Draith

Chapter 12 - Full Glory

The morning came with a vengeance. Swore my head had barely hit the pillow before Calbern was shaking me awake to the scent of something sweet. I was glad I'd convinced Nexxa that alcohol would've been a bad idea.

Even if she had a spell that could wipe the effects away, it was much easier to rise from bed without a hangover in the way. Not to mention that I never wanted to head down that...

Chapter 11 - Through the Gate

In the aftermath of dinner, I discovered that there was a second way up, a simple cargo lift built into the cliffside.

Still, I didn’t take it. Despite the terror I felt, I made myself ride the cage back up. The lift had more important things to do in the wake of the attack. Such as taking the injured up. I was relieved to hear the woman I’d tended would make it, though she’d need e...

Chapter 10 - Final Refrain

The remainder of our trip was spent in silence, each of us lost in our own thoughts as we drew closer to the single span of stone arching over the Infinite Rift.

At first, the bridge looked tiny, a thin strand of stone compared to the rift's breadth. But as we drew closer, it became obvious that the bridge was a mega-structure in its own right.

There was an entire city built around...

Chapter 9 - Dauntless

The gate was located a six hour ride by carriage from the family compound.

But before we left, there was a minor obstacle in the way.

Sosa.

He was harassing Lady Guniveer. They stood facing each other, surrounded by Sosa’s Green Goons. I could’ve continued on my way, not said anything. After all, I was leaving in less than an hour. After that, I’d never see either of the...

Chapter 8 - Petal to the Metal

The last week before our departure passed nearly as quickly as the three before, though it was far more chaotic. The seeds and other supplies we'd arranged started to arrive, as had a pair of seven foot wooden cubes with matching dimensions to the one we'd be using to pass through the gate.

That had been my idea. I'd had to deal with packing materials into tight spaces often enough to kno...

Chapter 7 - Better Than A Used Car

Sosa stood there, the afternoon sun illuminating his cruel grin in all its glory, his goons gathering around us, and all I could think was…

What a waste of time.

As far as I was concerned, I didn’t owe this clown anything. And Perth certainly hadn’t. If anything, Sosa owed Perth. Perth had done everything Sosa had ever asked from him, all in a bid to get even the faintest hint...

Chapter 6 - Satisfying Spellwork

With so much to learn, my next priority was a spell that would help with retaining knowledge. Unfortunately, there weren't any spells in the first order that would work. Which meant I’d decided to take a risk.

While it wasn’t possible for me to cast a second order spell, scribing it was technically within my means.

Normally, second order spells required partial embodyment of the...

Chapter 5 - More Than Spells

Despite my best efforts, I didn't successfully cast Mana Draw until after dinner that evening. Calbern had to practically drag me away from my attempts. It was a good thing he did, because I got it instantly when we returned. I wasn't sure if it was the frustration of repeated failure, or if I'd really been that close, but either way, having the spell functioning was like finishing a particular...

Chapter 4 - Guardians of Knowledge

With my affinities revealed, we returned to the family complex and I made for the library after a short stop by my study. With Calbern in tow, who was loaded down with supplies he’d forbidden me from carrying, I stopped outside the massive building. It was the only building in the complex made of stone. And not just any stone. The entrance was gold-threaded marble, while the walls were mana-i...

Chapter 3 - Appropriately Magical

Evening quickly overtook us as we talked.

Calbern escorted me back to my bedroom, where we parted ways.

As I watched the magical threads unweave, my attention returned to something I'd been putting off. Just before Perth had dragged my soul into this world, he'd awoken his magic.

And now that power was mine. Waiting until Calbern finished closing the blinds and bade me a fin...

Chapter 2 - Means of Travel

I felt it in my soul.

The binding of the oath. The link between me and Ro’an. It sat heavy on my shoulders, like cloak. And like a cloak, that oath protected me against the storm that would’ve been duty on the front.

By the time I recovered from the new sensation, we had returned to the study.

With the sound of shuffling of paper, Perth’s father said simply, "Rise."

Chapter 1 - No Good Choices

It's funny how you could be cruising along the highway one minute, then have a kid step out in front of you while going oh-now-I'm-screwed miles per hour.

An oncoming truck on the left. A kid frozen up, holding a red basketball directly ahead. A thick forest of trees off to the right. Not a good choice among them.

Was still an easy one.

I flew off the right side and slammed in...

New Story Announcement - Mage Lord Isekai

Got caught by the writing bug last November, and kinda ended up writing this story instead of the others I had planned.

I figured it was time to share the beginning chapters here.

The synopsis is below, and the first ten chapters will follow shortly.

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Sometimes, a man got isekai'd and settled down to start a farm. Or became a legendary blacksmith. Maybe ran an...

The Forerunner Initiative B7, Tuesday

And the last book. Thanks for your support, and thanks for reading.

The Forerunner Initiative B6 - The Temporal Tides

This should've been uploaded here long ago. My apologies.

Rewrite, Book 5, To Stand Between Sea and Sky

Much more edits to Talkith for this arc as of May 11, 2023.

Discord has a gdocs version too. https://discord.gg/CeYPmctpgQ 

Rewrite, Book 4, The Western Shores

There are now major changes to Pogell's ambush, as well as some other smaller extra scenes.

Discord has a gdocs version too. https://discord.gg/CeYPmctpgQ

Rewrite Book 3, To Pierce The Heart

New prologue chapter and a bunch of rewriting in Glimmering Sands. Everything was gone over line by line, but the little changes weren't tracked that closely.

Discord has a gdocs version too. https://discord.gg/CeYPmctpgQ 

Rewrite Book 2, The Fallen City Of Lescado

There's a whole bunch of new chapters, mostly near the end of the book.

Discord has a gdocs version too. https://discord.gg/CeYPmctpgQ

Epubs deleted cause of Zon exclusivity.

Rewrite of The Forerunner Initiative - B1 To Play With Magic Epub

Hey all. Thanks so much for your support. Over the next few weeks I'll be doing a repost of TPWM on Royalroad as The Forerunner Initiative. And as an obvious thing I also should've been doing, I'll be posting the full epubs here first.

With that said, the epub for book 1 is attached.

Discord link for draft chapters http...

TFI - SS0.03 Lessons with mum. A Rufka story.

Updated to give Users access on June 11, 2020.

I just realized I missed this at the turn of the month.

This ended up taking several heavy revisions before I arrived at a story I was happy with. I hope you all enjoy.

TFI - SS0.02 Tea With Pern

May 1, 2020. Updated to grant users access. 

This is the side story update for the month of April. I just didn't want to release it on April 1st. 

Revised very slightly Mar 31, 2020.

If you somehow missed it, there was also an update earlier today.

Thanks for your support.

Side Story Another Day in the Reach SS0.01

May 1, 2020. Updated to grant users access.

Side stories may have additional background for side characters but will never be required for the main story.

I'll put up the poll for next month's side story Friday. If you have any characters or ideas you'd prefer to see, please feel free to leave suggestions in the comments.

Thank you for your support.

I hope you enjoy.