Zeke stomped on the ground, and the earth cracked. A line of destruction tore across the ground, covering the distance between the two combatants in the blink of an eye. The Puppeteer’s ghoulish eyes widened, and he tried to leap to the side. But before he could move more than a foot, the groun...
2023-11-03 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostDuring the fight with the skeletal marionettes, Zeke hadn’t gotten a good look at the room. However, as it began to shake, he took the time to do so. It was octagonal, around forty yards wide, and featured walls composed of millions of bones. Some were clearly human, but others were just as obv...
2023-11-02 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostDeep down, we all know that anyone who says they can solve all of our problems is lying. But it’s so easy to just surrender control, to let someone else take responsibility out of your hands. That’s why the Pacificians were successful. It’s just human nature. 2023-11-01 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
In his unattuned [Triune Colossus] form, Zeke led the group to the massive chains leading to the floating chunk of rock in the pit. Glancing over the edge, he saw the charred remains of the tentaracles, and once again, wished he could have gone down there to loot it. Who knew what kind of useful ...
2023-10-31 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostA wave of dizziness swept through Sasha, and she fell to one knee as Zeke shouted, “Now!”
She looked up to see the flashing lights of Silik’s [Spear of Memories] mingling with Pudge’s more subdued balls of [Hellfire]. Then, she fell back to sag against the wall, which shook with the...
2023-10-30 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostSo, this past week was really big for me for a couple of reasons, and I think the next couple of weeks will be even bigger.
First, Death: Genesis is really progressing, and I'm having an absolute blast writing the dungeon arc. It's fun to come up with these different scenarios ...
2023-10-29 13:22:15 +0000 UTC View PostWe’re playing with forces we don’t understand. Every detail I uncover about the way Mist circuits interact with cybernetic parts shows me just how ignorant we are. We don’t know what the system really is. Nor do we know where it came from. Not really. We’re just scram... 2023-10-29 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
People change. We grow. We regress. Our priorities shift, and we commit to courses of action that would’ve once seemed unthinkable. Never was that more apparent than when I realized that I didn’t want to save the world. I didn’t really care about a bunch of innocent str... 2023-10-28 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
“This is a bad plan,” said Jasper as he looked over the edge of the cliff. He adjusted the rope around his waist. “I just want it known that I do not like this idea.”
“It’ll be fine,” said Zeke, clapping him on his shoulder.
“Unless it’s not,” interjected Sasha. ...
2023-10-27 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostZeke met the diving gargoyle with an uppercut from his hammer that shattered the lower part of its jaw and reversed its course. It went cartwheeling backward through the air, colliding with one of its fellows along the way. The two fell in a mass of tangled limbs and wings, but Zeke couldn’t af...
2023-10-26 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostFinally creating the working prototype of my armor was a huge moment for me. I knew it wouldn’t really close the gap between Mira and me. But I felt it would make me a little less of a liability. I’m still not sure if I was right or wrong.
Zeke awoke to a blindingly white light.
He blinked a few times, trying to clear his vision, but it was no use.
“He’s awake,” came a familiar voice that it took a few moments for him to recognize as belonging to Sasha. He felt a gentle hand on his arm before she added, “Just st...
2023-10-24 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostZeke ducked beneath a hammer blow meant to decapitate him, then dove to the side as he employed every ounce of agility he possessed to avoid the follow up. He succeeded, if only barely, but the shockwave of the overhand strike knocked him off-balance and sent him sprawling across the floor. He hi...
2023-10-23 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostMy beer really isn’t that bad. I don’t know why Mira hates it so much. It’s not good. I’ll grant that. But it’s not that bad.
Patrick Ward
The dawn of a new day brought with it a palpable sense of anticipation that...
2023-10-22 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWar is inevitable, now. Maybe it always was. I don’t know. It just feels like, somewhere along the line, we failed, and now we’re just waiting to be buried by the consequences of our failures.
Patrick Ward
Upon returning...
