As the unicorn galloped closer, Zeke allowed himself the instant of focus necessary to get a good look at the thing. And when he finally beheld every detail, he was forced to suppress a shudder of pure revulsion.
The sleek, black creature was skeletally thin, as if it was on the edge of sta...
2023-07-13 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostI didn’t intend for anything to happen with Cy. But after Mira and I went our separate ways, she was the only person I could turn to. She welcomed me with open arms.
Patrick Ward
With some anticipation, I navigated through...
2023-07-12 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostZeke smashed his hammer down on the prone figure, sending metallic shards flying away to embed themselves in the nearby walls. And then, he did it again. And again after that. Over and over, he pulverized the tangled mass of metal wires, each blow sending slivers of dislodged pieces flying in eve...
2023-07-11 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostZeke leaned back, letting the scalding water cover everything but his face as he floated in the center of the pool. Above him, wafts of steam snaked through the air, intertwining with one another until they created a dense, low-slung fog bank that hung only a few feet from his upturned face. And ...
2023-07-10 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis past week was pretty productive and I'm pretty happy with the progress I made in both main stories.
In Death: Genesis news, the third book is still holding strong, and I think its performance has been comparable to the second book's. I won't know for sure for a little whil...
2023-07-09 23:19:07 +0000 UTC View PostI’m not an insecure person. Or at least, I never thought I was. But that first Rift with Mira, it opened my eyes to how far ahead of me she was. At first, I didn’t let it affect me, but after the…incident, I couldn’t lie to myself anymore. I was slowing her down, and ... 2023-07-09 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
After Nova, Mira was broken. I tried so hard to be there for her, to help her heal, but she needed something I couldn’t give her. In the end, that’s why she needed to go off on her own. Me sticking around was only going to make things worse.
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2023-07-08 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostPudge sat on his haunches, staring at the flickering flames of the campfire Sasha had started. It was tied to some sort of barrier that would supposedly dissuade monsters from stumbling upon them in their sleep, but he didn’t understand any of that. Her ability to manipulate different forms of ...
2023-07-07 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Zeke reached the top of the spiraling staircase, he let out a sigh of relief. With his luck, he’d expected the thing to start crumbling the moment he’d set foot on the first step. But to his mild surprise, it had remained steady and sturdy, easily bearing his weight. However, with every ...
2023-07-06 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostMira was lost after what happened in Nova City. For the longest time, I had no idea how to help her. I tried everything. Eventually, I decided that the best thing I could do for her was to give her the space to grieve. Maybe it was necessary, but walking away was the hardest ... 2023-07-05 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Zeke trudged through the basin, his feet digging huge divots into the loose sand with every step. He felt as if he’d been climbing the latest dune for days, but he knew it had only been a few minutes. Rather, his frustration was borne on the wings of a trying week that had seen him traipsing ac...
2023-07-04 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostSorry about the double-post. I guess I wasn't quite awake when I scheduled it yesterday morning. This one should be right, though!
“I think these steps were made for bigger…ah…people,” said Eveline, floating beside Zeke as he arduously climbed t...
2023-07-03 15:35:07 +0000 UTC View PostThis was a pretty big week for me. First (and most importantly), book three of Death: Genesis released with a bang. The numbers suggest that it was just as successful of a release as book two, and it hit #1 in a couple of categories just like the last. However, there was some pr...
2023-07-02 14:40:02 +0000 UTC View PostTo my ruin, I overestimated Mira’s capacity for empathy. Or maybe she did care about all those people. I don’t know. But she refused to veer off her chosen path just because a few innocent people were going to die. It was only in the moments before my death that it became... 2023-07-02 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I had always hoped she had survived. I took solace in the idea that she might be out there somewhere, living her life to the fullest. Free of Jeremiah and his insanity. But now? I just wish she’d been there with him when he fell. It would have been kinder. 2023-07-01 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hellfire rained from the sky, bathing Zeke a wave of heat and flame. It didn’t hurt him – he barely even felt it – but it did one thing remarkably well in that it obstructed his vision to such an extent that he never saw the swooping fish-demon before it swept in, grabbed him with one of it...
