The explanation when we returned to Qala’taw was long and somber. The village wasn’t very well populated, so the word spread quickly. By the time nightfall came, everyone knew the news of their beloved mountain settlement: it was going to erupt.
And it wasn’t just a small eruption— like the constant ones that they had endured for the past century. Apparently it was going to be a big one.
They weren’t sure why volcanic activity had picked up in Qala after being in its cur...
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UNIVERSAL BOOK LINK HERE
Hi everyone!
I am very excited to announce that Salvos: Vol. 1, Curious Beginnings is now available to you in the Kindle eBook store! The book goes up to chapter 40, so most of you would have seen all the contents in it by now.
However, if you do want to support me, do consider buying it or at least leaving an amazon rev...
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2021-01-12 08:42:29 +0000 UTC
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Announcement:
With my change in how Melas chapters will be released, I will now be releasing Salvos chapters on patreon itself, starting from chapter 43. Those in the $5 tier will be using the website until they reach chapter 43, where I will alert them with a notification on the changes from then on.
This makes it far easier for me, since I no longer have to do all the formatting stuff on wordpress.
START OF VOLUME 2:
41. Dani...
2021-01-11 23:24:00 +0000 UTC
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Important Announcement, click here to read.
Reminder: Starting Monday, you no longer have to be a $10 patron to read 10 Melas chapters ahead. The $5 tier will unlock all 10 Melas chapters ahead. There will no longer be any rewards for the $1 tier.
The Werebeast continued growing larger. Its body doubled in size every m...
2021-01-10 04:09:09 +0000 UTC
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Unfortunately, as you can tell by the lack of chapters this week, I am really struggling to find time to write Melas in between school and Salvos, especially with the whole book thing I'm trying with it. As such, for the foreseeable future, Melas will only update once a week, on Saturdays.
You will be getting your chapter soon. Not just yet, since I'm still finishing it up. However, considering this and the future of the story which I do want to complete, I will ...
2021-01-09 21:59:47 +0000 UTC
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So, I saw a title I kind of liked on RR called "Curious Beginnings". What do you guys think? Should I stick with "Lost but Curious", or use "Curious Beginnings" instead?
2021-01-09 20:38:47 +0000 UTC
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Wallpaper of Salvos, Daniel, and Edithe in the Dungeon taken from the upcoming Volume 1 cover art.
2021-01-08 21:50:39 +0000 UTC
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Salvos Volume 1 is coming to an end soon. Of course, as a web serial, I will seamlessly resume my posts into Volume 2 without any extended breaks. I will only take breaks when needed, and as far as I can tell, I won't have any issues with continuing onto Volume 2 so I won't take a break.
Because I'll be publishing Salvos Volume 1 onto Amazon, I've been thinking of having a title that would not only capture an Amazon reader's eyes, but also capture the essence of Volume 1 thus far....
2021-01-02 07:49:00 +0000 UTC
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“So, what are we doing?” I asked, turning to Gennady. The Dwarven man smiled.
“We’re hunting.”
“By just being here?”
“Yep.”
“...and it’s supposed to work?” I quirked an eyebrow, looking at him dubiously.
He nodded and shrugged nonchalantly. “Of course. You’ve never been hunting proper, have you? This is what we do.”
I wanted to believe him, I really did. However, I glanced around at the empty forest. “Are you rea...
2020-12-31 21:34:51 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note:
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! A bit of a shorter chapter because I was trying to get it up in time.
I do hope you guys enjoy this chapter, other than being a little bit rushed, I felt good about it. I certainly would have liked to spent more words on it, but as I said, I was trying to get it up soon.
No promises on a chapter next week though for Melas. I have a backlog for Salvos, but none for Melas. So I'm not really sure if...
2020-12-26 01:20:12 +0000 UTC
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I found Gennady hammering on a piece of metal in the basement of the warehouse. There was a fire lit towards the back corner of the room, lighting up the dark green goggles he wore over his eyes. I looked at him with a cocked head.
“What are you doing?” I asked in a curious tone.
“Me?” He turned to face me, lifting the goggles up to his forehead as it left a mark over his eyes. “What does it look like? I’m smithing.”
“I can tell that much,” I snort...
2020-12-23 03:26:02 +0000 UTC
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Important Announcement 1/9/2021, click here to read.
Reminder: Starting Monday, you no longer have to be a $10 patron to read 10 Melas chapters ahead. The $5 tier will unlock all 10 Melas chapters ahead. There will no longer be any rewards for the $1 tier.
It had been a long year for me; a lot of things had happened thu...
2020-12-09 07:22:33 +0000 UTC
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December 12 2020: Same thing as before. I'm super low energy. Like literally running at 1% battery. Trying to do this as well as Salvos while Finals is right around the corner was a dumb idea. And my dog's condition is worsening unfortunately. There will be a regular Melas chapter tomorrow, but I can't say it will be excellent like I want it to be.
But we push through. No matter what, we push forward.
