AuthorShawnWilson

Friday Fun

Small update as today's chapters drop (and everyone waits for Monday's chapters).

I started book 2 of Viking this week and am already 10 chapters into it. When book 1 ends in July, I'll begin releasing those (won't be as 'edited' as the first book was - which was sent through a round of edits before it hit RR or Patreon (and still had some small errors).

Book 4 is almost done with Edits on UL1 and then get sent to publisher for their final version! Slowly working m...

Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 46 - Chaos and Death

The sound of the horn drew their pack to the first two groups, trying to get there as quickly as possible.  

As they arrived, the number of roars and the sound of fighting left no doubt that the other group had found what everyone was searching for.

Through the trees, dozens of trolls could be seen closing in on the pack with Vog shouting orders.  The Vikings had created a circle, shields and spears out, trying to hold off against the barrage of trees that slammed i...

Ultimate Level 1 - 192 - Legendary Crafting

“You sure this is a good idea? Leaving the safety of the faction?”

Max nodded and waved off Tom’s concerned expression.  “Let’s be honest.  Sitting around doing nothing isn’t going to make my life better, and if I remember, someone told me to live and enjoy life.”

“Yes!” exclaimed Tom. “That was before you had someone attempt to kill you! Again!”

Tanila and Max both shrugged and continued walking toward the gate of the property.   2024-06-14 13:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 45 - Enlisting Aid

Groans came from Skarf as three of the four young warriors approached.  One was a potential shieldmaiden, and the other two were hoping to earn their dreng title soon.  

“Use the shield! Protect Skarf!” Einar shouted as the three arrived.  “Don’t get hit!”

None of them said anything, moving into a standard row of three, three feet or so between each one, spears out.

Einar didn’t care that both men’s spears wavered slightly from the fear they...

Ultimate Level 1 - 191 - Fear the Mage

Max stood at the gate, the guards shifting nervously even though they outnumbered him 5 to one.

Without flinching, he held the package still on his shoulder, thankful that two guards had done as he asked. He had sent some to deliver messages to the Faction house and try to find the rest of his party.

“Someone better have a hell of a good reason for waking me up!”

Max couldn’t help but grin as he heard Captain Vella shouting from behind the closed doors to the guard's a...

Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 44 - A Constant New Threat

“Is this threat that serious?” Einar asked as he rode next to Thorodd.

Forty total warriors were riding to a section of the barrier a few days north of where they had just been for the mining camp.

“Five trolls over the last month have pushed through the barrier, and the Lendmann is struggling to handle the invasion. The number of deaths has been costly, and now we need to try and find out where they are coming from and how to stop it.  You’ve read the reports and kno...

Ultimate Level 1 - 190 - Tower Items Stats

Clearing his throat, Tom held up five fingers.

“Tower floor number ten is where you finally move past the max stat points of fifteen per item given. Sometimes, items have all the stat points equal. Other times, they don't. So, seeing a ring with, say, five to strength, dexterity, and constitution before level ten would be a gift from the gods. Understand?”

Max nodded, writing down the information.

“From Floor ten to twenty, it typically goes up to twenty-five total sta...

Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 43 - Bringing Along a Friend

Gorm finished reading the reports he had made each of them fill out, along with the letter Lambi had written.  Setting the papers down on the desk before him, he leaned against the straight-back wooden chair, frowning at the three who stood before him.

The room they were in was designed for a clerk at the outpost near the barrier, yet right now, he needed a place out of prying ears.

“Einar, you’re the newest one out there.  These other two have seen that area before ...

Ultimate Level 1 - 189 - Rewards For Winning

“I… I got two skills…” Cordellia whispered. “Two skills… both rare grade.”

Fowl let out a whoop and held out a hand for a high five.

Max leaned over and took care of him since their archer was still in amazement and unable to process what had just happened.

“What skills are they, dear?” Batrire asked, moving up next to their newest member and gently squeezing her arm.

Glancing down at Batrire, Cordellia nodded slowly.  “I got Elem...

Viking Book 2 Names - Be in a story!

Ok, here is another chance for you all to find something you came up with, possibly in one of the stories I write!

I need elven names!

Male & Female

Rules:

2 Names - Male & Female - Light Elves

2 Names - Male & Female - Dark Elves

This means you can give 4 names - denote which is which!

Good luck with the submis...

Monday Update!!

WOW!

All I can say is WOW!

My new Viking Story - Battle Through the Nine Realms has been tearing it up on Royal Road...

#1 on RS, #2 on Popular this week!

I NEVER expected such a great reaction and want to thank all of you that have joined as a Patron.

First - If you love the story, a solid review is huge! Currently this story has the highest ranking of any of my others. Got my first .5 Sunday on that first chapter stuff... no comment just ...

Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 42 - Never a Dull Moment

“I’m not sure how we are going to manage when you leave us,” Thorodd stated.  “Already you have two shieldmaidens who were excited about a new toy they found.  Apparently, they were about to kill Lampi because he wouldn’t let them join us returning to Kopanes.”

