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Mana & Mayhem - Interlude

Interlude

A Day with the Mane Character

“M-m-my… Nahhhm… Mo-kuh,” she tried working the sounds out slowly, using muscles and a smaller tongue that she wasn’t used to for t...

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Chapter 4 - Sloane

A Desire to Learn

Sloane stared at the elf woman in front of her. She was shorter than her, closer to Maud’s height, and seemed extremely weary. The brunette with pink eyes looked at her ...

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Bonus Story - Corporate Mage - Prologue

AN: Here is the first installment of a bonus story that I've worked as a slight experiment with some perspective and tense. It's going to come out slowly for Artificers until complete....

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Chapter 3 - Sloane

Just Some Errands

“Baroness…”

“Sloane, please. After all, we went through some shit together to get here, Toren,” Sloane replied with a smile.

She looked around at the...

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Mana & Mayhem - Chapter 31

Quest Completion

Nestled within the inn, the main room was awash with the glow of firelight. A hearth crackled nearby, its flames dancing energetically. Around a sturdy, worn table, a misma...

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Chapter 2 - Gwyn

First Impressions


Earlier

Nestled amidst the fragments of its egg, a white, glittering form started to unfurl. As the shell fell away, a small, scaled c...

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Chapter 1 - Sloane

Resilience

In the early days of the Great Change, the potential that lay within each of us was little known. What is now a commonplace fact of life due to the efforts of the Ch...

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Mana & Mayhem - Chapter 30

A Bright Return

‘Hang on!’ Mocha warned with a neigh that reverberated around the area.

Iris instantly clung tightly to the saddle–after all, Mocha didn’t wear reins,...

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August Author Updates & Epubs

Hey everyone!

It's been a minute since I had something outside of Author's Notes. So, I wanted to take the opportunity to not only drop the book 1 and book 2 epubs, but to give you guys some...

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Book 5 - Resilience - Prologue

AN: I just submitted book 2 to the publisher. Woo! Expect an epub soon of the final pre-publishing edits. All told, there's roughly 45k words worth of additional content. View Post

Mana & Mayhem - Chapter 29

AN: Didn't forget about this week's Mayhem!

The Marauder Prince

You,” the Marauder Prince seethe...

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Chapter 34 - Epilogue

AN: I am on break! I will be back 7 Aug (So three release days). Taking this time to finish the book 2 edits (23/40 done as of this post) and to get started on book 5. View Post

Chapter 33 - Gwyn

AN: Monday is the last chapter of book 4. I will be going on my break a bit early (3 release days instead of 2) after that to finish my book 2 edits and to get things prepped and start...

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Mana & Mayhem - Chapter 28

Storm Under a Clear Sky

Iris found herself sitting next to a fire with the guide harpy and the harpy queen who wore a persistent scowl. The queen bore Iris's presence with ...

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Chapter 32 - Gwyn

A Meeting of Thorns

The echo of footsteps and distant laughter filled the dorm hallway as Gwyn and Lorrena stood before the recently posted room assignments for Year Two. The list of assign...

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Chapter 31 - Gwyn

Never Stop Learning

“Happy Birthday, Your Highness!”

The chorus of voices made Gwyn jump in fright, her heart pounding in her chest as she walked into the dining hall of her House...

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Mana & Mayhem - Chapter 27

A Cursed War

“She’s going to be fine,” Bree declared. The sun elf medic ran a tired hand across her forehead, smearing away the streaks of sweat that had accumulated ...

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Chapter 30 - Gwyn

Suspect Invitations

Taking a deep breath, Gwyn turned from the view of the royal gardens and moved to reenter the ballroom. As she passed Amari, the paladin reached out, a comforting pat la...

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Mana & Mayhem - Chapter 26

Birds of a Feather

Iris turned around and looked at the kitsune who was watching her warily with her mismatched eyes.

She had to remember, Akane was not human–or el...

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Chapter 29 - Gwyn

Having a Ball

Gwyn took a deep breath as she looked in the mirror, Aleanora was behind her working on her hair with the guidance of one of the House Tiloral servants. She was only permitted...

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Chapter 28 - Gwyn

AN: Hey there! We're back. I managed to meet my goal, now the next one is to work on book 2's edits! Artificers should start seeing updated chapters in discord tomorrow. Hopefully. View Post

Chapter 27 - Sloane

AN: I am on break! Be back on 3 July with Gwyn and the last arc of the book.
The plan this admin week is to write all of July's Mayhem chapters. We're ...

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Mana & Mayhem - Chapter 25

A Shelter in the Storm

The disagreement with Captain Morek went on for a solid fifteen minutes as Kaira forcefully defended Gryff. Iris suspected that the only reason Morek...

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Chapter 26 - Sloane

Time To Go

It took two bells.

Two long, agonizing hours until the chaos outside finally subsided, leaving Sloane and Mariel in a tense silence. Sloane found herself repeatedl...

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Chapter 25 - Sloane

A Brief Respite

Sloane sat in the workshop, meticulously inspecting her new golem for any potential issues with her runework or any mechanical discrepancies, and so far, everything appeared...

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Mana & Mayhem - Chapter 24

AN: Man, I'm still trying to figure out a workable schedule here. We'll get onto a set thing for Mayhem hopefully by next week. See you tomorrow for Manabound.
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Chapter 24 - Sloane

AN: This may be thereabouts the time I post for the next few months. We'll see! Either way, hope you guys enjoy this one!
Let me know whatcha think :)
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Chapter 23 - Sloane

AN: I am currently getting ready to head to the airport and hop on a plane. There *shouldn't* be any issues, but if there is, I'll be up-and-running ASAP!

Taking S...

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Chapter 22 - Sloane

AN: And we're back! And with Sloane's last arc of the book!

Not So Safe House


“Sloane, watch out!”

Heeding Stefan’...

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Mana & Mayhem - Chapter 23

Fury of the Storm

Mocha roared as she witnessed her human, her Iris, seized by a monstrosity of earth and slammed into the ground.

Mocha's eyes darted to the...

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