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Scorching delay - will be up tomorrow on Friday

Hey folks,

I'm a little swamped and didn't finish Scorching's chapter on time. Will still be doing 3 and they'll start coming out tomorrow.
Cheers

Torchbearer is live on RR

Hey folks,

my new story is live on RR. Some of you have already seen it and since I've put it up as beta on RR, I applied some edits thanks to the feedback I've gotten. I'll address that in a bit. For now, here's the link!

2025-08-20 16:10:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Undersea Reincarnation - 3.42: Cooked

Maurice saw sweat beading down Fabian’s brow as his mana coalesced within the vial, and one little glowing drop fell into the dregs of glowing liquid right as the leather-ball hit him on the nose.

Fabian reeled back with a startled yelp, then stared at Maurice as the ball floated back in ...

Undersea Reincarnation - 3.41: Off to a new adventure

“I’m leaving a couple of clones and here, do you have storage? Great, then keep this one on you,” Henry said as he handed Rocky a tiny Shadow encased in bone. The kraken took the orb and popped it in his beak, where it vanished. “Are you sure you’re okay with staying?”

They were...

Week schedule: 3 each, Undersea starting Tuesday, Scorching starting Thursday.

What the title said! we're doing three each this week, I just need a little more time.

See you tomorrow.

Scorching Ascension - 2.35: Lessons

Ethan took a moment to pay the cost of the new spell and add it to his permanent inventory. It was a modifier, as he expected from its name, and he assumed it’d work on, well, stream-like spells. So [Gout of Flames], [Water Jet], and the likes.

Ethan added the modifier to the [Water Jet] ...

Scorching Ascension - 2.34: Experimentation

Curiously, after spending the first few minutes floating about the harsh environment, Ethan realized it was slowly growing on him. Sure, he had to keep his mouth closed and keep the spellform that changed his eyes going, but other than his mouth and eyes, he could barely feel the burn. His scales...

Undersea Reincarnation - 3.40: The Plan

Rummaging through her pocket, Velistraine pulled out a small, golden contraption that looked oddly like a pocket watch as she kept staring up at the sky. She’d taken the ring and had splayed a map of the world on the table she’d dragged out of his home, and was now trying to approximate the d...

Undersea Reincarnation - 3.39: Key

The closer Henry got to the surface, the deeper his exhaustion was making itself known. He was still swimming leisurely and of course, by now, most of the A-rank’s essence had been flushed out of his system. But damn was he just… tired. And no matter how much his abilities had just basically ...

Undersea chapter will be out tomorrow

Hey folks, still working on this week’s chapter. Will be out tomorrow am.

Laters

Scorching Ascension - 2.33: Ideal Spot

As the magic sunk into his chest, Ethan untied the pouch from his neck and gently pulled out the riftcore he’d just earned. Compared to the others, this one was mostly green, and while he couldn’t really smell anything but the salt and decomposing algae in the environment, he felt that if he ...

Scorching Ascension - 2.32: The leaders and the lost

A/N: We're back! apologies for the delay. The next one will be out tomorrow on time.

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At some point, the smell of charred insects and wildfire had stopped burning his throat and nose, and all around, the tropical island burned. It wasn’t all on fire, but there wer...

Scorching will be out tomorrow

Hey folks! Still working on it. It’ll be ready tomorrow am.

Cheers

Undersea Reincarnation - 3.38: Lobster (Pt. 3)

Deciding to go all out, Henry channeled all of what he had left in the Predation Aspect, empowering the injection of his venoms and mana with all the destructive essence he had at his disposal. He could have used Dancing Shadows and Thaumaturgy as well but… the fight wasn’t over. And...

Undersea Reincarnation - 3.37: Lobster (Pt. 2)

The electrical bomb hit Henry like a flash-bang that basically blinded his senses, shocked his whole body, and somehow stabbed into his soul like an iron-maiden of burning, zapping spikes that went right through his physical defenses. It was incredibly painful and for an instant, Henry knew nothi...

Undersea Reincarnation - 3.36: Lobster (Pt.1)

Seeing the majestic, crackling lobsters quickly grow larger in his vision, Henry was reminded of the first time he’d taken one of the Riptide sharks head on. Of that first time where he’d really thrown caution to the wind and taken the risk of baring his beak at a predator, declaring...

Torchbearer - Chapter 6 (beta - early access)

A/N: As I said in the announcement, big thanks to those who read the beta and gave me feedback.

Here's the items I intend on addressing (and where)

• I'll work on Miles' characterization early: basically, show a little more of his ability/and the fact that he's been looping for ...

  2025-08-01 17:13:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 6 of Torchbearer will be out tomorrow AM.

It's done but I gotta edit, and as those who have read know, they're a bit chunkier than my usual stuff. Big thanks to those who read and gave me feedback. it's gonna be the last one tomorrow, then I'm gonna clean a few things up and prolly will launch at the end of next week (and write a few mor...

Torchbearer - Chapter 5 (beta - early access)

“A Custodial room, you say,” Hazel hummed, peering around the notched stele and the platform below it. She leaned over, sniffing the stone then poked it with a claw. Without looking, she asked. “You sense it, right?”

“A little,” Miles said. He’d gone back to sitting down after...

Torchbearer - Chapter 4 (beta - early access)

Through my dealings with many parties and guilds, I often noted a certain reserve that seemed common in Shadows, which was often set aside when they met another fellow Shadow. This odd behavior I only noticed in higher tiered individuals--by which I mean those who had passed the tenth floor's...