Max glanced at the remaining contestants in the drinking contest. Four tables were left, and a fair number of the real contenders were at the table with him and Fowl.
“What is it with dwarves and alcohol?” Max asked.
A loud roar of laughter came from the seven dwarves sitting at the table with him.
“While you were sucking on yer muthers teat, me mum waz feedin' me ale!” a blond-headed female dwarf roared. “I swear her teat was pure ale!”
The oth...
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“I’m not sure how this is possible,” Aldric said for the hundredth time. “You are going to make life interesting.”
Hess nodded and chuckled. “I have said that since the day I took him in. That’s my son.”
A groan came as Sulenda shook her head. “Stop taking credit for what isn’t yours to take.”
Everyone laughed, and Kaen kissed Ava’s hand as she stood beside him. His legs were weak, and no one seemed to care that he sat in...
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Somewhere on the side of a mountain nearby
“This is foolish!” shouted Racha as Kode summoned a massive set of stone pillars from the ground, crushing the beast that had been attacking them. “We’ve already lost two disciples!”
Kode ignored Racha and his constant complaining.
Why did Father make me take him? This man is scared to take risks! How can he hope to grow stronger if he only waits for a su...
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“One more time because I’m having trouble really understanding what you mean by, ‘this happens more than you would believe,’ Everett said as he looked at the trophies they had laid on his table. “You’re saying this has happened to you how many times?”
During their carriage ride to the faction house, Max and the other three had decided they needed to come clean about their luck in the dungeons.
Tanila had stated multiple times that the man wouldn’t sh...
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Food!
Foros took off after the rabbit he spotted, and Kaen started to laugh as Phillip watched his silver dragon tear off into the trees.
“He’s not going to catch that, is he?”
Shaking his head, Kaen smiled. “Not at all. See how he waddles? It will take at least a week before he can possibly catch one. Even then… After about two weeks, he should be okay with the task on his own. The problem is those creatures won’...
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Fufu looked anxious to Haylock.
That nose is moving about a hundred times a minute… does it normally move that fast?
He studied the rabbit, who was shifting side to side, its ears twitching in different directions. The scars healed nicely, and Haylock wasn’t certain he could tell of any noticeable injuries to the rabbit.
“What in the heavens is this commotion for?!” Mimi yelled as she ran out the shed door.<...
2024-03-27 14:00:14 +0000 UTC
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Haylock watched in shock at what Nini and Mimi were doing to his rabbit, Fufu. The creature was covered in scars that were healing nicely as the women both took turns using their chi to heal him. Mimi continued to guide Nini, instructing and showing as the young girl’s skin was covered in a sheen of sweat, obviously overwhelmed by the work and effort required to heal Fufu.
His attention was drawn to the creature his roots were invading. A monster that look...
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[ Inspect Cloak ]
*****
Cloak of the Spider
+5 Dex
Spider Walk - Lasts five minutes, twenty-four hour cooldown.
Bonded
*****
Max blinked a few times as he stared at the notification.
What the hell is Spider Walk?
“Goblin shite, Seth!” Fowl groaned, “Tell us what you got!”
Max snorted, then nodded as he tried to figure out what it meant.
“I’m not sure about the part about being made of spider silk, but yeah...
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“You look tired,” Aldric said with a chuckle. “Not in a bad way, just one I recognize. I’m assuming you have been playing with the talk of the town.”
Kaen nodded and groaned as he sat in his chair, watching Herb and Aldric grin like fools.
“Aldric is right. Every person in town is gobbling up any tidbits of information that leaks out. When you returned, it was a frenzy of excitement.”
“See, that’s funny,” replied Kaen, “because all I c...
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“You’re so funny,” Nini informed the pink rabbit, whose nose continually moved as it sniffed the ground near trees. “How you can find these mufana mushrooms is uncanny. I think grandmother has only found one or two in the last few years, and yet we have five! They will help with my chi control so much!”
