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Book4 Chapter 17

The hand-shaped creatures crawling along the walls and ceiling of the long hall-like room occasionally glanced at Darten and Kay as they stood in the safe zone just outside the entrance. The creatures’ bodies were two sections of a hand, sliced from the gap between the thumb up to just before the pinkie, then melded together with a matching half, making a crab-like body with six finger-legs. At the end of each finger-leg were quite large eight-fingered, two-thumbed hands that had small suct...

Book 4 Chapter 16

“The Many Trial Rooms is considered a non-standard dungeon.” The Adventurers Guild worker told the small gathering of Adventurers, plus Kay, a few Sentinels, and Darten. “Mainly due to two features, the non-continuous nature of the dungeon’s rooms as opposed to the significantly more common floored layout, and that the dungeon actively divides parties into smaller groups across a majority of rooms. The Many Trial Rooms also occasionally pits individuals or groups from different partie...

Book 4 Chapter 15

And we're off again!

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There wasn’t much of a line to enter the dungeon in the subterranean hall that contained the entrances, where Kay and the first expedition had popped out of after their run through the dungeon to escape the ancients. There was a small gathering of adventurers waiting for their chance who looked over as Kay and his escort came down the steps. A few people started whispering to each other, but no one approached, and the few adventurers with mutinous ...

Quick Little Vacay

There's going to be no posts next weekend because I'm going to drive down and visit a friend I don't get to see often. I'll be spending the weekend with him avoiding all computers, so no posts. We'll get back to it starting Sept 16th. See you then!

Book 4 Chapter 14

As Avalon expanded out into the wilderness that was “behind” the city of Avalon, a road network began to develop, driven by the Earth Mages and Earth Manipulators who were drawn to any place that needed lots of construction. Combined with programs that incentivized the training of more of those Classes, the expansion of the burgeoning country continued at a quick pace, and since they’d managed to recruit experienced Mages and Manipulators who worked as teachers for the people learning t...

Book 4 Chapter 13

Whoops! Forgot to schedule stuff for yesterday, my bad.

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Sitting in his private office with his feet up on his desk, Kay bust out laughing as he read the “primer” on how to get the Adventurer Class. “This can’t be real.” He held out the single piece of paper and waved it at Eleniah.

She looked up from her deep contemplation of the wall. “What?”

Kay stretched the paper out on his desk and started reading from it, “Step one: ’Imagine...

Book 4 Chapter 12

A twelve-foot-tall armored giant barreled at Kay with her spear pointed at his chest. Kay braced himself to deal with a trampling charge and was caught off guard when she suddenly slammed her foot down and pivoted, the shaft of her spear elongating as she stabbed at him from the other half of the arena. Polls of blood that covered the field and were about to spring up into small walls and tripping hazards instead lashed out with red dripping tentacles that wrapped around the spear and attempt...

Book 4 Chapter 11

The arena was a few floors beneath the main spread of the palace complex and was an actual arena compared to the scattered training halls and sparring areas. This was a place designed to show off a battle as opposed to training or growing as a fighter. Glowing stones covered the ceiling and were placed strategically along the walls and in the raised seating to allow people to see the underground space. They’d designed and built an arena for more than one purpose, but the biggest one was for...

Book 4 Chapter 10

Kay felt there were too many rooms in the palace. It felt like every time he turned around; there was a new set of expansions being tacked on as what originally had been planned as a building was becoming a complex that dug deep into the cliff. Thankfully for his peace of mind, huge sections were being devoted to actual work, and the resources weren’t being wasted on opulence. One section was becoming a library, part of which would hold the books and other texts that were restricted for one...

A Fun Little Exercise

So! Closed the poll after a couple of days, and now we're working on some planning, starting with the Contractor idea as the first series! So let's do a little exercise. The main character for this series doesn't have a name yet. His name used to be David, but then he got reincarnated so now he has a new name to go with his new family and childhood. Now I'm asking for name suggestions! If there's a suggestion I really like I'll use that for the MC, and I'll use any others that are good, 'caus...

Next Series Beginning Poll!

