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Chapter 580: Run. Hide.

The creatures of the fey cried out and fled as Mason raced through the godpaths. The Stag was back and running beside him, telling him the demon battle was still raging without needing to speak. At first the beast ran beside him in silence, then called out a warning. But not for him.

The Avatar of the Horned god hunts. Run. Hide.

He was right to warn them. Mason’s clawed feet raked the fey world’s soil as he sprinted. A piece of him wished some trickster creature woul...

Chapter 579: Almost

Mason was maybe starting to enjoy demonic fear too much. The snake-covered abyssal horror writhed and shrieked in his hands the whole way down, liquidy, wide eyes roiling. The snakes bit his arms and face and chest, flaring his titles a dozen times. He didn’t alter his weight or plan at all.

All he did was try to turn himself in the air to land on the ugly bitch. He managed to get it turned halfway before he ran out of time. The stone floor rushed up to meet them, flat and hard and a ...

Chapter 578: On the hunt

“What the hell’s happening?” Mason growled as soon as he had Phuong alone in the goblin king’s hall. “I just killed the emperor’s spymaster in Haley’s room. Are there more enemy players?”

The hall was so filled with people and goblins now it was hard to move. The other players were all waiting nearby, stealing glances but looking glad not to be in Phuong’s shoes. The old soldier looked surprised about the spymaster.

“I don’t know anything yet. I’m sorry, Pa...

Book 9 cover and pre-order link

Sorry for the delay guys, usually get these pre-orders up a couple weeks in advance. But we're publishing on the 10th of the month as usual.

The 5th audiobook is also now finally in production. Hopefully we can get the next few going a bit quicker, but I think it's best to wait for the same narrators rather than change just for expediency.

Cover image is Lexi in the Neutral zone (on her date with Mason).

Pre-Order Link:

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Chapter 577: Surprise

Michael watched with pleasure as a demon jumped on a trio of young women, and ripped out one of their throats.

Despite his attack going horribly wrong, it made him stop long enough to smile. But that fucking little girl was still after him. He had no idea how she was following him through so many shadows. But it had something to do with that presence he’d felt in her mind before she blocked him out.

And she was fast. It was pissing him off. Prickling his skin. ...

Chapter 576: Chaos

Carl was way too old for this shit. He warped through the goblin halls butt naked except for a pair of Sylvie’s granny panties, too overwhelmed by panic to stop. He went straight into rooms to shout at drunken, sex-addled people half his age.

“We’re under God damn attack so get your shit and get out there!” he yelled at Garet.

The younger man blinked watery eyes and swallowed, stumbling out of a full bed. He looked Carl up and down.

“This is a super weird ...

Chapter 575: They'll be alright

Haley finally settled into her bed with a comfortable sigh. She’d sorted out every new civilian, answering a million questions about rooms and food and how long and where and why and who and what about this, and that, and…

Alright. It wasn’t really so bad. The goblin king was very friendly and treated her with respect. The endless ‘nobles’ and court members were just like the rich people she’d known all her life. They were all smiles and weird, dancing handshakes, trying to ...

Chapter 574: A vulnerable little girl

Michael flit from shadow to shadow, warping through Razor Mountain in silence. His divine patron had spared no expense. He’d sent a dozen powerful demons from the depths of the abyss, all waiting for Michael’s command with strained patience.

He’d Shadow Walked the considerable distance to the mountain in record time, his powers growing ever stronger. Once inside, he’d found and marked nearly every player without detection.

Two were drunk. Three were sleeping. The others we...

Chapter 573: Being fair

“This isn’t natural,” Demi said for the third or maybe fourth time.

Mason said nothing, but he felt it too. The winds were battling above them, swirling in unnatural patterns as storm clouds raced towards them. The air was too cool for the terrain, like it was blowing from somewhere else.

They were dug into the top of a steep hill, the civilians covered in tarps and tents, the combination of medieval cloth and space-aged nylons all pegged down and flapping in the wind. Chinu...

Chapter 572: Heroes

Mason marched the eastern rebels into the ground. With his Wayfinder power, he had a very good sense of exact distance, which meant he knew how far they were traveling. From his prepper days, he also knew roughly how far a normal, healthy person could go per hour on flat terrain. Most civilians in the apocalypse still had a small ‘stat’ boost over regular earth humans. So he expected that, and more.

Francois the French chef may not have complained, but plenty of others did. Mason se...

