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Control. Competency. Care. The three C’s at the heart of Night.
One year since Sentinel Dawn went on her mission to retrieve Commander Julius.
It was the Summer Solstice once again, and one of the oldest beings in creation observed the Sentinels and Commanders marching in perfect formation down the aisle, preparing to kick off this year’s Ranger Convocation.
He was in a hidden alcove, shaded from the sun. Anyone attempting to kill him at this time, in this place, thinkin...
2022-05-06 13:39:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
The fancy versions of the PDF's are here!
Let me know if there are any issues, I'm uploading them to Amazon soon.
Basically what the title says. The Epub for Valkyrie's Dawn for anyone wanting a refresher.
Also linked here: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/51389/valkyries-dawn
When I sat down to write Beneath the Dragoneye Moons, I had some story beats that I really liked, and others that annoyed me.
One story beat that drove me up the wall was that stories were never set close to creation, no. There were always endless “Lost empires” and “hidden dungeons” and “they used to be so much better at magic than we are now.”
Examples of this would be The Stormlight Archives and The Wander...
2022-05-04 05:13:25 +0000 UTC View PostI instantly knew I was somewhere else. It was like stepping off a plane into a different country. The air was different, the smells were different, the sun was a different colour. The only thing that was the same was the white-knuckled grip I had on Artemis and Autumn’s hands.
My knees buckled and gave out, and I crashed down to one knee, my hand slipping from Autumn’s and landing on the soft, mossy forest floor/sinking into the brackish swamp water, a small puff of powder dusting m...
2022-05-04 05:07:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Piece name: Through the Fairy Ring.
I promised a BIG piece of artwork if I won the stabbies, and you all delivered, so here I am delivering! What a way to kick off the month!
Art is by Tsuu, and WOW. The level of detail just NEVER ENDS. Zoom in! It's totally worth it!!
We worked out a few more logistics items.
“Thought.” I asked at the end.
“Continue please.” Night gestured for me to get on with it.
“We’re retrieving Commander Julius. We don’t believe he’s in imminent danger, hence Bulwark’s suggestion to build an outpost.”
Bulwark grunted. “More like a Sentinel is harder to replace than a Commander. No offense Artemis.”
Didn’t stop Artemis from trying to throw a number of rocks at Bulwark. Instead of ...
2022-05-02 11:33:56 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
I promised you all epubs, and here they are once again!
Sadly, these aren't the ~fancy~ epubs that I'm working on. Those will come later, but I wanted to MAKE SURE that everyone signed up this month had a crack at them.
Announcements... I know I had a bunch, and most of them have vanished. Hitting what I can remember:
1) My wife's on a trip this upcoming week, so my chapters might not be out quite like clockwork as usual. They're all d...
We all spent a moment in silence after the Guildmaster’s news.
“Meeting?” Ocean asked.
“Meeting.” I agreed.
“I’m coming along.” Artemis stubbornly insisted.
We looked to Night, who frowned a hair.
“I’m going to be involved one way or another.” Artemis correctly read Night’s look. “Might as well involve me in the planning.”
“Agreed.” Night settled. “Hunting, Brawling. Please acquire the rest of our comrades. Dawn. A number o...
2022-04-29 13:13:00 +0000 UTC View PostMy birthday so far had been weird. Mostly because I knew something was up – Kallisto had told me that he was arranging a huge party, and it seemed like everyone but me was in the know on the details.
21st birthday! Woohoooooo!
I still wasn’t entirely sure when I’d died on Earth, but I knew I hadn’t gotten to my 21st birthday. I’d officially spent more years on Pallos than I had on Earth, and that was before considering that each Pallos-year should be wo...
2022-04-27 11:52:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe dazzling light show ended, another star returned to youth and vitality, and we were brought back to reality. Back to one of the private Senate rooms and another one of Augustus’s minions.
Not that we ever left, but the stunning visuals of [The Stars Never Fade] was like a world of its own.
A now-familiar weight landed on my shoulder.
“Lucius Chryseius Fotios.” White Dove intoned, the very fabric of the world seeming to resonate with her every word....
2022-04-25 12:20:54 +0000 UTC View PostI was back! Home at last!
Obviously I hadn’t slept in the fairy ring. That would’ve been the height of stupidity, especially after Night’s warning about them. I had [Pristine Memories], and when Night pulled me aside and gave me a stark warning about a threat, I listened.
Poor Auri had missed me so, given how she was practically crying incoherently while screeching with joy, all as she circled my head.
Absence makes the heart grow fon...
2022-04-22 10:31:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Bonus content!
A reminder that this is my break week, and the next chapter is on Friday!
Sorry, I thought I'd have this artwork yesterday, to properly let you all know. My bad!
2022-04-19 21:20:14 +0000 UTC View PostSecond bonus content for the month!
Use discretion when at work!
