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World Sphere - 24 - Gareth Part 2

Chapter 24: Gareth Part 2

The next two days were difficult for Gareth as his mind was distracted. Callem kept pushing him, but it didn’t help Gareth refocus. Storme had scored multiple times in sparring and it made him insufferable. When the morning of the 6th day finally arrived, Gareth raced to Hen’s Hollow to bring back Freya. She would stay with Storme, Callem, and Wynna for the two days that Gareth would be gone. Callem thought Gareth was goin...

A Soldier's Life - 315 - Hound Versus Hound (final edit 8-4-25)

Chapter 315: Hound Versus Hound  The violet glowstone beneath my hand had multiple facets. Upon closer inspection, it seemed to contain a cr

Chapter 315: Hound Versus Hound

 The violet glowstone beneath my hand had multiple facets. Upon closer inspection, it seemed to contain a crystalline matrix inside, as if it had grown from crystals and then been sheared off. My earth pulses indicated that my guess was likely correct.

There were two types of glowstones: those t...

Fan Fiction Contest Winner

I decided to include the fan fiction winner in the audiobook. Here is Nikola's reading of it. I might do the same for the next winner, so hopefully, that motivates a few more entries. The deadline is March 1st! Here is the link to participate:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/fan-fiction-3-110591204

Seraphim Solider Chapter 315 is half done and will be posted tonight

A Soldiers Life 218, 219 and 220 moved to book four collection

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There is a Bonus Chapter since I didn't add a new Town Builder this week (I did back-edit four chapters for that story). Happy Holidays! I hope everyone stays safe and parties smartly. In the next two weeks, I plan on taking off three days frommas Eve, New Year's Eve, writing: Christ and New Year's Day.

A Soldier's Life - Book 3 Audiobook Update

I have great news: the audiobook is in the final stages of production! I expect to submit it for approval to Audible on Saturday, and it usually takes them 3-4 days to approve it after that.

As a Seraphim subscriber, you can post below if you want a free copy of the audiobook! Sorry, but I think it is only available in the US/Canada and UK. I have 20 copies for the US/Canada region and 10 copies for the UK region. So if there are a lot of you, I will send them in order the request was r...

A Soldier's Life - 314 - Demonic Depths (final edit 8-4-25)

Chapter 314: The Demonic Depths A throaty roar of approvals echoed among the encirclement of Boutan orcs. They would have a new Supreme shor

Chapter 314: The Demonic Depths

A throaty roar of approvals echoed among the encirclement of Boutan orcs. They would have a new Supreme shortly, but Mynasha was not happy. “They have chosen Jhuarkasha to be their next Supreme,” she whispered to me.

“I don’t understand. We go in, cut some horns off some demons, and come out.”...

A Soldier's Life - 313 - The Third Trial (final edit 8-4-25. So I added Maveith into the The Choosing and tried to give him a bigger role in this chapter. Not sure if I like it though.)

Chapter 313: The Third Trial Chapter 313: The Third Trial A chill ran through me. “What kind of trouble?” “He was caught consorting with ano

Chapter 313: The Third Trial

Chapter 313: The Third Trial

A chill ran through me. “What kind of trouble?”

“He was caught consorting with another goliath,” Tarnasha said, sounding unconcerned.

“It was not his sister,” Glasha added, but not helping my angst.

“Where is he then?” My anger and concer...

A Soldier's Life - 312 - Changing Fortunes (final edit 9-25-25)

Chapter 312: Changing Fortunes The blue moon shone brightly as we hurried down the Spire. We felt safer after passing through the misty ligh

Chapter 312: Changing Fortunes

The blue moon shone brightly as we hurried down the Spire. We felt safer after passing through the misty lightning clouds. I held Mynasha’s hand and guided us with earth speak. Once we cleared the clouds, it grew much darker, the clouds obscuring the moon’s light.

Mynasha kept glancing up as if she f...

World Sphere - 23 - Gareth, Part One

Chapter 23: Gareth POV, Part 1

The morning sun came and Gareth woke before Storme. Gareth was the heavier sleeper and rarely got up before Storme. He quietly lowered himself down the ladder and dressed. If you were late for breakfast Callem usually was a bit harder on you during training. Well on Gareth anyway. The one-time Callem made Storme do extra work during training Storme made a very bland dinner the next day in retribution and that was enough f...

World Sphere - 22 - The Wind Splitter

Chapter 22: The Wind Splitter

While Gareth and I gawked at the beautiful, shiny ship, the ramp closed on its own. Gareth was impressed as it was clearly magic—maybe I was too. Callem had entered the house with the newly arrived guests. We walked around the parked ship, getting an up-close view. The landing struts were relatively short and looked like they could retract. The copper plating had seams, but had no rivets, The plates were smooth with graceful ...

