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World Seal, Ch 7: Ice and Flame

In the Void.

Sam and the nagas appeared in a flare of brilliant silver light as he stepped off the astral path and looked toward the next set of enemies.

This time, he’d brought them farther out in the Void, both to take advantage of the time difference away from Aster Fall and to find another large group of enemies.

This was a strange system, one full of wild life, and it was split into two opposing camps.

At the center of the system, there were hot blue tw...

World Seal, Ch 6: Dimensional Gate

In the Void.

Sam looked into the distance, where he could sense his seventh avatar heading farther away. For the first time in a while, he let out a deep breath that was accompanied by a sense of gaining time.

With each avatar he created, it moved more in his favor.

He was fighting against a short window to get things done, but with his mind divided across the avatars, it felt like everything was moving seven times more slowly.

Even if it was only from his own...

World Seal, Ch 5: Avatar of Time

In the Void near Silverguard.

Sam looked into the distance, sensing his new avatar as it headed farther away, and he gave it a single nod.

The chance to make time his ally was too good to pass up.

With instant communication between his avatars, he could transmit a thought from one of the slower ones to one of the faster ones and have it return, giving him more time to study a problem.

It might even change how he fought.

If he could process an enemy’s m...

World Seal, Ch 4: Avatar's Gamble

As the Silver Army reappeared in the Void, the bright red light of a new star shone in front of them. The chaos winds were different here, their currents touched with heat.

This region was filled with Fire.

It was also hot enough to incinerate anyone under the Third Evolution.

As soon as the nagas felt it, they let out a hiss of approval. Their world was a hot jungle and if they had their choice between heat and cold, they would always take heat. Even with their enchantments...

World Seal, Ch 3: Laws of the Void

Sam studied the effect of the latest collision as he met the basilisk’s attack and hurled it away, watching the ripples of dimensional energy compress before they spread out.

Then he grabbed the net he’d woven from astral energy and dragged the basilisk back toward him. As soon as he released it, it charged toward him, its fangs bared.

He met it with another punch that sent it flying backward. Its back bent almost in half as it tried to strike him with its tail, even as it fle...

World Seal, Ch 2: Void Hunt

The chaos winds swept across Sam’s vision in a thousand colors of elemental energy as he walked across the Deep Wild.

It wasn’t one layer of energy that made up the region here, but many, each of them clear in his sight. There was the underlying dark space of the Void, which was filled with colors of different spatial and elemental energies, all swirling together to give rise to the chaos winds on the surface.

The connections between the stars were there as well, the silver pa...

Art of Jeric and Aemilia: Sam’s Parents

This one is of Jeric and Aemilia, Sam’s parents, as legendary figures of the Moonlight Relic.

EL Geron did this art.

Happy Thanksgiving if you’re in the US!

(Aster Fall 7) World Seal, Ch 1: Shattered Realm

A bright crack ripped across the Void, leaving a trail of rainbow light in its wake.

It was a jagged thing that spread outward like lightning, leaving spidery trails that turned into smaller cracks.

Dark stars glimmered in the depths that were revealed. They were similar to the stars of the Void, but where those were hot and brilliant, something about these burned cold.

They felt like a blade, as if the slightest touch would draw blood.

A sense of war radiated from the...

River of Fate 1 & 2 are $0.99 on Nov 15-20th.

River of Fate, Books 1 and 2, will be $0.99 each on Nov 15-20th.

The long-awaited Book 3: Emerald Alchemist releases on Nov 16th!

Sale starts and ends at 8am US Pacific Time.

“In a world of cultivators, Verse will become a legend.

Ages ago, the world was filled with mythical beasts and cultivators who could shake the heavens. Whispers say they are searching for a way home, but an ancient enemy has blocked the path.

After passing through the River of Fa...

RoF3 Is Out! And Next Things

If you missed the epub of River of Fate 3: Emerald Alchemist, and you were here for the release, let me know, and I will send you a backup copy.

The book is now out on Amazon!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CM7QKSGR

Audio for this one is scheduled with Zach Johnson, and should be done before Christmas. I'll post when it's ready!

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The next thing here is Aster Fall, Book 7:...

