Chapter 190 Judgement Day
From my captain’s seat on the Fateweaver, I checked all the feeds tracking the Malevolent ship. It was hard to believe that just one ship was responsible for purging this entire galaxy. Yet we had failed to detect any deep space gravimetric disturbances to match from any of the deployed monitoring stations. Then again, we were only able to cover about 28% of the galactic volume. In another ninety years, our net would cover 96%--if we survived this...
2024-02-24 20:07:32 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 148
Maveith’s question on whether I would also use the reader hung in the air. Maveith’s physical attributes were impressive for an elf, I guess. I wanted to build trust with the goliath but was worried about him seeing my high magic affinities. He may not be able to read Elvish, but he could probably figure out numbers fairly quickly, and there were just too many non-zeros in my affinity.
I decided in a distraction, “I ...
2024-02-24 00:32:51 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 173 Eshanya
I was still in shock at hearing that name. Rincewind had arrived on the twenty-second layer? Was he looking for me? I walked the ship’s length with Captain Aida, thinking about the implications. I realized the Captain’s armor made her completely silent as she walked just in front of me.
“Is Rincewind injured?” I asked the Captain as her pace was fast, but she did not seem to be rushing; she was just efficient in her long stride.<...
2024-02-23 17:04:10 +0000 UTC
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Tables in this chapter so it is a pdf
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Chapter 146 The Summoner Moves
Konstantin returned from the wine vault; all six men who had followed him were laden with bottles of wine, clicking as they moved with smiles. The mood was joyous as the men thought we had a source of food and plenty to drink. Castile had been cycling who had received the nightmare spell as well, so everyone was finally well-rested.
As the men celebrated, Konstantin came to report, “One hundred and twenty bottles. Do you wa...
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You can find it in Book 3 Collection Here:
https://www.patreon.com/collection/385643?view=expanded
I am doing a read edit on 125 now and will post it soon there as well
2024-02-21 16:27:47 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 172 Paige’s Magic POV
“Paige, what the fuck are you thinking! Your timing is so off at every catch! You are still fucking up the entire boat!” her coach’s face was red as she yelled at her from the wakeless launch. Paige shook her head and looked at her feet, unable to respond.
Caleb had left two weeks ago, and she couldn’t focus on anything. Classes, rowing practice, or even studying magic. “OUT! You are going into the JV bo...
2024-02-21 03:40:35 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 145: The Feast
I tightened my grip on the bear pelt and stepped through the portal. My senses were on alert, but I was not prepared to walk straight into Brutus. “What in Pluto’s realm!” He barked at me. “Eryk? You’re alive?” He turned around, and Felix was right behind him, “Eryk’s back! Move back and let him out.” There was someone behind Felix as well, a small train of men.
It was a little bit of a cluste...
2024-02-20 02:18:28 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 171 Shadow Fall
The transport moved rapidly in a large cavern-like space inside the massive, crashed spaceship. The wall had racks of vehicles and aircraft. “This must be their hanger,” Bedelia said over my shoulder. “Can you believe we are on an actual spacecraft?”
That statement suddenly hit me. The magnitude of where we were, how far we had come, and how far over my head we were. I looked at the elven Marines in the transport. ...
2024-02-19 22:26:04 +0000 UTC
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There have been three patrons that have had trouble seeing the last update for Soldier's Life. We just started book 3 so there is a new collection for that. It can be found here:
https://www.patreon.com/collection/385643?view=expanded
There seems to be a problem with Patreon when I move draft chapter to change which tiers can view it. I check the box to send out an update to...
2024-02-19 19:36:41 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 169 The Auction
We were dressed formally; my new clothes from Aelyn looked nice but were starchy and itchy. I used my thermostatic aura spell to cool the air around me and constantly cast my cleanliness spell to stay comfortable while I got used to the new material. Aelyn had said it was some expensive wool sourced from the local dungeon’s yaks, and it was in fashion. I could do without fashion as long as it was comfortable.
