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New Story -- Chapter 14

Chapter 14

“Welcome, uh, number 32599—”

“You can just call me Thaden, if you want,” the Assistant Healer said with a sigh, sitting in one of the chairs arranged in front of the desk the Charee was behind. The chair’s design reminded him of wooden chair with padding on it that he would see in banks and offices, though like everything else in the Adventurer Coalition building, it was just slightly off from being accurate.

Thaden looked closer at the individual sp...

New Story -- Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Thade swung his legs over the side of the bed and stood up.

That simple action turned out to be a mistake as he immediately stumbled forward and face-planted into the adjacent wall when he moved too quickly to stop himself. Thankfully, a quick cast of Weak Regeneration was all it took to heal the 1 point of damage he had inflicted on his face, and he was able to recover and stand up, trying to figure out what had happened.

“Ha, that’s right ...

New Story -- Chapter 12

I was originally going to continue The Fusionist book 5 today and Monday, but decided that I wanted too much to get back to my new story.  I'll be doing more Fusionist this Thursday and Friday :)

This is also a longer chapter than normal, as I didn't want to break it up in the middle anywhere.

Chapter 12

Thaden looked at the window that opened after his increase in Level informed him of a pending spell selection. On it were three different spells to ...

Plans for Jan. 7-12

The release of Aetheric InFusion has gone really well!  

Thank you everyone who has read it, either on Royal Road, Patreon, or on eBook -- and thank you those who have made it better through comments with edits and suggestions!

Here are my plans for next week: 

Sunday through Friday: Writing!

I have no other plans next week, so I can concentrate on only writing

The Fusionist Book 5 -- Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Who is this monster?

Obeying the indirect order, Vanders gestured toward two of the other Martials that were part of the “welcoming committee” to pick up the heavily damaged body of the Supreme Provider, a title that Borex had adopted only the month before. Unfortunately for the Berserker, even his great Strength stat wasn’t enough to break free from whatever this frightening person did to him.

Which brought him to the worst part of the entire situ...

The Fusionist Book 5 -- Chapter 7

Chapter 7

A “Provider”?

Larek could extrapolate what that meant given what he’d seen of the city and its environs; a Naturalist was someone who could provide the people with food through the use of their spells. He could only assume that any of the individuals who did the same, whether it was killing monsters for the meat or even supplying clean water, was similar in stature.

Of course, that information didn’t help him much at the moment, because ...

The Fusionist Book 5 -- Chapter 6

Chapter 6

The volume of Mana wrapped up in the Fusions on his Air Skimmer was much higher than the few Weaken stones he had thrown earlier, and the subsequent explosion as those Fusions detonated was catastrophic, to say the least. Even being 150 feet away, the concussive shockwave spread so quickly and with such incredible force that Larek was only able to tap into his Agility to turn toward Nedira and move his body so that his back side blocked most—but not all—of the d...

Fusionist resumes tomorrow!

Just wanted to give everyone a heads-up that I'll be returning to The Fusionist Book 5 tomorrow!  I think what I've decided to do is write Book 5 and my new story in chunks, so I'll write a few chapters Thursday/Friday this week and then a few more Sunday/Monday/Tuesday before switching back to my new story at the end of next week.

New Story -- Chapter 11

Chapter 11

It took a while to get back to the top of what he was mentally calling his main message window feed, where it appeared as though everything of note was logged and recorded. As a Data Analyst, he appreciated the fact that there was a history of his actions to look at and peruse – if it didn’t happen to be what equated to pages and pages and pages of information that all tried to communicate itself to him all at once. Not only that, but as he quickly discovered, as certai...

Aetheric InFusion is now available!

The 3rd book in the Magical Fusion series, Aetheric InFusion, is now available on eBook, paperback, and hardcover!  The audiobook is already being recorded, and should hopefully be available soon!

