Apollos Thorne

Heaven's Laws - Prodigies - Chapter 1

The song of longing filled the star enlivened sky as the last moments of dusk were swallowed by night. Delicate fingers like that of an elven maiden danced across the four stringed pipa that sat in a woman’s lap and leaned against her left shoulder. With the speed of a hummingbird’s wings, the song that should have had the tempo of stampeding horses was played with such a light, expert’s touch, that it bled like a long broken heart that had forgotten what it was like to be whole.

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Update - What's Coming!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and good holiday season. I want to thank you all for your support and the great feedback in the comments section of the chapters. I read each and every one of them. They are a great help in motivating me. So, big cheers!

With Underworld book 6 officially written, now comes the real work for me. Editing, cover art, etc.. Below is a quick run down of what's going to be happening over the next couple of weeks. I'll also give a general idea of what you ...

Underworld - Book 6 - Chapter 46

With Aeris’s hand in mine, we approached slowly at the clattering of hooves. It had only been a day and a half since I’d arrived in Sanctuary, yet Jasmine had already arrived with Shamash at her side. She must have road the Embar at a frantic pace to make in such good time. I knew the lich would have ways to help her cross the mess of a path I’d left with my Primordial Cat Form, but I had no id...

Underworld - Book 6 - Chapter 45

We stepped out of the space tunnel into a room that resembled the Hallow Exchange’s transformation array. The difference was that this one was twice its size and the well laid out pillars reached more than four stories high. I’d expected the Succubi to on par with most any high noble vampire family, but this was on a completely different level entirely.

Following behind the two succubi, we ...

Underworld - Book 6 - Chapter 44

Lilith had never so much as spoken a negative word to another succubus in her care, but this time she’d actually smacked the only succubus I hated more than her.

“Sister?” Mistress Nava said in hushed tones. I saw a wetness coating her too perfect eyes as she blinked uncontrollably.

“You don’t yet understand, but soon you will,” Lilith replied. “He’s the one I’ve been se...

Holiday Chapter Update!

Hello,

So Christmas and New Years are right around the corner and I wanted to give you guys an idea what to expect. 

I published a chapter today, and have a few chapters in the works that I probably won't publish until early next week so as to not leave you guys with cliffhangers for more than a day at a time. We are nearing the end of the book, but there are still a few big events remaining. We are at a wordcount of 140k words and there are probably 20-40k left. Codename: Fr...

Underworld - Book 6 - Chapter 36

Note: The cleaner version of this chapter is up!

Breakfast: I went back and added Elorion giving both Jale and Sai their magic bags full of orb goodness. Totally thought it was in there, but nope. I forgot it.

Second Breakfast: I added the reason for the delay in power leveling Energy Vortex after Elorion's escape from Hallow. Ultimately, it's very mana costly and environment restrictive...

Underworld - Book 6 - Chapter 35

The thermos-like containers and jugs were placed in groups on smooth dark-stone ground. There was a cliff behind them, and Shamash’s barrier was up to hide what I was about to do.

“First drain the Quarter-blood, then Half-blood before the Trueblood,” the lich said. “It should be more than enough to get you to the Trueblood rank. With Vampire’s Might at the Master Rank, draining should...

Quick Chapter Update

Hey there,

So I have a chapter mostly written, but because of the emotional nature of it, I haven't published it yet. It's a long one as well. I've wanted to have a full day to fully focus on getting it just right. My goal is always to find the fine line between impactful and cringe.

So it should be ready tomorrow. This week should also be a full week, so except a number of chapters. :D

A late Happy Thanksgiving to those who have celebrated it recently. I really look forw...

Quick Chapter Update

I'm deep into the next chapter, but my writing time is already up, so I'll be finishing tonight. Not sure how late it will be out, but I'm already almost done. :D

Audiobook: Underworld - Vampire Gate Release!

Vampire Gate is Live!
Audiobook 

Book 5!

Synopsis:

After surviving Mistress Nava’s wrath, Elorion is banished from Sanctuary and everything he holds dear.

He  finds himself on an impossible quest to retrieve something from Lord  Darius’s vault for the Head Mistress in hopes of bringing everyone back  together.

Regarding the Chapter Delay

Hey guys,

Quick update. So, for the last couple weeks, I've been meaning to get the chapters rolling. Getting sick, and having sick kids has really made the process difficult. I have been able to write, but what's delaying things is that my kids haven't been sleeping well, so I have either. It has also extended the period of time we've been sick. This same thing happened about this time last year. >.< I need to add a warning on the Patron page. Lol.

Anyway, things are starti...

Chapter Update

Happy Saturday!

I want to give everyone a chapter update. The family has been sick the last two weeks, so I've had a string of delays. There are a few chapters I'm sitting on, but I'm going to wait until Monday to release the next couple. I want another read through when I hopefully have more energy so that I'm not forgetting any avenues of progression. The fight with a melee expert is up next, which will help Elorion better understand the non-magic based individuals.

I hope to g...

Update - Patreon Lawsuit

I took some time off today to look into the lawsuit that Patreon lost a few days ago. The reason it's so important is because it opens up Patreon to lawsuits from creators that they have banned. It's a possibility that through these lawsuits, Patreon would lose a lot of money, which could force them to take the funds from Patrons to pay off their legal penalties. (And yeah, from  what I can tell they can do that.)

If you have any info, or advice, please feel free to comment below.&...

Update!

Hey everyone!

