It had been a long time since Vainqueur had visited the lands far east of the Albain Mountains.
The manlings called it the Harmonian League, or so his chief of staff told him. To him, they were just hunting grounds he had briefly visited before his hibernation. After the mountains and the nearby lakes, the landscape could be resumed as green, grassy plains, crossed by long manling s...
2019-11-29 21:30:48 +0000 UTC View PostVainqueur Knightsbane, greatest of all dragon adventurers, checked his travel bag, in case he had forgotten anything.
The map, to find his targets.
Three sheeps, for breakfast.
Enough coins to build a makeshift bed, on which he could sleep.
There would be enough space within to gather treasures he collected, alongside princesses, if he caught one ...
2019-11-29 09:46:20 +0000 UTC View Post“Good morning, Mr. Victor, Your Majesty.” Malfy saluted the rulers of Murmurin, backed by two bug-like fiends in suits. The demon didn’t seem perturbed by the people turned to gemstones all around them.
“Hi, Malfy!” Victor waved back, inviting them to sit around a table Mot had conjured in the central square. The fomor glared at them with malice from the other end, his bot...
2019-11-26 16:27:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Let's talk about Kindle Valhalla.
Much like Outremonde's Valhalla, an ebook must face countless trials to reach apotheosis. Formatting. Editing. Word smiting. It doesn't matter how many levels in [Amateur Writer] or [Martyred Editor] you have, Kindle Valhalla WILL test your patience and dedication.
With a good strategy, your book can survive ...
2019-11-24 16:25:51 +0000 UTC View PostIt was raining jelly this morning.
Victor knew that there were moments in the life of a man, where the world didn’t seem to make sense. His life had stopped making sense long ago, so he only bothered with raising an eyebrow at the sight.
He had been busy mimic-walking Vainqueur Junior around town with a chain leash when it started. Colored clouds appeared out of nowher...
2019-11-22 08:56:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe canyon stank of death and ashes.
Shroud oversaw the ruins of the battlefield from above, with Players and other resistance members securing the remains of the Gearsman Colossus, the Worldshaker, and the Concordian facility. Other flyers assisted him in securing the perimeter, and hunt the stragglers.
The contrast between the various armies couldn’t be clearer. Afte...
2019-11-20 15:59:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is it, Vainqueur the Dragon's official cover (and promised portrait)!
With this done, the first volume should be updated on Kindle by Friday. As promised, Dracolich patrons will receive a free copy.
Best regards,
Void Herald.
EDIT: well, the true final boss of Vainqueur is clearly ebook formatting; there will be a few days delay for the ebook, my sincere apologies.&...
2019-11-20 14:23:40 +0000 UTC View PostTime for a new quest poll. The chosen choice will heavily alter the story.
1) Flowers of the Apocalypse
Difficulty: Dot Four.
Sponsor: Romulus.
Celia, the Horseman of Death, has been sighted in the ashen ruins of Russia; she is raising millions of victims from the Conquest War as an undead army, and will march with it towards Europe. The Viol...
2019-11-18 16:42:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe Crossroads.
Such was the nickname of Outremonde across the cosmos, for Earth’s twin was exactly that: a crossroads between various planes of existence. Heaven, Hell, the Elemental Planes... each had at least one gate leading to that world, hidden somewhere.
Ever since they had agreed not to make war on Outremonde directly, the twelve gods had each created a plane of thei...
2019-11-17 17:52:55 +0000 UTC View Post“SURPRISE ATTACK!”
Invisible thanks to his blinkblink ring, Vainqueur unleashed a mighty poke at a golem, turning it into scrap. His finger felt sore, having felled dozens of these puppets since he began searching for his missing minion.
So he switched hands, crushing an undead minotaur with his right index finger claw.
The tunnels had grown smaller and tighter...
2019-11-15 15:44:05 +0000 UTC View PostMaggie shot Jack in the face, the powered bullet bouncing off his skull with a crack.
The furious monster which she had once called her brother let out a mad wail, as he erupted like a volcano. The flames making up his body extended in all directions, bathing the area in fire.
Maggie felt the fire lick her skin and clothes, but didn’t feel any burns. Jack’s power couldn’t over...
2019-11-14 16:38:14 +0000 UTC View PostChoose the interlude chapter you want written!
1) The God Game Night
The Dread Three are among the cruelest beings of Outremonde, a trio of evil deities who play with mortal lives. Sometimes, they meet with other deities to spark devastating wars, or seal the fate of millions...
And sometimes, they host awesome god-only game nights. Guess which rep...
2019-11-14 13:55:49 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
I'm having an unexpected electrical safety problem at home which requires my full attention, so I'm afraid I must delay the publication of the new Magik Online chapter, initially expected for Wednesday.
The chapter itself is done, but rushed to meet the Wednesday deadline and in need of some heavy editing; I don't feel good about releasing it as it is right now w...
2019-11-13 21:51:25 +0000 UTC View Post“This means war!”
The pyramid trembled, as Vainqueur’s roar echoed through the treasure chamber. In his fury, his tail hit a wall and caused it to shake.
“Your Majesty, calm down!” Victor pleaded before he could collapse the place on them.
“Ah, that takes me back,” Furibon said from within his scythe. “I should not rejoice at the sight… but I do....
2019-11-12 16:38:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi,
I'm in Sicily, Italy, for the week and coming back home tomorrow, hence why updates have slowed down. I will get back to writing to a much faster pace on my return.
The trip inspired quite a few humorous plots I can't wait to share.