Chapter 571: The waiting

Michael Brown, former CIA senior leadership, and now imperial spymaster, waited for a god who’d destroy the world.

He sipped herbal tea and ate cucumber sandwiches with just the right amount of cream cheese. He’d made them personally because servants were always spies. And anyway, they never made them right.

He sat at his desk in his private office in the Palace of Man, the outer door locked, the inner door booby trapped. He’d be killed if Jeong had any idea what he was up t...

Chapter 570: Making it

Mason spent an uneventful night watching over Demi and Chinua’s people. Streak ran off once or twice just to look around in boredom, but Mason didn’t mind the quiet. After so many weeks and months of constant action, a few hours just to sit and think and process was welcome.

Not that he could process it. Having Demi sleeping half naked beside him was difficult enough. Knowing that she’d committed to him ‘officially’ through system choices, despite knowing his insane l...

Chapter 569: Wives and mothers

Haley woke in Mason’s arms, sighing as she looked out their balcony towards a vivid, red sunset. They were in a quaint hotel in Quebec, looking out over the Saint Charles, near the old city.

She’d always loved it, and wished often she could take Mason there. To introduce him to her two best friends in the world. She couldn’t believe they’d finally taken the time.

Someone cleared their throat from across the room.

Haley shrieked and turned, hiding behind Mason’s arm...

Chapter 568: Expectation Management

Mason ate full plates of boar meat until people started giving him disturbed looks. Then he acted like he was full, taking a quick look until he found Streak stuffed and passed out on his back in the corner of the cave, legs in the air.

“I see you’ll be useful on watch tonight,” he said, patting his friend’s bloated stomach. The wolf made a whining/talking sound in his sleep, and Mason left him alone. He told Chinua he and his people could all sleep, then sat at the entrance sta...

Chapter 567: The Hunt

Mason followed Chinua deeper into the caves, holding Demi’s hand to guide her in the dark.

“Strike up a torch, they’ll bash their heads,” said one of the players. One of the civilians had it lit before Mason could protest and say not to waste anything. He squinted and smiled politely. He could see perfectly in the gloom, but Demi at least walked with more confidence.

The narrow passage opened up, and Mason hid his surprise as a good hundred people came into view all over a...

Chapter 566: Blake in the East

Blake Nimitz wandered through the ‘holy city’ of the Eastern continent, his mind split into five parts. His patron god, Psion, had gifted him with a divinely enhanced ‘Partitioned Mind’, and exploring it had already been revelatory. Transformative.

Each section of his five part brain wasn’t ‘20%’ of the whole. He had become more, greater than the sum of his parts. The ability to circumvent his ‘command’ function, to delegate sections of his perception and ment...

Chapter 565: Impeccable Timing

Mason ‘Wolf’ of House Mason, Nexus Lord and Duke of the West, walked downhill towards a demon army. He was in a very good mood. First of all, he’d found the eastern players right where his scouts (and elven oracle) thought they’d be. Second, they all looked alive. And third, he maybe even got to kill a bunch of demons. With actual purpose!

The main purpose being to test his new raid item.

[Marilith Honor Blades. Innate. Rewarded by the demon itself, after...

Chapter 564: In a cave surrounded by demons

Chinua Lumogu, Captain of the eastern ‘renegades’, had been prepared to die since he was a boy. It seemed today might be the day. But he could not run anymore.

“We stand here,” he said, hearing the exhaustion in his own voice as he inspected the cave entrance holding his players.

His people said nothing, nodding or looking at the ground or the sky outside. They knew what he was going to say before he said it. That they’d fled as far as possible. That the demonic horrors ...

The GG Book 8 released today on Amazon/KU

I'm not working, I swear! But this ebook is out today for anyone re-reading / who likes edited books / who wants to earn me that sweet, sweet KU royalty moneys:

Link: https://www.amazon.com/First-Great-Game-Book-eight-ebook/dp/B0FNQ79RZK

End of book 12, update, and the rest of the week off

And so ends book 12. Another one down. How on earth did we get to twelve books?!

TL:DR: NO MORE CHAPTERS POSTED FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK. BOOK 13 STARTS SEPTEMBER 15.

I'll be off with the family for a few days and have promised no working. But probably a little working.

The Writing Update

I'm writing book 13 now, and I think The First Great Game is getting close to the end. It'll probably take ...

Chapter 563: Armed and ready

You’ve returned, whispered ‘The Watcher’ in Mason’s mind. I knew you would. You could still join us, immortal. My master can still give you everything your heart desires.

