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Chapter Forty Nine - 049

Almost at Chapter Fifty, which is nuts. Hope you guys enjoy.
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They geared up and, surprisingly, filed down the stairwell. Felix took the rear, eyes on the walls to make sure they didn't change again, while Pit walked alongside him.

Why are we going down? Don't we want to avoid the streets?

Down they went, however, level after level. They passed their original entry point, their foot prints still...

Chapter Forty Eight - 048

3332 words today, wanted to make it another thousand words, but this is better stopping point for tonight.

 Enjoy!
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The morning came too early.


Felix woke to Pit huffing in his sleep, kicking his big feet and pushing the Nym nearly off his bedroll.


"Gah, buddy," Felix groaned, shifting out of reach of the tenku's paws. He looked up, at first only seeing a hazy darkness before activated hi...

Stat Page Updates

Hey folks! I was thinking about doing a Stat Page update here on Patreon for Felix and Pit after each chapter is posted, going forward. Good idea? GREAT idea? Don't care?

Status

Had some personal things crop up this week, so the chapter is delayed. I'm hoping to have it by end of day tomorrow.

Chapter Forty Seven - 047

Had some crazy work stuff to handle most of the weekend and today. All sorted now though.

Enjoy!
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"Hey what is that?" Shirt comfortably on, Felix nodded at the vial she held.

"This? Haven't seen a stamina potion before?"

Felix felt a rush of excitement. If he could replenish his Stamina even faster, then he could train far longer. "You have any more?"

"Some, but we burned through a lot during that big battle, ...

Chapter Forty Six - 046

Finally finished. Might do another editing pass later. Most of it was written either last night or during my day job, so excuse any errors (but please point them out if you spot them!).

Also it's wild that I almost have 500 patrons as of writing this. That's absolutely insane and I love it and all of you. If I can get a couple chapters done this weekend, I'll put up a bonus chapter Saturday or Sunday.

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He didn't manage to level any...

Status - Chp 46

Chapter 46 will be up tomorrow sometime. 

In the meantime, enjoy Felix's Stats! I realized I don't feature this fully in the story too much. Usually just snap shots.

Chapter Forty Five - 045

Thank you for all the birthday wishes, I appreciate them all!

The next couple chapters focus on training, so hopefully ya'll like that kinda thing.

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As the evening turned to true night and the Humans sparred within their bubble, Vvim watched.

Watched and waited.

The Old Ways were not forgotten, not by them. The Tower was Vvim, and Vvim was the Tower. They stretched, their thoughts moving through ...

Status

Tweaking the next chapter (45). Had to rewrite it because of various reasons. It'll be up tomorrow around midday.

It's my birthday tomorrow (today, technically)!

Chapter Forty Four - 044

Here it is. Had to do some editing and fleshing details out. Now that I'm answering some questions/lore I want to do it right.

Enjoy! Next planned chapter is on Wednesday.

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They spent some time discussing strategy and plans for their...infiltration was probably the best term, Felix decided. The Silver Ranks had done their scouting that morning but wouldn't be able to do anything that night, not with the giant's on their...

Status

Chapter 44 is almost done, but thanks to a sleepless 2 year old and my ongoing full-time job, I'm unable to finish it before I HAVE to get some rest. It's 2am right now, so I'll finish it tomorrow.

Sorry for the delay! 

Chapter Forty Three - 043

In celebration of getting to 300 patrons, here's a bonus chapter.

Next chapter will be up Monday.

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Felix slowed his descent, taking each step carefully. He held his Manasight at full burn, watching the floor, ceilings, and walls for movement. Felix was determined to see if anything would happen a second time.

Pit bristled behind him, clearly displeased with the pace. Felix absently pet the tenku on his head, eyes n...

Chapter Forty Two - 042

Expect some bonus chapters this weekend to celebrate getting over 300 patrons! You guys are awesome.

Enjoy!

EDIT: Fixed some typos and dialogue/internal monologue. This is what happens when you finish the chapter at 1am after 4 hours of sleep.

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Lessons of the Past is level 12!
Lessons of the Past is level 13!

Felix woke up in the fire pit.

His entire body felt like he'd been beaten with one of...

Chapter Forty One - 041

As always, this is a first draft. Some editing will undoubtedly happen.
Enjoy!

Next chapter will come on Friday. More bonus chapters if I can manage it!

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Felix became aware of the sound of a single, low pitched chord. It sounded like hunger at the end of a long night, like cold held close by the dark, of teeth not used.

With an awful clarity, he became aware of his body: the pleasant fullness of his stomac...

Chapter Forty - 040

The room ahead was as dark and quiet as the stairwell had been, but in Felix's Manasight it all swirled with color. Evie stalked ahead, moving low to the ground and as quietly as possible. Felix couldn't see much, being stuck in the back, and after two gut wrenching minutes Evie returned, her eyes brightening significantly as she stood up straight.

