When we landed, Mia and the twins rushed back to the barracks. I guessed they were going to tell everyone about the warehouse and their time in Aegis City. As long as they kept to the narrative that Callem and Wynna was financing the project, I was okay with it.
Aegis City was the second-largest city in all of Skyholme, although the capital was sometimes s...
2025-07-26 23:34:51 +0000 UTC View PostI was battered and bruised. One of my ribs was dislocated, and pain shot through me when I twisted the wrong way. I started focusing on healing the rib, but it would take time, and I had other injuries. A bit of flesh was missing around my jaw, and two of my teeth were chipped. My organs had minor bruising, causing some internal bleeding, but nothing life...
2025-07-25 23:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostI was hooked on reading about the bone devil’s poison. It was more than just potent; it was so deadly that there was almost no defense against it other than immediate magical healing. The poison found in the bone devil’s tail spike essentially turned red blood into jelly within a few seconds of entering the bloodstream. This meant the poison would have cir...
2025-07-24 17:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe gates of the ludus were unwelcoming, and sounds and activity were everywhere beyond them. Outside, the world was quiet, filled with birds, insects, and the wind in the pines. But inside the walls, only pain existed. Men screamed, and whips cracked. Flesh met flesh with heavy thuds. No one relented.
We crossed the threshold like cattle. Va...
2025-07-23 21:45:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 3: Road to the Ludus I woke up to the rhythmic creaking of wagon wheels and the smell of hay, sweat, and old leather. My arms were t
I woke up to the rhythmic creaking of wagon wheels and the smell of hay, sweat, and old leather. My arms were tied behind my back with rough rope, and I was lying in the back of a wooden cart, bouncing over uneven...
2025-07-23 21:33:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2: Where Is My Yellow Brick Road? I woke up to the sound of birdsong and the damp earth. I was face down, and my head pounded. Why w
I woke up to the sound of birdsong and the damp earth. I was face down, and my head pounded. Why was I naked? I rolled over, and I think it had just rained because I was covered in mud and pine needle...
2025-07-23 21:32:16 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 1: The Last Delivery The pizza box was already soaking through by the time I reached the door. Grease, rain, and a cracked Domino’s
The pizza box was already soaking through by the time I reached the door. Grease, rain, and a cracked Domino’s sign on the passenger seat—that was my life. The wipers squealed against the windshield as I park...
2025-07-23 21:31:22 +0000 UTC View PostI was starting to get the feeling that Lepidus really didn't like me. He didn’t appear to have many supporters on the council, or any that were still alive. The discussion immediately turned to the dungeon and how they planned to collapse the entrance as soon as the spined devils started flying out. It should slow them down, but...
2025-07-21 19:06:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe first ever LITPRG Con finished today in Denver, CO! Almost every popular author in the genre was here signing books! Thanks to the two of you who asked for mine! Next year the Con is planned to be in Denver again, July 10th-12th. Keep an eye out for tickets going on sale on their website if you are interested. There will be a cap on attendees next year.
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My arm snapped into place, and the torn muscles began healing. It happened so fast that I would have to replay it in my dreamscape to understand what occurred. The aether shield amulet, overwhelmed and shattering, left parts of it embedded deep in my chest. I was fortunate that none of those pieces pierced my heart.
W...
2025-07-20 14:49:22 +0000 UTC View PostFera and Mera were already up and had been waiting for me to knock. They were dressed in their best clothes. Fera excitedly asked, “Should we get breakfast here or in the capital?”
“We can get it in the Aegis City. We have to go get Mia from her room,” I announced, turning, but I saw the twins’ faces frown at Mia’s name. I guess I ...
2025-07-19 19:50:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe week turned into a frenzy of worried students. Conditioning became a week of light games and challenges. The instructors didn’t want us to be mentally or physically tired for the real challenge. We needed to pass certification for our primary and secondary weapons. We also had to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in our classroom studies. Tha...
2025-07-19 14:50:23 +0000 UTC View PostAs soon as we emerged from the dungeon, Fenlorian halted. The others followed suit without a word. The silence lingered for a breath before Kaemar reported grimly. “No sign of the bone devil. The last of the spined demons are dead—all forty-two accounted for. We have lost seven Sentinels. Over twenty mor...
2025-07-19 01:40:11 +0000 UTC View Post“Someone should check on the dungeon, then. Maybe the bone devil has not left?” I said seriously.
“Are you volunteering?” Fenlorian asked, a note of humor in his tone. It was odd for the serious High Sentinel to add a touch of sarcasm in the circumstances. Did he not realize children were dead? No, he did as there was an underlying an...
2025-07-16 23:54:36 +0000 UTC View PostI settled the aether shield amulet around my neck as we hurried down the stairs. The echoes of the High Sentinel and his team below sounded far away. The stairs were not circular but a series of switchbacks with landings. The landings had large, soft oval glowstones in the ceiling.
Most of the switchbacks were exactly 36 steps long, and even with magic, c...
