This ended up being a long one! Took me the extra day to get everything to where it needed to be, but the extra effort felt well worth it. Super pleased with how this turned out! Hope you enjoy.
What Hump saw next brought his mind back to his time in the gorger’s lair. Menos’ soul was bound. His essence restricted so that he could not call upon it at all withou...
2025-05-19 00:12:18 +0000 UTC View PostBit of a rough draft today. Check in tomorrow for the edited version.
Hump led the group through the fine marble halls of Elenvine Academy, the echo of their boots sharp against the stone. Students milled about in the corridors, but their idle chatter faltered as they caught sight of Wizard Charles, striding forward with unmistakeable purpose. Few greeted them. The...
2025-05-14 01:11:50 +0000 UTC View PostLong one today. I like this type of chapter. They're always fun.
Bud wasn’t sure what he had expected when he received a letter to go to the safe house at once, but this was not it. Hump’s hair was dishevelled and there were dark bags under his eyes.
“Did you sleep?” Bud asked.
Celaine gave him a tired look, her chin rested on her hand. “What ...
2025-05-10 23:17:39 +0000 UTC View PostMade an important change to last chapter. The Master no longer appears to be a warlock toward the end of the fight. Instead, Hump senses death essence.
Here is the scene for those interested:
The Master stepped through the dying blaze, robes scorched to tatters, his stone flesh crumbling, streaks of red and raw muscle showing beneath. The veil over his face...
Such a fun sequence to write. This is why wizards are the coolest. Hope you like the chapter! May be slightly rough, I haven't had time to proofread it.
Bud fought, sword in hand, encased in the pale shimmer of Ice Armour. His breath turned the air to a frosty mist as he stood shoulder to shoulder with Emilia. Dylan’s vines whipped back and forth, dealing with ...
2025-05-04 00:34:03 +0000 UTC View PostSuch a fun chapter to write. Our first time in ages having a proper wizard duel :) They're always some of the hardest fights to write but this is the kind of thing I was most excited about when I first came up with Hedge Wizard. So nice that Hump is starting to reach the upper ranks of wizardry.
Celaine raced from the street as heat exploded behind her. She glanced...
2025-04-30 22:45:59 +0000 UTC View PostThis was my favourite chapter to write for a while. Hope you like it!
Hump watched, caught between awe and rising dread as Nisha dove from the night sky like a streak of stars in the dark, the golden tips of her scales shimmering with essence, much like when they had turned gold in the Infernal Halls. Beneath her, the woman that had received her fire breath flailed franti...
2025-04-27 01:41:55 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys, hope you enjoyed the holiday. Been a bit of a rush since I got back so this chapter is still quite rough. I'm going to proof and edit it tomorrow and will send out a message once that's updated along with any significant changes.
The five of them were seated at a corner table, the warm hum of the welcome party continuing around them. It had been a long ev...
2025-04-24 02:26:08 +0000 UTC View PostFun to have Kassius back!
Once, the idea of walking into a circle of nobles and royalty would have made Hump nervous. But now? He felt oddly steady. Certain.
He didn’t belong here. The political games and social norms escaped him, and he didn’t care to learn them. These people—they danced, drank, and feasted when the next War of the Firmament was right around ...
2025-04-16 03:45:35 +0000 UTC View PostThanks for waiting. Been a bit ill the last few days and it slowed me down. Hope you like the chapter!
Hump was halfway through a yawn when he, Nisha, and Celaine arrived at the Rike Estate. One downside of the Time Stop Hourglass, he’d discovered, was those two extra hours of being awake and training each day was rather exhausting. It didn’t sound like much...
2025-04-14 00:54:56 +0000 UTC View PostEdits now complete. I've made a fairly significant addition. To find it, search for the following line and read the rest of the dialogue:
“Oh, definitely,” Walt said. “It has that feeling to it. Many lives were lived here. But… this was not a place of joy.”
Other than that just some line edits so nothing important.
Hump was alone in his...
2025-04-09 01:35:44 +0000 UTC View PostLong night of writing for me tonight but got there in the end! Hope you like the chapter :)
Hump and Celaine wandered side by side through the cobbled streets of Elenvine, the hum of city life weaving around them, but it was not cheerful. Where previously there would have been street musicians played cheerful tunes on flutes and lyres, the aroma of honeyed nuts and...
2025-04-06 02:49:22 +0000 UTC View PostLate night but caught back up now. Hope you like the chapter! Also, I saw some comments about typos and Grasping Hands being the wrong tier on the last chapter. Haven't had a chance to correct them yet but I'll do it tomorrow morning. Thanks for poiting it out, they're on my list.
Celaine stared at Hump as they sat in the small, enclosed garden of the safe house. T...
2025-04-02 02:50:30 +0000 UTC View PostThanks for waiting. Hope you like the chapter! Long one today.
Time did not wait. For all the trouble in the world, there was nothing Hump could do but get on with things. He couldn’t stop Kassius’ return, or sway the decisions of those that commanded Alveron, or figure out what the gods were up to, for all their absence here. It was all out of his control.
The ...
2025-03-31 02:36:55 +0000 UTC View PostEdits complete.
Hump and Celaine were among the last to arrive at the Major’s Mess, Nisha cheerfully in toe. The room was abuzz with conversation, the clatter of cutlery, laughter and cheer. Spirits were surprisingly high, all things considered. A far cry from what Hump had expected, though it didn’t take long to find out why.
“You both received new blessings?...
2025-03-27 04:09:03 +0000 UTC View PostHope you like the chapter! Just needed a few rounds of edits to get this one right.
