I summoned Raelia’s manifestation in the dreamscape to me. She had a playful smirk, “Are you here to play?”
“Did you know we had a son?” I asked directly. Raelia had invested her personality in this manifestation, and it had her memories. Her smirk vanished.
“The child lived?” She asked seriously and turned away from me. “The chances were so smal...
2025-09-29 22:19:20 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://www.patreon.com/collection/1489108?view=expanded
These are some of the most controversial chapters of Book 5. Been through a number of edits, and they are what they are.
The audiobook is complete for Book 5, and I am reviewing it. I expect the audiobook and ebook to be published ...
2025-09-29 13:33:16 +0000 UTC View PostI walked back to the inn still fixated on the fact that I had a son out there. I found my companions packing supplies they had purchased during the day. Blaze proudly displayed his Sentinel medallion with a Seeker rank outside his tunic. I took in my companions, knowing that every time we separated, it could be the last time I saw them. “You are going ...
2025-09-29 00:05:58 +0000 UTC View PostI was surprised at breakfast when Freya and my parents showed up, and Pascal sat with me. I hadn’t even realized it was my 16th birthday—my coming of age. I was officially recognized as an adult in Skyholme now. I received numerous congratulations from the other students in the Academy, but most were not present today, including Gareth and the twins. M...
2025-09-27 22:37:59 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Loriel left, I went down to the kitchens to get a meal. I cooked it myself, which helped me think. Cooking was therapeutic. I brought the food to my room: a massive basket of fries with honey ketchup. The two burgers were covered in candied bacon and caramelized onions. I ate slowly while doing my aether core and focus exercises.
I could hear...
2025-09-27 15:36:24 +0000 UTC View PostRemy reviewed the contract for the trackers and seemed satisfied. He volunteered to bring the signed contracts to Renfroe’s a little too eagerly, and I guessed he wanted to see the long-necked elf secretary again. I sent Bleiz with him, despite doubting there was any danger in this part of Elespolis.
Freya was sprawled on the couch, holding her belly...
2025-09-27 00:51:02 +0000 UTC View PostI tried to focus during classes all day, but my thoughts kept turning to Bleiz. Was I freeing him from a life of servitude, or was I using him? I wasn’t sure if I was just trying to justify accepting the bond. I did have plans for Bleiz. Based on his skill set and the invisibility necklace I gave him, I wanted him to watch over my family, Freya in part...
2025-09-26 01:35:26 +0000 UTC View PostAlhur’s cold stare actually made me pause. It reminded me too much of Konstantin, cool confidence in the face of danger. He looked at the potion but didn’t move to take it. “Drink it. If I wanted you dead, you would be dead. That wound on your hip was deep, and you could bleed out in the water.”
“Sorry we didn’t know you couldn’t swim,...
2025-09-25 22:01:34 +0000 UTC View PostI had a son.
I never thought I was the paternal type, but maybe watching Evie was rubbing off on me since I now believe I could handle fatherhood. Perhaps not well, but I could muddle through. Flashes of my memories of my own father stung me. I would never see him again. He had been a good man working long shifts during the week, but devoting his weekends to me and my...
2025-09-24 18:38:46 +0000 UTC View Post(this has been through a bunch of rewrites and not sure if it turned into an info lore dump. let me know. hopefully since this is book 8, it answers lore questions and crystalizes the "big bad" for the next three books as intended. there will be edits but I want to get back to writing the story. already 300 words in. and yes there is WS chapter at 1800 words I hope to finish soon)
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just got back from an author conference in Flordia. I have a new World Sphere chapter close to finished and just started outlining the the prolougue of Book 8. Hope to have both done later tonight after taking a few hours to eat and unwind.
Book 8 will be in ...
2025-09-21 16:41:50 +0000 UTC View PostWith a basic understanding of the language, my training might go better. I was filling in the gaps in a lot of the speech and sometimes guessing meanings through body language. As long as they were not rushing their words, I could mostly figure it out. Varka led my training group outside the walls again, and we followed the running path. As we turned off the trail ...
2025-09-20 19:40:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs Pomare Torrent announced that I had gifted the mithril shirt to him, he held it up to show the small crowd. His speech insinuated that this had been a plan by the Torrent family and that he had given me the means to tear the mithril shirt in battle.
With a youthful energy, he made it sound like he had orchestrated this entire thing to emba...
2025-09-20 16:29:25 +0000 UTC View PostI waited as Pomare Torrent led the other Triumvirate members toward me, a grin spreading across his face as he approached. He raised his hands to get the crowd's attention. The crowd had remained, waiting for the announcement. Someone stopped Baladon from leaving. “Baladon, you must leave your arms and armor!”
The young Bricio mage sou...
