AbnormalvAverage a.k.a. J.D. Mullenary Sr.

Poll: Double Weight

In comments, tell me one profession you REALLY want to see someone take on.

In the comments, also tell me one "Mastery" you really want to see someone take on.

The more I like them, the greater the odds they turn into a semi-regular character.

Edited Chapters 8, 9, Journal #3

Chapter 8:

"Why do you keep slowly dropping these things on me?"

"It is exposition, Walker," Virgil responded with zero sarcasm in his voice.

Walker smiled, “So what does that make you, my mentor?” He scratched his cheek, then held up a finger before Virgil could respond, “ Plus, isn’t exposition meant to be super long? I feel like all of this is too sudden.”

“No, according to your understanding of story structure, exposition ha...

Across the Multiverse: Darkness

Across the Evolver Multiverse:

The Blackout.

That’s what this moment would come to be known as.  For the first time in the history of the Evolver multiverse, their overlays shut off and stopped functioning. 

It was a moment of sheer terror for many. The citizens of the multiverse, born and raised with their overlays, had never fathomed a life devoid of the familiar blue screen in their peripheral vision. Its sudden absence was akin t...

The July Symphony Newsletter

Chapter 98: For All

Authors note: As you all know, Symphony is a setup for Grey, my forthcoming...piece (I'm no master). The idea for Symphony is to design a world that builds to LitRPG somewhat naturally. It starts out as one thing, turns into another, ends on LitRPG. I've had that plan all along and for those of you who have stuck with me from the beginning, before I deleted a large group of notes, you get that.

What you're going to see is a lot of work and planning I've been doing behind the scenes comi...

Next Chapter

The next chapter is a doozy, and it's taking a while to plan the whole thing out. I'm hopeful to have a chapter out tomorrow, but because of the size of this, it may be on hold till Saturday or Sunday. Just giving a heads up!

Lots of fun coming!

Edited Chapters 5+6+7

Chapter 5: The Advanced Assistant

Walker scanned the speaker from bottom to top, not quite believing it. Globes….a silver body….a gunstick…it was a Dalek. 

A fucking Dalek. 

“Who are you?” Walker asked, not a small amount of anxiety in his voice.

“I am your assistant, Virgil, sir.” It said while waving a single arm, “Hello.”

Walker didn’t know what to think, “Why do you look like one of those Dr. Who villa...

Chapter 97: Respite

As the man, the reflection, and the Icon stepped out onto their new Territorial Seat, Walker felt something change from within. Like a tightly coiled spring slowly straightening out.  

While his mind was still running through everything that had occurred since first arriving in the fourth rendition, he remembered something else. 

Virgil had made it a point that he needed to have downtime. Moments where he could relax, even if he didn’t need to sleep anymore. When ...

Chapter 96: Omniversal Systems

As Walker examined the three systems for the third time, a tremor began in his hands. This was it, the power they had harnessed from the Omniverse. He couldn’t help but wonder at his place within the timeline he’d established and what the Evolver's true nature really was. 

The Creator considered the sheer magnitude of the power he now possessed, a power that could reshape everything. 

Never before in all of human history had such power been held by one like him. Even...

Edited Chapters 3 + 4, Journal entry #2

Chapter 3: Wizard Shit

Walker couldn’t stop staring at the man in the green robe.

Maybe man wasn’t the right word. He had to be seven feet tall, with broad shoulders and a long, meticulously kept beard. His robe, a shiny yellow and green colored thing, would pulse at odd moments. However, it wasn’t the bearded archetype before him nor the strobe-like effect of the robe that truly confused him. 

It was the staff he was holding.

It lo...

Update/Chapters 1 + 2 + Journal Entry #1

A.V.A. why aren't you posting more?

Because I'm editing like crazy!

Note to the readers, Journal entries, while being posted here for you to see, will be shifted to the back of the book upon release. They're extra, and not something I'm directly placing within the text. It interrupts the flow and pacing of the story too much. I'll still include them in these postings, but be aware it won't be the same in the book.

Changes: Lots. Also keep in mind, these ...

Chapter 95: A Territorial Seat

While the notifications filled up a large block of his vision, it was his lungs that he was worried about. Bit by bit, he felt his body growing more and more tired. Not to mention, Walker had covered himself in his darkness for a good amount of time, losing large portions whenever stray bits of Kinetic energy had struck him on their way to the crystal. 

Overall, the naked man covered in old blood wasn’t doing well. But of course, the system didn’t care about that. It had its ne...

Publisher's Update

Howdy again everyone,

So, here's the situation. I signed with Podium officially today. For those who do not know, when you sign with a legitimate publisher, you're not allowed to release the book on your own anymore. I created this Patreon and the Symphony series with the idea in mind that I'd never find a publisher, and would likely publish on my own. Now that that is no longer the situation, I'm at a rough spot.

You see, anyone who has been paying the 8$ Patron f...

Chapter 94: Cosmic Life

“Ulysses…”

Walker looked around again, still unused to the universe’s thunderous words. Each time the being formerly known as David “spoke”, Walker’s body felt like it had been through an earthquake. And even though he was from California, the land of such phenomena, this still unsettled him. Shrugging his body, he spoke aloud, “Ulysses is nice, but-”

“It is from Dante’s Inferno, Walker. Just as Virgil was the guide of Dante himself, Ulysses was the being who...

Howdy!

Howdy folks,

  Hows your summer going? I had a nice relaxing father's day weekend with the family. Played a bunch of Diablo, Helldivers, and the Division....lots of D's there.

Next chapter is due out tomorrow, and it's a biggun, as I like to say. Should establish some more ideation on how the Omniverse works, give a few highlights into some of the mystery of things, and it's just plain fun.

