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Kanin Fyre: Chapter 36 - The Heirs of Fire and Light

Zeyaelid steps in Fyre’s direction. “I’ll take care of this one. The rest aren’t too much for you to handle, are they?”

Mura Tal grits his teeth. “No.”

We reach out to Fyre.

[K̶a̵n̷i̶n̸: what are you doing]

[Fyre: Protecting my people. Get Dizzi back to the Fortress. I can handle the champion.]

[K̶a̵n̷i̶n̸: did you check her level]

[Fyre: Yes, in fact, I know what I am getting myself into. Now get the others out of here.]

But w...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 35 - Backup

“Who are you?” Mura Tal demands. He narrows his eyes at one of our wrists, which he has pinned against the stone wall behind us. He’s strong.

We’re not going to dignify that with a response—not that we particularly like speaking like this, anyway. Instead, we focus on our core. We need to get it out from underneath Mura Tal’s blade. Beneath our coat, the void begins to subtly move.

“An illusion?” Mura Tal realizes. His hand appears to be clipped through our wrist l...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 34 - Champion of Light

I freeze, my mind stumbling over the word “Hide” a dozen times before it finally clicks. Then we’re in crisis mode.

We snap a limb out around Dizzi’s waist, and she squeaks in surprise. Grabbing our core, we stuff it back in our chest and leap for doors of the nearest ruin, pulling Dizzi along with us.

“Kanin?” she cries, digging her claws into our void. Her voice is tight with fear.

We release her inside the building, and she goes sprawling across the f...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 33 - Before the Storm

“We’ve got five days, tops. Probably four,” I tell Dizzi that night.

“Less time to check our work than I would like,” the harpy says, fluttering her way around different angles of the giant spell circle we’ve drawn over the stone. “But I think we can manage it. The design is complete; the only limiting factor is storing enough mana for the spell. Although we should probably double-check that there are no mistakes in the circle before we rip a hole in reality.”

“U...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 32 – Calm

Noli is still a ways down the street, but her face is lit up with that familiar, bubbly happiness. She’s walking my way, which will take an awkwardly long stretch of time to reach me, and she seems to realize this, too, as she soon breaks into a jog.

Ink balloons with delight at the sight of her. Part of our pack has returned! Quick, we must greet her—

I’m not sure it even realizes what it’s suggesting, but I’m in complete agreement. I open my arms, and she soon collides...

Nyte in Shining Armor ebook

Hey folks!

Since Nyte in Shining Armor is going to be published on Amazon in mid September, I'll have to stub it at that time. As such, I'd like to share the ebook with you now!

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Bonus drawing of Quell and Nye:

Thank you all SO MUCH for yo...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 31 - Pockets and Prisons

It feels weird to go about life without Zyneth around, but the Fyrethians find plenty to do to keep me busy.

When Fyre learns all of my body is made of Attuned glass, she manufactures some more for me to add to my collection, seeming to conjure it out of thin air. Apparently, her remnant, The Dungeon Core, is responsible, able to alter the state of the matter it’s previously consumed. Creepy, but also extraordinarily useful. When I have time to myself, I Attune it and then begin to et...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 30 - Fight or Flight

The days start to pass in a steady rhythm. Each night, Dizzi and I meet back up in the Ruins to go over my spell circle design and Dizzi’s plan for converting the storm arcana into null arcana. Mirzayael and Fyre can’t always meet with us during the day, as they have their own duties to attend to, so Zyneth and I find ways to pass the time. Fyre gives me access to the small library she’s beginning to curate, and when Dizzi is awake (which isn’t often anymore, given our covert nightly ...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 29 - Priorities

When I can, I study the mental map Shirasil gave me of The Sanctum. As far as I can judge, it’s about the size of a football field, which makes me skeptical this is a map of all of the Heavens. I guess he only gave me what he thought I’d need access to—probably safer that way. Not that I was intending to go snooping around elsewhere… Okay, actually, that’s not true, I’m at least intending to investigate where the Travelers are being kept.

Since I’ll be em...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 28 - Guardians

 I watch with trepidation as Zyneth and Mirzayael draw their weapons. I don’t think either of them will actually kill each other, but I do worry one or both will end up hurt. I’m not exactly sure what kind of beef has developed between them, except that each clearly wants to prove they’re more competent than the other. 

“It’s protectiveness,” Fyre says, hearing my thoughts. “They both see each other as our guardians.” There’s a hint of amuse...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 27 - Eight Limbs Are Better Than One

It takes longer than I would have liked to speak with Fyre about Shirasil’s visit. Aquenno seems to suspect something happened between us, as he watches us more closely than he had the previous day. 

