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IDWTBTHQ Chapter 131 - Rinse and Repeat

Comfortably sitting in his hot pool in Stonebarrow, Marcus idly inspected his chitin-covered toes while his copy-drone walked through the halls of the marquis's palace in Brettholz.

“Hm. The chitin on my limbs is as shiny as ever.” He thought. “I can't say for sure, but I think this is probably a sign of good health for a Vex.” He tried to imagine what it would be like if his chitin went dull and lackluster, and for some reason that made him feel really uncomfo...

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IDWTBTHQ Chapter 130 - Shower Thoughts

It was early in the morning when Marcus was woken up by the sensation of being crushed by something incredibly heavy. In his half asleep state, the first nonsensical thought that passed in his mind was that a horse was sitting on him. He then decided to ignore it in the hope it would go away.

Only after a few seconds, when his brain started rebooting, he realized that there were several things wrong with this situation. For starters, how did a horse get into his room? Why would it sit o...

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IDWTBTHQ Chapter 129 - Getting Political

Sitting comfortably at his desk in his study, Marquis Eisen was going through his daily paperwork, with a mug of hot tea beside him and the lit fireplace keeping the room pleasantly warm.

At one point, the nobleman raised his tired eyes from the documents he had been reading and looked out of the window, resting a bit  while taking a sip of tea. He then adjusted himself on his chair in order to be more comfortable and let out a long, satisfied sigh.

After the events of last y...

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Still Alive (sorta)

Hello everyone! Sorry for the long absence, but in case you didn't know I had an accident two weeks ago, and since then I had a series of health issues that, while not really serious by themselves, kept me from writing.
I am mostly recovered now (though not completely yet), enough to get back to the keyboard, and so I will try my best to make up for lost time and resume my schedule!
For all that stuck with me so long: thank you! You're awesome!
Next chapter will be very soon!

Announcement: Serialization

Hello everyone! First of all, sorry for the wait, but I had a little accident and I had to recover before getting back to writing. Don't worry, I'm fine now and I'm already back to work at the story. And second, as you may have noticed, I have deleted most of the initial chapters of the novel. This is because I am actually publishing the first book of the novel on Amazon and as an audiobook on Audible! The story will be the same, but the text will be revised, corrected and will make for a muc...

IDWTBTHQ Chapter 128 - Home Alone

The storms that had struck Medelan had finally abated. A pale sun shone on the snow-covered fields from a clear blue sky and the streets of Brettholz were crowded with people eager to stretch their legs after the weeks they were forced to spend indoors. Children played in the snow while the adults ran their errands, all wearing heavy clothes and generally enjoying the cold but pleasant weather.

Among the crowd, there were also Felix and Klara.

“Ahhh!” The boy let out a satisfi...

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IDWTBTHQ Chapter 127 - My Own Little World

Once upon a time, in his previous life, Marcus had considered himself capable of being fairly intimidating. After all, among the odd jobs he had done to make ends meet, he had also worked as a bouncer in a club in the middle of a rather ill reputed area, where the ability to force unruly and often quite drunk people to stand down without too much commotion was part of the job description.

Of course, that was before he was reincarnated in his current body, losing about forty centimeters ...

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IDWTBTHQ Chapter 126 - The House of Love

The house of the Mothers was by far the biggest and fanciest building Marcus had seen in Goblinia. It was a large two-storeys tall mansion that probably used to be an inn before the goblin occupation that showed signs of having been recently renovated. The walls were freshly painted, the windows were clearly new and two new wings had been added to the original building, replacing what used to be the stables and forming a small courtyard, which was currently covered in snow. The front entrance...

Still Alive

Hello everyone! I'm very sorry for the long leave, but I was away on vacation and while I did bring my PC with me, as I intended to keep on writing, sadly there was no internet connection whatsoever in the place we were staying (something I didn't anticipated, otherwise I'd have told you guys in advance).
Anyway, now I'm back! And I'll immediately get back to work, to provide you with more chapters!
Thank you for everything!

