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Mythica, Book 1, Chapter 11.

I included the updated cover art with Sabine wielding a weapon she'll find later in the book. 

Chapter 11.

“Orren, the ghoul is here. If you can hear me, keep away from the tree to my right,” Sabine whispered. Orren gave no indication that he had heard her and kept writing in his book, eyes glowing and quill moving at an incredibly rapid pace.

Sabine shifted position to place herself between the monster and Orren, readying her blades, b...

Mythica, Book 1, Chapter 10.

Chapter 10.

“Can we please stop?” Orren whined. They had started on the road at dawn after Orren had a hastily prepared breakfast. It was now nearly noon, and they had been keeping a brisk pace for a human, which was a painfully slow pace for Sabine.

“Yes, right over there should be good. Start a fire and eat something, you look like you need it,” Sabine said.

“And you don’t look even the slightest bit winded, and the cold doesn’t seem to bother you,” Orren...

War Core 4 is out today as an ebook!

The ebook is out today and the audio version is in production now. Luke Daniels has done a great job at narration on the series and I'm looking forward to hearing him wrap up the series. Here's some concept art for the Mythica book to liven up a short post for today. 

Mythica, book 1, Chapter 9.

Chapter 9.

Sabine moved at her normal fast walk/slow jog pace that didn’t burn up too much of her energy. Occasionally she would slow down and walk slowly for a bit if she started to feel fatigued, and it was at one of those points that she realized someone was following her. They were huffing and puffing as they tried to catch up, and she only heard them now that she had slowed down.

It was dark, and she didn’t think whoever was following her had the same undead vision she ...

Mythica, book 1, Chapter 8.

Chapter 8.

Sabine grabbed a mug of ale that had miraculously survived the fight intact and tried to blend in with the crowd. Pressure built across her entire body and there was some pain as whatever Gnessos was doing to her began to happen. Concentrating with her undead gaze, Sabine could see tendrils of dark energy enter her body, wisps of the energy came from the headless body of Darvak, but that wasn’t the only source. Some came from other patrons, leading Sabine to believe they ...

Mythica, Book 1, Chapter 7.

Chapter 7.

“Sabine, can you hear me?” Hamish said. Sabine opened her eyes, awake but groggy.

“Yeah, what happened?” Sabine asked.

“You’ve defeated the two grave robbers but burned all your mana. The backlash from that can be severe,” Hamish said.

“Mana?” Sabine asked.

“Yes, it's what that magical energy is called. It can come from different sources and is very powerful. By your nature, you harvest dark mana, which is associated with the vari...

Mythica, book 1, Chapter 6.

Chapter 6.

Sabine tried to shed the horrible feeling of losing herself to another entity. What would have happened to her if she had given in to the rage? Taking control of her emotions, Sabine forced herself to believe that it didn’t matter, she had won the fight for control of this body, and she would honor the young woman’s sacrifice by using this shell to do some good in this world.

The first bit of good she could do for the world was to rid it of the two thugs in front ...

Mythica 1, Chapter 5.

Chapter 5.

The sense of movement ceased, and Sabine felt her soul settle, taking root in the object before her. She was in another body, but whose body was it this time? Opening her eyes did nothing, save for allowing the dirt compacted around her to pour into her eye. The soil was damp and full of twigs, but this new body didn’t seem to be bothered by something getting in her eye.

Emerge to live again.

The strange words from Gnessos’ will appeared onc...

Mythica 1, Chapter 4.

Chapter 4.

“Hmm, this creation should be functional, if not quite what I was hoping for. What is preventing you from standing, I wonder? Maybe some additional work is needed, though I have scant time and energy to waste upon you, my little dead thing. Perhaps some remnant, an artifact of your prior life remains. No matter, my will is supreme here,” the voice said. It seemed to move closer, though Sabine still couldn’t see who it was.

“Obey, slave, rise as your master com...

Mythica 1, Chapter 3 + war core cover!

Thought you might want to see the full cover for book 4 in color!


Chapter 3.

Time passed and Sabine enjoyed the silence as she floated in the nothingness around her. The darkness receded a bit and it became more like a foggy, overcast day, where everything was shrouded in a grey mist. There was no pain, and she couldn’t feel her body at all. Her existence was neither good nor bad,...

Mythica, book 1, Chapter 2.

Chapter 2.