World Sphere - 21 - I Want One

Chapter 21: I Want One

I had imprinted the cleanliness spell, but when focusing inward discovered I had erred. The first evolution at level one was supposed to extend the range from just the body to include the clothes the caster was wearing.

Instead, I must have focused subconsciously and forced a different evolution. I had been planning on this evolution for the 5th or 7th level of the spell, so I had reviewed the notes on how to do it. The evolution c...

World Sphere - 20 - The Second Spell

Chapter 20: The Second Spell

I was happy to just be hungry when I woke, with no lingering pain other than the burn of my growing aether core. I quickly made use of the diagnostic spell and I was happy at what little I found wrong. Gareth was still asleep, which didn’t surprise me as he had studied really late into the night. I was quiet as I made my way down my ladder. I had my cleanliness spell book in hand and started reviewing the spell forms. It was just thirty mi...

World Sphere - 19 - Dungeons

Chapter 19: Dungeons

I woke disoriented. My eyes burned, and it hurt to open them and look around. Familiar markers in my surroundings made it clear I was back at Callem’s in our bunkhouse. A bed had been made up in the lower room near the table for me. I tried to sit up but felt weak, and my skin was on fire. It brought hazy memories of a time I went to the beach with some friends and fell asleep in the sun for 5 hours without sunscreen. I worked myself ...

A Soldier's Life - 311 - Humbled Hoarder (another edit on 9-25-25)

Chapter 311: Humbled Hoarder

I was cursing both my life decisions and Mynasha. “I know where Atlantium is!” I forced out, trying to find leverage. Khrusos studied me, some curiosity in his eyes. I could rush him and try and take his brain, but I hesitated. If it didn’t work, I would be flattened.

“So do I, human. I lived there for centuries,” he said with a mischievous sneer.

Shit, what else can I offer? “You look good for being six thousand yea...

A Soldier's Life - 310 - Khrusos (final edit 9-25-25)

Chapter 310: Khrusos

The storm giant didn’t seem to be moving with haste to meet us, but his long strides quickly carried him through the trees and along a path that wound down into the valley from where we stood. The giant paused, looking up at us before beginning the climb. Maybe he thought we had smartened up and fled.

I was expecting an ancient-looking storm giant, but as he approached, he was barely over ten feet tall and lacked the time-worn beard and blue-gray sk...

Soldier 216 and 217 moved to Book 4 collection

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Tonight for Seraphim Soldier I will post the finished 310 and hopefully 311. I am in the eye of the bomb cyclone, so I might lose power tonight.

Updating Chapter Release notes in the next few minutes for this weeks schedule

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Soldier POV Poll Vote

Chapter 310 will be posted tonight, and I will start 311. I'm going to watch the Bruins for a bit, so I'm not sure when 310 will pop up. It's about 800 words in ATM.

Can you believe we are closing in on the finish of book 5? It's absolutely crazy. The Epilogue POV is split between Castile and Renna, and you already have the Castile one. However, it may get edited some since Konstantin's POV overlapped some. This POV vote is for the prologue of book 6!

I expect book 6 to start in e...

Town Builder - 83 -

Chapter 83:

Did the admins not know that I was familiar with the Matriarch? Could they track and review prior interactions between the game’s governing AI and me? The Matriarch looked smug, but she was only facing me, her back to the lawyers and the woman.

The contract appeared in my vision overlay, overriding my settings. As agreed, it was all my experience in exchange for a sealed common box. I was required to do the impossible; in just one hour, I was to deliver the horns of ...

A Soldier's Life - 309 - Cloudy With A Chance Of Titans (final edit 7-22-25)

Chapter 309: Cloudy With A Chance Of Titans Mynasha was impatient as we sat and were served by young orc attendants in drab gray robes. The

Chapter 309: Cloudy With A Chance Of Titans

Mynasha was impatient as we sat and were served by young orc attendants in drab gray robes. The local cleric’s house was humble but cozy.

Woolasha sipped some pungent tea. “I will tell you what I can. It is a challenging climb, and the task the Elders have set forth is difficult. I suspec...

A Soldier's Life - 308 - Race To The Spire (final edit 7-21-25)

Chapter 308: Race To The Spire We raced out of the valley, and Ginger was the only one happy about the urgency. Mynasha was eager to overtak

Chapter 308: Race To The Spire

We raced out of the valley, and Ginger was the only one happy about the urgency. Mynasha was eager to overtake the others, but it would be four long days in the saddle. Maybe it was my cynicism with the trials, but I was confident that Fioasha probably just had to walk into his old village, be handed an artifa...

