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Neon Dust 3.25 - Setback

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-Plum

25 – Setback

Addie sighed, trying not to let her dad’s questioning get under her skin. “I know, I know. It’s not like I’ve been trying to keep you out of the loop. We’ve just had a lot going on, and you and I haven’t been running into each other. You’ve been busy, too.”

He leaned back, resting one hand on ...

Andy 2.29 - Rat Sorcery

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29 – Rat Sorcery

“I can try—” Frank started to say, but Bea stepped forward and put her hand on his shoulder. When she spoke, the usual acerbic, teasing tone that she used when talking to the old vet was gone.

“We’re going to be fine, so don’t you feel like you have to pull off any heroics. In fact, maybe it...

Victor 12.28 - Betrayals of the Mind

Here's today's delivery! Thanks for reading. Hope you have fun with the different perspectives. Trying to keep things... interesting.

Cheers,

Plum

28 – Betrayals of the Mind

Victor roared with gleeful rage as Lifedrinker, limned in the glowing edge of the Icon of the Axe, finally found her way past the spectral harvester’s guard and ripped his ghostly torso to tatters. He burst i...

Andy 2.28 - Boss

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28 – Boss

Andy rubbed the raw, sore spot at the center of his stomach, amazed as usual by how well Bea’s magical healing worked. As he sat up, a little woozy, but feeling much better, it occurred to him that the System hadn’t sent him any messages—no levels gained, no quest updates, nothing. Then it registered in his still-foggy brain that there were sounds of combat not far away. �...

Victor 12.27 - Calling the Mountain Home

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27 – Calling the Mountain Home

Arona sat on one of the silk-upholstered couches under Dar’s colorful pavilion, her sense of smell almost overstimulated by the rich spices his chefs used to cook their master’s favorite dishes. A young woman of Dar’s species, with craggy, stonelike skin, and wearing bright, flowing robes, sat in the co...

Andy 2.27 - Overextended

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27 – Overextended

Andy crouched behind the same boulder again, hiding from the swarm of rats and rat-people below. The gigantic rat was still sleeping, and he had the crazy notion that maybe he ought to try to sneak up to it and score a critical stab. The only problem was the horde of smaller vermin between him and it. No, he decided, his original plan, mad as it was, was s...

Victor 12.26 - Buildup

Here's today's chapter! Hope you enjoy... I know, the suspense is killing us all. It's the last book, though. We can't rush through it, can we? :)

Thanks for your support and feedback!

-Plum

26 – Buildup

Victor had thought that breaking through the veil and vastly enhancing his connection to the flows of Energy would make hiding his strength even harder, but the opposite was true. ...

Victor Book 10 Art - just realized I never shared it??

I couldn't find this on my Patreon, but if I already shared it, sorry for the spam!

Victor Book 11 Art... Enjoy!

Wanted to share the latest art with you folks! BTW, looking for ideas for the Book 12 art. I'm not 100% sure I want to call it "Veil Walker," but I think it fits pretty well and will make a solid capstone to the series. Let me know what you think in the comments.

Neon Dust 3.24 - A Valued Guest

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24 – A Valued Guest

Tony had just collected the weapons from his three attackers when the first of the antiquated security synths barged into the room, its LED eyes pulsing red as it leveled its thirty-year-old plasma rifle—plugged directly into its oversized, built-in battery backpack—at Tony. “Cease all hostilities!�...

Neon Dust 3.23 - Mystery Machine

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23 – Mystery Machine

At Glitch’s words, Beef grunted and slammed a meaty fist into his palm. “Guess we ain’t gonna get much sleep tonight.”

Glitch, still gripping Addie’s shoulder, asked, “Do you have his PAI? I can try to crack it and get his biometrics and whatnot.”

“Would that be easier than just cracking the door?”

G...

Andy 2.26 - A Desperate Plan

Here's today's chapter! Let me know if the final little scene (you'll know what I mean) is corny in a good way or in a way that makes you cringe. Hehe.

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-Plum

26 – A Desperate Plan

Andy descended. He’d dropped his Unseen Stalker spell sometime during the battle above, so he recast it. When he heard the confused whispers exchanged between Lucy and Omar, he paused and hissed,...

Victor 12.25 - Veil Walker

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25 – Veil Walker

As Victor placed the final thread, tying the twelfth pattern into his central one, he stepped back and looked at his new—and complete, he hoped—mantle. At the center was the first pattern he’d made for this latest version—the one that featured his core ...

Andy 2.25 - Horde

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25 – Horde

When the pain faded and Andy’s senses returned, he leaped to his feet, irritated as much as he was disoriented. He wanted to be angry at the System for taking his “yeah” as consent to change his class when he was clearly talking to Bella, but he couldn’t. The truth was that his thoughts had been all over the place. When he’d heard the cry for help, as...

Victor 12.24 - A Guided Tour

A long one for you to enjoy today, my dear readers. (Well, I hope you enjoy it, lol)

Thanks for reading!

-Plum

24 – A Guided Tour

At Vesavo’s pronouncement, the crowd erupted again, but Victor only had eyes for Roil. He watched as the sorcerer’s smoke-filled cowl drifted slightly to his left, in Dar’s direction. The man had no face to read, but Victor swore he could see an ex...

Andy 2.24 - A Cry for Help

Hey folks! Enjoy the chapter :)

I'm not a big fan of this one, mostly because I get so bogged down in the "business of the settlement" that by the time things start to get good, I'm out of space. I think I might transition to 3k-word chapters for this story soon, but I need to think about it.

Anyway, see you Wed with the next one,

Plum

24 – A Cry for Help 2025-10-20 19:16:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Vainglory 2 Audible Version -- Audio Problems and Resolution

Hey everyone,

A frustrating turn of events has led to people who bought the VG 2 Audible having a bad version of the audio. You'll notice "bad editing" in that there are cut-offs between one recording and another, and then large sections of at least one chapter that are missing. This has been fixed as of day 2 of release, but I think it affected a lot of people on those early downloads.

You can get the better version by deleting and re-downloading.

I'm try...

Victor 12.23 - Moonglow

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-Plum

23 – Moonglow

“And now, we bring our attention to the final matter of the day. Lord Consul Vesavo, this is your addition to the docket. Would you like to address the Council?” The tall, green woman—who’d never named herself—moved to the side of the dais, as she’d done dozens of times over the course of the assembly. Vesavo, a lich of great repute, h...

Neon Dust 3.22 - No Prisoners

Here we go, folks! So sorry, but there's no way I'll be able to finish a second chapter for you this weekend. Sometimes life just throws you curveballs, you know? At least this one is a fun read (I hope) with no cliffhanger. I'll see you Friday with the next ND installment!

-Plum

22 – No Prisoners

Tony sat in a corner booth of the stylish little bar off the lobby of The Meridian Arms, brooding over a shot of top-...

Andy 2.23 - Taking Shelter

Here we go, folks! Thanks for reading!

If you're a Neon Dust reader, I'm still going to try to get an extra chapter done for you tomorrow, but, again, no promises!

Have a nice Friday :)

-Plum

23 – Taking Shelter

**Glyph of Heavy Strikes applied! This hammer will now apply Heavy Strikes upon an object when used with purposeful inten...