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Cat Core 3, Chapter 11.

Chapter 11.

It was becoming harder and harder for Florence to concentrate, but some crazy core instinct kicked in and she wandered off the path, guided toward the “right” spot for her home to be rebuilt. Now, this here stretch of road was in a rocky, hilly area, and there wasn’t a good cavern, cave, or even a deep hole in the ground that was appropriate. Instead, she stumbled over to where two large boulders blocked the view of her from the road and sat down. Florence got all di...

Cat Core 3, Chapter 10, and a peek at something new.

Today we have chapter ten of cat core 3, it's a short transitional chapter so I thought I'd include the first chapter of something new I've been working on as my contribution to a LitRPG short story collection that will feature the work of several new and well known authors. It's called The Summoned and is my take on what would happen if instead of the main character being a mage summoning things, the main character is the person who keeps getting summoned. Let me know what you think.
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War Core Wednesday! War Core 3, Chapter 23.

Chapter 23.

A doorway on the far wall opened to reveal a continuation of the canyon they were in. Directly in front of Hugh were three structures, a command post, a barracks, and a smaller third building that was new to him. Hugh waved the team forward, their mechs stomping onto the rocky soil of the canyon floor, small puffs of dust were seen wherever their feet landed, and he worried for a moment that there might be another sand demon lurking somewhere nearby, but if the soil here w...

Cat Core 3, Chapter 9.

Chapter 9.

Before Florence had a chance to respond to George, her vision blurred and she found herself back in the core room, hand resting on a now rapidly crumbling core gem. Light glowed in the gem as it turned to powder, but unlike the sickly light coming from it before, this time, the green light from the gem seemed healthy, like a force of nature, not some kind of corruption from the lich. As the last of the gem crumbled, she could hear a distant shout of pain and fury in her min...

Cat Core 3, Chapter 8.

Chapter 8.

The giant ape champion stood up tall and roared a challenge from both his mouths. It was an eardrum buster of a roar if Florence were to guess, but she and Doug weren’t affected, and Fizz just covered his ears with his hands and seemed to weather the ordeal well enough, another benefit of being associated with a core shard. With all four arms, it started beating its chest and Florence knew the monster was going to charge them after it was done with its showboating. She re...

War Core Wednesday, War Core 3, Chapter 22.

Chapter 22.

“This is interesting,” Dalven said as he opened the storage crate. As Hugh suspected, it contained a weapon to fit on the arm mount on his Ripper. A short, twin-barreled gun clicked into place and began tracking imaginary targets as the Yaelar tried it out. A pair of ammo cubes had also been stashed in the crate, and when they were inserted, Dalven advised he only had twenty rounds for the new weapon. As the leader of their group, Hugh was able to access some informati...

Cat Core 3, Chapter 7.

Chapter 7.

“I don’t like that feeling one bit, but if this core thinks a little headache is enough to keep me out, he better reconsider,” Florence said as they reentered the dungeon. This time, there was no flood of creatures trying to stop them, and the place was eerily quiet. Doug had suggested that the dungeon might be at a fairly low level, despite having been around for longer than Florence’s had. The crummy rewards and remote location would stifle the normal steady flow ...

Cat Core 3, Chapter 6.

Chapter 6.

“Uh, hello there, young man, I suppose you’ve come back to apologize?” Florence asked, stalling for time. Her mana was gone, and the regeneration rate was too slow for her liking. She only had four points and it would take twenty-five to summon another kitty. If she could get the enemies to group up, the cooldown had expired on Instant Dungeon, and she could use that to help even the odds.

“We ain’t here for apologies, nope, this here is our town and our dun...

War Core Wednesday, War Core 3, Chapter 21.

Chapter 21.

Hugh covered the opening to the other building as his men made a mad dash to his location. They were quick, but the rippling sand told Hugh that whatever was lurking below was now close by, waiting for anyone to step off the concrete pad the storage building sat on. He wasn’t sure how to deal with that threat just yet, they sure didn’t lack enemies to fight right now.

“I’ll strap into this thing, Hillman, check the ammo feeds, and make sure it’s ready to go...

Cat Core 3, Chapter 5.

Chapter 5.

“I better not get bit by anything in here. You know there are ticks and all sorts of creepy crawlies lurking in this mess. Doug, you remember Lulu Cramer’s boy, Joey, the one with the droopy eye? Yeah, well, he got bit by a tick and got the Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. I surely don’t want whatever the bugs in this place will give me,” Florence said as they blundered through the forest. Of course, Doug said he knew where they were going, but didn’t think about fin...

Cat Core 3, Chapter 4.

Chapter 4.

“I count eight of them, Florence, how do you want to do this?” Doug asked. Florence could feel old Doug was getting riled up. He was normally all hoity-toity and tried to act like he was a fancy pants gentleman, but she could tell he was itching to fight and wanted another chance to try out his tiger-sized body.

“I’m ready, let me at ‘em,” Fizz said, one of his hands rooting around in his pack while the other hefted the oversized wrench that hung from his ...

