Enjoy.
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When the final Ghoul fell, the enemy had already begun to flee. It was the first time Felix had ever seen them do something so tactical, but at that moment, he didn't care.
Pit!
Felix dove into his core space to find the curled up form of his Companion, floating near the top of his core, just above the nebula of swirling Essence. His wings were wrapped about his own body, along with his bushy, russet tail. He was breathing, but waves of...
2021-04-07 13:56:37 +0000 UTC
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Didn't make the goal yet this month, but! It's a rolling goal. Whenever we hit the target, I can afford to get 4 chapters a week out.
Thanks for reading!
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You Have Defeated Deceit of Misfortune!
XP Earned!
Territorial Quest Alert!
You Have Gained Significant Contribution!
Save the Lost? Felix spared his notification a single glance, though his vision wavered with pain. It...cured her?
He hadn...
2021-04-05 15:08:31 +0000 UTC
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Didn't quite make the total by end of 4/1/2021, but it is an ongoing goal! As long as we rise up to or above $3500 for the monthly total, I'll continue to produce Saturday chapters.
For now, enjoy the chapter.
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Name: Deceit of Misfortune
Type: Primordial-Spawn
Level: 61
--$(#
ERROR!
The same error plagued his Voracious Eye with Aslei as with the other. She grew, the thing inside her tearing free until little was...
2021-04-02 08:55:57 +0000 UTC
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Last chapter of the month! Hopefully we can hit the goal and 4x week chapters will continue in April.
Enjoy!
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The screaming escalated, accompanied by the sickening tang of Primordial fury. The chorister was already moving, running full tilt for one of the nearby tunnels. Felix's senses shifted into high alert, and he didn't wait.
Sovereign of Flesh!
Unfettered Volition!
Felix hurled himself over the ranks and lande...
2021-03-31 14:25:38 +0000 UTC
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Pulling himself away from the Revenants was almost physically painful. There was a part of Felix that only felt alive when he was in the midst of a bloody battle, and a not inconsequential portion of his core that ached to eat as much Primordial Essence as he could manage. Yet his Will was not to be denied. His Bastion severed the ever-increasing Echoes from within, and Felix raced up the pump station steps.
I'm in control. Pit ...
2021-03-29 21:53:08 +0000 UTC
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This will be the last Saturday chapter for a bit, unless we can get the monthly amount over $3500 by end of day April 1st.
Vote for Unbound on TopWebFiction! http://topwebfiction.com/listings/unbound/
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The earth rumbled.
It spoke to them, buzzing shapes across their Minds that took the chaos and shaped it. One after another lifted their heads, their ...
2021-03-27 18:57:49 +0000 UTC
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Folks! A little less than a week until April 1st! We're sitting juuuuuuust above $3500 right now, so we're okay for more chapters. We'll see how it goes!
Enjoy this one! Things are heating up.
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The Revenants were thick in the streets, nearly choking them with their furious onslaught. Guilders fought, side by side, doing butchers work as they progressed slowly up the thoroughfare. Blood flew and the sizzle of arcane powers filled the air with the tang...
2021-03-26 04:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Tin Ranks hustled across the courtyard while their few Iron and Bronze Ranks shouted for formations and supplies. Pandemonium. Felix, joined with Pit, sped across the crowd with as much grace as he could muster. Last thing he wanted to do was crush some innocent civilian in his rush.
"Cal! Wait up!" Felix called out.
The slender rogue was walking with Harn, Vess, and the Hand. They all turned to him. "What is it, Felix? We gotta move."
2021-03-24 19:49:38 +0000 UTC
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Thank for waiting!
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Breathe in. Focus.
Felix let his Perception seep inward, blanket his skin, his muscles, his blood and bones. He felt his heart stronger now than ever before in his life, an engine pumping relentlessly in his chest. He felt at the portion of his physical body that held his channels and core, a strangeness to his Body that nevertheless felt more natural than anything he'd known on Earth. But his Perception only went so deep; to sens...
2021-03-23 03:53:14 +0000 UTC
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My little goblin fell off her scooter late yesterday and fractured her forearm. It’s minor and she’s not in much pain, thankfully, but I was at the doctors last night and now this morning for X-rays and a cast.
I know you folks are cool, but I’ll still get that chapter out today. It’ll just be tonight at some point.
