CHAPTER 15
Grant dashed forward to strike down imaginary enemies. To the nonplussed onlookers, it even appeared that the invisible foes fought back, making Grant collapse to the ground after a particularly vicious blow.
“Did he lose his mind?” Red was watching Grant with a critical eye.
Fergus shrugged and went back to chewing on a drumstick. “Maybe it was something he ate?”
“Huh?” Red scratched his head. “He has barely eaten anything in the last few da...
2021-03-10 12:01:00 +0000 UTC
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CHAPTER 14
Without a single Minute in his pocket, and a two week walk until the caravan reached the capital city of Mid January, Grant gazed out at the rolling fields with butterflies in his stomach.
<Quick!> The young man jumped at the words that sounded directly in his mind. <Someone call the circus, a clown has escaped!>
“That’s not funny.” Grant grumbled, careful not to wake Jo or the other caravan members, who were snoring loudly off...
2021-03-08 12:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi all! When I schedule my posts, the sword speaking portions go wonky. Do you want to continue having them right away, or need to wait till I can get at them?
2021-03-05 16:36:58 +0000 UTC
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CHAPTER 13
Grant looked around the market as if it was the first time. It was all so familiar, yet so alien. As a Leap he had never fit in, but as a Monday he could dine and mingle with any Noble, party all night, every night… and people would lavish all of this on him to gain favor with ‘his’ Noble House.
The fluttering job notice on the post caught his attention once again, and the Grand January Caravan it was discussing had arrived and was in full swing. There ...
2021-03-05 12:01:01 +0000 UTC
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CHAPTER 12
As Grant walked in a daze, trying to understand the rapid changes in his life, Sarge kept telling him that he was in shock. The young Wielder couldn’t seem to focus on the voice. The excitement of the past few days seemed a distant memory, and Grant smiled and looked around with glazed eyes as he came within viewing distance of the entire estate. “I didn't have a bad life. I got to work and train in peace and quiet, and I had all the fruit that I could eat…?”
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2021-03-03 12:01:01 +0000 UTC
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CHAPTER 11
The best breakfast he had ever had in his entire life complete, Grant left the house with the red door. Becky waved at him and reminded him to hurry back to her after selling off the sword. He considered taking the cart with him, but knew that the Vassal’s personal equipment was too recognizable. “No. He’s going to need the horse when he recovers. It’ll take him twice or three times as long to leave if I take that cart away. Maybe someone can go get his horse?”
2021-03-01 12:01:01 +0000 UTC
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CHAPTER 10
*Bam, bam, bam.*
“It’s this house, right? Becky said it was the one with the red door.” Grant didn’t want to knock too loudly for fear of waking up the neighbourhood. He winced, and hoped for the best as he heard movement coming from within. “Celestials, I hope it was the red one.”
The muffled voice that came out didn't help his anxiety. “Who’s there?”
“Becky, I need your help!” Grant called out in a stage whisper. “It’s ...
2021-02-26 12:00:02 +0000 UTC
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CHAPTER 9
A piece of flapping white cloth exited the shelter. Grant had sliced off a piece of bandage and attached it to the end of the blade. It was followed immediately by Grant’s sheepish face. He waved the flag in surrender, hoping not to be skewered on the spot.
The guards and Vassals looked at one another, then at Grant, then back at each other, and drew their weapons. “Where is Sir Thirty First?”
Grant went with the best excuse he could think of, one with at l...
2021-02-24 12:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Hi all! Exciting news today. I just made a new tier: at $15 and up, I can now send you the audiobooks I produce! The first one you get? Completionist Chronicles: Inflame! I'll let you know when it's available, I'll try to give a two-week window where you can download it, so I can help with any issues.
Disclaimer:
1) I can only send them BEFORE they are for sale on audible. If you miss your download, I can't do anything about it. Audible ToS are a thing.
2) Only for Dak...
2021-02-23 16:35:17 +0000 UTC
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CHAPTER 8
Darkness had fallen hours ago, but Grant still hid in the bushes outside the estate listening for movement. It was quiet.