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2020-12-08 10:01:17 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note:
The quality of this chapter is exceptionally low, I'm sorry. I will finish up this Adrian arc tomorrow before going back to Melas on tuesday. Then I will take a break for finals, but when I come back I will make sure to make heavy edits to these chapters. I promise. Thank you guys for your support, and I'm sorry about this.
For the next few days, Adrian found himself exploring the city of Ma-Dina. He was in awe at the sight of it all— h...
2020-12-07 07:20:30 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note:
Incredibly short chapter today. I promise I will get two out over the weekend. I just had no motivation today.
Later that night, Adrian found himself sitting at the dinner table surrounded by Elves. He was seated with Alice and Faizan, of course. And to his right— past Alice and Faizan— were the Half Elf boy’s parents. But that wasn’t all. In addition to Bashar, apparently Alima's family decided to invite other guests— family fr...
2020-12-05 10:25:39 +0000 UTC
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
With my change in how Melas chapters will be released, I will now be releasing Salvos chapters on patreon itself, starting from chapter 43. Those in the $5 tier will be using the website until they reach chapter 43, where I will alert them with a notification on the changes from then on.
This makes it far easier for me, since I no longer have to do all the formatting stuff on wordpress.
As a $10 patron, you can read the chapter
2020-12-03 07:50:32 +0000 UTC
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Hello,
This will be the pinned post at the top of my page. Here, you can find the Epub for V1 and V2 for Salvos if that's your preferred method of reading. Unfortunately however, it will only go up to the chapters for the Lesser Demon tier, so if you're a Greater Demon tier you won't be able to read your latest chapters on it.
- MelasD
2020-12-03 07:49:32 +0000 UTC
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
With my change in how Melas chapters will be released, I will now be releasing Salvos chapters on patreon itself, starting from chapter 43. Those in the $5 tier will be using the website until they reach chapter 43, where I will alert them with a notification on the changes from then on.
This makes it far easier for me, since I no longer have to do all the formatting stuff on wordpress.
Password will remain unchanged until it is no lo...
2020-12-03 07:47:20 +0000 UTC
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Important Announcement 1/9/2021, click here to read.
Adrian lay in the bed of his room, staring at the ceiling. There were many things weighing on his mind, most of them simply inane thoughts. But sometimes, he wondered to himself what Melas was doing; it had been a year now since he last saw her, and he wasn’t even sure if she was alive.
2020-12-02 06:55:01 +0000 UTC
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Hello patrons!
Wait, this isn't a Melas chapter? Don't worry, you'll get your chapter tonight when I finish it. But for now, I would like to introduce you all to my brand new fiction.
As you may all have noticed recently in my author's notes and stuff, I'm not entirely the most confident author. I rarely ever feel that any of my Melas chapters are up to par because of the standards I hold it to, and that's something that has had a negative impact on my mental health...
2020-12-01 23:08:32 +0000 UTC
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31/12/2020 Sorry for the late chapter. And unfortunately, there will only be one chapter this week.
I can't lie and say it's not demotivating to see the chapters after my break get less than half the views of my chapters before I took my much needed break. And seeing my ranking drop from 500 to 600 and my rating drop from 4.37 to 4.33 is equally demotivating.
However, those weren't what delayed the chapter. The real reason for the delay and the only single chapter...
2020-11-28 06:29:38 +0000 UTC
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I felt my eyes open as I heard a light knock coming from the door to my room; my thin cloth blanket rustled as I pushed it off me, getting up and off my ruffled bed. I glanced out the window, seeing only a small inkling of light from the sunrise leak through the tall rooftops around us.
It was m...
2020-11-22 02:12:49 +0000 UTC
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After speaking with Gennady, I found Ginah to tell her about our general course of action once we reached Jahar’taw. She seemed slightly dubious— skeptical even. But she was hedging on me keeping my word.
“And we won’t have any problems with being there, even though we’re pirates?” she asked, raising an eyebrow.
“Yes. I’ll speak to the King. No matter what, I can gain his audience. That I know for certain.” I had made a deal— a Witch’s deal, you could say— ...
2020-11-19 06:33:09 +0000 UTC
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21/11/2020: Sorry for the delay. No chapter until Friday. Sorry. I genuinely need time to recover from essays as well as take proper care of my dog. The one day delay last chapter has kinda fucked with my writing schedule.
8/12/2020: Due to the passing of my dog and my finals, I'll be taking a week off writing. I had hoped it would only be two updates, but unfortunately my dog had to be put down earlier today at noon. Sorry, but I will try to be back ...
2020-11-14 07:20:25 +0000 UTC
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18 November 2020:
Sorry for the delay. My dog was hospitalized and I had essays due, so I wasn't able to work on the chapter as much as I would've liked. Next chapter will be on friday as per usual.
My feet flew up the steps of the stairs before I finally reached the doorway at the end. I shoved the wooden door open and burst out into the deck of the ship. The clamoring of the pirates was nearly drowned out by the heavy fall of rain on the ship. There w...
2020-11-11 07:43:39 +0000 UTC
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