2021-03-22 14:17:04 +0000 UTC
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Folks, just like in March, I'm looking to do 4 chapters a week. But! In order to make it viable, I need to keep that monthly total above $3500. If we stay above that amount by the end of April 1st, then I'll continue with 4x chapters a week.
Also! I'm looking to start a new, additional series in the near future. This would allow me to work on that too with less worry.
You've all been wonderful, even before I decided to take this leap. Hope you keep enjoying my story, and all the...
2021-03-20 17:42:43 +0000 UTC
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Wowzers, 200 chapters. That's bonkers. Thanks for reading, everyone!
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Astride a river, the Arcids found that the trail of their Father's power vanished. They had questioned the locals quite vigorously, but they had all broken into pieces. A fragility they had enjoyed...until none were left to question. The mortal Races were truly too frail; it was remarkable any of them could live as long as they did.
The mountain the Wurm's tunnel had emerged from had contai...
2021-03-20 11:51:11 +0000 UTC
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Enjoy!
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Felix and crew returned just as three other squads were heading out. Felix hesitated near the gates, watching as newly minted Tin Ranks and those with a bit more experience stood at attention. Those that had come here earliest, who were first to by thrust into the fire, they had come out Tempered Apprentices. Iron Ranks in all but name, there were only three and each led a team of nineteen Tin Ranks.
"Keep to the southwest, where we've seen ne...
2021-03-19 04:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Enjoy.
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Ilia blinked, slowly, so as not to disrupt her Mask. Quite separate from the face she wore on missions, it was one of her most advanced Skills, something taught to her by the Matriarch of the Sworn and few others. A volatile ability, not entirely tethered to the rules of the System in ways that confused her. That made it powerful, if unreliable. However, she had little recourse for this mission.
Ilia had considered simply removing her dark face an...
2021-03-17 04:01:00 +0000 UTC
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After Thangle and Evie jury rigged the wheels together, and Atar helped Felix attached Pit to the wagon, they were off. Pulling the ten foot wagon filled with people wasn't much of a chore for the beefy chimera, and Pit took to it quickly. Felix ran ahead, acting as a potential vanguard for any incoming monsters, but also as a magnet to hopefully pull them away from the relatively vulnerable group. Yet they encountered no more Revenants, nor their unfor...
2021-03-15 07:36:37 +0000 UTC
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Feeling a bit better. Enjoy the chapter, friends.
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The club came whipping upward, hissing with thick purple-white steam. It hit the Ghoul straight in the chest, cutting off it's honking screech mid-syllable. Ice spread across it's scaled underbelly, and frozen chunks of its scales cracked. The thing was almost lifted off its feet, and the force of the blow sent Felix knee deep into the rubble beneath him.
"GRAAAUHHK!"
Wild Threnody is level ...
2021-03-14 15:30:29 +0000 UTC
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Folks, I'm a bit under the weather. I've had a high fever most of the day and it's been a struggle to write. I had a COVID rapid test and I'm negative, but I'm also on 10 day quarantine and waiting for the deep swab results.
Ultimately, what this means is I'll be trying my damndest to get a chapter out tomorrow, it'll just be more like afternoon evening tomorrow.
2021-03-12 21:20:34 +0000 UTC
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Little shorter than normal (2500 words) as I'm feeling a bit under the weather. Shouldn't affect Saturday's chapter, fingers crossed.
Enjoy!
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The Revenants rushed forward, and Felix unsheathed his club.
Name: Inscribed Femur of the Envoy
Type: Weapon (Enchanted)
Lore: Taken from the Body of a mad construct, this club is inscribed with the foul magic that had animated it. Due to preponderance of Profane Sigaldry, it relies on Essence to functi...
2021-03-12 06:25:36 +0000 UTC
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Enjoyyyyyy
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Later that day, Pit couldn't really confirm what he had meant just before he'd zonked out. The tenku seemed as confused as Felix was, although happy enough. Whatever had exhausted him had worn off and he was back to his over-excitable self again. Felix moved on. He had an imbalanced Skill and an idea of how to fix it, so it was time for training.
Zara had given him some advice when he approached her with what he'd done already, linking Meditati...
2021-03-10 05:01:00 +0000 UTC
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The three of them left shortly after Felix finished ingesting the Ward's ambient Mana. It had taken a few passes, but less than the last time. He was getting better, if slowly.
