Max couldn’t help but run his hand through his shaggy hair. It had grown longer, and often he had considered cutting it off, but something inside wouldn’t let him.
How many days… how much more?
[ 2 Strength Consumed ]
[ 2 Constitution Consumed ]
I mean, this never ends. Surely it has to end at some point.
Keep pressing on. If you want, I can deal with it again. You can rest.
[ 3 Intelligence Consumed ]
[ 1 Wisd...
2024-12-13 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostRed… so much red…
Let me take everything over again. I can handle these long moments.
No! I need to push through! I need…
Max didn’t have to even think about what he was doing anymore. All he needed to do was swing his weapon, and something died.
Four days had passed, and not for a moment had his berserker rage ended.
Everything was running full-tilt, and Bob had mastered the art of casting all the abilities and spells. ...
2024-12-13 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt's always a fun week when it starts off with 2 kids getting sick and being nice enough to get you sick on Wednesday.
REGARDLESS (Channel my ultimate form) I push on.
Viking
Book 2 - Finished edits, sent off to publisher. Just need audio done and then it will hit sometime next year (not sure when, its all audio side atm).
Book 3 - goal is to get back on this in January - REALLY needed to up my game on UL1 since book 7 is going to be like ...
2024-12-12 17:31:26 +0000 UTC View Post“Tanila?! What’s wrong?!”
Tanila was sobbing, and Batrire held her friend close. The friend she knew was struggling still after all this time, unable to speak after waking everyone up from the screams that had come from her mouth.
Fowl stood there, trying to advert his eyes from the spilled and mangled red hair as Cordellia knelt by the bed, stroking the hand of the one who was royalty.
“Speak to us, princess. Tell us what is wrong.”
Large sobs came, and each...
2024-12-12 15:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post[ Substance KXY-420 Removed ]
[ Stats Debuff Cleansed ]
Finally… that took far longer than I had hoped.
Max breathed easier as the twenty percent debuff vanished.
[ Status Check ]
*****
Max Hoste
18-Year-old Human Male
Level 1
Exp 421/1000
Tower Experience: 40.00%
HP: 24940/24940
... 2024-12-12 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostYioreg’s body fell to the metal floor, her swords clattering against the place she would never rise from.
A moment of silence had come after he had created four gaping holes in her back, sending a spray of blood, bones, and muscle out the front, even tearing through the plate armor on both sides.
It took the audience a second to realize the trap he had set. The trap Bob had set. Somehow it seemed so simple, and yet Max didn’t even consider it. Her greatest asset was speed and ...
2024-12-11 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostTwo days later, Max emerged from the weapon shop, feeling tired but glad he had done his part.
Buwingrid had been a taskmaster, and the knowledge that he had given her three weapons instead of the two they had originally promised earned him gratitude from the dwarf.
Even the older one had forced a smile as he was led out of the forge.
I’m about ready to pass out… Even as much as I learned, promise me you’ll talk me out of being stupid in the future like that.<...
2024-12-11 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHis body suddenly erupted with pain as tiny fibers within his body exploded on a micro level.
[ Regeneration ]
He wanted to scream, yet he couldn’t, his mind also feeling some effects of whatever was taking place. Ice, fire, and lightning all bombarded his nerves and fibers as well as his brain, and unlike before when the first two milestones were reached, the pain was over much faster and didn’t seem as bad as last time.
Still, Max found himself breathing rapidly as the...
2024-12-10 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe temperature changed the moment he passed through the portal, and it felt like flames were about to engulf him.
Max’s Sonar heard the ringing out of a hammer on metal, and as he blinked twice, his skill told him there was a ten-foot-tall dwarf hammering about thirty yards away on an anvil twice the size he was used to.
“Who’s that!” a feminine voice called out, the sound of the hammering stopping for a moment.
“No one that matters to you mother! Get back to work...
2024-12-10 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostSo I put a post up on reddit. I’m going to sign and give away all 9 books from this year. Open to all, any country.
Jusr comment on the post.
Then stay tuned. I’m going to do the same here (just waiting on more Dragon Rider copies - Amazon saying January….)
