# Chapter 16: Afternoon Dragon
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The second Xay’s bare toes touched the dirt, he set Valiant down—only to be immediately flung backward through the archway behind him.
“That is not how you enter Dragon Hall!” Master Hui’s voice boomed from ahead.
He hadn’t been struck, only forcibly ejec...
2025-07-07 04:59:04 +0000 UTC View Post# Chapter 15: Morning Vitality
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The next morning, Xay slept in longer than usual.
The excitement from the day before—and having his internal organs thoroughly discombobulated—had really taken it out of him.
The moment he emerged from the basement, the ladies gave him an earful.
# Chapter 14: No
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Shifu Wu led the way back from the viewing platform.
She guided everyone across a gently swaying wooden bridge worn smooth by the passage of many bare feet.
Xay had noticed that none of the monks or nuns wore shoes.
It was probably part of their training, but he...
2025-07-03 04:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post# Chapter 13: Arrival
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As Xay and the others approached the massive mountain range, he finally noticed the shimmering, gold-tinted barrier encompassing the entire pass.
He immediately recognized the mystical energy from his experience with Shifu Wu’s barriers.
The energy didn’t behave like mana...
2025-07-02 04:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post# Chapter 12: Fallout
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While Xay and his friends were leaving the City of New Meridian, Bethany lay curled up in her bed with the lights off.
She had been like that for days—not sleeping, nor eating.
She thought she had stopped the explosion. She thought that reporting what she overheard to Alan ...
2025-07-01 04:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post# Chapter 11: Journey’s Beginning
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The next day came faster than Xay had anticipated.
It had officially been a week since the Aero Cup, and he was about to leave the City of New Meridian for the very first time.
They’d be back in just under two months, but still, he found himself slightly anxi...
2025-06-30 04:59:02 +0000 UTC View Post# Chapter 10: Final Preparations
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Xay slept for over fifteen hours.
After leaving the dungeon, his entire group had gotten cleaned up, ordered takeout, and completely crashed.
It was well earned.
That Saturday morning, while waiting for Rox, Xay sat quietly in his room thinking a...
2025-06-27 04:59:02 +0000 UTC View Post# Chapter 9: Dungeon Domination 4
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Xay woke up groaning on a sticky bench in the final Safe Zone of the ninth floor.
**Cosmos Academy Dungeon Floor 9: Murder Hive.**
The entire floor had been one massive wasp hive, teeming with hundreds of six-foot B-Ranked Army Wasp monsters.
If X...
2025-06-26 04:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post# Chapter 8: Dungeon Domination 3
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**Cosmos Academy Dungeon Floor 4: Fungal Wastes.**
The group was immediately greeted by moist air and the musty scent of rampant mildew.
There were also mushrooms—lots and lots of mushrooms. They were absolutely everywhere.
Fungi of every height and col...
2025-06-25 04:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post# Chapter 7: Dungeon Domination 2
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**Cosmos Academy Dungeon Floor 2: Savanna Oasis.**
The group emerged onto a sun-drenched plain, where orangish-red grass rustled in a gentle breeze and sparse, scattered trees dotted the horizon.
A single blue-shelled locust buzzed past—only to be sliced cleanly...
2025-06-24 04:59:04 +0000 UTC View Post# Chapter 6: Dungeon Domination
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The next morning, Xay, Dragon, Lexi, Kimi, Tyra, and Willow shared a light breakfast in their kitchen before getting ready.
Everyone was hype to leave the city, especially Tyra. This was only the largest hurdle standing in their way.
It was finally time to clear the...
2025-06-23 04:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post# Chapter 5: The Gifts
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The shark maid staff aggressively cleared the table, flashing sharp teeth and predatory grins the entire time.
“I’m first,” Lexi said, sliding a small silvery box in front of Xay.
She loved his birthdays—mostly because they were the only times he’d accept a gift fr...
2025-06-20 04:59:03 +0000 UTC View Post# Chapter 4: The Birthday
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Xay found himself floating in a sea of darkness, surrounded by tiny, multicolored lights. A familiar, ancient presence enveloped him—but stronger than ever before.
In front of his eyes, the lights spun and flowed rapidly toward him. They touched his body, flowed inside, and coalesced in...
2025-06-19 04:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post# Chapter 3: Making Plans
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“Why does he live in the sewer again?” Ezra asked, grimacing. “You’d think he could live literally anywhere else.”
“Well, it’s called ‘Sewer Samurai,’ not ‘Anywhere Else Samurai,’” Lexi laughed.
Xay was currently lying on the sectional, buried bene...
2025-06-18 04:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post# Chapter 2: Emotional Instability
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Xay luxuriated atop Lexi and Kimi’s thighs as his two active cognitive threads focused on working his puzzle with *Psychokinesis*.
