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There were many legends about how the Assassin’s power worked.
Some whispered that the Assassin required a person’s name and face, then determined the cause of death. A stroke, accident, murder… they believed the Assassin could kill anyone, anywhere, with the correct knowledge. Others believed Assassins put a marker on their target, a compulsion...
2023-07-27 07:38:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone,
As forewarned many weeks ago, the final book of Apocalypse Tamer is now out Kindle Unlimited. For those who joined this patreon from Commerce Emperor and/or Blood & Fur, Apocalypse Tamer was my latest LitRPG series, and probably the last one for the foreseeable future. It concludes a long-running saga I started all the way back to my first official book, Magik Online, and continued with Vainqueur the Dragon, N...
2023-07-26 13:37:50 +0000 UTC View Post
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With little time to waste, Colmar and I departed on foot towards the city’s cathedral with a squad of guards. I would rather have taken horses or pegasi, but the latter struggled to stay within arm’s reach of my fellow hero.
“I am sorry, Robin,” Colmar apologized. “My presence tends to spook animals.”
Because they s...
2023-07-25 07:21:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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A vicious battle raged on a board of wood.
Two teams of six warriors faced one another along square-shaped tracks. Each of these six had been chosen among hundreds to represent a god in this sacred confrontation. Half of the contestants had already crossed the finish line. Two of the opposing runners were so close that they could see it....
2023-07-22 07:35:17 +0000 UTC View Post
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I disliked funerals.
I had seen far too many in my childhood when the Purple Plague swept away my friends and family. I remembered very well how they started out as solemn and elaborate affairs in the early days, to quick and clinical mass cremations once the disease hit its stride.
The count’s funerals belonged to the former category. Alaire...
2023-07-18 07:38:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi guys, no bonus chapter this Thursday (though I have high hope to do a three chapters week on the next one); as apologies, here's a second episode of the Djinn webtoon!
For those who haven't seen the previous entry, I've been working on a new webtoon property in partnership with Tunisian artists, especially Gharbi Zouhayer (a long-time friend who has done a lot of work on my covers), which should be released to the wider public around the end of 2023. Hope you'll enjoy this second ent...
2023-07-17 13:27:09 +0000 UTC View Post
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In many ways, Yohuachanca’s emperor was first and foremost a prophet.
As the Godspeaker, my voice carried the weight of the Nightlords’ authority. Though the red-eyed priests held me accountable to their mistresses, I acted as the final court of the realm on judicial and religious matters. I was a living effigy, a totem whose d...
2023-07-15 07:41:18 +0000 UTC View Post
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The Knight and the Inquisitor arrived at Snowdrift in short succession.
It was quite the procession that emerged from the woods around the city. Hundreds of riders trampled grass under their hooves, whipping up a dust storm hiding flying pegasus knights circling above them. The spring wind blew a dozen unfurling banners representing the greatest noble hous...
2023-07-11 07:32:22 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone, here's the first story poll for Commerce Emperor!
As I've said a few times, my goal with that story was to showcase the various heroes' adventures and their personal quests beyond Robin. This time you can see the story of two of his companion: "Soraseo," the mysterious Monk; and Colmar, the Alchemist with a dark secret. In both these interludes, their history and true secret will be revealed.
Since I would like to have an interlude per hero, the discarded choice wi...
2023-07-09 16:54:52 +0000 UTC View Post
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I began the bloodiest day of my tenure yet by practicing the Augury spell on the roof of the palace.
It was quite easy to disguise as morning prayer, though I required the use of the Veil spell to disguise the flames rising from my blood when I offered it to the wind. Lady Sigrun gave me information to spare: morsels on which guard fuc...
2023-07-08 07:20:44 +0000 UTC View Post
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My heart pounded harder than a drum. My sun-blessed blood had turned to ice within my veins. My fingers had grown numb from the nerve-wracking tension, and I could feel the sweat falling off my forehead and onto Yoloxochitl’s arms.
I was naked in Ingrid’s bed, alone and defenseless with a mad Nightlord holding me against her chest as if she wanted...
2023-07-06 07:44:09 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone, some Amazon-related news,
It won't surprise most of you by now, but like all of its predecessors, Apocalypse Tamer's final volume will make its way to Kindle Unlimited. Since the release date is for July 25th, and as per KU's exclusivity rules, I'll have to take down its chapters on both RR and Patreon by July 12th.
As such, if you haven't finished the story, now is the time to read it. Additionally, I'll leave a free PDF available for dra...
2023-07-06 07:44:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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In a way, we should have seen this coming.
The Knight would soon rule a country with rebellious vassals. Now, one of his Vassal Classes had joined the very same uprising. I wondered if Prince Roland saw the irony of the situation, though I doubted he would appreciate it.
“What do we know about the Cavalier?” I asked Alaire.
“According t...
2023-07-04 07:03:25 +0000 UTC View Post
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Fire coursed through my veins.
The wound I had inflicted on my arm for Mictantecuhtli’s tribute oozed with a dead sun’s curse. My blood, once black and dry, now burned like oil once it escaped my veins. Raging purple flames arose from it when it spilled onto the ground. I could feel their hunger and spite, their all-consuming desire...
2023-07-01 07:12:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi guys, unfortunately no chapter today (Saturday's Blood & Fur chapter is done, but the next Commerce Emperor is only around 50% complete). As an apology, here's by popular demand a character gallery of Commerce Emperor's main characters in the same vein as the one I did for Blood & Fur (albeit this time in an anime format).
