AuthorShawnWilson

Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 7 - A Threat to All

“That’s not possible,” Valgard protested.  “There hasn’t been a troll—”

“Stop hiding behind your beliefs and get your spear or axe!” Reinn yelled at the man from the top of his horse.  “It is verified that one is inside our realm! Now grab your boy and join the pack coming up the road! We will need to search and find this beast before anyone else dies!”

Not waiting for Magnus or his father to respond, the Lendmann turned his horse and galloped back ...

Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 6 - Victory & Fallout

Gritting his teeth, ignoring the snot that flung from his nose as he took a deep breath, Magnus pressed on, not willing to share the treasure he had claimed, knowing if Odin had blessed him, there had to be a reason, and this was it.

With a rush of power, his legs moved slightly faster, and he covered the last few steps he had hoped to get. He heard a yelp as three noises of flesh and bone colliding into something came from behind.

Not willing to look back yet, Magnus kept on runn...

Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 5 - A Test and a Wager

Magnus had made careful and slow steps toward a sapling he had spotted.  It grew closer to the edge of the barrier that seemed to be in place.  He hadn’t felt anything when he walked through the area between the stone pillars, and after quickly hacking the sapling down, he grabbed it and raced back to the side he felt was supposed to be safe.

He had made a ton of noise dragging that sapling behind him, but for the next part, he didn’t want to work on the side of the forest...

Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 4 - A String Being Tugged

“Promise me you won’t tell Father.”

Her eyes narrowed, and she bit her lip, but after a moment, the excitement and wonder of hearing her son, who she knew should be dead, was alive and now claiming to have seen Odin was too much.

“I swear on the name of the All-Father, Odin, I shall speak of this to no one, not even if they torture me if the oracle verifies you have been touched.”

Her tone had changed, and the look on her face told Magnus she was committed to the o...

Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 3 - A New Life & A New World

“You’ll be gifted with an able body,” Odin repeated as Magnus tried to absorb what he had just heard.  “There was a young boy, Einar, who died.  It is his body and life you will acquire.  A foolish fight, yet it provides us with an opportunity.  Death is a possibility until a Viking’s rune slots activate at age sixteen.  After that, it is hard for someone to stay dead unless they face certain foes… however, each time a Viking gets killed, the rune slots in...

Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 2 - A Second Chance

As the darkness that had enveloped Magnus vanished, he woke to find himself standing in a vast, mist-shrouded hall. Massive stone statues of people wearing ancient armor and wielding swords, axes, bows, and other weaponry found in the medieval era were held by each one. They were crafted with such detail that they almost looked like real people—as if, somehow, they could hold their breath while being twenty feet tall.

What the hell? Where am I?

Shaking his head, Magnus ...

Battle Through the Nine Realms - Chapter 1 - Fallen Friends

The stench of smoke and blood hung heavy in the air, mingling with the faint aroma of spices from nearby market stalls now abandoned. The taste of dust and gunpowder lingered on their tongues. Magnus, Dawson, and Martinez sat shoulder to shoulder in the back of the Humvee, jostling against each other as the vehicle tore through the war-torn city. 

The hole in the embassy wall loomed ahead, a gaping maw in a fortress of stone. Wilson gripped the wheel, his knuckles white under the h...

Magazine Interview

It was pretty cool when rhe Faebles LitRPG magazine reached out a month or so ago and interviewed me.

That interview came out today. Check it out and also find some other great stories!

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Next Week - New Launch + Summer Stuff

I wanted to warn everyone - Next week 40+ chapters of the Viking story will drop...

Monday around 1am (My time I believe), 30 chapters will hit and then another eleven (if my math works) will appear Tuesday - Friday.

From there M-F the rest of the story will play out at 1 chapter a week.

I'm 72k+ words into book 5 of UL1 and after I finish it hopefully in a few weeks, I'll be swapping to book 2 of my Viking series before swapping back to book 6.

Summers a...

Ultimate Level 1 - 182 - A New Dwarf Is Born

The knowledge that only Fowl ended up with an item made everyone slightly envious, especially after they considered the stats it gave. 

