Dar worked at the granite foundations all afternoon, only pausing to meditate to restore his mana. He’d sat with with Amelia a few times, working with her to mediate together. She was able to pass on some of the techniques she used to get even closer to her dao. He’d also found that being closer to his dao had made meditating and restoring his mana easier.
But what had really surprised him was Amelia. Focused on helping him with his technique, she’d put aside some of the constant ...
2021-07-17 11:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi Everyone,
I hope you all are doing well in this very warm summer. I'm hiding indoors where it's cool. Much like my dogs, I'm made for the cold.
Dao Divinity 2 is now complete. I ended up rewriting a decent chunk of the ending. I often end up rewriting sections, which is why I work so far ahead of what's posted on Patreon.
I'm opening my beta reading team back up. Any patreon, regardless of tier, if you'd like to join the beta reader team the beta for DD2 starts next week....
2021-07-16 13:42:41 +0000 UTC
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“Did you see Russ this morning?” Cherry chuckled as she, Dar, and Sasha walked away from the village just a little after dawn, headed for the forest.
“Yeah, I think he woke up most of the village as he went to town, trying to carve it out. We might have to ask him to chill out.” Dar shook his head. The gnoll had started on the log far before the sun rose, seeming to not hear any of the groans that were sent his way as a result.
Dar had a feeling Russ intended for it to be ...
2021-07-16 11:45:00 +0000 UTC
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Amelia was grinning ear to ear as Dar sat down. “Hunk, you really didn’t tell Mika yet?”
The spirit in question rolled her eyes. “He said he would at dinner; can you stop pushing him so much?” But Mika did turn to him with her most charming smile immediately afterwards saying, “But I’d love to know.”
“Hah, I thought it would be a surprise for everybody, but it makes sense Amelia figured it out from what she saw earlier. So, I’ve formed my first greater dao.” ...
2021-07-15 14:16:23 +0000 UTC
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Dar wiped the sweat from his brow and looked at the giant tree section sitting to the side of the central hearth. It had taken most of the village, and half the afternoon, to move it, and he was still amazed they’d managed to do it.
“What now?” Shelia asked.
“Now we start carving a boat out of it.” Dar stated simply, knowing it wouldn’t be an easy task. With only hand saws, axes and chisels, it was going to be a massive labor effort.
While the men went to begin g...
2021-07-15 14:15:33 +0000 UTC
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Trapped in the webs, Dar worked to keep himself from panicking. He needed to work his way out of the situation. The town and the world needed him, and if he was going to take down the devils, he needed to be able to handle this group of low level devils. This wasn’t where it all ended.
Relaxing his body, Dar worked to focus his mind. One thought floated to the top; he needed to reach his greater dao.
With adrenaline coursing through his veins, Dar forced himself to focus. He wor...
2021-07-14 11:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Dar groaned back to consciousness. “That feels good.” Sasha was working him to completion, and he groaned in release.
Sasha pulled off and licked her lips. “Morning. You slept in this morning, and I thought you deserved a nice wake up call.”
“Not sending Amber this time?” He teased, remembering the last time.
She playfully swat him. “No, I need to get as much of you as I can get before there’s more competition.”
“Jealous already?” He probed as he ...
2021-07-13 11:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Dar ended up stopping by his hut and letting Amber do just what she offered, which she seemed immensely pleased by tucking it away with an affectionate kiss.
He didn’t really want to show up for dinner, sporting that hard on, and he wasn’t sure if he was going to be able to get it to go away with his dinner companions. Especially not with Amelia egging him on as she had been.
Amber slid her dress back up over her shoulders. “I see you enjoyed them.”
“I’ve never h...
2021-07-12 11:00:05 +0000 UTC
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“Thank you for protecting Shelia.” Rex said once they had gotten clear of the woods. The chittering of the spiders within hadn’t stopped, though. It sounded like there were many just past the tree line.
“No problem at all. We are all in this together.” Dar leaned against a tree and looked back at the forest to see if they would follow out of the forest.
“They won’t chase clear of the trees.” Rex offered.
“Well, earlier I was told they were too afraid of fir...
2021-07-11 11:01:01 +0000 UTC
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“Like actual devils? Not a demon?” Dar wanted to confirm.
“Does that look like a demon?” Frank waved his ax at the Ettercap.
Dar didn’t want to admit that he still was learning all the differences, so he just took Frank’s word and focused on the issue at hand. Regardless of what it was, it was a danger to his village and did seem far more monstrous than any demon Dar had encountered.
