Morgan stood, panting and sweating, over the corpse of the blade abomination. Thanks to Bronwyn’s tracking, he knew they were called something else, but they looked like giant ants with swords for legs and humanoid heads. Blade abomination seemed to fit just fine. He and his two companions had been clearing passage after passage of the monsters, so many that they’d already each gained anoth...
2022-07-12 14:52:51 +0000 UTC View Post“Morgan?” Olivia’s tone was concerned, and her voice was loud. Morgan snapped his eyes up from the text and groaned.
“Ugh, this journal is disgusting, but it’s like a car crash; It keeps pulling my attention. What did you say?”
“I said it’s about time for you to charge another gem, right? What kinds of things are in the journal, anyway? It’s the one from that guy t...
2022-07-11 14:24:47 +0000 UTC View PostHope you're all having a good weekend :)
-Plum
On the third day of travel toward the city of Gelica, the grasslands gradually gave way to cultivated farmland, and travelers and local workers began to share the roadway with them. Victor had no idea what sorts of crops were being grown in the fields they passed through, bu...
2022-07-09 18:05:19 +0000 UTC View PostBronwyn lay on her side, watching Olivia sleep. She wanted to reach out and touch her cheek or gently fiddle with her hair, but she didn’t want to wake her. She’d never been as close to anyone as she felt with Olivia, which was both wonderful and terrifying. She was starting to understand the agony Morgan had been in when they first were stranded by the teleporting pyramid. She could imagin...
2022-07-08 16:11:51 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Friday, everyone! Just a quick update on my writing: I'm still getting 2k+ words a day done, but I'm in the midst of moving, so not quite hitting the pace I was hoping for this summer. In a couple of weeks, things should be settled, and then I can hopefully start doubling that number.
Let me know what you think of today's installment. Are things...
2022-07-08 16:08:50 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Morgan and Bronwyn sparred for maybe the thousandth time in the last week, Olivia sat on her pile of animal furs—Morgan and Bronwyn both had a disturbingly large supply of them—and practiced expanding and retracting her fiery aura. Ever since she’d received the massive boost in her racial levels from the silvery orb, she’d felt the fragment of her elemental nature far more clearly...
2022-07-07 12:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Wait, so what are these creatures called again?” Bronwyn sat cross-legged in front of Olivia, drawing on a sheet of paper while she listened to the stories and descriptions she read from the blue crystal.
“The first ones to arrive on the planet were called “Rehavash” which was a colloquial term that meant walking nightmare.” Olivia’s eyes had a blue glaze over them as she ...
2022-07-06 13:49:37 +0000 UTC View PostMorgan stood awkwardly, trying to figure out his balance with two enormous, completely foreign appendages sprouting from his back. He glanced over to where Bronwyn and Olivia sat, talking animatedly about their experiences. Olivia glanced at him, smiling reassuringly when she caught his gaze. She’d come through the racial advancement with only a few noticeable changes—her eyes smoldered mor...
2022-07-05 14:13:16 +0000 UTC View Post“What do you mean my ears are pointed?” Bronwyn slapped a hand up to her head and felt; sure enough, her ears were tapered to a definite point at the top rear.
“Not just that! You’re eyes are… I don’t know; the irises seem bigger and brighter; they’re absolutely gorgeous!” Olivia was kneeling in front of her, smiling broadly, and though Bronwyn found her beautiful and swee...
2022-07-04 14:28:14 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Saturday, Patrons,
I'm so appreciative of all the support you've given me. Thanks for sticking with me into July :)
Here's my next Victor draft - I'm just sharing these with you as I finish them. I hope to have a bigger backlog someday, but I think I'd like to get 20+ ahead of RR on Patreon before I start worrying...
2022-07-03 00:15:58 +0000 UTC View PostOlivia cast one last Wind Gust, driving the fumes and smoke toward the far side of the hall and out through the open doorway. The bubbling black tar, all that was left of the massive insect corpse, had cooled enough to stop smoking. Sighing happily at a job well done, she turned to Morgan and asked, “Are they any good?”
“Hmm?” he swung one of the six identical swords back and fort...
2022-07-01 13:21:58 +0000 UTC View PostHello, my dear Patrons,
I could see chapter 16 rubbed some of you the wrong way. I understand the concerns, and I'm thinking about them going forward, don't worry. I love the comment about how many times Victor has been knocked out. Poor guy - if he didn't heal from rage, he'd probably be at risk for early-onset dementia.
“Alright, Bronwyn, I’m going to let your double keep the attention as long as it can, then I’ll take over. You’re going to harry its flanks, trying to cut off those legs with your hatchets, right?” Morgan asked, peering through the half-opened door at the huge insect monster.
“Yes, as we discussed a dozen times now!” Bronwyn growled. Morgan knew he was being irritating, repe...
2022-06-30 13:11:52 +0000 UTC View PostHappy to hear what you all think when you finish reading this one :)
-Plum
“What do you mean you didn’t attack me? Why would you attack me?” Thayla asked after they’d absorbed the Energy from their battle. She squinted at Victor as she jerked her spear out of the monstrous roladii.
“I mean, I was berserk....
2022-06-30 02:20:28 +0000 UTC View PostBronwyn swung her hatchet at the clawing, frenzied giant centipede, splitting its carapaced head and sending it twitching to the ground. She stood behind Morgan, ready for the next insect to break past him. They’d been fighting their way through the long, downward-sloping marble hallway for what felt like hours. Every few minutes, a wave of the black, giant insects would come rushing up the h...
