As soon as they stepped through the threshold of the door, Jasper went one way while the maids and their trunk went another. Bryce and the girls followed the maids through the building, passing by paintings that hung from the estate’s pristine white walls every few yards. They reminded Bryce of those he would see when visiting mayors of towns for a contract, depicting scenes of hunts, wars, and the divine.
The maids turned down a hallway before stopping by two doors adjacent to each o...
2025-10-03 02:14:47 +0000 UTC
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Alice was lying in his bed, her arms wrapped around Omelet as both of them slept. She had only made it two hours into helping him before she started dozing off, yet she was the one to actually find something.
Bryce felt a cold sweat on his brow as he paced the room and reread the passage Alice told him about. It was similar to the story of the knight who the God of War blessed, only this story gave some details on how the blessing was performed.
“… And the priest used the ...
2025-09-29 03:11:26 +0000 UTC
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Walking back into the tavern, Bryce was surprised to see Janna sitting with Vex, her naginata resting against her chair. Omelet was under their table, chewing away on a large bone as Alice placed plates laden with food in front of Vex and Janna. She smiled and waved at him, but it didn’t quite reach her eyes.
“Did something happen?” Bryce asked as he watched Alice leave the table to head back into the guild’s kitchen.
Thea turned and followed his gaze.
“Today has b...
2025-09-29 03:07:05 +0000 UTC
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Ash pulled out his phone, the screen almost blinding him in the tunnel's darkness as he attempted to see the time. He cursed as he quickly lowered the brightness and saw it was currently five in the morning. He swore again.
“What’s wrong?” Councilman Firebeard asked from beside him.
The dwarf’s voice echoed off the walls of the tunnel they were walking through since last night.
It’s a damn maze!
“I should be having my morning coffee right now,” A...
2025-09-24 00:35:43 +0000 UTC
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Janna watched from the driver’s box of the wagon as the guildhall sign came into view. Despite being only gone for a night, she was ready to be back, especially after seeing that wyvern and fairies. She shuddered at the memory of the insect humanoids crawling out of the monster’s wound.
If only I had my naginata with me, Asahi might have been able to help us…
She silently cursed herself for taking the spear instead of her family weapon. Then the thought was broken a...
2025-09-22 02:39:52 +0000 UTC
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Bryce set the pack in the back of the wagon, drawing Janna’s gaze as she worked to hook up the horses. She smiled at him as her tails whisked about.
“Bryce, I said I could get this,” Janna stated. “No need to cut your breakfast short to come help me.”
He tugged on the pack to make sure it was secure and returned Janna’s smile with one of his own. He did have a reason to come out here and help her.
“I thought this might give us a chance to talk,” Bryce said, m...
2025-09-22 02:38:15 +0000 UTC
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The southern half of the Kingdom of Deathridge was similar to the terrain around Witchbrook, at least for a few miles, until the mountains came into view. The same mountains that gave the kingdom its odd name. The first Kings of the area that would become Deathridge had gained much wealth from the iron and gold in its mountains, as well as the envy of their neighbors in the Volpin and Graystone Kingdoms.
Nicole didn’t know the original name for the kingdom, but she had heard the story...
2025-09-16 14:07:14 +0000 UTC
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2025-09-14 12:08:36 +0000 UTC
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Dusk was settling in when Bryce finally arrived at the garrison town. The journey here had taken him a few hours, and Ciarra left him to his thoughts, which were still about her and his power.
Ciarra, The Goddess of Monsters.
Alex had been the one to mention her name, referencing the subject of a restrictive book that had been burned in the University. Bryce hadn’t thought much on the vandalism once he learned it wasn’t related to the Soul Mimic, but now that he knew ...
2025-09-11 01:46:48 +0000 UTC
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Bryce felt the bitter cold forming in his throat again as he raced toward Janna, Callie following closely behind him. Janna was keeping most of the fairies at bay with her Fire Magic, forcing the swarm to break up into smaller clusters to avoid the flame, but Bryce knew it was just a matter of time. He could see a few clinging to the back of her gambeson, tearing at the padding. Soon, they would break through the armor and start carving their way into her body.