Ended: Poll Closed Monday July 31st

It won't be for a little while, but with the release of Book One and the coming release of Book Two of Blood Shaper, we're moving closer to me having more free time to work on writing instead of being at the day job. I'm hoping that I'll be able to move full time by the end of the year, although that might not happen. Either way, soon enough it'll be time to start working on the second series of the Shattered Five Saga.

For those of you who migh...

Book 4 Chapter 9

Edit: Fixed the last paragraph getting cut off. Don't know what happened there.

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At least once a week, Kay held court and allowed petitioners to come to him with various requests. It was an ingrained part of Torotian culture that everyone expected, and sometimes it could actually be useful. There were a few archetypes of people that came with requests. There were the arrogant people that thought that their request should only be heard by the lord of Avalon or otherwise fe...

Book 4 Chapter 8

She sank to her knees as she awaited the arrival of her glorious lord, her arms aching to spread in rapturous wonder as she beheld him! The blessed platform from which her lord would give her his holy commands sat before her, and she stared in rapture upon its form. It served to keep her lord safe from the foul taint of the unhallowed ground upon which the unclean tread; of course, she must study it in awe of its majesty! The smooth lines, the granular texture of the wooden planks, and even t...

Book 4 Chapter 7

“This is your office?” Zeia asked, peering around at the richly furnished room, “It’s a little fancy for an office.” She glanced around at the massive table surrounded by chairs, “Kind of big too.”

Kay smiled a small smile and pointed at one of the doors, “Technically, my public office is through there, and this is the attached meeting room. There’s really only enough space for me in the actual office, so we’ll use this.”

“Your ‘public office’? Do you h...

Book One Release!

Blood Shaper: Book of Outworlder's Blood is live! Audiobook release is coming in the future!

Find it here: https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Shaper-Splintered-Five-Outworlders-ebook/dp/B0C9N1G6SY

Anyone who goes and reads it there has my undying gratitude! Also, since you like this enough to come pay me for early release chapters, I hope you like it enough to go l...

Book One Free Copies

I took down the full link for the free copies of book one due to the required timeline, but I still have the link until Monday. Message me here before Tuesday rolls around and I'll shoot it to you, but be warned that the link itself might get deactivated between now and then.

Book 4 Chapter 6

Lauren walked next to Kay as they headed for the room that'd been set aside for Alice. Kay's normal contingent of guards was slightly reduced as per his mandate that he didn't need a full set of bodyguards while they were in his palace, and the Blood Guard controlled almost every aspect of the security. They were still covered in the normal crimson armor formed with Blood Manipulation and Blood Shaping, which made them look like identical faceless red golems marching about. They were even cre...

Book 4 Chapter 5

“A few of the smaller businesses we invested capital in have started seeing higher profits recently,” Cyrus told the table, continuing his report on Avalon’s economy, “So we’re getting higher returns from that sector. Overall, we’re seeing slightly more growth than I expected, but otherwise, it’s been following the trends I predicted.” He sat back and placed his hands on top of each other in his lap, “That finishes my report for today.”

“Great,” Kay gestured at t...

Blood Shaper is Available for Preorder!

That's right my lovelies, and yes I'm calling you that today, Blood Shaper, Book One of the Outworlder's Blood series, is live for preorder! Release is July 18th!

Here's a link: https://geni.us/BloodShaper

Attached is the new cover art!

This is news to some of you that joined after I removed the original post but thanks to Shadow Alley Press, Blood Shaper is getting published! They actually scouted me, and n...

Book 4 Chapter 4

Early post because I'm busy tomorrow. Someday I will automate this entirely, but that day has not yet come

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Cindy twirled a pair of pistols around each of her index fingers like an old wild west trick shooter. She slotted them into a bandoleer that crossed her chest, lining them up with two others so that the four guns trailed down her front with every other one facing the opposite direction. “Ready?”

“How is this sparring?” Kay asked, staring ner...

Book 4 Chapter 3

“So, you’re a vampire now?” Cindy asked, leaning in and trying to pull Kay’s top lip up to see his teeth, “How are you outside right now, then?”