Too quiet.
The cows should have been making some noise, certainly the chicken should have! He snuck around the perimeter, careful not to make too much noise. A couple of times a twig snapped underfoot, and each time he stood motionless. The only noise was that of his heart hammering in his chest, and an owl hooting as it hunted overhead. Final...
2021-02-22 12:00:03 +0000 UTC
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I hope you love it!
2021-02-19 16:59:59 +0000 UTC
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CHAPTER 7
Back at the farm, he quickly turned in the quest for Cow Pat Collector before he forgot; obtaining five cultivation hours as a reward. “Only nine hundred and ninety-ish hours until I level up!”
After his whole life of not being able to level up or increase his cultivation, that huge number was actually exciting for him. He crept past the front of the estate, terrified that he might be heard and bring the wrath of the household down upon him. Yet, as he tur...
2021-02-19 12:01:00 +0000 UTC
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CHAPTER 6
There was a hubbub at the market. It was packed with people from all walks of life; servants whispered excitedly, Aristocrats talked in overly loud voices, and merchants fell somewhere in between. Grant caught words like ‘spectacle’ and ‘fireworks’. He tried squeezing past stealthily, but the cart gave away his presence, squealing as the wheel spun. Servants and well-to-do alike turned away in disgust from the wretched creature in their midst, glaring daggers at his ...
2021-02-17 12:00:03 +0000 UTC
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CHAPTER 5
*Cock-a-doodle-do!*
Grant jerked awake, startled by the rooster, and plucked pieces of hay from his hair. “Oh, man. A hangover two days in a row? I'm becoming a regular Januarian.”
He extracted himself from the pile of hay he had flopped onto last night and stretched stiff joints. The soft glow of the sun peeked out from over the horizon. Orange shards of light filtered through the trees and fence posts, painting everything an orange hue. Sunrise was...
2021-02-15 12:00:05 +0000 UTC
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CHAPTER 4
Grant pushed the wheelbarrow with purpose out of the estate, then promptly released the acidic contents of his stomach in a nearby bush. The world spun as he clung on to the wheelbarrow, taking in great lungfuls of air. He had to press on. The sooner he had collected the cow pats, the sooner he could forget this day had ever happened.
“Sta... tus.” He managed to get the slurred word out, wondering what condition he was in.
Name: Grant Leap
...
2021-02-12 12:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone! I'd love if you'd pop over to these locations and leave reviews! It's the best way to help me gain new readers, so this can eventually be movies and tv series! :P
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2021-02-11 19:49:32 +0000 UTC
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CHAPTER 3
Grant had been quickly walking along the path for the last ten minutes, but started to slow down as three bulbous silhouettes loomed ahead, blocking the path ahead. This was the only route back to the farm that he could take the cart on, a choke point he couldn’t just go around. The only viable alternative path would take him on a two-hour detour through streams and woods, forcing him to abandon his caretaker’s equipment.
“Leapster, we thought you weren’t going...
2021-02-10 12:00:03 +0000 UTC
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This is the cover for Lord January, by the way :P
2021-02-08 16:50:09 +0000 UTC
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Good morning, everyone! You’ll notice that a new series started today. This is called ‘Year of The Sword’, and is going to come out in it’s entirety next year!
Until then, the books are going to be patreon exclusive! Feel free to ask questions!
2021-02-08 14:27:46 +0000 UTC
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CHAPTER 2
The smile dropped off his face in an instant as Grant remembered what sleeping in meant on a day like today. Market day. He had forgotten to take the day’s produce to town! “Abyss!”
His caretaker wouldn’t be happy if he found out. Grant could just do it tomorrow; he had a stash of coins saved up in his… house. Shelter. Lean-to. He shook his head, maybe he could just hand over a few…? “It’s a day off, for Regent’s sake! I…”
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2021-02-08 12:01:03 +0000 UTC
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CHAPTER 1
“My valiant knight!” Big Betty Arabella, daughter of Lord January’s second cousin twice removed, breathlessly trailed her sausage-like fingers along the sharply defined musculature of Grant’s chest. Her hand trailed down, lightly resting on his sign of wealth: his enormous gut. “You were wonderful today!”
