With the sun threatening to breach the eastern horizon, I gazed upward. “... Barry?”
“Yes, Fischer?” he replied, standing right beside me and also staring skyward.
“Have you thought about how the frack we’re going to explain this giant bloody tree?” My eyes roamed over i...
2024-03-07 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostWith the sun’s approach, the sky’s color was starting to change. As Barry and I crossed the sand flats on the south side of the river, I marveled at the sea of stars above us. They’d soon be banished, replaced by a brilliant blue of day. I tried to burn their image into my mind as and breat...
2024-03-06 08:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Thanks for your hospitality,” I said, not missing the ugly look the two nobles shared as we strode into their home.
“Of course,” the woman replied, her voice sickly sweet. “I am Joanne, and this is my husband, Tom. What are your names?”
“I’m Fischer, this is Maria, an...
2024-03-04 08:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“To define enlightenment is to shackle the fledgling meditator with an unfair burden. What it means to be enlightened is subjective, and it falls upon each child to traverse this path alone, lest their road be ravaged by false information.”
Excerpt from Prologue, House Krak...
2024-03-01 10:14:24 +0000 UTC View PostI blinked to clear my vision, but the words remained.
New Village established!
Scanning...
“Scanning?” Barry asked. “What does—”
Scan complete.
Village already exists.
Upgradi...
2024-02-29 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostBeneath a blanket of stars, I took a deep breath, delighting in the scents of salt spray and fresh air that assaulted me.
“Are you sure this is necessary, Fischer?” Barry asked from behind me.
“Positive, mate. If I don’t get an influx of chi, I’ll probably pass out the secon...
2024-02-28 06:21:13 +0000 UTC View PostHello, friends.
I come bearing fixes and adjustments!
They're spread out over many chapters and Patreon's formatting is unhinged so I've linked a google doc with headings and subheadings.
If you can't be bothered reading all of them, the entirely new scenes are:
Chapter 31 un...
Hello, friends.
I'm taking a week off from posting new chapters.
There are two reasons:
First, I'm editing book 2, and I want to smoothe out some inconsistences / add some bridging sections to improve the flow of the story. I'll be posting any chapters / words I add, so...
2024-02-21 08:31:57 +0000 UTC View PostI jumped down to the sandy soil as we crept toward the giant tree
Its trunk was as wide at the base as a house, and its canopy reached high into the sky before fanning out. Large chunks of earth lay around it as if the tree had shot from orbit and landed there. It looked like a giant oak, b...
2024-02-19 09:25:35 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I arrived at the meeting place, a blur of blonde hair and cute freckles flew at me.
“Oof!” I said, bracing myself as Maria slammed into my chest.
“How did it go? Is everyone okay? Did you get the bushes? What happened? Was that your blast? The big white pillar that lit up...
Here it is, friends.
Some of your ideas were honestly hilarious.
May the best animal win.
(More in the comments because we hit the Patreon limit)
2024-02-15 08:37:11 +0000 UTC View PostCorporal Claws grinned and puffed out her chest as adrenaline coursed through her tiny little body.
She was the most powerful otter in all the lands and seas, and now she had tamed the sky.
Claws stood atop a mountain of the fallen, their unmoving bodies a monument to her prowess. Thi...
2024-02-15 08:13:49 +0000 UTC View PostHello, dear friends.
The epilogue for book two has gone up. Now that I'm going into the whole-book editing phase, I wanted to ask if you had any constructive feedback for me. I have a lot of things that I want to sharpen and improve, but as the author, I can be blind to issues.
... 2024-02-14 08:32:46 +0000 UTC View PostOn the outskirts of Tropica, Lieutenant Colonel Lemony Thicket's canopy shook in anticipation.
Most of her friends were on a mission far, far away. It was the perfect opportunity.
Master will be so happy, she thought as the image of his grin passed through her awareness.
<... 2024-02-14 08:17:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe epilogue of book 2 will go out tomorrow, which means book 3 approaches.
We haven't done a poll for a lil while, and I thought it would be fun to have you guys throw out ideas, then make a poll with the answers. Feel free to also suggest a goofy name to go along with it.
Two of my ...
2024-02-13 00:06:24 +0000 UTC View PostBeneath the sea of birds still milling over the capital city of Gormona, I trudged along with a smile on my face.
