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Made it to Zambia

Internets been hit or miss and after being on the move for 39 hours, I finally get a chance to relqx before tomorrow.


I’ll try to comment and make fixes as internet allows. Just know I have chapters loaded through end of month so no worries about running out while Im gone


Appreciate everyones support and now Im going to shower, eat and crash 😂

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BTtNR - Book 2 - Chapter 008 - An Elven City

Two days passed before Lyeneru finally returned but none of that time at the outpost was wasted.

They trained, ignoring the looks they got at first from the elves as the warriors lifted logs they had cut from trees, drug them across fields the elves said would be used another time.

Blood was drained from those shadow walkers and other supplies were replaced with new stuff that the elves gladly traded for or gave.

“Einar Sibbison,” Lyeneru said as she came into the room h...

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Ultimate Level 1 - 215 - Goblins and Snakes

“They’re biting my ankles!” Fowl shouted as his hammer bashed in three more goblins in a single swing.

As the three died, four more goblins half their size burst from their chests, sharp teeth and claws trying to tear into the plate-covered dwarf that had foolishly stumbled upon them.

Max groaned as his poleaxe cut through the horde of goblins.  They weren’t strong but their numbers were pissing him off. 

“Fire Nova in five!”

Max grunted and conti...

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Ultimate Level 1 - Book 1 Audio is out!

Right now, as this message drops I'm not exactly sure where I'm at.

It's me from the past, posting about the future, which is now the present...

Ok... that was corny but still..

I'm super excited to announce the audio for Shattered Dreams is available on Amazon.

If you are looking for a new way to enjoy the story, Johnathan McClain does an amazing jo...

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BTtNR - Book 2 - Chapter 007 - Choosing One's Own Path

“I leveled up two runes!” Skardi announced as he moved over to congratulate Bodalf.

“Same!”

Thorve had her eyes closed as she shook her head, a slight smile present upon her face.

“Everyone, come help gather the corpses! Do not cut your fingers off like Osvif did on these ropes!”

Skardi and Bodalf both laughed as their small friend groaned.

Bending down, Einar gave Geir a nod as he watched the skin closing over the wound.

“How did you make out...

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Ultimate Level 1 - 214 - Coming Clean

After a few minutes, Tanila sat up and poked Max in the chest.

“Fine, listen, but don’t talk unless I ask you to.  I need to tell you something because I won’t be able to hide it at some point anymore.”

Max nodded and pretended to lock his lips.

Groaning, she motioned over her hidden bracelet and slipped it off after it appeared.

Immediately, her hair and eyes turned gold. Light began to radiate from her around the room.

“It takes a lot of power to...

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BTtNR - Book 2 - Chapter 006 - Impressing a God

The miog had provided a little bit of experience for his runes.  He knew that in time the plan was to allow as many of his warriors to strike and inflict damage upon whatever they faced but right now that wasn’t possible.  

Every creature was too dangerous and needed to be killed as fast as possible.  Some like Hogni were going to level up their runes faster, getting to strike multiple creatures from afar with his bow.   Others like Hallad and Stakard would ha...

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Ultimate Level 1 - 213 - Puzzles and More

“I remember the last one,” Tanila said, breathing hard from running around the circle and looking at the runes.

“So we know the first, maybe the second, and then the last.  That’s like, what? Ten thousand or more combinations?”

Tanila frowned and glanced at Batrire.

“I’m able to keep healing for now thanks to these new items.”

Fowl had to stay close to the golem. Otherwise, if he moved out of the attack range, the guardian would stomp on the torch,...

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Dragon Rider Audio Winners

Same thing! Watch your boxes! I will message winners!


Usa Folks

Michael Laswell

Jim Smith

Jeremy


Non Usa Folks

Andrew Goudie

Stuart Nathan

V. Wooleira


Congrats!

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Ul1 Audio Code Results

I couldn’t get my computer to record my screen so I had to use my phone


If you wanna watch the video, and if you don’t well, then the winners are listed below

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USA folks

Kyle Hillbert

Reed Icculus

Payl Allaire


Non US Folks

Yas

Muntu

Ekko


CHECK YOUR messages if you won! Code will come soon!

Ty for supporting me as always!

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BTtNR - Book 2 - Chapter 005 - Every Moment Is a Test

Each of the Vikings had mentioned how much cleaner and nicer the elven outpost was compared to the ones they had back home.

