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Loopbreaker book 2 Finished!

Just a heads up for those who are following this story.

I finished book 2 of Loopbreaker.

73 chapters - so you've got a long time before it finishes.

Plotting out book 3 more than my original outline. REALLY excited for the end of book 2 (haha the 3 people who have finished it are all dying cuz they gota wait for more chapters). Really hoping you enjoy the direction of the story.

I'll be doing some editing - So if there's stuff you think needs to be changed / fix...

Loopbreaker - Book 2 - Chapter 19

The summons came for Francis after he had finished eating breakfast.

The same young warrior who had brought him to the tent to meet with the clan elders stood outside his tent with the message that Glitvall wanted to see him. Francis grabbed his weapons, threw on his furs, and followed the messenger through the camp.

The warchief's tent was exactly as Francis remembered. Warm, with a fire burning in the center and the smell of pine smoke heavy in the air. Glitvall sat in his chair...

UL1 - Book 11 -Chapter 095 -

“What game?” Fowl asked. “And changing how?”

Tapping his tablet once, Jazzjak cut off the feed, moved to his chair, and hopped into it. 

Max could feel everyone tense up at their helper’s statement and as much as he wanted to ask questions, he waited.

Finally, Jazzjak looked up from the spot on the floor he had been staring at; his jaw muscles looked like he was clenching tightly. “That… wasn’t a normal fight.”

“It looked like one, albeit not w...

Formation Master - CHAPTER 8: FINALS PREPARATION

CHAPTER 8: FINALS PREPARATION

Wei Chen spread fifty mid-grade spirit stones across the workshop table and started calculating.

Two hundred low-grade spirit stones' worth of purchasing power. More resources than he'd ever had access to. Enough to build formations that would have been impossible yesterday.

But still not enough to beat Zhang Ming through direct power.

The problem was information asymmetry. Zhang Ming had watched every match. He had witnessed every formati...

Loopbreaker - Book 2 - Chapter 18

They passed through the outer palisade, and Francis immediately started checking on the pack.

"Vornak, let me see that arm," he said.

The stocky barbarian pulled back his furs, revealing a deep gash that ran from elbow to wrist. Blood still seeped from it, though slower now that they were out of the cold.

"Healers," Francis said, pointing toward the medical tents. "You too, Eirik. That leg needs looking at."

"I'm fine," Eirik protested.

"No, you're limping," Fran...

Chapter 27 - The Creation of Arin

The guild hall buzzed with evening activity as Kelsa led the party to Master Torven's office to report the contract completion. Arin followed, his core still processing everything that had happened over the past two days. He'd officially become an adventurer, proven himself in combat, and earned his first payment.

Master Torven looked up from his desk as they entered, his expression neutral. "Back already? The escort contract?"

"Completed successfully," Kelsa reported. "Wolves on ...

UL1 - Book 11 - Chapter 094 -

“Tell me again why this meeting was necessary?” Fowl asked. “I mean… It’s a fight in the arena and the first one we’ve seen in a while that looks worth betting on. Usually, you just say ‘here’s what I think we should bet’ and we go from there.”

Their helper groaned and swiped his tablet, changing the display before them.  A match had been announced and the pairing seemed like a good one to bet on.

“Four to one odds are a pretty safe win,” Sog said, shi...

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Formation Master: CHAPTER 7: SEMIFINALS

CHAPTER 7: SEMIFINALS

Wei Chen spent the night in Formation Hall workshop three, surrounded by borrowed materials and increasingly desperate sketches.

Foundation Establishment Stage 1 was a full cultivation realm above his Qi Gathering Stage 1. The gap wasn't just quantitative. It was qualitative. More qi, better techniques, stronger body, refined control. Everything that made cultivation powerful.

Against that, Wei Chen had formations and one night to prepare. The math wasn...

UL1 - Book 11 - Chapter 093a

Phaius frowned as the doorway opened and he entered the room where Wekime was.

Summoned again… this is getting old. 

“Phaius,” Wekime said, his tone seemingly kinder than usual. “I appreciate you coming so quickly.”

“When one of your stature beckons, one of mine is usually not foolish enough to ignore that invitation,” the human god replied, moving to stand before the dragonkin god who was lounging in a tan, stone chair. “Tell me, what can I hel...

Loopbreaker - Book 2 - Chapter 17

The cold intensified the moment they passed beyond the outer palisade. 

It wasn't like the cold in the camp, where fires and bodies created some warmth. Out here, the wind cut through everything, carrying with it the scent of smoke. The brown-tinged snow stretched before them, marked with frozen pools of red and the occasional jutting spike of ice that rose from the ground like teeth. Gusts of wind would sweep through, blowing hard for a moment and then vanishing, an eerie silence ...

UL1 - Book 11 - Chapter 093 -

Fowl stood beside Batrire as they watched another group enter the tower.

“That’s the third one today,” he said. “It appears that our kind has had a fire lit within them to push beyond what they thought was possible.”

“Aye,” Batrire replied, nodding. “Kurrar’s success has prompted many to work harder. So what is it you’re thinking in that large head of yours? I can see the smoke coming out of your ears.”

Fowl grunted and ignored her teasing. 

...

Viking updates

I made some revisions to different chapters:
53 - Crafting before leaving
53 - Dwarven Rune upgrading Explanation
54 - (removed crafting - moved to 53 to leaving wasn't messed up)
56 - Who came through portal first
58 - Some Bior / Einar stuff about fire giants

I also updated the 'dwarven' cart ride to include the 'keep your hands and arms inside' and that they were looking around versus hunkered down like the dwarves were.