Ravenous Tithe is level 55!
Vess went back to the Hand, who was her primary trainer now that the Eyrie and its bevy of training resources were no more. Evie had mentioned something about looting those resources when they approached city center, but Felix ...
2021-03-08 05:01:01 +0000 UTC
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I rewrote this one for better flow and plot. You'll see a bit of the previous version in Monday's chapter.
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"Can you believe it?" Evie said as they burst from the smithy's door. "An entire Territory, all on the same Quest! Never seen it before!"
Fel...
2021-03-06 10:50:35 +0000 UTC
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Enjoy! Another chapter will be up Saturday!
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Morning light was a strident gold that filtered through the mansion's large, south-facing windows. Aside from it's central location and relative luxury, Eliza DuFont had chosen the place for its exposure to morning light. For two hours each morning, the rising sun streamed through the windows and illuminated her entire sitting room, where it glinted on the gold inlay of her polished ebony desk.
Eliza ran her gau...
2021-03-05 05:21:18 +0000 UTC
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Okay, working on stuff nonstop over here, but I'm curious: who is your favorite side character?
Feel free to write in any votes in the comments!
Also, don't forget to check out the Discord server I set up for Unbound: https://discord.gg/jp5AaHDh
2021-03-03 20:17:21 +0000 UTC
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You all did it! You're the best.
For the entire month of March, there will be four chapters per week. That's posting on Monday/Wednesday/Friday/Saturday!
As thanks, enjoy this slightly longer than normal chapter! 4300 words.
Enjoy!
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"My work is not poison! How dare you!"
Aenea's voice pierced the morning and sent more than a few heads turning their way. Felix gritted his teeth and moved further from the door of the w...
2021-03-03 05:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Enjoy!
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"What do you mean, you're unavailable? Developing your Intent is paramount, Felix. You cannot afford to be lax with the Chant."
They were in Felix's tiny closet of a room. Well, Felix was in the room while Zara stood in the doorway and Pit loomed behind her like a horse-sized bouncer. She patted his beak before staring back at Felix. For his part, he gave her an apologetic shrug as he grabbed a set of linen clothes that had seen better days. These ...
2021-03-01 11:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Bit of a time jump.
Oh, a note: I made a mistake with Felix's Mana pool back in chapter 175. It had been cut in half during the final battle due to his core upgrading (more on that soon), so I've changed Chapter 175 to reflect that and it's listed here too.
Enjoy!
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Five Days Later
Acid splashed outward in a fluid arc and Felix damn near squawked in angry surprise. His chest felt like a swarm of angry bees were trying to esca...
2021-02-26 05:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Note: there is a passage here that references material that has been edited into the final, print version of Book One, but doesn't show in the first draft posted here and on RR. It's a minor passage and maybe won't be noticed, but just wanted to give a heads up to cut off any confusion.
Also, if you're up for it, I'd appreciate if you could follow the link over to Top Web Fiction, and vote f...
2021-02-24 05:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Folks!
If we can get this Patreon's monthly amount to $3500 for the start of March (by end of day March 1st, next Monday) then I will be releasing four chapters PER week for the entire month of March. That is four extra chapters, available to all tiers as extra updates will hit RoyalRoad and Scribble Hub as well.
If this happens, updates will be on Monday/Wednesday/Friday/Saturday. Chapter sizes will remain around the same (2500-3000 words, if n...
2021-02-24 02:27:37 +0000 UTC
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Folks if you want to vote for me on Top Web Fiction, I'd appreciate it. It helps to get the word out!
Enjoy!
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Riding atop Pit, Felix found himself with time alone. The tenku could easily outpace the load-bearing avum, so the man took point and ranged at least half a block ahead. Their paired senses were a good early warning system. He needed time ...
2021-02-22 05:22:04 +0000 UTC
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Enjoy!
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Felix tried to calm down, wrangling the nest of vipers that writhed in his chest. He tried to think calmly, to strategize. His Manasight flared and details were picked out in the tunnel. The floors were relatively smooth and the walls were coarse and pockmarked from excavated ore. Dusty brown and grey-black vapor swirled everywhere, threaded through with various metallic hues from the ores that studded the walls. It was like standing in a shimmering night s...
2021-02-19 06:47:38 +0000 UTC
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