Fufu said nothing, instead, his red eyes peered into the thicket of trees, pink ears twitching as he stared off to the south.
Nini looke...
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The flickering lights of the besieged embassy cast long shadows over Delta Team's harried expressions. The team leader Magnus, gripping his rifle tightly, scanned the ravaged room where they'd found Ambassador Sanderson huddled under a desk, his face pale and eyes wide with fear.
Two marines lay bleeding out next to the door, having held back the unfriendlies that had breached the walls and made it into the building.
When word came that the embassy was under attack the...
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*In the village to the north*
“Thomas, you must take the four potential disciples and see what that source of chi was to the south!”
Thomas sighed, opening his eyes and gazing at his overbearing grandmother. Her blue eyes, deeper than the richest sapphire, pulsed with a power he knew he was close to. Countless pills, concoctions, and other items had been fed to him since the day he could begin absorbing them. His mother had been...
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“You’re going to have to try and freeze that section,” Tanila said. I don't want to use all of my mana, and you can recover some if you kill something.”
An ice bolt started forming near Max’s hand. After it had grown to the size he wanted, he released it at the section of burning trees blocking the path they were taking.
It hit one and shattered about a third of the trunk into tiny pieces. Sizzling and popping sounds came from the ice that landed in the fire all ar...
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Kaen started to smile the moment he knew what Pammon had found out.
The eggs, they… you already know…
Laughing, Kaen felt frustrated at Pammon for not being able to share that news.
Sorry, I could feel it and knew the moment you did. Tell both Glynnis and Amaranth I said congratulations.
We need to find a way to hide or surprise the other, at least at first. This will be difficult at times.
I doubt that. Si...
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Hard to believe April is next Monday.
I’ll try to not play any jokes that day 😂
Im sure you have seen the Demonic Sunflower story. It hits Royal Road on Monday next week. If you like it, feel free to head over there and let people know! If not… well lets keep that between just us.
Im going to drop the first chapter of my newest story. Maybe two.
These are EARLY beta versions and will see a lot of edits and changes as i write....
2024-03-25 20:58:11 +0000 UTC
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“Bind him!” Mimi ordered, and Haylock noticed the backpack Nini was wearing.
The man didn’t talk and had almost as many wrinkles as Mimi.
“Today is the day we gain vengeance for what you did to our family,” the old woman hissed in the man’s ear.
He tried to talk, but the rag in his mouth muffled the words. Mimi pushed him down on his side, cutting the rope on his wrist and then sitting on top of him.&...
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RePlant System Active
Day: 55
Daily System Credit: 5
Consumed Credit: 38
[Spend Credit?]
Haylock felt himself finally coming out of a fog that had taken over and stared at the notification in disbelief.
Five days?! I’ve been asleep for five days?! What in the world happened? Status
[Demonic Shoot...
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Kaen and Ava followed Sedel as she led them, and the wood elves gathered at a place with special memories.
“The archery tournament,” Kaen said with a slight chuckle, getting a nod and grin from Sedel.
“What better way to receive the bow than to fire it? I would offer to challenge you to a contest, but we both know that is a waste of arrows and time.”
“Maybe not time,” replied Kaen as he squeezed Ava’s hand. “I always enjoyed watching you set up a field ...
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Max’s halberd tore through the spider's leg, hacking a four-foot-long section off. This caused the spider to stumble for a moment, and as the leg came down again, another section was cleaved off.
The spider let out a screech, freeing Fowl from the fangs he was wedged between.
The dwarven warrior fell twenty feet, crashing into the ground with a massive thud, but Max didn’t see that as the rage had him focused on one thing. Killing the damn twenty-two-foot spider.
T...
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[ +30 Chi ]
Haylock trembled at the power that flooded through him. His core felt warm inside, and at that moment, he could sense the part of him where everything was centered. In the base of his stem, right at the roots, was a ball of energy, now unlocked by whatever Mimi had done.
