Rick Scott

Path of the Berserker Character Art!

Got a little surprise for you true believers. I've been hunting through deviant art and looking for character models that resemble how I see the characters (in my crazy mind anyway). These are premade but if you all think they look decent, I'm going to try and see if the artist (or a different artist) can turn them into some actual art work. 

Also, I got a few for Max. Let me know which one you guys like the best!

Anyway, hope you enjoy! :D  

(PS If you all like th...

Path of the Berserker 3 - Chapter 12

My lungs burned with exertion as I wheezed in the hot desert air.

That’s what the place was, I decided.

A damn desert.

Not that it was all sand dunes and shit, but the flat terrain and minimal vegetation gave the impression that this place didn’t see a lot of precipitation. What trees we did pass, were either dead and withering or more like cactus. Small tuffs of grass dotted the hard packed earth in random patterns, the earth itself more resembling red clay.

That ...

Path of the Berserker 3 - Chapter 11

My Frenzy spiked as the [Odds Against Me] surged!

I was on an alien world, with alien monsters attacking a crowd full of people and a family I had sworn to protect. The Demon wanted to let it all hang out and just sink its teeth into the fresh of unfamiliar prey, but the Struggler knew there were other priorities.

“Keep behind me!” I shouted to Kou Ren and his family.

I readied my Glave and Axe, cycling my Frenzy to imbue my body with [Steel Skin]. I took quick assessmen...

Path of the Berserker 3 - Chapter 10

“Two minutes!”

The shout of warning came from Jakra who was standing in the center aisleway of the jostling prison skiff as if descended rapidly from orbit. I was seated alongside my fellow Prisoner Tributes in chairs equipped with shackles for the ankles and arms.

If this thing decided to crash, we’d all be royally screwed.

Unlike the fancy skiff I had taken from the surface of the Earth, the prisoner skiff was a tin can with no windows. Only the creak of metal and th...

Path of the Berserker 3 - Chapter 9

True to his word, Jakra waited 24 hours before coming to collect me from my cell and then escorting me down to the lower hold. As I passed through the various levels of the ship, I sensed I had become a mini celebrity of sorts.

The name Iron Bull was whispered with sideward glances, and along with the whispers came snippets of fear, anger and even some lemonade. Nowhere was it more pronounced however than when I finally reached my destination and joined my fellow Prisoner Tributes in th...

Path of the Berserker Book 2 is live today!

Hey guys!

The book is finally live on amazon. If you have time to leave a review I'd really appreciate it :D

Click the link below! 

Amazon.com: Path of the Berserker 2: A Daopocalypse Progression Fantasy eBook : Scott, Rick: Kindle Store

Path of the Berserker 3 - Chapter 8

My rapid footfalls hammered against the wooden planks of the bridge as I poured on the Frenzy. Pedestrians pressed themselves against the sides of the rails as they sensed me coming, letting out gasps of shock as I sprinted by at top speed. As I passed the midpoint of the bridge, I saw evidence of Shen Liu’s own passing with several people knocked to the ground.

I didn’t have time to stop and help them.

If what Tsu V’jid said was true, then once Shen Liu reached the end of t...

Path of the Berserker 3 - Chapter 7

I stared up at the ceiling, not knowing what the hell to do or think.

I wished I hadn’t even read the letter now.

What the hell had Fia done?

It was no wonder she had asked me to read it only once I was underway. Now there was nothing I could do about it. Shit! Irritation and impotence combined to form a twisting knot inside my stomach. I truly didn’t know what to make of it.

I read the letter again just to make sure I had gotten it right.

A...

Holiday Update Schedule

Heya Gang! 

I hope everyone is doing well and looking forward to the holidays. 

Unfortunately for me, I came down with the Flu and have been incapacitated for the last few days :P

I'm on the mend now though and hopefully will get one more chapter out before xmas. 

I'll also be splitting my time between completing the edits for Book 2 as well as prepping for the Audible launch of book one, which happens on the 26th. 

So needless to s...

