“How the hell do you have a greater regeneration potion?” Miles asked, his voice waiver as they considered the guy before them.
‘Greater… regeneration potion?” Racha stammered as she looked between Miles and Max.
“It’s not what you think,” Max said as he raised his han...
2023-11-04 23:36:10 +0000 UTC View PostMax could see how the one called Brutus was looking at him. He could feel Brutus’s eyes scanning all of his armor and the bite marks the previous kobolds had left. Part of him wanted to hide behind his shield, hoping none of them noticed the teeth marks he had in the crotch area. &n...
2023-11-04 23:32:46 +0000 UTC View PostAll night long Max tossed and turned in bed. The thought of joining a real group and getting a chance to see how it all worked was the only thing he could think about. Even the idea that they might get to take on the goblin boss was something he had never dreamed of. The truth w...
2023-11-04 23:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostBoth women dared not look up, their heads pressed to the cold stones of the room. It had nothing to do with desiring to look up. They couldn’t even move enough to shake in fear.
They had been sitting in their throne room discussing matters of state when they saw the black portal open. Bot...
2023-11-04 23:27:05 +0000 UTC View Post“What the hell was that?” Max asked himself out loud when a blue billowing cloud of dust washed over him, continuing past him through the forest.
Glancing around him, he finished cutting off the ears of the two goblins he killed.
God, I love this shield!
It was well...
2023-11-03 20:44:17 +0000 UTC View PostMax took a few deep breaths to calm himself.
Staring at the notifications and his improved stats, he felt overwhelmed with how his skill seemed to work.
Since he was full health it made sense he hadn’t gained any hit points back.
But why no stamina… was it because the go...
2023-11-03 20:41:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe goblin was easily a foot taller than the other two, basically as tall as Max was and a lot more muscular.
Max winced from the pain as he shifted, knowing he was bleeding and he needed to find a way to kill one of these three soon.
With their broken sticks the two waved and pointed...
2023-11-03 20:39:35 +0000 UTC View PostMax found himself grinning even though his hands were clammy as he scanned the job board in the adventurer’s guild house. Most of what he saw were either herb and mushroom collecting quests as well as some goblin quests.
The dungeons to the south continually spawned goblins in randomly si...
2023-11-03 20:37:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe metal token with his name and rank stamped on it and his class [Spear Warrior] brought a smile Max hadn’t expected to come. He was standing here just a few days after his life, and all his plans were ruined. The woman he expected to marry had run off without looking back. His parents and si...
2023-11-03 20:35:30 +0000 UTC View PostTharnok said you have more honor than most dragons and owes you.
Kaen could feel the immense pride that gave Pammon to hear Tharnok speak of him like that. Both had learned a lot by flying and talking with the older dragon. Two hundred-plus years of experience w...
2023-11-03 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostElies stood there, looking different yet still barely a shadow of his former self. Kaen could not believe how much the man had changed in just a few hours.
“I know I should tell you thank you, but I am still at a loss on what I should say,” Elies said after having stood quiet for ...
2023-11-02 13:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostPammon thrummed as Kaen watched Huethea approach him. She had no problem tossing her rank and position around at him. Where other elves had been reserved in demanding things because he was a dragon rider, she felt it was okay to play the my dad is the king card every time she...
2023-11-01 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostDive!
Pammon immediately dropped altitude as the horde of Teratas converged on them.
Fourteen left. I’m rolling soon.
Clenching his stomach, Kaen prepared for the spin move they had practiced more times than he wanted to remember.
As Pammo...
2023-10-31 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“You are lucky he beat me here, boy!” shouted Stioks over the wind.
Each of the three dragons hovered in place, beating the wings to stay aloft as they all faced each other. Kaen and Pammon were off to the side of Elies and Tharnok, staring at the massive black dragon that seemed ...
2023-10-30 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostMax found himself asking for more directions every few blocks as he kept getting distracted by the buildings and businesses in the city. Sure, his hometown of Alundra was larger than this town, but all this was new. Windsor Wheel did a lot of trade and basic supplies because of the du...
