60 acast.com Cloud City: A Podfic Series https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/cloud-city-a-podfic en Charlie Hyde podfic,Malevolent fic,SSJTrinity,Charliegolightly,TheCharlieCollective,Cloud City podfic,Cloud City Charlie Hyde A Podfic series of SSJTrinity's Malevolent fanfic: Cloud City.


   The sun never rises in Cloud City. Owned by distant gods, the world creaks along in techno-magical paralysis, making Contracts with spirits, and limping along in isolated enclaves while monsters run wild in the Wastes.


   Five years ago, Arthur Lester, a private investigator, made a Contract with a Summon called Hastur. The deal? His soul in exchange for the identity of his daughter's murderer. Until the time Arthur's soul is ripe for harvesting, Hastur will give him power, and eventually must find Faroe's killer. If he doesn't, they both die, so failure is not an option.


   Hastur, however, is not a normal Summon... and it turns out he's come here and chosen Arthur in order to stop a threat that will destroy the entire universe if it succeeds.


   Unfortunately, humans aren't meant to channel power like Hastur's, and Arthur's body is beginning to break down. It's a race against time to solve Faroe's murder and stop the incoming threat before he simply drops dead.



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]]> A Podfic series of SSJTrinity's Malevolent fanfic: Cloud City.


   The sun never rises in Cloud City. Owned by distant gods, the world creaks along in techno-magical paralysis, making Contracts with spirits, and limping along in isolated enclaves while monsters run wild in the Wastes.


   Five years ago, Arthur Lester, a private investigator, made a Contract with a Summon called Hastur. The deal? His soul in exchange for the identity of his daughter's murderer. Until the time Arthur's soul is ripe for harvesting, Hastur will give him power, and eventually must find Faroe's killer. If he doesn't, they both die, so failure is not an option.


   Hastur, however, is not a normal Summon... and it turns out he's come here and chosen Arthur in order to stop a threat that will destroy the entire universe if it succeeds.


   Unfortunately, humans aren't meant to channel power like Hastur's, and Arthur's body is beginning to break down. It's a race against time to solve Faroe's murder and stop the incoming threat before he simply drops dead.



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]]> false Charlie Hyde info+67227e08b53ba2cacdc956b5@mg-eu.acast.com 67227e08b53ba2cacdc956b5 cloud-city-a-podfic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1730313648935-b20f3e21-0297-4a15-8ae2-e26bb8389d15.jpeg https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/cloud-city-a-podfic Cloud City: A Podfic Series Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 18:00:00 GMT 30:39 67abb5409c6f7f7f28123f64 false https://archiveofourown.org/works/50006386/chapters/126272536 67abb5409c6f7f7f28123f64 67227e08b53ba2cacdc956b5 full 1 13 Parker touches his cheek. “Few more days. I’ll make them good.”
“Good?” says Arthur, very tiny. “I just want to hurt John.”
“You will.” Parker’s tone is vicious. “But you don’t have to hurt, too. Come on. I’ll treat you like a king until it’s time—and when it is time, it won’t fucking hurt. You have my word.”
It’s a lie. Arthur knows it’s a lie. He sniffles. “Okay.”


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]]> Parker touches his cheek. “Few more days. I’ll make them good.”
“Good?” says Arthur, very tiny. “I just want to hurt John.”
“You will.” Parker’s tone is vicious. “But you don’t have to hurt, too. Come on. I’ll treat you like a king until it’s time—and when it is time, it won’t fucking hurt. You have my word.”
It’s a lie. Arthur knows it’s a lie. He sniffles. “Okay.”


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]]> Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:00:00 GMT 26:32 67abb4deb468a1d76fc416a1 false https://archiveofourown.org/works/50006386/chapters/126272518 67abb4deb468a1d76fc416a1 67227e08b53ba2cacdc956b5 full 1 12 You are taking the biggest fucking risk.
“The biggest fucking risk, Hastur, was choosing to trust you after I learned what you did.”
Hastur is silent.
“I still hate you for it,” Arthur says. “But… I trust you. I’m making that choice. And now, I need you to make that choice, too.”


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]]> You are taking the biggest fucking risk.
“The biggest fucking risk, Hastur, was choosing to trust you after I learned what you did.”
Hastur is silent.
“I still hate you for it,” Arthur says. “But… I trust you. I’m making that choice. And now, I need you to make that choice, too.”


