Sorry guys, tried to get the update done in time today - and I'm still trying - but it's looking like it's gonna be a tomorrow thing. I've been typing with one hand (if you missed the last author's note, I broke a few fingers on one hand) which is fine if a little slow but I feel like I've overused that hand enough that it's a little swollen right now, so I'm gonna take a pause here.
I'll keep writing today if my non-broken hand feels better, but if not I'll just resume tomorrow. ...
2022-01-28 20:51:32 +0000 UTC
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Celle
Where the fuck do I even begin?
There was a lot of cleanup to be done and frankly I had no idea where to even start. We were aboard Harlock now, the crime scene I wanted to look at so badly. It was finally time to uncover what had transpired that night. But there were two matters to be attended to before we could get to that. One, it was probably wise to talk to Nevada first and foremost. She hadn’t said it explicitly, and the guest list at the ti...
2022-01-26 00:32:31 +0000 UTC
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Valle
WE HAVE FIVE SECONDS TO ACT. JOHAN WILL RECOVER HIS COMPOSURE IN FIVE SECONDS! This was more than prediction; it was foretelling.
[Valle the King in Cresna]
[Legendary Eyes]: 1491
[Effect]: Accelerated thought process for the user and the ability to know what the target’s thoughts are just a moment before they are fully formed. Requires two wounds of any size to trigger.
IT ...
2022-01-23 02:08:06 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, quick thing - today's update should be coming in a few hours (3-4 hours from this post). Going through some final things. Real talk, I'm a little behind because I uh broke a few fingers around a week and a half ago and writing has been really difficult because of that. Don't worry, schedule is going to stay the same, it's not enough to keep me from writing it's just annoying to write with it and mildly painful.
That said I think I'm not overly happy with those last fo...
2022-01-23 00:11:30 +0000 UTC
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Carr
Well, I had gone ahead and said that but it’s not like there was much to be done at the moment. It wasn’t a lie that Johan’s scheme felt like pretty good fortune. Of course, it wasn’t exactly good news that the maniac had attained borderline godly powers. But ‘borderline’ is the keyword here. Johan, you stupid fuck. Haven’t realized the issue with that plan yet, have you? No…maybe he had realized it. Johan was just the type of guy to think ...
2022-01-19 22:46:14 +0000 UTC
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The Referee
Johan’s very existence was sin. Every breath he took went against the laws of nature, and for a long time this did not offend me for I too stood above those laws. Those from above always watched the struggles of men of lower planes with something of a disdainful admiration, impressed by the tenacity of those humans who struggled to grasp their tenuous goals—and sometimes offered them the chance to ascend. Not to the highest of planes, but to a higher...
2022-01-17 01:05:38 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note:
...Okay so I'm not actually as behind as I thought. False alarm, update on time-ish haha.
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The Referee
Johan only had time for two heavy breaths, both taken while he looked at the stands where the fallen Valder was. Is…is he dead? Is he at least unconscious? Is he done? His hand trembled twice. At first in fear, then in anger that someone had forced the emotion on him. Bastard. He—
Valle of Cresna f...
2022-01-14 00:15:40 +0000 UTC
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Just letting you guys know, update today should go up a bit later than usual. Last week's special double-chapter update left me slightly behind schedule, but I'm almost good to go. Hoping to have it up before midnight EST tonight.
2022-01-13 22:18:31 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note: This is a double update because I feel like those two chapters need to be read together. We're still updating as usual on Thursday, 3 days from now, so just consider this a late Christmas present. Just didn't think it was right to split this in two updates given what's happening!
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Johan
Many people speak of an euphoria that comes with realizing your goals. Often, my teammates would shout to the heavens an...
2022-01-11 01:35:16 +0000 UTC
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The Referee
“Okay you goddamn god coward, listen the fuck up. I’m sick and tired of all this stats bullshit and I want to take you down. Ref! You’re going to start the goddamn match, I can still move, let’s fucking go!”
To say that he could move was an overstatement—Carr’s injuries were severe enough that to allow such a duel to take place would be a miscarriage of fairness on my part. Yet a part of me wanted to see the one who loathed the gods bare ...
