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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 63

Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 63

Chapter 63

Ruwen projected the information from Identify above the bike.

Name: Ducati Superleggera V4 -...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 62

Chapter 62

Ruwen, Sift, Echo, and Ash sat facing each other, the ground still warm from their earlier battle.

"What’s balance?" Ruwen asked Ash.

Ash answered immediately. "The o...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 61

Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 61

Chapter 61

“Like a proper fight?” Sift asked. He smiled and cracked his knuckles, before turning to Ruwen. “You aren’t ready for god-tier Si...

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June 28, 2025 - Update

Hi!

I’m conflicted about the chapters tonight (56-60) because I’m trying to thread the needle between a behavior/shtick I love and a desire to show character growth. Specifically, this re...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 60

Chapter 60

Sift whistled. “Wow, he really pegged you.”

 “Why?” Ruwen asked. “Because of this?”

Ruwen summoned the Scarecrow Aspect and Ash leaped backward in shoc...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 59

Chapter 59

Sift produced a tray of cookies.

Ash gasped. “Besos!”

“Shhh,” Ruwen and Sift said at the same time. Both glanced over at the meditating Echo.

Sift put the...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 58

Chapter 58

Ruwen, Sift, and Echo sat facing each other in a tight circle while Ash practiced his Step forms twenty feet away.

"What do you see?" Ruwen asked Echo.

Echo studied Ash...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 57

Chapter 57

They arrived amidst the ruins of a city. Ruwen dismissed the portal and followed Echo down a rubble filled street. Massive stone structures loomed around them, ancient buildings th...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 56

Chapter 56

[Author’s Note: I’m conflicted about the following chapters (through 60) because I’m trying to thread the needle between a behavior/shtick I love and my desire to show charac...

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June 21, 2025 - Update

Hi!

It’s really late here, so I’ll keep this brief. I’m not going to finish book 12 by the narration deadline. I’ve spoken to Travis and there is a possibility that book 12 could be d...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 55

Chapter 55

The darkness didn’t inhibit Ruwen’s vision, but he needed Pine’s help and the old man couldn’t see in the dark. Thousands of glowing snowflakes appeared in the shed but the...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 54

Chapter 54

Ruwen shocked Pine again when he’d perfectly replicated Pine’s cleansing form after seeing it one time. The chants and humming from Pine’s daughter also came naturally to him...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 53

Chapter 53

"Aura manipulation becomes easier as more chakras are Awakened," Pine began. "The aura is the external expression of your internal chakra energy. Think of it as your chakras' influ...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 52

Chapter 52

They arrived at the clearing and Pine sat cross-legged, his back straight, and hands resting on his knees. Ruwen mirrored the position and centered himself, drawing on the breathin...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 51

Chapter 51

The house's screen door clicked shut behind them as Ruwen and Grandpa Pine stepped onto the well-worn path that led toward the avocado grove. The late afternoon sun touched the tre...

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June 14, 2025 - Update

Hi!

I hoped to get a third chapter finished for tonight, but life got in the way. Any sane person would just admit that they couldn’t finish the book by the narration deadline, but I’m no...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 50

Chapter 50

Someone had already cast a cleaning spell on Ruwen, likely before placing him in Ash’s bed, but he cast Scrub anyway, feeling the familiar tingle across his skin as the ...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 49

Chapter 49

Ruwen had awoken in Master Pine's house. Ash’s bedroom if the posters were any indication.

"The others will want to know you're all right,” Rami said heading for the bedr...

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June 7, 2025 - Update

Hi!

I finally made it to the next section of the book. I’m hoping my enthusiasm for this next arc is enough to increase my productivity. If not, then book 12 will miss my July deadline for ...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 48

Chapter 48

Consciousness drifted back to Ruwen gradually like a tide washing over a beach, each wave bringing fragments of awareness that slowly coalesced. A warm weight rested against his bo...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 47

Chapter 47

The Guardian sensed Ruwen and it turned but Vex raced through the clouds keeping them out of sight. In moments they hovered at the golem’s lower back and Ruwen used Harmony to co...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 46

Chapter 46

Ruwen created a fifty-foot soul portal above them, with the entrance facing up. As he’d guessed, the gems didn’t go quietly.

The stone not protected by the soul portal va...

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May 31, 2025 - Update

Hi!

A few years ago we planned on moving to another state and bought a house there. Things didn’t work out, and we ended up not moving. We rented out that house for a couple of years and fi...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 45

Chapter 45

Chunks of stone fell from the ceiling as something enormous moved outside.

Overlord, Ruwen said as he created a soul portal to the outside.

Overlord materializ...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 44

Chapter 44

The Throat vault required a longer journey. Ruwen's map showed it resting beneath the Caribbean Sea, somewhere off the coast of Jamaica. The Infernal Realm had used this planet for...

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May 24, 2025 - Update

Hi!

I spent most of this week outlining the rest of book 12, which is why I only released two chapters this week. The outline will help me stay focused and improve the pacing. Next week will ...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 43

Chapter 43

The leprechaun death counter had updated: Desiccated Leprechaun Scouts (20/25)

The next Notifications gave Ruwen the bad news regarding the Guardian.

Lepre...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 42

Chapter 42

Ruwen kept his skeletal palm extended, but the fight hadn’t left the gem. It contained pure Will, manifested in a gemstone, and submitting went against its nature. If it didn’t...

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May 17, 2025 - Update

Hi!

Over the last month I’ve burned through my buffer of chapters and I’m now only one ahead. There is still time to get book 12 finished for Travis in mid-July, but only barely. I’ve s...

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Divine Apostasy Book 12 - Chapter 41

Chapter 41

Ruwen exited the portal and found himself hovering over a massive crater. The sudden glacial temperature and lack of air didn’t bother him—he’d spent a significant amount of ...

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