So first chance - open to all:
https://www.reddit.com/r/litrpg/s/5wxOdWbrVt 2024-12-10 01:45:02 +0000 UTC View Post
[ Status Check ]
*****
Max Hoste
18-Year-old Human Male
Level 1
Exp 421/1000
Tower Experience: 40.00%
HP: 21,840/21,840
MP: 9520/9520
Stamina: 5460/5460
STR:&n...
2024-12-09 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m impressed,” Quilazmore repeated as he took the empty flask that Max held out for him. “Not only did you kill one of those, but you managed to survive their final gift.”
“Shouldn’t you mention to me or someone else that they do that upon death?”
Shrugging, the elf stored the flask.
“No. Part of all this is the unknown. Take you for example,” the servant said as he watched Max’s body heal the burnt sections of his skin. “Had I known you could do ev...
2024-12-09 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Today I got to hold all the books I published this year! So mind boggling to be able to physically do this.
I even made a tiktok of their releases.
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8N6uvor/
Stay tuned! Closer to Christmas I will be giving away all 9 books to someone for free!
2024-12-06 22:36:59 +0000 UTC View Post“Remember, the arena will not come into vision until thirty seconds before the fight starts. It will be exactly thirty seconds later that the bells will ring and you may move. Attempting to leave the spot you are standing on will result in pain you do not want to experience. Any last questions?”
Max shook his head at Quilazmore as he waited for the crystal disc he was standing on to move him to the arena floor.
“Well, nothing about what you just said. I do have one about the...
2024-12-06 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“This is your home until about eight hours from now,” Igarra stated as she motioned to the luxurious suite they were standing in. “A servant will come and summon you when it is time to join everyone else in the arena. Just note, you will have a special box like last time, allowing you to witness a fight before you go. I am certain you will be thoroughly entertained.”
“Is there anything else I should know about these fights?”
“Beyond that they are to the death?” she...
2024-12-06 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“What is this material?”
Jazzjak was stroking the fur on the chair of the small apartment they had been given for now. Max couldn’t help but shrug as the bright yellow fur looked out of place compared to all the other colors that furniture and rugs were made of.
“It’s like someone took a rainbow and threw up in the room here,” he replied. “I don’t even recognize the wood or stone in this place.”
The vorpal bunny had moved to a glass tabletop, inspecti...
2024-12-05 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostI did a little playing around and after a few variations went with the one I have now.
Chapter 301
https://www.patreon.com/posts/114389972
Let me know thoughts on this if you're willing (its just the part before *** and Kill Them!)
Chapter 299
https://www.patreon.com/posts/114389976
Just a qui...
2024-12-05 14:08:52 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you sure you want another serving?”
Nodding as he chewed, Max grabbed the cup that had just been filled by one of the moth attendants, lifting it to his lips and preparing to gulp it down.
“That’s your fifth serving,” Kauakan stated as he motioned at the pile of growing plates. “How can you eat all that?”
“Mhm hungry…”
Jazzjak said something to the servant who was standing by, and they ran off quickly, headed toward the kitchen once more.
Max would have thought he was drunk for a moment, his mind foggy on the details of what was going on.
Even worse, his body felt like flames had engulfed every square inch of him, yet he knew he was standing.
Bob was running the show, and once again, watching from a far-off position, Max saw Igarra standing a few yards away from him, her body tense.
“I appreciate your concern to come rushing in and make sure that I am not in need of assistance.”
Hearing his ow...
2024-12-04 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostSheemena didn’t charge forward like all the other opponents had.
Like Max she stood there, legs bent and ready as each waited to see who would move first and what openings might come.
The crowd still roared with excitement, but it was muted. The shield cut down on the noise, and the two of them slowly started to circle one another, twenty yards between them being nothing more than a single step.
“Do you want to die fast or slow?”
A snarl came from Sheemena, her f...
2024-12-04 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post[ Milestone Upgrade Still Pending ]
Trying not to sigh, Max waited anxiously in the chair of the dining room.
He could tell Kauakan was anxious at well, but it was a different vibe he detected.
