Max stood there, waiting for the deal this thing inside him would offer. The sound of his teeth grinding against each other told him to stop clenching his jaw so tight.
What… what is the cost?
There will come a time when I will require a life. You will take that life when I say it is time.
And if I refuse?
Max felt his stomach tighten. It wasn’t him doing this action but whatever was inside him.
...
2024-03-05 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m glad that worked out,” Max declared as he leaned back against the carriage they had rented to take them back to the inn. “I was a bit nervous when you told them we would commit today, but that discount sounds amazing.”
Tanila chuckled slightly as she agreed. “The fact that he met us told me he would negotiate, and we will come way ahead by not having to give as much back to the Faction. Especially when we are in the tower.”
“How much does one...
2024-03-04 14:00:31 +0000 UTC View PostPammon flew through the air, holding Kaen in his front talons, doing everything he could to not crush him or injure him more.
I am almost to you! Be ready to heal him!
This is my fault… I wasn’t strong enough… I should have waited…
You should have, but we will deal with that problem later. For now, hold on. Glynnis and Amaranth are close. She will heal you.
Kaen fought to keep his lifestone burning. &...
2024-03-04 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostGlancing again through the doorway, Grace couldn’t help but smirk at how the men with the bows hadn’t moved. They were trained, not wasting an arrow.
She summoned a Wind Blade. Even though it was her first time, Grace knew how it would work. No doubt in her body, spirit, or mind about how to control and use it.
Grace tested it further, excited to find she could summon two more simultaneously. Now, three invisible blades, each a foot wide, hovered inside...
2024-03-01 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostGrace wanted to cry and sob, but inside her was something different. Her mind knew there had been no other choice. Max knew it. He had told her before this started that he would handle the priestess.
The fact that Max had known how this would most likely play out since the moment she shared that quest angered her. Grace had told him she was concerned with losing a few stat points, and he said nothing, agreeing to this path even when he knew what it would cost.
Th...
2024-03-01 17:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post“I guess your parents really wanted you to be like the hero of old,” Everett said, shaking his head before holding out his hand and waiting for the knife.
All Max could do was take a deep breath and laugh, trying to not draw attention to how concerned he had been about what might show up.
Everett deftly cut his thumb and put it on the metal plate, a green light shimmering as each of the four felt a slight shock against the thumb they had cut.
“And just like that, I wel...
2024-03-01 16:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostGrace knew the fire would be roasting her alive if she had been any slower.
Max shouted as the flames came for them, and she took off, breaking to the right side and running along the stone benches.
Max had gone the other way, and orange light flooded the inside of the temple as a gout of flames continued to stream from the tips of their staffs after them.
Reaching into her stone bag as she ran along the edge of the temple, Grace grabbed a stone with her left hand and threw ...
2024-03-01 16:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostAs the green spell left Stioks's hand and rolled toward him, Kaen leaped, every ounce of power filling his legs, jumping higher than he had ever managed before.
Thirty feet in the air, he flew over and past Stioks, coming down toward the ground close to the brown dragon, which was turning and roaring.
Stioks moved faster than Kaen had expected. His black sword came toward him as Kaen landed, spinning, and their swords collided.
Sparks flew, and a piece of Kaen’s scabbard b...
2024-03-01 15:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe trophies that lined the massive room caught everyone’s attention as the door swung open. Skulls, tusks, teeth, weapons, armor, and more lined shelves, walls, floor space, and even the ceiling. Everywhere was something that seemed rare and valuable, yet in this room, it was hard to decide what was most exotic.
At the far end of the room was a set of three couches with a small end table with some cups sitting on it. Standing before the middle couch was an older man...
2024-03-01 15:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe guard's head bounced along the walkway. His metal chain coif had done nothing to stop her blade.
Wet stone, covered now in blood, squished under her feet as Grace dodged with elegance and speed that none of these guards were prepared for.
She dodged under the wide swing of the guard's partner, thrusting with her legs and hips, the sword cutting through the chainmail around his chest like a sharp pair of scissors against cloth.
The top third of the guard's body fell onto ...
