That was a lot longer of a break than I was expecting.
Sorry about that, but we're back! And hopefully won't have any more long interruptions like that again in the near future.
Chapter 51 - First thing first
Thea
“Bryce!” I scrambled to my feet ...
2023-10-14 03:33:21 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 50 - Real Talk
Thea
“Seriously, Thea, if you’re so bored, then why don’t you go find something to do,” Leila complained about my complaining, and I rolled over onto my stomach so I could see her. I was lying on the couch in her new ship while she went ...
2023-09-27 14:52:43 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 49 - Thinking with Portals
Bryce
“I’m sorry, ma’am, but he’s in a meeting with Prince Orrid right now,” the devil receptionist apologized, and I carefully reached forward to press the ‘close doors’ button as she continued. “But rest assured, your asset is sec...
2023-09-25 13:10:12 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 48 - Old Spells, New Tricks
Bryce
“I think I’ve got it,” I said as I opened my eyes to see Marcel, still in the form of the devil who had held her prisoner, sitting on an upended bucket. The two of us were in a narrow janitorial closet a few floors above where we had b...
2023-09-20 05:44:13 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
Just some news, not a chapter, BUT I'll be posting chapter 48 immediately after. So, don't stress!
I finally got the cover for Operative back, and it looks great!
Also, I just recently got back the final cut for book 2's audiobook. That should be available on audible by...
2023-09-20 05:43:14 +0000 UTC
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This is coming out way later than I was hoping. I'm still about four chapters behind, but I'm planning on getting caught back up soon.
As it is, we're entering into the endgame for book 3 and I keep getting thrown curve balls by the plot. At this point, I have no idea what's going to happen...
2023-09-08 08:16:08 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
Here's Thursday's chapter. I'm still a few behind, but thankfully, this is a long weekend in the U.S, so I'm going to do my best to get caught up asap.
Chapter 46 - The Agent and the Assassin
Bryce
“Take it slow,” I warned as I helped It...
2023-09-03 11:20:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 45 - Attempted Escape
Bryce
I breathed a sigh of relief after sending Lilith the last message. She was keeping the connection open, just like she said she would, and was even going out of her way to make sure I felt her at the back of my mind. Which was definitely something ...
2023-08-30 08:35:22 +0000 UTC
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Okay, I did a thing.
For the sake of what's coming up next in the story, I needed to explore the Paradise plot more BEFORE we jumped into Bryce's situation. So, I bumped up those chapter numbers and I'm adding one before them. Hopefully, this shouldn't be too jarring and I'll link provide l...
2023-08-25 08:48:33 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
I wanted to do a quick update to keep you in the loop as much as possible.
The story is at a critical point right now, and it's super important to me that these next few chapters actually build up to a meaningful payoff. With that being said, I wrote up this next chapter and...
2023-08-20 03:10:22 +0000 UTC
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I had to mess with the release order a little bit, so chapter 42 came out after 44 instead of 45....
Long story short, here's a link to chapter 45 to be used after you finish this chapter.
...
2023-08-16 11:06:48 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 43 - Stay of Execution
Bryce
“Forgive me if I’m overstepping,” a masculine voice apologized. “But it seems prudent to point out that the subject is on the verge of a potentially lethal heart attack, and we’ve yet to put resurrection measures into place. If she’s ...
2023-08-10 06:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey all! Real quick, I needed to rearrange chapters, which means the next few aren't in chronological order of when I wrote them. To make it easier to find, I'm providing a link to chapter 42 here and to 43 there. Hopefully, that will keep things from getting too confusing.
So, here's
2023-08-08 06:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 40 - Phantom Pain
Bryce
I tried to rub away the headache that had only gotten worse over the last few hours. Libby hadn’t been lying when she said there was a lot of information to go through.
The fourth event had been caused by a group manufacturing a...
2023-08-03 06:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 39 - Plan B
Thea
“How many glasses?” The overdressed human asked as he sat the bottle down in front of me. I was in a bar somewhere on Paradise. I think Ithnaa told me the name at some point, but I didn’t bother to remember it.
“A glass would only get in my way...