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IDWTBTHQ Chapter 125 - The Cold Really Bothered Me Anyway

For once, as he piloted the copy drone plodding through the snow-covered road, Marcus felt incredibly grateful for not having to do that particular trip in person. The weather had worsened significantly over the past few hours, eventually turning into an actual snowstorm, and winds were too strong for anything to fly, forcing the copy-drone to travel on the ground. Moreover, since Marcus didn't want to alarm the goblins too much by sending a Juggernaut or any other scary-looking drone to thei...

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IDWTBTHQ Chapter 124 - Know Your Enemy

By all accounts, Marcus should have been reasonably happy right now.

For starters, he was finally under a real roof in his house in Stonebarrow, sleeping on an actual bed and even having multiple warm baths per day. He didn't have to rush making drones to fight some terrible enemy either, and he could get away with lazing off for most of the day while his drones took care of his every need. He still had to lay an egg or two every other day, since that was biologically required of him, b...

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IDWTBTHQ Chapter 123 - Longing for Home

When marquis Eisen and his followers returned to Brettholz they were received with little to no fanfare, as winter had finally begun in earnest and the icy wind had dissuaded all but the most enthusiastic citizens from getting out of their houses to greet their lord. Moreover the soldiers were also too tired and cold for parading around the city, and so they made a beeline for the marquis's palace, where they could finally have some rest and a warm meal.

Even in this general somberness,...

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IDWTBTHQ Chapter 122 - Webs of Deception

The weather grew more and more inclement as the Brettholz army made its way home. An unpleasant mix of snow and rain fell on the marching army, turning the dirt of the road into a cold and slippery mud while an icy wind blew from north east, carrying even more dark clouds with it, so that there was no end in sight for this storm.

This didn't really bother Anak'si at all. For starters she had always like rainy days, and most importantly she didn't actually have to slog out in the open, a...

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Here is the Draft for chapter 122. Sorry for the wait but the sudden summer heat hit me like a hammer and I had to get my air conditioning repaired before I could start writing coherently. 

IDWTBTHQ Chapter 121 - The Best Meal

It was a cold morning, with gray clouds covering the sky and a few snowflakes falling here and there, signaling that winter had finally arrived in Medelan.

Despite this rather inclement weather however the goblin camp near the city was brimming with frenetic activity. The humanoids were in a hurry to finish packing up their belongings and depart for Brettholz before the upcoming snow storms would make the roads impassable. Meanwhile, a few kilometers away, the Vex were also about to dep...

Bonus Interlude: Voices in the Woods

After the Vex left, the clearing where the oni had met his demise was completely deserted. No bugs nor birds approached it, and the silence was broken only by the occasional breeze rustling a few leaves.

Then, all of a sudden, an angry, young-sounding voice spoke.

“This is bullshit!”

The one who had spoken was a young boy, barely in his teens by the looks of it, with crimson red hair and golden yellow eyes. He wore an extravagant red and black attire that was reminiscent...

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Announcement: Next Arc

Hello everyone! I'm writing this to let you know that I'm sorry for the slight delay, but as the story is entering a new narrative arc with the next chapter I needed some time to hammer down a few details, take some decisions about how to develop some plot lines and so on. I am already back to writing now so don't worry, you'll have the next chapter very soon!

Have a nice day, everyone! 

IDWTBTHQ Chapter 120 - Don't Lose your Head

When Alya gave her ultimatum, Blueskin was still struggling to recover from having his arms cut off and most of his internal organs turned into mush. However, these physical wounds were still nothing compared to how much damage he had taken to his ego.

The oni's mind was a maelstrom of emotions. A kaleidoscope of fear, desperation, pain, anger, frustration and confusion flashed inside of his head, preventing him from thinking straight. Never before he had found himself so powerless. Whi...

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IDWTBTHQ Chapter 119 - A Lesson in Humility

For the second time that day, Blueskin was running for his life.

He had all but forgotten his plans of revenge and all he cared about now was to get the hell away from the Vex that chased him. The horrible memory of being swarmed over and hacked to pieces by the bug-like creatures was too fresh in his mind for him to even consider fighting them, and so the only option left was to escape.

Luckily he had completely recovered after devouring the Piraca Emperor and absorbing his aura,...