A few hours after nightfall, the activity in the camp began to wind down. The refugees were too tired from the stress of their journey, and most were out as soon as they lay down to rest. A few were moving about, heading toward the area outside the camp that had been set up as a latrine. Captain Galavan at least had the foresight to get that dug early. He was likely nowhere near the area where the work had taken place, but as a former soldier, he knew the value of proper sa...

Mythica, book 1, Chapter 1.

Chapter 1.

“Sabine, I don’t care what you think. I run the Crescent Blade and my word is final,” Commander Elerby growled.

“It will be final if we get attacked tonight, it’ll be the final foolish command you ever give,” Sabine said, stomping her way out of the commander’s tent before he dismissed her.

“You can consider yourself no longer an officer in this company, and don’t think that your demotion absolves you of your duties!” Elerby shouted after her...

New Series Announcement!

Something a bit different for my new series. I'm excited to say that I have acquired the license to write a LitRPG series set in the Mythica film universe. Mythica is a five film Fantasy series produced by Arrowstorm Entertainment. While they don't have a huge Hollywood budget like Lord of the Rings, they did an excellent job producing a fun series with great characters. If you haven't checked it out...

War Core Wednesday. War Core 4, Chapter 41.

Well folks, we've finally reached the end of the War Core series. I hope you've enjoyed the ride and are excited for what's next. On Friday, I'll announce my newest project, and post the first chapter. It's something different and a first in the LitRPG world. Thank you everyone for supporting me and I hope you continue to enjoy the stories I create.


Chapter 41.

His command channel was empty, none of the other officers, none of his troops were still around to speak with. Hugh...

War Core 4, Chapter 40.

Chapter 40.

Hugh activated the Turret swarm and waited for them to appear. The reward perk was a bit of a dice roll, and he was supposed to get between four and twenty turrets. Fourteen turrets popped up from the floor, and Hugh was relieved that he had rolled closer to the max than the minimum this time. He was a bit uncertain about what type of turrets they would be. The reward description mentioned they would match the tier of his command post, but with it destroyed, would they be ...

War Core 4, Chapter 39.

Chapter 39.

“Can you get a shot at Hssim?” Hugh asked. Sadly, the battleship had little room to maneuver inside the arena, despite its size.

“Negative, that guardian is blocking my line of sight. My secondaries can engage his air mechs and the units on the Ssath flanks, but that’s it right now,” Nix advised.

“Fine, hit the guardian with your main guns, but keep everything else you have focused on Ssath,” Hugh ordered. The Ssath air mechs, a total of almost si...

War Core 4, Chapter 38.

Chapter 38.

“Wow, I’ve never seen anything like that,” Hugh said as the battleship finally walked out of the shipyard. It was the largest mech he had ever seen.

“Looks like the GCA patterned it off the Iowa class battleships and this baby takes more than a single admiral to operate it. Believe it or not, I have a crew of twenty sailors in combat pods helping me with this monster,” Nix said. The admiral sounded like a kid with a new toy, and Hugh couldn’t blame him. 2023-03-15 15:52:28 +0000 UTC View Post

War Core Wednesday. War Core 4, Chapter 37.

Chapter 37.

You have lost a forward base. Please note that at this stage of the battle, any critical areas you lose are deactivated and can’t be recaptured by either core.

That was about the only good part about losing the D’kahn forward base, at least Hssim couldn’t retake it from Hugh. It was also a bit ominous; it was apparent that the GCA was going to eventually strangle them of resources while at the same time ramping up the attacks. For now, Hugh was...

War Core 4, Chapter 36.

Chapter 36.

Hugh continued to research upgrades and build his forces as the countdown to the next wave began. It was to be a continuous wave of attacks, and most of the team figured the attack waves would start out slow and ramp up as time passed. They also had to wait at least an hour after the wave started before they could move to challenge whatever the final guardians were. Scouts penetrated into Ssath territory, and there was a running skirmish between his scouts and the Ssath infa...

War Core 4, Chapter 35.

Chapter 35.

Hugh’s port facility hit tier six soon after the battle at Dalven’s command post ended. They had unlocked destroyers, and Admiral Nix wanted at least a few constructed. At 500 resources each, the destroyers would have to wait until Hugh hit the final upgrade for each of the forward bases. With the battle now being waged against the Ssath, he needed to reinforce each if wanted to keep the resources flowing. Losses to his troops were also being built, but there was the q...

War Core Wednesday. War Core 4, Chapter 34.

Chapter 34.