Book 3 Cover - Color Rough

A treat for you guys! This is where Max is headed next! xD

Path of the Berserker 3 - Chapter 6

I tugged on the too tight uniform as I followed the guard—whose name I learned was Jakra—through the narrow metal corridors that made up the internals of the giant pyramid. If I’d been hoping for a scenic trip through space, I would have been sorely disappointed. There wasn’t so much as a porthole in sight for what I had seen of the place thus far, the entire ship feeling more like the bunker back in the wild than anything else.

“What bracket and cultivation level are you?” ...

Path of the Berserker 3 - Chapter 5

“He declined?”

Princess Lunalah felt her insides heat with a mixture of embarrassment and rage as Ling Wei finished giving her report before her. The walls of her private office seemed to close in on her as the situation slipped from her control.

But how? Why?

“What do you mean, he declined?” she demanded. “Did you deliver the proposal as discussed?”

Ling Wei bowed her head. “I did, your majesty. I explained everything and even tried to force the...

Path of the Berserker 3 - Chapter 4

The trip into orbit was as fast as Ling Wei promised.

Already I could see the brilliance of the imperial city quickly disappearing below a blanket of low-lying clouds as the vessel soared skywards, its body maintaining completely horizontal as it rose vertically. Oddly, I didn’t feel much G-force from the rapid ascent at all, the effect perhaps damped somehow by the Qi-stones that simultaneously kept the ship afloat and gave us thrust.

Perhaps they were akin to the aetherite cry...

Path of the Berserker 3 - Chapter 3

You’ve got to be shitting me, I thought as my mouth hung open.

Fia had much the same reaction, staring deadpan at her three older cousins as they grinned like idiots. And idiots they were, as far as I could remember.

What the hell was the Warden thinking?

I hid my reaction with [Indifference] and [Struggler’s Resolve] but couldn’t pass up the opportunity to express how I truly felt about the matter.

“Damn,” I said. “Was their level of comp...

Path of the Berserker 3 - Chapter 2

Master Hei Dong sighed heavily as the small groups of cultivators milled about the courtyard of the Dong Family Estate with a mixture of haughtiness and indifference. He had transformed the place overnight, creating small pedestals by covering stools and tables with white cloth and then adorning them with some of his most prized collectables from the Dong Family arsenal.

Fine jian blades made of Aurorian-alloyed steel, spirit-stone-encrusted talismans and even armor pieces for ...

Path of the Berserker 3 - Chapter 1

The Reaper Beast roared from less than fifty feet away, the jaws of its crocodilian head billowing steam into the crisp spring air as its twin sets of eyes filled with rage. It beat the chest of its baboon-like body in a challenge and my Flame stirred slowly in response.

It wasn’t an Awakened Reaper Beast like I’d hoped, but it was a big one, standing at least two stories tall and as wide as a house.

Not the strongest thing in the world to me right now, I thought as r...

Sketches for book 3 cover. A or B guys?

Path of the Berserker 3 - Prologue

Third Princess Lunalah, Two Hundred and Fifty-Seventh heir to the Imperial Yee Dynasty, straightened herself as the doors to her private office swung inwards. Her aide ushered in a woman clad in black robes with silver trim, her silver hair affixed with a small jade crown, signifying her rank as a Seventh Warden.

The Warden smiled but her chrome eyes remained cold and emotionless, the same as the depths of her very soul. Lunalah knew this well of the woman. She had handpicked her to lea...

Path of the Berserker 3 - Intro and Book 2 Recap

Blurb (Be sure to read in your very best “Edgy Edgelord is Edgy” voice)

A world destroyed. An axe to grind. And a path to infinite power. Welcome to my reality.

The prestigious Legionnaire’s Academy of Du Grok Bhong—an institution centuries old and one I thought I’d never qualify for, much less attend.

Yet here I am, a Gold Bracket contender and 8th Tier Core Realm Cu...

Path of the Berserker Book 3 Release Schedule

Hey all!

