Max’s mind ran through everything he could possibly say.
What will they believe?
He was still twenty yards off and the men had not moved from where they were frozen.
Glancing down at himself he saw the blood that covered almost every inch of him. He found a small clean spot on the palm of his left hand and rubbed above his eyes as he felt liquid of some sort running down his head. Looking down in the moonlight he saw red on the now dirty spot and a few...
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“There’s a ghost wolf!” someone shouted.
“Bloody ogre tits,” Roan roared as he came running to where Max was, holding a torch in his left hand.
The horses were going crazy as a couple of men tried to calm them down. They were kicking and tugging at their ropes, aware of the danger that was closing in on them.
“I haven’t seen these, how are they worse than other wolves?”
Roan looked at Max and grimaced.
“Faster, stronger, and they don’t r...
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The ride out of town had been about as boring as Max had imagined. He was put on the back of a wagon, leaning against barrels that were loaded with some sort of liquid no one felt the desire to talk about.
The other three wagons were loaded with sacks of grain that had been ground up and turned into flour.
Four carts, eight workers, and a guy running for his life.
Sounds like a typical adventurer story to me.
Max laughed at his joke as they rode toward t...
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I'm looking at setting up a discord call later this month for those of you who might be interested. Working on some of the possible kinks in the system to make it flow well but I wanted to see if any of you were interested in such a thing.
I'm also looking at possibly streaming while I type. Might not be the most 'exciting' thing to watch (though you might see spoilers) but I would post when active. Would make that a patron only thing since you all have been gracious e...
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Max ran through the town, dodging the merchants on the street, trying to entice the flood of adventurers returning. A large number had already made their way back since he had cleared the dungeon, not wanting to waste any more time out there with nothing to kill for another day.
Weaving between the streets, Max finally reached the place he was looking for.
“Back so soon?”
Max saw the woman was wearing a similar outfit as last time. The only difference was tha...
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“Do you have to go?” Stacy asked as she watched Caleb continue packing his backpack. “You could wait another year and then I could come with you.”
Caleb kept his face toward his backpack and stuffed the clothes he had rolled up into it.
Gods, she is getting needy.
Putting on a smile, he turned and moved to where Stacy was, wrapping his arms around her and drawing her close.
“You know I can’t. The opportunity to join the group from this year's Choos...
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“My gosh, son, which of you is eating more?” Hess whispered as Kaen let go of the embrace.
“Pammon, definitely Pammon,” he answered as he moved to hug Sulenda, who was waiting her turn. “Is she really asleep?”
Nodding, Sulenda gripped him tight, and he knew she was trying to show off a little bit.
“She has been worked up all morning when we told her you and Pammon were back. She could not stop babbling. I’m still a little upset that Pammon w...
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Catching his breath and wiping the tears from his face, Max saw the body of Serhmy nearby. His body had stopped bleeding, and the boss’s body was gone as well.
Glancing at the middle of the room, Max saw a wooden chest with goblins etched on the outside waiting to be opened.
Ignoring the chest, he stood up, taking a deep breath and letting it out.
There was still the message he needed to deal with.
[Consume has successfully consumed two skills. Choose which ski...
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Max read the description once more and then picked up his cup, draining the last of it before setting it down and heading to his room.
Holding his spear in his hands, Max stood in the middle of his room and activated the spell to enchant his spear. A blue glow surrounded his hands and ran up the shaft of his spear, finally settling on the tip for a moment before disappearing completely.
“Holy dwarf balls,” he muttered as he felt the mana leave his body.
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I was talking with some of my author friends and we were having a debate. I told them I would ask all of you since I always have gotten solid feedback.
2 questions: how much do you have to love a story to talk about it somewhere? Reddit/forums/discord/etc. at what point can you not keep from sharing your love? (Haha yes. Part of question 1.)
Question 2 - are you more likely to be vocal or the story you love or hate?
Ty tor those...
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Max gasped and clicked yes without hesitation.
His mind hurt for a moment as suddenly, the art of casting filled his brain. He had never learned or studied magic. Most humans didn’t try unless they were committed to that path above everything. Those who desired it spent those five years from thirteen to eighteen doing nothing but that.
Now here he was, having never studied any of that, able to cast a magic spell.
“Seth, you ok?” Faylen asked between r...
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Three years ago, Kaen would have never even dreamed of sitting with a king, discussing troop movements and military plans, let alone being alone with him in a courtyard.