The insect had barely eaten the plate of raw meat before him, usually having consumed it within a minute.
“Nervous?”
Tapping the bladed claw against the metal plated, Kauakan bobbed his head.
“If Jazzjak is correct, the dynamics are going to change in our group...
2024-12-03 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Stand here,” Max said as he pointed to the spot his elemental had been at. “I’m going to pretend to be tired. Don’t worry, if someone makes it past you, I’ll be fine.”
Taking a step and turning, the demon grunted.
“None shall pass.”
Time stayed frozen as Max waited, wondering why they were still waiting.
“Tell me, what is your name?”
A grunt came, and Max saw the demon shake its head.
“You should make that part of the bargain next t...
2024-12-03 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post[ 20 Strength Consumed ]
[ 20 Constitution Consumed ]
[ Consume has successfully Consumed a skill ]
[ Skill does not match being’s body type ]
[ Consume is adjusting skill ]
[ Skill Consumed is Equal to Rank of Current Skill ]
[ Power stored for future use ]
Huh… I wonder what that skill was.
Waving to the crowd, who all appeared to be applauding only because he had won them all a lot of money, Max made his way to the g...
2024-12-02 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThree days later they passed the rigorous inspection by the guards at the gate and made their way into the next ring of Quan Ma.
“Never had I imagined seeing any of this.”
Max felt like he could understand a little bit of how Kauakan felt as the man stared in wonder from the-open top carriage they were riding in.
Two cowkin pulled the cart, their hair shining and perfectly arranged as they moved along the stone streets.
Not a single building was made of glass. Ever...
2024-12-02 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey all - Been reading your comments and looking at the chapters in question.
So the one where Max finds his weaponsmith friend dead and then going into the arena, killing and slaughtering everyone was meant to be jarring but obviously I still need to fix that one. I'll sit down next week when kids back in school and look over those last few chapters and try to iron them out. Once I do, I'll poke everyone to check them out again if you're willing.
I'm always gratef...
2024-11-29 14:35:32 +0000 UTC View Post[ 20 Strength Consumed ]
[ 20 Dexterity Consumed ]
[ 20 Constitution Consumed ]
[ Consume has successfully Consumed a skill ]
[ Skill does not match being’s body type ]
[ Consume is adjusting skill ]
[ Would you like to learn [ Harden Body ]? ]
[ Yes / No ]
Everything inside him wanted to click yes, but Max had never had an easy time with anything that came from this world.
Still the sound of the arena was jarring enough.
“AND TH...
2024-11-29 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m sorry, say all that again,” Max said, shaking his head, ignoring the claw poking his chest.
“Did you seriously ignore everything I just said? Where were you?”
It was always hard to read Kauakan as there were almost no facial indications, but the fact the insect touched him meant something.
“Lost in thoughts… It’s been a hard time. I’m sorry. Tell me the important stuff.”
Grunting, Kauakan moved to where the door was and pushed it open, leaving ...
2024-11-28 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostOpening the door to Romandis's place had been a mistake. Something inside him snapped and everything that had hurt since being taken to this world never felt more raw.
All Max could think about was blood.
He needed to spill it.
He needed to show whoever had made that mistake of messing with someone he cared about what he was going to do to them.
Kauakan was against the wall, pressed against it like a bug trying to avoid being noticed lest it got squashed by the real...
2024-11-27 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to chapter 1's rough draft :) They got a few things left to fix but I was given the go ahead to share this with you all! 2025 has some cool stuff in store and i'm excited to see this thing moving along!
2024-11-27 03:25:31 +0000 UTC View Post“Immortality is a myth,” Grace muttered, spitting out a gob of blood. “Only the gods are immortal… while us humans are forced to wither and die.” The metallic tang of blood lingered on her tongue as she chuckled. “Besides, why in the Hells would I want to live forever in this rotten world?”
Laughter filled the decrepit house along with the sickly-sweet stench of death. The old man winked at her before casually pulling the sword from his chest. A single spurt of blood...
2024-11-26 15:37:02 +0000 UTC View Post