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12 - Encounter
The room Ward stepped into was starkly different from the one he’d left. It was so different that he began to wonder if the archways had teleported him somehow. He wasn’t sure, though, because he still felt Haley’s hand in his as he stepped through into the new space. They stood atop a grand, curved walkway carved from ...
2023-10-28 16:11:55 +0000 UTC View PostHello :) It's Saturday, so how about a couple more Vainglory chapters? :)
11 – Together
“Do something!” a man screamed from near the back of the clustered would-be challengers. Someone threw something metallic at the door, and it clanged, bounced off, and spun away down the pit.
“Anyone got a bow? Shoot an arrow into it!” a ...
2023-10-28 16:09:44 +0000 UTC View PostYou didn't think things would be straightforward from here, did you?
Have a great weekend :)
-Plum
“Why are armed synths boarding?” Juliet asked as she sprinted down a long, empty corridor, following the route Angel had laid out to the shuttle bay.
“I don’t know! Perhaps the ...
2023-10-27 12:33:16 +0000 UTC View PostHope you enjoy,
-Plum
“Hector? He’s a Death Caster, as pure of one as I’ve ever known; he doesn’t dabble in blood magic, nor does he feast on the life force of the living. He takes his power from beyond the veil, from the creatures he summons, and the dark pacts he makes. As for who he’s put in charge of the citadels, I c...
2023-10-26 20:51:21 +0000 UTC View PostHope you enjoy the chapter :)
-Plum
Juliet stood before the door, gun tight to her shoulder, ready for anything as Angel finished her exploit. The blast door latches thunked as they slid out of their housings, and with a hiss of slightly positive air pressure, the thick, heavy door began to roll open. Juliet had imagined a...
2023-10-25 13:47:21 +0000 UTC View PostHope you're all having a good week! Enjoy the chapter!
-Plum
It was near sunset the next day when Guapo powered up a steep hillside, providing an unobstructed view of the mountain approach, the cascading falls, and the citadels that sat like white-washed chess pieces on either side of the raging river. They were still to...
2023-10-24 15:39:29 +0000 UTC View PostI know, I know. Some of you are mad Juliet is doing this side job. She's in it, though! Let's see what happens. :)
-Plum
Juliet was a little startled when she saw how close she’d been dropped to the station and the target ship. The station filled almost the entirety of her view, a kilometer-long spindle with three rings, all of w...
2023-10-23 16:47:16 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the chapter!
-Plum
Rano and a few of his sergeants hung around in the courtyard while Victor prepared to leave. He’d summoned Guapo, and Uvu prowled around the courtyard, well aware that something was going on. He kept sniffing the air, chuffing, and pacing near the stairs leading into Victor’s travel home. Victor f...
2023-10-22 15:49:26 +0000 UTC View PostHere we go! Last one for the day. These 10 chapters should give you a good idea about where the book is going. I hope you enjoy them, and I'd love to hear what you think up to this point. Thanks for all of your support and the help you've been giving me with your comments.
-Plum
10 – A Harsh Welcome 2023-10-21 13:13:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's another and I'll have 1 more for today in a few minutes.
9 – Nothing Ventured
Ward looked down the long stretch of marble stairs, past the rows of tiered stone benches, into the bowl of an outdoor amphitheater where the entrance to the Tarnish catacombs sat. Yesterday afternoon, he’d gotten directions to the mayor’s office, w...
2023-10-21 13:08:29 +0000 UTC View PostI appreciate any feedback! Is it going too slow? Is it interesting? Am I not capitalizing on the current hot buzzwords on RR? :)
-Plum
8 – The Hen’s Nest
Ward followed Fayella through town, down winding streets, up steep hills, and past buildings and people of all kinds. The strangeness of the ...
2023-10-21 13:05:38 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy~
7 – Duels and Bargains
Tarnish wasn’t anything like any city Ward had ever visited. For one thing, it must have been built before or in spite of any sort of vehicular transportation. There seemed to be a central sort of spine of broad roads that ran west to east through the city, with major branches going north and south, but in ...
2023-10-21 13:01:43 +0000 UTC View PostHey all! It's Saturday - no VoT or CD scheduled for the day, so how about a few more Vainglory chapters? :)
6 – The Road to Tarnish
As they progressed, moving ever further toward the rising sun but now angling to the south, meandering between hills and skirting streams and outcroppings, the foliage grew greener and denser. By midday, the ...
2023-10-21 12:57:53 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the chapter, and have a great week. Thanks for reading and for all of the support :)
-Plum
Juliet stood in the docking bay, waiting by the airlock where she was supposed to meet the synth pilot for her little pirate side mission. When she’d accepted the job from Mary, she’d had at least a fifty-fifty intention of making a...
2023-10-20 17:01:35 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the chapter. I love any feedback, but I have one request: Is Victor's banter with Valla becoming "cringe?" I hate that word as an adjective, but I also hate it when people describe something I've written that way, so I'd love to avoid it. Let me know what you think.
Cheers,
-Plum
Over the next ...
