Zeke reached down, offering his hand to Talia, who took it. As he helped her to her feet, he looked into her eyes, and he saw more humanity there than he’d seen in the past. Even with her body reforming right before his very eyes, and with blood...
2022-09-16 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostTalia wove through the forest of obsidian stalagmites, her motions fast and fluid. With her recent levels, her agility and dexterity had jumped by leaps and bounds, the stats further increased by Zeke’s [Avatar of the Beast] as ...
2022-09-15 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostCarlos sat beside Tucker, the hulking alchemist, trying to ignore his constant stream of questions. He wasn’t fooled by the man’s affable tone; he knew an interrogation when he heard one, even if Tucker’s method included a host of inane, see...
2022-09-13 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostDespite the fact that the immediate danger had passed, and their enemies lay dead on the rocky, uneven ground, it didn’t take a genius to realize that they were still neck deep in trouble. During his time in the caves, Zeke had developed somethi...
2022-09-12 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostAnother week in the books, and we're just getting into the demon mini-arc. I hope you're all enjoying it as much as I liked writing it. Anyway - as always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, this is where to stick them! ...
2022-09-10 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostLeaving the man-made halls behind, Zeke marched forward down the rugged tunnel, barely bothering with even the basic concept of stealth. With his heavy armor and physical bulk, he just wasn’t built for it. Nor did sneaking around sit well with h...
2022-09-09 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostAbby drew her bow, a conjured arrow glittering in the tunnel’s firelight, as she held her skill, [Thunder Strike] on the brink of activation. A staccato of footsteps echoed from around the corner, announcing the impending arrival of a group of t...
2022-09-08 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostCarlos stood at the gates, staring with horror at the massacre in the courtyard. He had killed plenty of people in his life. He was a member of an assassin’s guild, after all. His powers weren’t exactly clean, either, often leaving a charnel h...
2022-09-06 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostTalia’s hands tightened into fists, and the already pale skin of her knuckles whitened even further, the faint green tint from her blood disappearing as she stared out into the distance. The desert landscape looked peaceful, almost like a lifele...
2022-09-05 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostAnother week in the books, and this one brought with it an expansion of the Patron benefits. So, I hope you all enjoyed the influx of chapters. We're coming up on a really cool mini-arc, and I'm eager to see what you all think of it. &...
2022-09-03 18:01:25 +0000 UTC View PostConstance slammed her hand down on her desk, activating her skill, [Touch of the Sun Goddess] without thought. In an instant, the wood began to smolder, and before she could retract her mana, it erupted into a brief conflagration....
2022-09-02 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostZeke led his the assassin through the tower, taking more than a little pleasure in the man’s obvious surprise. Since being reborn into the new world, Zeke hadn’t had a lot of chances to just show off, and he had to admit that it felt good, see...
2022-09-01 13:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapters were out of order for some people, so I had to delete and re-upload to get things back on track.
Carlos was dead. He knew that the moment he saw the expression on the hulking warrior’s face. And it didn’t take a...
2022-08-31 16:55:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapters were out of order for some people, so I had to delete and re-upload to get things back on track.
“You really don’t see that?” asked Zeke, staring off into the distance.
Standing next to him on the balcon...
2022-08-31 16:55:15 +0000 UTC View PostCarlos clawed his way back to consciousness, pushing through some ephemeral barrier that he supposed was a skill. One of the benefits of investing so much into his intelligence and wisdom stats was that he was incredibly durable against magical at...
2022-08-31 12:57:59 +0000 UTC View PostAbby knew something was different. From her perch on the fourth-floor balcony of the tower, she could see that clearly enough. Zeke had gone from cracking the jeweled feathers on the giant amalgam’s back with each swing to leaving craters with e...
2022-08-31 12:57:00 +0000 UTC View PostAs I've hinted at a few times over the previous couple of weeks, I've decided to go ahead and increase the Patreon benefit by another five chapters. This affects both tiers, so, as of today, Monarch-Tier patrons get early access (ove...
2022-08-31 12:56:00 +0000 UTC View PostTalia sensed Zeke’s return well before she saw him crest the horizon at a dead sprint, carrying Tucker over his shoulder. She’d never seen Zeke move so quickly, so it didn’t take her long to surmise that something was amiss. So, when, a few ...
2022-08-30 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostAs Zeke dashed toward the emerging sand crab, he couldn’t help but marvel at the monster’s size. At least thirty feet across, its scuttling legs were as big around as Zeke’s waist. However, he was far more concerned with the beast’s overla...
2022-08-29 13:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostRANT ENGAGE!
I admit, I'm a little bummed out after this week. The chapters I released on Patreon are fun, and I think they've been well-received. However, I've come to realize that Royal Road is definitely not a...
2022-08-27 16:46:58 +0000 UTC View PostTucker knelt beside a scrubby bush, then bent down until his face was only inches from the otherwise barren earth. The bush itself was unremarkable – just a typical example of desert vegetation, hardy, spiny, and with limbs of weathered wood. Ho...
2022-08-26 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe first thing Zeke did when he got back to the tower was remove his all-but-ruined armor, which had been melted into so much slag, take off his clothes, and jump in the shower. Not only did the cascading water feel amazing, but by the time he’...
2022-08-25 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostRivulets of sweat dragged furrows through the blood and grime that coated Zeke’s face, evidence of hours of exertion. He ignored it just as thoroughly as he ignored the pain of his many wounds and the tug of exhaustion pulling against his mind a...
2022-08-23 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe moon hung high in the sky over Jariq, bathing the Jungle in silvery light. More importantly, it cast the Jaguars’ territory in deep shadow, making it the perfect playground for someone with Carlos’s skillset. So, he barely even had to thin...
2022-08-22 13:01:05 +0000 UTC View PostI didn't post the check-in yesterday because I wanted to release an extra chapter this week (still not sure why I made that decision, but I don't think anyone's going to complain about it). So, I'm posting the check-in today. As always...
2022-08-21 11:04:30 +0000 UTC View PostI decided to go ahead and publish an extra chapter for this week. Oh, and if you haven't already, please head over to the story's Royal Road listing 2022-08-20 10:50:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Marc led Carlos along the winding path through the bazaar, passing various stalls where shouting vendors hawked their goods. Fruits of every type dominated the available wares, but there was a smattering of other items, most of which were intended...
2022-08-19 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostZeke sat on the balcony, his eyes closed, and legs crossed. His mind was entirely occupied by the task before him, so much so that he barely even noticed the argument taking place below him. Not that it needed his attention, of course. Abby and Tu...
2022-08-18 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostCarlos hated being out in the open, exposed for all the world to see. Certainly, he wasn’t any more of a center of attention than anyone else in the market, and he knew that. However, from his perspective, it felt as if every single eye within t...
2022-08-16 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Do you want to talk about it?” asked Zeke, sitting on the edge of the bed. The night before, Abby hadn’t been in the mood for much discussion, and she had been far too exhausted for other activities. So, after spending almost an hour in the...
2022-08-15 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post