“Wrong organ,” Mason muttered as he pushed his goblin cart. “My dick’s in charge.”

The greater demon had no response to that. But actually he was suddenly glad they demons had never tried seducing him in the name of evil.

They were back in the main cavern now, heading do...

Chapter 562: Got off easy

Mason eventually snuck Haley into Demi and Becky’s room. He found them awake and in bed talking, and they sat up and grinned as the door opened.

“Haley!” Becky was up and running, and Mason had to practically catch her before she crushed his wife in a bear hug. Demi came more slowly, shy again and fiddling with her hands. Mason walked over and gave her a squeeze, but really dragged her closer.

Haley explained everything was fine and no she didn’t really know what happened....

Chapter 561: A wonderful concubine

After their anal training, Mason dragged his half-conscious girls into the shower. Haley went with lidded eyes, sighing as the water hit her and she pressed herself against him. Lodie was wide awake and beaming as she fiddled with the knobs.

“That was so…” she shivered like someone overloaded by cuteness, or something. “I love my new job. Do you like it warm, or cold?”

Mason put his head against the wall, not caring either way. But the feel of Haley against him ...

Chapter 560: Built for it

Mason stared as the gymnast-like body of the goblin princess uncovered an inch at a time. She wiggled her leather pants down to her thighs, showing a tiny slip of cloth like a thong covering her sex.

Haley was still watching with him, stroking his dick with one hand, squeezing his ass greedily with the other.

“You’re doing very good, Lodie,” she called across the room. “Our lord wants to see all of you. Do you know how to touch yourself?”

“Oh yes, mistress,” Lo...

Chapter 559: Dukedom

“What do you mean?” Haley pulled back and met Mason’s eyes. “What’s wrong?”

“The patron alert,” he said, confused when he still didn’t see recognition in his wife’s eyes. “I got some message you were in trouble. But I couldn’t…” he shook his head, fighting the wave of guilt. “I couldn’t just leave them in the raid. Their lives were in danger, and the alert seemed…mild? I don’t know how it fucking works. But…”

Haley’s blue eyes glazed as sh...

Chapter 558: Wrong kind of meeting

[Event complete. Raid complete. All player contributions calculated and locked. Rewards delayed until final actions regarding Greater Infernal Demon ‘The Watcher’.]

Mason smiled at the completion text. Apparently they’d dealt with the ‘threats’. It was just mop up now. Though he expected to have to make some kind of decision up there.

‘The Watcher’ got back in his ear and talked all kinds of crazy shit. There was a ‘your children’s children’s children’, and a...

Chapter 557: Love and demons

Mason was using his Claws to dig a tunnel towards the giant demon’s brain when something grabbed his legs. He assumed it was the thing’s tongue, and did his best to get an arm down to slash a chunk off. Then something bit him.

“Son of a bitch!”

It was more surprise than pain. He let go and dropped out of his gory path through flesh, tumbling into a demonic creature that looked like an ape made out of half melted crayon. He shoved and raked, then saw a half dozen m...

Book 8 cover and pre-order

Hey guys just an FYI that this book is up on Amazon for pre-order. Releases on the 10th of September. I'll stick the link.

Quite a different cover for this one! The image is supposed to be Rosa and Lexi in the Neutral Zone. Thoughts?

Amazon pre-order: https://www.amazon.com/First-Great-Game-Book-eight-ebook/dp/B0FNQ79RZK

Chapter 556: Very reliable

Mason didn’t know what the fuck was happening. First, he felt the mountain come alive, which made him think it was erupting and had him in a God damn panic. His immediate and only thought was to unsummon Streak (which he did), then rush back to Demi and Becky at inhuman speed, grab them both, and Wyrdwalk out before everything exploded.

But the eruption didn’t happen. The mountain’s ‘voice’ arrived, and somehow Demi’s magic scent expanded so far Mason realized she was doing�...

Chapter 555: Earth Mother

Exploiting Strike was getting obscene. Mason used it on cooldown, and every shot from the fast-charging, slowly growing power was now like a Power Shot, blasting into the giant demon with force that told old-earth physics to hold its beer.

Ichor sprayed and dripped down the giant lava demon’s legs from a hundred stuck arrows. Flesh was ripped, scales were torn, and bits of bone were showing all over the place. Mason grinned as the thing finally opened its mouth and roared in rage. The...