A what-if Elaine was an angel? https://imgur.com/a/iZz6z1i
2022-04-17 13:29:50 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Chapter's a bit early because Flora's sick
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Good morning, good morning, GOOD MORNING! It was morning! The great fire up high - the sun, Plato was insistent that she learn and use the right words - was just coming up.
Praise the sun! Oh glorious never ending fire! My fire would be that big one day. Elaine promised me that listening to Plato would make my fire bigger, so I did.
She must’ve slept well! No bad invi...
2022-04-15 02:19:04 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
As always, use discretion. A reminder that historical bonus content can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-material-42093445
I quickly found my way to the Drunken Stallion.
One look at it had me utterly convinced that said Ranger wasn’t one. It wasn’t the seediest bar in the town, but it had to be in the top 10. A type of place that I’d expect to find the most reprehensible scum of the earth - [Adventurers], of course, [Thieves] were at least somewhat honest about their villainy - not a guard or a Ranger.
I forcefully reminded myself that I had a deep well of prej...
2022-04-13 17:23:31 +0000 UTC View PostIt was with no small amount of nostalgia that I looked at the walls of Aquiliea as I approached on foot.
The blasted thing about hunting a potential fake Ranger was I couldn’t go in wings blazing, announcing that Sentinel Dawn was here.
Well, I could.
I’d done a lot of thinking and muttering over the topic on my way over. On one hand, I could go in with pomp and ceremony, announce I was here, lock the city down, and go hunting.
However, that’d let my tar...
2022-04-11 12:23:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Basically the title. BTDEM has hit 10M views across all platforms that track views!
Fanart by Fuyu! https://fuyudust.artstation.com/
2022-04-08 15:01:31 +0000 UTC View PostI woke up and stretched, the early morning light losing horribly to Auri’s softly glowing flames. She was nestled in her Arcanite sphere, the multifaceted crystals distributing her gorgeous colors all over the room in bright reflections and amplified tones.
I rolled out of bed, dexterity letting me pull it off almost completely silently. I did a few morning exercises - pushups, burpees, jumping jacks, situps, and a few more. All done slowly, staying almost perfectly quiet. The involun...
2022-04-08 14:57:58 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the lastest chapter, Elaine wrote down a bunch of elements she's considering for her 3rd class. Here's your chance to say "I called it!"
Vote!
2022-04-06 20:59:34 +0000 UTC View PostI rubbed my hands eagerly.
Yeah, I was probably taking a [Mage] class of some sort. The sheer excitement I felt at the idea? The way I was practically drooling just talking about it?
If I wasn’t a [Mage], I was going to end up as something damn close to it. The fact that I was busy planning on how [Butterfly Mystic] could end up with Inscriptions to do EVEN MORE magic suggested that it was the path I was going to take.<...
2022-04-06 12:47:36 +0000 UTC View Post“Thanks for helping me out.” I plopped down at a table with Artemis and Maximus, relaxing at the school after a lecture.
“Brrrpt. Brrrpt!” Auri took a drink out of the dish Maximus laid out for her, appreciating the Good Stuff.
“Of course! You’re sure we can’t pay you?” Maximus asked. “It’d be the easiest thing. What you’re doing for us is just so valuable…”
I shuddered.
“No, please. I’m Oathbound not to, remember?”
Maximus looked ...
2022-04-04 11:03:24 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://www.audible.com/pd/Beneath-the-Dragoneye-Moons-5-Audiobook/B09SNZJ74S
Sorry I forgot to mention it earlier
2022-04-01 22:15:43 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Hey all! I'd wanted to make a great big AN about this, but life's kicking me hard. Which is also the subject of the author's note.
I'm skirting on the edge of burnout atm, not due to writing, but due to the rest of everything going on in my life. Writing is actually a joy and a break... when I get the time to do it. So it's just this chapter today, because I need the pressure release valve, and I'm writing some tricky chapters that need to get landed JUST right.
And this...
2022-04-01 16:02:16 +0000 UTC View PostI had a good view. First through the gates were a few squads of local guards, the best of the best selected for the honor. A day’s pay to have people cheering for them instead of running down [Scoundrels]? A day where people were too busy celebrating to get in trouble? That was their kind of day!
Next up were the instruments, heralding the Triumph. A few soldiers, all with appropriate Sound classes, amplified their playing. Normally, they’d all have buff skills of v...
2022-03-30 11:51:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry for the double post on the same artwork! I completely forgot to include this WIP with the last one, which IMO was so good as to be worth its own post!
2022-03-29 13:50:45 +0000 UTC View Post
From Fuyu!
The other characters:
Jin from Beware of Chicken - https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/39408/beware-of-chicken
Lu Jie from 3rd law of cultivation - https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/46550/the-3rd-law-of-cultivation-qimc2-sciency-xianxia
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2022-03-28 12:55:59 +0000 UTC View Post