2025-07-15 04:35:13 +0000 UTC View PostI am at the LitRPG con from Thursday to Monday so next weeks chapter move over might be a day late. Extra chapter this week for my expected tardiness in moving them over.
Soldier Seraphim 423 coming tonight after I edit some older chapters
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After lunch, we stood on the plateau’s dark stone plaza. My group was all wearing their gray robes cinched with the belt to allow for easier movement. Other initiates from different residences stood with us, but they had soft leather armor and weapons. They were not as active in preparing for maneuvers and mock fights as the morning group. My ...
2025-07-14 02:57:00 +0000 UTC View PostChoosing a new spell was always a big decision for a mage. I currently had 24 spells, and most of them I rarely use anymore. With twelve slots available, the smartest move would be to learn the strongest spells I could. Atheric spells were the most versatile with their evolutions, but I also had the lightning and healing affinities to reduce the relative costs of spells in ...
2025-07-13 17:12:05 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a reminder and a change to the fan fiction contest deadline. Submissions are moving back to September 1st from August 15th. I hope to release book 5 with the audiobook around October 1st, so in order for the fan fiction to be included, submissions need to be sumbitted to Discord and voted on.
This fan fiction has a prize of hardcover copies of boo...
2025-07-13 01:32:05 +0000 UTC View PostWorking in the glassworks turned out to be a surprisingly fascinating experience. Belrak and Marnor, two grizzled old dwarves and master glassblowers, spent as much time bickering with each other as they did shaping molten glass. Their constant banter was both entertaining and exhausting, and before long, I found myself knee-deep in it.
They wer...
2025-07-12 21:49:16 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I entered the adventurer’s hall, it was noticeably busier than the last time with men and women lounging in groups, laughing and drinking. I made my way to the small bar and asked the barkeep what was going on. “The dungeons are shut down for now,” he said, wiping a mug. “Delve teams from the Skyholme capital are monopolizing them for the next two ...
2025-07-11 23:03:31 +0000 UTC View PostLesna had already descended some stairs into the bowels of Sanctuary, and my Hound training kicked in to get me familiar with our new home. Unfortunately, the only escape routes were aboard the large trading galleys, the Salty Widowor The Mourning After. They were the only ones capable of traversing the vast ocean safely...
2025-07-10 16:43:03 +0000 UTC View PostLast night, I added 1400 words to chapter 419. It doesn't let you know when edits are made, so you can now read the second half. I also posted a final edit of chapter 300 of book 5. The final edit of Chapter 301 will be posted soon, and Chapter 420 will be available tonight. Now to the vote.
There has been some debate over Glasha's title in book 5. I am just about to post another chapter ...
2025-07-09 18:32:42 +0000 UTC View PostMy escort grew quiet as we neared the structure facing the Isle of the Dead. I tried to draw him out by asking why he had helped Antonia, why he returned to the Telhian Empire, but he offered nothing more than a glance and silence.
The High Sentinel was alone in the vast meeting chamber. Caracalla Lepidus left me with him, closing the heavy doors...
2025-07-08 04:22:29 +0000 UTC View PostPlease note, I will be at LITRPG Con in Denver, CO from July 17th to 19th. If you are attending and want a book signed, just PM me in here, and we can connect. I plan to continue writing chapters while attending, but will not be doing any editing during that time.
Please note that Book 1 is undergoing an edit after Book 5 is completed, so the first edition of Book 1 may become a collecto...
2025-07-07 13:34:36 +0000 UTC View PostI don’t think the boy recognized us. He was older now; it had been nearly two years, and he looked more like a teenager than the orc boy I remembered. His orcish features showed a muscular build and confidence that he lacked when we first found him hiding in the mud. It was some relief that he had made his way here, and I could tease Raelia abo...
2025-07-07 02:31:00 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://www.patreon.com/collection/1489108
Just got home an hour ago and am working on finishing chapter 418 for the Seraphim tier. Sorry, I only posted half the chapter last night, but I had an 8-hour drive home today.
2025-07-06 21:58:53 +0000 UTC View PostI don’t think the boy recognized us. He was older now; it had been nearly two years, and he looked more like a teenager than the orc boy I remembered. His orcish features showed a muscular build and confidence that he lacked when we first found him hiding in the mud. It was some relief that he had made his way here, and I could tease Raelia abo...
2025-07-06 01:47:41 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 66: The Cat Is Out Of The Bag
I watched as Gareth blocked Lana’s escape like a guard dog sniffing out secrets. Sammie stepped in between them like a shield, her face steely with protective resolve. Gareth raised both hands like he was the wronged party. “Hey now, no need for violence!” he said with a grin that only made Sammie narrow her eyes further.
Seeing his openin...
2025-07-05 14:20:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 65: The Right Stuff
Sammie left the kitchen with a grin of delight, clearly pleased with her reading. Talia was still in the sunroom, so I kept busy, browning the meatballs in the oven while preparing a generous batch of sauce.
One key to great meatballs is balancing the fat in the sauce. Too little, and the flavor falls flat. Too much, and it’s a greasy mess. I kept a clo...
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