Finding the exit had taken a little bit. Three hours passed before they found it inside a crumbling house. No other creatures were on the tower floor, all apparently having been summoned by the rare werewolf.

The gems had been shared and used, turning everyone level three in the tower experience while getting Cordellia to level five.  Sh...

Ultimate Level 1 - 181 - The Tower Within the Tower

“Remind me again what happened?” Cordellia asked again.  “Seth killed all of these?”

Tanila nodded and shrugged. “You and Fowl could not react after that massive werewolf used its intimidation ability.  Thankfully, he had one special spell to help against all of these.”

The archer nodded, remembering some of it but not enough. 

Max and Fowl were standing outside the tower's door, and both of them were still debating the choice before them.

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Ultimate Level 1 - 180 - Demonic Summoning

Max cursed, removing his bracers for a moment with a thought of his mind, his halberd replaced with his new dagger and cut the top of his forearm.  

In less than a second he was bleeding, and his armor was back on, halberd in hand.

[ Demonic Summoning ]

The world shifted, and every color changed. The boss froze, and so did Max, as the world looked like something through a kaleidoscope he had played with as a kid. Part of him wanted to tumble and fall, and the other...

Rare Treat - Don't miss out!

Ok - It's one of those rare moments in the story when I reach out and want you to have a chance to be able to say to your friends - "I choose that name."

I need 2 elven names -

One will be the Elven King and the other will be the Elven Queen.

Both are a bit 'evil' tho the queen is a lot more (evil / self serving - depends on view point I guess).

Post a name (You only get to post for one).

Tell me if its for the king or queen.

Last name i...

Ultimate Level 1 - 179 - Werewolves

[Skill Description - Magical Strike]

*****

Magical Strike—Rare Skill: The user's next melee attack ignores all armor, dealing damage based on the user's intelligence. This ability has a one-hour cooldown.

*****

Max couldn’t help but whistle softly, earning him another grunt from Fowl, who pointed at the corpses.

“What do we harvest from these?” Fowl called out as he faced Cordellia. 

“Try the paws and testicles.  I’m not certain about ...

Cover Image Poll

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Monday Update + a poll

I hope everyone is enjoying their Monday!

We are finally home and I'm trying to catchup with the 90 things I need to do since being on vacation. It was good. I got sunburned, but most importantly the entire family had a great time.

That said first order of business!

I have two covers uploaded. If you would Check out the Poll and vote!

"A" for Cover with green text at top or "B" for rune text at bottom. I'm trying to decide on which cover to use on Royal Road...

Ultimate Level 1 - 178 - Showing Off

“Take a break!” Tom shouted.

Max pulled back from the match he was having with the Faction member named Grace. The woman gave him a nod before moving to the bench she sat on each time they rested.

“I’m fine,” Max protested as he moved to where Tom was waiting.  “I feel amazing.”

“Which is impossible, but I won’t argue about this again,” the older man stated, glaring at Max.  “You should be dead, and you aren’t.  The guards have come by ...

Ultimate Level 1 - 177 - Date Night

Max waited downstairs as he had been informed to, sitting in his suit that he had only worn a few times.  A few of the other faction members had nodded and smiled, some wondering what he was doing dressed up as much as he was.

When Tanila came down the stairs, her hair braided with decorations in them again, a green dress that hugged her in all the right places and accented her curves, red lipstick that made her lips beg for attention, and a smile that set his heart beating faster,...

Ultimate Level 1 - 176 - Always The Nice Guy

Exhausted, Max fell asleep the moment his head hit the pillow.  

Tanila understood and agreed to the plan even if she didn’t like it. With the skills he now possessed and the items waiting to be crafted, Max needed to learn how it worked so that he could actually attempt crafting the dragon tooth.

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“It’s about time you woke up.”

Max smiled and nodded, sensing Tanila sitting in a chair reading a book from across their room.  