I feel a bit torn about keeping Shirasil’s visit from him. On the one hand, Blair isn’t an ally I’d like to lose. But I doubt she’d be on board with my plan to free the imprisoned Travelers. Remaining free is one thing, but breaking into Heaven is something else. Until I can ...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 26 - Don’t Meet Your Heroes

Everyone picks themselves up and dusts off their clothes in a bit of a daze. Or at least, Zyneth appears to be so. Mirzayael helps Fyre to her feet, but Zyneth is standing before I have an opportunity to do the same, already sheathing his blades at his hips.

“I think there’s much more we need to discuss after that encounter,” Fyre says, wearily rubbing the bridge of her nose. “But I don’t think any of us are in any state to do so tonight. I’ll try to find time tomorrow when ...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 25 - Spill the Tea

I Check Shirasil on instinct, and his Stats appear before me.

[Name: Shirasil]

[Title: God]

[Class: Anarchic Alchemist]

[Level: 100]

[Mana: 10,000]

[HP: 10,000/10,000]

[Role: The Inquisitor]

Before I have the opportunity to finish thinking “Well, shit,” Shirasil has grabbed my hands and is shaking them furiously. 

“Kanin, is it? Delighted to meet you, absolutely delighted. Big fan! The mayhem you caused has provided more enterta...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 24 - Clandestine Activities

Sometime around midnight, a small, white, silk spider-construct crawls beneath our door. Ink and I have to suppress the urge to immediately squish it. 

Zyneth sits up from the artificing book he was reading as the spider comes to a stop between us. 

“Follow quietly,” it says in Mirzayael’s voice, itself barely a whisper. Then, without any pre-amble, it turns around and scuttles back out beneath the door. 

Zyneth and I have to scramble to grab our things ...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 23 - New Contact

Aquenno shadows us as Fyre leads the way up to some tower called the Loft. I know Noli used wyverns to send a letter to her wife when we first got stuck in Trenevalt’s spell, and I do often see the small lizards flitting over the rooftops in cities, but I’ve never used one for mail myself. 

Winding our way up the spire, I can tell we’ve nearly reached the top when the chirps of wyverns grow from a faint chittering to a symphony of excited chatter. We step out into a tall, tap...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 22 - Group Chat

We take a long, meandering route back to the others as we continue to talk. In the streets, it could be any other city I’ve visited. But then we come across a gaggle of kids playing a chaotic game which involves hurling a dozen floating rocks at each other—cloudstone, Echo tells me—and I’m reminded of where I am. When I look up, the familiar sight of the Drifting Isles’ floating stepping-stones coils ever higher. It’s hard to believe an entire city has taken up residence here in t...

Fyre Fly: Chapter 21 - Second Chance

I stand there for a moment, too shocked to respond. Zyneth appears equally astonished. But a quick Check confirms what Fyre already said: there’s a human in this giant creature. 

A child.

My soul squeezes in my chest. 

“HELLO?” Ollie asks. “CAN YOU HEAR ME? DIZZI HELPED MAKE MY TRANSLATOR LOUDER. OH! OR ARE YOU ONE OF THE SIGN LANGUAGE PEOPLE? YOU DON’T LOOK LIKE IT, MOST OF THEM ARE SNAKES.”

“Ollie,” Fyre gently admonishes. “Give him a mome...

Poll on Next Books! (And art)

Hello! As I am wrapping up writing Kanin Fyre this week, I wanted to poll you all on what books you'd like to see next. I've got a couple ideas, but I'd like to hear what you prefer.

Also, here's some art of Fyre and Mir!

So since I signed A Little Salty with Tapas, I'll be working on A Little Salty Book 2 and 3 in the background. I've got time to do about 3 chapters of other books per week. I was planning to do ...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 20 - Fyre

Ending up in an entirely new place isn’t as disorienting as I would have thought. I’ve teleported myself around with Displace enough at this point that popping out in a completely different setting and orientation is starting to become rote. Still, I don’t think it can be said I was prepared for what followed. 

I take in my new surroundings in an instant: I’m in a stone room adorned like a study, full of cozy chairs, books, and a desk overflowing with writing material. The ...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 19 - The Temple of Yua Tin

The journey to Twilit City passes without event. The town is further south from the ones we’ve so far visited, and based on the lighter attire of the city’s inhabitants, it must be warmer here, too.

