A/N: And we're back! Happy new years, everyone, and thank you for your continuing support into 2025!
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The rhythmic blows of Bultras’s hammer had continued unabated for five straight days. Only a small bundle of smattering embers remained o...
2025-01-06 21:06:15 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: A day late, but that's it for December and 2024! Thank you all for your support through the year, especially while I figured things out and changed the release schedule.
Delays are still bound to happen now and then, but the change has overall worked as intend...
2024-12-21 20:50:30 +0000 UTC View Post“Oh, a new face? Didn’t hear you come in,” Bultras grunted as she roused from sleep, lazily inspecting her new cellmate. “Those bastards should’ve sent a pretty little thing instead of a coarse-faced pig. And what’s with the toad on your head?”
“You could say she’s my ment...
2024-12-20 19:46:27 +0000 UTC View PostAs you noticed, no chapter came out yesterday. Looks like I stumbled on the finish line by getting sick. The last chapters of the week/month will release on Fri/sat, respectively. Sorry about the inconvenience!
2024-12-19 18:00:50 +0000 UTC View PostDefiance of the Fall Book 14 out today on Kindle & Audible! That means we're doing a massive sale on the old books for the next couple of days (US only, I think). It's the perfect opportunity for those looking for something to read during the DotF winter break—more DotF!
Years of ...
2024-12-18 15:11:33 +0000 UTC View Post“A Natural Curse?” Zac muttered. He’d faced quite a few Hexmasters during the war and had experienced all kinds of attacks. Natural Curses sounded like something different. “Like Natural Formations?”
“Exactly. You could say it’s a rare subset of Natural Formations. Something i...
2024-12-16 19:52:52 +0000 UTC View PostZac leaned back into the plush armchair, looking at the ornate figurine a few more moments before putting it away. The city was silent save the rain patter against his suite’s windows, leaving him alone to his thoughts. His other half had emerged from the Dipper Mountains close to three weeks a...
2024-12-13 18:33:25 +0000 UTC View PostThere was no way Vilari would mistake the approaching woman for anyone but Thea Marshall, even if the shapeshifter’s appearance was slightly different from what Vilari remembered. Rather than the young woman who died decades ago, Thea carried herself with the temperament of an expert. The sharp...
2024-12-11 20:36:08 +0000 UTC View PostVilari was an island of tranquility in a raging sea of roaring applause. The stands were filled to the brim with red-faced spectators who used the arena as an outlet for their pent-up urges. Their bloodlust fused into a tangible force that Vilari had only seen on the battlefield. The atmosphere e...
2024-12-09 20:35:46 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Happy PoE 2 day, everyone!
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“You’re saying the Threaded Hell’s master and his siblings allied themselves with the Limitless Emperor, and the Primo was among them,” Ogras said, a crooked smile slowly appearing on his face...
2024-12-06 19:03:43 +0000 UTC View Post“Hmm?” Auban muttered from the slight tremble transmitted to his fishing rod.
Curious, he moved his lure deeper, only to have it swept away by an unfamiliar undercurrent. Auban glanced at the old continent with helplessness. He’d kept his promise all these years, keeping an eye out so...
2024-12-04 20:11:55 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: We're back! Thank you for the continued support, and welcome new patrons!
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The circumstances were identical to when Zac was forced to use the Yphelion’s newly installed Death-attuned escape engine. Zac's first instinct was that one of ...
2024-12-02 19:59:33 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: And that's it for November. I hope you've enjoyed the Dipper Mountains miniarc.
A heads-up regarding my Christmas Schedule. As previous years, I'm taking the holidays and New Year's off to recharge and visit family. The final chapter of 2024 will be Friday, Dec...
2024-11-29 19:43:23 +0000 UTC View Post“Hurry up, will you?” Ogras grunted, his nerves taut like bowstrings.
“I’m going as fast as I can without damaging it further,” a pale-faced Kalir assured as he copied the contents of an ancient jade figurine marred by small cracks to his prepared receptacle.
Keeping what li...
2024-11-27 20:52:41 +0000 UTC View PostThis was the first time Zac had laid his eyes on a true, still-growing C-grade Natural Treasure. Its profound spirituality was on full display in a way that the C-grade alloys and refined materials couldn’t match. The flower looked much like a daffodil, with purple Void-attuned petals growing o...