Stone buildings, set with clean lines, fresh crops and fruit trees, water that was sweet and plenty of empty buildings to sleep inside.

Each of the miog corpses had been taken to a processing building where the elves could break them down into the needed parts and begin treating them for storage and travel down the road.

As the caravan left the clearing...

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Ultimate Level 1 - 212 - Fighting Won't Get You Out

“Rooted!”

Max was glad Tanila’s root had worked this time. The earth elementals were a massive pain in groups of four, even though they weren’t fast.

The constant barrage of tremor attacks and their thick bodies made the process of killing them no fun.

He had acquired seven points of strength and constitution, but after that, no more came. This gave him a base of one hundred and eighty for both stats, helping to give a small jumping point to where the max stats of th...

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Milestone - 300 chapters

Today I penned chapter 300 of UL1. Now this is an actual chapter, not counting the smaller PoV chapters.


It is crazy to believe I have crossed such a milestone for me.

For those wondering what this means, I’m about 55,000+ words into book 6.


Looking forward to keep sharing this story with you.


Sorry for bugging if you feel this was spam. Just wanted to share the excitement I feel about this moment.

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BTtNR - Book 2 - Chapter 004 - Why Vikings Have Come

Cheers and shouts came as the Vikings started to ignite torches, making sure the miogs were dead.

Scanning the area, Einar saw white teeth on every face that belonged to a member of his pack.  Even through beards, they were grinning, slapping each other and talking about what they had just done.

“That was… incredible. You managed to kill all of them, including the female.  Usually they do not get caught.”

“Well, we only killed four.  I believe it was y...

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Ultimate Level 1 - 211 - Crafting & Preparing

The door shattered into countless pieces, and Max ignored the shards that flew at his face.  Four steps later, he was in a room, and the sound of a gate came from behind, slowly shutting off the ten-foot tunnel they had just run through.

“Seth!”
Coming to a full stop in about three seconds, Max set the group down and spun, watching as lights began to appear, streaming all around the cavern in an upward circular motion.

“Stairs!” their dwarven warrior shouted.

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Ultimate Level 1 - Paperback!

Ok! Book 1 is out! I cannot tell you how excited Ia am!

The paperback version is now live on Amazon!


Ultimate Level 1: Shattered Dreams

https://a.co/d/07IpZHoT


Book 2 & 3 will be ready soon! (I’ll ping when those are live (has numbered spines!))

Super excited!!!


When I have all 3, I’ll sign a few and give away some copies!

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BTtNR - Book 2 - Chapter 003 - A Plan

“Can I ask what kind of leather armor you have?”

Lyeneru nodded and gave her stomach and chest protective areas a firm thud with her fist.

“Many different beasts roam our lands.  One you may get to fight goes by a few different names but often it is just called a harog or harw.  Your people I believe call it a… wolf.”

“And you dye the armor red?”

Smiling, she shook her head.

“No it is red and about as big as your horse.”

Blinking...

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Ultimate Level 1 - 210 - It Just Keeps Getting Darker

“I’m an idiot and a fool!” Tom exclaimed after making sure everyone was okay. “We’ve been worried sick, and after two days, we sent a party in to check on that floor.  Once they saw that it was a maze, they came back and told us.”

Everett handed Max and the others each a ring while their trainer spoke.

“It will work for five minutes at most. Only one of you should use it at a time. Tom and I never thought about giving you one yet since you managed to defeat the ...

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Dragon Rider Audio Code Give Away

Ok, round 2!

I was given 3 codes by Podium for Dawn of the Last Dragon Rider - Audio.

First a few things (as last time):

1 - You have to live in America... I know... this is podiums doing... (Stay tuned, I got something for those outside of US).

2 - You cannot have been given a code from Podium before in the last 6 months (Again their rules, not mine).

3 - You have to have Audible or it will automatically enroll you in Audible. (Again what...

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BTtNR - Book 2 - Chapter 002 - Proving One's Self

“Is it just me or are the trees and the grass greener the closer we get to the portal?”

The smirk Thorve flashed Einar left him confused for a moment until the woman spoke.

“I forget some of you are ignorant to the stories and knowledge of our realms. The closer we come to Alfheim, the closer we are to the connection they share with Yggdrasil.  While the tree supplies life and growth to us, also acting as a conduit of the magic Odin has granted, our connection is differ...