2024-03-01 15:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe two pushed the cart as quickly as possible, the flames generating heat as more arrows plunged into the cart. Splashes of fire from whatever oil the arrows were wrapped and dipped in caused it to spread faster.
“A few more feet!” Max yelled, suddenly shifting the angle of the cart when an arrow missed his left leg by only a few inches.
Grace felt sweat drip into her hair.
Is he that nervous?
The bottom of the cart banged into something and stopped.
<... 2024-03-01 14:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post“Gods, that was awful,” groaned Fowl as he took his helmet off and stored it. “It was like my brain shut off for a moment. All I remember was something pounding my chest over and over, and then the next thing I knew, Seth had me over his shoulder like a sack of flour.”
“I’m guessing that is a no for now,” Max said, looking at the portal they had just exited. “I didn’t expect it to be anywhere near that difficult.”
“The creatures are getting ...
2024-03-01 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostPouring his strength into Pammon, Kaen gave all the life force and power he could.
Within a few seconds, his dragon began to control the roll they were in and started to smooth out their descent.
Flashes of lightning lit up the sky above them, and Kaen saw the shape of three dragons fighting in the air as roars echoed from above.
Thank you… I can stay in the air for a–
Left!
Pammon folded and adjusted his wings, not wasting a moment,...
2024-03-01 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostTitle says it all. Check those emails for drops!
UL1 Getting Bonus
DR Getting Bonus
The Girl Who Killed a God - Finishes today (4-5 chapters coming)
2024-03-01 13:22:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs the door to the private room shut, Max stared at the food Alexander had brought and set on their table.
“We aren’t paying this man enough,” he muttered, motioning to the food before them. “One of you three has to make him understand we need to pay for all this.”
Fowl was already chewing on a piece of meat while nodding in agreement.
“Eat, and let’s talk,” Batrire said, motioning to the plates of food before them. “I want to hear more about th...
2024-02-29 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostEvery student was excited to meet Kaen personally after the skirmish battle was over. Those from the ages of nine to sixteen were just as ecstatic when he took the time to shake each of their hands and encourage them.
Even though it took a while to get through all of them, Kaen knew the importance of that moment as he saw how the students reacted.
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“I’m proud of you, son,” Hess said as Kaen waved goodbye to the last group. “Seeing their faces light up proves tha...
2024-02-29 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe makeshift army followed the four leaders through town. The dim light of lanterns held by a person right behind Max, Marcus, Falana, and Grace showed them the lines to stay in. Carts moved slowly, being drawn and pushed by people, the sound of their wheels echoing over the stones lining the road. With night upon them, every sound seemed amplified.
“What do you see?” Max asked quietly, keeping his eyes ahead to prevent any loss of night vision from the lamps.
“...
2024-02-28 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m not sure,” Max replied, answering honestly. “It just vanished. What does that mean?”
The captain strode over, grabbing Max firmly and turning him around. She peered at him up. Rubbing her chin, she looked Max up and down, confused that the aura was missing.
“How… that’s not possible… I mean…”
Her mouth kept moving, but no words formed as she inspected him multiple times.
“It doesn’t change no matter the angle you look at...
2024-02-28 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Ready?” Kaen shouted.
“No, but I don’t have a choice!” Hess yelled back, still jogging away from him.
Kaen chuckled as he looked at the man he called Dad, wearing full plate armor, holding a massive shield, and moving toward the four-foot-thick stone slab they had buried in the field's ground.
“You know he wouldn’t bet on what is going to happen,” Bren said as he stood a few feet from Kaen, watching this event about to take place.
“I know. He t...
2024-02-28 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe moment his head hit the poor excuse for a pillow, Max fell asleep. The exhaustion from what had transpired and all of the changes in his physical body finally caught up with him at that moment.
Dreams shifted multiple times as he replayed how that fight in the street could have gone, sometimes dying, sometimes killing Tanila, and other times never returning to who he was.
Those dreams took place before he found himself in a dark place he was beginning to know too well. 2024-02-27 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Lying in bed with Ava, Kaen couldn’t help but smile as he stared at his wife’s face.
“Go to sleep,” she groaned. “I can feel your stare.”