2023-06-30 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostZeke felt heavy. His legs were like lead weights, and his every breath was labored. However, the further he traveled from the epicenter of his recent explosion of power, the better it felt.
“It’s the ambient mana,” Eveline supplied, gliding along beside him. Her own progress looked ef...
2023-06-29 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostI know she’s coming. And after what she did to those people – more than a thousand dead, most without so much as a scratch – the terror has reached a fever pitch. I know I’m safe. I know she won’t kill me. But still…the fear remains.
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2023-06-28 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostJust wanted to remind you again that book three just went live. So, if you want to check out a freshly edited version, you can check it out at:
Zeke strode forward, his grip tightening on the haft of his mace. Even though he was still pulling energy from the earth with [Metallurgical Repair], it was all he could do to keep his shoulders from slumping in exhaustion. Physically, he was mostly fine. His body could keep going for hours – p...
2023-06-27 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostEnhanced by his racial ability to manipulate his weight, Zeke crashed into the skullcrab in a vicious shoulder tackle that sent the monster tumbling away. As that demonic monster flew into another, he whirled around, letting his hammer lead the way with a backhanded swing that took yet another cr...
2023-06-26 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostSo, this has been a really busy week. Not only have I been plugging away at both Death: Genesis and Mistrunner, but I've also done a fair bit of work on Heretic as well. In addition, I think we're closing in on a final cover for Death: Genesis 4. Hopefully, it'll be done by the third ...
2023-06-25 15:14:12 +0000 UTC View PostI never meant for things to get so out of control. I just wanted what was owed me. Is that a sin? Is that wrong? No. I refuse to believe that. I just wish everyone else could see the truth.
Nora Lancaster
The sub-basement mi...
2023-06-25 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAt this point, fear feels like a constant companion. I’ve never been so afraid. Not when I decided to get rid of Jeremiah. Not when the tribal wars broke out all over Nova City. And not when facing down the Enforcers who conveniently insisted that I take their protection. I... 2023-06-24 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The descent was easy. Too easy, if Zeke was honest with himself. Everything since his ascension into the Eternal Realm – or since his rebirth, really – had been an absolute slog. Simply moving forward, putting one foot in front of the other, had always taken every ounce of effort he could mus...
2023-06-23 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“You could’ve just told me,” Zeke grumbled, sitting on the ground, his legs splayed and his shoulders slumped. His hammer lay across one thigh, and his sweaty hair hung in a soggy curtain around his face. “It would’ve saved me a lot of effort.”
Floating near his shoulder, Evelin...
2023-06-22 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMira had no idea what she was doing. The leaders of the tribes of Nova City are all proud people, and they don’t take too kindly to being manipulated. Even I didn’t realize how angry they would be when Gunther laid everything bare. I wish I could deal with her myself, but... 2023-06-21 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
“So,” Zeke said, approaching the chained box. “How is this supposed to work?”
“Clearly, you have some notion,” said Eveline in a haughty tone. Or perhaps that was just her voice.
“Smash it with my hammer?” Zeke suggested.
Eveline rolled her eyes and let out a dra...
2023-06-20 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostArduously, Zeke climbed toward the top of a huge hunk of coral, his fingers aching and his muscles threatening to seize up. His connection with the earth mana that had been so prevalent on the other side of the gate was already tenuous, and it had grown even weaker as he’d climbed higher above ...
2023-06-19 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostSo, we're about a week-and-a-half from Death: Genesis 3's release on Amazon and Audible, and I'm super excited. I can only hope it'll be just as successful of a launch as book two, but even if it falls a little short, I feel extremely proud of the accomplishment. When I first started ...
2023-06-18 15:27:50 +0000 UTC View Post