2025-09-20 01:53:23 +0000 UTC View PostBaladon was a mage prodigy in his family. His older brother, Abaddon, was intelligent but acted impulsively. Their father and uncle, Otieno, often had to cover up many of Abaddon’s missteps as he grew bolder. But Abaddon had a leader’s charisma that Baladon lacked. Even with Abaddon’s malice, he still attracted henchmen. Because of this, he adm...
2025-09-19 03:26:16 +0000 UTC View PostJust a reminder for those that dont check the weekly release notes, I am in Florida at a conference on how to be a writer (business side of things). I have another World Sphere edit chapter coming soon after this one tonight and I have written over half a chapter for A Gladiator's Life chapter that I should finish soon. I expect the edits for book 2 of World Sphere will finish next week.
I was hoping the voting would bring in people from the Royalroad fan base without having them have to subscribe to the Patreon channel. Unfortunately, the voting turned into a Patreon proxie accounts. When I see a "Seth Hernandez" voting 4 times over two minutes (and none of those accounts joined the Patreon free sub list), I know things are fishy. Just so you know, I can pull a report with the...
2025-09-16 13:56:20 +0000 UTC View PostIt took Kyrenic and the last of the Brausis city guards four days to escort the remaining civilians to Sestos. With not enough wagons or horses, moving the elderly and children the sixty miles had been slow. It was a relief they only lost six on the journey: one to heart failure and five to creatures from the dungeon breaks. He wished Blaze and Eryk had been with t...
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Working on Book 7 epilogue for Seraphim now...
2025-09-15 18:33:15 +0000 UTC View Postadded over 800 words to chapter 455 and altered the showdown at the end.....you can skip to that if you want as the rest is mostly my typical improvements from a read edit. let me know if that sits better with the story. this chapter will probably get at least two more edits but is closer to the final draft with this edit
working on the epilougue now (Kyrenic). The goblin POV would have ...
In the morning, we were all summoned before Maveith and his council. I stood behind Evie with my hands on her shoulders, while Blaze and Benito flanked us. Lesna was nowhere to be seen, but Baelira stood behind Benito. Maveith’s seneschal, Oberth, spoke for the people as Maveith sat majestically on a plain wooden throne. “It has been determined that we wil...
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2025-09-13 18:31:49 +0000 UTC View PostWe walked with Bylura, dressed in a servant’s uniform for the Miaden house. I asked the white wolf girl, “Are you attending the Triumvirate Festival?”
As we walked, the wolf girl looked at me cautiously, “Yes, I will be Loriel’s attendant with Gammon.” Gammon was Loriel’s only personal Wolfsguard.
We walked through six securit...
We tore through the dungeon, planning to record our largest harvest of honey and wax. After we killed the first queen bee, I found that my spell couldn’t lock onto the poison gland. Gareth’s overly aggressive attack had ruptured the sac. When the spell didn’t find a viable target that I was visualizing, it wouldn’t trigger.
We were much more cau...
2025-09-13 03:23:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe week dragged on for Gareth, who was excited to get to the capital and get a new outfit for the Sowing Festival. I think he was using the communication stone to talk with Loriel every night. I thought about taking the stone and storing it in my dimensional storage, but I thought he needed to make his own mistakes. I would pick up the pieces when everythi...
2025-09-13 00:10:23 +0000 UTC View PostI walked down the ramp slowly. “Sounds like they gave you the keys to the kingdom,” I said in greeting to my old friend.
Maveith approached in two quick strides, and we clasped wrists with a slap. I thought he was going to embarrass me by hugging me in front of everyone. Instead, he squeezed my arm to confirm I was real. “Raelia?” he said, loo...
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When I was finally able to return to the room, Evie and Blaze were gone. I took the bed and succumbed to sleep once again. I didn’t see them much the next four days, as it was all about cleaning up the Sanctuary and securing it from another attack. I spent more time in meetings than I did helping with the cleanup as plans were being made. Nearly a third of the Sentinels o...
2025-09-10 22:48:26 +0000 UTC View Post“What is your spell form?” he said, leaning in close. His breath smelled foul, and I couldn’t help but focus on his eyepatch to avoid gagging. The comfort of hearing the English language was stilted as he stared at me lecherously.
“Spelling?” I asked, not understanding.
“Your affinity and spell form,” he said more impatiently.
“...
2025-09-09 19:19:33 +0000 UTC View PostWe sank together to the sea floor, maybe a hundred feet down, but not deep enough to lose the light of the sun. Small fish darted away from us as we touched down in the sand. Fenlorian's gaze remained above, fixed on the outline of the ship drifting away from us. I tried to drag him along, but he resisted. He wanted to ensure the ship sank, or perhaps he sought to reclaim s...
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