Ike woke up with a sigh. He stretched, fully refreshed after a rare night’s sleep. Rising from the soft bed he slept in, he walked to the window. Below him, the town bustled, full of motion on a fresh morning.
He activated his self-cleaning skill and sighed. So nice. I’ve been waiti...
2024-09-16 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostLevi grabbed the remnants of the men’s corpses. He drew his sword and cut the arms off both of their bodies. Setting them aside, he sliced the spines out of the bodies, including the severed spine. He arrayed the pieces together, connecting the spines directly to the shoulder joints. They laid ...
2024-09-16 02:03:50 +0000 UTC View Post“Do you have any skills that allow me to clean myself? A self-cleaning skill.”
Wisp rolled her eyes and mimed passing out. “Oh, for crying out loud…”
The proprietor pointed at Ike. “A wise man! A wise man indeed. A filthy man makes no sales, nor does he receive any attenti...
2024-09-15 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostA line of people stood outside the city, waiting to enter. Black-robed mages hot on his heels, Ike sprinted toward the line. As he drew close, he slowed, then slipped in between two men leading carts. He worked his way between the carts, closing in on the gate.
“I think we’ve lost them,...
2024-09-14 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe thugs charged at Levi. Levi raised his sword in answer. One ran directly at Levi, while the other two looped around to flank him.
“Go, my minions!” Levi called. Green light glowed in the zombies’ eyes, and his mana ticked downward. The kobolds leaped toward the thugs, intercepting...
2024-09-14 03:43:36 +0000 UTC View PostA few days passed uneventfully. Occasionally, Ike hunted a deer and the three of them shared it. The things were rampant in the woods. They completely infested the forest. As he tore into the tough meat, Ike frowned. “Why was Clarina being so weird about the deer?”
“I dunno,” Wisp a...
2024-09-13 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostClaws skittered over the ground. Levi spun and found himself facing a hallway full of the lizards. Their jaws gaped. Their giant claws glittered in the torchlight. Uncountable black eyes stared at him with vicious hunger.
Levi’s eyes widened. He sprinted back around the corner. “Where t...
2024-09-13 00:59:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe floor descended downward. A few of the little monsters like the ones that had swarmed Kai roamed around. They mostly ignored Levi and Colin.
Colin pointed at them.
Levi glanced over. He shook his head. “Nah. This high in the dungeon, it’s going to be well picked over. No loot....
2024-09-13 00:57:47 +0000 UTC View PostThey spent the night in the cave. Levi slept. Colin stood near the entrance, gazing down the mountain. It was there that Levi found him in the morning, watching the sun rise. Far, far below, the red army swept through the remnants of the white army. Wagons worked backward, retreating into the whi...
2024-09-13 00:56:53 +0000 UTC View PostColin gasped. He spat blood. Pink-tinged bubbles burst at the corner of his mouth. Clutching his chest, he fell to the ground.
“Healer! Heal thyself!” Levi snapped, tense.
Captain Tash shook her head. “He can’t. The one person healers cannot heal is themselves.”
Levi w...
2024-09-13 00:56:05 +0000 UTC View PostOne of the ‘heroes’ lifted a greatsword. She let out a ragged cry and charged. The other ‘heroes’ charged with her. Levi pushed himself to a jog, using the chance to put a little distance between him and the spearmen in the front line. He gestured for Colin to fall in behind him. The blon...
2024-09-13 00:55:06 +0000 UTC View PostLetting out a hideous roar, the minotaur charged. Kai led the charge, with Levi and Jake close behind. Brooke pummeled it with fire from the rear. It charged through the flames. They caught in its fur and flickered around its body, but it didn’t let the heat or the pain stop it. With all the po...
2024-09-13 00:54:15 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: One last note! If anyone wants to give serious feedback or beta read, reach out! I would love to hear your thoughts.
At the mouth of the alley, the soldier nodded at Levi and gestured with his spear. Levi beamed at him. “You’re the no questions type. I like that ab...
2024-09-13 00:53:21 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: What am I thinking? I totally forgot the synopsis! Here it is:
When he's isekai'd into another world, Levi takes it in stride. When he's forced to level up so he can fight in the new world's wars, he grins and hatches with an escape plan. When it turns out he's nothing but cannon...
A/N: Hey all! I've been working on a new book again. This one's comedy! And if anyone remembers him, it stars Levi! No idea who it is? Don't worry. It's a standalone.
I'm going to put the first six chapters in all the tiers, then relegate it to the two books/Apoca...