I wanted to give an update because of the delay in chapters. The family has been getting sick, one after the other, and I'm the only one that hasn't come down with it yet. We don't think it's anything serious; as in it's not the Coronavirus. It's basically a tummy bug and since my wife has it pretty bad, I've been helping by playing mommy. 

Chapters should be out soon. I was hoping it would end up being a 24 hour thing, but its lingering a bit longer. Kind of li...

Desk and Chapter Update!

Hey guys!

I've finally got the new desk up and working. It's not the highest end standing desk out there, but the room compared to the standing desk converter I had before is a big upgrade. Complete level up in that sense. 

Here's another angle.

So, I'm finally getting caugh...

Broken Desk

Welp, I was moving my desk this morning because I found it wasn't level. Sitting in a chair with a slight tilt can't be good for the back in the long term. The legs on one side broke off. That sent me on an adventure to find a standing desk. I ordered one online, only to find out when I arrived at Office Depot that they didn't have it. Then I called four of the other closest stores in the area after the manager told me the website isn't accurate, only to find no one has one in stock. So, I or...

Chapter Update!

I've had a bit of a delay, but chapters are still coming!

So, I meant to have the first chapter out this last Friday to surprise everyone. Instead, I ended up going to a office store and spending 4x the amount I'd ever spent on a chair. I've bought multiple chairs off amazon based on reviews, and none of them ever fit me right. Even when I went to the store, most of the expensive ones didn't fit me either. But I did find one that forms to my back perfectly and I spent the premium to fin...

Underworld Webcomic?

So, I've had this idea for a while and wanted to get your guys take. I'm thinking about making Underworld, and perhaps Codename: Freedom, into a webcomic. It would be anime style art, but I'd want it more streamlined like a webcomic instead of manga. Finding the middle ground were you can have some awesome art without it breaking the bank is the idea. 

What are you're thoughts? 

Vampire Gate Cover Reveal, Update, & Pre-order!

Morning!

The time has come to give you guys one last big update before Underworld - Vampire Gate goes live. 

Cover

The cover isn't meant to be 100% true to the book, nor does it give anything away. I went with a theme of light against dark, which is the main thing about it that is true to the plot. Other than that, it doesn't really portray what happens. The book's title gives as much away as the cover does, which was actually revealed at the end of book 4, so it shou...

Quick Update

Hey guys,

I've had a lot of work recently outside of writing, so the chapters for book 6 have been delayed. Shouldn't be for long, but I want everyone to be aware. I'm getting book 5 back Friday, so that work will start soon as well. The unofficial date for publication will be July 1st. I should be able to get it out to you guys a week early. :D

That's all for now. 

Cheers!

Underworld - Book 5 - Chapter 41

I approached the Vampire Gate alone. Shamash had long ago persuaded me that my stealth, as impressive as it was, wouldn’t afford me to sneak past the Tammaro family guards. They weren’t the most powerful lineage, but their ability to see through invisibility was of the highest level.

There was still a mile between me and the Vampire Gate. I was already in the main tunnel ...

Underworld - Book 5 - Chapter 40

Shamash directed me to a Dark Vein that was out of the way so that any of my Light Magic use would remain undetected by the monsters at the Vampire Gate. Which was good, because Shamash wanted me to use this dungeon as a test run for how I was going to handle the Vampire Guards. It was still within the radius of Richard’s communication ability, so I hadn’t had to say goodbye to...

Underworld - Book 5 - Chapter 39

On the smallest scale that Mel and I could manage, we joined Dark and Light Magic to watch the cataclysmic reaction for an extended period of time. We kept the reaction about three feet from our faces to stay safe during the experiment. My Light Magic was drawn to a small point the size of a period. His magic was focused to one about the same size. It had taken us a while to match ...

Aubiobook World Quest Release!

 Book 3 in the Codename: Freedom trilogy is coming in at 17 hours and 4 minutes!

Cheers!

Audiobook News!

Audiobook News!

It's been a long time coming, but I finally have release details for Codename: Freedom - World Quest (book 3) and Underworld - Proving Grounds (Book 4).

World Quest will be released May 5th!

Proving Grounds will be released May 26th!

Cheers!

Chapter Coming Soon

I'm working on the next Underworld chapter as we speak. Instead of two, its turning into one big one. There's a few surprises on the  horizon. 

Chapter Update

I wanted to let everyone know that the next two Underworld chapters will be published tomorrow. Getting five out this week is still the plan and everything is coming along nicely. :D

How is everyone? I hope that everyone is well.

Is anyone playing Half-Life - Alyx? The reviews are making it sound like Steam was able to pull off what VR has very possibly been needing, a headset selling game. Any thoughts?

Chapter Update

Hey everyone,

Thanks for bearing with me. I know everything has been a little crazy recently with the Coronavirus scare. I've gotten caught up on things so here's the plan for the coming week.

I plan on posting a new chapter tomorrow, and five next week. I hope this will give everyone a much needed distraction.

I know many of you are probably stuck at home, or spending a lot less time socially getting out of the house. What game/games are you guys playing?

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Emergency Room Visit

Hey guys,

First, I'll start out saying that everything is good now. My two year old son woke up from his nap yesterday with a bad cough, and last night it turned into croup. What that really means is he has a virus that has swelled his airway. We took him to the emergency room last night and they gave him a steroid to open up his breathing passages. He's home now and doing much better.

Suffice it to say, I got about two hours of sleep last night. I just got back from the store wit...