In the meantime, here is an exclusive peek at Emperor Vainqueur the Dragon's portrait (and new cover) by artist 2019-11-08 20:33:27 +0000 UTC View Post
“Fire and flames.”
They occupied his dreams, the one place where he could still think for himself. Flames which burned stronger than the brightest star, a fire that consumed flesh and stone and steel alike. The heart of a furnace turning souls to ashes, power incarnate with ionized breathe...
2019-11-06 07:46:41 +0000 UTC View Post“Uncle Vainqueur!” Jolie rejoiced, as the Emperor of All landed in her open lair with his chief of staff. “You’ve come!”
“Jolie, how beautiful you are today!” Vainqueur scratched his niece between the horns as he did back when she was a dragonling, making her wriggle in pleasure. She had grown fatter on demon meat, just like him. “Who is my favorite dragon, after me? You a...
2019-11-04 09:23:45 +0000 UTC View PostMurmurin had grown bigger.
A month after Maure’s army and Vainqueur’s guests devastated it, leaving no stone unturned, the village had grown unrecognizable.
Murmurin had not only risen from its ashes but grown into a decent, if chaotic city. With tribes of monsters moving in for the promise of steady food, overplanar visitors setting shop, and undead looking for a place where th...
2019-11-01 18:07:30 +0000 UTC View PostVainqueur Knightsbane, First of His Name, Great Calamity of the Age, Emperor of Murmurin, Ishfania, and the Albain Mountains, and Protector of all Hoards, had waited so long for this moment.
He hadn’t allowed anything else to distract him; for a whole month, he had waited in his great vault, sitting on his ever-growing hoard. He had counted every single one of these thirt...
2019-10-31 15:12:47 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: due to my proofreader moving out, this chapter hasn't been proofread. I apologize if some mistakes slipped through.
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Furiously typing on his portable computer with his left hand while finishing his seventh cup of coffee with the right, Shroud found himself increasingly frustrated.
Magik Online’s ...
2019-10-30 14:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
As promised, the free ebook versions of Vainqueur and Magik's first volumes have been sent to Dracolich patrons. I'm still waiting for the artist's cover to publish Vainqueur on Kindle, but the book you have received should be the final version.
Formatting took forever, but this 300 pages dragonling has taken its flight and been delivered to your...
2019-10-25 21:46:17 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Here is the promised 100 patrons benchmark bonus chapter. Next chapter will kickstart Volume II. I guess the dwarves have it.
I hope you will enjoy it!
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- Three days before Bragging Day...
Mathias had only visited the Grand Canyon once, before the Conquest.
A dream of Dad had always been to do a road trip across the United States, through Route 66. While uninterested, his mother had eventually agreed to the idea under the condition that she could work from afar; she had ended up spending half the car trips programming stuff instead of sightseeing.
Unlike Las Veg...
2019-10-23 09:37:46 +0000 UTC View PostWhich chapter will kickstart the second volume of Vainqueur the Dragon?
1) They came from the Moon!
V&V is facing its greatest crisis since the War of the Hoard: the cows are vanishing every night! Can Vainqueur and his trusty sidekick solve this mystery before the dragon runs out of his favorite food? "Minion, it is them. They are bac...
2019-10-22 19:15:36 +0000 UTC View Post“Bye Vainqueur!” one of his last dragon guests said, flying away under the midday sun. “Amazing Bragging Day!”
“Of course, it was mine!” Vainqueur replied, which left his close family as the only remaining dragons. “Aww, you’re leaving?”
“I do not want to leave my hoard unattended for long,” Genialissime replied, his mate Blightswamp at his side. “You know ho...
2019-10-20 15:13:56 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a starry night, and Vainqueur would soon make his bragging speech.
His gluttonous guests had gathered in Murmurin’s town square for the main feast, after yesterday’s elf appetizers. Dragons rested and talked, either on the ground or on nests made of the minions’ houses, as Vainqueur’s lackeys supplied them with a near-limitless supply of sheep, cattle, and cooked fien...
2019-10-19 14:52:21 +0000 UTC View PostAs Mars and the Dragonslayers, with the startling exception of Stitch, gathered in the command room of Taiyougami, Maggie Powells voiced what everyone thought deep down.
“Ffffffuuuuuck!”
“The Malebranche’s minions already took the words of their leaders to heart,” Shroud spoke up. He had received the memory feedback of twelve of his Doppelgangers, ambushed and killed by be...
2019-10-16 12:15:10 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m sorry, but you can’t get into Heaven right now.”
Sitting on a chair in the middle of an endless, white expanse, Victor glared at Miel. The angel winced behind her ivory desk, the enormous pile of paper representing his case sitting on it. “But you said I would get in Heaven if I died in the line of duty against the forces of Hell!”
“That would be if you had taken ...
2019-10-15 17:19:23 +0000 UTC View PostLike he did back in that flying elf farm, Brandon Maure showed Vainqueur his cursed red wing, while his flying troops swarmed the dragon. “[Faena Muleta].”
[Intelligence Check successful!]
Vainqueur answered the moth’s pitiful display with a stream of holy flames.
See? He was smart!
The demon king, while surprised by the failure of his...
2019-10-15 17:19:11 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Victor reached Murmurin, he found the village under siege. The Ishfanian scouts had reached it first.
Thankfully, all the training and drilling had bore fruit. Everyone in the V&V Adventurer Company was armed, and the citizens had set barricades south of the village, where the bulk of the army came from. Allison and Rolo had summoned a thick, dense barrier of thorns and blackberr...
2019-10-13 19:41:27 +0000 UTC View Post