The last two days had been hard as no fire was lit, and they slept inside a thick canopy of trees.
Neither knew if Stioks and Juthom might turn and try to track them or chase, but when they finally had to sleep after flying for another solid day, it was still better to be prepared.
As the mountains of Ebonmount came into view through the clouds, they let out a small sigh, happy to be home and have some possible real rest for a few days.
“Hairy dwarf balls, Kaen!...
2023-12-14 14:00:02 +0000 UTC
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There was no time to dodge to the side, but he felt and sensed the ogre as it reached the range of his detection skill. Both axes were coming together, chopping like a pair of scissors ready to cut him in half.
Fowl was too far away. They all were.
He could read the attacks and see the strikes as time slowed down for the briefest moment. Both heads on the ogre were entirely focused on him.
Dimensional storage was active; he tried to go for his shield and sword bu...
2023-12-13 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Kaen felt the fear and concern through their bond before Pammon said a word.
Focus on where I am and tell me if you see him.
Dread and anger billowed up from Pammon, and Kaen closed his eyes, letting his lifestone burn, shifting his vision to Pammons.
Is that–
It is. That is Stioks and Juthom. What do we do?
Flying to the west over the forests were Stioks and Juthom. Kaen and Pammon could not believe ...
2023-12-13 14:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Just a small video and as always appreciate y’all
2023-12-12 20:14:31 +0000 UTC
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Been using names from the earlier list and realized I needed a few more names (Haha no I won't tell you if I took yours... just wait)
I need 2 Elf (Male / Female) 2 Dwarf (male / female) 2 Human (male / female) names (no dragon ones yet).
You can give 1 for each so:
Elf - Mr elf. Mrs Elf
Dwarf - Mr Dwarf Mrs Dwarf
Human - etc...
Happy name making!
2023-12-12 16:13:25 +0000 UTC
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Kaen watched as Bosgreth leaned forward, anticipating what Kaen would say next.
“If I’m going to risk my freedom, I want more than just a promise to help. I want complete access to the kingdom’s forges, weapons, and armor crafters. Obviously, I will pay for or supply my own materials, but I do not want to wait in line unless a request from you alone is made.”
A smirk formed, and a look of consideration as one eye lifted flashed across Bosgreth’s face. S...
2023-12-12 14:00:03 +0000 UTC
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“Is that possible? I mean, I know it’s possible, but at this level?”
Tanila turned and looked at Max and smiled. It caught him off guard. Her smile seemed out of place, especially considering the realization that they were trapped in a dungeon until they fought their way out or died.
“Looks like we need to prepare for what is going to be in here,” Tanila said, her voice steady and calm. “We’ll do what we have always done. Fight and win.”
...
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The following two days had been nothing more than the usual clearing of the ogre dungeon as a group, followed by Max taking Aimee through only the orc dungeon.
She had managed to get level eleven and was closing in on twelve, but the leveling experience was starting to slow.
The treat Max had received from her and Mr. Wright was a special cake.
It stood three feet tall and looked like him, bald head and all.
Max had brought the Fowl, Batrire, and Tanila at Aimee’s re...
2023-12-11 14:00:06 +0000 UTC
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“I wish I had an answer for that, King Bosgreth, but I do not have one that would make everyone happy. As I had no Dragon Rider to teach or train me, I could only listen to the advice of the man who raised me and obey his teaching. He told me how many would gladly kill me or my dragon, happy to use him for parts. That advice seemed true even recently as someone attempted to kill me with wyvern’s poison just a few weeks ago, and yet here I stand after having been cut with...
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I'm getting close to finishing up book 3 of my DR. Really wanting to make sure I'm ready to hit ground running in January.
So DON'T FORGET to give some names in the post I did yesterday for DR3. Planning and looking forward to those surprise's as you read it (Some may end up in Book 4 / 5, who knows)
Again book 2 Ends Jan 19th on Patreon, I'll have 1 week off as always, and then launch book 3.