“Whatever is down there it's inside the trench line,” Dalven said.

“Careful, this is probably Hssim, I’ve seen tunneling mechs used before,” Hugh warned.

Directly in front of the man door to the medium mech factory, the ground gave way, swallowing the medium mech that had just marched off the assembly line and damaging the structure itself to the point it could no longer produce units. Dalven’s avatar activated a tube on his back and started hurling...

War Core 4, Chapter 33.

Chapter 33.

“What happens now? We’re all supposed to be on the same side, does that mean we win?” Maddison asked.

“I have no idea, so we’ll keep plowing along like the battle’s still on. The Ssath and Dalven’s Yaelar are probably still under assault from the last wave, which is why we haven’t heard anything about the next wave,” Hugh offered.

The damage to his forward base was being repaired and construction on the D’kahn forward base was proceeding as ...

War Core 4, Chapter 32.

Chapter 32.

It was nerve-wracking to wait for his attacks to get underway. The troops heading toward the D’kahn forward base would arrive before the main attack, given they had a head start. There were only eighteen infantry, two light mechs, and two main battle mechs in that group. It was a limited attack force, but so far, the only opposition they would have to face was a half dozen armed construction drones. There were also a total of twenty-eight air mechs to support the attack,...

War Core 4, Chapter 31.

Chapter 31.

Hugh noted that his garrison troops weren’t doing that bad. Sure, they were missing as many times as they hit, but whatever gamer was assisting out at the forward base was doing a good job of selecting targets. They had designated groups of mech firing on the same target to make sure they were taken down quickly instead of spreading out the hits over multiple mechs. Hugh listened in on their chatter, curious how they were handling it.

“Dude, I’m telling you, fi...

War Core 4, Chapter 30.

Chapter 30.

“Dude, check out how bad the pathing is on these guys,” one of the gamers said over the open command channel, highlighting the drones gathering salvage in the millipede hive.

“Cut the chatter, this is a command channel,” Nix growled at them.

“Who’s the angry guy?” Derek asked.

“The ‘angry guy’ is Admiral Nix, who’s not only in command of the naval forces, but is also the senior officer for this entire group. I’ll get you a separate...

War Core Wednesday. War Core 4, Chapter 29.

Chapter 29.

Incoming artillery started to land on the hive, and Vilkrex’s defenders responded in an unusual way. Hugh’s troops would have hunkered down inside the trenches and bunkers, waiting for the enemy to attack and returning fire with their long-range weapons. Vilkrex’s troops reacted like they were angry bees and the Ssath had just poked their hive with a stick. They poured out and charged toward the Ssath, blind in their fury at being attacked.

“Hugh, I didn’t ...

War Core 4, Chapter 28.

Chapter 28.

“Sir, what do you think is going on?” Captain Tran asked. They were all a little dumbfounded over what had just happened. His recon team had found the serpent’s base and was starting their observation when Vilkrex, backed up by Hssim’s forces, attacked. The border on the other side of the serpents must have been one of those two cores. That meant that just past the D’kahn was the zone Dalven had been sent to unless he was one of the casualties that had been annou...

War Core 4, Chapter 27.

Chapter 27.

“My forces are suffering after that last attack, your troops should lead the assault,” Vilkrex complained.

“I have problems of my own, you need to deal with the Karsham. My troops will assist you with indirect fire support and stay to help defend your base while you finish your attack. The Karsham are worse off than you are, an easy kill,” Hssim said.

Vilkrex had sent long-range scouts, one of whom made it to Hssim’s territory where the two cores join...

War Core Wednesday, War Core 4, Chapter 26.

Chapter 26.

Wave 5 of the automated attacks have begun, defend your cores.

“This is it, call out the attack when you see it,” Hugh ordered. He looked through the various feeds, trying to find out what form of attack was coming for them.

“I think I’ve got something over to the southwest, but I have no idea what that is,” Admiral Nix said. Hugh shifted his few and could see a large object high overhead that was on a straight course for his command ...

War Core 4, Chapter 25.

Chapter 25.

“They’ve spotted us, take them down!” Cartwright ordered. The attack force made it all the way to the northern part of the zone and then crossed over into the serpent territory without being spotted. A random patrol had blundered into them, and it only took a few moments for the lead elements to gun down the pair of infantry mechs that had discovered their attack.

“Move fast, the other core will know we’re here,” Hugh said. They weren’t too far from the...