The purple-skinned creature stood on two legs, with thin arms that ended in two ...
2021-07-10 11:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Dar blinked and realized he was once again inside his inner world. Overall, it stayed the same with every visit. But this time there was one new addition.
The orange tree sat in the center of the clearing. Cherry was walking excitedly around it, inspecting the new arrival.
“Are we going to plant this in here?” She asked.
“That was the plan.” Dar admitted.
He paused for a moment, trying to decide if he wanted to broach the subject with Cherry then or later, fina...
2021-07-09 10:58:42 +0000 UTC
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Bart held up a clay bowl as he sat down with a particular grin. “The kilns are up and running. Got a crew of gals keeping them furnished with pottery.”
“Always good to hear about progress.” Dar smiled back, looking down at his own rough wooden bowl.
“The boys are tripping over themselves to play with an enchanted kiln. Calling themselves wizards.”
The group chuckled at that. But Dar had been thinking about it during the day. They weren’t utilizing enchantments ...
2021-07-08 11:00:05 +0000 UTC
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“So, you just push this lever down.” Dar demonstrated the motion, and the runes inside the kiln wavered as heat distorted the air. “I thought variability would do better here than trying to fine tune just the right amount of heat.”
Bart scratched his chin, nodding. “Trial and error will then be on my guys. It’ll take us a bit to get the right heat to fire the pottery and limestone, but at least we won’t have to call you over to make adjustments. I think the men will love i...
2021-07-06 11:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Dar had spent more time with Sasha than he’d planned on, but every moment had been incredible. By the time Sasha had rolled over, curling up next to him with a soft smile on her face, the daytime celebration had wound down and people were enjoying dinner by the communal hearth.
As he walked over, Dar saw the group of leaders sitting together, waiting for him.
“Hello. I’m assuming we didn’t get much done today?” Dar sat down to get the update first. He could go grab food ...
2021-07-05 11:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Dar stepped within sight of the village and the demons and spirits exploded in applause, hooting and hollering as he came back with the demon.
“Put her down.” Sasha came forward and Dar did, though he was ready to take her out if she attacked Sasha.
He noticed Sasha was ready too, her ribbons peeking out of her dress in case she needed to defend and protect herself. Though Sasha wasn’t a natural fighter; she’d proven she could step up when needed, but softness didn’t len...
2021-07-04 11:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi Again!
Things are still running smoothly on the writing front. I just had a trip with the family and I’m still ahead of schedule for DD2. I think it’ll only get better as I’m starting to dabble into the intros of books ahead of time now. Helping flesh out and mature some of the ideas before I really put the book under my focus.
I’ve been struggling with Mana 4, rewrote the intro several times but I think I’m on track for it now. I needed to parse back the harem a litt...
2021-07-04 06:15:16 +0000 UTC
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Beatrix got over her surprise, and I could see the smile under her veil. “I’ll be the best little snek you could ever could ever hope to have.”
“Then it looks like we both won in some ways.” I bent down and cupped her huge chest, pulling a nipple up for me to lick and nibble on.
She squirmed underneath me, her tail flailing and eventually coming up to hesitantly touch my waist.
“One time, you are welcome to do anything you want, but afterwords do not attempt to c...
2021-07-04 05:06:30 +0000 UTC
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Dar blinked awake, his arms still wrapped around Sasha’s soft, curvy form.
He let his fingers sink into her, savoring her body pressing against his for a moment longer.
“Dar?” Sasha asked, her voice giving away that she was still half asleep.
Kissing her neck, he teased. “I do hope you weren’t expecting someone else in bed.”
He got his hand slapped away from her chest in response. “Careful, Lug.” Dar could hear the smile in her voice as she used his nic...
2021-07-03 11:00:04 +0000 UTC
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As Dar carried Russ into the center of the village, people scrambled to make way for their injured towns person.
“Dar, we have this table ready for you.” Sasha guided him over to a low table.
Setting Russ down, Dar was nearly pushed aside as Russ’ women circled the table defensively and wouldn’t let Sasha approach.
“Cut it out.” Dar growled. “Now isn’t the time for this. Let her get to him.”
All but the ram wilted in front of Dar. But as he locked eye...
2021-07-02 11:01:04 +0000 UTC
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They stepped off the wild trail and onto a path that had been worn down in the few days they’d travelled it.
Up ahead, the village sprawled out, a collection of small huts nestled up against the stone cliffs and following the new palisade wall out from the cliffs. A few caves in the cliffs were enclosed by the partially complete palisade wall, but no one had taken up residence in them.