As I glanced back, I saw that my wares were still in order. It hadn’t taken long to find a cart big enough to carry all the still-unconscious cultivators. I’d removed all th...
2024-02-12 08:08:30 +0000 UTC View PostOf all the secrets Ellis expected to uncover during Operation Sticky Fingers, the king of Gormona taking steps on the path of ascension wasn’t one of them. Ellis’s mind worked to unravel the implications as he stared down Augustus Reginald Gormona, his former monarch and apparent cultivator.<...
2024-02-09 07:51:28 +0000 UTC View PostHigh above the streets of Gormona, Corporal Claws commanded the sky.
Evening air rushed past, tickling her whiskers and making a toothy grin cross her face. She stood tall on her noble steed, reaching her forepaws high and praising the moon.
Bill, her formerly obedient steed, let ou...
Barry’s breath caught as he took in the royal library. Shelves stretched three meters up to the roof, running in long lines he couldn’t see the end of. The purple light of Borks’s portal was the only thing that lit the room, and as he closed it, darkness descended.
A flame came to li...
As I fell toward the grove below, cold night air rushed past me. The crescent moon was high in the sky, and I bathed in its light, intent on soaking up as much as I could before Bill and his army of seagulls blocked it out. As I considered the mass of gulls, I shook my head, smiling to myself. Th...
2024-02-05 09:45:12 +0000 UTC View PostAugustus Reginald Gormona, ruler of every tree, stone, and building below him, gazed out over his kingdom. He stood atop a balcony in the highest spire of the castle, leaning on an ornate metal railing and letting the winter air wash away his troubles.
“It’s a beautiful night, Augustus,...
2024-02-02 08:30:46 +0000 UTC View PostI woke to the sun beaming in through the tent’s opening. A barrage of tiny licks rained down on my chin.
“Cinnamon?” I asked groggily, squinting against the morning light.
I wasn’t sure what Cinnamon was doing here, but who else had such little kisses? Still blind, I reached m...
2024-02-01 08:02:57 +0000 UTC View Post“There is an arrow trained on your head, stranger,” the camouflaged man warned, glancing at me.
I had Borks gripped by his scruff, stopping him from insta-murdering the misguided spearman. I looked over my shoulder, and sure enough, there was a teenage boy with a bow. It was pulled back...
2024-01-31 08:17:41 +0000 UTC View PostWith the morning sun peeking its orange-hued rays through the trees above, Cinnamon wiggled her cute little tail. Small as her task may be, she was excited to be included in the mission. She took one last bite of her sugarcane stalk, licking up every last drop of its sweet juices. She swallowed, ...
2024-01-29 09:03:52 +0000 UTC View PostRiding unseen currents of air high above the coast, Warrant Officer Williams—affectionately dubbed ‘Bill’ by his master—let out a mighty yawn. Pelly had taken the night shift, allowing him to rest. They would have to take turns over the coming days, lest exhaustion overcome them, causing ...
2024-01-26 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostA breeze blew through the surrounding trees, their leaves rustling softly. Ethereal moonlight shone down from above, illuminating the lake’s surface. Flames licked at the campfire behind us, its orange glow joining the blue-white light of the moon. Within that beautiful vista, Maria’s line to...
2024-01-25 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostNight had well and truly descended within the forest, the light of day having slowly bled over the western horizon. The campfire was both a welcome source of heat and light, the latter of which was currently illuminating an absurd-looking creature.
Maria and I shared a worried look as it ki...
2024-01-24 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostBeneath the pink and orange sunset of a beautiful winter’s day, two brothers stumbled arm in arm along a seldom-traveled dirt road.
“We’d better get back to the farm,” David slurred as they both wobbled.
“Aye.” Trevor upended his bottle, taking a deep swig. He sighed with ...
2024-01-22 08:14:43 +0000 UTC View PostBeneath the descending sun, Sue’s and Sturgill’s eyes were distant. Dual waves of power flowed from them as they entered their names into the System.
“Happy?” Maria asked, giving me a rather judgemental look while trying her best to hide the amusement poking through.
“Very,...
2024-01-19 08:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostBeneath the shade of my deck, I cut into the tuna. Recalling the memory of a particular video on Earth, I did my best to emulate the movements of a Japanese master of his craft. Surprisingly, the flesh came away just as I imagined. There was no way it should have worked out, so I took a second to...
2024-01-18 08:02:56 +0000 UTC View Post