2023-10-21 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostJasper let out a piercing cry that shattered one of the newly reanimated tables’ legs. He danced backward, parrying a thrust of the monster’s other leg, then sending a riposte to chip away at the table’s surface. Meanwhile, he continued stamp his feet in a rhythm so he could keep [Acc...
2023-10-20 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostI just wanted to let you all know that, in preparation for the upcoming release, I took down the chapters for Death: Genesis 4. As I'm sure you're aware, that's necessary due to Amazon's exclusivity policy. But don't worry - the book releases on Nov. 7. You can pre-order it 2023-10-20 04:33:31 +0000 UTC View Post
“Sit, sit!” said one of the women.
“Join us!” another added.
“We’ve been waiting for you!” the third exclaimed, clapping her hands together with glee.
The fourth just grinned, the expression stretching obscenely across her face without touching her eyes. On the sur...
2023-10-19 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Mira blew up the moon, it was like a starting gun had gone off. Suddenly, the aliens were very aware that humanity had no intention of going down without a fight.
Patrick Ward
The trip back to the surface was uneventful...
2023-10-18 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostZeke ducked beneath a flapping book before aiming a horizontal swing at an ambulatory couch. His hammer took the thing in the armrest, sending it skidding sideways a few feet. The moment its momentum was spent, Silik crashed into it, furiously stabbing it with his spear. He let out a hissing roar...
2023-10-17 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostZeke reached out to the door, and for once, hesitated before opening it. “There’s probably going to be something horrible inside, isn’t there?” he said.
“That seems likely,” Jasper, who was positioned just behind him, said. Eta and Silik stood back a little further, clearly inte...
2023-10-16 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Mira told me she was on the moon, I half expected her to tell me that use that as an opportunity to escape the situation on Earth. But in retrospect, I know that doing so never even crossed her mind.
Patrick Ward
Still ...
2023-10-15 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostIn the old world, people had the luxury of solving their problems peacefully. But now? It feels like war is inevitable, and I don’t think humanity is ready for those kinds of stakes.
Patrick Ward
I searched through the com...
2023-10-14 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostPudge shoved Sasha aside, sending her skidding across the disgusting floor. Bits of bone and flesh got caught in her fur, as she splashed through a pool of half-congealed blood. The smell alone was enough to make her gag, but she pushed that feeling aside. If she could keep her rebellions stomach...
2023-10-13 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostSasha collapsed to the ground, her breaths coming in shallow, quick pants. But she had made it, which was all that mattered. After the eel-infested waters, she’d been forced to drag Pudge through a long, winding tunnel that eventually terminated in what seemed like a jail. It had been a difficu...
2023-10-12 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThere’s something so satisfying about creation. I can take a bunch of seemingly unrelated pieces and put them together to create something far greater than the sum of its parts. It doesn’t matter if I’m cooking, brewing beer, or building cybernetics – if I could just ... 2023-10-11 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The creature stood on two legs, but they were neither dog legs nor comparable to a human’s. Instead, with their cloven hooves, they reminded Zeke of the demons he’d fought in the Mortal Realm. The rest of the monster’s body was a weird amalgamation of the canine horrors and a hulking humano...
2023-10-10 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostZeke gazed across the chasm at the mountainous building in the distance. The lowest level was the largest, spanning what had to be miles in each direction, and each floor above that was a little smaller. That pattern continued until, at the very top where it merged with the chamber’s ceiling, i...
2023-10-09 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostI know I haven't done this in a bit, and for that I apologize. I've been incredibly busy with splitting what was book five of Death: Genesis into two separate volumes. To do so, I had to add quite a bit of material. Most of the new stuff was always going to make it into the stor...
2023-10-08 23:19:17 +0000 UTC View PostSometimes, I wonder what it would be like if Mira and I just settled down somewhere. No more fighting. No more crazy missions. Just us living normal lives. I know it’ll never happen, though. She would never be happy with anything ordinary.