Captain Delilah was al...
2024-02-19 01:31:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 189 Deployed
The Sun Diver Project had taken up all my time. It was a rough shell of a massive ship, and we were focused on just the engines and adding the correct amount of mass to ensure it would finish off the Malevolent ship when it crashed into the sun in the Judgement Day system.
We had so many cargo transports coming and going into the Bradbury system the system patrol craft had trouble logging, scanning, and inspecting cargo. At first, we tried to keep ...
2024-02-18 01:58:54 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 144 Solo
I was prepared and didn’t even stumble entering a dungeon for the second time in my life. A strong blue light filled the hexagonal room I was in. As Adrian had said, the floor and ceiling emitted light. It looked like frosted glass with swirling white-blue glowing rivers moving underneath. Every once in a while, an oblong silvery shape flashed in the flow, and it was a bit mesmerizing. I guessed this was why this was called the Shimmering...
2024-02-17 04:27:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 143 Spider Legs
The black spider had eight thick, hairy legs. Each was as thick as my wrist. The worst part about the arachnid was the smell. Now, admittedly, after weeks in the city, none of us was very hygienic, but this spider emitted an odor that reminded me of pungent urine.
Scholar Favian was called up with his cookbook of dungeon delicacies. Even though he had once been excited at the prospect of trying dungeon creatures, he turned up ...
2024-02-16 04:53:44 +0000 UTC
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Someone wanted new cover art for book for Kindle....what do you think of this?
2024-02-15 23:20:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 142: Never Seen a Fat Elf Before
The black oil slick of the dungeon entrance protruded above the snow in sharp contrast to the white field. Castile held everyone back and looked up at the hearth tree canopy. The tree still had green leaves, but heavy snow covered them. There was also the threat of giant eagles somewhere in the branches, but no movement could be seen at the moment. “Stack some tables against the shattered door for now. If there are any m...
2024-02-15 21:40:33 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 170 - Shadow Fall
The transport had ten-foot tires that were about three feet wide to keep it above the sand. The vehicle easily moved over the sand, and the orcs went to the windows in the back to watch and make use of the bunk beds on the upper level. There was not much to see but an endless sea of sand golden sand, sometimes marked with streaks of red or black.
There was a series of three seats in the cockpit. I was behind the driver, Brin, as sh...
2024-02-15 02:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 168
I checked in with Aelyn on the walk back to the Maelstrom, and they were already with Sana Velin. I decided not to take the cats into the city and drop them off at the skyship, even if they would not be happy about it.
The guardswoman who had escorted me from the tower was waiting for me at the Maelstrom. She bowed and offered her services, “King Nihraan has permitted you to keep your skyship docked here, Master Artificer. I am Captain Delilah, and ...
2024-02-13 22:51:29 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 167 King Nirhaan of Myththorne
The elven guard came below deck with me to the Maelstrom’s bridge. Adrial and Kiara both cocked their head in curiosity, and the woman was suddenly questioning her life choices. “Don’t worry. They are both trained only to eat bad people,” I joked with the elf.
The elven guard did not like my joke and remained stern. “Approach from that tower there,” she pointed. “They are tracking my communication s...
2024-02-12 20:45:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 141: The Shimmering Labyrinth
Castile stood next to Scholar Favian as he continued to clean the door. His robes, hands, and arms were quickly covered in dirt as he frenziedly cleared away the centuries of dust, looking for more script.
“Does this mean the dungeon is above ground?” Castile asked the filthy but excited Scholar.
Scholar Favian paused and seemed uncertain. “The translation is something like, Guardians of Access to th...
2024-02-11 03:45:05 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 188 The Sun Diver
Convincing the others of my plan was not easy. The Godfather representative was glad the Judgment Day system was quite far from the old human core worlds where it was still trying to restore order. The radiation from the supernova would not affect his domain.
He wouldn’t commit any resources until things stabilized in his region of space. That was unlikely to happen for decades. So, we were unlikely to receive any help from them ...