Wolrd Sphere - 18 - Arturo vs Callem

Chapter 18: Arturo / Callem

Arturo

Arturo studied the scene. He was looking for a vial from a potion. He noted nothing in the mess of the alleyway. This boy probably had a healing ability. Or maybe he had already imprinted the mend flesh or a similar spell. No, that was unlikely, as that would have taken months for someone so young. He had common clothes on and no noble signet ring on his hand, so he had no mage tutor. It was probably a healing ab...

World Sphere - 17 - The Carnival

Chapter 17: The Carnival

Freya wore her new blue dress with blue ribbons and looked adorable. I had secreted coins into the bottom of my new backpack with some drinks. My belt pouch contained four gold, a few silver, and large coppers. I also had Wigand’s book and planned to return it to him. I hoped to be able to sneak away during the carnival to finish my business with Wigand today then, I wouldn’t have a reason to return to Solaris in the future.

On the roa...

A Soldier's Life - 307 - Catch And Release (final edit 7-15-25)

Chapter 307: Catch And Release I didn’t approach the wood line; instead, I went to a knee a short distance away. I pulsed my earth speak but

Chapter 307: Catch And Release

I didn’t approach the wood line; instead, I went to a knee a short distance away. I pulsed my earth speak but was far enough away that it couldn’t reach the woods. I pulled the irate fairy out of my belt pouch, her tiny eyes full of malice toward me. She had found her fight again and was trying to chew t...

World Sphere - 16 - Fluff Monster

Chapter 16: Fluff Monster

“Talk about what?” I knew Gareth was shocked at my list, but I was stalling for time. I was shocked a bit myself.

“What! A demon screwing an angel tier seven ability, Storme!” Gareth said a little too loud for my liking. I gave him a hand signal to bring down the volume. “Storme, tier seven abilities don’t exist! They are a myth, legend, things of gods…wait, are you a god in disguise?” Garet...

World Sphere - 15 - Abilities, Traits, and Affinities

Chapter 15: Abilities, Traits, and Affinities

Unfortunately, my excitement kept me up most of the night. I had made 250 gold worth of platinum! That was unfathomable to me. I had only seen platinum and felt on the skyship manual in Wigand’s shop. I would have to check and see if there was something unique about platinum coins used in Skyholme. Short periods of sleep had my dreams wandering again. This time, I was dreaming mostly of traveling the skies of ...

World Sphere - 14 - Settling Into a Routine

Chapter 14: Settling Into a Routine

Waking up in my own bed was nice, especially on a mattress and not a hard floor. I needed to confront the parents today. I could already hear Freya talking to my mother at the other end of the house. Shit. I forgot to tell her I was going to that myself at breakfast. I remained in my room as the house came to life and breakfast was prepared. Even if they said no, I would still be going. Hoping it will go well, I left my r...

World Sphere - 13 - Vested In The Sword

Chapter 13: Vested in the Sword

Gareth had to wake me in the morning as I hadn’t risen. My body was in full recovery mode.  Callem had slipped out and was already in his fields, watering individual plants. He was wearing what I guessed to be a large oxen yoke, and two massive buckets hung on either end.  As he walked the rows, he pulled a rope attached to each bucket, releasing water over each plant.  He noticed us in the doorway gawking. �...

Soldier 214 and 215 moved to book 4 collection

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Please remember any chapters without a title are open to suggestions. Book 4 will begin editing in January.

Today, I hope to post Seraphim Soldier 307, and World Sphere edits for Chapters 13-18. It's 1:00 pm here, and sitting down for a long evening

A Soldier's Life - 306 - Good Guys Finish Last (final edit 7-15-25)

Chapter 306: The Pixie Gambit Ginger moved rhythmically beneath me as I scanned for obstacles. She sensed the urgency from me to escape the

Chapter 306: The Pixie Gambit

Ginger moved rhythmically beneath me as I scanned for obstacles. She sensed the urgency from me to escape the woods. If only the young pixies were following us, I assumed their magic would be weaker, less refined than the adults, and perhaps they couldn’t hinder us. Sparkling lights started to appear to our le...

A Soldier's Life - 305 - Pixie Problems (final edit 7-14-25)

Chapter 305: Pixie Problems I joined the orcs as they discussed the first trial. “There is only one forest, a half-day's ride from here, tha

Chapter 305: Pixie Problems

I joined the orcs as they discussed the first trial. “There is only one forest, a half-day's ride from here, that is known to have a sizable population of pixies,” Glasha announced, her eyes glinting with anticipation. “All the candidates will be racing there at dawn, but must pass the Elders longhouse.�...