Snorting, Kaen kissed her on the head. “I’m sorry. It’s been so long since I’ve seen you with my own eyes, and I just can’t help it. Everything about you is beautiful.”
“Turn that light off and let me sleep. You wore me out, and some of us aren’t always a bundle of energy like the other. ...
2024-02-27 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostHey all - It's been an amazing week.
Ul1 launch is going far greater than I could have imagined. Thank you again.
For UL1 - Some debate on Chapter 2 and adding more skills - I'll update them later and maybe repush out.
Book 2 Dragon Rider Edit round 2 Got turned into Podium last night. April will be here soon! Then Dragon Rider book 1 is released... can't wait for the audio side.
ALSO - Check your Messages!!
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2024-02-27 13:38:07 +0000 UTC View PostThat moment in the street almost made Max feel like a bard at an inn, telling a story and doing his best to ensure everyone who heard it believed every word he spoke.
The guards surrounding him occasionally made sounds in reply, each time quieting down when Vella barely tsked her tongue.
After he finished, the only sound around him was the noise from both ends of the street. Max waited and watched the captain’s face.
“How many bodies, Sergeant?”
“Twenty-four, M...
2024-02-26 20:15:17 +0000 UTC View Post“We don’t have a lot of real weapons, but that shouldn’t matter if we can get past the doors,” Max stated as he pointed at the rough drawing on the table. “With this many people and the few of us who know how to actually fight, if we get past the guards, everyone else should fall back.”
Falana frowned as she taped the bridge that led to the guard shack and eventually to the keep. “This is the choke point, though. Getting past here and the archers they mig...
2024-02-26 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostFeelings warred within Max for a second as he loosed the monster inside.
Trepidation at what he might do once he released control and the joy he already felt rising from within.
Joy at the unbridled strength that filled every fiber of his being.
Max crossed the distance between him and the elves in a moment, only taking a few steps, as he watched everything as a spectator within his own body.
The elves were shocked when Max swung his halberd without concern for being f...
2024-02-26 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe day after, they all did nothing. Still recovering from the previous day's events, Ava had multiple times ensured that Kaen had no lasting problems with his left arm, which he had put inside Pammon’s fire.
Amaranth and Glynnis spoke in a different tone when Kaen talked with them. When he asked how long they thought the eggs might take to hatch, they confirmed it would be a few weeks.
Soon, Phillip and Frederick would need to stay inside the cave and wait for the moment when t...
2024-02-26 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm stunned in a good way. Yesterday my first book ever came out and so many people were kind and read it on amazon and left amazing reviews. I never knew what to expect or think about it might go and yet I'm blown away.
I woke up this morning to so many messages saying 'congrats' and to screenshots.
So many awesome people had left a review and enough showed it through their actions on amazon that here are the results after a day.
Currently listed at ...
2024-02-24 13:10:28 +0000 UTC View PostSo launch day for UL1 book 1 Obviously!!
Don't forget - Monday Book 3 starts!
Have a series I'm playing with (for fun) as a spin on another author I know - Demonic Tree.
Giving you all first glimpses of chapters occasionally. Their shorter, quick and help me to relax my brain between different things!
2024-02-23 15:13:59 +0000 UTC View PostHaylock sensed a presence. The woman he yearned to see had entered the garden.
Two weeks ago, everything he had known was different, and now he struggled to deal with all the changes that had taken place.
[Demonic Shoot (Age: 2 weeks)]
[Chi Power: 1st Stage]
[Spend points to unlock system abilities: 7/20 ]
Feeling the woman moving closer, Haylock ignored the message. He saw anytime he stirred.
The woman was...
2024-02-23 15:11:21 +0000 UTC View PostGrace pushed her body to its limit. The loss of blood felt like it was taking a slight toll on her, but there was no time to stop as she ran, houses and buildings vanishing from her sight.
Grace wasn’t certain it would stand a chance had a horse been racing her.
Blocks away, Grace saw an orange glow over part of the city that marked where the house Max had protected was.
I’m going to slaughter them all!
Fueled by rage and anger, Grace pumped her arms...
2024-02-23 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post