Chapter 6
Again, Koda dreamed of running.
This time, rather than running down a mountainside, he was running beneath the open sky across a great plain. The familiar tufts of waving grass swayed all around him.
As before, he could hear the sounds of someone else running with him. But rather than the padding of paws, instead he heard the thump of another set of boots ...
2025-02-10 09:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostWhile sleeping on the hard stone floor with only a few blankets as padding had made for a rough night, the sheer adorableness that greeted me when I woke up was worth it.
I’d taken the opportunity of the changing watches the previous night to wiggle free of my trap, taking the middle shift after Rieka to take over for her and Rieka’s approach had woken me.
The two of us had sile...
2025-02-08 09:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostSmexy chapter! Feel free to skip if you want, you'll only miss out on character development, no major plot issues between the sheets.
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Chapter 5 <3 <3 <3
What is my life now? Koda thought as he settled into the large nest made of their combined bedrolls. I’m about to be ravaged by my most recent mate while my first mate, whom I only ...
2025-02-07 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostOur first time passing through this darkened tunnel was intimidating. Despite the fact that it had a very limited route of possible attacks from threats, and really only extended out of sight ahead or behind us, it still was eerie.
The unsettling sensation might have been due to the ruins of the station and the train, as well as the deadly threat’s we’d dealt with on our way down here...
2025-02-04 09:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 4
When all the bodies had sunk beneath the shifting soil, Sienna was finally able to cancel her spell. Koda was quick to sanctify the site, and once the billows of gray smoke that carried the taint out of the earth finished, the group picked up their pace along the path.
Finding the orders to break a siege around the town was reassuring, and they slowed their pace...
2025-02-03 09:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 3
Arthene’s sensitive nose was spot on about the Crooked. Todd and Hannah quickly returned to the group to relay that they’d spotted the enemy just around the next hill. Todd had actually spun about and frantically began signaling they stop until he noticed that their group had already halted.
“What—” he began to ask, but Koda hiked his thumb at Arthene....
2025-02-03 09:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2
“So glad that you could join us,” Netta teased with a smirk from her spot by the fire where she stirred a squat pot. The hawk beastfolk woman’s feathered hair fluttered slightly as she shot them a wink before going back to stirring the pot. The scent of hot grains and fruit rose up from the pot that obviously held breakfast, making Koda’s stomach grumble with hung...
2025-02-03 09:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostOkay! So Lost Bloodline chapters will run till the end of February, then I'll need to pull them down to be compliant with my publisher for the 3.9 release date. Hope you all enjoy!
As always, these are pre-editor copies. I've proofed them but we are still waiting to get the editor versions back.
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Chapter 1
Koda was running through a mountain valley.
T...
2025-02-03 09:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe girls absolutely loved the sugar cookies to go with their tea. I was glad I’d only brought one of the small packages, because a dozen cookies split between four people was more than enough sugar to get each of them wired, given that processed sugar was not something they were used to.
It was absolutely adorable watching each of them sample the sweets and then dive in a moment later ...
2025-02-01 09:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostLast one for SFL2 - Next week we start Lost Bloodlines 2 Teasers!
Chapter 24
Following the crashing of the trio, Casey ended up passing through a well-constructed hideout inside of a small patch of bushes that had a good view down the length of the river.
“How the hell did these guys not see me?” Casey muttered as he looked over the hide and back along the route...
2025-01-31 09:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostI spent most of the next few days relaxing and getting caught up on my orders. While the Bitsy storefront wasn’t going to allow me to just retire, it was at least something that would keep the lights on. If things got better and I got even more content up and selling, then it might improve to the point where I wasn’t always feeling tense when I was back on Earth.
It is amusing tha...
2025-01-28 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 23
You are doing good, Casey. I don’t expect you to develop a new technique yet, but this is the process for you to begin feeling out what to do next. Maude’s gentle voice helped soothe some of Casey’s frustrations, but was unable to banish all of them.
“I know, Maude. It’s just… so aggravating. I feel like I’m trying to field-s...
2025-01-27 09:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe transfer magic deposited me back in my shitty little apartment and I fought down a sigh as I walked out to the living room and sat down on my ratty couch. My flat, camel feet made quiet thump noises on the cheap carpet as I walked over it, reminding me of just how run down this place was.
“I really need to figure out something better…” I muttered, staring tiredly ...
Chapter 22
Casey lay sprawled on Maude’s bed, his lover in his arms, while the two of them savored each other’s presence in the wake of their furious lovemaking. He had no idea how long they’d spent with each other, but Casey wasn’t really all that concerned. If anything happened outside of his trance that needed his attention, he knew that Magnus would wake him up.
... 2025-01-24 09:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAssist your contracted companions, Rieka Coldeye, Kassandra Silverscale, Shayla Valo, and Jane Carsan, by winning the competition and impressing Queen Gemma Coldeye.