Anything else you all can think of that...

UL1 - Book 11 - Chapter 092 -

“Now Bob, don’t make me regret this,” Tanila said, winking.

“I… I won’t,” Bob replied, words seemingly harder to say than he had expected. “I… I don’t know how to repay you.”

He watched as the woman Max loved smiled, her eyes watering slightly as she sniffed. “You don’t have to repay me. You’ve kept the man I love alive, and you made sure he got back home safely to me. Beyond that and so much more, you helped bring Miranna back to me. For those things I...

Loopbreaker - Book 2 - Chapter 16

Francis woke before dawn with a headache that reminded him why he usually avoided whatever passed for alcohol among the barbarians.

That stuff tasted like burning leather mixed with piss.

But the night had been worth it. He'd sat with the pack around a fire, passing a skin of something that burned going down and kept burning after. They'd shared stories that helped Francis learn a little bit more about his pack. Harald talking about his first hunt, Eirik describing a figh...

UL1 - Book 11 - Chapter 091 -

Max watched as Tanila carved the runes she had been trying to get to work together into a piece of Heartstone.  

She’s going too fast.

Yes and I’ve already mentioned that seventeen times.

As both Bob and Max expected, the rune lines faltered, the mana she was trying to infuse into both as she carved became unstable.

Before it could explode, Max stored it.

“Mother… stupid… argh!” Tanila shouted, pounding her fist aga...

Loopbreaker - Book 2 - Chapter 15

The sticks felt wrong in Francis's hands. They were too light, poorly balanced, and one was five inches longer than the other. 

They’ll have to do for now. It’s all just another challenge. Something tells me I’m going to get a few repetitions on this moment. 

Francis watched the barbarians spread out around him. Hroden, Vornak, and Eirik formed a loose arc in front. Selka moved to his left, Helga to his right. Harald hung back, spear and shield ready but c...

UL1 - Book 11 - Chapter 090 -

“That is… disturbing,” Jazzjak said as he tapped his furry chin. “A world of those kinds of creatures.”

“But haven’t you had to serve one of those gods before?” Fowl asked.

“I have… but…” Their helper paused and grimaced. “Part of what makes those like me such a good helper, is that over time we start to… reflect aspects of those we serve. The longer I am with you, the more I’ll start to be able to predict what you’ll need, understand your desires, ...

Loopbreaker - Book 2 - Chapter 14

The summons came just after dawn. A bowl of food was delivered with the message that Francis’s presence was requested… or expected at the clan leader's tent. As he got ready, Francis couldn’t help but wonder what was in the poultice the healer Hilde had given him. The skin on his hands was in better condition than he had expected.  

Tormund hadn’t let him use the poultice until last night, mentioning that one of the lessons every blacksmith needed to learn was pain. Ea...

Chapter 26 - The Creation of Arin

The road from Greengate wound through farmland for the first hour, flat and well-maintained. Arin traveled ahead of the party, scanning the fields and tree lines for threats. Behind him, the wagon creaked along at a steady pace, Master Brennan sitting nervously on the driver's bench.

The morning was clear and cool. Perfect traveling weather.

Kelsa walked beside the wagon, her hand resting on her sword hilt. Torvin marched on the other side, shield on his back, warhammer slung over...

Story Feedback (let's make a weekly thing)

Realizing that I'm not perfect and my jumping back and forth between 4+ stories isn't the best sometimes, I wanted to start this thread and ask a few specific things.

First any story is free game - push / ask questions. I want to make the stories the best as possible.

Second - I'm really open. I don't know everything and I'm REALLY bad at editing (ask my long time readers). I literally will write non stop for hours, run a quick grammarly, save it, and move on to nex...

Loopbreaker - Book 2 - Chapter 13

Francis brought the hammer down.

The strike landed on the glowing metal with a dull clang that felt wrong the moment it happened. The iron bent awkwardly under the blow, folding in on itself instead of spreading flat like he'd intended.

"Shit," Francis muttered, pulling back to examine his work.

The piece looked terrible. Misshapen, too thin in some spots, lumpy in others. Nothing like the smooth, even metal Tormund had demonstrated moments before.

Tormund leaned over,...

UL1 - Book 11 - Chapter 089 -

Max felt the presence of creatures all around him as he moved through the halls of the castle he was in.

A world filled with vampires, shadow creatures, and what I guess are something similar to a dark elf but worse.

Yet you’re a god to the shadow creatures. Imagine that.

Max fought back the chuckle that wanted to escape, his attention instead focused upon the hallway that was more shadows than light.  Every so often, an archway off to the si...

Formation Master - Chapter 6: The Evaluation - Part 2

CHAPTER 6: THE EVALUATION - PART 2

Wei Chen woke to sunlight and the immediate awareness that today would be harder than yesterday.

His body felt better than it had any right to. The qi circulation from yesterday's match had actually helped his recovery, like stress-testing a system revealed where it could be optimized. His meridians were still damaged, but they were adapting.

Always celebrate the small victories.

He sat up and checked his remaining resources....

Formation Master - Chapter 5: The Evaluation - Part 1

CHAPTER 5: THE EVALUATION - PART 1

The supervising elder stepped onto the arena floor and raised his hand for attention. The ambient noise from waiting disciples dropped to a murmur.

"Combat demonstration will proceed in elimination format," the elder announced. His voice carried across the arena without strain, amplified by formations Wei Chen couldn't quite identify. "Single elimination. Lose any match, and you're dismissed from the evaluation. Survive to the final round, and yo...