The Angel Express - 4:55 AM
The train had been parked for a few hours before I was woken up by a message sent by my girlfriend. After exchanging pleasantries and getting cleaned up and ready for the day, I stepped into the dining car to see that Jamie was already waiting. She sat on one of the long benches and stared out of the window, though I knew there wasn’t much to...
2023-12-28 15:26:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe Angel Express - 5:04 PM
As everyone else explored the rest of the train, I sat in the dining car drinking hot chocolate from a large mug. We had already set off on the winding trail to Pittsburgh, and I had given everyone access to the Vault via the safe zone menu.
If Ashley and Jamie followed the same paths they had before, then they would be bunking in rooms o...
2023-12-25 15:45:24 +0000 UTC View PostNear Madison, South Carolina - 3:02 PM
The air outside of the Angel Express was brisk, and a light layer of snow blanketed the trees and ground. Nearby, the view of a portion of Lake Hartwell was picturesque in the cloudy afternoon gloom. It seemed perfect, and everything truly was.
At least, it was before we got there.
“I still don’t understand why we hav...
2023-12-21 16:55:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe Angel Express, Atlanta - 12:17 PM
On the other side of the Broken Boundary, I emerged into my home sweet home. I stood face to face with Kayla, Jeff, and Ashley in the dining car.
“You know how damn annoying it is to get told you’re going to get rescued like you’re some kind of damsel in distress by some masked man, only to end up waiting days on end for a...
2023-12-18 14:01:59 +0000 UTC View PostMerder Arena, Merder Stadium, Atlanta - 12:17 PM
I grit my teeth and got up the moment my spine was fixed by Heavenly Hero. The pain spiked before it started to dull, and I got up to my feet as fast as I could. Without checking my status screen, I pulled out the Wondrous Health Potion and my last Wondrous Mental Health Potion. I drank them both as I turned around.
...
2023-12-14 16:15:51 +0000 UTC View PostMerder Arena, Merder Stadium, Atlanta - 12:09 PM
The Uuska’s midnight black skin stretched and tore, the white dots spiraled across its body shifting to accommodate. Its hand elongated to form an axe not unlike Manny’s at the end of its long arm. Jumping down from its platform, the creature landed on the ground and its eyeless face tilted towards the sheer amount of s...
2023-12-11 15:21:34 +0000 UTC View PostMerder Pyramid, Merder Stadium, Atlanta - 12:09 PM
Glancing through the crowd, I picked out the spellcasters and lunged towards Olivia and Ava with my Vague Spear. A block of stone appeared in my way, and I jumped, planting my feet on it, and shifted targets.
Samantha looked surprised as I was suddenly charging her way, and raised her hand. While I moved, I Lifted a...
2023-12-07 16:47:30 +0000 UTC View PostMerder Pyramid, Merder Stadium, Atlanta - 12:00 PM
It didn’t take long for me to get teleported into the arena. My body shifted so that I was sitting on the stone throne when I appeared. I immediately started to assess my very own boss room.
And found it absolutely lacking. The room was large, but aside from the stone throne and three entrances, one in front of me...
2023-12-04 15:57:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe Warmonger Suites, Champion’s Rest, Atlanta - 11:00 AM
I awoke to the sound of knocking on the door, and glanced at the alarm clock on the nightstand. “Jamie,“ I muttered to myself when I noticed the time. Stretching, I slipped off of the bed, put my mask on, and slid into my shoes before opening the door.
To my surprise, it wasn’t just Jamie on my doorst...
2023-11-30 17:37:20 +0000 UTC View PostOstwriter’s Townhouse, Atlanta - 6:45 AM
Everything had been smooth. The trip from the Angel Express to Ostwriter’s home had been quick in the twilight of the city, and nothing attacked me. Getting inside the home had been easy, and I was waiting for the ghost when he appeared. My presence had thrown Ostwriter off at first, but once he realized that I was his one and ...
2023-11-27 20:14:49 +0000 UTC View PostTrevor had awoken early the next morning. Despite having laid in bed for what felt like hours trying to get to sleep, he was feeling really good. While he wanted nothing more than to reunite with Adabelle, he basked in the glory of watching the sun rise from between two of the mountains as he sipped from his Vigor Bottle.
He wasn’t there long before...
2023-11-24 22:58:23 +0000 UTC View PostFrom today at 11am Eastern until Monday (1/22) at 11am Eastern, 100th Run Book 1 will be on sale on Amazon for 99 cents! If you haven't gotten it yet, or know someone who's on the fence about it, now's the best time to grab the eBook. It's also the best way to get the audiobook for over half off because of Whispersync. 2023-11-24 00:03:13 +0000 UTC View Post
No chapters tomorrow because of Thanksgiving, but I'll resume posting on Friday! To all Americans out there, I hope you have a happy holiday, and just a good day to everyone else.
Also, the contents of these chapters are really far out of my wheelhouse as an author of things mostly violent, but I hope you enjoy them anyway. 2023-11-22 22:13:13 +0000 UTC View Post
The next morning, Trevor barely left his room. When he had left the first time, he found a note from Adabelle saying she would be back around noon and that she was looking forward to their date. That left him with a smile and butterflies in his stomach, and he spent his time waiting for her to get back.
That wasn’t to say he was staying idle, howe...
2023-11-22 01:26:28 +0000 UTC View PostTomorrow, I'm going to be deleting previous chapters from Patreon that have already been on Royal Road so that I can remove some of the clutter. If it's not up on RR, then it's not getting deleted, so nobody will be missing anything.
The quest Trevor had taken on turned into an almost all-day affair, but he didn’t mind it at all. While he coul...
