Chapter 7
Bliz laughed. “You’d need to be level twenty for a Specialization.”
Ruwen rubbed his forehead. “I just dinged twenty.”
Bliz stared at Ruwen in disbelief. “You only Ascended two months ago.”
“True, but we ended up someplace we weren’t meant to go, and that power leveled us,” Ruwen said.
“Us?” Bliz asked.
Sift spoke up. “Ruwe...
2020-08-22 06:04:55 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone! This is the first mid-week update. Moving forward I'm going to release the Last Messenger chapters on Wednesdays and the Divine Apostasy chapters on Saturdays.
Just to remind everyone. The Last Messenger was something I wrote ten years ago. It is epic fantasy with NO LitRPG.
I am revising it and trying to bring it up to my current skill level as a writer. This is ...
2020-08-19 23:26:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 7 - Aael
Swiping the final piece of flatbread across the plate, Aael pinched the last of the green chutney. He smiled, happy that breakfast would end in such balance. Stuffing the bread into his mouth, he stared at his dad across the table. Aael still hoped his dad would take him to Hylt’s library.
Aael’s dad finished smoothing his chutney into a perfe...
2020-08-19 23:18:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 6 - Dakkar
Dakkar sat in the darkness of his tent as Fane approached from outside. The man dragged the back of his right foot, and the sound of it across the sand grated on Dakkar’s senses. Should he force the man to carve off his heel? No, they didn’t have a Green with them, and it would take Fane too long to heal on his own.
Free me! A famil...
2020-08-19 23:16:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 5 - Aael
Aael felt the vibrations through his feet as two people climbed the stairs. He gritted his teeth at the interrogation that would soon begin. He strode to the bed, jumped in, and snapped the sheet to cover himself. It slowly fell as the air leaked out the edges. The door opened and his dad, along with the Abbot, entered the room.
“I appreciate th...
2020-08-19 23:15:26 +0000 UTC View PostHey Everyone!
This week was a little tougher than normal on the writing front, but I still made my goals. This week is a perfect example of why you all are so important. Without you here, I know I wouldn't have done anything this week. So I'll start this week's update with some deserved appreciation. Thank you!
I also did some reading on GPT3 as it relates to writing. I was stunned ...
2020-08-15 08:29:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 4 - Aael
Aael fought his ascent into consciousness, but his mind ignored him. No, it obeyed someone else, someone who wanted him awake. The scent of strawberries surrounded him. That meant trouble.
“You’re lucky to be alive,” Mom scolded.
The wood ceiling above Aael’s bed came into focus, and he felt a sheet covering his waist and legs. Light...
2020-08-15 07:56:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 3 - Elu
Elu stopped an hour south of Hylt, knelt, and dropped the boy’s limp body onto the sand. Dense clouds strangled the moonlight, and the dunes surrounding them remained hidden. Out here in the desert, away from the oven of the city, the temperature remained cool.
Blood saturated Elu’s Ru’et, but he couldn’t risk removing it so close to ...
2020-08-15 07:55:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 2 – Aael
Aael stopped running and listened for his pursuers. The alley wall, still hot from the day’s heat, burned his back, the cotton of his hooded shirt a useless defense. Every breath felt like inhaling sand. One last time he tried to heal the damage, but the arrow ripped the magic away.
Slumping forward, Aael glared at the arrow. He pressed his li...
2020-08-15 07:53:46 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 6
Let them through. They’re friends, Ruwen told Lir.
Understood, Lir responded.
Tremine and Bliz were coming out of the mountains to the north. Ruwen figured if he left now, he could meet them halfway, around the area of the new portal to Fractal.
Ruwen focused back on Sift. “Tremine and another friend will be here in less than an hour. I’...
2020-08-15 07:51:43 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 5
Ruwen reacted immediately, no longer having to think before acting, and leaped to the right, away from the temple. As he landed, he pivoted to face Sift, sinking into a defensive stance.
This part of his route remained the darkest as the temple blocked the rising sun. Ruwen turned his head slowly back and forth, using his peripheral vision to try and see Sift, but there wa...
2020-08-15 07:50:08 +0000 UTC View PostHi All!
This week really got away from me. Worldbuilding slowed my productivity and I'm paying for it tonight. Anyway, next week is a new week and I'll do better.
You probably already noticed the first chapter of the book I talked about last week. I'd wanted to post more, but I didn't get a chance to edit. This is a different beginning to the story as I think it helps create an emot...
2020-08-08 09:46:43 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor Note: As of 11/11/2020 I have paused adding new chapters for this story. This story was an old story that I thought would be easy to revise. It turns out my writing has changed significantly in the last decade and this revision has been taking a significant amount of time. With the birth of BAFK (baby AFK) I have even less time to write and I want to spend that time on the Divine Apostas...
2020-08-08 09:18:21 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 4
Both Ruwen’s parents were Fighters, so he knew the basics. His dad used various one-handed weapons and a shield, while his mom used a light one-handed sword without a shield. Now that he studied the Sub Classes, he wondered exactly what Sub Class his mom had chosen.
Even though Ruwen disliked physical violence growing up, he’d been curious about his parents’ Speciali...
2020-08-08 09:15:36 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 3
Instead of emerging from the portal into the crystal forest, Blapy had brought Ruwen to the temple entrance. Hamma, Sift, and Lylan were still sitting at the entrance, and Blapy said her goodbyes. Sift’s Black Pyramid mark had turned from black to dark blue, marking him one of Blapy’s favorites, and he spent the next five minutes talking about all his favorite foods, which w...