Emerald Alchemist: Epilogue

“Verse!” Ames’ shout carried across the grand hall. “I thought we were supposed to be drinking!”

“That’s where we’re heading next,” Verse said with a grin as he looked toward the now gold-ranked guard.

The destruction of the Crimson Shade Sect had taken a couple of weeks, and Ames had led a lot of the effort. Combined with his training of new guards, it was enough to qualify him for the gold rank he wanted.

The induction ceremony for the Azurewind Guard had...

Emerald Alchemist, Ch 33: Unearthing the Past

The world around Verse felt like swirling mist and the comfortable sense of Stone as he descended. His spiritual awareness was spread out all around him, bringing him a sense of everything nearby.

With the help of the amulet, it was as easy as walking through a cloud bank.

He descended for over half an hour at a steady pace until he closed in on the location of the dragon blood. On the way, he searched the area for other titan remains, but there were none that he’d found.

...

Audio Release! Aster Fall 5: Path of Stars, is Now Out!

Aster Fall 5: Path of Stars is out now on Audible and Amazon.

20 hours to enjoy!

Leave a comment here and I'll hand out codes once I get them. 

The first 20 US and 20 UK codes are first come, first served!

In the second round of codes, which usually takes a few days, I'll hand out more until I run out. 

https://www.audible.com/pd/B0CN1M6HPR

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Emerald Alchemist, Ch 32: Settling Affairs

The demonic energy had overwhelmed the Ice Titan energy until Verse couldn’t even sense it until he was right next to it, but looking down at it now, he knew why it was familiar.

The Elder Races had lived for millions of years together on this world, with a heritage stretching back to the dawn of time.

His blood knew their blood.

Now he had a name to put to that feeling of battle and ice he’d seen when he looked at the blue material. It was fragmented visions of what was...

Cover Release: Aster Fall 7

Here's the cover for World Seal too.  I'm wrapping up RoF3 this week, and then will start putting out chapters for this one.

Cover Release: Emerald Alchemist

This one took so many drafts! I'm still going to have them touch up a few things, but here it is!

Emerald Alchemist, Ch 31: Attacking the Sect

The three of them flew toward the ruins like comets heading for the earth. Their auras raged outward at full power and surrounded them in flames, promising destruction when they landed.

There was an enormous grin on Elamrin’s face as they approached. A loud and wild laughter rang out from him as he let loose for the first time in ages.

“This is what cultivating is all about!” he roared as he flew to the front. Torrents of white flame condensed into roiling spheres in his han...

Emerald Alchemist, Ch 30: Allies Arrive

Over the next two hours, Verse worked with his full attention to carve the initial jade seal into his foundation. It was a relatively simple seal, but it took a great deal of effort to make it permanent.

As he finished the final line, a great wave of jade essence swept through his dantian and swirled around the seal that was carved on the first elemental pillar. Then a resonance began to form, creating a thrum that spread in all directions.

The seal on the pillar was massive in hi...

Emerald Alchemist, Ch 29: Jade Magic

The speed and efficiency with which Imriz moved showed how well-trained the Azurewind Guard was. The entire plan to destroy a sect had barely made her blink, and it made Verse wonder just how many times she had been part of something similar.

It was a small inkling into the issues that he might deal with if he ever reached the gold rank himself.

Before long, a packet of information arrived for them that described the layout of the sect and the area where the alchemists were being ...

Emerald Alchemist, Ch 28: Reinforcements

On the way to the Azurewind Guard building, the two of them carried on a detailed conversation on how to handle the sect. They were walking inside of a privacy ward that was like a bubble, which originated from an artifact she carried in her hand.

Her background and the wealth her family controlled was self-evident, which made him confident that she could handle hiring the guard. More importantly, it reminded him that he needed to acquire some more artifacts like that for himself.

Emerald Alchemist, Ch 27: Crushing Renzer

Verse pulled back his hand and looked at Renzer across the room. As soon as he’d broken down the soul dagger, he’d instantly become aware of his surroundings again, as well as everything that was happening.

Throwing Renzer across the room was about to be the least of the man’s problems.

“Impossible.” Renzer’s eyes widened as he struggled to breathe under the emerald claw that was still pinning him to the wall. He stared at Verse across the room. “You should be dead!�...

