Buttopia

Chapter 83: Alone

Chapter 82

“Well, we did that pretty quickly. I would assume that means we have some time for a break,” I said hopefully as we stepped back into the waiting room.

“Doubtful, our next fl...

Chapter 82: No Flagpole Sitting

Chapter 81

I only saw the mantises for a split second before they had all launched themselves into the air and dived toward us fast enough that even with my currently enhanced senses, I had no c...

Chapter 81: Blitz Sans Ballroom

Chapter 80

“Are you able to share any details of what we are facing Floor Master?” Rabyn said, leaping back to us from the food table. While I was incredibly impressed by his abilities, the id...

Chapter 80: Reverse the Targets for Treasure!

Chapter 79

A loud explosion rocked the building that we were taking shelter in as the row of buildings across the street all collapsed, blowing out the windows around us and sending shards of glass flying into t...

Chapter 79: The First Floor

Chapter 78

“Take down the easy monsters, it will help rack up the points. Always bank as many points as you can, as there is likely to come a time when we need them to cushion a blow,” Rabyn ye...

Chapter 78: Welcome to the Arena

Chapter 77

“What do you mean?” I asked, suddenly extremely worried.

“We’re out of time. They are sending us now. I’m almost sure they were waiting for me to file for entry and then planned to mov...

Chapter 77: Only Their Mother Can Tell Them Apart

Chapter 76

“Dammit, what the hell is going on?” Mel yelled. I barely heard the words as I had immediately pulled up remote telemetry on them, hoping to see what was wrong. Strangely other th...

Chapter 76: Rules & Registration, Terms and Conditions Apply

Chapter 75

“So basically, factions with planetary-level holdings need to keep climbing in the Arena, or they risk losing rank, being dissolved, and their holdings being liquidated. As a faction squa...

Chapter 75: Growing Awareness

Chapter 74

"Good news, Corey can now level up. They can’t act fully independent of me yet, but the...

Chapter 74: Path of the Dungeon

Chapter 73

I started by unlocking authority, which gave me another three options from it. I zoomed out quickly just to check if it was always three new abilities from each one. It was not....

Chapter 73: Showing Some Class

Chapter 72

“Dammit, Timon, I said we were going to discuss it with him, not just throw him into the deep end. I’ve done that enough ta him already,” Mel said at the same time I got the new...

Chapter 72: Rabyn the Orc

Chapter 71

“Get yer ass over here and drop everything yer carrying, or yer about to be one very dead orc!” Mel screamed at the newcomer. Which was a good thing he did, as I had already pulled C...

Chapter 71: The Empire of Dave

Chapter 70

“I demand proof of the faction’s solvency. They may be registered with the Arena, but have they even challenged a single floor? Can they even field a squad, for that matter? I’ve seen Dave’s a...

Chapter Additions, revisions & rewrites

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Chapter 3: Ununderstood Explanations & Limited Choices

She led us through a series of corridors with doors that all read “Employees Only” for several minutes before picking one of the seemingly endless copies of said door, opening it, and ushering us in. The security guards did not follow. The room had a large table and several chairs, with a sec...

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Chapter 70: Fan & Shit, a Romance

Chapter 69

“Dad, you up yet?” I heard as my groggy mind came awake. John was sta...

Chapter 69: A Nice Dinner

Chapter 68

The kitchen, while mostly covered now thanks to Alex, wouldn’t have been ...

Chapter 68: So Many Orbs

Chapter 67

Sanquar and I found the brothers as they were dropping a bunch of things ...

Chapter 67: A Hole in the Wall

Chapter 66

I dropped the mallet joke as neither of them looked enthused and went back to ...

Chapter 66: Family & Friends

Chapter 65

Timon must have slammed on the brakes, as I had never felt the bus lurch...

Chapter 65: Where We’re Going, We Actually Do Need Roads

Chapter 64

Before I could answer Sanquar, an experience popup flashed in my vision. Had i...

Chapter 64: Orcish Combat

Chapter 63

I stood up with a smile as all around me as shouts and screams in a langu...

Book 2: System Foundations Chapter 63: Home

The road we were traveling was much more boring than I had hoped. I had initially thought we’d see glimpses of towers or at least other highways, but the way it was enclosed prevented that. I had no idea if it was to hide the secrets of the reltleons or to keep us safe from whatever else...

Chapter 62: Traveler’s Gate

Chapter 61

When we returned, we found Mel floating in the center of the room with thr...

Chapter 61: Desert Camping for Four

Chapter 60

It had taken several hours, but we had managed to carve up a few parts o...

Chapter 60: We Who Are About to Die

Chapter 59

“Here’s what we’re going to do; Cecile, do you have any of the bo...

Chapter 59: A Return to the Desert

Chapter 58

“So, uh, two days, then I’m out of here. So try not to die, I don’...

Chapter 58: My Dungeon Core Pal & Me

Chapter 57

My vision swam as my brain seemed to be rebuilding something within itsel...

Chapter 57: Finally, More Magical Engineering

Not sure how to start this process, I placed my mallet on the table in front of me, causing an overlay to pop into my vision, similar to how the knowledge skills seemed to work on monsters. I hadn’t been expecting that and was only setting it down to get it out of my hands, but I couldn’t com...