2024-02-10 01:00:46 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 140 Mourning
Konstantin stood over Delmar. He studied the legionnaire’s body and then said with remorse, “Did anyone else get hit by the specters or wight?”
Firth was cradling his broken arm, “The wight broke my arm.”
Konstantin moved to stand in front of Firth and study him. “Just the one injury? Do you feel any different?”
“My fucking arm is broken, Konstantin. Of course, I feel fucking different!” ...
2024-02-09 03:27:27 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 139: The Wight Problem
Castile used her nightmare spell on seven men, including Delmar, to start. They were the worst of the company, with sunken, dark eyes and the worst disposition. It was to be a twelve-hour sleep on the bunks for them trapped in some dreamland Castile imagined. Everyone nervously watched as Castile forced man after man into a deep sleep.
When Castile was finished, she was seated on her bunk bed alone, clearly drained from her efforts. I...
2024-02-08 03:06:55 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 121 Flavius and Konstantin (Book 2 Epilogue)
The early morning sun was showing, but the forest was in a mild fog as two men in legion armor jogged through the woods. One was scouting left and the other right as they progressed in harmony. Flavius, on the right, asked, “You didn’t know he could heal, did you?”
Konstantin did not say anything for a mile as they raced toward the site where the wyvern had killed Master Mage Sebastian. Slightly out of breath, he finally r...
2024-02-07 17:12:40 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 120 Revenant
In the morning, we made our way to catch up to the company. I was having some trepidation about answering questions about my miraculous survival. No one had seen the dead wyvern, and I probably should not have told Maveith I had poisoned the beast as he had trouble with the idea of lying. I also should not have healed all my injuries. Maybe if I returned like I had been put through a meat grinder, they would have thought my escape was more pr...
2024-02-07 16:13:02 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 166 Myththorne
Gareth had been late for departure and ended up staying on the Princess’ skyship, Amelia’s Wings, for the journey. Of his delve team, he only had Zayne and Tobias with him, so I was not sure how he would do any delving. I had been looking forward to a few days to catch up with him. He had become a fairly famous delver in Skyholme and had the respect of the local guilds. He was also the most recognizable person on the islands with his ma...
2024-02-05 22:40:51 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 138
Konstantin and Maveith continued playing checkers on the desk, preventing me from lying down. Konstantin noted the spheres in his hand, “They appear to be ingots for making rings.” I held out my hand for the balls. Konstantin regretfully dropped them into my hand, and I sent them to my storage for safekeeping. I took my canteen and sat on the bench by the fire. The fire felt warmer and more invigorating than normal, and I scooted the bench ...
2024-02-04 06:05:32 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 187 The Stellar Plan
We were all stunned when Bel’Fer delivered the news. The expedition to the galaxy’s center had been completely annihilated. There was no time to grieve for everyone who had been lost. An entire Sylvan city ship had not withstood for long; how would we fare? The only hope was the single ship that had been destroyed by the swarm that erupted from the World Ship.
The Sylvan sending ability allowed the sender to archive what the...
2024-02-04 00:04:14 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 137 The Kettle Bearer
I was okay with temporarily giving up my dreamscape amulet as I was not getting out of here alone. Castile was probably our best chance if we had to confront the summoner or if we eventually got into the dungeon. The temperature had remained cold outside, and the snow depth had not dropped, so we were unlikely to walk out of the city.
After losing two games of checkers to an improved and somewhat smiling Maveith, I was ba...
2024-02-02 03:50:36 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 136: Goliath Therapy
I returned to my room, stirred the coals in the fireplace, and added some boards to liven the fire. Once the fire was going again, I lay out on the black desk. Maveith stirred, “Eryk, is everything alright?” He tried to whisper, but his baritone was still fairly loud.
“Yeah, Castile just used the amulet tonight.” I thought for a moment, “Maveith, you have a spell form, right? Can you direct the aether in your core?” ...
2024-02-01 04:16:04 +0000 UTC
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