My spear sliced in before I made impact. It dug deeper than I expected, as half the shaft sunk in as my feet finally hit. Pain raced up my feet and my knees trembled as I tried to gain purch...
2025-02-28 15:00:08 +0000 UTC
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The guide appeared standing next to the area where the ground dropped away. “It is an obstacle course,” answered the guide, responding to Hammy’s outburst as though it were a question....
2025-02-26 15:00:06 +0000 UTC
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After the symbol lit up, we hurried down the path. Everyone kept their eyes peeled to the skies, searching for the first of our foes. A massive cliff rose in the distance, and as we traveled...
2025-02-24 15:00:09 +0000 UTC
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That Which Devours:
Book One: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - Done, Second Edit - 5/58
Book Two: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - Done
Book Three: Rough Draft ...
2025-02-23 22:09:48 +0000 UTC
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Alex’s hunger for power cannot be sated.
No matter how many skill categories she lea...
2025-02-21 23:47:38 +0000 UTC
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I swallowed with a smile, reading the increase to the ability. Now I had heavier armor on the areas where I generated scales.
Dengu squeaked as Hammy yanked on one end of the tail, whil...
2025-02-21 15:00:08 +0000 UTC
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This path stopped way before the other paths, turning from ferns into a lush jungle with a shady canopy.
“Woah, this is like the Sanctuary,” whispered Lenna, smiling in a bea...
2025-02-19 15:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Vines in each corner of the room rolled up to the ceiling before vanishing from sight. I shivered, suddenly glad that none of us had gotten caught in those directions. Insight didn’t catch...
2025-02-17 15:00:20 +0000 UTC
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The darkness within the archway cleared as soon as I stepped inside. We voted that I’d go first, since the guide said this would lead directly to the fight. Hammy followed on my heels, whi...
2025-02-16 22:17:31 +0000 UTC
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That Which Devours:
Book One: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - Done, Second Edit - 5/58
Book Two: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - Done
Book Three: Rough Draft ...
2025-02-16 22:16:49 +0000 UTC
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Everything inside me froze at Dengu’s whine.
‘Foot hurt’, he said, sending me impressions of the pain walking caused.
Somehow, he’d gotten this far down the path af...
2025-02-14 16:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Fear shot across Hammy’s face so quickly that I felt bad about my comment. At the same time, I wondered how he'd gotten to level 22. The folks in the colony were only now getting to level ...
2025-02-12 16:00:04 +0000 UTC
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This time, I led the way across the symbol. Energy rushed up from under my feet, making my legs tingle. It quickly disappeared.
A breeze rippled through the ferns lining the ...
2025-02-10 16:00:03 +0000 UTC
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That Which Devours:
Book One: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - Done, Second Edit - 5/58
Book...
2025-02-10 00:11:03 +0000 UTC
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The first warning that something was wrong was when no one flagged the shuttle down as it circled overhead. John called me up front from where I stood in the back, talking with Hawk and ...
2025-02-07 16:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Starving?
The only time I’d seen that was in the jungle, in a fight with a skin-and-bones creature.
The Greater Raptor shifted in its sleep, though its head didn’t point our ...
2025-02-05 16:00:06 +0000 UTC
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As everyone else napped, I snacked on some more meat, staring at the blue sky overhead. I wanted to make sure my stomach was nice and full before whatever fight was the capstone for this pat...
2025-02-03 16:00:04 +0000 UTC
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That Which Devours:
Book One: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - Done, Second Edit - 10/58
Book Two: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - 48/58
Book Three: Plotting - Just ...
2025-02-02 22:38:10 +0000 UTC
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The two kids splashed in the water, and the terrifying adult T-Rex turned toward them, huffing. One kid’s head snapped under the water and it brought up an algae-covered stick, bringing it to sho...
2025-01-31 16:00:05 +0000 UTC
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My head snapped up to let me stare at Hammy. He stood behind me by several feet, staring at my hand. “That’s so cool! You’re like a comic book character.” In one hand he held what was left ...
2025-01-29 16:00:05 +0000 UTC
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I paused, stretching my senses outward for the location of the next target. I got the sense whatever it was, it wasn’t prey, since I couldn’t pick it up well. The stone near Dengu and I glowed ...
2025-01-27 16:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Book One is drafted.
Right now I am going back through the book and editing. Some of the things that need to be fixed:
Chapters 1 through 19.
Chapter
2025-01-23 21:20:34 +0000 UTC
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