After taking the Nootropic Concretion Serum, his cognition expanded, accelerated, and split into four parallel threads.
His mental...
2025-06-17 04:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post# Chapter 1: Brutal Impact
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Rox punched forward with devastating force. Xay met the tough redhead’s fist with his own, knuckle to knuckle, refusing to yield an inch.
He wasn’t relying on psionics or intricate martial forms—just raw, bare-knuckle brawling, matching his advisor blow for blow.
X...
2025-06-16 04:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
And #723 in the whole Kindle Store!
Bond Arsenal 2 just shattered all my previous best sale rank records.
I want to thank all of you who helped make this possible!
I’m already hard at work on the opening chapters of BAB3, and new posts will start Monday—June 16th.
Reality Check.
After rescuing Amy and dismantling the twisted experimentation lab, Xay and his team get honored as heroes.
However, Cosmos Academy responds with brutal, individualized coaching—forcing them to confront their weaknesses and face the true scale of power within the Awakened World.
They each train hard to master their abilities before their seco...
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2025-05-30 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
BAB2 Wrap Up
Yo, that's a wrap on Bond Arsenal 2. I had a lot of fun with this one, testing out a few extended mini-arcs and more character direction.
If you’ve enjoyed the book here, please consider leaving a review on Amazon when it drops.
Reviews are overpowered in the Amazon universe. I would say the more the better, but I’ve found out the ...
2025-05-30 17:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post**Book 2 End Stats**
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**Identity**
- **Name**: Xavyer X
- **ID Tag**: A-NM-BDX47
- **Level**: 25
- **Affiliation**: Cosmos Academy (S-101)
- **Tier**: Adamant
**Stats**
- **Mana**: 5,000
- **Might**: 5,000
- **Poise**: 5,000
- **Acuity**: 5,000
- **Grit**: 5,000
**Traits**
# Chapter 40: Aero Cup 2
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Just moments before Xay exited the tunnel, everyone back at the Quantium Rooftop was in high spirits.
Amy, Valiant, and the twins splashed around playfully in the pool, their laughter echoing off the glass walls.
Remington tore into a rack of ribs nearly the size of his h...
2025-05-29 04:58:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Reality Check.
After rescuing Amy and dismantling the twisted experimentation lab, Xay and his team get honored as heroes.
However, Cosmos Academy responds with brutal, individualized coaching—forcing them to confront their weaknesses and face the true scale of power within the Awakened World.
They each train hard to master their abilities before their seco...
2025-05-14 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post# Chapter 1: New Normal
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“Morning, Sunshine!” Rox shouted, startling Xay and Lexi awake.
The strong redhead grinned down at the two as they lay under the plush covers.
She was the definition of chiseled beauty, wearing a tight black crop top that revealed her well-defined abs under her signatu...
2025-04-02 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Bond Arsenal is also #1,677 in the entire Kindle Store!
I’d like to thank Dragon, black orchids, big sandwiches—and you guys, of course.
No really, thank you all for making this possible. You very literally keep me fed during the month.
Quick Update
I...
2025-03-27 18:30:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Unknown Bloodline. Unlimited Potential.
The Awakened aren’t just humanity’s last defense against the monsters—they’re celebrities, flush with power, status, and wealth.
Xay had always dreamed of becoming the strongest—fighting epic battles and living a fast-paced life of adventure. But when the Awakened System assigned him a skill from the Artificer Sphere...
2025-03-26 12:04:00 +0000 UTC View Post
BAB1 Wrap Up
Alright gang, that wraps up Bond Arsenal 1.
I say this every time, but I honestly think this is my best book yet. The world has become one of my favorites. While this one ends a bit less spicy than usual, I’ve left plenty of threads to really turn up the heat in the next installment.
Release Date: March 26th 2025-03-21 17:00:22 +0000 UTC View Post
**Book 1 End Stats**
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**Identity**
- **Name**: Xavyer X
- **ID Tag**: A-NM-BDX47
- **Level**: 24
- **Affiliation**: Cosmos Academy (S-101)
- **Tier**: Adamant
**Stats**
- **Mana**: 2,400
- **Might**: 2,400
- **Poise**: 2,400
- **Acuity**: 2,400
- **Grit**: 2,400
**Traits**
Unknown Bloodline. Unlimited Potential.
The Awakened aren’t just humanity’s last defense against the monsters—they’re celebrities, flush with power, status, and wealth.
Xay had always dreamed of becoming the strongest—fighting epic battles and living a fast-paced life of adventure. But when the Awakened System assigned him a skill from the Artificer Sphere...
2025-03-12 13:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post