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]]> Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 19:00:00 GMT 26:28 67abb47c505cb2a0a30f06af false https://archiveofourown.org/works/50006386/chapters/126272503 67abb47c505cb2a0a30f06af 67227e08b53ba2cacdc956b5 full 1 11 He feels Hastur on his lips and under his tongue, behind his eyes and so very careful not to knock Arthur out of his own body because if he is too much himself, he would.
And then it’s gone, and Arthur is gasping, and somehow on his knees, and the bugdog is licking his face with concern and making weird little whimpering buzzing sounds. “Got a kiss after all,” he blurts, laughs weakly, and hangs his head to keep from passing out.


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]]> He feels Hastur on his lips and under his tongue, behind his eyes and so very careful not to knock Arthur out of his own body because if he is too much himself, he would.
And then it’s gone, and Arthur is gasping, and somehow on his knees, and the bugdog is licking his face with concern and making weird little whimpering buzzing sounds. “Got a kiss after all,” he blurts, laughs weakly, and hangs his head to keep from passing out.


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]]> Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:00:00 GMT 18:18 67abb43ac6f97f89d8247110 false https://archiveofourown.org/works/50006386/chapters/126272494 67abb43ac6f97f89d8247110 67227e08b53ba2cacdc956b5 full 1 10 Parker, thinks Arthur, because it is Parker, because Parker’s never been nice, and after today’s little episode they were over, but he was a detective, he’d solved murders, he was one of the good guys, and now—


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]]> Parker, thinks Arthur, because it is Parker, because Parker’s never been nice, and after today’s little episode they were over, but he was a detective, he’d solved murders, he was one of the good guys, and now—


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]]> Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:32:22 GMT 21:14 67abb3d8b468a1d76fc3ddaf false https://archiveofourown.org/works/50006386/chapters/126272488 67abb3d8b468a1d76fc3ddaf 67227e08b53ba2cacdc956b5 full 1 9 “You fuck,” Arthur says quietly, again not recognizing his own voice. “How could you do this to me?”
Hastur sighs. You can be so smart, sometimes. And others… it’s like you’ve pulled the plug on your own intelligence.


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]]> “You fuck,” Arthur says quietly, again not recognizing his own voice. “How could you do this to me?”
Hastur sighs. You can be so smart, sometimes. And others… it’s like you’ve pulled the plug on your own intelligence.


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]]> Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:30:03 GMT 17:15 6749112f3466b230f7add986 false https://archiveofourown.org/works/50006386/chapters/126272467#workskin 6749112f3466b230f7add986 67227e08b53ba2cacdc956b5 full 1 8 Sit, witch. It’s the Defiler.
 
And oh, Asenath’s face.
She already looks tired. Now, at these words, she goes dead pale, making her stubble stand out, making the kohl around her eyes seem bruisingly dark. “Oh,” says Asenath, and falls into her chair as though unplugged from her power source. “Well, that sucks.”


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]]> Sit, witch. It’s the Defiler.
 
And oh, Asenath’s face.
She already looks tired. Now, at these words, she goes dead pale, making her stubble stand out, making the kohl around her eyes seem bruisingly dark. “Oh,” says Asenath, and falls into her chair as though unplugged from her power source. “Well, that sucks.”


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]]> Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:30:38 GMT 12:35 674910e08da1d3ecccb643b8 false https://archiveofourown.org/works/50006386/chapters/126272461 674910e08da1d3ecccb643b8 67227e08b53ba2cacdc956b5 full 1 7 Why did it have to be his eyes?
Funny; he hadn’t expected the blindness. Of all the horrors he’d imagined, prepared himself for prior to his Contract, he really hadn’t thought his sight would go first. That felt like being trapped, somehow. It felt like being cheated.


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]]> Why did it have to be his eyes?
Funny; he hadn’t expected the blindness. Of all the horrors he’d imagined, prepared himself for prior to his Contract, he really hadn’t thought his sight would go first. That felt like being trapped, somehow. It felt like being cheated.


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]]> Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:30:18 GMT 15:00 6749108e3466b230f7adbe8c true https://archiveofourown.org/works/50006386/chapters/126272434 6749108e3466b230f7adbe8c 67227e08b53ba2cacdc956b5 full 1 6 Parker eyes him. “Do you have any control over him at all??”
“Funny,” says Arthur. “Asenath said that to him about me.”


