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113 – Metal Avarice
“A Haunting??” both officers exclaimed, outraged and appalled.
“It is the most obvious conclusion that I can draw from the signs I have found. However, I may be incorrect.”
The auras...
2024-03-06 07:39:58 +0000 UTC
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Chapter -16
“I can’t help but feel like all these abilities you get are a bit contrived,” Panda commented, once more back on my shoulder.
“Why?”
“Well, think about it. You were started ...
2024-03-05 11:00:09 +0000 UTC
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112 – Forest Thieves
The two officers looked at me with open disdain. They seemed less concerned with having their stolen items returned than having an Exorcist in their midst. Both had blueish auras of decent st...
2024-03-04 09:37:05 +0000 UTC
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These images are so amusing to me and I just couldn't avoid using all three for this chapter, haha.
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111 – The Camp Dusk Hill Theft
It was a little past noon when our carriage reached the outs...
2024-03-01 07:53:22 +0000 UTC
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Only two weeks left before this story goes live on RoyalRoad. I'm both excited and slightly mortified...
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Chapter -15
“Bee? Are you okay?” I asked cautiously. From what the Looking Glass appr...
2024-02-29 11:00:10 +0000 UTC
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You get a bonus chapter this week, meaning there'll be a third chapter of Madman this week hitting tomorrow. I want to be able to reach a point where I can write 3 chapters on two stories every week, but currently it's not a consistent thing, so can't say for sure if next week wil...
2024-02-28 11:00:08 +0000 UTC
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110 – Letting Go
Understandably, Emily was upset at the revelation that the Dullahan we’d both run from in Sacrament, was now disguised as Saoirse and had been hanging around us nonchalantly. But the thin...
2024-02-28 11:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Chapter -13
I repeatedly slammed my right shoulder into the seesaw to put it back into its socket, letting out a pained string of expletives when it finally happened. Afterwards I awkwardly reequipped my suit,...
2024-02-27 10:54:29 +0000 UTC
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109 – A Brief Departure
I looked in awe at the rowboat that had been summoned by Saoirse’s powers and now bobbed in the water. Granted, its wood was dark to suit her preference, but it could still easily ...
2024-02-26 11:00:09 +0000 UTC
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108 – His Resting Place
Saoirse and I were standing in front of an upright stone casket within the catacombs of the Altar Cathedral. A heavy layer of dust filled the grooves of its carvings, which were a mixture of text an...
2024-02-23 11:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Chapter -12
As the sound of squeaking steps echoed loudly down the hallway close to the table, which I was standing atop of with a pizza-slice-sized piece of pineapple in my hands, a man’s voice yelled from ...
2024-02-22 11:00:08 +0000 UTC
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107 – A Tough Decision
I handed everyone their share of the Quests we had completed, before putting a heavy pouch onto the table. Ludwig was busy discussing the matter of Fortress Major with the Altar Branc...
2024-02-21 06:26:25 +0000 UTC
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Chapter -11
I stumbled into a carpeted room with colorful walls, spinning around to find that, just like with the Pool Rooms Dungeon, the entrance was nowhere to be found. What’s more, I realized my perspective was off.
2024-02-20 11:00:09 +0000 UTC
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106 – …Cannot Hide
Saoirse’s black steed thundered down the road through the Whispering Wilds, startling some of the animals when it sped past. As we rode after the red ribbon trail, her greatsword hung from her right ...
2024-02-19 10:19:49 +0000 UTC
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105 – Those Who Run…
“She’s what?”
“I’m joining your ‘Party’,” Saoirse replied.
Renji looked very confused, Elye was uninterested as usual, and Emily was the first one to speak...
2024-02-16 08:01:55 +0000 UTC
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Made a drawing (it's still unfinished lol) of what the Humanbus could look like.
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Chapter -10
Two things went through my head as I slowly crawled backward from the giant glowing eye that shone ...
2024-02-15 22:37:36 +0000 UTC
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Chapter -9
Normann’s tailor shop came into view as I zoomed down the street full of stores. The metal shutters were down and it was clear that some people had unsuccessfully tried to break in despite it. Although the glass...
2024-02-15 11:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Happy Capitalism-endorsed Day of Love everyone!
Today the final chapter of Book 1 just went out on RoyalRoad. It will be going on a break over there for a month or more, but the Patreon schedule of 3 per week will not be affected.
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2024-02-14 11:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Chapter -8
I landed like a wet rug on the stone-covered ground right in front of the public indoor pool’s entrance, releasing a gasp as I sucked in the delicious air, before immediately hacking out a lungful of water. Afte...
2024-02-13 10:36:23 +0000 UTC
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103 – Marked for Death
I let the black box drop from my hand and reached for the staff I’d slung back over my shoulder, while pushing Emily from her seat with my left hand. At the same time, the connectio...
2024-02-12 10:29:08 +0000 UTC
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Decided to release this a bit early, since I'd like for my Patrons to have read at least the first 13 chapters a week prior to the March 12th launch.
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Chapter -7
“Weeeeee…!”
Sliding...
2024-02-09 21:19:41 +0000 UTC
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102 – I Will Find You
I was heaving for air as we made it to the foot of the four-storey brick tower coated in white wax. I lifted my Singing Branch and aimed at the front door.
“Repel!” I said, a...
2024-02-09 07:36:39 +0000 UTC
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Chapter -6
The stench of chlorine flooded my nose and filled me with nostalgia of the time that I body-slammed a life-guard for denying me access to the tube slide. It had technically been inside this place, but unlike the A...
2024-02-08 11:00:06 +0000 UTC
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101 – The Sound of Hooves
We had finished the last two deliveries by the time it got dark, but would need to return to an Adventurers’ Guild with the signed Delivery Quest fliers, before we could cash in on the meagre re...
2024-02-07 11:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Chapter -5
I slid across smooth white tiles as I flew into the Dungeon, finishing in an embarrassing tumble that culminated in me colliding with a wall. I was immediately assaulted with a series of achieveme...
2024-02-06 10:19:08 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 100 already :o? Seems like I just finished chapter 20 the other day. But I suppose to old adage is true: time moves swiftly when you're having fun.
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100 – Clandestine Transaction
“I hate when they d...
2024-02-05 09:31:31 +0000 UTC
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2024-02-02 14:56:49 +0000 UTC
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I have begun releasing one chapter ahead of RoyalRoad for free on my Patreon, to try and get some more people to visit my page here. That means that with chapter 79 going live today, chapter 80 is already publicly available here. I'm just trying to see if it changes my visitor num...
2024-02-02 11:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Chapter -4
While I looked around for a way off the roof of the asylum, making sure to avoid the front of the building near the literal rift in reality, a loud buzzing sound echoed across the city, as something large slowly d...
2024-02-01 11:00:08 +0000 UTC
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98 – Moonlight Dancer
We followed Ludwig through a small gate that sat in the wall near the Guild section of Altar. After passing through it we went to a copse of trees with a small clearing in the centre, where a large round slab ...
2024-01-31 07:27:58 +0000 UTC
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