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Just a reminder to vote on the fan fiction contest by Sept 10th! Top 3 go to the final round of voting

I did edit 450 (+200 words) but no big changes. 451 fighting will get a lot of edits to make the battle more plausible. So make comments there. Currently 500 words into writing 452 for Seraphim.

I am happy the fan ficiton contest went well this time. Taking ideas for the next fan fiction for book 6. Here are some POVs I am thinking of to offer:

1) The arrival of the First Legion on Desia. We have some names now so it could work. It is the Ninth Roman Legion that dissappeared ne...

Soldier 301, 302 and 303 moved from Seraphim to Book 5 collection

Going to do an edit on 450 in a few hours and write 452 tonight for Seraphim

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A Soldier's Life - 451 - Shadows of the Past

Chapter 451: Shadows of the Past

The brood mother stood over eight feet tall, a head taller than any other Nashasari. The leader only wore a thick belt over her dark green, scaled hide. Her reptilian features showed no signs of femininity; then again, all the Nashasari appeared androgynous. The brood mother’s golden eyes narrowed as she focused on our group, her sharp teeth bared in an angry growling hiss. In her language, she commanded her warriors and gestured with a black clawed ...

World Sphere - 226 -

Chapter 226:

I didn’t think I was influenced to get into the vehicle, but I could be wrong. I didn’t feel threatened by the man, and hearing him out wouldn’t hurt. He sat with both hands on a cane and a contented smile as we took our seats in the spacious vehicle, which had long bench seats facing each other. Adrial and Kiara took up the entire floor between the bench seating. Our host eyed the cats warily but didn’t object to their inclusion.

The man appeared middle-age...

World Sphere - 81 - Who is Convincing Who?

New Chapter in progress as well. 500 words into chapter 226

Chapter 81: Who is Convincing Who?

As the skyship lifted off, I moved to stand next to Gareth. He spoke first, “Thanks for sending everyone to my apartment, Stormy. I asked the dishwashers to clean it this morning after the party. Don’t worry, and I tipped them for the extra work.” He was all smiles.

His congeniality had me alter my approach. “Gareth, why did you open the dungeon chest? Doesn’t the team ...

A Soldier's Life - 450 - Desperate Times Call For Desperate Action (edited 9-7-25 +200 words, mostly cleaned up the action)

Chapter 450: Desperate Times Call For Desperate Action

“We need to find out what they both want,” Fenlorian said to those gathered around him.

“It has to be the Relic Vault or the Black Archives,” Torandir speculated. It was good to see the fire mage alive, looking a little worse for wear with most of his hair burned away and his robes burnt and crusty with blood. He was one of the strongest Sentinels and one of Fenlorian’s most trusted advisors.

“What are the ...

A Soldier's Life - 449 -

Chapter 449:

There was a smell of smoke on the stairs as I descended quickly. Most of the landings had crates and barrels of supplies for the retreating defense. I stopped on one landing to check on two Sentinels, but they were only sleeping and not wounded. Most of the windows were boarded up, but some air vents were still open, and I could see a thick suspended dust by the light of the glow stones. This dust was being pulled outside through the vents.

When I reached the top of...

A Soldier's Life - 448 - (minor edit 9-1-25 +100 words)

Chapter 448:

Two young elven Sentinels were in our blind and nodded to us as they packed up their crossbows and left. Our supplies had been completely restocked, and my composite short bow and two regular long bows had been added under the cover. I picked up my bow, recalling the irony that I had picked this one up in Macha during that hopeless defense so long ago.

Chairs had been added under the triangular roof, and Blaze made himself comfortable and struggled to close his eyes...

Soldier 298, 299 and 300 Moved from Seraphim Tier

Three chapters this week. With book 5 being released in about 6 weeks I want to make sure all the chapters appear here as well on release. Final chapter is 319 in book 5 (but still considering edits on 311 to 315)

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Fan Fiction Contest For Book #5

We received 6 submissions this time around! Please note these fictions are the intellectual property of the writer and not me. Only with their permission will I include them in the back book 5.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/137785803

I am posting them in the order they were received on this page as I cannot attach documents to a poll in Patreon.

