20 Works by Riddle_of_the_sphinx
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Dream Your Troubles Away by Riddle_of_the_sphinx
Fandoms: Hades (Supergiant Games Video Games), Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
13 Jul 2025
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Hypnos was lonely. He had been lonely for centuries now. His mother had severed her connection from him believing that distance would force him to become a self-reliant god. His bond with his twin had crumbled over the years as Thanatos' work consumed all of his time. Even the staff at the House of Hades mostly avoid him. Hypnos hears them whisper about how they would rather avoid talking to him altogether. Hypnos tried to grin and bare it. He tried to keep hope that one day his bonds with his family would be repaired. However, that hope dies with each passing century. When Zagreus starts to attempt to escape from the Underworld something in Hypnos snaps. Hypnos wants to escape too. He doesn't want to be lonely anymore. When Chaos offers to send him somewhere where he can start anew he accepts. What he didn't know was that by accepting he would get sent to another world, have a mind flayer parasite shoved into his head, and suddenly find himself the leader of a bunch of people infected like him. Hypnos is in over his head, but with his merry band of weirdos by his side at least he isn't lonely anymore...
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There’s a Light at the End of the Tunnel by Riddle_of_the_sphinx
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters: Black & White | Pokemon Black and White Versions, Pokemon Legends: Arceus (Video Game), Pocket Monsters: Black 2 & White 2 | Pokemon Black 2 & White 2 Versions
14 Jun 2025
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In the Pearl Clan there was a legend that said the souls of humans that were unjustly killed would come back as Zoroark. They would haunt the land seeking revenge for the cruelty and injustice they suffered through during the final hours of their human life. Ingo had never thought much of the legend. Yet, as he lay on the ground bleeding to death while clinging to the dead body of his daughter that legend was the only thing going through his head. He was dying. His child was dead. Any hopes of reigning his memories, and finding the man in white was gone. Everything had been ripped away from Ingo and his child when they were killed to fulfill the orders of a man fearful of the two strangers from the rift. In Ingo's last moments he is filled with rage and sorrow, and he wonders if this is how the Zoroark of legends felt as they died only to come back as vengeful spirits. He wonders if he will come back as one as well. Ingo and Akari's deaths have consequences for all of Hisui. Without them the rift isn't fixed, the clans relationship with the Galaxy Team breaks, and a Zoroark haunts the land searching for revenge for him and his child. Hisui's only hope lies with a man in white who falls from the rift. A man named Emmet.
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Lay Your Ghosts to Rest by Riddle_of_the_sphinx
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pokemon Legends: Arceus (Video Game), Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series), Pocket Monsters: Black & White | Pokemon Black and White Versions, Pocket Monsters: Black 2 & White 2 | Pokemon Black 2 & White 2 Versions
16 Sep 2024
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In Sinnoh there was an old ghost story attached to Mount Coronet. Two ghosts haunted the mountain. One was the ghost of a young girl dressed in the uniform of the old Galaxy Team of the Hisuian age. She walks the mountain paths at dawn calling out for her father. The other ghost was a man with silver hair and silver eyes. He walks along the hiking trails at night calling out for someone named Akari. Anyone he runs into is asked the same question.
“Please, have you seen my daughter? I can’t find her.”
Upon being told no the ghost would continue on his way. Calling out for his child that he could never find. The ghosts of the father and child that haunted the mountain never to find each other was a popular sad tale in Sinnoh. It was also a popular subject for late night ghost hunting shows to cover for easy views. A cheap budget ghost hunting show isn’t how Emmet should learn that his missing brother is dead and haunting a mountain in a far off region, but it is and that one show causes Emmet to drag Elesa with him to Sinnoh to find answers.