2023-10-27 15:49:03 +0000 UTC View PostIt was hard to believe one could feel great after sleeping in a tree. When the birds started chirping as the sun rose, Max stretched and glanced down at the low light of the fire beneath him.
He had moved all four goblin corpses far enough away last night that he didn’t smell them. ...
2023-10-27 15:46:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe tree swayed from the forceful winds blowing right now. Sounds similar to the ones he had heard the night before rose from underneath him. Looking down, Max woke up to the sight of four goblins sitting around his campfire.
Unsure how long they had been there, Max watched, kee...
2023-10-27 15:44:10 +0000 UTC View Post[Consume has successfully learned a skill]
[Would you like to learn [Warrior - Spear Handling]?]
[ Yes / No]
Without hesitating, Max chose yes, his brain surging with newfound knowledge on how to use a spear skillfully.
[Consume has learned Spear Handling - Common]
H...
2023-10-27 15:42:38 +0000 UTC View PostMax climbed back into the tree after removing his spear from the goblin he had stuck it with. Burning the blood off had also reminded him to burn the spear's tip, helping to harden it. He had forgotten that trick one of the older trainers had mentioned years ago.
Once the sun wa...
2023-10-27 15:40:53 +0000 UTC View PostTerrance rubbed his eyes with his thumb and pointer finger, feeling his eyebrows touching the top of his fingers. He needed to get them trimmed again before his wife complained.
“You’re certain that his family isn’t hiding them?” he asked once more.
Trina grunted and tap...
2023-10-27 15:38:32 +0000 UTC View PostThe sound of something beneath him woke Max up. Noises and grunts were coming from under him.
Trying not to fall out of the tree Max was sleeping in, he leaned his head over and saw two goblins examining the camp he had created, scratching around the log and sniffing for him. The smok...
2023-10-27 15:36:07 +0000 UTC View PostMax’s legs burned as he ran past through the last few farms toward the safety of the trees.
Fear kept him. Never stopped, always moving, even if, at times, he had to walk.
Every step for the last few miles had been filled with pain in his legs and chest. The exhaustion h...
2023-10-27 15:33:49 +0000 UTC View PostMax realized his pants were wet and he couldn’t figure out why for a moment. There was a copper taste in his mouth also. Trying to move and figure out what was happening sent him into a state of panic as his heart started to thump in his chest. It was impossible as he found hi...
2023-10-27 15:29:27 +0000 UTC View PostMax refused to piss himself while waiting in line. He went before he left, of course, but his whole life had come down to a god’s whim, and now there were twisting needles running from his bladder down into his balls and up into his gut. He couldn’t piss himself. Not with his family with him ...
2023-10-27 15:26:41 +0000 UTC View PostNovember is the Write-A-Thon (gosh this thing and how to actually spell it).
I have a story I'll be doing as I write book 2 to help me with 'plotting'
For those who don't know, most authors are either plotters or pantsers.
I'm more of the pantser. 90%+ of book 1 was ...
2023-10-27 15:22:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Into chapter 44 at the moment. It is flying off my fingers.
I am changing the dialogue between Kaen and Pammon: Kaen will be Italics and Pammon will be bold. I need to 'fix' this at some point for book 1, but wanted to start off on the right foot with book 2. ...
2023-10-25 15:32:18 +0000 UTC View PostAgain thank you to each of you who support me.
I would love to hear your feedback on book 1. You can be brutally honest.
In 2 weeks I get the official edit suggestions (plus all the grammar) back. I have made some changes on the RR side to earlier chapters.
If you ...
2023-10-24 02:21:53 +0000 UTC View PostHe looked at his hands and realized how much blood dripped from them. His own laughter sounded off as he heard it echo through the room.
Lifting his eyes from the corpse at his feet, he saw the orcs who had come with their leader cowering. None of them had ever seen a fraction o...
2023-10-23 13:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostSweat poured down his back as Kaen took a breath. He glanced at the field behind him and the rows he had plowed. Sure, an ox would have been a smart choice, but he was taking Hoste's advice. He had already gained one point of strength and constitution over the last day as he sta...
2023-10-23 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post