2024-09-13 00:50:12 +0000 UTC View PostIke woke with the dawn. Wisp laid on the ground beside him, snoozing happily away. He stretched and yawned, then startled. His brows furrowed. “I slept?”
“Yeah. The wine was drugged. Tasty, though.” Shawn patted his shoulder. “Luckily I’m a mountain, and my body doesn’t functi...
2024-09-12 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostGold plates and cups sat atop a red silk runner. Lavish dishes that emanated powerful mana sat in the center of the table. Only a few well-dressed mages sat at the table, but how gorgeous, how beautiful they were. A few servants scuttled around, carrying dishes and refilling cups. A gentle wind b...
2024-09-11 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“I think she wants to mate!”
Ike blushed. Across from him, Clarina startled, her eyes wide. Her blush grew deeper, and she quickly averted her eyes.
“Wisp! You can’t just say that,” Ike admonished her at a hiss.
“Why not? Isn’t it friendly to share the news?” Wis...
2024-09-10 14:08:00 +0000 UTC View PostIke jolted awake. He stood, looking around. What… where…
A cavern spread around him. Vaulted ceilings sported long stalactites that dripped into a bright blue sulfur spring. Some of the stalactites had directly formed into columns, supporting the vast, open space. In the distan...
2024-09-09 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWithout the puppets to deal with, and with the executioner and Roderick already taken out of the picture, the king and his freshly-freed supporters quickly cleaned up the remnants of the New Republic. The queen and Clarina caught up, while Wisp crawled around in the trees and Ike investigated the...
2024-09-08 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAs Ike punched, he layered ice on his fist and wrist. He reinforced them with each activation. It wouldn’t be enough to avoid damaging his hand, but it would minimize the damage.
His fist smashed into the executioner’s back. Bones broke, snapping under his fist. The executioner’s ribs...
2024-09-07 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostIke swung toward the guard. The guard raised his sword to block.
The split second before their blades met, Ike activated Lightning Grasp and spread its effect over the length of the blade. Lightning jumped from his sword to the guard’s. The guard jolted. His whole body shook with fierce t...
2024-09-06 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe axe hurtled through the air. Spinning blade-over-butt, it closed in on Ike and Wisp.
“Wisp!” Ike tossed an invisible bundle to her. He spun around and punched upward, aiming at the broadside of the blade. Green waves slammed into the blade’s flat. The axe bounced upward, away from...
2024-09-05 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostWisp ran ahead of Ike. She deliberately let her footsteps resound so Ike could follow her without being able to see her. When they drew near people, she walked softly again, only to run off once more when the people passed. They swiftly left the dungeon behind, racing up toward the surface of the...
2024-09-04 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIke looked the wall up and down. He nodded. “Yep.”
“Yeah?”
“It’s a wall, that’s for sure.”
Wisp rolled her eyes. She drew back her fist and punched.
The stone fragmented. Shards of stone flew into the void behind the wall. A shallow chamber appeared behind ...
2024-09-03 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Hello, Roderick.”
Ike tore the metal pod out of the wall. The lights dimmed, and the puppet stilled. He leaped up. At the corner of the throat, he grabbed the puppet’s tongue and crawled out of its now-gaping, motionless mouth. He hopped to the ground.
“What’s that?” Wisp...
2024-09-02 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“He’s cooked! Let him go!” Wisp shouted from the forge.
Ike nodded. Without looking, he dashed off. Lightning crackled behind him. Roderick’s hands slammed down, but to no avail. Ike was long gone, nothing left but his afterimage.
At top speed, he closed in on Roderick’s ank...
2024-09-01 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe largest puppet Ike had ever seen stomped inside, its eyes blazing. Three times as tall as the other puppets, it perfectly captured a familiar set of features. The shiny metal version of Roderick stomped inside, bright red eyes burning. He looked left, then right. The wreckage of the meat grin...
2024-08-31 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIke’s fist never struck the hammer. It was made of metal, doubtlessly some kind of super tough magical alloy. Instead, he punched the air and let the shockwaves strike the auto-hammer. They slammed into it with the force of a thousand punches. The whole structure screeched, metal squealing, and...
2024-08-30 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostA huge room spread before them. A forge spat out hot ingots. Black machinery riddled with bright lines of magic churned away, stamping metal into shape. Water splashed and hissed as the metal dropped into it to cool. Bare puppets without any clothes or decorations snatched up the pieces and assem...
2024-08-29 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post