Hi all, I'm not dead.
The short and sweet of the delay in getting chapters out is that burnout is a bitch, and it's caught up with me a lot faster than I had hoped it would. I've know...
2025-06-23 10:57:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe first sign that they were about to walk into a circus was the sound of uproarious laughter echoing down the dark stone hallway. The voices were distant, the cacophony of jubilation and celebrat...
2025-05-01 08:27:15 +0000 UTC View PostLeif walked alongside the train of carts as they approached the distant castle. It jutted proudly from a steep ridge, and it was constructed from a dour, grey stone. By contrast, the town it loomed...
2025-04-21 08:53:15 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Prescript:
Sorry this one is out late, my PC's hard drive died. Luckily everything is backed up digitally, but its still a pain in the ass.
Anyway, enjoy!
Lucia watched impassively as Hylon held up the spear, slowly twirling it between his hands as he examined its length. His grin was wide, and the boy laughed as Leif detached the spearhead and resha...
2025-04-13 06:41:52 +0000 UTC View Post“Um, hello? Leif? Did you hear me?”
The twin points of golden light under Leif’s mask flickered as he turned his head towards Lucia. “No, sorry. I was distracted by something. W...
2025-04-10 07:49:48 +0000 UTC View PostRam didn’t understand why the sight of things he disliked laying in ash strewn rubble made him so angry. It was likely that he never would, introspection wasn’t his strong suit. As he flew over...
2025-04-07 08:30:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe creature lurking below the lake of frozen ice was surprisingly resistant to lightning. Ram could see its long, serpentine body glowing faintly beneath his feet, the ice ripping slightly with th...
2025-04-02 07:22:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe ship rocked back and forth, old wood creaking with every motion, and the smell of salt and half rotten goods stained the air. The darkness of the storage compartment was suffocating, as was the...
2025-03-29 08:31:11 +0000 UTC View PostBam fled for her life down a narrow path between two stone buildings, the heavy footsteps of her pursuers pounding into the packed dirt. She skidded around a corner, hooves flailing, then shot down...
2025-03-23 07:47:20 +0000 UTC View Post“Is… is he going to be okay?” Roy asked, his voice a whisper as he leaned over to speak into Han’s ear.
The other boy shrugged one shoulder, his wide eyes locked onto the bleedi...
2025-03-19 22:43:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Prescript:
Hello all, hope you're all doing great. With the release of this chapter, Patreon is now 16 chapters ahead of Royal Road. That means book 3 is finall...
2025-03-14 06:25:13 +0000 UTC View PostSilas’s words left Leif feeling… strange. Most of the information the fallen noble had told him meant little, names of houses he had never heard of or simply didn’t remember. But house Vin wa...
2025-03-11 09:31:18 +0000 UTC View PostTwo oxen leaned into the scritches they were receiving as Leif knelt next to the old, poorly maintained cart. The animals were mostly skin and bones, and had both woken up when he had trickled heal...
2025-03-07 07:47:50 +0000 UTC View PostIn three months Leif had gained eight levels, three of which having come from just the past week. His [Scion of Eons] monster class had jumped from level twenty eight, all the way to thirty six. Le...
2025-03-03 08:23:19 +0000 UTC View PostA team of four, three volunteers from local villages and one guard, were slowly making their way back to the advanced camp with tired steps and weary eyes. They had been away for longer than the re...
2025-02-26 08:04:48 +0000 UTC View PostThe biggest mistake anyone in the subjugation force could have made was assuming that just because the break had ended, the dungeon was no longer dangerous. It was simply no longer trying to active...
2025-02-21 08:58:24 +0000 UTC View PostThey found the first group of adventurers who had deserted the fight standing around in a circle, loudly arguing as to whether they should go back and help, or keep running for their lives. One man...
2025-02-17 08:44:31 +0000 UTC View PostLeif felt the weight of anxiety and fear fall away from Lucia as his power healed her wounds. He also felt himself relax now that he knew she was safe, but with how much pain was lacerating his sou...
2025-02-13 06:41:22 +0000 UTC View PostSix dead men were carried into the advanced camp several hours into the third day. They were laid side by side and covered by sheets. They weren’t the first fatalities of the expedition, but they...
2025-02-09 09:27:50 +0000 UTC View PostIn retrospect, Hylon had been too eager to dive headfirst into danger, but in his defense, he hadn’t expected to almost be eaten by a giant mole.
“Hold still, dumbass.” Cerri said...
2025-02-05 06:48:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe thirty odd figures carved of jagged stone and in the vague shape of humanoids loped down the mountain side towards the line of waiting adventurers, soldiers and volunteers. Their steps shook th...
2025-02-02 06:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe shaking of the ground didn’t become more violent, but it did become more frequent. Over the next two hours the subjugation camp was a flurry of panicked action, its defences being bolstered w...
2025-01-29 07:35:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe morning of the next day came and Hylon was awoken to the uncomfortable sensation of a wooden cane being jabbed into his ribs. His sleep deprived mind tried to ignore the repetitive jabs, but th...
2025-01-23 06:15:57 +0000 UTC View PostHylon’s eye twitched as an hour of pointless back and forth bickering and inane arguing turned into a second, then a third. He found his gaze wandering the inside of the temple, trying to distrac...
2025-01-20 05:54:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe cart rattled under Hylon, the wooden vehicle seemingly purpose built to rock, sway and jump whenever its wheels met even the smallest pebble or pothole. He grumbled, but kept his eyes focused a...
2025-01-16 06:34:23 +0000 UTC View PostHylon pushed his way through the gawking crowd of townsfolk, moving his way towards the source of the morning's commotion. Most stepped aside as they noticed him, their heads dipped in greeting, ot...
2025-01-15 05:54:50 +0000 UTC View PostBeing blind had its benefits. You couldn’t see those you worked alongside wither away, turning into husks under the beating sun, how their skin was flayed and muscles atrophied as weeks turned to...
2025-01-13 06:20:18 +0000 UTC View PostHey all, I'm going to start posting chapters in the next few days!
Patreon and Royal Road will get the book 3 prologue at the same time, and then chapters will...
2025-01-10 22:44:21 +0000 UTC View PostThis chapter is a freebie, I won't be un-pausing payment until I'm ready to start posting book 3.
Spoiler wall for anyone visiting the patreon who for some reason is...
2024-10-14 05:36:57 +0000 UTC View Post