May is always a crazy month.
School ends, I get older, take my family vacation, and about 100 other things.
That said, I'm completely blown away for how this year has gone.
I'll be 49 in a few days (dang almost 1/2 to 100) and I wanted to share a few update...
2024-05-13 13:50:18 +0000 UTC View PostPhillip’s side hurt, and he felt the wet, sticky liquid running down his left leg.
Two more ogres lay on the ground nearby. The one with the shield had broken his nose with a well-timed kick but still died. The taste of blood and the pain of breathing had made the third fight harder.
<... 2024-05-13 13:00:24 +0000 UTC View PostLike an arrow fired from a bow, Phillip was moving. The entire group was hesitating, not sure what to do, as one of their greatest hopes of winning this battle was down, and the other dragon moved toward it.
Tears were streaming down his face as anger and rage boiled inside him. Pain and ag...
2024-05-10 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostAn axe head slammed into Frederick’s shoulder, and the pain of it hurt from the impact but not a cut that would have killed many. The black scales that protected him there absorbed part of the blow.
The barbarian that had done it roared in anger, and as he tried to lift his axe and attack...
2024-05-10 13:00:33 +0000 UTC View Post“This seems so broken,” Cordellia muttered as they continued to plow their way through the first floor. “You all really have no idea how fast we are going compared to most, do you?”
Fowl shrugged and grunted. “We don’t talk about that anymore. That’s so pre-tower d...
2024-05-10 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThey all turned to the chest, admiring how it was red like the scales of the rare spawn they had just defeated. Decorating the outside of the chest was a massive lizardman, its scales resembling the gems they collected from the normal creatures they killed.
“Any idea what’s inside...
2024-05-09 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostPhillip couldn’t help but stare across the battlefield and wonder what Frederick was facing. Looking at an army of thirty thousand created a twinge of pain as the enemy roared and mocked them across the six-hundred-yard expanse between them.
“You certain we can take out those fortificat...
2024-05-09 13:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Nice work!” Max shouted as he spun back to face Cordellia behind him. “You do put some damage out with that bow!”
Cordellia blushed a little, still struggling with the knowledge that one of the elven princesses was in her party.
“Are you all aware that gems don’t no...
2024-05-08 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostI cannot hit them from here! You need to get closer! My magic just fizzles out from this height!
There is nothing we can do! Foros is not in position yet and we will be in danger of the siege weapons if I get closer.
Are you telling me that you cann...
2024-05-08 13:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Help that rider!” Sedel shouted as she pointed to the army of barbarians charging toward Frederick.
The dozen archers next to her drew back and unleashed arrows so quickly the dwarves who stood near them, ready to replace the baskets were in shock.
Like rain, death fe...
2024-05-07 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostSitting in the tub and holding Tanila close, Max closed his eyes, trying to let the memories of the last four hours fade away.
“You ok?” Tanila asked, softly kissing his hands while watching the steam rise from the water.
“No… I did… I did what needed to be done, but I don...
2024-05-07 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostMonday is here and all I can say is I wasn't planning as I should have in regards to having six kids and the end of a school year. So many concerts, performances, track meets, cheer competitions and more.
Good news I enjoy it... bad news it's like 2-3 things every day.
ON to s...
2024-05-07 02:33:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe four of them stood there smiling, ignoring the expression on Everett’s face.
“You couldn’t help yourselves, could you?”
As one they burst out laughing, shaking their heads.
“We only killed about a hundred or so,” Fowl said. It’s not like we felt we were in dang...
2024-05-06 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Hold the line!”
The dwarves near him shouted back as Frederick clashed with the first barrier in their way.
Mother is very adapt at doing what she did.
Tazorath’s words confirmed what Frederick thought he had seen. The yellow dragon had done what he...
2024-05-06 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe Story So Far
Welcome back to book four, Ultimate Level 1: New Dreams!
Here is a quick recap of the story so far.
Book 1: Max wanted to be a baker but as we know, a mysterious god (or gods) gave him a black skill. ...
2024-05-05 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAll along the stone wall of the dueling fields, young men and women stood shoulder to shoulder while waiting for Bior Glandursson to speak.