This gallery mostly covers the heroes already introduced in the flesh plus a few other characters, and was done with Midjour...
2023-06-29 07:28:43 +0000 UTC View Post
A/N: it has come to my attention that I often write “Soraseo” as “Saraseo” by mistake (phonetics and all); so for the sake of consistency, I’m sticking to Soraseo XD probably no chapter this Thursday since still on trip, but we'll see if I can manage one.
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Marika finished our first commercial ship the ne...
2023-06-27 07:33:09 +0000 UTC View Post
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Huehuecoyotl laughed like a child as I carried him in the air.
The Underworld’s winds battered my wingspan, and carrying the old conman proved quite difficult. Huehuecoyotl could hardly ride my back for two seconds before swinging his body from left to right in an attempt to catch a glimpse of the world below. I flew circles around M...
2023-06-24 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
AI art character gallery for Blood & Fur.
Hi guys,
Unfortunately, no chapter today due to plane trips (I'll soon cross the Atlantic to the USA to meet with other authors; next chap is B&F on Saturday).
On the good side, I've mentioned in comments using Midjourney to develop character arts as part of my design process; basically, I've used the AI to create pictures of characters I had imagined/make tests to better visualize them. Here's a portrait gallery of ...
2023-06-22 07:31:16 +0000 UTC View Post
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Six years ago, I had worked up the nerve to invite Mersie for a date at Ermeline’s best tea shop. We had been both fresh out of Sforza’s private tutoring for young criminals; I was made a clerk in his underground empire, keeping track of which bribe went to which pocket, while Mersie gathered information under the guise of a housemaid...
2023-06-20 08:17:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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A/N: there's a brief NSFW moment at the start, put indications in case you want to skip it.
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I could barely see anything beyond her face.
Oil lamps near the bedroom’s walls barely lit up the darkness. A pleasant smell of burning logs came from the fireplace, but I paid it no mind. I only sme...
2023-06-17 08:35:12 +0000 UTC View Post
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A/N: surprise! To celebrate the release of Commerce Emperor on RR, I managed to finish a chapter early! You can still expect a B&F one tomorrow too.
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The count’s funeral would take place next week.
His corpse wasn’t even cold yet before all of the region’s vermin crawled out of the woodwork...
2023-06-16 08:42:29 +0000 UTC View Post
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Nearly six hundred years of endless conquests had refined the empire’s tribute system into a terribly efficient tool of oppression.
Nenetl and I spent most of the day reviewing its current state, which proved enlightening. First of all, tributes were divided into fifty administrative provinces, each overseen by an official called a calpixqui. These stewa...
2023-06-15 08:05:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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Alaire and I spent the morning interrogating our captives.
I attempted a novel method to fish information out of people: buying their memories of their crimes so I could remember them myself. Those who would accept were promised lighter sentences, while those who refused still tacitly admitted that they had something to hide. I expected it to gre...
2023-06-13 08:09:21 +0000 UTC View Post
A few years ago, I visited a country called Tunisia on a work trip. I fell in love with it and made dear friends there.
One of them was an artist called Zou (who did some of my Vainqueur covers) and we considered starting a webcomic together; a story called Djinn, inspired by Arabic culture. That was long before Covid was a thing, and due to both of our responsibilities, we couldn't find time to work on it.
Until now.
I've been seeking to divers...
2023-06-12 09:29:14 +0000 UTC View Post
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Having soothed Necahual, I visited the Reliquary for my 'morning meditation'. The Parliament of Skulls awaited me inside, shrouded in shadows.
“We see you, our successor.” A spectral glow illuminated a thousand empty eye sockets with palpable excitement. “We congratulate you on your successful voyage to Mictlan. Since you returned with your wits in...
2023-06-10 08:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi guys!
After some delays, I'm proud to announce that the audio version of the third volume of Apocalypse Tamer is now available for pre-order on Audible, with the full release expected for June 21st! The book is narrated by Jack Voraces, who returned to do the voice of Vainqueur and Walter ;)
There's also an audible wide sales for the next twenty-four hours...
2023-06-09 09:41:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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As it turned out, Eris had just completed her hero tour.
With the Blight contained for now, we heroes decided to enjoy a hard-won drink after a job well done. Marika and I invited our fellow heroes—and Alaire—to our home. The forge was large enough to house all of us, so Marika built a table and chairs from scraps and called it a day.
My ‘h...
2023-06-06 07:58:30 +0000 UTC View Post
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The Lord of the Underworld granted me an audience at the foot of the mountain they called his chin.
Unlike the emperors above, Mictlantecuhtli kept no court. No swarm of servants gathered around his skull to sing his praises. In fact, the lively music that echoed in his city turned to silence within a league of the head that oversaw it all. N...
2023-06-03 07:47:09 +0000 UTC View Post
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We had the Gilded Wolf surrounded by nightfall.
The two-floor establishment stood in the heart of Snowdrift’s slums, a bastion of sin and revelry in a sea of destitution. Much like the rest of the city, its timeworn facade bore the weight of a decade of decay. The marks of past brawls were etched into its wooden beams and walls like old battle...
2023-06-01 07:46:27 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone,
Just a general update to share what I’m planning for June and get some feedback on the new schedule/story direction.
It’s been a chaotic month so far since I’ve mostly focused on building up a Patreon backlog and adapting the old Tamer tiers to the new stories. I would like to apologize for that, especially to Dragon patrons (since chapter notifications probably appeared a bit erratic on their end), and thank you all for your patience. Things will st...
2023-05-30 16:55:54 +0000 UTC View Post