A note to submitters - remember in school they ...

Fan Fiction Submissions (voting on seperate page)

It is awesome that so many people wrote submissions this time! Here are the 6 fans that took the time to put words to paper. There will be two rounds of voting. Go here to place your vote:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/137784453

Patreon doesn't let me add attachments to polls.

Feel free to give constructive critique to these authors. It is the only way we grow as writers.

AlwaysRolls...

A Soldier's Life - 447 - (edited 8-31-25 +150 words)

Chapter 447:

“How? This is Sanctuary!” a Sentinel listening in exclaimed.

“The dead would be inside the wards; they do not need to pass through the wards. The High Sentinel was pressed too hard and forced to retreat too quickly. This was likely the plan all along, and we failed to see it,” Lepidus said flatly.

“The defenders are nearing exhaustion, and some are close to being burnt,” Jalorien said worryingly and turned and called for over a dozen fresh Sentinel...

World Sphere - 80 - Gareth Manipulated Again

Chapter 80: Gareth Manipulated Again

Gareth wore his new white boots and was practically prancing around as we gathered to walk through the portal to the second level. With Gareth’s feet being so large, and the boots sizing to him since he opened the chest, it was going to be practically impossible to sell the boots.

I had received a variety of items from the hobgoblin, guards, and shaman to store in my space. It was everything Ullmark said could sell for a silver coin or more...

World Sphere 79 - Big Balls...of Ice

Chapter 79: Big Balls...of Ice

This was Freya’s third trip on a skyship, but like Gareth and I, she still hadn’t lost her excitement. She stood at the railing, watching the land fall away beneath them as the ship headed toward Aegis City. Gareth was deep in conversation with Callem, so I stayed beside Freya.

“How are you doing, Freya? You have been doing an excellent job in keeping the restaurant supplied,” I said with heartfelt praise.

Freya’s face brightened, �...

World Sphere - 78 - Serious Talk

Chapter 78: Serious Talk

Gareth waited outside as the naval steward led me to an office inside the richly furnished house. Sebastian was at his desk, but my attention was drawn to the walls that were covered in the schematics of the Harbinger-class warship and the Wasp-class scout. Notes were everywhere about wood types and sourcing materials. Sebastian looked up, a smile quickly forming.

“Storme! What a surprise! Is something wrong? I never expected you to visit me in th...

Chapter 2: Legion Training

Chapter 2: Legion Training

The meals they served us were plentiful but tasteless. I struggled to eat as I adjusted to my new reality. I listened carefully to others speaking and recognized a familiarity in their words, but I couldn't quite place it. Some words almost made sense, but the varying heavy accents and quick speech made it hard to follow.

I didn’t see any guards when I walked around the buildings while we waited for our barracks to fill. That surprised me, but I stay...

A Soldier's Life - 446 - The First Wave (edited 8-30-25 +150 words)

Chapter 446: The First Wave

The stone beneath our feet continued to rumble intermittently as two of the gargoyles turned toward us. “Don’t waste your arrows,” I told Blaze. “Focus on the last of the ghoul bats.” Gargoyles were nearly immune to attacks from non-runic weapons. Although we had runic arrows in our supplies, Blaze's new bow couldn’t fire them.

I studied the flying statues, my mind struggling to process the physics. My brain told me their massive wings fla...

Another concept art

this would be him in the black spider silk shirt. he wouldnt be wearing armor on the ship. this feels wrong without Maveith. although i added Maveith in more on the edit, he didnt factor in the last third of the book enough. but this is Maveith's mission. maybe just Maveith staring off into the sunset?

Cover of book 5

some of you didnt like the cover of book 5. the illustrator is trying to move some things around. is the one with Maveith in front better?

A Soldier's Life - 445 - (edited 8-28-25 +100 words)

Chapter 445:

We descended into the common room. A dozen Sentinels and teenagers were moving about the room in somewhat organized chaos. I recognized a few of the elves and dwarves, but couldn’t put a name to them. On the tables were strung crossbows with bolts stacked nearby. Sentinels were cocking them with a separate lever, but leaving them unloaded for now. “Evie, what is your job?” I asked as I prepared to go outside with Blaze and report.