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Thrown off the Tracks by Riddle_of_the_sphinx
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pokemon Legends: Arceus (Video Game), Pocket Monsters: Black & White | Pokemon Black and White Versions, Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
16 Sep 2024
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When Giratina started ripping holes into space and time itself it didn’t just create rifts to Hisui. It also unintentionally created rifts to whole entire other words altogether. Ingo unfortunately is dragged into one of these rifts, and instead of going to Hisui he gets sent to the Sword Coast in Faerûn. Worse he’s captured and infected with a Mind Flayer tadpole of all things. Trapped in another world without memories, and infected with a deadly parasite things aren’t looking good. Still, he has hope. He has companions suffering from the same thing, and Arceus blessed him with some druid powers that have a Pokémon twist to them. He also has a goal. Go to Baldur’s Gate. If he does he may be saved, and he may be able to find a way home. However, the road to his destination is long, and Arceus has plans for him to deal with the other things that the rifts have tossed into Faerûn. Add in a growing bond with a certain pale elf, and it’s safe to say that Ingo’s adventure in Faerûn will be anything but simple
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Attuned to Memory by Riddle_of_the_sphinx
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pokemon Colosseum & XD, Pocket Monsters: Black & White | Pokemon Black and White Versions, Pocket Monsters: Black 2 & White 2 | Pokemon Black 2 & White 2 Versions
14 May 2023
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After three years of searching Emmet has found proof that his missing brother has been sent into the past of ancient Sinnoh. He knows where Ingo is. The problem is getting into the past to rescue Ingo isn’t easy. He needs the help of a Pokémon to reach his brother, and finding a Pokémon that can travel through time isn’t easy. Whispers of a mystical flute that can summon the time traveling Pokémon Celebi existing in a far off region called Orre causes Emmet to make the trip there.
According to rumors an evil group called Cipher might know where the flute was, or they might even have it already. That is fine with Emmet. If he has to take down an entire evil organization by himself just to save his brother he will. Luckily, he might not have to do it alone. You are also trying to take down Cipher all while saving every single Pokémon that they stole. Since you both need to beat Cipher the two of you partner up so that you can both achieve your goals. However, that partnership ends up evolving into something more than just a means to an end.
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The Joys of Fatherhood by Riddle_of_the_sphinx
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pokemon Legends: Arceus (Video Game), Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series), Pocket Monsters: Black & White | Pokemon Black and White Versions, Pocket Monsters: Black 2 & White 2 | Pokemon Black 2 & White 2 Versions
01 Apr 2023
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It had been two years since Ingo fell from a rift in the sky into the Hisui region with no memories, and even after two years had passed his memories had still not returned to him. While he greatly wishes he could remember his past Ingo had made his peace with the idea that he would never remember. While sad Ingo was able to build somewhat of a life for himself as Lady Sneasler’s Warden. Becoming a warden was a way for him to repay the clan that had saved his life, and being a warden at least gave him some sort of purpose. He figured he would end up living out the rest of his days as Lady Sneasler’s warden.
Of course everything changes when a child falls from the rift in the sky, and crash lands right in front of him.
The child has no memories, and the only thing she has with her is a device that says to seek out all Pokémon. Since she has nowhere to go Ingo finds himself becoming the guardian for the lost child. That simple act of taking the child in ends up diverting his course in ways he never could have imagined. Life gets complicated fast, but no one ever said that parenthood was easy. This is especially true when your kid apparently has a mission from Arceus to catch all of the Pokémon in Hisui…
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For Delta being a Big Daddy was like one long seemingly never ending dream where the only thing that mattered was Eleanor’s safety and happiness. Having his child kidnapped, being killed, and then getting revived ten years later with his free will restored was like an extraordinarily rude awakening from said dream. Rapture is now a city of nightmares, and Delta has to navigate this living nightmare with nothing but voices of people he doesn’t know to guide him forward. At first his only goal is to find Eleanor, and find some way to escape from the doomed city so that they can both see the sun. However, a single comment from one of his only allies gives him pause.
“There are others I must help before the city drowns.”