I hope you're all doing well, and I'm thinking that in July I'm g...

Two Beta Readers

As I posted on RR, I'll be posting here as well.

I'm looking for two beta readers. I already have one, but three is my goal for now. I'm only interested in people who are looking at making sure that the story is continuing on in the same vein and spirit as it currently does. I'm not interested in grammar and spelling fixes as those I do myself (imperfectly, but still). You'd get the opportunity to know the end of the full series early, see advanced chapters WAYY ahead of time, a...

A Whole Universe

Authors note: No chappies next weekend. After that, I'm busting out as much as I can. When book 3 finishes, I'll be editing Book 1 down, and posting the chapters here for overview/oversight and so you can relive the moments in a unique and glorious way. A nice way for me to say, thank you! As each new chapter posts, I'll be deleting the old ones to free up Patreon (old chapter's for the new), and adding them to the collections for edited chapters. I'll probably also start tagging them correct...

Chapter 93: A Broken Universe: Connections

Although the new universe was relatively young, a baby by human standards, it was also vast and unending. If a person could travel at the speed of sound and made it a priority to see what lies beyond the farthest edges, they'd still never reach the ends of the nascent space simply due to its pure rate of expansion. The longer the universe existed, the further the borders of its domain became. 

It was a thing of darkness, punctuated by the staccato rhythm of orange bolts at the peri...

Quick note before the Chapter

Howdy folks!

So, crazy news. Podium Audio, the biggest Audiobook company out there, is giving me a three-book deal for the Creation series. If the three books do well, they'll offer a follow-up contract for more of the series. They also stated that they're interested in print publishing as well (Barnes and Noble).

So that's huge news in the long scope of things. I was offered marketing assistance, copyright assistance, and editorial assistance. However, and here's t...

Chapter 92: A Broken Universe: Origins

David gave him a funny look, “Look, I don’t have much time here since we made me with only a few resources. What the fuck are you talking about with the universe thingy.”

“In that memory of Mrs. Rodriguez destroying Ms. Filler, she called her ass an ever-expanding universe-”

“Shit, she was right. The size of that thing was enough to warrant two seats on any plane ride.”

“-then she quoted Stephen Hawking. There were a few more memories where he’s mentioned, ...

Chapter 91: A Broken Universe: New Beginnings

Walker became aware all at once that something was immediately wrong. 

The outside world as he knew it had a different feeling. One that was difficult to explain. The silence felt profoundly wrong, as if sound had never once shown its face here. The lack of air not withstanding, even the darkness of space felt off. But there was more to it.  

Looking around in what should have been utter darkness, he instead found great bursts of orange lightning sparking and clashi...

The June Symphony Newsletter

Author's Update: June 2024

Howdy folks.

So, good and bad news, as life tends to pass down to us. Lets start out with the bad news, as I'd rather end on an uplift.

In a weeks time, I'll be taking a week off from writing. My brain no do good now. End of the school year is nuts. I've been calling parents, getting yelled at, grading papers, dealing with crying students...yada yada yada. It takes a lot out of everyone. Normally, I just get drunk for a day and I'm fine, but this year it set a litt...

On Earth: Nobody and Elsie

Nobody:

Deep in the tunnels beneath London proper, a frustrated man of some importance stared at a poster on the wall. 

It showed a suited man in a red tie traveling down a set of metal stairs. One of the man’s hands were raised, as if asking the round metal transport to wait. Near the top of the yellow sheet, the words “A little patience won’t hurt you” were stamped in bold black letters. 

Unknown to himself, Nobody growled at t...

Chapter 90: The Unnamed Strand

Authors note: Early release! Enjoy!

Walker continued to stare at the crack arcing its way across the Trinity strand. He watched, and watched, and watched. Five minutes passed with no changes. He looked over at David, who made a face and then shrugged. 

"I don't know, man. This is all testing, right?"

"I guess. It just feels anticlimactic. We went through a lot of stress, pain, and anxiety just to get this shit out here, then it just flops around like a limp-"

Chapter 89: A Hidden Agenda

When Walker came to, he was alone again within the dark reaches of space. As an added bonus, he experienced a powerful wave of cognitive dissonance. He’d never before realized how dependent he had become upon the blue color of his overlay. Even though it was only a shift to purple, which wasn't so large on the scale of colors, he still felt like his vision was tilted. As if only half of his vision was working at a time.  

Several minutes later, Walker felt like he’d adjust...

Chapter 88: The Impossible Choices

Blood continued to drip from the corner of Walker's mouth as he looked at the results of his efforts. He couldn't help but show a bloody rictus to David's face as the reflection asked again about the rewards. 

"I have to name it," was all Walker gave him as he looked again. 

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Howdy,

  So for the first time in over a week, I feel like I slept a little. Not a huge amount, but a bit. The chapter is still 1k in, but I'm having to excise about 400 or so words. You see, I was trying to figure out the rewards that would work with Walker's use of the Trinity strand, and came up with an idea I thought would be super cool.

However, the longer I worked at it, the more problems I saw in how it would be implemented across the entire series...

Nope

I don't think I can push it. I've got this big thing I'm setting up, but it's hard to write and think right now. I may have overdone it work-wise this week. I slept a good amount and still feel tired. Means no chapters this weekend, and I'm really sorry about that. I should be bouncing back soon.

Saturday

Howdy folks,

  I may or may not have electrocuted myself today whilst building a PC for my schools new Esports room. I'm alright, but it's made me feel a little weird. I wanted to give a heads up that I've worked close to fourteen hour days the last two days and may not be able to publish a chapter tomorrow due to the extenuating circumstances.

You see, my team tied for this big championship but we ran out of time. So, they asked me as one of the advisors...