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Grand Game170: A Change in Strategy

Day Two in Nexus.

The cell where the blackguards had been holding me was on the tower’s ground floor, and I raced past the silently watching mass of dark-clad soldiers without pause.

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Grand Game 169: The Southeast Watchtower

A hostile entity has failed to detect you!

A hostile entity has failed to detect you!

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The second ticked by, and still, the k...

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Empyrean Interlude 001: An Ancient Secret

Hi people,

This chapter and any successive ones labelled, 'Empyrean Interlude' are not part of Michael's story. The Interlude follows a seco...

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A Vampire is Born (A LitRPG short story)

Hi guys, below is a litrpg short story I wrote for an anthology:  available...

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Grand Game 168: Over the Wall

I made my way to the east gate without incident.

Drawing to a halt thirty yards away, I spent a moment observing the area. The gate remained open, and players were still passing through, if ...

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Grand Game 167: All Dressed Up

However Kesh’s people store their wares, it was only a matter of moments before my items arrived, and I wasted no time equipping my gear and learning my new abilities.

You have acqu...

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Grand Game 166: Splurging

“Before we get down to business,” Kesh said, “there are a few ground rules.”

“Go on,” I said.

“One, I will not buy stolen goods. I have neither the time, nor the patience,...

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Grand Game 165: A Good’s Night Rest

You have killed Rex.

You have killed Gatar.

You have killed Lexion.

Slaying my charmed minion, and the injured Rex and Lexion we...

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Grand Game 164: Agent of Shadow

Morin described the item and its location at length.

From what I could gather the object I was to steal was some sort of chalice stored in the vaults of the Power, Paya. The Power, it seemed,...

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Grand Game 163: Old Friends

“He is a tricksy bugger, isn’t he?”

I looked up to find Bornholm studying me sadly. Ignoring the dwarf’s comment, I planted my elbows on the table, and rubbed at my temples as I tried...

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Grand Game 162: The Passage of Time

You have exited a magical dampening field. Access has been restored to your pools of mana, psi, and stamina.

I breathed a sigh of relief as I ducked out of the bank and its d...

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Grand Game 161: Banking Blues

I sat unmoving for a long while after Vivane and Devlin left.

The Power was only the second I'd met since awakening my Wolf bloodline, and she had been no more aware of my heritage than Loken...

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Grand Game 160: A Powerful Casting

I was left wondering for hours.

The entire time, none of my ten captors said anything. After the first hour, I was well and truly bored. With little to occupy me, I tried  to use my mind...

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Grand Game 159: Pondering My Riches

Day One in Nexus.

After the half elf left, I chewed over his parting words.

I planned on staying far away from the bounty hunters guild. With an open bounty of one thousand gold on my...

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Grand Game 158: At the Feet of the Adjudicator

Day One in Nexus.

The words resonated through my mind, strident and loud. Quickly I snatched my hand away and looked around.

Had anyone else heard that?

But no on...

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Grand Game 157: The Heart of the World

Day One in Nexus.

I stepped out of the portal into a world filled with noise.

The transition was sudden and disorientating. Between one step and the next, I moved from the still and q...

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Michael at the End of Grand Game Book 2

Player Profile: Michael

Level: 76. Rank: 7. Current Health: 100%.

Stamina: 100%. Mana: 100%. Psi: 100%.

Species: Human...

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Grand Game 156: Another Ending

Day Seven. Late Morning.

“You’re full of surprises, Michael,” Loken said, appearing behind me the moment Saya was gone. “I never thought to see you become a merchant.”

I chu...

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Grand Game 155: Investing Wisely

Day Seven. Mid-Morning.

The three dead mages—Ishan was still locked inside his bubble—carried a treasure trove of equipment. Unfortunately, most of the gear was not suitable for me.

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What do you think?

the above is a cover I've commissioned for the Gods Game Book 1-5 Omnibus. What do you think?

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Grand Game 154: A Gambler’s Deal

Day Seven. Mid-Morning.

A few minutes later, I was back in the tunnels with a reluctant Saya in tow.

On my way to fetch the gnome, the thought had occurred to me to ask Saya to telepo...

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Grand Game 153: A Toxic Interrogation 

Day Seven. Morning.

Ishan’s eyes narrowed as he analyzed the potion in my hand. The next moment, he gasped and snatched desperately for the flask. It was laughably easy to pull it out of ...

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Grand Game 152: Death to my Enemies

Day Seven. Morning.

For a second, I could only gape at the Game messages.

The Adjudicator was offering me a Class evolution? And now, in the middle of a battle? It c...

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Grand Game 151: A Battle of Titans

Day Seven. Morning.

Saya’s eyes rounded in shock at my sudden appearance. “It’s done?” she gasped.

“It’s done,” I confirmed. “Or it’s begun,” I amended. Through my...

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Dragon Mage 2 Audiobook Released (codes available)!

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Grand Game 150: A Running Battle

Day Seven. Morning.

It took me only a few minutes to position Saya and a little longer to explain what I intended. After that, I returned to Besina’s cavern.

I felt a bit guilty abo...

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Grand Game 149: The Lost Alchemist

Day Seven. Morning.

Reaching the crevice opening, I looked back to see how the gnome was doing.

Her face upturned, she stared at me fixedly. Giving Saya a thumbs up, I ducked into the...

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Grand Game 148: An Unlikely Pair

Day Seven. Morning.

Temporarily setting aside the mystery of the gnome, I cast analyze upon the beast.

The target is a level 198 green wyvern.

I gulped. The bou...

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Grand Game 147: The Gang of Four

Day Seven. Morning.

I followed Sulan with my gaze until she vanished entirely but didn’t immediately move on. Crouching down low, I examined the passage in both directions. To the left, i...

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Grand Game 146: A Flaming Mess

Day Seven. Morning.

The crinkle of shattering pottery echoed loudly in the tunnel’s silence. Still hidden and poised on the balls of my feet, I waited.

A heartbeat later, flames roa...

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