Lot of glossary terms in this one.
SOCOM - Special Operations Command
JSOC - Joint Special Operations Command (subservice within SOCOM)
AWG - Asymmetric Warfare Group - An Army or...
2026-01-23 16:30:15 +0000 UTC View PostGlossary terms: S2 Shop - An Army term for an intelligence center typically tasked with collecting and compiling raw information into actionable intelligence.
About time Cole got an upgrade. While the patient hunter rifle was fun, Curahee armaments are starting to be ineffective against some of the bigger threats.
“I’m just saying, it’s wild,” said Howie. The elevator doors closed and Cole leaned against the wall as his team rode up towards the third floor. Hard ...
2026-01-16 21:27:44 +0000 UTC View PostCole gave his account to Bricker, who nodded along and occasionally asked the unremarkable clarifying question. But it wasn’t until the end of the debrief that Bri...
2026-01-15 17:26:36 +0000 UTC View Post“Hey Cole, security detail brought up a present for you,” said Howie. He held up what looked like an otherworld assault rifle, grinning ear to ear. “The...
2026-01-14 18:13:24 +0000 UTC View PostWar Horses Book 6: Sunstone Imperative is live on Amazon in ebook, Kindle Unlimited, and print. You can grab a copy, here: 2026-01-11 17:26:29 +0000 UTC View Post
“You gotta be kidding me,” Cole muttered. He held it up to his eye and switched it round the first way again, just in case. Maybe it was l...
2026-01-10 04:11:42 +0000 UTC View PostRodriguez stared at Cole like he’d just walked on water, but the senior engineer managed to stay on task.
“Colton, right? Tony said you were coming....
2026-01-09 01:00:23 +0000 UTC View PostHey all! Had an amazing trip seeing friends I haven't seen in 5-10 years and a couple that I hadn't yet met in person. Thanks for your patience in getting the chapters up this week.
The updat...
2026-01-08 02:27:51 +0000 UTC View PostShow of hands, who thought this was going to be a between-missions downtime arc?
Surprise early chapter! I'll be traveling this weekend, so tomorrow's chapter is getting posted today and Mond...
2026-01-01 18:44:35 +0000 UTC View Post“Potentially?” scoffed Tony. “With elasticity response this strong, It’s a good bet they already know we’re here.”
“While that’s statistically l...
2026-01-01 06:11:19 +0000 UTC View Post
The wife got me a new drawing tablet for Christmas, so please enjoy this (very) rough sketch of Tribe Apollo.
(I forgot Rufus)
2025-12-31 06:46:23 +0000 UTC View PostCole wasn’t sure what to expect from the lab. Big tanks of freaky mutants or velociraptors, maybe. Banks of switches and dials and arcane sigils in the floor. Mayb...
2025-12-30 01:17:59 +0000 UTC View PostDid it again, got the chapter set up and forgot to hit Publish. Sorry for the late chapter, everyone.
“Are you kidding me?” muttered...
2025-12-27 18:39:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe full Babel debrief wouldn’t be until after the rest of the climbing teams and the hornet teams made it back to Earth—only about half of which had ...
2025-12-23 04:41:52 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! Just a quick note, next week will be updates Monday and Wednesday, so have a nice weekend and enjoy your Christmas!
Eighteen hours down post ...
2025-12-20 00:16:32 +0000 UTC View PostEven the winged creatures that infested the city attacked the airborne mage. As though affronted that anyone would dare assume the right of entering their sk...
2025-12-18 23:53:59 +0000 UTC View PostCole got a clear view of the battlefield as he climbed above it—including the wolf-like knight, bounding from façade to façade directly below him lik...
2025-12-18 04:52:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Howie, eyes on three BC pacs, two robes one helmet, north corner rooftop of five-story structure four-hundred meters east of your position, caved in west c...
2025-12-17 01:47:15 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor note: Not sure how it happened without my noticing, but we're a bit desynced from how far ahead the Patreon ought to be from the Royal Road version. There will be daily updates this week to ...
2025-12-15 20:46:16 +0000 UTC View Post“Three friendly coming in,” Cole said into his radio before he turned the corner to the base of the spire. A few moments later, Nutmeg came running out to...
2025-12-13 06:54:30 +0000 UTC View Post“That’s dark,” said Beth.
Cole glanced at the dyed-black hair and soot-smeared eyes of the teenage goth and declined to comment. At the two bodies, the ring ...
2025-12-11 05:31:01 +0000 UTC View PostThere’s a certain sense of humility that comes with not being able to solve a problem by applying more firepower. In the Army, a lack of fire superiority was ...
2025-12-09 03:54:48 +0000 UTC View Post“Stop! STOP!” shouted Nona. “Stop destroying the statues!”
Cole froze, finger squeezing his trigger all the way to the wall. Three...
2025-12-06 01:51:09 +0000 UTC View PostCole shot awake, reaching for his sidearm before his eyes fixed on the members of his team. Nona slumped next to him, while Roxy and Beth leaned against each other o...
2025-12-04 00:41:19 +0000 UTC View PostOf the sounds Cole expected when he got down into the ruins where Roxy had shot, laughter was pretty far down on the list. He ducked through a partially collapsed ...
2025-12-02 03:49:16 +0000 UTC View Post“Sixteen on foot, two animals.”
“Beast Cult?” asked Cole.
“Negative. Challengers. Survivors from the last floor.”
Cole backtracked...
2025-11-27 04:31:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe tunnel slanted, turning from a plummet to a high-speed slide down a smooth, stone chute. Other groups slid around them, some screaming, some cheering, some ...
2025-11-25 07:01:07 +0000 UTC View PostStrong hands grabbed Cole and pulled him back. He looked up to see Roxy focused on him, and not the gigantic, man-eating dragon preparing to pounce. As soon as...
2025-11-19 19:49:55 +0000 UTC View Post