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Unintended Cultivator: Chapter 66 – An Experiment of His Own

Sen very nearly panicked at the thought of being incapacitated on the street with less than friendly strangers around. He was even more frightened of the idea of coming out of it just to find himself about to be killed. Once that first second or two of wholly irrational thinking crashed through h...

Unintended Cultivator: Chapter 65 – Self Knowledge

As Sen left the market, he did his best to ignore the people who had taken cover and watched the brief fight instead of fleeing the market entirely. The expressions on their faces disturbed him a little. Some of the people looked at him with intense wariness or outright fear. Of all the possible ...

Rinn's Run: Chapter 16 - Lessons

Since planetary day/night cycles were so unpredictable, Kalan made the decision right after he bought the Ankala Rising that he’d operate on the same cycle used on Cobalt 7. It went a long way toward keeping anyone on the ship sane as they moved back and forth through the wormholes. It also mea...

New Tiers

Okay, so I think most of the people who plan on voting in the poll have probably done so by now. So, here's what's changed. 

If you're in the Good Karma Corner, Storytime Corner, or My Hero Corner, nothing changes for you. You continue to have the same benefits you always have.  2023-05-25 20:42:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Unintended Cultivator: Chapter 64 – Problem Solving

Sen studied the group of noble brats for a moment. He let his senses extend just enough to get a read on them. They were all cultivators, but all of them were also still in the qi condensing stage. He frowned a touch at that. Shouldn’t they be farther along, he wondered. Then, he let i...

Unintended Cultivator: Chapter 63 – Practicalities

Sen just stared at Grandmother Lu for a little while as he tried and failed to understand what she meant. Sen had some vague ideas about what inheritance meant, but cultivators tended to distance themselves from those kinds of familial concerns. At least, that’s what Uncle Kho had told him.

Unintended Cultivator: Chapter 62 – Unexpected Boons

Sen hesitated for the briefest of moments, mostly out of pure shock, before he walked over to the much-restored Grandmother Lu. She wrapped her arms around him in a tight embrace. Sen, mindful of his increased strength, squeezed her back gently. She held him like that for a long moment before she...

Patron Poll - Other Tiers

Hey everyone! So, I know that some Patreon accounts offer a whole slew of tiers with different benefits. I occasionally think that maybe I should I offer some kind of $15 or $20 tier, but I'm honestly not sure what kind of benefits people would want..more chapters...exclusive artwork...exclusive ...

Rinn's Run: Chapter 15 - Education

Kalan spent the first few days in the wormhole getting Fresia acquainted with the ship. He was bemused by the way she found the ship and everything aboard endlessly fascinating. Most of the time, she simply listened as he explained how this thing worked or why that thing was there. Every once in ...

Unintended Cultivator: Chapter 61 – Grandmother Lu’s Heavenly Wares

The older man, who introduced himself as Zhang Muchen, was apparently one of Grandmother Lu’s house staff. Sen knew that Master Feng had left Grandmother Lu some money, but he hadn’t thought that it would be enough to hire more staff. Still, he was happy that she had people around to look aft...

Falling Leaf

I'm sort of thinking of this as a young Falling Leaf image, but it was just so much fun that I decided to go ahead and have them finalize the sketch. Enjoy!

Unintended Cultivator: Chapter 60 – Orchard’s Reach

Sen stopped and cocked his head to one side when he thought he caught the sound of laughter echoing down the mountain after him. After a moment, the sound receded and didn’t return. Sen shrugged and continued on his way. He’d gone perhaps half a mile when he smiled to himself and called out.<...

Chapter 59 – Parting Ways, Part 3

As the winter chill started fading from the air, Sen felt the pull east growing stronger. He had thought, well hoped, that he might get more time. With the moment almost on top of him, though, Sen wanted an excuse to stay. Any excuse. He didn’t feel ready or prepared. Surely there were...

Chapter 58 – Parting Ways, Part 2

As winter took full hold, Sen started thinking more and more about where he would go. He knew his first step would be Orchard’s Reach to see Grandmother Lu. He expected she’d want him to stay for a few days, assuming she still lived. He’d said as much to Master Feng. The old cultivator expr...

Rinn's Run: Chapter 14 - Into the Empty

Kalan gave Fresia a serious look. “Mox is no one to trifle with, Fresia. He has a hairpin temper. You even look at him wrong and he’s liable to explode into violence. So, just let me do the talking.”

