Paying attention to Beatrice again, I noticed that she was watching me.
"Shall we continue, master? Or are we a little desperate and in need of some despair?" Beatrice smirked.
I gave a light tinkling chime. I was glad she was developing a sense of humor. I think this was the first joke she had ever told me. It wasn't as good as a pun, but it made my motor feel warm inside. Howeve...
What could they do? They had no extra weapons, they had no area-of-effect weapons, and they didn't have any high-level skills. The only higher-level skill he had was in hand-to-hand combat. And that was all Sevs had really trained on so far.
A standard squad of four or six would have rifles, but they also have grenades or machine guns. So they could set up a more defensible position with...
Beatrice faced the skeleton with the broom in one hand. I was proud of her. She was trying very hard, and now she was using a proper tool. The short sword-like counterbalance worked reasonably well for some things but seemed to have little effect here. The lump of iron was more effective, but it just didn't seem to have much use past breaking things. I was satisfied with the broom. It was relia...
2022-12-03 16:01:38 +0000 UTC View PostBee was fascinated by the wall carvings. It felt like she could keep staring at them for ages and still find things to be in awe at. In fact, she wasn't entirely sure how long she had been staring at them. Void hadn't interrupted her. It must have been only a few minutes, then. Still, she felt something. Some connection to these stories they were telling. After getting so wrapped up in the firs...
2022-12-03 16:01:25 +0000 UTC View PostIt had been easy getting into the castle. Matthew had made it without any real issues.
However, now that he was here, he wasn't having a good time. When he first made it in, everything seemed quiet. Now he was running for his life. A man-sized chunk of stone and earth was barrelling down the hallway toward him. A hulking earth demon, lumbering after him, moving deceptively quick with its...
The Tarlaki stormed forward in a wave. They were not ready. Seven guns from squad one rang out in a rapid automatic fire, and plasma sprayed across the bodies in the hall.
Many went down. The front five that stepped out of the breach died immediately, never making it more than a step or two. However, there were about fifteen behind the first wave. Maybe half were down by the time that al...
I started coming to terms with this hidden world of germs. The implications of a layer of grime invisible to my kind were staggering. The consequences were far-reaching, and it would take me time and a decent amount of effort to fully understand the scope of the issue. The first things to consider were the immediate and first-order consequences. Considering that I had never gotten sick, I assum...
2022-12-01 15:10:55 +0000 UTC View PostBeatrice set me down gently at the top of the stairs. I watched her head off toward the library. Apparently, the library was a place specifically meant to store the fancy blocks, and those fancy blocks were called "books." I wasn't exactly sure why, but Beatrice insisted that she bring some books with us to explore beyond the banded iron door. Of course, if she really wanted to, I wouldn't stop...
2022-11-30 15:32:06 +0000 UTC View PostRoscoe was aware. Perhaps it was intelligence that he had gained, or rather, been granted, but its manifestation had given him self-awareness. But, of course, he remembered his previous life as more of a fever dream. It was a haze of fear and confusion, with nothing outside the present and no concept of proper choice or thought. Indeed, he would argue that his "thoughts" barely counted as such....
2022-11-30 08:30:42 +0000 UTC View PostThe room froze. The ship shuddered again. A female voice came through clearly over the shipwide intercom. “Battle stations”
Everyone looked at Zim. He was as steady as ever, projecting an air of confidence. He commanded, “Follow me.”
And he was off running. As everyone moved to follow, Sevs ran out to the training floor. Grabbing Roberts and Jason’s rifles along the way,...
I had cleaned the rug dozens of times by the time my mind finally settled. The world had just become a much more complicated place. But I would have to deal with it. I had responsibilities to meet and duties to perform. So I went to see if Beatrice was done charging.
I actually met her on my way to the library. She was just coming out of one of the doors leading to a room with cages. I h...
Now that she had some time to herself, Bee scanned the shelves for more books that might be useful. Considering what had just happened, she resolved to find something to help her defend herself better. However, Bee wasn't sure if that meant focusing on a self-defense combat book or researching recipes she could use in combat. She had plenty of primary resources for alchemy but needed more advan...
2022-11-28 16:23:32 +0000 UTC View Post Lunch ended all too soon. Zim came and got them, and they all filled out. The excitement that had permeated the air just a few seconds ago dried up like morning dew in the desert. Nervousness dominated as they walked through the hexagonal corridors to the shooting range.
When they had all suited up in the shock vests, they stepped out of the locker rooms to the viewing area. The ...
Shooting rifles were something Sevs had pretty much no experience with. Not only were the worlds heavily skewed towards fantasy when he was in a sci-fi world, but he also went for the infantry path. Usually, he would be a pilot or engineer. Unfortunately, this wasn’t always the case, he did know one end of a gun from the other, but that was about it. The only saving grace was that none of the...
2022-11-27 16:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day was not much different. Zim woke them up, and they ran for an hour. People generally did better with running as various chemicals, and training skills took effect. They fought and then ran some more. They would work out for a couple hours, eat or drink something, and while they recovered, Zim or another Sergeant would lecture. They learned about the military codes and traditions, e...