2022-01-07 22:47:51 +0000 UTC
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The God of Swordsmanship
This world was imperfect until I came.
On my first day, I Ruled monsters were to be banished from my world. Every gigantic beast that roamed this land was banished, and those olden city walls became relics of a bygone era. No longer would humanity fear barbaric beasts—the intelligent should not fear the feral.
On my second day, I Ruled that all of those within my reach would not be allowed to use guns. Barbaric weapons from my barb...
2022-01-04 23:40:23 +0000 UTC
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The Referee
The Executioner watched it all with dispassionate eyes. He neither cheered nor jeered at the result. Whatever little reason he had for helping Johan was tossed aside when he realized that his sister had planned on having him join her side from the start. She knows how to force me to do things for her, he considered. It was a concerning thought. She loved him, he knew—but she would not hesitate to use him to further her goals either. Nevada is ...
2022-01-01 20:51:55 +0000 UTC
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The Referee
Ah. Yeah. That tracks.
Those were my thoughts then, and per my Rule I can confirm others in the arena had thoughts of similar wording, and nearly identical meaning. For a brief while, watching the injured man crippling around the arena, struggling to breathe let alone fence, an intrusive thought grabbed ahold of our hearts—Carr might use a sphere! It made sense. At the moment, considering the man’s situation, surely even he would ...
2021-12-29 23:27:30 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, just letting you know that the update is going up a few hours later than usual today, around 9-10pm EST. I have the chapter done already, but full disclosure I just got my booster shot yesterday and I'm still feeling the side effects, so I want to take a nap before I give the chapter one last edit before it goes up.
2021-12-29 19:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Roger
“You’re aware, surely, that blasphemy will hardly endear me to you, yes?”
Johan nodded. “Very much so. However, honesty is the best policy—I would find it tremendously hard in the future to work with you while deceiving you. And having just arrived here, it strikes me that I very much need a guide of some sort, and you appear to be available.”
More outrageous than his words was his tone. The young man spoke calmly, yes, bu...
2021-12-28 06:50:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, sorry about the slight scheduling issue during Christmas - I was hoping to keep the schedule going like usual but it really didn't happen. We're back to our regular schedule now.
If you guys missed it, I just posted Chapter 84 as well as Chapter 1 of a small prequel series, "His Name Was Johan." This is a series I wrote sort of by accident - I wanted to flesh out some bits about Johan and Roger's backstory in my mind and it sort of naturally evolved to where it is now. I...
2021-12-26 20:47:14 +0000 UTC
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Merry Christmas! This is the first chapter of a prequel series about Johan, Roger & Valle. It will be a short series - I've posted the update schedule and other details in a separate post. Next chapter will be up tomorrow.
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I had only seen God twice in my life.
That day, I wished to see him more than anything else.
“Your Majesty, Inglaterra will make its move soon.” One of my knees touched the ground easily, but keeping my eyes pointed down took effo...
2021-12-26 20:35:35 +0000 UTC
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Really sorry about the delay, Christmas was too much for me to handle with writing. We're back on schedule now! Meant for this to be a double-update, but the chapter was longer than even the Fedal fight so I had to split it.
To make up for it, I have a special surprise for you guys - which some of you might have seen already - posted up on Patreon.
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The Referee
Until now, despite his initial struggles, Carr had always shown his ove...
2021-12-26 20:33:10 +0000 UTC
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The Referee
Why are you coming forward when you’re so much slower? Duartes-Carr thought. A second later, shock wore off and he readied himself. No, that’s exactly why you’re coming forward, isn’t it?
What is speed in a fight, pragmatically speaking?
It is the ability to collapse distance quickly. This point has two meanings; the ability to close the distance between yourself and your opponent and the ability to close the distance be...
2021-12-18 23:50:38 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note: Time for the Anchor Bout!
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The Referee
There were no kings in the Empire—only City Lords in charge of managing provinces. Yet, there was a King in Cresna now and his name was Valle. A Declaration of Independence had just occurred and been transmitted across Imperial lands.
A rebellion was a serious business for most.
I could not, despite my best efforts, care about it.
