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With a blink of his eyes, Felix stood amid rolling, forested hills beneath a bright blue sky. Trees stretched in all directions, festooned with emerald leaves of all shapes and sizes, while distant, lone mountains thrust up from the temperate terrain. At firs...
I am leaving to go to DragonCon today! It officially starts tomorrow and it should be a fun time for all. If you're in Atlanta and can make it, come see me! I'll be around wearing a necklace with my name on it, handing out Pit stickers.
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“It’s a ...
2023-08-30 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostI am headed off to DragonCon in Atlanta, GA this Wednesday to meet fans, sign books, and generally geek out with people. This doesn't affect our update schedule at all, though! Chapters will still be posted MWF as usual.
If you're in the area and want to come to DragonCon, I'm on three panels throughout the weekend and on Sunday September 3rd, 11am-3pm I'll be at the Atlanta Aquarium...
I made a mistake! Forgot to upload a chapter from the end of Book 8. So today you Journeymen folks get two chapters (this one and the normal chapter going up today 8/28).
This takes place right as they enter the Vault of Nine Kings. The Table of Contents has been updated.
Enjoy.
Chapter One of Book 9!
Woo!
Excited to write this one.
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Three Months Ago
Haarwatch
The world was on fire.
It was a dry heat, but that was no consolation. His scar-tight skin puckered with each ...
2023-08-25 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe final chapter in this book!
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“We cannot find a single trace of them, Chosen Imara,” an Inquisitor reported. “The vault is too damaged.”
Imara heard, but said nothing.
“How certain are we that they didn’t die in the collapse?” B...
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Twenty Adept Tier Inquisitors rushed at them, leaping over molten sections of the floor and skidding through fallen gems. The six swiftest reached their team before they made it out of the main vault, swords o...
Almost done with this book! Enjoy!
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“You can’t be here,” he said, but the words lacked force.
Imara—no, Gabby—pulled two oversized maces from her belt of weapons. “What happened to your ferocity, Fiend?”
“No. This is a trick.” Felix flared h...
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Wild Threnody!
Adamant Discord!
Felix rushed forward, and Imara met him. They struck, fist against fist, amid the stacks of treasure. Gold and blue impacted, resonating and exploding from one another in a wave of concussive force. Coins and c...
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A great many things happened all at once.
Evie, Pit, and Beef sped backward, each of them unleashing their Skills. Chains of ice and legs of chitin snagged against the Eidolon’s feet while crescents of radiance burst against their chests.
Harn rushed forw...
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Name: Scaldara
Type: Superior Elemental (Earth/Fire)
As with the Frostfather, the rest of its information was a collection of question marks…but its power was undeniable. It was a Tier VIII creature. High Grandmaster.
“The...
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The Vault of Nine Kings more than dominated the top of the Undermount.
It was the top of the Undermount.
The Serpent’s Coil terminated there, twisting upon itself at the very last landing. The ground was made of orichalcum ...
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Archie was trapped. He wasn’t used to it, but then again, there was little he was used to in this screwed up world.
He had almost made it up the mountain when he’d had to slow down because of the stupid Arcane Sentries. He’d even been forced to fight one, and it was tou...
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Felix drove them up the mountain with a single-mindedness that left the others gasping for air.
By the fifth mile through the Greater Mausoleum, Pit Converged with him to conserve his Stamina, while Beef ended up physically carrying the two Chanters on h...
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Abyssal Skein is level 89!
Felix squeezed his Void Skill for every ounce of magic stealth it could provide and no longer took the same amount of care as they accelerated up the Coil. Shades came and went, most were avoided and left behi...
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Felix joined his team just as they reached the base of a huge set of stairs. The others were a little singed, but basically fine, and had already downed at least one Health Potion. Beef started talking as soon as Felix came to a stop.
“God, Felix, I...
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Utilizing Abyssal Skein, the group of them was able to skirt the edges of the dark lake and steal up onto the grounds of Havenhold with little issue. There were some Dwarves wandering a few of the gardens nearer the lake, but they were few and most were awfully…preoccupied with one another. They were easy to evade.
Once they rea...
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The vortex resolved quickly into a dark and somewhat damp cave. Felix stepped out of it just as it closed with a wet gurgle, like water down a drain filled with electricity.
Not a great comparison, but apt. Felix shook himself a bit and flared his Perception to gather his bearings. The cave was filled with luminescent mus...
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“Imara!”
The second district of Birchstone was blazing beneath the benediction of a holy inferno when the voice accosted her. Imara looked up from the corpse she had just torn apart and let their armored halves clatter to the uneven...
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“We hold here! Hold it, or else we lose the district entirely!”
Kossryn, Captain of the Watch, rode down the line on her Avum. Her sword was high and her armors scuffed, but they had survived the enemy’s initial thrust into Birchstone. The city ga...
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“Silas Veil. Your Grace Vessilia Dayne. I am honored to host the daughter of the Howling Hurricane, but I must admit a certain fondness for you, Mr. Veil. The Titanslayer himself.”
The Hinterlord Kragan Red Shield lounged on his throne. Up close...
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Voracious Eye!
Name: Narin Saaf
Race: Sylphaen
Level: 43
HP: 2433/2433
SP: 6699/6742
MP: 4345/4345
Lore: The Sylphaen are a precursor of modern Elves, and have deep ties to the Supreme Elemental of air. As with man...
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“This is nerve wracking,” Felix muttered.
They stood at the bottom of a pair of black stone stairs, which swept upward out of a diamond-shaped antechamber. Behind them, a statue of four dour-faced Dwarves sat amidst a fountain of vivid blue water, their hands holding a rod, sword, orb, and a chunky piece of what Felix guessed was m...
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I like it! Pit declared, a few minutes later. He had insisted Felix stand at the front, so he could see properly out of the large window there.
I’m afraid Beef is not a fan, Felix noted. The teen was standing in the exact center...
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Bellar sat atop the cliff, crimson cloak held close, and considered their path.
The night was dark. No moons shone upon the mountain, but the thick layers of snow and ice reflected the paltry starlight well enough. It was the bitter cold, truly, th...
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The air stank of unwashed bodies and sour, spilt ale when Evie stepped into the Cask. She breathed deep and sighed. “Ahh, my people.”
The eclectic gathering of smugglers, cutthroats, and drunks turned toward her voice and many turned back to the...
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“Priest,” Felix growled as the door clicked close behind him. “What the hell did you do to Imara?”
The others had only just set the large table back onto its feet, and they blinked owlishly at Felix as he stalked forward. The priest, for his...
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Imara screamed.
There was a savage pain in the noise. A rage. The Fang had bit deep enough that her spine should have been severed—but instead of blood and viscera there was a corruscation of golden radiance. Sparks spat from the wound, and Felix had only ...
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“The Fiend.”
For the first time, Felix felt something from the enormous woman. It stuck to him, a cloying heat between green summer shadows. Curiosity.
“You know me?” he asked.
“The Pathless does. And through Him, all things are kn...
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“No no no no.” Archie was pressed up against the fireplace, its carved beard pressing hard into his spine.
“Archie, it’s gonna be fine.”
“No it’s not. You haven’t seen her, man.” The Gnome—Delven—was taking large, gulping bre...
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