2023-08-01 06:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 38 - Return to Paradise
Ithnaa
“Where are we anyway?” Sora asked as I moved over to one of the bookshelves and started reading through the titles.
“One of many safehouses I have hidden across the Network. This one is under a mountain on an unnamed volcanic world....
2023-07-27 06:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 37 - Oathbound
Sora
“A paladin’s oath is at the core of their power,” Talis explained as he paced in front of us. He looked just as good in the undersized robe as we had hoped. “There are a few contributing factors to its strength, but the primary ones are the goddes...
2023-07-25 06:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 36 - Stirring Events
Bryce
“I’m, uh, so sorry. I didn’t expect this to be yours,” I said as I quickly pulled the sweater off and handed it to the goddess. She was a human woman, maybe early to late fifties, with her gray streaked brown hair tied up in a loose bun. Sh...
2023-07-20 06:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 35 - Paladin Problems
Sora
My eyes shot open, and I pushed the djinn off me as I rushed to the bathroom. I tripped over something going through the door, but thankfully, landed on my knees in front of the toilet. Ithnaa teleported behind me just in time to pul...
2023-07-18 04:52:52 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 34 - Post Mortem Clarity
Bryce
I don’t know how long I sat there. It could have been hours, days, months, or even years. The entire time, the stars stayed stationary above me, an unchanging constant that brought me a sort of hypnotic comfort. The more that I...
2023-07-13 06:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 33 - The End of a World
Teolix
I poured myself a drink as the dark room lit up from another nuclear blast hitting the planetary shields. They were still holding, at least for now. My engineer had them falling by the end of the week, and the corporation stopped...
2023-07-11 06:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 32 - Plots of Revenge
Thea
“Is that even possible? I could be a celestial again?” I took a step back as what Kai just said actually hit me.
“Sure!” She answered before clarifying. “Well, sort of. It’s actually kind of complicated, and it wouldn’t be exact...
2023-07-06 06:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 31 - Darkest Hours
Sora
We appeared in a room made of white marble bricks with pillars inter-spaced throughout. Small clumps of people were grouped together, enjoying each other’s company, and I completely tuned them out as I scanned the room. “I don’t see Thea. Where ...
2023-07-04 06:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 30 - Regrouping
Ithnaa
I appeared with Sora in their room and immediately tried to teleport back to Bryce. My body flickered as the spell ran up against the wards she had in place, and I didn’t move. I tried one more time, but again, nothing happened.
Sora slammed th...
2023-06-29 06:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 29 - Afterlives
Bryce
I pushed myself off the ground as my vision returned to me. I wasn’t out for very long, or rather it hadn’t felt like long, but everything around me had changed. The air was cool, but not uncomfortable, and the stars above me were more brilliant tha...
2023-06-27 06:00:04 +0000 UTC
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CW: Gore
Chapter 28 - Mother
Bryce
I sat with my eyes closed and legs crossed on a comfortable pillow deep inside a cave on Halcyon’s moon. My mantle had done wonders for my ability to stay awake, but it only went so far. I was approaching three days without ...
2023-06-22 19:09:07 +0000 UTC
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Good news, everyone!
Fugitive has officially been released on amazon! You can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C71GSDCF
If you could take a moment to leave a review it would mean the world to ...
2023-06-21 10:52:18 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 26 - Suhali
Ithnaa
“Well, it was worth a shot,” Sora declared as we watched Anali and her crew leave. “Alright, captain, what’s the plan?”
“Right, we need to start by making contact with the local Lord. However, I don’t have time to do it myself, which me...
2023-06-16 11:34:27 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 25 - The Bet
Samira
“Are you certain that’s wise?” Doc asked Ithnaa as he leaned over to hand me one of his spanners. I was working in the cramped space under the floor trying to attach some indecipherable magi-tech box to the shield modulator. To make matters worse, a...
2023-06-13 06:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 24 - Djinn’s Deal
Ithnaa
“Are you serious? She said that?” Anali asked in disbelief. “Wait, what about our contract? I’m not going to agree to anything with that still in place, and I want to talk to Captain Virra myself to go over the details. I’m not giving her...
2023-06-08 06:00:03 +0000 UTC
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