The deafening roar of the crowd had made it impossible in the last twenty seconds to hear anything and even the horns that had blown were drowned out.<...
2024-05-03 14:15:48 +0000 UTC View PostMagnus looked at the city of Kopanes from the docks and wondered how something so massive could survive.
There had been so many fields that they passed as the shallow boats had carried them upstream. He and the other men had taken turns using the long poles to propel it ahead du...
2024-05-03 14:15:29 +0000 UTC View PostLying on the table, the pain that Magnus felt was nothing compared to what it had been when Odin had put the first rune into his body. The taste of blood and metal was in his mouth again and it felt like his whole back was on fire.
The same glow he had seen when Valgard go...
2024-05-03 14:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Happy Birth Day,” Thora said as she kissed Magnus on the forehead. She patted the braids she had just finished putting in his hair, admiring the handiwork. “You remind me so much of him.”
Magnus smiled and nodded, seeing the water welling around her blue eyes as she sni...
2024-05-03 14:14:32 +0000 UTC View PostSlowly Magnus backed up, knowing the path he needed to take to avoid the trap they had created. Falling in while panicking wouldn’t do anything but get him killed. Not that he was afraid of it, knowing he had a rune, yet the idea of being torn apart by these beasts did little to hel...
2024-05-03 14:14:03 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m not certain I can keep this up,” Osvif managed to get out between breaths.
Nodding, Magnus took a few more deep breaths and ignored the sweat running down his entire body.
Both of them had been training for the last month each night and the exhaustion had finall...
2024-05-03 14:13:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe look of anticipation of hearing what Magnus was going to say was gone. Arngrim scowled and wagged the finger at him again.
“Because if you don’t boy I will tell everyone that the troll was your fault! Then what kind of hero would you be after they learn two children died becau...
2024-05-03 14:11:31 +0000 UTC View PostMagnus looked at the cart of goods they were taking home with them. A single mule led by one of the thralls of Reinn, seemed content to plod along the dirt path.
Thora walked between Magnus and Valgard, an arm encircling an arm on each of them.
Silence beyond the sou...
2024-05-03 14:10:58 +0000 UTC View PostMagnus stood there quietly as Hrein ignored the protest of his wife and daughter, asking him to leave the boy alone.
A space around them had opened up as others saw the way the man glared at the teen boy they knew as Einar. A lanky brown haired boy wasn’t backing down from a man who...
2024-05-03 14:10:40 +0000 UTC View PostMagnus found himself a sweaty mess from all the games he had been playing, trying to downplay the attention everyone had been giving him.
Guat had seen him once and glared but Magnus had said nothing, a simple nod of acknowledgement and went on. He had ideas on how to possibly t...
2024-05-03 14:10:22 +0000 UTC View PostIt has started… where is that man?
Neither Glynnis nor Amaranth have seen him. The dwarves and wood elves started fighting a little while ago.
You’re not telling me something… it’s just as bad there, isn’t it?
Telling yo...
2024-05-03 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe last rays of sunlight flowed down the path from the road toward their house.
“Tomorrow I expect the two of you at the longhouse,” Reinn said as Magnus and Valgard started to walk away. “I owe a debt and I will not allow it to hang over me long.”
Nodding once, Valgard...
2024-05-02 20:21:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe troll turned to face Reinn who had managed to spear the creature in the gut on its side, sinking two thirds of the blade into the less hardened flesh.
Valgard’s axe swung at the hand that was coming toward Brennor.
Unlike the others, Magnus didn’t want ...
2024-05-02 20:20:55 +0000 UTC View PostA little over an hour of running ended with a sight no one had wanted to find.
One of the farms used to have a handful of animals. The pen that had held them was gone, blood and bits of flesh and a large pile of crap was all that remained. Worse yet was the footprint...
2024-05-02 20:20:35 +0000 UTC View Post“That’s not possible,” Valgard protested. “There hasn’t been a troll–”
“Stop hiding behind your beliefs and get your spear or axe!” Reinn yelled at the man from the top of his horse. “It is verified that one is inside our realm! Now grab your boy and join the...
2024-05-02 20:20:05 +0000 UTC View Post