Time passes, seasons change, yet old wounds remain. Even as the Traveler finishes their business within the nation of thunder and lightning, Inazuma remains a broken and fractured land. Smoldering embers and past trauma left the country torn in half still, even as the arctic wind approaches. Splintered, weary, and still yet to recover from the Civil War, Inazuma was brought to its knees while the people bleed, and yet threats of past, present, and emerging would continue to haunt the islands. Inazuma was entering a new cold season, one without the light of the Shogun to guide its people. This is a tale of two opposites, a heron who's graceful and as faultless as the snow, and a wounded thrush - unwanted and unable to fly without its wings. This is a tale of a noble and a simple lowly thief, one who wants to fight for the nation, while the other wanting nothing but to escape from it. Both shall come together in search for answers of their nation's future in a dark, Inazuman winter. This is a tale of two songbirds. This is the tale of Cold Steel. A Side Story of Inazuma. [Non-canon take of lore, character, and locations. Only follows in-game lore up to Patch 2.1-2.2. Better to be consumed as AU material!]

NOTE: NOT MY STORY AND TRANSLATION. ALL CREDITS GOES TO THE ORIGINAL OWNER. We've had systems that help the MCs make pills, steal skills from legendary masters, and even be forced to show off to earn points, but what about a system that allows one to run a virtual reality internet cafe, featuring all the classic games? Our MC awakens in a new world and finds himself with a mysterious system that allows him to run a fully self-sufficient virtual reality internet cafe! What? Opening an internet cafe in a cultivator world? You can now surf the internet, watch dramas, and play video games?! One Emperor Warrior cried after visiting MC's shop, "Damn, Blizzard completes my life!" Another Yuan River Realm cultivator gasped after drinking Sprite, "What is this sorcery?" What else did the MC bring to the cultivator world? Come join us on this adventure as Fang Qi faces off against cultivation sects and major forces with his collection of modern treasures.

It's Back to Bellwood for Ben. When Winter Break comes around the corner, Mikoto is excited to come back to Ben's home town to spend Christmas with the Tennysons. A nice quiet city, where nobody's trying to experiment with you. Though granted, the tendency for aliens to turn up is rather overly usual. However, Mikoto isn't the only one from Academy City who comes to Bellwood. All 10 Level 5s are here too, each of them for their own reasons, and tensions are running high between them and the Highbreed who have also turned up in the vicinity, leading to an all out Battle Royale between Aliens and Espers. The Battle Royale Arc has begun

The commander of the Azur Lane, once a legend, now has to deal with the honor of Yandere's, ranging from the sleepy Laffey to the perverted Akagi and Taihou. Ranging from the Cold, ice covered chains of Gangut to the caring mother of FDG. Will the commander be able to withstand the onslaught of Yandere's, or will he have to summit to shame if captured by them?

"There's this romantic idea that's built up around war. But the pragmatic view is there are tons of people of my generation who have lost their lives, lost their marriages, or lost their health as a consequence of being sent to wars which could have been avoided." -Pete Buttigieg Actual description: This is a military story shitpost. My other stories are objectively better than this dumpster fire. I have no clue how this topped to #5 on warfare. Disclaimer Photos are not mine Some of the contents and ideas of this story is inspired by many novels that I enjoyed reading. They are what motivated me to write this story and I wanted to make a modern military in another world genre that gives a fun but also practical experience for you readers. I do not own Gate, Japan summons, etc. and their characters. This story is filled with memes and Sabaton references so you shouldn't be taking this story seriously to begin with. This is basically a hotbed for my writing skills. Connect and make plots. And basically write whatever and see where it goes.