original) returns after the author was sick for a week.
https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/beware-of-chicken-xianxia.910799/page-2518#post-118718033

tealruby Wrote:Spider-Man and the Atom are ready for the Kryptonian cousins to test a new invention courtesy of the webslinger. It’s a special fabric to be worn over their regular costumes and offer protection from the radioactive fragments of their homeworld. Let’s see how it goes, while the last two survivors of that dead planet use the time to catch up on their lives.

(01-23-2026, 10:54 PM)Norgarth Wrote: Beware of Chicken (Original Xanxia)
https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/beware-of-chicken-xianxia.910799/page-2520#post-118804562