Reward - 2000 SP
COMPLETED
I grimaced weakly in pain as another bone popped, and this time I felt the click&n...
2025-01-21 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAdult Content ahead - Fair warning. Standard disclaimers, if this is not your speed you can skip this chapter and only miss out on some character development.
Chapter 21 <3 <3 <3
Diving into his core, Casey took stock of his surroundings for just a moment before reaching out with his spirit toward Maude. He felt it when his lover grasped his soul and pulled him t...
2025-01-20 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHow the hell did I miss seeing this monster during the preliminary fights? I thought while we waited for Instructor Rainfist to signal the beginning of the match. I think I remember a few people just conceding without fighting. Was that her matches?
The polar worm stretched its upper torso towards me, its clawed legs stroking the air like it was trying to drag itsel...
2025-01-18 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 20
Casey worked quickly to check over the nameless little ruined town. While there were the signs of ancient violence, they were well faded and the ravages of time had taken much from the town. He found pantries that both men and animals had raided, any scraps left behind having molded or rotten away entirely. Even the stores of grain he found inside of large clay urns ...
2025-01-17 09:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAs much as I enjoy my time with my girls and the cool powers that being a Traveler has given me, there is a part of me that wishes I hadn’t actually made it back to Earth that first night and just been trapped on Cortha without the Traveler powers.
In the moment, I’d been relieved to find myself in familiar surroundings. But as the reality of it all set in and I realized that I had to...
2025-01-14 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 19
The troll battlefield was, luckily enough, a distraction that kept the airship from patrolling and Casey was pretty sure that it had broken his trail enough to keep them from following him. After all, why chase a lone drengr when something the size of that troll was in the forest?
That didn’t mean, though, that he was able to simply cross back over the river ...
2025-01-13 09:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHot mothgirl loving ahead, warning ;)
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Shayla remained plastered to my side for the short walk up to the third floor where her room was. The hand that had just been cupping the back of my arm shifted to wrap around my left biceps and drag it back into the softness of her bosom.
There was only a faint difference between her delicate skin and the material of her dress, both ...
2025-01-11 09:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 18
“Look, it’s not a complaint about you, Magnus. I just wish that we could make better time and get the hell away from these tools,” Casey grumbled as he ducked under another tree branch and continued his jog through the forest.
Ahead of him, Magnus grunted irritably, his tail flicking in annoyance while the elk trotted along. The brambles from the sticker ...
2025-01-10 09:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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The girls were silent as they led me back to the dorm rooms. Shayla remained clinging to my arm and back the whole way. Kassandra shared a look with Rieka before swapping with my wolfish princess, allowing Rieka to slip her arm into mine.
Jane was entirely oblivious, happily bouncing along ahead of our group while her tail danced and swayed happily as she babbled about how epic the fight ...
2025-01-07 09:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 17
Racing through the darkened forest while chasing an animal that was known for blending in with its surroundings to a supernatural degree was… not as hard as Casey had expected, actually. It helped that the animal in question was taking pains to ensure it did not lose him, and keeping to pathways that it knew would provide the least resistance to Casey while he move...
2025-01-06 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostYeah, called it, I thought with a sigh as I stared across the arena at my last opponent for the day.
The break between rounds had been short enough that Rainfist had actually called for a recess to allow people to go and get food and relax a bit. Apparently, this particular season of fights had gone far quicker than they’d expected. I could see why, as the vast majority of the ...
2025-01-04 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 16
“Well, this isn’t going to fucking plan,” Casey growled as he crouched lower in the bushes. Magnus huffed in agreement from beside him, the big elk blending in eerily well with the bushes except for where his tack and saddle made him stand out by having a uniform color.
Going to have to see about dyeing the leather to make it blend in better. Would ha...
2025-01-03 09:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThrowing myself into another roll, I growled as the sucking mud that the sand beneath my feet had become. It gripped my limbs and while I could power through it, the clinging weight of it threw off my balance.
A push with my thoughts and the Manipulate Element power scraped the sticky clumps off my body, causing them to rain back down to the floor of the arena. The a...
2024-12-31 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 15
With the help of Magnus, Casey was able to stumble back to the camp. His previous plans of rapidly evacuating the site were in shambles, as he could barely walk straight at the moment.
Rest, Casey. We need to focus first and foremost on realizing the gains here. Racing off right now while you are weak won’t help, Maude advised him,...
2024-12-30 09:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Liam, I’m worried about you.”
Shayla’s simple statement came between matches, and it was quiet enough that I nearly missed it in the rowdy chatting of the students around us.
We’d found a spot that was removed from the other spectators, higher up on the tiers that would give us a better view of the entire competition. There were several empty seats on either side of our r...
2024-12-28 09:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post