Hump ranked a hand through his hair. “I told you he wasn’t dead.”
They were in the temple in the Remnant Realm, waiting for the rift to open for their return to Elenvine. Any enthusiasm the expedition had was gone. They spread out throughout the chamber, sitting amongst their p...
2025-03-24 02:24:22 +0000 UTC View PostHope you enjoy the chapter!
Nisha was bored out of her mind at Hump’s side. An hour or two of walking was one thing, but pacing along at the speed of humans really wasn’t something Nisha was used to. She was desperate to stretch her wings, but timing didn’t allow it. Also, with Celaine ahead and Hump worrying, she was more anxious than she should be. All in a...
2025-03-19 02:38:38 +0000 UTC View PostBit of a shorter chapter today after the monstrosity that was last chapter. This one hasn't been edited yet, so for those preferring more polish, check back tomorrow. I'll leave a comment once its edited and leave a message in the patreon chat.
Hump and the others approached cautiously, moving across the field of essence stones beneath the shifting veil of a Chosen...
2025-03-17 03:02:33 +0000 UTC View PostExtra long chapter today. Considered cutting it early as this is basically two chapters worth, but I couldn't decide on a good break point. Hope you like it! Had a lot of fun with this one.
Anara didn’t hesitate to issue a command in the face of the storm. “Back to the vault. We will shelter there until the storm passes.”
“My squad, protect his highne...
2025-03-12 03:13:44 +0000 UTC View PostThanks for waiting.
Hump rolled the amulet between his fingers as he walked with his party through the treasury of the gorger. The metal was cool and impossibly smooth. It was a complex piece—an essence stone suspended at its heart, faintly glowing with green light, held between six intertwined rings of silver. The design was mesmerising, the rings woven together...
2025-03-10 03:16:01 +0000 UTC View PostI'm going to edit this chapter tomorrow for those that want a more polished version. I think the beats are there but I'm not too happy with how some of the dialogue came together, and in general it felt a bit rushed.
***Post Edit - Roughly 600 words added across the chapter. For those that don't want to reread, the important changes will be summarised in the comme...
2025-03-05 02:23:22 +0000 UTC View PostChallenging chapter but a fun one. I hope you like it!
A deep unease settled over Hump as he stared out at the ancient village. It gave him a bad feeling—something beyond the drifting shades. There was an emptiness beyond even the rest of the Remnant Realm, a quiet stillness, the whisper of something long forgotten.
The shades drifted aimlessly overhead or through...
2025-03-02 01:37:15 +0000 UTC View PostAnother long one today! Hope you like it.
All the stops were brought out for the day’s expedition. Each squad was supplied with a support party, his own consisting of a Chosen of Seres of the fifth circle to provide them even more speed to traverse the Remnant Realm, along with Chosen of Light, Vesta, Emirai, and Osidium. They were strong. Between them all, he could har...
2025-02-27 01:35:50 +0000 UTC View PostQuick note about some edits to recent chapters:
Chapter 416 - Signicantly expanded the first scene where Hump and Celaine talk about their relationship. I suggest you reread as it should fix the feedback raised about how they haven't discussed their new situation.
Chapter 417/418 - Wizard Gregor of the Three Eyes renamed to Wizard Charles as...
2025-02-23 04:00:44 +0000 UTC View PostQuick Note - Wizard Charles was Wizard Gregor from the Three Eyes before. I remembered Prince Greggory exists and had to change it. Hope you like the chapter!
To breathe the air of Elenvine again was… not exactly unpleasant. It certainly wasn’t Hump’s first choice, but after an entire day in the Remnant Realm, he inhaled deeply, enjoying the relief that came with it...
2025-02-19 02:47:44 +0000 UTC View PostLong chapter today!
Hump’s thoughts lingered on his conversation with Aldric. To him, the barrier of the seventh rank had always been the ultimate obstacle—the final step in a wizard’s journey. He’d never seriously considered what lay beyond it. such an idea was mere speculation, a dream of grandeur and power rather than something a mortal could truly attain.
<... 2025-02-16 21:16:09 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys. I won't count this as the actual Tuesday release as this is Part 2 of Chapter 417 after a rewrite. I do suggest you read all of Chapter 418 as well as the section of 417 I've highlighted below, as this is almost entirely different. The additions come to over 1600 words (my typical chapters are 2500 words).
After waking up, I realised I wasn't fully happy...
2025-02-12 03:32:07 +0000 UTC View PostThis one took a lot of thinking but I'm happy with where it's at now.
Sorry about it being another late one. I hope it's not too annoying that the releases are a bit inconsistent, but Book 6 is bringing together plot points that I've been building to for the entire series. It's more complicated than before and taking longer to work out the kinks in each chapter. T...
2025-02-11 02:28:22 +0000 UTC View PostReally difficult chapter and I'm still not completely happy with it but deemed it ready to post. I'm going to do another thorough edit tomorrow, so check back tomorrow evening if you want a more final version. This one hurt my brain though! I have such a thorough outline for Book 6 now, yet this one still needed a ton of new things worked out that I just hadn't considered.
<... 2025-02-07 02:05:34 +0000 UTC View PostKinda feeling some pressure with this chapter :P Hope you like it!
“Everyone,” Hump said. He stood in his chair and held up his glass of wine—a drink he did not typically indulge in but today was a special occasion: their celebratory dinner. A location chosen on the recommendation of Emilia Rike herself, and by all accounts, her favourite food in the world. His part...
2025-02-02 02:49:43 +0000 UTC View Post