It took a moment for Evie to ...

Polling Question

I'm sorry - I only meant to post for Seraphim because there are spoilers.

I got the first twenty chapters back from the editor yesterday and just finished reviewing the suggestions. Going to edit chapter 444 now and then write chapter 445 for Seraphim this evening.

First 20 chapters of Book 5 are in the hands of the narrator! I am still probably going to rewrite chapters 311 to 317 when I get them back from the editor but publication date is getting closer.

The poll below ...

A Soldier's Life - 444 -

Chapter 444:

The first item on my list was on the eleventh floor in store room E2. The hallways were well marked with signs, and I might have explored several of the storerooms in Sanctuary, but I hadn’t visited this one. The door had a heavy bar across it, and the steel hinges were heavily greased to protect from the salt air. The bar was a bit stubborn, but eventually I managed to free it and open the warehouse.

The door had tightly sealed the room beyond, and stale air gree...

Soldier 296 and 297 moved from Seraphim to Book 5 Collection

Book 5 was sent to the editor, and the narrator will be starting on the audiobook later this week!

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Soldier Audio Book 5!! (Seraphim post only)

Almost done with Saturdays Seraphim chapter. Should be 2-3 hours if I dont get interrupted. Will start on Sundays right after. (Yes, I know it is Monday morning)

The narrator starts on book 5 this week! Probably 6 weeks away from release (early October). That means I am giving the Serphim subs a crack at the review copies. There are 50 US Codes, and 50 UK Codes. If you want one comment below with which code is for you. I distribute them in order of request. It is hoped you give an hones...

World Sphere - 225 - Wheeling And Dealing

Chapter 225: Wheeling And Dealing

In the morning, Remy and I went to an honest information broker he had heard about while selling our goods. I was sure the broker’s information would still be jaded, but if they didn’t provide good information, they would just hurt their reputation. The broker had an office at street level, and a short walk from our inn. The sign was in seventeen different languages, advertising everything from city maps to tours to anything about the Sapphire Pas...

Favorite Author Vote Over On Facebook Group

Someone is doing a favorite author vote (you can vote for as many as you want). I am getting hammered (not in a good way); only 5 of 1602 people voted for me. Not sure if anyone does Facebook anymore, but maybe a few of you are part of the group and can get me at least to 1%.

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World Sphere - 77 - Spell Library

400 words into chapter 225....but here is the one edit chapter I wanted to get done this week

Chapter 77: Spell Library

Gareth fidgeted uncomfortably as he explained, “When you sent me here last time, I used a different name because you told me to be careful. I thought Gaston sounded masculine,” he offered a weak smile. The waitress had deposited her load of heavy soup bowls and was approaching us with a bright smile. She looked to be twentyish by Skyholme standards—defini...

LITRPG CON 2026 (Denver, CO July 10-12)

They opened tickets for next year's LITRPG Con. I am not associated with this, but I will attend again next year if my health is good.

There are dozens of authors from around the world and a few narrators, too. Just thought I would let you know about it. The hotel where it is held is very expensive, but other hotels a few blocks away are reasonable.

So...what is it? Basically, a bunch of panels with authors talking about their methods and answering questions. At night, tons of ...

A Soldier's Life - 443 - Serpents On The Tide (quick edit on 8-24-25)

Chapter 443: Serpents On The Tide

It was a long sail back to Sanctuary, and some of the remaining strongest Sentinels were on the deck of the small fishing cutter. The ship cut through waves against the wind, with water being manipulated by multiple mages on deck. The mood was somber and dark. While the Sentinels were all warriors and trained regularly as such, they were rarely tested. Over the past two weeks, they had failed their tests, and the burden of that failure fell on Fenlori...

A Soldier's Life - 442 -

Chapter 442:

“Why didn’t you use your void magic on the emperor?” Lepidus asked, as he stood before me, cradling his broken arm.

Baelira was weak but was on her knees. “He doesn’t have void magic.” She coughed up some more congealed blood as she got to her feet.

“I confirmed it, he has the void affinity,” Lepidus stated with finality.

“He has been using his dimensional space to kill the creatures,” Baelira informed him smugly. I knew she had proba...