2024-11-25 20:56:23 +0000 UTC View Post‘So we failed,’ Pervata sighed. ‘The tides of Fate…’
The desolate tone dug at Zac’s heart, and he didn’t know how to respond. The ancient Autarch had seen through some of his secrets but arrived at the wrong conclusion. Pervata believed Zac was a distant...
2024-11-22 20:53:48 +0000 UTC View PostThe shift in history could only have come from Pervata Wendimar entering the memory domain. The unscheduled appearance of a high-grade entity added a massive expenditure. A third of the memory domain’s accumulated Faith Energy had been drained in one go. For better or worse, the following expen...
2024-11-20 20:48:16 +0000 UTC View PostA different cave greeted Zac when he came to. He almost jumped out of his skin from having one of the satellites take up half of his vision, and it took a moment to realize it was dead. It was covered in cracks, lying just outside a final barrier. Zac inspected the nearby walls, finding no point ...
2024-11-18 20:51:38 +0000 UTC View Post“I do apologize about the deception. My offer was made with sincerity; I simply couldn’t expose the whole truth before confirming we’d found the Hidden Earth Abode. Its potential value is inestimable,” Kalir explained.
“I understand, though I hope you’ll be forthright going forw...
2024-11-15 20:13:29 +0000 UTC View Post‘Remember what you just said. The mission failed the first time around, and we still don’t know when or why. Stay within ten meters of me, especially if things get out of hand. My bloodline is the only thing having a chance at keeping us safe,’ Zac urged as Ivar Serpico led the fif...
2024-11-13 19:30:53 +0000 UTC View PostMuted whispers spread through the street as Ventus led Zac toward the Serpico Guild’s headquarters. A direct descendant of a Founding Family appearing in the Dipper Mountains was quite the event, and Zac had given the locals just enough time for the rumors to spread. His arrival should already ...
2024-11-11 19:25:40 +0000 UTC View PostZac couldn’t believe it. How was it possible to encounter the Void again, within weeks of unsealing the Holy Relic?
It might have made some sense if what Zac detected through the transportation sphere matched the [Fuxi Mountain Gate]’s aura. The Earth Spirit hadn’t sa...
2024-11-08 19:55:36 +0000 UTC View Post“How long’s it been?” Ogras asked.
“Just over two weeks,” Zac said and briefly recounted what happened while Ogras absorbed his prey.
While catching Ogras up to speed, the demon started a parallel conversation through telepathy. ‘No wonder that bastard suddenly ac...
2024-11-06 18:50:37 +0000 UTC View Post"You've already cracked the seal?" Zac exclaimed while his human half asked Ventus to plot a new course.
"A few days ago. I didn't want to distract you while you had your hands full," Esmeralda said as she handed over Kator's Spatial Ring.
"Isn't it too easy? Didn't Valsa's ring take ...
2024-11-04 18:12:06 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: The month-to-month subs are gone, but the messages stay the same. Thank you for resubbing, and welcome new patrons!
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An urgent roar pulled Zac out of Antuka's lingering obsession. The vivid dreams of an ancient sky were replaced by bloo...
2024-11-01 20:17:07 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: That's month 2 of the Ultom Arc. Hope you've enjoyed! The next month will continue without breaks as Zac draw closer to the pillars and the secrets buried in the Left Imperial Expanse. Hope to see you there!
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The groaning chorus of countless trees being...
2024-10-30 19:02:18 +0000 UTC View Post"I can't feel the pull of treasure," Zac whispered from their hiding spot. "Only danger."
"If you've strung me along for a lake of useless dusk water… Boy, you better prepare yourself." Ogras glared at Ventus.
It had taken them three days of carefully navigating confusing geography,...
2024-10-28 20:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHey all,
As some of you may know already, Patreon is discontinuing the billing model I currently use (patrons charged on the 1st of the month to get access for that month). Going forward, they will only be offering subscription billing (your billing cycle will depend o...
2024-10-26 07:52:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe image of the Limitless Empire rising from the ashes like a vengeful phoenix left Zac shaken. Their resurrection would have extreme ramifications on integrated space. How would the factions who took their spot at the top of the food chain react? How would the System react? There was only one p...
2024-10-25 18:35:13 +0000 UTC View PostZac's first thought was he'd been dropped off inside a mirage drawing inspiration from his memories. However, Zac's heart told him that the startled duo wasn't the work of an illusion. The faded forest of Tam's memory had given way to a world shrouded in darkness. The region had an unmistakably o...
2024-10-23 18:06:34 +0000 UTC View Post