“That seems like a foolish idea, but like you said, it might actually work.”
“I know!” Ava exclaimed after Kaen heard her idea. “I mean, think about it. You have a poison-resist skill and a disease-resist skill now. Almost no one ever gets those because no one can endure those things and survive.”
Kaen scratched the side of his cheek a few times, feeling his nails dig deeper than usual and trying to remember the last time he had trimmed them.
“So yo...
2024-02-23 14:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Hey Everyone!
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The day has finally come!
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I cannot believe that my first ever published book is live on Amazon (Kindle Unlimited and Ebook only at the moment, print coming soon + Audio)
It's a little before 5am and I'm up because I can't sleep!
I am so grateful to each and every one of you who have supported me through this process! If you are willing and have KU...
2024-02-23 10:58:08 +0000 UTC
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The night with Callie, Hess and Sulenda had been a salve that both Kaen and Ava needed more than they realized. Seeing that little girl curled up between three dragons, a hand resting on one of the eggs as she slept, reminded them both how precious life was.
“Can I come again soon?” Callie asked as Hess clipped her in between Sulenda and him on Pammon.
“Anytime I am free, and if Mom and Dad say it’s ok,” Kaen replied. “Just make sure that you are doing your...
2024-02-22 14:00:03 +0000 UTC
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“I won’t ask because I’m not sure I can understand what you just said,” Bren said as he tried to understand what had just happened. “I expected you to do what you always do, but not like that… not like…”
“Able to see your abilities and block them?” Kaen answered. “That last ability you used… it’s a level forty skill, right?”
Bren chuckled and nodded. “Blade dance. Most won’t ever get that option, but somehow I did. The fact y...
2024-02-21 14:00:22 +0000 UTC
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Max continued to watch Grace as she moved the barrel they had filled with liquid onto a small cart.
“You look… relaxed?” he half asked, half stated. “For someone about to do what you’re going to attempt, you’re smiling and not like you’ve gone crazy.”
Bobbing her head, Grace gently set the barrel down and then began tying the rope to secure it.
“I told Levi a little bit about what I have to do. I know he doesn’t fully understand, but he told me to m...
2024-02-21 14:00:15 +0000 UTC
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Grateful for his high constitution, Kaen ignored the bruises and red marks all over his body and continued to focus on the sound he heard coming toward him.
His sword barely blocked Phillip's attack, and a slight sound told him to take a step back.
The kick missed as it came low at his legs, a foot grinding into the dirt slightly, and Kaen lifted his shield, preparing for what he could hear coming at his head.
The attack changed as the sound vanished, and Kaen’s mind recal...
2024-02-20 14:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Ignore the spam... excited!
136k words atm, just need to EDIT (ahhhhh editing) but feels amazing. I REALLY love the last 1/3rd of the book (not that I don't like the rest) but feel like I hit exactly where i wanted the book to end / be.
Plotting some stuff with book 4. Just need to get to editing!
2024-02-19 23:24:23 +0000 UTC
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Wew, sitting down this morning and doing some work!
Got a CRAZY week ahead and wanted to jump on a few things to start it off.
UL1
First - Uploaded chapters this morning for next weeks launch of book 3. Excited where this goes. Other members start pulling their weight and I won't spoil the ending, but the feedback I've gotten from it on the two lucky people who just read has been amazing! Chapters start Monday next week!
2024-02-19 14:22:30 +0000 UTC
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Three quests pending
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Cut the head off the snake: Kill the Lord Knight in the keep.
Reward: Ability Gained
Failure: Your side of the city will burn
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Cleanse the Barracks: Slay ten guards. A bonus shall be given if fifteen are slain.
Reward: Stat Gain
Failure: Stat Loss
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Kill the Priestess: Inside the temple of the keep is a priest. She perverts the minds of the people in the city, leading them a...
2024-02-19 14:00:15 +0000 UTC
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Kaen could feel Aldric’s and Herb’s gaze even though Pammon was lounging on the floor of the cave behind both men.
Each had sat there mulling over the news of what had happened to the elves and tried to consider what it might mean for Ebonmount and others.
“This spell that he cast at you when you fought and missed… was it a wand?” Aldric asked.
Shrugging, Kaen picked up his cup and sipped the watered-down wine. “I honestly don’t know. Hess had menti...