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]]> Parker eyes him. “Do you have any control over him at all??”
“Funny,” says Arthur. “Asenath said that to him about me.”


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]]> Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:30:36 GMT 44:57 673d250dfbf820ca11317271 true https://archiveofourown.org/works/50006386/chapters/126272419 673d250dfbf820ca11317271 67227e08b53ba2cacdc956b5 full 1 5 Feeling like prey isn’t new, but it is terrible.


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]]> Feeling like prey isn’t new, but it is terrible.


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]]> Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 19:30:54 GMT 20:14 673d246eed94033880402ddd true https://archiveofourown.org/works/50006386/chapters/126267949 673d246eed94033880402ddd 67227e08b53ba2cacdc956b5 full 1 4 "Don’t suppose you know who the King in Yellow is.”
I do.
“Wh- you do? Who? What is he?”
An Esoteric. A true god, Hastur says. Mighty; ancient and wise. He goes by many names.


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]]> "Don’t suppose you know who the King in Yellow is.”
I do.
“Wh- you do? Who? What is he?”
An Esoteric. A true god, Hastur says. Mighty; ancient and wise. He goes by many names.


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]]> Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:53:02 GMT 21:50 67310f2ea42e23dc4b44fb7f true https://archiveofourown.org/works/50006386/chapters/126266686 67310f2ea42e23dc4b44fb7f 67227e08b53ba2cacdc956b5 full 1 3 Maybe he is just tired. Maybe it’s just the horror of finally losing body parts, which is normal for a Contract, but… he hadn’t, all this time. Maybe it was the speed of it all, or the sudden, weird betrayal from the being he’d come to trust over the last five years.
It still seems like a fair deal to him. But when had he started viewing Hastur as… more? Trustworthy, at least? Maybe a friend?
Arthur’s heart aches.


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]]> Maybe he is just tired. Maybe it’s just the horror of finally losing body parts, which is normal for a Contract, but… he hadn’t, all this time. Maybe it was the speed of it all, or the sudden, weird betrayal from the being he’d come to trust over the last five years.
It still seems like a fair deal to him. But when had he started viewing Hastur as… more? Trustworthy, at least? Maybe a friend?
Arthur’s heart aches.


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]]> Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:46:41 GMT 25:14 67227fab6c036acf21bbe1fd true https://archiveofourown.org/works/50006386/chapters/126262399 67227fab6c036acf21bbe1fd 67227e08b53ba2cacdc956b5 full 1 2 That growl again. I saw something, Arthur. I saw something with that second body that we need to follow up.
Arthur frowns. “Okay. We’ll go after it tomorrow, when I’m released.”
Am I going to have to take over? Hastur says, and it is a threat.


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]]> That growl again. I saw something, Arthur. I saw something with that second body that we need to follow up.
Arthur frowns. “Okay. We’ll go after it tomorrow, when I’m released.”
Am I going to have to take over? Hastur says, and it is a threat.


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]]> Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:44:31 GMT 22:20 67227e966c036acf21bb9748 true https://archiveofourown.org/works/50006386/chapters/126262357 67227e966c036acf21bb9748 67227e08b53ba2cacdc956b5 full 1 1 You could put it off until we’re inside. I wouldn’t want to use you up too fast tonight.
“No, I can’t risk missing anything. Do it.”
As you wish.
And then that familiar pain, the burning power of sharing his nerves and his brain and his eyes, and it’s always too much, always so much, and he stands still and breathes steadily and waits for the worst of it to pass. In the beginning, he’d lose precious minutes after Hastur gave him sight, but these days, he manages to keep his head on straight.
Now, Arthur sees what’s real. This is not like humans see. This is Hastur’s sight, and nothing is hidden.


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]]> You could put it off until we’re inside. I wouldn’t want to use you up too fast tonight.
“No, I can’t risk missing anything. Do it.”
As you wish.
And then that familiar pain, the burning power of sharing his nerves and his brain and his eyes, and it’s always too much, always so much, and he stands still and breathes steadily and waits for the worst of it to pass. In the beginning, he’d lose precious minutes after Hastur gave him sight, but these days, he manages to keep his head on straight.
Now, Arthur sees what’s real. This is not like humans see. This is Hastur’s sight, and nothing is hidden.


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