“THE SCORE IS 40-36! THE NEW BLADEWOLVES LEAD!...
2021-12-15 23:26:57 +0000 UTC
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Sorry for the delay! This chapter you're reading now was originally two chapters (81 and 82) but I decided to merge them into a single chapter and this took a bit longer than I meant to. On the bright side, this means an extra long chapter for you guys :) next chapter is out two days from now still to get back on the schedule, so Wednesday (at 8pm EST though because of my work schedule).
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Nevada
As the only daughter of the House of Wolf, my early years ...
2021-12-13 23:18:48 +0000 UTC
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Celle
“Back when I was a detective, I worked with the Imperial Guards—I wasn’t officially part of the guards, but they needed my services enough that they always hired me when they needed me to clean up after their mess, which was always.” I looked at the man called Reven carefully. “I don’t have [Investigation] on me, but this was something I had been suspecting for a while…chief, that is really you, isn’t it?”
“What of it?” Reven a...
2021-12-10 03:26:23 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note:
My deepest apology for this delay! I was nearly done yesterday and more or less passed out over the keyboard. The good news is that the next update is Thursday, so you guys only have to wait two days for it. And it's gonna be a really, really interesting update :)
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Celle
It was with a silent hurry that we made our way to Reven’s manor—to Harlock. Can’t believe I’m finally going back there…I hope the guys...
2021-12-07 19:55:22 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, update is coming a bit later than usual today - should be late in the night, work has been crazy. Chapter is mostly done though so it's just a matter of revising it :)
A few things I wanted to talk to you guys about:
1) Book 1 is out on Amazon! https://ww...
2021-12-06 22:22:44 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note: Apology for the delay of a few hours - this ended up being an extra long chapter and I decided to rewrite it last minute. It's the second longest chapter in the series, with Fedal vs Max still being the longest. I hope you enjoy reading this chapter as much as I did writing it.
The Referee
Valle of Cresna’s existence invited two questions: why followed closely by how. Even I had trouble finding the answer to thos...
2021-12-04 00:30:19 +0000 UTC
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The Referee
I will make myself clear from the start: impartiality is more than my creed, it is the reason for my existence. Thus even when I frankly prefer one combatant to another, it should go without saying that I would not favour them when it comes to my judgement. This I proclaim so that my motives are not question when I say this:
Valle of Cresna was the best man among them all.
Best fencer? Now, that was a controversial topic. Yet best man? T...
2021-12-01 00:38:41 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys - just letting you know, the next update won't come on Sunday, but on Tuesday. Really wanted to get it out in time, but I had some life stuff happen which on top of the writing and logistics for book stuff...made it really hard to stay on schedule. I could probably still get the chapter out on Sunday but the quality would drop and I don't think anyone wants that.
We'll be back on Tuesday for sure, I'm really sorry about that. To make up for that, going to write a Patreon specia...
2021-11-27 07:35:47 +0000 UTC
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Sorry for the delay and for the slightly shorter than usual chapter this week - last week's double chapter was hard to catch up with (last week's chapter was twice as long as a normal one!).
Next chapter should be regular length again!
The Referee
Fedal stumbled back towards his friends, his legs failing him. It wasn’t mere exhaustion or muscle pain—it was his nerves. Have you ever been so nervous that, upon completing the task you set out to, your...
2021-11-26 04:56:13 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note: This is by far the longest chapter I've written for this story.
Also, if you haven't downloaded the epub/pdf for book1 yet, do it now! Book 1 has to come down soon for the release!
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The Referee
Fedal had always imagined a crater between himself and others. It had started as a dream he had one night, but it became a thought he came back to now and then when trying to think about his place in life. “Over there,...
2021-11-22 19:15:10 +0000 UTC
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(Reminder: Don't forget to get your book 1 download! There was a small issue with the file so I reuploaded it to fix the formatting. The epub should be better formatted than the pdf as well)
The Referee
Max’s morale was extremely low. He was focused on the match—as much as he could anyhow—but he couldn’t ignore what had just transpired. That Carr was a fake he was nearly certain of, but that his real identity was of Duartes, the Former World Champion? ...
2021-11-19 19:40:19 +0000 UTC
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