"Nothing here," she whispered. "If someone was here, they left no trace. Even the dust ain't disturbed. Everyone fan out ...

Status

Chapter 40 is in the works. Should post this evening/early tomorrow AM. I have a four day weekend this week, so I've tried to devote as much of it to writing as possible. 

Chapter Thirty Nine - 039

They skidded to a stop along a paved hillock, the buildings around them a bit more worn down by the wind. All of them were breathing hard, even Felix, though Harn and Magda seemed fresh enough. After a few dicey interchanges they hadn't heard the sound of pursuit for a few minutes now, and Felix was starting to hope they'd lost them. They took quick shelter in shadows cast by a jumble of fallen porticoes.

"We can't stop, those hounds have our scent." Harn hitched the ...

Chapter Thirty Eight - 038

Ahh, tried to get this in while it was still 4/9. As usual, I may have to do some editing passes on this, but here you are! Enjoy, folks.

Now I have to sleep because I have work in 6.5 hours.

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Ok Pit, on my signal. Felix sent the image of him hold up his hand and nodding and then of Pit running out toward the giants. He pushed it, the sensation becoming a little easier than before. Pit nodded his he...

Chapter Thirty Seven - 037

Trying to post a chapter every couple days. More soon.

EDIT: I changed a couple small details at the end of the chapter.

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Your Companion Pit Has Gained A Level!
+2 VIT! +2 PER! +4 AGL! +4 DEX! +3 WIL! +1 END! +2 INT!

"You can--" Felix pulled up Pit's stat sheet.

 
"Gourmand...you have it too...

Status 4-7-2020

Holy cow, folks. Wow. You've all blown me away. Thanks so much for wanting to read my story.

I'm working on Chapter 37 now and will have it out as soon as I can.

Chapter Thirty Six - 036

Been working on this one for a couple days now, finally got it to where I want it.

Enjoy!

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Skraaaaaaaawwwww!

Sharp gusts of wind buffeted Felix as he blinked awake. Before him, the dark armored woman was doing her best to dodge the attacks of an enraged chimera. Pit was a blur of feathers as he sped around her in circles, flapping his wings every few seconds to send a near invisible blade of wind a...

Status!

I'm almost done with Chapter 36, just some final tweaks and I'll post it tonight!

Chapter Thirty Five - 035

Hope you enjoy. Might have to make some editing passes later.

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Felix slid down the roof as quietly as he could, his mind whirling. Popping to his feet, he kept low and moved as fast as he could back toward the group, Pit dutifully his side. The things that giant said...much of it lacked context, but Felix had a very bad feeling.

Hopefully Evie had gotten closer and saw mo...

Chapter Thirty Four - 034

Enjoy!

EDIT 5-3-2020: Made some changes to the Risi leader's speech.

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They made it out onto the street quietly enough.

Since they didn't know how to deactivate the wardstones and weren't planning on straying too far, they simply walked out. Passing through the ward was awfully similar to passing through the rock-turned-liquid of his Stone Shaping spell; the air was thick like pudding, ch...

Status

New post up tonight. Keep an eye out for it.

Chapter Thirty Three - 033

Ok, this one might need some serious editing later. But here it is!

Hope you enjoy!

EDIT: changed some system info and dialogue thanks to some reader feedback!

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Felix woke with a start.

It was dark, cramped and unpleasantly moist. For a few frantic moments he couldn't remember where he was, or how he'd gotten there. Visions of four-way jaws, of buzzing wings, and the far off feel of twisting tentacl...

Status!

New chapter will be up tonight. Might end up being really late tonight, but it'll go up!

Chapter Thirty Two - 032

Seems everyone who has answered so far prefers longer chapters to more frequent shorter chapters. I spent a good amount of time trying to capture these characters and their interactions. Hopefully I've done it justice and it's a good read.

Enjoy.

"Rokta fo valla, humans," the giant snarled, its voice suddenly dipping into English. Or whatever they call English here. Wait is it English? Or am I speaking another language?

Magda and...

Chapter Lengths

I'm curious what length of chapter do most people prefer? Is 2k enough if more chapters are released more often? Or are slightly longer 3k-3.5k chapters better, as I have been releasing lately?

Chapter Thirty One - 031

One chapter today. I'm gonna try for another tomorrow. We'll see.

Enjoy.

"Help them, mage," Harn pointed at the flippy girl and the mage, who was just getting to his feet. The shield warrior was helping to steady him, and Felix noticed an empty glass vial in her hand.

Healing potions?

"What about you?"

The man cracked his neck, small overlapping plates allowing his weird helmet to flex. "I'll be keeping thi...