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Zachary Scott

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I'm blown away by the support!

Before I get all excited about various things, I'm mainly posting so I can share the schedule I'm following for chapter releases. Right now, I've got it planned out through next week, so you can se...

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Chapter 29 - The Briarwraith

Rake smiled. “Okay, I get it. You’re mad that we’re going to kill you. That’s understandable. But I don’t think you’re grasping how much I can make you hurt before you die. That’s the...

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Chapter 28 - The Bait

I felt significantly less safe without the Bow Brothers and the crazy tomte berserker. We all woke early, scarfed down a little food and water, and set out in the direction the men had gone. It too...

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Welcome, plans, and ideas

Thanks to everyone who has joined on to the Patreon! I deeply appreciate the support.

If you haven't already, consider joining the discord. I'm open to any and all feedback/comments/criticis...

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Chapter 27 - Something's Close...

We set up camp a little before dark. 

During our travels, we passed several strange creatures, though none of them were openly aggressive. Some of them reminded me of things I would see ...

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Post Schedule

(Hey Luke)

In the event that any others join the Patreon, I wanted to clarify the posting schedule for the different tiers because I realized when I was going to schedule the next chapters, ...

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Chapter 26 - A Dead Gloomer Is a Good Gloomer

I joined Lyria and the Bow Brothers to clean off in the river after the fight. I couldn’t get a moment on my own, so I left my helmet on and scrubbed blood and bits of rootling from my clothes an...

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Chapter 25 - The Rootlings

I chewed some dried rations, thinking how much I would love a burrito. I also missed soda, candy, and all things unhealthy. Honestly, my brief exposure to the people of Eros and their fascination w...

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Chapter 24 - The Road to Thrask

Leaving Riverwell behind was bittersweet. I didn’t like thinking about the lich woman emerging from those ruins and unleashing her horde of palefiends on the town. But I could also hope Circa had...

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Chapter 23 - Branching Paths

I lay in my cramped personal space, wishing I had training facilities like Circa had inside her room. If I had something like that, I could’ve kept working on my abilities, even here. Thinking of...

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Chapter 22 - Evacuation

We emerged from the ruins battered, bloody, bruised, and exhausted. The light seemed too bright. I was one of the last to stumble out of the second exit that let out lower in the hill.

The st...

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Chapter 21 - Bitter Cold

The area beneath the coliseum had low, moldy ceilings and a single hallway wide enough for three or four people to stand shoulder to shoulder. The hallway was a straight shot to the stairs ahead th...

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Chapter 20 - It's Not Over....

You’ve reached level 19!

You’ve reached level 22!

[3] Unread Accomplishments

[Common Acco...

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Chapter 19 - The Infested Ruins

Even getting closer to the ruins couldn’t dampen my spirits. 

I did it. 

I used Elemental Projection and opened up a new perception of the world around me. It almos...

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Chapter 18 - The Building Storm

Lyria

I looked back over my shoulder at Brynn every once in a while. He had on that horned helmet that looked like a slice of the night sky. When I looked at it too ...

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Chapter 17 - Gathering The Party

The guard captain, Jarn, came to collect us from the training arena just as the first scraps of light were leaking over the treetops on the hill beyond Riverwell’s walls. He paused when he saw me...

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Chapter 16 - Training Day

I woke up in my rare bed, which took up almost all my closet-sized personal space. I felt more rested than I could ever remember, but still had a twinge of confusion when I took in my surroundings....

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Chapter 15 - Opening The Loot

Circa and Lyria said turning in tokens was another form of mana manipulation. What they called mana manipulation simply felt like thinking to me. Circa said it only felt so natural because of the p...

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Chapter 14 - The Secret's Out

The three of us crammed into the little hallway outside the personal space entrance. Lyria produced the key and handed it to me.

 “Wait,” I said as a thought occurred to me. “Does ...

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Chapter 13 - New Abilities and Beds

Heart thumping, I read the list of new skills I’d just unlocked.

[Rare] Active Skill: Forge Echo. [Tier 1] Summon a spectral echo of your weapon that mimics your attack patterns. View Post

Chapter 12 - New Class Corestone Equipped

I turned to look at the newcomer. She was tall, but not quite to my height. Her platinum blonde hair was pulled into a neatly arranged braid, and her features were somewhat ageless. She could have ...

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Chapter 11 - Which Class to Choose?

Mattias and some of his other friends had been playing Vice in the common room, so I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to sneak in a game or two. Besides, my stomach had been so empty it felt like...

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Chapter 10 - The Personal Space

Once inside the inn, Lyria told me to wait at a table and headed to the counter to speak with the guy who looked like he ran the place.

I put my hands on my hips and turned slowly, taking in ...

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Chapter 9 - Sweet, Sweet Loot....

Lyria was waiting outside the Arcanery—arms crossed and back against the wall. When I emerged, she pushed off, ready to follow me. It was mid-afternoon. The giant planet floated contentedly in th...

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Chapter 8 - Civilization. Sort of.

The town wasn’t as close as Glimmerbang made it sound. I ended up having to sleep some more inside a huge, rotted-out log. Thankfully, I avoided combat and only had to deal with nagging aches and...

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Chapter 7 - The Family Goo

“Glimmerbang” had tangled hair sprouting in random directions from beneath a red naval captain’s-style hat. True to her name, there did appear to be some semblance of choppy bangs hanging in ...

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Chapter 6 - Glimmerbang

Every instinct I had screamed for me to run. Just one tomte gave me about all I could handle. Six would surely be an instant death sentence, even with the nasty stuff I had inside my Alchemist’s ...

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Chapter 5 - Cursed Tomte

I jolted awake, banging my helmet-clad head on the tree above me as I tried to sit up. The metallic ring did a good job of washing away the haze of sleepiness.

For a split second, I th...

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Chapter 4 - Dreaming of Meatballs

I survived two more razorclasp attacks in my increasingly desperate search for water. I saw the first attack coming. I had lowered my head like a bull, braced for impact, and it slammed so hard int...

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Chapter 3 - The Mushroom Kaiju

On pure impulse, I ran toward the screaming pair of people. Sure, I was dealing with a minor stab wound, but old habits died hard. I was used to coming to people’s rescue, even on my worst days.<...

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