2023-10-19 16:31:45 +0000 UTC View PostLet's really get things twisted up, huh?
Enjoy :)
-PLum
Mary Moon led Juliet through a little security station next to her dining room where a synth dressed like an ancient maritime sailor sat watching vid screens. She’d hoped their meeting would take place there and even entertained the...
2023-10-18 13:48:13 +0000 UTC View PostThis is going to be a longer book than usual. We have a ways to go! 😅😅
Enjoy!
Victor watched Karl, or Karl the Crimson if this was the guy Victoria had told him about, continue to stride closer, and as he crested the rise, Victor took his measure. He was a true giant of a man, easily as large as th...
2023-10-17 16:32:37 +0000 UTC View PostI feel like things are getting complicated. How do you all feel? Am I going off the rails? Love to hear your thoughts :)
-Plum
“So you’re interested, good. How about we have a little one-on-one after dinner, hmm?” Mary winked and sat back, clearly considering the matter settled.
Juliet felt someone jostle her...
2023-10-16 17:48:50 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, I'll hold off on these for a few days probably. I want to write a bit more before I edit the next couple of chapters. If you've chosen to read these, I hope you're enjoying it! I've been cautioned about using character's names in dialogue too much. Not lately, but in the past. I'm purposefully having Grace say "Ward" a lot because I think it adds to her tone. Let me know if it...
2023-10-15 17:52:39 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone - I'll probably post a couple more of these today. I'm curious how the pacing feels. Is it too slow? Am I dumping too much info? Are you still interested and want to read more, or isn't it hooking you?
Thanks for all your help :)
-Plum
4 – Stargazing
Wa...
2023-10-15 17:19:34 +0000 UTC View PostA little tussle for you to read about :)
Enjoy!
Plum
Victor stood on the parapet, flanked by Lieutenant ap’Fanin, or Rano, and several of his sergeants. The beauty of Sea Keep was the one-sided approach any attacking army would have to take, assuming they couldn’t fly. The sheer cliff ...
2023-10-15 14:22:03 +0000 UTC View PostI might post more a bit later! Shopping break :)
-Plum
3 – Anima
Ward was coming to terms with his new reality. Everything was too real, too visceral to be a fever dream, at least in his experience. He’d had normal dreams, he’d tripped on surgical meds, he’d been knocked out, and he’d eve...
2023-10-14 20:06:36 +0000 UTC View Post2 – Crash Course
Ward snorted again and raised a thick brown eyebrow, locking his blue-gray eyes with Grace’s strange, fiery ones. “The hell do you mean the lowest world? The hell is Vainglory?” Grace might not have realized it, but at that moment, Ward decided she wasn’t real. As far as he was concerned, something had snapped in his noodle, and he needed to sta...
2023-10-14 19:38:20 +0000 UTC View PostHello, my patrons! Happy Saturday :)
I've been working on this side project for a while, and I have a few chapters done. I was thinking I'd finish book one or, failing that, get enough chapters to get a good launch on RR ready, but I'm finding that I don't like working in a vacuum. I think I'm going to just start posting them here as I finish them so ...
2023-10-14 19:02:28 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the Chapter!
-Plum
As they followed TC through the base, occasionally ducking through corridors welded together at odd angles, passing by every manner of shady character and those not so shady, she began to feel her nerves returning, wondering if she was walking into a trap. The thought brought to mind her more rec...
2023-10-13 16:23:06 +0000 UTC View PostSo, to avoid spoilers, don't read further (I'm going to remind people what part of the story Book 5 covers.)
Spoilers incoming -
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Book 5 is the part of the story where Victor and Valla come back from Zaafor (Coloss) and join up with the legion. They en...
2023-10-13 13:17:54 +0000 UTC View PostSome big changes here, let me know if I messed something up :)
-Plum
As his vision faded and Victor suddenly felt himself in his own body again, he snapped his eyes open, only to be bombarded with System messages. He inhaled deeply and blinked his eyes a few times, trying to push past the strange disorientation he felt, lying on th...
2023-10-12 16:09:11 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, here we go! Enjoy~
-Plum
When Juliet returned to the Humpback, her ill-gotten cargo ship, she was a little surprised not to find any pirates left behind to keep tabs on her. She could see they’d been aboard, and Angel had the video footage and airlock logs to show they’d offloaded the wine cargo. Still wearing he...
2023-10-11 16:42:28 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy today's chapter! Thanks for all the helpful feedback :)
-Plum
Victor and Valla watched the Glorious Ninth march away from the keep, a long column of armor-clad individuals wending its way east and north along the beach toward a gap in the hills where they’d turn toward the center of the contested lands. Victor le...
2023-10-10 15:55:10 +0000 UTC View PostThanks for reading and for all the continued support :)
-Plum
When she lost sight of Nick in the crowd, Juliet turned back to Sharkey’s little tabletop emporium and contemplated what she would do next. She knew she had to get into the pirate base’s secure network and find Antigone. Was a connected pirate like Sharkey the key? I...
2023-10-09 15:36:59 +0000 UTC View Post