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Ultimate Level 1 - 175 - Learning to Craft

“I’ve never seen something so amazing,” Brian muttered as he looked at the weapon in Max’s hand.  “I mean, I’ve seen a lot in the half year I’ve been here, but that’s a totally different quality.”

The dwarf cleared his throat, and the young teen almost lept out of his boots, surprised that the shop's owner was so close.

“I’ll agree,” Zach said. “You told me you were traveling and wanted to practice, not show off.  I have lots of questions, but I...

Ultimate Level 1 - 174 - Becoming Someone New

Everett was shocked to hear they had defeated the second floor already. The team arrived just in time for dinner. None of them had kept track of the number of hours they had been inside.

Once they had eaten and gotten a chance to meet with a few of the other faction members not currently in the tower, Max and the rest retired for the night, looking forward to a few days off and some planning.

“Are you okay?” Tanila asked as she ran her finger across Max’s bare chest. “You ...

Monday Update - Vacation

Hey all!

Limited ability to respond as I have my phone for vacation. Once a year I take a trip with my family.

Enjoying some quality time while attempting to not get sunburned 😂

Chapters for UL1 are loaded til end of book 4. Ill jump on fixes when i get back.

Book 5 is 50k+.

Viking book should be back for first edits and all should be done in time for June 3rd launch.

Working a little o...

Ultimate Level 1 - 173 - Figuring Out Secrets

Cordellia still had an arrow ready even though Tanila had told her to stop attacking. Her mouth was open as she watched the human warrior dissecting the plant as if it were nothing more than a common flower in a garden.

A minute passed, and every vine from the creature was gone.  

“He’s going to kill this almost by himself,” Cordellia said in awe.  “How?”

“I can’t answer that,” Tanila replied as they both watched Max start to chop the petals of...

Fall of the Last Dragon Rider - Epilogue

“You need to rest.  Amaranth is right and so is Foros.  You are lucky to be alive.”

Phillip grunted, struggling with the loss of sensation in his left arm.  An ogre with a wand had used it on him as he stood there in a weakened stated, watching Hess and his students kill the large ogre.

Disease had riddled his body and Amaranth had healed him all that she could, but the damage to his left arm was never going to be fully healed.  Even the potion Ava had give...

Ultimate Level 1 - 172 - Trimming the Flowers

“So we’re not going to fight this then?” Cordellia asked a slight hint of relief in her voice.

“Of course, we’re going to fight it,” Fowl replied with a chuckle.  “Why would we pass up on a rare spawn?”

Max and Tanila ignored Batrire’s groan, taking in the sight before them.

“You sure this is a good idea?” Tanila asked quietly.

Max shrugged and pointed around the clearing. “It’s different than the others, but what really bothers me is the...

Fall of the Last Dragon Rider - 086 - Pain Leads to Adapting

Kaen ignored Stioks and his taunts. 

He willed his eyesight to change and watched as the hallway was no longer obscured with a mist he couldn’t see through. Magical light lined the floor, walls, and ceiling. Ten feet away from him came Stioks, spinning his sword as he smiled. The light of his body was different than most. The burnt side was almost black, with just a faint outline of life within the skin that surrounded him. The other side had an orange glow that wasn’t like the...

Fall of the Last Dragon Rider - 085 - Into the Vaults

Corpses occasionally lay in the hallway or were leaned against the floor.

None were recognizable as their skin was pulled taunt against the skull, and every ounce of hair was no more. The corpses were a reminder of what Kaen was about to face.

Running, his steps pounding against the floor, he came to the spot in the hallway where the hidden wall was no longer hidden.

Half of it lay tossed to the side in the hallway, and the other half had been pushed into the wall. 

Fall of the Last Dragon Rider - 084 - Ebonmount

Pammon was struggling to hold on when the mountains of Ebonmount finally came into view. The sun had been up for two hours, and an entire day and night had passed, yet they had made it home.

A sense of dread and hope came as they had achieved what both believed was impossible.

[ Flight Burst Expired ]

Kaen couldn’t lift himself from his position, lying across Pammon’s neck. Straining his head, he could see the mountains still hours away.

There is smoke… i...