Yet now he was sitting here, his mind aching from everything they were discussing. Elies had given him some training about these things already, and he had to understand troop movements and supply chains, all while also understanding their weakness against one like himself.
Flying creatures, especially drago...
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[Inspect Weapon]
*****
Berserker Spear
+1 Strength, Constitution, Dexterity
.25 bonus damage against higher-level enemies
Bonded
*****
“Is that?” Max started and stopped.
Max heard a chuckle from the woman and turned to face her.
“I know many people who would kill to have something like that,” she said, leaning toward him, “especially at your level. The good news is no one can take it from you unless they buy a sto...
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Once the courtyard had been cleared from anyone within listening distance, Kaen motioned for Pammon, who had been waiting to come closer.
“He has grown as well. In fact, if I am right, he has grown a lot in the last three or four months.”
Picking up his wine cup, Aldric took a small drink and motioned to Kaen.
“The floor is yours. Ask whatever it is you want.”
Ignoring his fear, Kaen closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and willed his lifestone into burning jus...
2023-11-08 14:00:03 +0000 UTC
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I'm writing both stories and making pretty solid progress for the month. It's 11/7 and I'm over 40k words for the month so far!
I wanted to ask a few things and would like to know your thoughts about if you find the audio worth doing or not. I can't track if they are used and versus spending time I could be writing, I thought why not take a poll!
Ty again for all who are supporting me!
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Also - Once RR book 1 ends, I'll launch there and do a cha...
2023-11-08 02:56:12 +0000 UTC
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Organized chaos would be the only words that could describe what the gathering inside the training grounds at the academy looked like as Kaen and Pammon waited at the east end of the one they always landed in.
Every time they visited, more work had been done, and it looked like there were now three dorm rooms for students and countless other buildings for learning and the staff who managed the facility.
How do they keep growing like this? Soon, the entire town will be he...
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Staring at the ceiling in his room, Max was lying in the same position he had been in for over an hour.
A god other than Phaius? What other god could have the power to grant a skill like mine? Why even give it to me?
That woman had mentioned him growing stronger and getting the gods' attention. Why would one want the attention of the gods? It had been great yesterday, the experience of other adventurers clambering around him for defeating the kobold boss.
...
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I hate those trees and how their branches and foliage cover so much of the murky water.
From up here, Kaen could not see anything but a mass of browns, greens, yellows, and black parts that made up land and trees when not surrounded by dirty, nasty water.
The water from the east side of the bowl flowed down here and ended up in this place. It was lower than all the other ground around them and sat there, unable to absorb it all, turning stagnant and deadly.<...
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Testing some AI created audio files.
If things go well with my new story I may try and do the Dragon Rider book 2 :)
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Papers fell to the floor, having been launched from their resting position on the table when Trina flipped it over a second ago.
“WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU HAVE STILL FOUND NOTHING?”
The two advisors winced as her voice boomed across the room, doing their best to avoid her gaze.
“We… I mean, the scouts have turned up nothing,” the man stuttered. “The forest is completely devoid of any tracks.”
Striding across the small office she was using in the city ha...
2023-11-05 02:11:54 +0000 UTC
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Drinks flowed at the Stuffed Goblin as Max, Racha, Miles, and Brutus celebrated and told the story of their fight with the kobold boss over and over.
Peter never charged for a drink as adventures flooded in to hear about the group of four who had taken down a kobold berserker. The night ran long and eventually, they were forced to turn in, barely able to stand let alone talk.
The next morning, Max woke up, his head feeling like a goblin had used it for a drum for a week...
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The four of them stood in the stone alcove on the other side of the portal. Behind them was a grey portal, able to be used once they had been in the boss's room for two minutes. A faint yellow line glowed on the stone floor ten feet past where they stood. Beyond that was a massive fifty-foot round stone cavern. The same fungus from the other part of the dungeon gave off a blue light and covered the ceiling, creating a fairly bright room. A kobold that appeared to be six feet tall held a...
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After the chaos that ensued after Max announced their plans finally settled down, Greta procured a quest for them that would grant a large number of points toward the next rank within the adventurer guild.
With silver coins in each of their pockets and a major chance at growth tomorrow, they each left to collect the supplies and materials they needed for the next day.
After having returned to his inn, Max promptly used a proper toilet and then dropped off his gear in hi...
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