Dar and Bart had been having men dig out stone so they could build some more fortified structu...
2021-07-01 11:00:05 +0000 UTC
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The sun beat down over the stone cliffs, highlighting every nook and cranny in the stone with deep shadows. Dar wiped gritty sweat away from his brow with the back of his forearm, squinting in the bright light to take in their latest progress.
Two days had passed since they had broken ground on their fledgling village. Situated between the granite cliffs and the Bell river, they’d worked to plan out the basics together.
Housing had been their most immediate need. Cherry had take...
2021-06-30 11:00:05 +0000 UTC
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But before we could start. “Oh Pelladonis. Is this what you do with your days?”
The crowd parted again and four lamia came in carrying a palanquin with a bunyip lounging underneath a sheer canopy.
“Get out. The match is about to start. Bets are already being placed.”
“That’s fine.” The bunyip came fully into view. Her face below the eyes was covered by a veil, but when she snapped out a fan to blow away the desert heat, I could see a wide smile on her face. “...
2021-06-30 03:22:59 +0000 UTC
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We walked into the arena, as they had called it, more like a small colosseum. Monster girls filled the stands cheering on the current fight.
A large hippo girl was holding a man down into the sand, getting her fill.
I only looked to see if I recognized the man, but I didn’t, and turned away. I wasn’t particularly interested in watching the whole affair.
There you have it folks, another one bites the dust. We’ve got more coming, so stick around for the next figh...
2021-06-27 20:43:56 +0000 UTC
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I woke up with the dawn and stretched myself out, blinking because everything was blurry and out of focus.
Did my contacts fall out?
I felt for them and ended up pulling one out to look at it, but then everything became clear.
Blinking, I pulled the other one out and stared at my room in awe. Things were clearer, crisper than they had ever been.
My eyesight was fixed. Insane.
But for all that it was amazing. I needed to get going. Today was Friday, and I had biol...
2021-06-24 03:27:53 +0000 UTC
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I'm not sure what the formal title of this will be. Urban is growing in popularity and today I was ahead enough on Dao 2 that it was a fun write day. I'm toying with titles like Dragon's Descent or Dragon Lost. We'll see what I end up with, but this may enter the official writing rotation at some point, so tell me what you think of the first few chapters.
Do you ever feel like there’s something primal inside of you, like a beast that occasionally wakes and rattles the cage ...
2021-06-24 03:12:09 +0000 UTC
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Was trialing a new artist and gave them Sylvia from MH as a test. I think it turned out well.
2021-06-24 01:26:15 +0000 UTC
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Cleo continued to dance on my pole in front of Sylvia and the two guards. “Tell me what?”
“I’m from another world, or my soul is, and a green-haired goddess pulled me from there and implanted me into Colonel Ridden’s body. I love monster girls, the idea of them. In reality? You guys can be a tad scary, still just as sexy. Anyway, she brought here to solve the curse on monster kind that leads to only female births.”
Cleo paused, and the room was quiet as she turned and ...
2021-06-24 01:24:12 +0000 UTC
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It was like a switch was flipped. I still knew everything I did a moment ago.
Yet I had an undeniable feeling of love to the gorgeous monster girl pressed into the chase under me. I still had all my faculties and logic, I knew that these feelings were magically reinforced.
But that didn’t stop me from smiling when I looked at Cleo.
“That was a dirty trick.” the smile still frozen on my face, while I still hard inside of her.
She turned her head to look at me over...
2021-06-15 15:59:53 +0000 UTC
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Spears fell in front of me and behind me, boxing me in and cutting me off from Sylvia as several guards stepped forward.
“There’s no need for such force Cleopatra.” I crossed my arms. “I came all the way here on my own.”
“Yes… you did. Please do call me Cleo.” She waved away the guards with a pout. Then she turned to Slyvia. “Did I not make myself clear? Out.”
“She’s with me.” I stepped in front of Sylvia. “I bound her to me.”
The lamia, t...
2021-06-14 17:05:41 +0000 UTC
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“Cleo holds court in a few hours. Why don’t we walk the city, Master?” Sylvia lay on top of me in her bed.
“Are you saying you want to go outside instead of play around in bed?” I bounced my eyebrows at her suggestively.
My air elemental gave a big sigh. “Yes, Master, you wore me out. You should also see Verdant before you talk to Cleo. The city is beautiful.”
I rolled her off me and got dressed for the day. Sylvia threw on the same white piece and strode out o...
2021-06-14 02:47:12 +0000 UTC
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