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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 27

With Karalti keeping the infantry busy, I ran for the door of the Keep, glancing over my HP and Adrenaline. The door was smashed into the dense barricade of furniture the defenders had piled up beh...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 26

Author's Note: The version you guys are reading here is still subject to edits/changes as we build into the final stages of production and publication. I encourage all of you to submit major ed...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 25

My own experiences as a paratrooper had drilled a set of images and smells into my memory: the cavernous spartan troop carrier, little more than a big flying tube with rows of folding seats down th...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 24

Now that we had confirmation that our parachutes worked the way they needed to, it was time to start the preparations for our mission: prying Bas County out of Zoltan's greedy hands.

Operatio...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 23

True to her word – and thanks to the miracle of videogame crafting – Rin had the parachute ready by the afternoon: a near-replica of the HI-5 ram air chute used for free fall jumps, except it w...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 22

Training always began with a brisk 3-mile run in full gear, accompanied by wholesome songs about patriotism, duty, and sacrifice.

“Airborne Ranger was a hell of a man! Walked through the ba...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 21

I went with Rin to the smithy, where she'd set up her quarters. It was still fairly chaotic. Rin's workspaces were neat - organized by shape, size and color - but her personal belongings were heape...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 20

A quarter of an hour later, me, Suri, Kitti, Rin and the commanders of my army had gathered around the dining table offside the Great Hall, listening as the scouts delivered their report with the a...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 19

By the time we reached the stairs, Jacob’s screams of rage gave way to sobbing as our footsteps faded. Suri and I climbed the stairs without saying anything to one another, but when we reached th...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 18

The next morning, Suri and I woke early: her in the bed, me in the sandpit. We skipped breakfast, huddling together on the sofa with small cups of dark, strong coffee. The sun was just starting to ...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 17

Hours later, I stirred in the warm covers, half-asleep. Suri was out cold, snoozing softly to my right. By the soft lamplight from my study, I was able to see the results of two hours of enthusiast...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 16

"I can't believe it." Rin balled her fists on top of the table in front of her. "The Warsinger... he destroyed her?"

The five of us were seated in the dining hall: me, Vash and Suri on one si...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 15

The Queen of the Sands was recognizable only because of her size. The Level One Hundred and Fucking Twenty [Voidwyrm Empress] was now as black as coal, jerking and writhing oddly as she ex...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 14

Twenty minutes later, we were in the air and ready to jump back to Dakhdir. I hung on to the saddle without any tie-downs, as relaxed as a surfer kneeling on his board. Suri, who hated flying, was ...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 13

A.N: There might be a bit of a delay between this chapter and Ch. 14, as we progressively edit the manuscript :)

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I lost track of the room around me,...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 12

The first thing I did after returning to my quarters was to go into my KMS and spend almost all of our hard-won money on the three things we needed to make Myszno one of the wealthiest provinces in...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 11

“Plague?” I unconsciously gripped the armrests of my throne. "Just the one?"

"Yes, my lord.” The Mayor bobbed his head. “The Hospitallers are trying to find out if she had contact wit...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 10

Somehow, I - Dragozin Hector, formerly Hector Park, Private First Class - had ended up in charge of a Vlachian province large enough to be its own small country. The fantasy of ruling a nation was ...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 9

Thanks to the fact that Karalti could now carry about a thousand pounds of stuff, we were able to pack in a LOT of treasure. I threw out every item I didn't need from my own Inventory, and we cramm...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 8

All of the lava flows in this mountain range emptied into the antechamber of Lahati's Tomb. Directly across from us was a black glass bridge that arched over the lake of fire far below. As we enter...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 7

The pair clashed chest to chest, foreclaws locked as they strained against each other. Karalti began to pump her wings, using the draft generated by the huge membranes to drive her and her enemy fo...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 6

I had to flatten down so Karalti could crawl through the hole in the cave wall. She got down on her belly, using her front claws to pull herself forward, and paddling the dirt with her back legs an...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 5

Sorry about skipping a day: I was bedridden with a lupus flare for about 48 hours T__T. I'm posting Ch. 5 and 6 as well today to make up for it.
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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 4

My first stop was the sacrificial well. Karalti hung back while I hopped up onto the altar, then sprung onto the edge and held a torch out over the abyss. Like the well I’d used to get into Lahat...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 3

I woke again: this time, to the deep, comforting sound of two thunderous hearts beating against my back.

“Shh… you’reokay.” Karalti shifted on the floor. She was laying like ...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 2

[SEED#: NUMBERFETCH 00-001A-TypeNew[HeraldOfMT]_PARAGON: Hector Park.]

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[Hector Park]: Thank you for your contribution to [Learning Cycle 3944390-SI: Anomalo...

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Spear of Destiny: Chapter 1

Finally! The final-final Chapters 1, 2 & 3! A chapter every 2 days to follow. Thanks for being patient with all the revisions, etc. Chapter One is the absolute bedrock of this story in a lo...

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Spear of Destiny: Vash's Past

Vash sighed, and closed his eyes to try and gather his words. He was silent for nearly a minute before he began to speak. “I was born in the plateau country about a week’s ride south-east of Do...

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The Joy of PTSD, and Other Updates

Hey everyone - this isn't a chapter update, more of a frank admission.

At risk of being overly personal, I've been dealing with some shit. The long and short of it is that current (US politic...

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The Math Behind Archemi...

For the first time, I am revealing some of the machinery behind the curtain: the math and formulae that go into the making of a LitRPG.

LitRPG is a challenging genre to write, not least becau...

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