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6000 words. Eventually, one of these chapters will be normal length again...maybe.
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She felt as if she was dreaming.
The past few minutes had been a confusing blur. It started with a flash of light from the Human's last Purge, his attack emanating a powerful shockwave that knocked everyone else away. Ragnavi could remember resisting the wave, holding strong as her supposed allies were scattered like leaves in a ...
Author's Note (Read This)
1. You must have read the previous chapter (36) before this one. I'll be adding a bunch of spaces below this so that people who haven't caught up on 36 yet won't click on their email notification and immediately get spoiled.
2. Chapter 37 will still come out on Monday.
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The universe had won.
It is impossible to understat...
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Short update, but the chapter was getting way too long (shocker), and this section honestly works best as a standalone, so we split it off.
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At the Dragon's Tail, the Imperial Capital's most infamous tavern, a chemical reaction took place as gossip, tales, and uncertainty melted together into legend.
"The Emperor will meet with the rebel Lord of Penumbria today," said a patron, raising his glass. "Mayhap he'll ki...
Author's Note:
9600 words, fresh off the presses.
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"If I might make a recommendation," Duran said, in a wavering tone, "please refrain from giving the Blight any further ideas."
Rob mutely nodded, then leaned back to rest his head on the dirt wall behind them. They were laying inside a vast crater in the ground – a remnant of the Corrupted Cataclysm's wrath. At the moment, it felt c...
Jason's team burst into action, with him, Baker, and Lucio charging straight forward. Jeanette's bullets were faster. They zipped around the transforming Blight, making sharp turns to loop back around whenever they missed. Unfortunately, all of them did. The Blight was dodging at a speed that was nearly too fast for Jason's eyes to follow.
"Controllable projectiles," it observed. A pulse of Corruption lashed out from its body, disintegrating the bullets in mid-air. "This vessel has som...
For Tier 3 people, Chapter 250 will be out within the next few days. It ended up over 6000 words and needs more time for editing. As a side note, Chapter 251 also ended up over 9000 words. Lots of editing in my near future, hah.
I'm also going to have to keep the once-a-week schedule for longer, because Chapter 249 through 251 are/were all lengthy enough to be double updates. 249 could have been a triple update based purely on word count. My poor backlog hasn't increased one bi...
2024-01-07 13:49:10 +0000 UTC View PostA storm of pens rained down upon the city.
There were so many that anyone would've been forgiven for mistaking them for arrows. Each pen fell with startling speed, trailed by a faint blue glow and Eric's manic laughter. A first they were grouped together – until suddenly splitting apart, as if violently repelled by each other's presence.
Then, one-by-one, the pens locked on to their targets. They zipped to the sides, homing in on different monsters with pinpoint accuracy.
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2024-01-02 07:52:28 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note:
I added some additional sections to previous chapters. Wanted to expand on some aspects that might have been left more ambiguous than intended. I'll include them here.
Chapter 29 (the one where Kismet instigates the Cataclysm)
"I am at a loss for where to begin," Ismaire remarked, with a degree of composure that – considering the circumstances – was highly impressive. "There is much to glean from what you've jus...
2023-12-23 18:50:33 +0000 UTC View PostWhen the time for farewells came, Ferrero took Adam aside. The steely glint in his eyes made him seem like more of a duelist than ever before. He grasped Adam's hand, shaking firmly.
"Be careful of the Hangman," he warned. Even during their handshake, Ferrero's eyes were following Eric as he entered the ship. "One wrong move, and you will die."
Adam slowly nodded. "Any reason you think I shouldn't trust him?"
"He's a Hangman of the Empire, for one. Means he's a dog of the...
Author's Note:
Thanks for everyone's support and understanding after the announcement last chapter. It meant a lot to read.
As a reminder, here's the current status of the alliance:
Group 1: Rob, Duran
Group 2: Vul'to, Meyneth, Zamira Diplomacy, Sylpeiros, all the coalition soldiers, a couple Dragonkin soldiers
Group 3: Keira, Orn'tol, Malika, Faelynn, Alessia, the Dragon Queen, most of the Dragonkin soldiers
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Author's Note:
Next update is a week from now, and to be honest, I'll probably be doing one Outcast update per week until around early next month. Full disclosure: I've been battling severe burnout for a while now. Writing/editing 1.3 million words on the same series within several years is starting to take its toll. My choices are to either ease up for a bit, or start phoning in chapters, and I don't consider the latter to be an option. Especially not when we're in Out...
2023-12-11 05:09:38 +0000 UTC View PostOne Week Later
Lately, Jason had gotten fairly accustomed to having some rough starts to his mornings. Was just a part of juggling multiple duties and being on-call for any nearby monster incursions. With that said....
Goddamn, was the universe really pushing it today.
"Jason Miller – for the last time, the United States government has not been suborned by the Outsiders!"
"Right. Of course." Jason spoke into his phone with a cal...
Eric spat out blood, a frown settling on his face. "Look. Adam. I know you think I deserved that, but what happened wasn't my fault. I had no choice!"
His plea went ignored as Adam considered what to do next. Sure, Eric had a stronger Talent – but no one was invincible. Hmm. Maybe I could steal his soul with a painting...wait, can he block that too? Eric should have a Talent of similar 'quality' to mine.
He wouldn't know until he tried. For now, he just had t...
Author's Note:
JustPasteIt is down, and I *think* Patreon fixed the italics issue, so...here's a test. If it turns out that everything is still messed up, I'll delete this and remake.
This chapter ended up at 8800 words. Needless to say, it's a double update. Next chapter will be in a week.
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"It's..." Elder Duran paused, nearly choking on his own words. "It's them."
Rob could only nod, unable to put much emotion i...
2023-11-30 04:59:57 +0000 UTC View PostTell me, Painter. Did you chase the Hangman after this?
You mean follow him to college? No. That was my plan at first, but I hesitated for a little.
Why?
Because my father...after mom died, I couldn't just leave him. Even after everything he did.
Ah. Was he dying?
No. But we believed he was. That's where the problems started.
"What do you m...
Thanks for your patience, everyone.
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2023-11-27 05:08:38 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note:
This chapter ended up very long (a little over 11000 words), so it's getting split into two updates.
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Adam was mid-air, leaping towards Eric with arms outstretched–
–When time stopped and the world froze.
He hung there motionless, his Stained Ink extended into a weapon and his feet off the ground, gravity refusing to pull him down. No muscle in his body could move. Adam's first instinct was to assume t...
After this update, the next chapter release (243) will be a week from now. Part of that is because Chapter 243 is longer than usual (about 40% bigger than the average length), but mostly because the next couple chapters have been the hardest for me to write in the entire series, requiring extensive planning and additional editing time spent on each individual line. When you see the end of this chapter, you might get an inkling of why.
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EDIT: They fixed it since the original posting. Score one for Patreon! Wooooo.
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2023-11-16 05:04:25 +0000 UTC View PostThis chapter ended up around 9500 words, which is either the longest single chapter I've written, or close to it. There was a point where it could have been split up, but...screw it.
This is a double update, so the next chapter will be posted in a week.
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Thanks for waiting!
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2023-11-07 05:37:23 +0000 UTC View PostNeed a bit more time to work on Chapter 239. It'll either come out tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow at the very worst. This won't affect the overall schedule moving forward; you'll get Chapter 240 on Thursday no matter what.
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