2020-08-08 09:14:06 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone!
Can you believe we are starting book four? A year ago today Shade's First Rule was published. I didn't know what to expect, or if anyone else would enjoy the story. Thankfully it resonated with others which has fueled our journey to this one year anniversary.
The third book is doing well, and I think it is the favorite of many. It has some of my favorite scenes. I'm exc...
2020-08-01 07:05:42 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2
Ruwen stepped into a cavern twenty feet to a side. Quartz crystals, like the one he’d just walked through, filled the room at crazy angles. A six-sided prism stood ten feet tall in the center of the room and glowed brightly.
“Fractal, it’s time to decide your focus,” Blapy said.
The prism darkened, and the crystals in the room pulsed with light. The strobing ...
2020-08-01 06:10:41 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 1
Blapy’s blond pigtails bounced as she walked next to Ruwen, and he reminded himself this wasn’t a seven-year-old, but the most dangerous creature in the Universe. They had left New Eiru, the moonlight providing enough light to see even in the thick pine trees. Whiskers, Ruwen’s cat summoned with his Watcher’s Ring of Travel, scouted the area ahead.
They had spent t...
2020-08-01 06:09:20 +0000 UTC View PostPrologue
Jagen approached the temple spire wearing his favorite medium armor. Created from the scales of cloud drakes, it looked like a rainbow made of diamonds. Two stone golems stood at the temple entrance, their bodies bathed in the red light that emanated from the temple’s roof, and made everything appear covered in blood. The red light let the people of Malth know that their god oc...
2020-08-01 06:07:59 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone! I just wanted to update everybody on my plans for book four and to answer a common question about audio for book three.
Audio for Uru's Third Temple will start in September. So my guess is it will be available sometime in October. It will be done again by the amazing Travis Baldree. Yay!
I won't be releasing anything tomorrow since I'm recovering from the book release t...
2020-07-24 19:37:55 +0000 UTC View PostI have opened up all the chapters through Root. I am sending the final *.mobi files to those who should be getting them right now. I'm sorry I messed up the timing a bit on this. I'm trying something new (no preorder) and releasing chapters here is something I could have done better.
Thank you all!
AFK
Hey Everybody! Surprise! I pushed hard and the book is finished. Yay! It is being processed by the Zon right now and I don't know when it will be released. I posted the remaining chapters just now and will email the *.mobi files to the proper people later today.
Since the book is in KDP Select I can't have more than 10% posted anywhere else. Like I've done for previous books, I'm removing...
2020-07-23 10:09:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This book is now published on KU. KU has rules requiring no more than 10% of a book be available by other means. Due to this restriction, I have removed this chapter.
If you wish to continue reading, please email me and I will send you the *.mobi file for you to add to your Amazon device.
I'm sorry if this inconveniences you in any way. I am only doing this so I can rem...
2020-07-23 09:59:28 +0000 UTC View Post
This book is now published on KU. KU has rules requiring no more than 10% of a book be available by other means. Due to this restriction, I have removed this chapter.
If you wish to continue reading, please email me and I will send you the *.mobi file for you to add to your Amazon device.
I'm sorry if this inconveniences you in any way. I am only doing this so I can rem...
2020-07-23 09:58:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This book is now published on KU. KU has rules requiring no more than 10% of a book be available by other means. Due to this restriction, I have removed this chapter.
If you wish to continue reading, please email me and I will send you the *.mobi file for you to add to your Amazon device.
I'm sorry if this inconveniences you in any way. I am only doing this so I can rem...
2020-07-23 09:56:39 +0000 UTC View Post
This book is now published on KU. KU has rules requiring no more than 10% of a book be available by other means. Due to this restriction, I have removed this chapter.
If you wish to continue reading, please email me and I will send you the *.mobi file for you to add to your Amazon device.
I'm sorry if this inconveniences you in any way. I am only doing this so I can rem...
2020-07-23 09:55:19 +0000 UTC View PostHi All!
I have family in town so I'm posting a bit early. This week felt a little weird to me. I'm waiting for edits to come back from my editor, but I've already thought about some things I need to add or change in book three. In the middle of that, I'm thinking about book four and the major things I want to have happen. In addition, I'm trying to solidify some world-building aspects tha...
2020-07-18 05:47:10 +0000 UTC View Post
This book is now published on KU. KU has rules requiring no more than 10% of a book be available by other means. Due to this restriction, I have removed this chapter.
If you wish to continue reading, please email me and I will send you the *.mobi file for you to add to your Amazon device.
I'm sorry if this inconveniences you in any way. I am only doing this so I can rem...
2020-07-18 05:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This book is now published on KU. KU has rules requiring no more than 10% of a book be available by other means. Due to this restriction, I have removed this chapter.
If you wish to continue reading, please email me and I will send you the *.mobi file for you to add to your Amazon device.
I'm sorry if this inconveniences you in any way. I am only doing this so I can rem...
2020-07-18 05:29:13 +0000 UTC View PostHello Everyone!
I turned book three over to the editor earlier this week, which was a big deal for me. I am really trying to get this third book out before book one's anniversary on August 1st. It looks like I'll make it.
I spent the rest of this week taking it easy on the writing front. Mostly I spent my free time playing the new season of Diablo (I want to try the new demon hunter...
2020-07-11 06:50:20 +0000 UTC View Post