“Take care of the swarm...
2025-09-11 01:44:18 +0000 UTC
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A sense of freedom washed over Bryce as their wagon rolled through the gates of Witchbrook for the first time in a while. Even Omelet seemed excited as he stuck his head between Bryce and Janna in the driver’s box, watching the road with interest.
“No table scraps for you these next two days,” Bryce said as he scratched the feathered fiend’s head.
His gaze drifted from the griffin chick to Janna beside him, or rather, the spear she had brought with her as a weapon.
S...
2025-09-05 04:12:45 +0000 UTC
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Bryce chuckled as Vex knocked down the set up dominoes, her tail swishing happily as she watched the chain reaction of all of them falling in line. She had made it through two games of the regular bones before deciding it was time to play her way. Not that anyone was complaining, even Callie had joined in on Vex’s version.
“I brought some more dominoes,” Alice announced as she returned to their table. “The guild is pretty empty today. The city guard offered patrol contracts afte...
2025-09-02 19:32:16 +0000 UTC
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Nicole watched through the tavern window as the strange ship docked at the port. She sipped her tea while the other patrons of the establishment also watched, including her sister and the woman sitting across from her. The novelty of the sight soon wore off, and she returned her attention to the meeting with this woman. After all, she was curious why Bryce’s old mentor had asked them to meet her at this tavern on the port side of town.
“That’s the flag of the Saltland Kingdom,” ...
2025-09-02 19:29:40 +0000 UTC
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Bryce dipped the biscuit in the mixture of honey and butter, then lifted it and took a bite. The smell of the freshly baked bread fought against the mildew smell of the cell, and he stayed hunched over the basket of biscuits to protect them from any drops of water from the ceiling.
He figured the guard who gave it to him must have spent two coppers for the meal from his own stipend. The man had been nervously polite when he slipped the food through the bars this morning, asking Bryce if...
2025-09-01 02:05:29 +0000 UTC
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2025-08-30 03:39:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapters have been taken down and everything has been submitted to Amazon. I’ll share the preorder once it’s out of review and live.
2025-08-30 00:34:21 +0000 UTC
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Bryce quickly looked from the crying Thea to the back of the ship, looking for somewhere safe for both her and Julia. He saw the Duke's guards gathering at the bottom of the stairs, swords drawn. Many of the noble guests rushed for the stairs as well, only to be greeted by harsh threats from the guards, enforced by the point of their swords.
They don’t know who to trust right now.
He swore, turning to face the puppets at the front of the ship. A barrier had formed betwe...
2025-08-28 03:55:25 +0000 UTC
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De’Vas Chronicles Book 4: The book is done and with the editor. I’ll be taking down the chapters posted here Friday to get everything ready for the preorder. Release date is planned to be September 14th
Feral Mage 2 Audiobook: I believe it’s going through Audible’s processing right now, so should be out soon. (I’ve been checking Audible every morning.)
De’Vas Chronicles Book 3 Audiobook: The latest update I received is...
2025-08-27 16:04:57 +0000 UTC
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Hitomi dived down at him, her arms wrapping around his body as she flew away from the zone. He struggled against her, but flames erupted from her grip, scorching him.
“You’re very feisty,” she whispered into his ear. “I hope you don’t lose that trait.”
She flew across the forest until coming to a clearing and flung him toward the ground before landing on top of him. Her foot landed on his chest, pinning him as her nine red tails fanned out behind her, and the wings of ...
2025-08-24 02:35:19 +0000 UTC
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Ash poured out the remains of his canteen over the embers of the campfire. As the steam rose, he looked up and smiled at Selena. She was examining her reflection in a small travel mirror, trying to make herself presentable before they arrived back at Castle Markal later today.
“Why are you grinning, Ash?” Selena asked when she caught him watching her.
He shrugged as he placed the cap back on the canteen.
“Maybe just because of how beautiful you are,” he started. “O...
2025-08-24 02:34:02 +0000 UTC
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Silver watched as Aerial took the last bite of the dish she had brought from Mei’s Den. The banshee had devoured it.