First, thanks to you all again for your love and support of my work. Your contributions truly make it possible for me to afford to be a self-published author. That said, I'm gearing up for the full edit of book 2, but will still be producing in the background.

I was originally planning to stockpile book three chapters and then release as a bundle later, but I've decided to start the release as I create in order to give you guys content as I multitask for the release of Bo...

Final Cover Reveal

A Happy Thanksgiving Art update for you all!

Hope everyone celebrating today has a great one! :D

End of Book II

Well we've reached that point again guys. 

The space between books!

This is where I usually take a couple weeks off to let my brain cool down as well as focus on editing while formulating the detailed plot for the next book.

That said, I'd really like to know what things you all might be itching to see in the next installment.

Let me know by leaving a comment below as well as your over thoughts on book 2.

I'll continue to release the backlogged chapters for ...

Path of the Berserker II - Epilogue

In the darkness, It seethed.

The aperture had collapsed.

Destroyed.

And with it, the small crack within Its jail of confinement did recede.

Anger filled It.

Hatred.

Curse the Cursed Flame.

The Flame had grown in power, feeding off the strength of Its thralls and even the guardian of the aperture itself. No bounds, did the Flame know. No divine elegance, did it respect—a void of endless chaos and destruction.

The Flame had no other pur...

Path of the Berserker II - Chapter 62

Princess Lunalah waited for the warden to leave the arena before seeking to leave after her. Or at least, that was the justification she afforded herself for spending an extra moment or two, watching as the Iron Bull celebrated with his soon to be betrothed.

Tension knotted her soul in a vice.

The clueless Silver Leaf girl laughed and swooned as she collapsed within his strong arms, too young to even appreciate the rarity of what she possessed. The gnawing envy grating at her soul...

Path of the Berserker II - Chapter 61

“Congratulations, Iron Bull,” the magistrate said. “It appears you are the victor.”

I could barely hear her as I stood over my handiwork, waiting for Lo Feng’s body to shift into Boss fight phase three. But as I waited nothing happened. I closed my eyes briefly for another peek into the spiritual realm and sure enough there was no crack in the darkness of reality that was Lo Feng’s demonic core.

At least not one where I’xol’ukz’s tentacles were trying to squeeze ...

Path of the Berserker II - Chapter 60

I cycled my Frenzy as I subtly engaged [Mark of the Demon].

I grunted beneath my bull mask, the horns growing into place, again feeling like my head was in a vice. I endured the discomfort until it finally subsided, shifted completely into my demonic form without anyone in the court being the wiser.

Or so I hoped, at least.

Across the distance, Master Lo Feng was preparing for the battle himself, brandishing his twelve-foot-long halberd and igniting it with flames. The magis...

Path of the Berserker II - Chapter 59

Master Hei Dong’s heart leapt into his throat as Lo Feng swung his fire-encased halberd towards his wife’s head. She managed to block at just the last second, deflecting the killing blow towards her shoulder. She cried out as her blood spilled, the flames singeing her sweat stained robes. Rhi Dong managed to fight back with a counter, her three jian blades stabbing the air, but Lo Feng had already retreated, leaping back on a pillar of fire.

The match had barely begun, but ...

Path of the Berserker II - Chapter 58

Master Hei Dong clutched his wife dearly in an embrace.

An embrace that could be their very last.

The mid-morning sun was high overhead and the time of the trial was near.

The stadium was vacant of its normal occupants, the place empty and barren like a desolate tomb. It was a sad analogy, as if fate itself had already passed judgement on his family’s demise. At the edge of the arena, staff worked in tandem to erect the temporary dais that the High Magistrate would use to ...

Path of the Berserker II - Chapter 57

I strode towards the handler station with Kelsey by my side.

We’d gone over our plan a few minutes earlier and now we confidently approached the Imperial Guard on duty. Or at least I did. Kelsey was still fidget nervously, or maybe she was just itchy from the mud I’d just slapped all over her face and clothes.

The Imperial Guard recognized me on sight, giving me a smile, but he raised a brow when he saw Kelsey. I paid him no mind and immediately called out to Lee who was tendi...