“Everything that I did was to win the tournament… and your hand, my Lady!” Grant had a wide grin plastered on his face as he lay on purple sheets of...
2021-02-08 12:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Prologue
Random Messenger Number Six stopped for a moment, hands braced upon his knees, ragged breaths entered his lungs as he looked for the courage to carry on. Pain made him focus, just enough that the whine of an incoming elemental spell didn’t distract him from his objective. His gaze flashed over the area, a massive tundra that had once had flowers and small but powerful monsters running around.
All that remained was mud, blood, and the sharp tang of ozone from the light...
2021-02-08 12:00:00 +0000 UTC
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AMA, Discussion of publishing, and what to look for from me this year!
2021-02-06 02:02:58 +0000 UTC
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Hi all! Tonight I'm doing my first-ever patreon livestream at 8pm CST!
Please, come and join so that you can ask questions and hear about my plans to release for the next year!
2021-02-05 15:40:37 +0000 UTC
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Hi Guys! Since the book is done on here, and not going out for a while, I am updating all the chapters with all the edits.
I am going to do a livestream here if I can figure out how, and will be discussing the next books that will be on patreon. As a hint, they will be Patreon exclusive for the entire year!
Pros:
The book is releasing on March 30, so make sure to read the full version, with all the changes! I am currently going through the old chapter...
2021-02-03 18:12:54 +0000 UTC
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~ Epilogue ~
Getting out of Gramma’s Shoe was simple after the walls had stopped being magically reinforced. Between the Dwarves and the automatons, several tunnels were rapidly constructed. Technically, they did not need the tunnels; as soon as they had captured the major fort and stopped the impending eruption, the option for rapid transit became available.
Most of the Officers took that option, but the rank-and-file had to go back the long way. Control o...
2021-02-03 18:04:36 +0000 UTC
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~ 59 ~
“Thanks for the save, Joe. A thousand subjective years of sensory deprivation isn’t something I was looking forward to experiencing again.” Havoc couldn’t turn his eyes from her, but he didn’t need to; he simply sighed his next words. The eye on the back of his head studied his mentee and the bloody needle he was holding in his hand. “How’d you sneak over to me?”
“Choppy movements.” Joe informed him quietly, doing his best not to stimulate the mammoth ...
2021-02-01 16:14:40 +0000 UTC
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Ahh! The book ends in 2 chapters!
~ 58 ~
Four Ritual Orbs popped out in front of Joe, and he double-checked that his Exquisite Shell was at full power. He was about to leap back and out of the building, when he realized that not a single Elf had made a move on them, nor cried out. Peering closer, he could see that their normal smug expressions were gone, replaced with a strange hollow stare that he had only seen in the most drastic of battles.
Captain Cleave hissed in a ...
2021-01-29 17:03:33 +0000 UTC
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~ 57 ~
With the flood of reinforcements continuing, the war was swinging heavily in favor of the Dwarves. The Elves had no chance to bring in more people, as the travel point became restricted right after they were invaded. After all, if the Dwarves had easy access to Elven territory, they could use it just as well as the Elves had.
As far as Joe could see behind him, silver-clad Legionnaires were pushing forward. They had spread out to fully encapsulate the fort and were rapidl...
2021-01-27 20:10:31 +0000 UTC
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~ 56 ~
Havoc was not having fun. His troops weren’t listening to him. If they needed to die so that Francine would get out here, then they would die. His shouts were so loud that even the war itself could not stifle the echoes that rang through the cavern. “Traitors, every one of you! I… this isn’t going to happen! Not again! I don’t need troops. I told them I didn’t need troops! I warned them… I warned you all!
2021-01-25 17:43:13 +0000 UTC
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