“I’m just passing through and resupplying, Protector.”
The armored woman looked at him with a strange expression on her face, but eventually waved him by, free to enter the city of Swiftwater through the gates. At least, he thought it was Swiftwater according to where he thought he was on the now-worn map in his pack, but he had avoided most towns and villages on ...
2023-10-26 16:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostLarek didn’t stop fully running until just before dark hours later. He took minor breaks to walk and eat some food to replenish his energy, but that was the extent of any slowdown in his travels. He hesitated to call it “flight”, as if he was fleeing from being held accountable for some crime, but it sure felt a little like that when he even came upon a small village an...
2023-10-25 21:33:31 +0000 UTC View PostLarek mentally sighed as he aimed his staff and launched a stone from the Flying Stone Fusion on the end, watching as impassively as he could as it slammed into the back of the fleeing Mage. The force of the impact was enough to pass through the man’s clothing, flesh, and bones to come out the other side, leaving a gaping hole where a good portion of his spine used...
2023-10-25 16:11:39 +0000 UTC View Post“Where is he?”
Alwhin reached back and smacked his brother in the side of the head without looking, while also shout-whispering, “For the last time, shut up!”
Corwhin mumbled something that he couldn’t hear, which Alwhin supposed was a good thing for all of them hiding behind the stand of trees about a mile outside of the town of Lakebe...
2023-10-24 20:55:18 +0000 UTC View PostWaking up with the morning sunlight streaming through the slats in the window was a new experience for Larek, as he was used to waking up either before dawn or just as dawn was breaking. As a result, he was momentarily confused and thought himself back in Enderflow in the Protector’s barracks, but then the last week’s journey and the night before all came flooding back in...
2023-10-24 17:01:32 +0000 UTC View PostKeeping with the same theme of Fusions as Binding Thorns, his next creation was a combination between his Area Chill Fusion and the Ice Spike spell. Instead of binding a monster with roots, the new Fusion caused an area to become extremely cold in a flash, with the moisture in the air and any in a monster crystalizing into ice – or at least that w...
2023-10-23 21:33:32 +0000 UTC View PostAfter finishing his meal, Larek moved the small table and chairs next to the locked wooden door for extra insurance against someone getting inside. Despite the assurances that Alwhin wouldn’t do something to Larek in the Inn, he had learned to be cautious on his solo journey over the last week. The window looking out into the town of Lakebellow was shut and was small enough...
2023-10-23 17:01:27 +0000 UTC View Post
It's that time of year again -- Halloween! This is one of my favorite holidays and I want to share my Halloween Core novella with everyone -- so I made the eBook FREE through October 22-26!
This is the 5th book in the series, but it can be enjoyed standalone as each novella, while they are part of an ongoing story, are based on a different holiday section of Elmer's dunge...
2023-10-23 13:18:35 +0000 UTC View PostEarlier this morning, I participated in an online panel about Dungeon Core stories as part of the Guildificon put together by the LitRPG Facebook group!
LitRPG on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LitRPGGroup
I'm not sure if everyone can see this video, as yo...
2023-10-20 21:36:34 +0000 UTC View Post“What can I do for you, stranger?”
Larek smiled at the Innkeeper behind the bar, who had interrupted his incessant wiping of the bartop with a rag that had seen better days at the big man’s appearance. Despite its current state, the rag had obviously been effective enough to show a shine on the surface of the bar that seemed unnatural, and the Fusionist realized t...
2023-10-20 18:51:06 +0000 UTC View PostNow that he was actively searching for existing Apertures to close, Larek began to concentrate on the feelings they gave off from a distance. They were quite different in intensity compared to Scissions and newly forming Apertures, as they were more of the annoying buzzing of a fly in your periphery rather than the sense of a gigantic threat bearing down on you. He had been ig...
2023-10-19 20:26:24 +0000 UTC View PostIt was mid-morning by the time he left Enderflow, and it was only just past noon when he encountered his first monster that attacked him as he was resting for a few minutes. He’d been running at a pace where his Long-Distance Running Skill kicked in to help reduce the energy needed to maintain that speed, while his Martial stats provided the extra oomph to allow him...
2023-10-19 16:27:38 +0000 UTC View PostLarek spent the rest of that day and the next moving from Aperture to Aperture around the area, either participating in killing hundreds of different monsters or simply providing information to the Protectors so that they could finish the job – especially against targets that required a long-range solution. During the fights, not only did Larek earn an additional 1,240 AF wh...
2023-10-18 19:39:37 +0000 UTC View Post“I guess this is what the notification meant by the Corruption only gaining a ‘foothold’ over the rest of the world,” Larek muttered as he looked out over the semi-flooded plain in front of him.
The journey toward the location where the Scission had appeared didn’t take all that long once they left Enderflow, though they did have to cross a small stream on thei...
2023-10-17 22:16:47 +0000 UTC View PostDid I cause this to happen? Is my presence here a catalyst for that Scission to appear?