The older woman’s hand fell, and she was panting. Sweat was pouring down her face. “Sorry… I can’t give anymore…” ...
2024-03-22 17:00:11 +0000 UTC
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[Credits spent successfully, 45 credits spent]
[Chi Power Upgraded: 3rd Stage]
[Unlocked Combatative Roots[D] skill]
What the hell is…
Those words froze in Haylock’s mind as the root currently sampled by a creature moved back further into the soil, changing its position by about three feet in just a matter of seconds.
He could feel the ground mo...
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RePlant System Active
Day: 35
Daily System Credit: 10
Consumed Credit: 13
[Spend Credit?]
Haylock was trembling. His whole body felt different as his bud finally opened up yesterday. His petals were white, and it felt weird to consider them such a color.
I guess since I’m not in Kansas anymore, they can be white…
The tiny ...
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RePlant System Active
Day: 25
Daily System Credit: 1
Consumed Credit: 4
[Spend Credit?]
Haylock had tried to wait longer, but after having consumed both mice and been fed once more since then, he couldn’t take it anymore.
I owe that student an apology… saving that long seems impossible… I’m ready to tear my roots out…
...
2024-03-22 14:00:15 +0000 UTC
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Lots of stuff coming down the pipe this week!
Dragon Rider Book 3 will be turned into Podium next week. I'll start updating chapters soon on Patreon! Looking forward to your thoughts. There will be LOTS of minor changes in different chapters (a few words, added info, different direction), so I will most likely drop 10 chapters in each post till caught up.
I could update each chapter, but there is no guarantee that anything has been changed (some have 0).
<...
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RePlant System Active
Day: 21
Daily System Credit: 21
Consumed Credit: 0
[Spend Credit?]
Haylock stared at the notification that appeared before him.
Is this like that video game that one assistant of mine played?
For years, one of his students had played a game on his phone. Every day he logged in, he earned points, which he could...
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“Ideas?” Max asked as he watched the spiders forming at the edge of the woods.
“That big one has to be the floor boss or a rare spawn,” Tanila replied. “Maybe like that…”
She didn’t finish, but everyone glanced at Batrire, who was scowling at them.
“I’m fine, ya bastards!” she cursed. “Focus on that thing.”
Six spiders, all like the three they had fought earlier, were guarding a spider that had to be at least fifteen feet tall. The...
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The celebration that night and the next day had been the first moment the dwarves had remembered to live in so long.
Every dwarf came and saw the new park, getting a chance to walk on the grass and feel it under their feet. Each of them was in awe of the change and how the air seemed alive and refreshing near it.
Food and beer flowed as King Bosgreth opened the stores and had a celebration marking what Kaen, Ava, and Pammon had done for their people. He also announced ...
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Fowl watched as Max took out the ogre axes and swords and then drove it before driving it into the ground in a circle around them. Two swords followed by two axes, then eight clubs with massive spikes.
“Trolls… you went and fought trolls?”
Max shrugged before driving the last one into the ground. “I couldn’t sleep. Needed to clear my head.”
“Guy goes and solos a level forty-five dungeon to clear his head,” muttered Fowl as he raised his hand...
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Bosgreth's serious look caught Kaen and Ava off guard. "You two are adventurers, and I have spent enough time and effort to research a few things. Your children are going to be like both of you. Strong and capabable. With you both raising them, they would be humans my people will accept—just as I have made that happen."
The attendant came forward, pulled a rolled-up piece of paper from his vest, and handed it to Bosgreth.
"Inside here is a document that lists Kaen as...
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I'll try to get a post going with the changes I've made to book 3.
After a lot of conversation with many of you and some of my Royal Road base, as well as hiring a developmental editor for book 3, I have changed the story up enough, that I want to release those chapters again that I fixed.
I'll Release a LONG Section. For those wondering, I removed the loss of a child (Ava won't lose that child because she wont be pregnant).
So many mentioned how that moment mad...
2024-03-20 13:31:51 +0000 UTC
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