Emerald Alchemist, Ch 26: Soul Talisman

“You poisoned yourself and kept the antidote on hand?” Verse asked as he looked at the branch manager and the effects of the pill he’d swallowed. His eyes brightened as the flames in them leapt higher.

“That means all of the nonsense about being forced to do this was a lie. The only question left is how deeply you’re tied into what the Crimson Shade Sect is doing.”

Renzer’s aura was pressing down on the room as he tried to clear the poison, but it only made Verse’s...

Emerald Alchemist, Ch 25: Renzer's Bluff

The Alchemists’ Guild building hummed with activity as Verse and Vesana headed through the gate. Once inside, they took the shortest route possible to Renzer’s office.

After his breakthrough, Verse had refreshed his array of soul talismans. Now the draconic runes circled around his arms and neck, floating just above his skin and beneath his clothes. They hummed with elemental energy, waiting for him to speak.

He’d discovered that combining the soul talismans with a spoken co...

Emerald Alchemist, Ch 24: Aligned Realm

As he flew toward Boreas, Verse clenched his hand, testing his new strength. Ripples of condensed air flowed around his fingers, trapped by the simple motion.

The tempering from the tribulation had further improved his body. The first dragon meridian had infused him with the vitality of Wood, but now there was a balance of the other elements there.

It was more than he’d expected.

Since he had Wood at a high level, the other four elements in the storm had been attracted to ...

Emerald Alchemist, Ch 23: Dao of Stone

The cavern was a scene of destruction. Shattered walls and corroded stone covered the entire area as the crash of battle faded away.

Rubble was everywhere, a mix of dark obsidian that was still burning with internal flames that warred with dead-looking sections filled with gray scars where Corpsewind’s aura had damaged them.

With the elder dead, the spiritual energy of the stone was slowly returning, increasing the heat and making the flames in the obsidian leap higher, but it w...

Emerald Alchemist, Ch 22: Elder Corpsewind

Screaming faces appeared in the cold wind around the sect elder, howling with fury as his attention fell on Verse. The aura made the entire cavern feel like it had turned into a graveyard. It suppressed other spiritual energy and shadows warped where it passed, giving rise to the image of tombstones that grew from the earth like grey branching fingers.

Shadows elongated on the walls, stretching away as the grey wind continued to blow and bringing an eerie feeling of cold death and crumb...

Sunrise Alchemist, Ch 21: Obsidian Chasm

Charred black stone and solidified lava filled Verse’s sight as he descended. Here and there, the walls of the chasm were streaked with red ores and embedded crystals, but the valuable ones had long ago been pulled from the surface.

From deep below, a wave of fiery energy rose upward, almost pushing him back into the sky from the pressure. As it brushed against his skin, however, it flowed around him like a breeze and suddenly settled down.

Flames spiraled around his body, leapi...

Sunrise Alchemist, Ch 20: Amethyst Harrow Pill

The cauldron raged as Verse deftly controlled the pillar of emerald flame that surrounded it. The emerald rain dragon flew a tight spiral above the open lid, its wings tilting as it curved to stay inside the column. It roared as it sent down regular blasts of flames in different colors.

The flames barreled into the cauldron like meteors, each of them representing different concepts in his Dao of Fire, from emerald to silver, and gold to crimson.

The recipe for this pill didn’t r...

Sunrise Alchemist, Ch 19: Nine Treasures

The White Cloud Auction House was an enormous building made of white marble, but he already knew where he was going. It didn’t take long for him to reach the sales counter. There was an elegant young woman behind the counter who flashed him a smile and then handed him a jade plate to browse through the available items.

He spent a while looking through what was available. Now and then the clerk drifted past, sending him teasing glances and asking him if he wanted tea or help in looking...

Sunrise Alchemist, Ch 18: Cleansing Rain Pills

Time passed swiftly as Verse continued working on pills. He made dozens of batches of Cleansing Rain Pills to improve his technique, which filled his bracelet with hundreds of jade vials full of antidote pills.

Each of them was like a miniature silver moon, and the marks of the Dao of Water on the surface were like ocean waves, each line holding a familiar and potent presence of natural energy.

As the quality of the pills increased, the dao markings began to shine with a gentle bl...