Jas’perinar Kel’tanisik stared at the curious human in shock, unsure how to react to Zeke’s proclamation that he would “take care of the monsters.” He recovered from his shock just in time to reach out and grab the man’s upper arm; it was like grabbing a mountain. His skin was primari...
2023-03-31 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostZeke rolled his shoulders and, for the first time since ascending, embraced his transformed skills. Some, like [Unleash Momentum] and [Weight of Two worlds], were unchanged by the {Arcane Colossus} class. And [Mark of Companionship] had only gained a rudimentary tracking function. The others two ...
2023-03-30 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe wolves are nipping at my heels. I’m surrounded on all sides by people who want to take what I’ve worked so hard for. I don’t know how Jeremiah lasted as long as he did.
Nora Lancaster
I left Biloxi much as I’d en...
2023-03-29 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
I just wanted to let everyone know that the AMA post is now live. I won't start answering questions for another hour (at 6PM CST), but you can go ahead and get the questions queued up now.
I don't think it's a secret that I'd love to see quite a few questions!
2023-03-28 22:13:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Just thought I'd remind everyone that the second book in Death: Genesis is out now! You can get it on 2023-03-28 14:25:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Zeke hefted an armful of medium-quality blood mithril ore in his arms, and with a grunt, deposited it onto the cart. Once it was settled into place, he wiped his forearm across his forehead and sighed. He’d been at it for a week, and outside of that first skirmish with the reptilian kobolds, hi...
2023-03-28 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostI know most of you that actually have questions for me have probably already asked them either here or on Discord, but I'd love it if you all would head over to r/litrpg on Reddit for my AMA tomorrow at 6PM CST.
Tucker sat on the back of one of the wagons, his attention focused inward on the spatial storage that had come with [Alchemist’s Constitution]. It wasn’t full – not by any means – but its contents were far more robust than they’d been when he’d joined Athis’s caravan. He’d also ma...
2023-03-27 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis has been a pretty busy week for me, and for a lot of reasons. As I've said, I was just able to transition into full-time writing, so I've tried to increase my productivity accordingly. So, instead of doing ten chapters a week, I've increased it to twelve (or fourteen, if I'm feel...
2023-03-26 14:11:54 +0000 UTC View PostI’m not looking for a fight, but I can’t back down. No one respects our strength anymore, and they think they can take whatever they want from us. The moment I let anything slide is the moment I start losing control of the Specters. And I won’t let that happen. Not afte... 2023-03-26 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I wonder if Mira is still out there. She was the instrument through which Jeremiah showed his disdain for me, but that wasn’t her fault. I tried to protect her, but I have no way of knowing if I was successful.
Nora Lancaster 2023-03-25 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The next day, Zeke followed Jasper out of the barracks, a mingling sense of trepidation and excitement dancing in his stomach. On the one hand, he hoped it would be the first step toward completing his quest and gaining his new skill. Perhaps it was the opportunity of which Oberon had intended hi...
2023-03-24 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostZeke sat with his back against the wall, frustrated by his inability to access his storage space. He hadn’t tried to do so while he was being escorted across the tundra to Min Ferilik, but the moment he’d been left in the slave barracks, he’d attempted to summon one of the pieces of barbecu...
2023-03-23 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostOn the surface of it, Jeremiah shouldn’t have been that difficult to track. But he flitted around like a shadow, rarely ever staying in one place for long enough to pin him down. With me feeding them real-time information, it became a lot easier. For almost a year, I wrestl... 2023-03-22 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Tucker stood at the edge of the forest into which he’d appeared after his ascension, looking out over the plain. Knee high grass danced in the breeze, and the bright sun hung high in the sky, obscured only by the occasional fluffy white cloud. By any measure, it was an idyllic scene.
<... 2023-03-21 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe further Zeke descended, the more he could feel the mana tightening around his chest. He didn’t belong in these tunnels, and the weight of the mountain wasn’t shy about letting him know it. If Zeke had to make an educated guess based on the runes he’d seen on the columns outside, he’d ...
2023-03-20 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostI’m surrounded by incompetent people. One thing after another, everything has gone wrong since the moment I took over the Specters. Sometimes, I wonder why anyone ever bothers to be in charge.
Nora Lancaster
I sat on my ho...
2023-03-19 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAlright - another week is in the bag! Exciting, right? I'm sure the passage of time has surprised us all with its inexorable march toward the future. What is even more exciting is what happened during the past seven days!
Well, first of all, I got news from Podium about th...
2023-03-19 09:00:52 +0000 UTC View PostRegret is a funny thing. It’s not a constant, but when that feeling comes for you, it hits like a sledgehammer. Lately, it feels like it’s happening more and more, and I wonder if I might have been better off just swallowing my pride and enjoying the position I had. 2023-03-18 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Zeke trudged along behind the dwarves, his wrists bound together by metallic black shackles. A chain connected him to one of the dwarves – a particularly broad-shouldered stump of a fellow that looked like he’d been carved from granite. He was also one of the hairiest of the bunch, a trait wh...
2023-03-17 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostTalia blinked as she took in her surroundings, which reminded her of nothing so much as the Farindale Forest where she’d been remade into a revenant. The atmosphere was oppressively bleak, and the very air smelled of death. She wasn’t the best with energy recognition or control – not like Z...
2023-03-16 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostBoth of my parents were prostitutes on Bourbon Street, dead from dust overdoses before I was a teenager. I sometimes wonder which came first – the drugs or the path that led them to prostitution. Some people love that kind of life, but I don’t think my parents were among ... 2023-03-15 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Pudge had no idea what to do. Even as he lay on the bare earth, everything felt wrong. He had too many thoughts. Too many emotions. And too few legs. He pushed himself to his knees, studying his body. Everything had changed, and not just a little. The little man had explained everything, telling ...
2023-03-14 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostFor a split second, Zeke was falling through the air, but his momentum was suddenly arrested when he hit the ground. Fresh snow flew into the air at the impact, and it took him a long moment to gather himself. Slowly, he gathered his knees under him and pushed himself upright only to realize that...
2023-03-13 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostUgh. I've been a bit under the weather the past couple of days, so the check-in for this week sort of slipped my mind. But never fear - the sickness has been banished, and I'm feeling much better. Which means it's time for everyone's favorite post (I'm sure you all look forward ...
2023-03-13 08:55:41 +0000 UTC View PostFor the longest time, Jeremiah neglected the Specters. The moment he took Mira out of the city, everything else took a backseat to her training. And everyone noticed. Did he think they would be okay with that?
Nora Lancaster
There is nothing better than physically dominating someone. Once the bio-enhancers took hold, I really came into my own, and the knowledge that I could wrestle just about anyone into submission really did a number on my self-confidence. I’ve been leaning on it ever since. 2023-03-11 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
“Any suggestions?” asked Zeke, glancing at Oberon, who was literally sitting on the edge of his seat. The dwarf leaned forward, his hands on his knees, as he waited upon Zeke’s impending choice.
“Can’t do that,” Oberon answered with a shake of his head. A couple of leaves fell f...
2023-03-10 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostFor a moment that stretched into an eternity, Zeke hung suspended within the expansive confines of the void. Between his death and rebirth, Zeke had become intimately familiar with that endless stretch of nothing, so, in some ways, it felt like he’d returned home. However, contrary to his previ...
2023-03-09 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAfter…I did what I did, I had to call in a lot of markers in order to take control of the Specters. Even then, my grip was tenuous at best. I’m not sure if it was worth it.
Nora Lancaster
I switched identities twice more...
2023-03-08 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post