“How are you feeling?” Silver asked.
Aerial nodded as she chewed.
“I’m doing better, spending less time asleep,” she answered.
Silver looked at the stack of books beside her bed.
“Well, at least someone is keeping you stocked on stuff to read.”
Aerial smiled.
“The human, Agent Miller. He’s been bringing them to me wh...
2025-08-24 02:32:44 +0000 UTC
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Selena held his hand as she led him back into the castle. They entered through the main door, passing a few maids and guards as they moved down the long hallway. As they entered what Ash assumed was the western wing of the castle, he noticed how empty it was, given its size. Here, they only passed a single guard and a maid.
“Not a lot of staff on this side,” he commented.
Selena hummed.
“My Uncle and Aunt took up residence in the eastern wing. The western is only used ...
2025-08-24 02:31:13 +0000 UTC
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Ash spotted buildings as they crested a hill in the early morning light.
“Good, it’s still here,” Selena said with a heavy sigh. “I half expected the town and castle to be ruins.”
Their horses trotted toward a walled town with a castle built on a hill. Unlike the mess of wood and stone that was the Exiled Princes’ castle, this one looked like what Castle Markal probably did during its heyday.
As they neared, Ash saw that the gate to the town was open with armed g...
2025-08-24 02:30:01 +0000 UTC
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“Bryce, there you are!” Alice greeted him as he entered the guildhall.
The girls were gathered around a standing mirror in the guildhall that hadn’t been there when Bryce left for the University, everyone except Thea. Alice waved for him to come over and join them.
“Did you go shopping for books?” she asked, seeing the tomes in his hands.
He held the books a little tighter, expecting Vex to charge toward him as she usually did for an embrace.
“A task Mark s...
2025-08-19 04:48:51 +0000 UTC
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Bryce’s first impression upon stepping into the university was that the carpenters and masons must have been paid a fortune for the lobby alone. White marble floors led to a massive oak desk, carved in the scene of a noble’s hunt of a stag, which, to Bryce, looked like a bunch of drunks just following dogs as they chased deer through the woods.
They passed stone statues depicting men and women reading and writing along the path to the desk, and Bryce wondered if they were the founde...
2025-08-18 02:03:54 +0000 UTC
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“Run!” Cleo shouted as her spell flew to the roof next to them.
Faylen pushed her magic into her body, strengthening her muscles, as she raced toward Naomi and Lilly. She threw an arm around each of them as she heard laughter overhead as they dove into one of the shanty buildings.
They landed just as blades of Wind Magic tore through the ground, turning the open space into a field of dust.
Laughter echoed above as bits of earth clattered back to the ground. As the dust s...
2025-08-17 18:49:50 +0000 UTC
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“We are not going anywhere,” Silver said as she walked past them. “Piper attacked my sisterhood. I will deal with her.”
She only made it a few steps before Faylen, Lilly, and Naomi started walking alongside her.
“Too bad. We’re going with you,” Faylen replied.
Silver gritted her teeth.
“This is my fault, Faylen,” she said quietly as they moved down the hallway of the Flatiron. “I need to fix this.”
Faylen frowned.
“No one expected t...
2025-08-17 18:47:31 +0000 UTC
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Ash ran his fingers along Haylee’s back, tracing along her tan lines. She had wanted to spend the night with him since only he and Selena would be making the journey to her childhood home.
“Good morning,” Haylee yawned as she snuggled closer to him.
Ash smiled at her. “Good morning,”
Her ears twitched as she buried her face in his chest.
“I’m sleeping in your room while you’re away,” Haylee announced. “It smells like you.”
His hand moved sou...
2025-08-14 02:44:18 +0000 UTC
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Hitomi hummed to herself as she walked through the market of District 1. The early morning sun beat down on her, but the shades and sun hat she wore kept her relatively comfortable as she made her way down the street from stall to stall.
She stopped at one selling fresh produce.
“What district are these tomatoes from?” she asked.
The old minotaur smiled warmly at her.
“District 133,” he answered.
So, Italy’s eastern coast.
“I’ll take ...
2025-08-14 02:41:09 +0000 UTC
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