That one comment causes Delta to think. How many more people are trapped in this underwater nightmare? How many other innocent people just want to escape and see the sunshine again like him? He doesn’t know, but he does know one thing. If he finds anyone that can be saved he’ll do his best to help them, and if he’s lucky he might be able to help them see the sunshine again too…
Or basically Delta decides that he going to save as many people as he can so they can see the sun.
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The RED Demoman and the BLU Solider’s sudden hatred of each other was always weird, but the RED Scout figured it wasn’t his problem. He was paid to complete missions. Whatever was going on between the two of them wasn’t any of his business. Of course that all changes when a mission goes wrong and he gets captured by the BLU Solider who thinks imprisoning one of the RED mercs is a perfect way to get revenge, and take the RED team down a peg all at the same time. Unfortunately, the hit to the head that Soldier gave Scout when he captured him stripped Scout of his memories. Stuck in the middle of a war with no memories Scout is stuck in a very bad situation.
Luckily, he doesn’t have to suffer through it alone. The BLU Medic is willing to step up and take responsibility for him. With the BLU Medic by his side Scout at least has a chance to survive in this strange war of RED VS BLU.
Things are going to be complicated for Scout, and they only become more complicated when he finds himself slowly falling for his Medic companion. Scout’s problems are only just beginning, and getting his memories back won’t necessarily fix any of his problems. In fact, it might just make things worse…
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When Scout finds an injured bird on the battlefield he can’t bring himself to leave it behind. With that said he has no idea how to care for an injured bird. However, Medic knows how to care for birds. Medic is the last person he wants to go to for anything, but for the sake of the bird he sucks it up and goes to the Medic for help. He expects his time with the Medic to be rather unpleasant, so he is rather surprised that his time with the Medic ends up being rather nice. As the bird slowly heals Scout finds himself becoming closer to the Medic, and their blossoming friendship slowly starts to evolve into something more….
Basically, this story came about when I saw the Catcher’s Companion cosmetic item, and instantly thought 'I could write a story based off of that.'
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After rescuing Kakashi from Hiruko a few joking comments from his friends about him and Kakashi make Naruto realize that he is in love with Kakashi, and that realization causes an ancient family curse to activate. Naruto starts coughing up flowers, and the clock starts ticking. Will Naruto’s love be accepted, or is he doomed to die with flowers in his lungs?
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Fusion was a rarely used, but very powerful tool in a mercenary’s arsenal. When a situation was dire, and it looked like the fight was lost a fusion was sometimes all it took to change the tide of the battle. Everyone has a story of how they fused with a team mate to save the day. Everyone knew how it felt for them to be fused with another to create a whole new person. Everyone but Scout that is. No one ever fuses with Scout.
Scout desperately wishes to know what it is like to fuse with someone. Luckily for him Medic is willing to fulfill that wish. Scout wasn’t sure what to expect from fusing with the Medic. He certainty didn’t expect the fusion to bring both his and the Medic’s hidden feelings to the surface. With that said Scout can’t say he minds too much…
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The second Chazz and Jaden laid eyes on each other their destinies became intertwined. By all accounts they should hate each other, but instead they slowly fall in love. However, the road of love is a rocky one. Duel Academy is headed toward troubled times, and the boys will be caught in the middle of it. Life is going to get complicated, but if they stick together they might just survive…
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For demons tricking humans is the name of the game. When a demon reaches a certain age they are to undergo an age old tradition. The tradition dictates that the demon must infiltrate a human village and cause as much mischief as they possibly can. They must trick and prank the humans there for a total of three years. If they can pull it off without being captured or caught in the act they will be honored as a demon who has mastered the craft of mischief.
For a fox demon named Naruto this trial is the perfect way for him to make his mark on the demon world. What better way to show his worth then by taking his trial in Konohagakure? The only ninja village in the world that no demon has ever been able to complete the trial in. If Naruto can pull it off he would be considered a hero. However, that goal might be harder to achieve then Naruto could ever imagine. The Third Ninja War will make things difficult, and a shadowy group in village would love to get their hands on a demon like him. Also, a team called Team Minato are trying to catch him.