Larek didn’t know, but the sounds of screaming coming from somewhere in the barracks caused him to run out of his assigned bedroom, only to emerge into a chaotic mess once he reached the main leisure space for the Protectors where they hung out in between patrols. A third o...
2023-10-17 18:33:06 +0000 UTC View PostCongratulations!
You have learned 5 Fusions of a similar type for a particular Stat Boost and now understand the fundamental elements of that Fusion!
As a result, all Agility Boost Fusions will now be combined into a singular Fusion. The only functi...
2023-10-16 22:33:12 +0000 UTC View Post(I'm back! I had a good few days off and I'm ready to really dig into this next book)
Healing the physical injuries of the bandits’ victims was easy enough for Larek to accomplish, though they at first shrunk away from him when arrived at where the wounded were being held. At first, he thought it was his height that made them wary of his prese...
2023-10-16 19:46:48 +0000 UTC View PostAs mentioned in my previous post about this week's schedule, I'm taking the next few days off from writing (though I'll probably be promoting the release of Core Domination on audiobook here and there.
I'll be back to writing next Sunday with more chapters of The Fusionist Book 4!
2023-10-11 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“I don’t care what kind of obligation he has toward Enderflow, Magistrate. He’s too dangerous to work with.”
“Be that as it may, he got the job done, didn’t he?”
“Well, yes, but there’s a difference between ‘getting the job done’ and what he did. Not only did he not follow orders, which put the prisoners in danger, but he ...
2023-10-10 22:40:06 +0000 UTC View Post
𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 is now available on audiobook! This is the 5th and final book in the Dimensional Dungeon Cores series, which finishes the crossover story that includes 25 books and nearly 3 million words!
Audible US: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0CKRT2TY7
Audible UK...
2023-10-10 01:36:23 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m really not comfortable with this,” Larek whispered to the Protector sneaking through the underbrush next to him. They, of course, were much more adept at maneuvering through the familiar – to them – terrain without making noise when compared to the tall Fusionist, but he had to admit that he was a lot better at watching where he put his own feet than he used to ...
2023-10-09 20:30:07 +0000 UTC View PostI'm so happy to have book 3 finished! I spent today (Friday) editing what I hadn't gotten to yet and then uploaded the remaining chapters to RR for scheduled release. I also sent it out to beta-readers so I can get some more feedback on the story.
Coming up, I'm taking the last half of the week off, but I'm hoping to have a few chapters of Fusionist Book 4 before I take some t...
2023-10-06 19:51:23 +0000 UTC View PostLarek Holsten
Fusionist
Healer
Level 22
Advancement Points (AP) : 3/18
Available AP to Distribute: 20
Available Aetheric Force (AF): 5,424
Stama: 830/830
Mana: 1400/1400
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2023-10-05 22:37:22 +0000 UTC View PostNedira’s hands shot to her head as she struggled awake, a throbbing pain that felt like it was threatening to split her brain in half causing her to hold her skull together. Or at least it certainly felt that way.
The light of the fading day was still blinding as she forced her eyes to open, but all she saw was a blurry collection of what she could only assume were clou...
2023-10-05 22:35:18 +0000 UTC View PostInstead of the stone and wood construction of the buildings he was used to, the first thing that Larek noticed when he was close enough to the town to understand what he was looking at was that none of them were constructed of anything he was familiar with. Instead of wood being the main component in the construction of their walls, it was a strange mixture of what appeared t...
2023-10-05 19:19:46 +0000 UTC View Post
The second book in the Magical Fusion series, Academic ConFusion, is now available on eBook, paperback, and hardcover!
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCMZ9P8M
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co....
2023-10-04 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostApparently, Larek had accidentally made greater strides in his advancement than he thought was possible.
Body Regeneration has reached Level 27!
……
Body Regeneration has reached Level 30!
Not only had he increased his Body Regeneration Skill, thanks in no small ...
2023-10-03 21:10:50 +0000 UTC View PostA darkness that surpassed anything he’d seen before enveloped Larek’s perception, plunging him into an endless cold void. Expecting feel himself being completely ripped apart from the impact of that swirling mass of black and purple energy, similar to how he had seen the spells that Chinli had thrown at them fall apart, the Fusionist instead felt… nothing.
Am ...
2023-10-03 17:43:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe absence of wind blasting into his face at full speed finally prompted Larek to open his eyes, only to find that the tears that had involuntarily leaked from them because of the constant pressure of the air had dried and acted as a sort of glue, keeping them closed. Reaching up with wind-burned and slightly numb fingers, he forced them open to see that they had stopped in ...
2023-10-02 19:45:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe Fusionist Book 3 is getting close to its conclusion! My plan is to have it done by next Friday :)
Here is my tentative plan for the upcoming week:
Sunday: Take down Academic ConFusion chapter on both RR and Patreon to comply with KU guidelines; edit chapters 21-40 of book 3 and schedule them to post on RR; write blurb for book 3 (Aetheric InFusion) and set...
2023-09-29 21:31:39 +0000 UTC View Post