War Core Wednesday (on a Thursday), War Core 3, Chapter 20.

Sorry it's a bit delayed, yesterday was a busy one and I fell behind.

Chapter 20.

Another passageway greeted them as they left the training zone. This time, instead of another steel-lined compartment, Hugh could see natural light coming around the corner. They readied their weapons and sent Private Burnette ahead to scout things out. He peeked around the corner, then cautiously walked forward. Their mechs were pretty low-tier, but the strange, humanoid designs moved much smoothe...

Cat Core 3, Chapter 3.

Chapter 3.

“This map is an enchanted item that I purchased back in my early adventuring days. It can scale up or zoom in as needed,” Shara said, pulling a large, rolled-up map from her pack that she spread over the table. After a few tries, Shara was able to teach Florence how to manipulate the magic of the map and as Florence looked at it, her ability to know the direction of the nearest core she was looking for kicked in. Her focus landed on an area to the northwest of where the...

Cat Core 3, Chapter 2.

Chapter 2.

“Florence, I think you broke our gnome,” Doug said.

“Bah, he’s just playing around since he knows I’m mad at him for all this mess,” Florence said, trying to make gagging noises but having some difficulty accomplishing it.

“Stop with that, Florence, your clothing is a part of you, and you can clean it anytime you want. You can also dispense with your rather pathetic attempts at gagging. You’re a core shard creature and do not need to eat or drink...

War Core Wednesday, War Core 3, Chapter 19.

Chapter 19.

“Nothing, sir, I don’t think there’s an interface here,” Marthman said. They had dug through the quickly disintegrating spider webs, and it was apparent that there wasn’t a logistics interface to be found in this compartment. Hugh knew they had to run into one sooner or later, but would they find it before all their mechs were worn down by the constant combat? Hugh thought about backtracking to see if they had missed something, but when they started heading in th...

Cat Core 3, Chapter 1.

Chapter 1.

“So, how long you think we’ve been gone, Doug?” Florence asked, the pair pausing in the kitchen on the first floor. Bloodstains covered the floor and walls, evidence of the battle that had occurred there. It had been crazy. First, the adventurer’s guild sent them guys in to find out why everyone was dying. When they were leaving the evil adventuring party had attacked, then the adventurer’s guild kill team had shown up to destroy her core, and finally, Berikoz had...

Cat Core 3, Prelude.

We're back with Florence Valentine and her cats as we start the final book in the series.


Prelude.

Berikoz exited the cat dungeon, satisfied he had dealt with any immediate threats to his person. Just outside the dungeon entrance, a party of pathetic adventurers waited, their eyes wide with terror as they gazed at the lich in all his splendor. Naturally, an aura of terror emitted from his being, but Berikoz often forgot about it since it rarely affected the powerful foes tha...

War Core Wednesday. War Core 3, Chapter 18.

Chapter 18.

“It looks like someone left a few goodies for us. There are three repair modules, I’d like each of you to take one, my mech is the best off of the bunch, so I’ll hold off on any repairs until yours are in better shape. The pistol will go to Sergeant Marthman, and the armor upgrades will go to Pack Monitor Dalven and Private Burnette,” Hugh said, handing out their prizes.

The sergeant mounted the pistol under his right arm and all three placed the repair modul...

Limitless Seas 2, Chapter 38.

Here's the last chapter and Epilogue for Limitless Seas Book 2.

Chapter 38.

Instead of the continuation of a dark tunnel, Larson found the other side of the portal to be something else entirely. Hot, humid air assaulted him, the contrast between it and the cool ocean air he was used to was shocking. Something nudged him from behind as Ibn followed in his footsteps. Realizing his mistake, Larson moved out the way of the portal just in time, as Bug Bartholomew stepped through.

Limitless Seas 2, Chapter 37.

Chapter 37.

“It’s going to be dark before we get to the harbor, captain,” Shada said. They were cautiously approaching, having no way of knowing if any of the pirates had returned in their brief absence. As dusk fell and the fleet approached the harbor entrance, the glow of fires could be seen near the docks. A careful examination of the stronghold revealed that the pirates hadn’t replaced the siege engines, but something unusual was going on here.

“Well, those weren�...

War Core 3, Chapter 17.

Sorry we missed War Core Wednesday. There were thunderstorms and our power/internet was out for most of the day. 

Chapter 17.

Hugh wasn’t sure how he was going to cut through the metallic strands of webbing that held the spider’s prey. His plasma rifle could burn through, but it could do more harm than good in this situation. A tentative touch on the webbing showed it was no longer sticky and didn’t bind to his hand. His mech body was power...

Limitless Seas 2, Chapter 36.

Chapter 36.

Larson started to ignore the warning, swimming toward a struggling civilian in the water. He reached her, an older child that was barely treading water. Larson grabbed her and swam back toward the Sea Venom as fast as he could manage. Once near the ship, Bug Bartholomew threw him two lines, one for him and one for the kid. A pair of crew hauled the girl aboard while the ogre used his prodigious strength to help Larson out of the water and onto the deck. Once out of the wat...