2022-06-29 13:43:32 +0000 UTC View PostOlivia finished the last swirl of her new spell pattern with a flourish and smiled up at Morgan and Bronwyn. “Done!” she exclaimed, hopping to her feet. “Let’s see if it works!” She walked over to the chest, then looked at Morgan and asked, “What does your Void Vision tell you about this chest?”
“Hmm,” Morgan’s eyes had become dark pools, and he studied the chest for a...
2022-06-28 13:44:57 +0000 UTC View PostMorgan looked at the giant tick and then back at his friends. “We sure we’re ready?”
“We could train forever or just wait until we solve the rest of this portal problem, but I think we should give it another try. We know what to expect now, and we have a plan,” Olivia said, pressing her lips together and nodding at her own words.
“Yeah, I’m ready. Sorry, your spell has...
2022-06-27 13:23:53 +0000 UTC View PostHere's another :) Let me know what you think, please!
-Plum
“So it, um, excuse me, she is gaining levels or something?” Thayla asked, gesturing to Lifedrinker.
“Yeah. I’m not sure how it works—if she’s just changing as she gains consciousness, or if she will continue to grow in power as she dra...
2022-06-27 02:56:16 +0000 UTC View PostHey, we're pulling way ahead of RR now. Summer's here - I'll try to keep the pace strong :)
Cheers,
Plum
Victor removed the shackles and gag from Thayla and folded a soft fur Oynalla had given him under her head. He sighed and sat back, watching her breath steadily with a smooth, peaceful ...
2022-06-25 23:54:02 +0000 UTC View PostHere we go, folks! Let me know what you think :)
-Plum
“You’re saying all I need to do is ride for a day to the west?” Tellen asked Victor in the sober light of morning, contemplating the strange cylinder on the mat between them.
“Yes, the way I see it, Belikot saw to it that I learned about this phylactery...
2022-06-24 20:05:11 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Friday :)
There's a pretty big curveball in this chapter. Let me know how you feel: are you pissed? Happy? Ambivalent?
Thanks!
Bronwyn read the description again, her excitement still flushing her cheeks:
***Mirage Double - Improved: You use your specific Energy pattern...
2022-06-24 13:50:04 +0000 UTC View PostMorgan stared at the Heesporian plum and the wrapped package containing Randon’s Core Cake. Issa had said he should wait until he was at the threshold of a new tier before using one of the two Core improvement treasures, but he couldn’t decide which one to use. Would one of them be enough to take him into the next tier? His Core had been sitting at base nine now for a few days, even with ha...
2022-06-23 12:59:32 +0000 UTC View PostUnder the light of the two moons, Victor ran down the dirt, sometimes gravel, road. One of the moons had rings, and Victor wondered how that worked—did moons have rings, or was there another planet so close it looked like a moon? He wasn’t an astronomy expert, so he figured he’d just accept the locals' assurance that they were moons. The guard at the gate had said he’d have good light f...
2022-06-23 00:43:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe enormous marble doors had push plates at a natural height for human hands, so Bronwyn gave one a shove. The door glided open noiselessly with almost no effort. Another expanse of marble stretched before them, bordered by high marble walls, and Bronwyn realized it was a courtyard. Another door sat closed on the far side, about a hundred paces from where they stood.
“Should we keep go...
2022-06-22 14:18:28 +0000 UTC View PostMorgan used Hollow Charge to tear over the ground toward one of the creatures, hoping to put some distance between himself and his friends so that he could use his point-blank burst attacks. As he closed the distance, a red flash of light speared toward him, fired from the stinger-like tail of the abomination. His charge’s secondary effect—protecting him from Energy attacks—came into play...
2022-06-21 14:45:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe enormous portal hummed ever so slightly, and the colors seemed to pulse from the center, shifting in tone just enough to catch the eye. Looking around it, Olivia couldn’t help but conclude that the destruction had originated from it. The buildings closest were mere rubble, and the level of destruction decreased in a wide circle. Back near the cavern entrance, the buildings were almost tot...
2022-06-20 14:23:38 +0000 UTC View PostTook me a little longer this weekend, but it's a long one. Let me know what you think; I appreciate hearing the good and the bad :)
-Plum
The woodworker’s shop smelled like sawdust and varnish, and Victor was struck by memories of his Abuelo when he stepped through the door. He remembered his grandpa’s bald, wrinkled h...
2022-06-19 20:16:24 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
I've been working behind the scenes on getting FWFW book 1 ready for publishing to KU and Audible. Today I've just spent five hours going through the copyedit notes on the manuscript. That said, I'm a bit behind on my weekend writing :) I'm still going to try to get you another chapter today, but it might come to you tomorrow!
Thanks all,
Plum
2022-06-18 17:32:13 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patrons! Happy Friday! So, I was typing this chapter, and when I finished the scene at the end, I looked at my word count and was surprised to be at 4200. I decided to go ahead and end it here and add on to the next chapter. Let me know if you think that was a mistake. Was this too boring?
Thanks for all your support!
Morgan looked around yet another empty, dusty building with no roof. He and the others had spent two days searching through the outskirts of the ancient city, and they’d come away with nothing but some old silverware and bits of petrified wood that might have once been furniture.
The day after their arrival to the city, they’d looked out over the wall to find the giant insects gone an...
2022-06-17 13:35:16 +0000 UTC View Post