He smacked her hand away, “Stop touching my mouth! And by being the not melting in sunlight kind of vampire.”

“I wanna see your fangs, though.” She reached for his face again, “Show me!”

“For fucks sake,” He stepped back and bared his teeth at her, flicking his fangs down with a flex of the new muscles in...

Book 4 Chapter 2

There had already been a meeting with Kay’s closest set of advisers, Eleniah, of course, Meten, Ahthia, and Isla. While the rest of his council of advisers and his Ministers were important parts of the decision making process and he definitely heeded their expertise and advice, but when he needed to make immediate decisions he talked to his teacher, the leader of his Sentinels, and the two people that handled getting information for him. The fact that two of those people were the two tier f...

Book Four Chapter 1

Since we've got that sweet sweet book release coming up, and for any of you that joined the $10 tier after the initial announcement, Shhh it's a secret but Blood Shaper is getting published, I'm switching up how I title chapters, especially since some titles are getting moved around. Just FYI for y'all.

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The Parliament of Avalon’s physical location had shifted several times in less than a year. Originally it had been a coopted meeting ro...

The Shatterplate War Chapter 69

Edit: Realized I borked the his Status once again, fixed now, no other changes.

A few members of the assembled group stared at Kay after he finished his story, eyes shocked. Others traded glanced back and forth and around the table as they tried to figure out how everyone else felt about what had happened.

Kay’s normal council of Ministers and advisers was supplemented by a few members of Parliament that had been chosen to represent the legislative body in this first informal me...

The Shatterplate War Chapter 68

I messed up somewhere with automatic posting, so last weeks chapter never went live. Eventually I will have a few days to sit down and make everything work smoothly, but until then I'm playing catch up.

Also, trying to get on a more regimented posting schedule, so look for posts Saturday evenings. Eventually I'll get it working on a set time too.

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Eleniah once again tamped down on her burning desire to be out there as part of the search, actively l...

The Shatterplate War Chapter 67

The vampyr rushed at Kay screaming in rage, his words lost in the volume and rage of his voice. He tried to push Kay back by grabbing at his shoulders, but Kay knocked his arms back and kicked him away. In a display of how much stronger he’d become, the vampyr was sent rolling across the floor away from him. After tumbling a few times the vampyr pushed off the ground and flipped back to his feet, glaring at Kay in a rage.

“What sacrilege have you done here? What heresy have you cont...

The Shatterplate War Chapter 66

The corruption pushed deeper into his chest toward his heart. Kay’s voice was hoarse from screaming and no water, but shrieks of pain still erupted from him as the vile vampyr sludge spread throughout him. He could feel it changing him wherever it spent time; his veins were becoming something different, his bones were getting strange, and his muscles were contorting in odd ways. For whatever reason, it was leaving his brain alone, spreading down through his neck instead of up. He could feel...

The Shatterplate War Chapter 65

This is last weeks chapter! There will still be another chapter for this week. Sadly, last week was a crapshoot all around and nothing got posted, but that just means at least two chapters this week.

His arms were wrenched over his head, and he groaned with pain. Kay opened his eyes to see the vampyr in front of him, binding his wrists to a bar with a chain of red energy. His weight pulled down on him, and he saw his feet were tied with similar red chains.

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The Shatterplate War Chapter 64

“Oh, what a terrible fate!” The vampyr threw an arm against his head and mimed fainting, his back bending to the point that his head almost touched the floor of his stage. “Raised in villainy, saved by the light of my lord’s most holy gift, only to fall in battle against the cruel despot!” He threw himself forward, landing next to the Water Manipulator pirate who was still robotically obeying his orders, “Worry not fair maiden, dear, sweet magus, lover of he who has been lost, You...

The Shatterplate War Chapter 63

Edit: Mislabeled the damn title again

The empty village wasn’t as creepy as Kay had expected. The emptiness contrasting with the obvious signs of life and activity that lay abandoned about the area was off-putting, but for some reason, Kay had expected it to be more than that. There was no ominous feeling permeating the air or looming sense of doom that made every whisper of wind or creaking door into a potential threat to react to. In fact, it was a lot more organ...