2023-11-20 22:59:14 +0000 UTC View PostOrc Encampment, Merder Stadium, Atlanta - 5:23 PM
“We should be rushing in there!“ Lucy screamed as she walked back and forth in front of the Chieftain’s tent. Her body had grown well beyond human proportions, and she had to be at least nine feet tall now. The gear she wore and wielded changed size to fit, which was an ability of the Raging Hulk, though it was strai...
2023-11-20 16:24:25 +0000 UTC View PostIt didn’t take long to make it back to the suite, and Trevor changed into comfortable clothes while Lailah went off. While he had no idea what the day would bring, he decided to take his backpack as well after setting everything aside from a spare outfit in the dresser drawers. He had assumed they weren’t getting kicked out until they were ready to go...
2023-11-19 21:35:41 +0000 UTC View PostIf you haven't already, please please go to Amazon and rate Book 2. It'll really help me out and get 100th Run higher on some of the lists! If you have already, then thank you so much for your continued support!
Orc Encampment, Merder Stadium, Atlanta - 5:11 PM
Th...
2023-11-16 16:17:13 +0000 UTC View PostToday is a double chapter Thursday!
The Warmonger Suites, Champion’s Rest, Atlanta - 4:44 PM
I awoke to the sound of knocking on my door. It wasn’t often that I slept in Champion’s Rest, usually opting to return to the train, but I hadn’t realized how tired I was until I made it back to my room to transfer over....
2023-11-16 16:14:31 +0000 UTC View Post100th Run Book 2 is live on Amazon and Audible!
That's eBook, Kindle Unlimited, and paperback! The audio book by 2023-11-14 16:35:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Book two is dropping tomorrow, I am very excited!
Basement, Champion’s Rest, Atlanta - 9:10 AM
The elevators took us to the basement of the hotel as requested, depositing us in a large, empty room. The fluorescent lights high above flickered and hummed, but that was just about it. Despite the fact that a hotel was situated above, there...
2023-11-13 14:04:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe Warmonger Suites, Champion’s Rest, Atlanta - 8:54 AM
“You’re invit- Oh, yeah I guess you are the last one,“ Howard said as I entered the hotel room.
Everybody except my manager and I were crowded around the window overlooking Merder Stadium. While the Heelies of Hermes weren’t unheard of up here, I doubted anyone who had a pair had unlocked the Broken ...
2023-11-09 12:06:21 +0000 UTC View PostManager Suite 297, Merder Stadium, Atlanta - 8:38 AM
When I opened my eyes again, my body was whole. My clothes were still ripped to shreds and my sword had returned to its original scalpel form, but I was back in one piece. All of my HP and MP were topped up, though I immediately refilled the Medallion of Uuska since that remained empty, and I was feeling good.
How...
2023-11-06 13:22:22 +0000 UTC View PostBig Time Hoops, Merder Stadium, Atlanta - 8:34 AM
From the moment I hit the ground, the Scalpel of Angelic Healing had finished its transformation. I no longer held a short surgical tool in my hand, but a full blown sword with a stunning white blade stylized to look like an angel’s wing. The hilt had a cross guard that looked exactly like a halo floating around it, and ...
2023-11-02 15:07:02 +0000 UTC View PostBig Time Hoops, Merder Stadium, Atlanta - 8:26 AM
Jamie stood nearby as I continued to sit, watching the match unfold in silence. Her anger had diminished significantly, and she was watching everything going on in the arena with her usual cold gaze. I knew she was trying to figure out what made me tick, trying to figure out how I was still in the game without touching a s...
2023-10-30 14:12:42 +0000 UTC View PostBig Time Hoops, Merder Stadium, Atlanta - 8:22 AM
Jamie stared at me for a few seconds before sighing and shaking her head. “’My gear or my life?’“ she repeated. “Really, Warmonger?“
I shrugged and began walking in a circle so that the other members of Summer’s Breeze wouldn’t be able to sneak up behind me. “What can I say? I’m a bit hammy.“ 2023-10-26 18:57:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Suite 297, Merder Stadium, Atlanta - 8:18 AM
“Dude,” Howard said quietly as I appeared in the manager’s suite. “If this were real life, you would be dead.”
“Thank you, Howard,” I snorted. “If it weren’t for the fact that I died, I would have never guessed.”
“Jamie’s got a really, really big gun,” he continued, eyes glued to the window...
2023-10-23 13:30:10 +0000 UTC View PostBig Time Hoops, Merder Stadium, Atlanta - 8:14 AM
The closer I got to Best In Show, the more suspicious I became.
As I shifted back and forth from square to square during my approach, it seemed as though the cannonball had exploded and sent the whole team to their deaths. They respawned quickly with Ava conjuring another wall with a staircase on it while Olivia and ...
2023-10-19 15:03:08 +0000 UTC View PostSalutations, readers!
I wanted to post my plans for November as I'm planning on participating in both NaNoWriMo and the Royal Road Writeathon. Not for 100th Run, though, because I've amassed a pretty hefty amount of reserve chapters and the challenge requires you to post all of your backlog. Since I don't want to resort to cheating, I'm coming out with a new story.
Run won't stop be...
2023-10-16 14:55:59 +0000 UTC View PostBig Time Hoops, Merder Stadium, Atlanta - 8:10 AM
To my surprise, neither Best In Show or BYOB came straight for me. Not for lack of trying, though, but because at the moment they were utterly incapable of it.
Robert, the Shield Champion, had tried to save Olivia and Ava from Bill’s cannon fire and the entire team had been blown apart. Luckily, it wasn’t messy s...
2023-10-16 14:26:26 +0000 UTC View Post