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Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 15

AN: When next chapter of Of Arms and Arcane comes out, Chapter 1 will be released on RoyalRoad, Scribble Hub, and Webnovel!

The next 3 days of my life after waking up from almost killing myself was a shit show. The atmosphere of the whole house was gloomy. Mum, Dad, and my grandparents would always have sad and worried look on their face when they see my emaciated form.

The other problem is that my appetite has grown so much that besides being supplemente...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 14

After Luke fell asleep while suckling from Amara, and when his grandfather Rowan Silverbrook confirmed Luke was not going to die, Amara started shouting.

“What happened to Luke?! I want answers!” Amara said while looking like she was ready to bite off someone’s head.

Alden and Rowan looked at each other and exchanged a few questions and answers to confirm if they got the full scope of the situation, then they both nodded and Rowan spoke up, “Luke somehow managed to ignite ...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 13

I feel a hot sensation spread from my solar plexes all the way to the extremities of my body, and immediately, everyone’s head snaps to me, their eyes in disbelief at what they are witnessing.

I feel what I can now confidently say is stamina energy igniting throughout my body like propane catching fire. I feel… powerful… for about 10 seconds before slumping over, feeling all that power leave my body.

While I can hear chairs being roughly shoved aside and glass shattering on ...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 12

Even though I did not find any instruction manual for Aura, I did not give up on uncovering its secrets. To the delight of my dad and the disheartening of my Mum and grandparents who think I lost interest in magic, I stuck to my dad to see if I could glimpse any clues about Aura, or more specifically stamina energy, while he went about his daily duties and training.

It was on this world’s equivalent of Wednesday, (Yes, this world’s dating system is much like my previous world’s, t...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 11

“So what do you think about your dad? Pretty awesome right?” My dad asks as he holds me outstretched.

Yeah, pretty damm cool. Letting in a non-lethal hit to get a killing blow is pretty metal, especially when it is a life-and-death situation. I have only done such things in my previous life while in armor and with blunted weapons, when I encountered a more skilled opponent, I would sometimes resort to sacrificing my hand getting hit in order to score a headshot. And my dad did it tw...

Cover for Of Arms and Arcane

Comissioned art cover for the new novel.

Sorry for the slow upload of Unto the Ages, work and personal life is ramping up to peak period on my side, will try get out a chapter by this weekend.

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 10

Dad got me into a comfy position in his arm so I could have a proper look at his damaged armor, it seems like it is story time!

“You see, your old man, not so long ago, was just a knight. But I did not come from any knight households, I was just a kid from a nameless village.”

Well that explains a lot, Dad feels more down to earth and does not act very much like he comes from old money like Mum and my grandparents do.

Dad’s face darkened as he said the next part, “an...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 9

As the days went by, all the house’s servants who had at least taken the step to magic were asked to sign this world’s equivalent of an NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) or be released from employment, those that were asked but did not sign would be given a letter of referral so they will have an easier time finding employment. All those who were asked signed.

Fortunately, we are just a baron house and do not have an army of servants whose families we need to take care of now.

No...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 8

More time passes as I recover from my last breathing exercise. In that time, my grandparents had taken over babysitting duties, and due to the current situation, of me taking my first steps to magic, Grandma convinced Mum to release all the unrestricted magic literature she locked away.

Apparently, Grandma handles the more social and political side of things in the Silverbrook family and was easily able to talk Mum into letting me read the books about magic that she cleared from all the...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 7

It has been a week since Grandpa Rowan moved in with us. That day was the first time I did the breathing exercise in front of Grandpa, I managed to do it 5 times before the chest ache came about.

Just to test out what Grandpa said about the instruction book being overly cautious about the recovery time after feeling the chest ache, I tried the exercise again after 3 days. Turns out there may be some truth to one week of recovery time stated in the book, because I only managed to do the ...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 6

I could not stand my parents fighting because of my actions, so I did what only a baby could do, I cried to get their attention.

And after giving them some time to settle me down, I showed affection to my parents, especially my dad.

Eventually, my dad asked his 2nd in command to go complete the mission in his stead and reinforce the subjugation mission with 20 more of the household troops.

I spent the rest of the day with my parents, and since there was no more hiding that I...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 5

AN: Was planning to do this tomorrow, but I was in the zone, so I knocked this one out before I go to sleep.

The next day rolls around, mum brought my sleepy head to the front yard. There I see my dad and a few of his men on horseback decked out in plate armor, along with around 50 men wearing chainmail and holding spears and shields, and lastly, 3 men wearing loose leathers, 2 of them had bows and the last one had a crossbow slung across his back.

From w...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 4

AN: Boom! Another chapter! It was a slow day at work today.

Mum narrated the book and traced out the mana flow on the simple diagram of a human body, and because she thought  I didn't understand anything yet, she added a few more detailed comments on how the process is done and lamented the details that were missed out.

“But don't worry sweety, the current 5th edition corrected most of this. This 3rd edition is from your Grandpa’s time, we just f...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 3

It took multiple shifts of maids and many a nap time, but I finally finished the book “The Basics of Magic: Volume 1”.

And I can say with utmost confidence as a man of science and having more than a decade of modern education under my belt… that I did not understand half of what was in that book.

The whole bloody book was riddled with terminology I did not know, I mean, sure, at this point, I could pronounce the individual words in my head, but I did not know what any of the...

Novel got Yeeted

Hey guys, just an update. Unto the Ages got finally Yeetus Deletus from RoyalRoad. It took longer than I though it would, but I knew it would eventually happen. Hope you guys like the new title [Of Arms and Arcane] I put out on Patreon exclusively for now. Dont worry, Unto the Ages will still continue.

And one again, thanks putting up with my dyslexic ass.

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 2

Hey y'all, it's your boi Luke, or at least I think that is what my name is from everyone calling me that, it is my second day of life in this new world, and I just learned that there is motherfucking magic.

I kept pestering my mum and the maids to perform magic until my mother said something then carried me and exited the room with the 2 maids in tow, as we passed the hallway, we sometimes came across maids and butlers who bowed and greeted my mum.

Okay, my parents are clearly loa...

Of Arms and Arcane: Chapter 1

Lady Amara Ironcrest tiredly giggled from the bed as she saw her husband Baron Alden Ironcrest try to soothe their newborn son. And after a few seconds of trying, and failing to do so.

She reached out her hands, “It's ok Dear, pass him to me.” Alden passed the baby over to Amara to cradle but the crying continued.

“The young Lord is most likely hungry my Lady, It would be best to start with his first feeding.” the nearby midwife said.

Lady Amara Ironcrest then procee...