UL1 - Basically 80k words written s...
2023-12-11 03:58:08 +0000 UTC
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I need the following:
2 Elf Names - 1 Male / 1 Female
3 Human names - 2 Female / 1 Male
2 Dwarf Names - 1 Male / 1 Female
1 Dragon Name - Male (silver dragon)
You can offer 1 name for each of the those listed. I will not tell you if I pick it ;)
You will just have to read the story.
NOW - Only offer 1 Male/Female name per race (not 20) & only 1 Dragon name :)
Ie:
Elf - Elvenboy
Human - Humanchick
Dwarf - DrunkBearded...
2023-12-09 18:47:10 +0000 UTC
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OK - Need 6 names for UL1 for FACTIONS
(12 factions total, only need 6 names - They will be factions that allow humans / elves / dwarves in them)
You can only offer 1 name. Offer more than 1 and its an automatic 'no' ;)
I'll pick if they are good and you will find yourself able to say starting in chapter 93 'I gave that name'
((Also I will be redoing some name requests - Based on books. Would hate to use a name you offer for UL1 that you wanted in DR ...
2023-12-09 18:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Bardunac muttered under his breath, but Max could hear it with his sonar skill. “Idiot… showing my hand so badly. Mom was right; I’ll never succeed.”
Smiling at the dwarf, Max could see how he had slumped his shoulders as he talked to himself.
“Why don’t you tell me why it is worth so much? After that, I’ll tell you how I got it.”
Clearing his throat, Bardunac nodded and motioned for Max to follow him. “I have no doubt you w...
2023-12-09 14:00:06 +0000 UTC
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20 chapters ahead tomorrow!
Enjoy!
2023-12-09 04:11:54 +0000 UTC
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“You met her?!”
Tanila’s eyes had never been as wide as they were now.
Max noticed she wasn’t the only one with an open mouth; Fowl and Batrire had the same expression.
“I mean, I think it could have been one of the gods. I was in a temple of Phaius and giving an offering when an older woman showed up. A minute later, I couldn’t move. She had grown and then was gone. She warned me I needed to grow stronger and that I would be hunted.” Ma...
2023-12-08 16:00:09 +0000 UTC
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“Do you understand what you have done?”
She nodded, a smirk still on her lips as her partner for all these years pressed her into the alcove of the hallway.
“You act like this is the first time either of us has done something like this. We both play the game, and you know it.”
The cloaked figure growled and then slammed their fist into the stone wall, not flinching when neither was damaged. “A black skill,” they hissed. “It has been c...
2023-12-08 15:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Kaen had felt flustered, shifting on his feet from side to side after getting off of Pammon before the bridge to the mountain entrance.
I’m not a fan of all those weapons that are still pointed at you. Surely, the King must know I would notice such an act.
Pammon huffed and snorted, causing the dwarves who were near them to back up a little. He flashed a toothy grin and turned, preparing to fly away from the bridge.
Just because someone feels t...
2023-12-08 14:00:05 +0000 UTC
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“Holy elf tits, are you serious?”
Max nodded at Fowl, who shook his head in disbelief after Max told them the stats and the skill he had gained less than an hour ago.
“You literally leveled up to level twenty-three. In one hour.”
“Yes, Tanila, but that means I won’t gain anything for a while. The only way I get stronger is by killing higher-level creatures–”
“Or people,” Fowl interrupted.
Max and the other two frowned at Fowl, who ...
2023-12-08 14:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Sorry to the dragon rider folks!
My goal is to be 20 chapter ahead from royal road and Im a few behind on UL1.
So do you prefer two extra tomorrow or one Sat and one Sun.?
Let me know in comments!
2023-12-07 19:38:39 +0000 UTC
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Kaen glanced along the shorter counter as two dwarven attendants worked with a set of dwarven adventurers, counting coins after weighing the harvested plants they had taken a quest for.