2024-02-19 14:00:08 +0000 UTC
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As you all just hopefully enjoyed the last chapter of book 2, I hope you're anxiously looking forward to book 3 starting on the 26th. I'll drop a few chapters and make it a good Monday :)
The good news is I'm 7 chapters or so from finishing book 3 ;)
So far the feedback from my 2 beta readers has been good and I hope you enjoy it as well!
It will finish up around 55-60 chapters and sit around 130k words.
ALSO - BIG News - Audio -...
2024-02-17 14:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Max finished reading and copying the book Adam had loaned him. He was only allowed to have it for one whole day and would make the most of it.
Every rare spawn, boss, and anything else he considered worthy of facing within the capital went into his notebook.
Tanila had joined him in the private room again, both occasionally comparing notes before returning to the books they had acquired.
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“You two have been doing that for how long?”
Rubbing his eye...
2024-02-17 14:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Phaius found himself pacing around the plain reception room.
He knew he was being forced to wait. Requesting this meeting weakened his position, but there was no other choice.
Some had been forced to wait for decades and even centuries for an audience like the one he had requested.
His offer of power to speed up this meeting revealed how weak he was and how much he needed help.
His frustration grew after the first week had ended and as the second week was coming ...
2024-02-16 15:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Max closed both eyes and sighed. After that one ended, he took another deep breath and let it out slowly. “We should not talk about these things… if we do, it will attract attention, and if you got a quest, one of us would die.”
Grace shivered at those last words, seeing Max open his eyes and a darkness hiding deep within looking at her.
“I… I’m sorry for prying. I just knew… forget it. What am I supposed to do now?”
“What do you mean?” ...
2024-02-16 14:00:13 +0000 UTC
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They scouted for half a day, flying high above the land at the edge of the clouds, knowing this was the safest spot to travel while also being able to look for Stioks and Juthom.
Everyone and everything is dead… we haven’t seen a single person alive…
The pain in Pammon’s tone barely compared to the rage his friend felt at that truth. It was hard enough for Kaen to keep his own emotions in check. He was angry. Angry at himself for believing Stio...
2024-02-16 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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“I thought he would never leave us alone,” Fowl muttered as he finished off the last of his breakfast. “Did the man think we were going to try and find a room in the middle of the night and, as we did, proclaim to everyone about the attack?”
“He’s just trying to do the right thing for a lot of reasons, you fool,” answered Tanila as she pushed Max out of his seat. “Besides, you must go to Batrire and tell her you are there. We have other stuff to do, and...
2024-02-16 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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So… you’ve been quiet. You're going to tell me what you’re thinking about.
Kaen smiled. He knew what he wanted to do the moment they were in the air, and he had some time to finally check the choices for his new archery skill.
Archery Skill Choices
[ Fan Shot ]
[ Homing Shot ]
Looking at the two choices, Kaen considered the best option.
I'd like your opinion about a skill selection and which one you think I sh...
2024-02-15 14:00:35 +0000 UTC
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Max felt the presence of his double, the power of his skill radiating around him.
His mind exploded as the area around them lit up like the night sky with stars everywhere, even under his feet, as he hovered in the middle of nothingness. It was almost like floating in water.
I will bind this knowledge to you. You cannot share it until I free you of the bond. Do you agree?
Staring at his reflection, Max considered that offer. ...
2024-02-15 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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As always, I'm grateful for you all.
Hopefully you're having a good valentines day if you celebrate that. If you forgot, here is a late reminder.
Was out of town at a State Swim meet with kids. Finally back home and pounding keys again (10k+ words today).
Dragon Riders - SUPER Excited. Hopefully I'll have cover for book 1 in hand soon... wait is killing me... Book 3 is still in edits. You're good, got this and next weeks uploaded but...
2024-02-14 22:30:51 +0000 UTC
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Lilly trotted next to Grace as she weaved through the burnt buildings to the first of her new hiding spots. They were further away from her old one, but she didn’t want to risk keeping everything in location and losing it all in one blow as last time.
Pulling the brick she had found in a hearth that had been loose, Grace put the gold coin she had inside. There wasn’t anything but an extra dagger she had taken from a guard, and for a moment, she considered taking it but l...