Will Naruto achieve his goal of getting under the skin of everyone in Konohagakure, or will Team Minato end up getting under his skin instead?
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Falling Petals by Riddle_of_the_sphinx for Whistle_Mist
Fandoms: Naruto, Ib (Video Game)
26 Mar 2020
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It should have been a simple mission. Just a simple little mission that Team 10 and Team 7 had to complete. All they had to do was be security guards at an art gallery for a day.
What bad thing could possibly happen at an art gallery?
Well, as Shikamaru soon finds out a lot of bad things can happen in an art gallery. When he finds a strange painting that shouldn't be in the gallery things start going wrong fast. Through a series of rather strange events he ends up being flung into a painting and trapped in a weird, surreal world where the art is alive. What's worse is that he has a rose wrapped around his arm, and attached to that rose is this cryptic warning.
When the rose rots, so too will you rot away.
You and the rose are unified.
Know the weight of your own life.Things seem grim, but he's not alone here. Naruto is trapped in this strange world with him, and if they work together they might just survive and escape from this nightmare with their roses intact...
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Be the Hero that Gotham Needs by Riddle_of_the_sphinx
Fandoms: Batman: Arkham (Video Games), DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
20 May 2017
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When Batman confronted Enigma he decided to give the man a choice. He could either become an ally to Batman and use his skills to become a hero that Gotham needs, or he could continue down the path that he was going down and most likely become Batman’s foe. Enigma decided to take Batman up on his offer of an alliance, and that one decision would forever intertwine Edward Nigma and Bruce Wayne together in ways that they never would have expected….
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Do You Believe in Angels? by Riddle_of_the_sphinx
Fandoms: Iron Man (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Supernatural, Marvel (Comics)
11 Mar 2017
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Tony has never believed in angels, and he never planned to. However, when he runs into a man wearing a trench coat who claims to be an angel of the Lord while stumbling around lost in the middle of the desert he might have to start believing. The angel calls himself Castiel and says he’s here to protect him from demons. The two of them are going to have to work together to live through demons, super villains, and the apocalypse. Figuring out their developing feelings for each other is just a bonus.
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Twisting Fate by Riddle_of_the_sphinx
Fandoms: Batman: Arkham (Video Games), Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU
15 Jan 2017
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Nothing stays hidden from the Riddler for long, and the Robin that Joker is keeping hidden in Arkham is no exception. Edward can’t stand child abuse, and Robin is definitely a child being abused. So the Riddler does what he never thought he would do. He saves Robin, and that one action will change his life in ways that he never expected.
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We'll Figure It out as We Go by Riddle_of_the_sphinx
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU, Batman (Comics)
08 Jan 2017
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When Batman goes to investigate a case involving Talia for his boyfriend Edward he ends up finding baby Damian. Bruce doesn’t know how to raise a baby, and Edward is new to parenthood in general. They don’t completely know what they are doing, but they do know that they will figure it out as they go.
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There's a Future for Me and You by Riddle_of_the_sphinx for Whistle_Mist
Fandoms: Batman: The Animated Series, Justice League & Justice League Unlimited (Cartoons), DC Animated Universe, DCU (Comics), Batman (Comics)
24 Dec 2016
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When Batman and the other Justice League members get flung into the future while chasing Chronos Batman learns a rather shocking fact. He and Edward are married in the future, and apparently they have been married for years. When Bruce gets back to his own timeline he has a choice to make. Is a future with Edward one he’s willing to pursue, or will he let the chance at this future pass him by?
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Morning Rituals by Riddle_of_the_sphinx
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), DCU, Batman - All Media Types
06 Oct 2015
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Edward noticed that everybody in the Wayne family had their morning rituals. For example Alfred would always have a single cup of tea before making breakfast, and Bruce needed a cup of coffee to even function in the morning. As for Edward his morning ritual consisted of watching everyone and marveling over the fact that the Riddler found a place in the Bat Family.