When he first entered, he had been surprised by how empty the building was. The building and complex were slightly smaller than the guild hall in the capital of Roccnari. He had learned from Elies that most halls were not as active or as big as the one in Ebonmount as the other races preferre...
2023-12-07 14:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Aldric was trying to hold off the second giant lizard as Cerla dealt with the fast-moving, smaller one. She had injured it, but it was still putting up a fight, darting left and right much quicker than the one he had fought. As Max ran toward Aldric, whose health bar was only a little above halfway, he realized that the one Cerla was fighting had red scales, not grey like the one he had fought.
Goblin shite… that thing is a lot faster than the one I faced… had that b...
2023-12-07 14:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Kaen grinned as he felt Elnidith squeezing him tight as they came in to land at the place she had pointed at.
The entire trip had only lasted twenty minutes since Pammon had taken his time and flew around to show off more of their land. There were a few times it felt like Elnidith was trying to break a rib from how tight she squeezed his chest and abdomen. He had laughed each time and she had loosed up. A little.
The fields looked mostly empty as the time for the...
2023-12-06 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Waking up that next day Max felt better than he could remember in a long time. A weight had been lifted that he had feared would always drag him down. The slight twinge of fear that said he was a fool for sharing with his party was easy to ignore, having seen the looks on their faces and how they reacted.
There was no point in worrying about what he couldn’t change. He realized that now.
Max sat by their usual meeting spot in the adventurers' hall, s...
2023-12-06 14:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Thanks to each and every one of you that makes this possible!
2023-12-05 22:33:17 +0000 UTC
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Stretching, Kaen lay on top of the bed, having slept in just his underclothes and no blankets. The room he was in was furnished well with a soft chair and a desk, a fireplace he had not added any wood to since he entered last night, and the tub they had left in the room after filling it wth water. He had passed out, exhausted from watching of Pammon all those days.
You are up early.
It isn’t early you fool. The sun has been up for hou...
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“Tanila…” Batrire said softly, looking at her with concern.
Their elf friend held up her hand and smiled. “It’s ok. I know what it’s like to have a skill most wouldn’t imagine. I think Seth has proven himself worthy of my secret.”
She turned to Max, smiling as she pointed at the log near the dead ogre’s body. “Let’s harvest these things, and then we can sit over there. This might take a moment.”
Tanila sat next...
2023-12-05 14:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Feeling good about myself as I keep up this solid pace.
Managed 11k+ words today and to say I had only considered writing 2-4k makes me feel even better.
Now good news for everyone.
UL1 is scheduled through 12/29 and I currently have enough chapters through 1/19 (need to edit but they are done).
DR2 ends on 1/19 (scheduled out already).
So for those who wonder and want to know (and if you don't too bad) here is current plan for December:
Pl...
2023-12-05 05:03:52 +0000 UTC
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Doing some writing (as always).
For my Patron's here is a chance to say "Hey! That's me (or my name)" to your friends if you ever buy the printed version of the book!
I need 4 names - Human ones for now.
YOU can only offer one Name. (nothing bad).
I'll take some and perhaps you'll find your name in the story ;)
2023-12-04 23:28:16 +0000 UTC
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Elnidith stared at the map Kaen had drawn and listened to his description of the walls and land changes. He had shown her how it was currently designed and laid out and then pointed to the few things that he felt needed to be changed and upgraded.
A small group of other dwarves had gathered around, listening and watching as he spent a solid twenty minutes going over the different wall systems and what he knew was in the mountains to the south.
“Sounds like you know more ab...
2023-12-04 14:00:06 +0000 UTC
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It took about ten minutes of exploring to find the first pack of monsters, and Max immediately understood why so many people talked about this dungeon difficulty.
Four hobgoblins, all as tall as him, stood around an easily ten-foot ogre. Two hobgoblins held bows with small quivers of arrows on their backs while the other two carried scimitars. The ogre had a log that was almost as tall as it was.
“Holy–”
“Elf tits,” Fowl cut him off and finished Max’s...
2023-12-04 14:00:03 +0000 UTC
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