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Ultimate Level 1 - 209 - Not Every Tower Floor is Easy

Batrire cried for almost half an hour after Everett gave her the staff Max had made the next morning.

Even through tired eyes, both Tanila and he had smiled and cheered with her, seeing the excitement.

Once they were done, they spent the rest of the day farming different levels in the tower, collecting gems on the first and second floors.

The lizardmen on the first floor fell faster than any of them had thought they might, and they were now able to easily use Max’s special...

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Ultimate Level 1 - Free Codes for Audio Book!

OK!

I was given 3 codes by Podium to share for July 16th's release of Ultimate Level 1 - Book 1 Shattered Dreams.

First a few things:

1 - You have to be in America... I know... this is podiums doing... (Stay tuned, I got something for those outside of US).

2 - You cannot have been given a code from Podium before in the last 6 months (Again their rules, not mine).

3 - You have to have Audible or it will automatically enroll you in Audible. (Agai...

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BTtNR - Book 2 - Chapter 001 - A Rabbit Versus Hounds

“You lot better hurry! He is winning!”

The exhaustion Einar felt had never been greater since the pack left Kopanes. This race was taking its toll and charging double.  Shouts and curses from behind notified him that the last lap around the camp was closer than he had expected.

Even running all out the moment Thorodd had said go hadn’t worked. Trying to make this group of warriors run out of stamina like the other men he trained with, seemed impossible.  Jarl Bior ...

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Ultimate Level 1 - 208 - A Gift For a Healer

Sitting in the carriage right outside the gate for the Faction entrance, Max looked at everyone, their faces still a bit heavy from the conversation they had been partaking in.

“Smile, laugh, rejoice.  Those are our main focus.  Acting like this will draw attention, and we don’t need that.”
Everyone gave one last nod, putting on their best smile.



When they returned before dinner, the Faction house was abuzz with excitement. All of them smiled and ...

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Saturday Chance - Who Wants to Pick a Name?

Currently writing UL1 (book 6).

Need a name - Lizardwoman - Badass (REALLY badass). List those names - I'll pick one, you'll have to wait to see who got their picked in book six ;)

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Battle Through the Nine Realms - Epilogue

Nine men stood before him.  

Einar couldn’t help but smile as he watched them all standing there, looking more excited than he was.

Next to him, Bior held an axe and gave it to the newest pack leader.

“Osvif, come claim your axe.”

His lifelong friend moved to stand before him, and the boy he had known had changed and transformed into a warrior. His muscles and body looked like what Einar had envisioned a Viking should.  They smiled, and he gave his...

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Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 61 - Declaring the Truth

“You have grown,” Avitue said as she looked Einar up and down.  Her green eyes sparkled as she studied the boy she knew who had become a man. “A thegn band, and only eighteen.  It appears the stories my shield sisters share are true.”

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Ultimate Level 1 - 207 - A Reward Worth Killing For

[ Consume has Successfully Consumed Bonus Stats ]

[ 10 Strength Consumed ]

[ 10 Constitution Consumed ]

[ 7 Intelligence Consumed ]

[ 7 Wisdom Consumed ]


Glancing at the notifications, Max tried to walk and think while pushing the image of Batrire grabbing onto Fowl’s chest hair out of his mind.

Was there more intelligence to be gained or was that just the max of how powerful it was?  

Wondering how many points the boss...

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Ultimate Level 1 - 206 - The Broken Ice Prince

As the boss came close, its head flashed red, and then it roared.

Waves of fear came from it, and Max felt the slightest twinge of it touch his heart before melting away.

Fowl stood there, unable to move, transfixed by the boss and what it had done.

His sonar told him that Cordellia likewise wasn’t firing anymore, her body frozen as if by magic.

[ Intimidation ]

Another wave of pressure went out, this time from Max, and the boss stumbled just in the slightest. ...

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Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 60 - Learning Control

Einar was sweating as Hallkel looked on, watching the fire he had been sending at the target start to die off.

“You’re out of wyrd again, but I will say I am still impressed at how much you have.”

Nodding at the older man Bior had selected to train him, Hallkel was another one who shaved his head, letting the tattoo show whenever he used his runic magic.

“The stance you have is good, but I’m afraid you are going to need to consider changing up what you do with your...

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