I spent the rest of the ride doing my best to puzzle out what had happened. Between the high point value of the mission and the odd messages from the System, I knew that this wasn’t going to be as simple as I might hope it to be.
What conc...
2025-03-22 08:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 9
You would think that with as many species as there are in the Hegemony, we’d stop judging people based on simple differences like size or gender.
The Boghet are tiny by comparison to everyone s...
2025-03-21 08:00:05 +0000 UTC
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A fact that I learned a while back about myself was that—with the level my stats were at currently—I could endure quite a bit of discomfort if it came to it. I didn’t enjoy said discomfort, but I could endure it.
Like ign...
2025-03-18 08:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 8
Duty.
Some people see it as a waste of time. They class it with the sort of disdain that the rich have for the struggles of the poor.
Some people hold it up as the shining paragon ...
2025-03-17 08:00:03 +0000 UTC
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NSFW Chapter, this can be skipped if you are not in the mood for spicy. Only character development occurs in these chapters.
Rieka wasted absolutely no time when we reached the way-station. As soon a...
2025-03-15 08:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 7
I’m not afraid to admit that I underestimated him at first glance. Mostly because it took all of three seconds to recognize I was doing it and correct my opinion.
That male is dangerous, and to...
2025-03-14 08:00:02 +0000 UTC
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“Now this is comfort,” Kassandra sighed happily as she snuggled into my right side. Her long red-and-brown-patterned tail twined around my leg before piling onto the ground at my feet.
My loving linguine burrowed under my right arm so th...
2025-03-11 08:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 6
Sometimes I miss the simplicity of life amongst the gangs on Akkaten. Back there, if someone said the shit about my Little Boss that the bitch tried to spread, I’d just push her teeth down her throat. Here in...
2025-03-10 08:00:04 +0000 UTC
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The rest of the week progressed at light-speed by comparison to the ones leading up to it. Rieka conveyed everything she could in a more in-depth report that I delivered to the queen after playing telephone for them, so that Rieka could get the hi...
2025-03-08 09:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 5
One of the hardest things I ever did was to watch Desmond tear himself apart trying to explain the reality of their situation to a group of people who were determined to keep their heads crammed up their collec...
2025-03-07 09:00:20 +0000 UTC
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Turns out there was quite a bit to run to the post office for Bitsy. My storefront had apparently caught someone’s attention, and an influencer I didn’t recognize had ordered some pieces.
That had pushed a great deal of interest to the l...
2025-03-04 09:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Preorder is up and release date locked in for this coming Sunday 3.9! Come see what mischief Koda gets up to with his group next!
(I have pulled down the preview chapters of LB2 as required by the publisher.)
2025-03-03 13:13:46 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 4
All the power of the galaxy at hand. Access to a power previously unknown to humanity. Surrounded by four beautiful women who loved me unconditionally.
And I still managed to get bored.
<...
2025-03-03 09:03:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 3
The duties of a Forerunner are simple. What they can accomplish is most definitely not.
Forerunners are the representatives of their species to the galaxy at large. The Hegemony is one of several...
2025-03-03 09:02:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 2
Adepts are the prize of the Hegemony military. The jewel in the crown of the empress and her court. And the hardened tip of her spear defending the Hegemony from threats outside and within.
They ...
2025-03-03 09:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Previously
After finishing his required training aboard the academy ship Valor’s Bid, Desmond McLaughlin exited with a bang. Graduating early due to accumulated commendations for excelling in the line of duty on v...
2025-03-03 09:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Sorry folks, thought I'd posted about this one to the Patreon folks! This is just a heads up if you didn't see it on facebook or the discord server!
2025-03-01 17:07:48 +0000 UTC
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I know I probably looked absolutely ridiculous as I walked with Jane on my shoulders and the little mouse kin woman worked to scratch out the report in general terms while we walked. It only took about an hour to get down the bulk of what we’d o...
2025-03-01 09:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 11
Moving through the city like they did, Koda was surprised to find very few of the Crooked remaining in town. Those that they did come across were inevitably trying to drag off captives. The fact that the captured townsp...
2025-02-28 09:00:05 +0000 UTC
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After raiding the little repair room for supplies, we found two other small sets of gadgets that were made of mana-infused metals.
One of the things that we found was a box full of what looked like bolts with triangular heads and were made o...
2025-02-25 09:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 10
While Koda had fought multiple times in the past week, in a multitude of different locations, this was the first time he’d really committed to a straight up battle. Every other time they’d had a chance to either pre...
2025-02-24 09:00:06 +0000 UTC
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We encountered two more small groups of the shadow monsters in the tunnel on our way out. Neither of which lasted for longer than a few seconds, as Shayla had quickly surrounded and burned them away with her trio of light spells.
I honestly ...
2025-02-22 09:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Keeping his head up and moving forward was what Koda Burke was best at. After having to emancipate himself as a teen and find his own way at a young age, it became part of who he was. The most important part, or so he thought.
Until that th...
2025-02-22 03:04:34 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 9
Calandra led them down the next side street at a trot. Koda kept closest to the much shorter woman, which in turn kept Arthene and Sienna close to her as well. This gave them a strong arrowhead formation with the armored...
2025-02-21 09:00:11 +0000 UTC
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“I’m still astonished at how well these papers were preserved,” Shayla muttered as she examined a sheet of blank parchment. The thin material rustled happily as she handled it, examining the finely cut edges and studying the tone of the pape...
2025-02-18 09:00:03 +0000 UTC
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** Sorry about the mis-post, this is the actual chapter 8. I set these up while dealing with major dental pain (which has been resolved.)
Chapter 8
Calandra, or Cal as she insisted on being called, was a font of information ...
2025-02-17 09:00:05 +0000 UTC
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When we confirmed there were no other undead hiding in the eight closest rooms, we went back and checked the cabinets in the labs. They were mostly full of other types of glassware, tools, and other assorted odds and ends.
Seeing the metalli...
2025-02-15 09:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 7
Koda was glad that no one seemed to be against the idea of trying to help Amberpost. He figured that these people, as natives to the world, were more familiar with what might happen to the people of the town if they were...
2025-02-14 09:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Steelforged Legacy 2 is now live on Amazon for preorders with the 2.18 release date! Hope you all enjoy it! Feel free to spread the word on it!
Settling into the new pace of his life, Casey Sullivan thought that he’...
2025-02-12 01:33:09 +0000 UTC
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Some people might laugh at me for being so willing to cave to hard labor after a bit of ego stroking from a beautiful woman.
Some folks are idiots.
I’d challenge any guy I know to not immediately start working when someone as beautif...
2025-02-11 09:00:04 +0000 UTC
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