The tall man grunted as he sat on bags at the back of the last cart on top of the ore.  The ride wasn’t comfortable as every bump jarred from head to toe, but not having to walk for four days was a ra...

Ultimate Level 1 - 188 - Melting Flesh

The voice told him it was bad, yet Max’s mind didn’t want to give in. The pain was excruciating, and for a few more seconds, his berserker buff and armored warrior would run out. He knew the plan, and he had to trust Batrire and his regeneration.

You fool!

The voice was so distant.  It was barely there, lost in the fury of battle as Max continued to cut a line of destruction inside the boss.  Its own acid was beginning to break down its fles...

Friday Update

Man! The week has been blazing by but lots of COOL news to share...

First Ultimate Level 1 - BOOK 5 is 'done'! - Currently going back and editing book 4 to get ready for final edit from publisher. That said - Wohoo!

Book 4 ends on chapter 219.

Book 5 ends on chapter 274 (Currently - occasionally I go back and add).

That means there are 90 chapters roughly still out there.

For those of you who like math, that's 18 weeks of solid read...

Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 41 - A New Weapon

All three of them stood at the edge of the clearing, shields and weapons at the ready, though no creature had appeared or even been heard.  

“Either you’re a sage trapped in a warrior's body or one of the luckiest fools next to Loki himself,” Torfi whispered.  “None of us have ever made it this far without fighting at least a few trolls.”

“That’s the secret,” Einar whispered. “Smells worse than a troll.”

Jodis snickered quietly and motioned...

Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 40 - Always Trying To Make Gold

A giant bonfire burned near the wall, and everyone who wasn’t forced to man the walls that ran along the stone mine in the middle of this forest was present.

Einar had learned that someone had stumbled upon this so long ago, a rectangular stone 100 yards long, thirty yards high, and twenty feet wide.  It was as if a pillar of some kind had fallen over.  Deep inside, it was ore that took a while to chip out of the exceptionally hard stone.  Even after hundreds of years, ...

Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 39 - Shadow Walker

The creature standing before Einar didn’t have any fur or pelt like he had thought it would.  Instead, its body was covered in tight skin, almost appearing as if it was starving.  Every bone and ridge stood out as the glow of the flames that trickled down from where the branch had struck it.  Four legs with spikes on each knee joint had sharp claws, each a few inches long on its feet.  The creature’s head had a long jaw with those two black smoky eyes and four massive ...

Ultimate Level 1 - 187 - Willing To Risk Everything

Max caught Batrire and Fowl as they fell, ignoring the grunts, and did his best to be brave.

“Are you certain you are ok with this decision?” Max asked as they waited for Cordellia to commit to this moment.

The archer didn’t reply but just nodded.  She knew this was one of those moments where if they turned and left, she might be done.  The archer trembled as she waited to drop down into Max’s open arms.  

“If we don’t do this, we’ll always ...

Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 38 - A Jog Through a Forest

“Stop complaining,” Thorodd growled at Skarf.  “We have a few more hours before we need to stop and prepare camp.  You know the more ground we cover now, the better.”

The red-headed Viking groaned and said nothing in reply, just continuing the pace the massive man set.

Magnus had already laughed when Skarf complained about how unfair the stride Thorodd had when running, but the truth was the man carried heavier armor and weapons.  He wore chain armor over hi...

Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 37 - Battle Field Tested

“Einar! Gorm! Pinch it in!” Skarf shouted.

Both men moved immediately, flanking a different side as the group of four punished the wood troll that had left the safety of its brethren.

Three troll corpses already lay on the ground, hacked to pieces by the warband, and only two remained.

Gorm ducked as the troll swung its weapon, a huge trunk it appeared to have used for a while, bits of rotting flesh and dried blood smeared across the bark that had been smashed into the c...

Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 36 - A Trip Home

Can you believe it’s been almost nine months since the tournament?” Guat asked as he fidgeted with his mug.

“My body hurts in ways I cannot even begin to describe,” Osvif moaned as he leaned against the table. “Between that program we follow and my warband’s nonstop training, I think it’s worse than what we felt back here as teens.”

Einar and Guat both laughed, nodding at the truth of that statement.

“One week off… I’m just glad my father didn’t toss ...

Ultimate Level 1 - 186 - Overcoming Fear

Max and Fowl didn’t stop their attacks, trying to ignore the fatigue of having been on the offensive side for over thirty seconds.

His flame nova had done nothing besides melt some of the sand for a moment, not even earning a roar or extra attention from the three golems that continued to pound on Fowl.

At least his aura is holding their attention.

Moving behind the golems, Max cut off a leg near the hip, watching the same one he had been fighting for a while stum...

Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 35 - Joining a Warband

Two gold coins found their way into the hands of Vikings, who were smart enough to pace themselves this time on their next visit.

“Rumor had it you were going around shaking things up, but I had no idea what exactly,” Hersir Torrad stated as he watched Magnus give two of his men a coin.  “I take it since we are the last of the four, you are done with this challenge?”

Taking a few deep breaths, Magnus shook his head.  

“I still have the jarl tomorrow ...