2024-02-14 14:00:15 +0000 UTC
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Experience had made Kaen pack an entire basket of food. He knew it was the one thing people didn’t have in times of war, and even though it was most of what he had stored for his trips, he shared it willingly, seeing the eyes of those who got a small piece of meat and some hard bread.
Each one bowed and thanked him for his kindness before moving off to enjoy it while they waited for a pot of broth that was being cooked to satisfy their hungry stomachs.
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“So yo...
2024-02-14 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Max had been surprised at how empty the streets were as he left the coliseum. The sound of the crowd inside echoed across the inner city as he made his way toward the bridge that led to his inn.
There on the bridge, waiting, were Fowl and Tanila, bouncing slightly as they saw him come into view.
Max smiled as he saw the two of them begin moving toward him.
“Fowl! Tanila!”
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The hug he got from both of them lasted longer than Max had expected.
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2024-02-14 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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The sensation Kaen felt as he experienced destruction through the eyes of Pammon almost overwhelmed him. His lifestone burned, and that power was shared, causing the fire that came from inside his friend to burn hotter and last longer.
Pammon came from the east, just enough off the ground and at a speed that his fire would fall under him as he breathed, covering a solid twenty-yard-wide section.
The screams and shouts that came were lost behind them as Pammon flew.
For...
2024-02-13 14:00:05 +0000 UTC
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“Five to one odds, sir.”
Max nodded, signing the sheet as the man watched him with dismay.
“You realize you could walk away now with over four hundred gold?”
Nodding again, Max turned around, looked at his usual guard, and gave a thumbs-up.
The man smiled and returned the gesture before his fellow guard grunted.
“May the gods have mercy on you,” the worker said as he walked away.
Max didn’t reply but stood at the gate, watching it slowly open ...
2024-02-13 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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She attempted a feint, and Max read it, moving back a step and lowering his halberd, stopping the move she was trying to make.
Adaneth growled at him for a second before her whole body flashed yellow.
Max knew she was coming, but his eyes couldn’t keep up with her. His sonar skill told him what he needed to know.
[ Armored Warrior Activated ]
Pulling his halberd’s shaft in, Max tried to get it closer as he prepared for whatever was coming.
Swings and bl...
2024-02-12 14:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Grace felt the eyes of the twelve men walking behind her. They let her walk a few yards ahead, moving in formation as both Knights walked point with the two men that had been on horseback with Michael brought up the rear.
A few citizens stared for a moment as they walked through the side of town where life seemed to go on. No one here felt the pain she felt. They didn’t have to wonder where food might come from. Her people had to pay higher prices and trade wha...
2024-02-12 14:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Ava had not been excited at the news of their departure, but she accepted it.
Kaen was different and not in the way she had come to dislike over the last year. His shoulder no longer slouched slightly when others weren’t around, and his attitude did not display the defeat he felt from his decisions.
Even though he was blind, he walked like a man with purpose and hope.
So when she kissed him goodbye, the pain she felt of being alone hurt less. Not having her daughter ...
2024-02-12 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Kaen stood next to Pammon, the small stone outcrop that his dragon found along the west side of the mountains. The wind blew, but the cold didn’t faze Kaen, who was wearing nothing more than a thin shirt.
In his arms was the body of his daughter he would only get to hold a few more moments as Pammon tore out pieces of the mountain, digging a place that would be the final resting place for the child he had longed to hold.
Unable to see her, Kaen let his finger brush the col...
2024-02-11 14:00:03 +0000 UTC
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The wind rushed over him and Kaen flew in absolute darkness.
He had cut the connection with Pammon’s eyes and let himself be lost momentarily in that solitude of blackness.
He had not known how much a child had meant to him until Ava told him she was pregnant. All those months he was excited. The idea of a child that would be hers and his. Having watched Callie grow over the last few years, even with all of the death and destruction of war, the idea of a child ...
2024-02-10 14:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Grace reviewed her plan for the fifth time as the guard tower appeared.
Everything was in motion, and revenge would be hers if the trap she set worked.
She had already dodged one set of guards earlier as she made her way through the northwest part of the city and didn’t want to run into any trouble right now.
Steeling her nerve, she started making her way to where the guards always approached her and demanded to know her business.
“Lilly, go hide. Be ready if...
2024-02-09 14:00:14 +0000 UTC
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