Twilit City lies in the valley of a wide, dry plain, save for a lone river that trickles down from distant mountain peaks to wind its way through the town. An artificial cloud hangs low and stationary over the village, casting shade across the streets, which are far more quiet and empty ...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 18 - Void Practice

Despite our initial success with dividing the Inventory, future attempts are less fruitful. I was able to divide them one more time, bringing the total Inventory slots up to four, but it consumed all of my mana. I had to wait until the next day for my mana to recover, but when I tried again, it wasn’t nearly enough to split the slots. 

“It’s like they’re resisting me,” I say, emerging from the Between. “How come it’s taking more mana? It’s not consistent.”  2025-07-28 12:00:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 17 - Meditation

I shut off my sight so I can more completely focus on Ink and our void. It wonders what we have in mind. 

I have a couple ideas for how we can learn more about the Inventory, I tell it. But I’m not sure you’ll like them.

Ink skeptically waits for me to explain. 

Alright. The first option is for me to add you to my Inventory—

Ink erupts with anger that crashes into my mind and knocks me off kilter. My body sways as I briefly lo...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 16 - Game Plan

Siqi blinks away after I finish telling him my full story, promising to begin training in the morning. Ink spends the rest of the night exploring the woods, torn between irritation at the goblin being able to track us, and eagerness at the prospect of developing our void. When dawn approaches, we return to the tower and Displace our body back inside the room. 

Zyneth is already awake. 

“You’re up early,” I say as I perform the time consuming process of Displacing a...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 15 - Hunted

We lope through the woods without any destination or goal in mind; it feels good just to be moving. Makes it easier to pull our mind away from the frustrating interaction with the void mage. Out here, we can just be. 

The forest floor is dusted with snow, and each footfall disturbs the soil beneath and leaves a print in the ghostly white glade. The world sounds muted, and the air still. 

We cut through it with great leaps, our irritation feeding our speed as we push ours...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 14 - Siqi

I stare at the goblin for a moment. “How did you do that?” I don’t see any void involved in his teleportations—no spell circles either.

Siqi blinks out of existence, but since I have my vision turned on in all directions, I can see when he instantaneously reappears behind us on a stool before a cabinet. He begins pulling out small plates and teacups, and again Zyneth spins to face him, a hand resting on the hilt of his blade.

“Sugar?” Siqi asks, oblivious to Zyneth’s...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 13 - The Tower in the Woods

I glance from all the security measures to the words ‘Let Yourself In.’ “I’m getting some mixed messages here.” 

“This is very odd,” Zyneth agrees, stepping up to the door to examine some of the spell circles engraved in the boards. “Hm. Null magic. Something to do with binding. Probably magically sealing the door shut.” 

I Inspect a few of the spell circles as well: [A void spell circle designed to adhere the target object to another surface.]  2025-07-16 12:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Friendly Fyre publishes today!

Thank you everyone who has helped me make it this far! I'm excited to announce that the first book of Friendly Fyre is officially live on Amazon!

As a show of thanks to all you wonderful Patrons, I'd like to share a short story I wrote about the scene where Mirzayael and Fyre first meet, but from Mirzayael's point of view. You can ...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 12 - On the Hunt

We step off the airship and into the town of Eldwoods. It’s much smaller than Starcove had been, and the raised deck that the airship is docked at is the only one in the village. I pause to look out over the town, but Ink urges me to hurry up, desperate to return to the ground. 

This airship was significantly smaller than Sun Skimmer. There was just the main deck and one floor below, and the ship could only carry twenty passengers. This prevented Zyneth and I from engagi...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 11 - Side Quest

Heeding Aquenno’s request (or desperate pleas for rationality), we don’t head back to the tournament. Now that I know Yua Tin isn’t a threat to us, I want to meet the god even more; and learning that the champions aren’t able to Check me makes it even less likely they’d discover who I am. But Aquenno is probably right that it’s an unnecessary risk, and now that I know I’ll be able to speak with Blair again soon, I’m willing to be more patient. Maybe then she can explain what�...

Kanin Fyre: Chapter 10 - Champion of Wards

Before Ink can rip the stranger’s head off, I give him a Check.

[Name: Aquenno]

[Title: Champion]

[Species: Nereid]

[Class: Hallowed Guard]

[Level: 46]

[HP: 150/150]

[Mana: 2125/2200]

[Allegiance: Blair]

I take in several realizations in the span of a second. The train of thought goes something like:

He’s a champion. Blair’s champion—probably an ally. Level 46: that’s higher than Zyneth and I, but still feels surprisingly l...