2022-11-27 16:58:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the unfamiliar humans had been chased off, I needed time to think. There were many things that I must consider.
First and foremost, I had done something far outside of standard practice. I had threatened humans. Only threatened, but threatening anything was a concept utterly foreign to me. Even when mess makers, I didn't "threaten" them. I just dealt with them. Also, I saw a human d...
2022-11-27 14:38:19 +0000 UTC View PostBee wanted to say she was handling things before Void showed up. However, she couldn't convince herself of that. Bee was relatively sure she was about to be imprisoned or beheaded. However, Void showing up had certainly distracted these adventures; it wasn't quite in the way she'd expected. He showed up, and they panicked.
You know, like you would when you see a powerful unknowable being...
Bee froze after just a few steps down the stairs, her shocked expression meeting Void's inscrutable one. What? Just…. Like… what? Void wasn't following her. Not only that, it seemed to be very agitated that she was going on without it. If she didn't know any better, she would have thought that Void was either scared of stairs or incapable of traversing them. But that was absurd. Right?
<... 2022-11-26 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHey effective tomorrow 5 and 10 dollar tiers will be 2 chapters ahead for All the Dust that Falls. And effective the day after tomorrow (right before the normal release) Ascension will be 3 chapters ahead.
I will probably do another increase for the 10 dollar tier next week sometime to give some befit to it. I will make another post when I do.
Thanks you so much for supporting...
2022-11-26 06:46:14 +0000 UTC View PostIt was the same girl that Sevs had the familiar voice. “X77, that you?”
Someone who knew him, that in itself was not unusual, but this had a familiar tone. That was odd. The last people who he would have thought would recognize him had ascended. That was what had started him trying for a different build. After Patrick ascended, the last beta tester he knew was gone, so who was this? 2022-11-25 17:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
I quickly finished cleaning up the hallway mess with my new and improved mopping technique. Given my efficiency, I expected that Beatrice would still be charging for a while. It seemed that once humans ran out of energy, they needed a long time to regain their strength, around 8 hours. They were very cranky when woken up earlier than that. When she completed charging, we would continue cleaning...
2022-11-25 15:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostBee worked alongside Void, steadily working over the bloodied floor with her mop. The process became a steady rhythm - dip the mop, wipe the floor, wring everything out, repeat. Before she realized it, she fell into a trance-like state, cleaning peacefully and steadily.
Bee looked up, unsure what had snapped her out of her meditation. She had no idea how much time had passed since they st...
2022-11-24 18:46:59 +0000 UTC View PostHey the discord is live now. If you have your discord connected to your patreon account you should have gotten an invite a little while ago.
Instructions on how to link discord to patreon are here https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/2...
2022-11-23 16:57:10 +0000 UTC View PostBee stared at her option intently. Considering how young she was, she hadn’t expected to be offered a particularly rare or powerful class. But she hadn’t expected her choices to be so… strange.
She tossed Maid right out the window. Never. Even if the other options had been particularly awful, it didn’t matter. She would not choose the Maid class ever. That was as far away from mag...
2022-11-23 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Yes, sir.” Sevs nodded. Probably shouldn’t have done that. He probably shouldn’t have skills yet, alone a tier II skill.
“Not even a day in. How did you get it so fast? You typically play a monk?”
“No, sir. Normally INT. I had an interesting tutorial, though.” Sevs wasn’t ready to give it all away, but maybe Zim would buy if he trained a lot in the tutorial; he wo...
2022-11-23 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostI trundled down the hall, Beatrice following along behind. Several minutes had passed since we had left the beautiful room, but she was still muttering under her breath. Honestly, I was starting to get a little worried. In the few days we had been hanging out together, she was very quiet and didn't speak much. Something must really be bothering her to make her change that habit.
It contin...
2022-11-22 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
A couple things that were options for Ascension that I thought I would share. Don't have any plans for them but I thought they were cool.
If you don't want to see concept art let me know and I an adjust the tags so it is easy to filter out.
2022-11-21 19:55:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe capitol came into view as Harold’s horse crested one last hill. He was still exhausted but no longer at risk of passing out from it. The night of rest in the town of Greg had given him just enough energy to make this journey. While Captain Wallace had helped him send scouts back to the mage’s college, he needed to personally report to the king and the royal advisors. This was not going ...
2022-11-21 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostNo one moved. Sevs couldn’t tell if it was because everyone was determined to go on. Or if no one dared to throw themselves out of an airlock. Either way, the room was full of statues. Zim waited several seconds longer than necessary before continuing on.
“Good, I promise you all, if you do as I say, I will get you to meet our baseline. It will not be easy, but it is possible for ever...
2022-11-21 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Still working on getting the correct art for the roomba battle. Not yet sure with what I am going to do with it yet, Maybe it will make an add. Or use it as youtube thumb nails...
Also I'm adding some of the other ideas for the cult ad that ran today.
2022-11-21 06:33:22 +0000 UTC View Post