Fresia stared at Kalan with wide eyes. “Maybe you should just go talk to him by you...

Unintended Cultivator: Chapter 57 – Parting Ways, Part 1

Armed with the knowledge that he was leaving soon, it seemed that Master Feng, Uncle Kho, and Auntie Caihong decided that they needed to cram as much information as possible into his head before he went. The three of them poured over Uncle Kho’s map, pointing to spots and then talking at him, a...

Unintended Artwork Update

Okay, I finalized the details with the artist in Indonesia. Falling Leaf artwork is coming. I should have it by Thursday. 

Unintended Cultivator: Chapter 56 – Next Steps

Sen never stopped moving. He felt Auntie Caihong’s thrust coming toward his back, even as he saw Uncle Kho come in for a downward slash from the left. His senses told him that Master Feng was a few steps back and, for a precious moment or two, would be out of position. Sen spun away from Caihon...

Unintended Cultivator: Chapter 55 – A Distant Call

For once, Sen simply sat in the darkness that pervaded the mountain before dawn. He had meant to get up and train, as he did every morning. When he stepped outside to start, though, he instead found himself sitting on a bench, cycling qi, and letting his mind drift. It was quiet and, although Sen...

Unintended Cultivator: Chapter 54 – Fighting Ways

Sen learned a lot about himself over the next few months. He learned that his body really had benefited from body cultivation. He was harder to seriously injure. Things that might have once left him with cracked bones only left bruises on his much-improved body. He learned that he healed a lot fa...

Unintended Cultivator: Chapter 53 – The Path Forward

Sen had been so angry with Falling Leaf that he’d stormed inside. He pretended he didn’t feel her eyes on him as he went. He’d argued with her in his head all the way to his room. She didn’t know what she was talking about. She was just a big cat. What could she possibly know about it? 2023-05-20 18:16:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Unintended Cultivator: Chapter 52 – Reflection

After the very long discussion about the Jianghu, Sen became withdrawn from the others for a time. He still practiced every morning and trained with Uncle Kho every afternoon. Yet, after the evening meal, he would retreat to his room or go outside and spend time with Falling Leaf. The ghost panth...

Uncle Kho

Sigh. I may have to make peace with that artist after all. Anyway, meet (Old) Uncle Kho! 

Unintended Cultivator Artwork Update

Okay, I've placed an order for a possible drawing of (old) Uncle Kho. If all goes well, I should have that back to share with you sometime next week.

I also started talking with a different artist about doing a Falling Leaf picture, but I'm still waiting to hear back from them to confirm th...

Unintended Cultivator: Chapter 51 – The Jianghu, Part 2

The walk back to the house was made almost entirely in silence. Master Feng looked like he’d swallowed something sour and couldn't get the taste out of his mouth. Uncle Kho seemed lost in his own thoughts. As for Sen, the longer he thought about what had just happened, the less sense it seemed ...

Unintended Cultivator, Artwork, and Royal Road

Good morning, everyone. 

So, first things first, there will be a new chapter of Unintended Cultivator posted here today. It's just fighting me a little harder than usual. 

On the artwork front, I'm debating with myself about how I want to handle it. Part of me thinks I shoul...

Rinn's Run: Chapter 13 - Temera

Elsewhere

Temera Amaluy sat on her ship and tapped her fingers on the arm of her chair. It was the only sign of her impatience. Even the tapping was an affectation, more pretense and practice than a reliable indicator. She had been too well-schooled for such obvious gestures, but s...

Jericho Lott: Chapter 48

(It's later than I expected, but I think it's still Thursday on the West Coast.)

Sven was actually waiting outside for us when we got there. I took very careful note of the enormous fucking meat cleaver he was casually holding in one of his big hands. Jessie walked right over to ...

Rinn's Run: Chapter 12 - Threats

With everything Fresia needed finally taken care of, they headed back to the ship. Kalan’s mind turned to wondering about Artex. Traveling between far-flung parts of the galaxy wasn’t a precise science, so everyone accepted that arrival times were just estimates. Even taking into account the ...

Rinn's Run: Chapter 11 - Errands and Aggravations

The next day was a series of annoyances for Kalan. Tessan showed up so early that only EM 2073 was available to go out and meet him. The robot dutifully accepted the package, confirmed the recipient information, verified the content of the little box as a data crystal, and ensured Tessan transfer...