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CK872F61

Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CK872F61 2024-01-03 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post

New Story -- Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Ashcleft Town Guard Virlo sat at the table across from him and didn’t say a word as the story spilled out in bits and pieces. He debated on whether or not to lie or obscure some of what had happened to him, but decided that he was too tired to think of what to conceal or what to change in his story; not only that, but he couldn’t find a single reason why should leave anything of his experience out, because what he wanted most right now was some sort of information about...

New Story -- Chapter 9

Chapter 9

The distance to the cluster of buildings seemed to grow longer as he walked, but he put it down to the fact that he was running on so little energy. He had a feeling he would’ve taken a few breaks along the way to conserve what strength he had left if it wasn’t for the fact that his journey down the road was just as dangerous as it had been in the foothills – or it would be for normal people, he supposed. With his Weak Repulsion Field constantly active...

New Story -- Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Waking up from a strangely dreamless sleep, Thaden stretched his arms above his head as he yawned, eventually sitting up as he opened his eyes. His back was a little sore for some reason, making him remember that he’d be turning 30 in a few months.

Back pain already? Isn’t that something for when I’m 50 or something?

It wasn’t until his eyes focused on the world around him that he realized he wasn’t in his own bed, nor was he luckily in someone...

New Story -- Chapter 7

(I decided to start with this new story this week and finish with more Fusionist on Thursday and Friday)

Chapter 7

Rushing through the now-open stone doorway, Thaden barely slowed down as he found himself in a cave unlike any other he’d seen thus far. First off, it was much larger at approximately 150 feet wide and twice that deep, and the ceilings reached 50 feet above his head. In addition, it was brightly lit by magical torches that numbered in the hundreds all aro...

Plans for Dec 31 - Jan 5

I didn't get as much as I wanted to done this week, what with Christmas on Monday and not feeling the best the rest of the week (sore throat and feeling run down), but I managed to get 6 whole chapters done, at least!  With the release of Aetheric InFusion on amazon next Wednesday, my writing will be a little sporadic as I get ready for it, but I'm still hoping to have at least as many chapters next week between the two different stories I'm writing right now.

In addition, if you h...

New Story -- Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Petrified with fear, Thaden stood with his back to the immovable double doors, waiting for the horde to attack him. Despite his Weak Repulsion Field still being active and knowing that it would—hopefully—protect him, it couldn’t alleviate the sheer horror of being attacked by monstrous nightmares wielding sharp implements in their hundreds. And it was definitely at least a couple hundred, given that they didn’t seem to stop streaming into th...

New Story -- Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Slinking through the cavern tunnels as quickly as he could, Thaden passed through a long stretch of empty corridor without seeing or hearing anything at all. He was tempted to stick to the shadows in between the magical torches that dotted the stone walls every once in a while, but quickly decided that it was pointless; the blue-ish barrier surrounding his body didn’t necessarily light up the area around him, but it was still quite visible in the darkness.

Finally, a...

New Story -- Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Closing his Character Report, Thaden took a deep breath as everything it imparted finally hit him. On the one hand, it was important information that imparted the knowledge that he was currently in some sort of world that utilized a system that reminded him a bit of video games, all of which somewhat made sense to his analytic mind. Granted, what that information told him was that he was quite weak and practically helpless without access to any of the weapons he had access t...

The Fusionist Book 5 -- Chapter 5

Chapter 5

“How do we kill them?”

Nedira glanced at Larek after his question, before turning back to the Sand Vultures in the distance. “Explosive spells, fire, and Battle Arts that do wide-area damage,” she replied.

So… nothing that I can do? “Why is that?” he asked.

“To key is to disperse the sand that comprises their bodies, either by removing the air through the use of fire or strong attacks that can elim...

The Fusionist Book 5 -- Chapter 4

Chapter 4

As they made their way to the east and toward the Surging Aperture, Larek took stock of his current equipment and progression, making sure that he was as prepared as possible for his first real fight since eliminating the last of the Umbral Demons. First, he had a newly made axe from the blacksmiths of the Drekkin, which looked similar to his old best friend, but was different enough – with a metal haft, particularly – that it wasn’t something that his Axe Handling...