Jace saw colors flash in front of him - red, blue, and finally a soft purple as he landed on his butt. “Ouch!” he yelped in pain from his now-bruised tailbone. It was not a soft landing and compared to the warm starlight he had been drifting in, the wind that caressed his skin was ch...
2024-09-08 01:39:04 +0000 UTC View PostJace saw the world turn black around him once more. He was floating on an enormous ocean of sparkling white and yellow shimmers. The undulating waves under him buoyed him on the surface and the stark, black sky above was a swirl with thousands of galaxies and stars.
He had not seen su...
2024-09-08 00:27:09 +0000 UTC View PostJace’s mind raced. No way. This isn’t possible. You can’t stop time entirely. He wished he could turn his head around to look at his pursuers, but he could not. He just knew that they were looking at his back, waiting for…whatever this was to end so they could ...
2024-09-08 00:26:37 +0000 UTC View PostBlurb:
One week. If you survive, you choose a Cosmic Power...If you survive.
Jace isn't one to give up. Not when his sister dies. Not when he loses his legs. And definitely not when The Cosmic System takes over Earth.
With nothing more th...
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The evening passed quickly, and Lyn found herself laughing and smiling more than she had in the past month. The heroes had all gathered – Thomas, Trisha, Ben, Brad, and Lawrence – to have a meal and catch up. The throne room of the Demonic Dragon – now Lyn’...
2024-09-05 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post1
Lyn slept well that night. Everything is going perfectly according to plan, she thought. King Skir and his courtiers had all accepted her offered flight – save for the court mage who begged off saying he was afraid of heights. The flight had cemented the...
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Misty heard a loud ‘ding’ noise and looked to a small plate that sat on her desk. Under the glass dome, a rolled up bit of parchment appeared. She took the dome off and unfurled the paper, reading the message.
To the Mage hero,
I’m Ma...
2024-09-03 13:45:41 +0000 UTC View Post1
James charged at the enormous snake, weaving between its lashing strikes as he stabbed at it with his sword. Once he got close enough to the main body of the creature, he planted the sword in its side and cast a spell. “Anno nin i gwelu en-galad.” At the speed ...
2024-08-29 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post1
Bolvon sat in the corner, unnoticed by the Foskor Diplomat sitting across from Rashanna. Lurgen Naskowitz, as he had learned, was a man who was very prudent and proper. But he had a secret, one that Bolvon had exploited at Rashanna’s behest. He listened in to the...
2024-08-28 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post1
So, this is what the Valley of the Volcano looks like? Lawrence thought as he went over the large walls that appeared as mountains. He had never been inside, having been eaten prior to the hero’s assault on the dread fortress. But he knew that the m...
2024-08-27 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post1
Thane Mol stood in the large vault. Right to business then, he thought as he shut the large door behind him. As part of Lady Rivers’ increased security measures, no one person was allowed in the vault alone at a single time, deep in the mountains wh...
2024-08-22 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post1
Kory growled at the recruits that passed by him. Fucking pathetic, he thought as the new additions to Valagonia’s military might wound their way past him. He hefted his large hammer on his shoulder and walked down the finished line. What a waste of t...
2024-08-21 14:14:24 +0000 UTC View Post1
James sighed as he completed the dungeon combat encounter and entered the reward chamber. He walked to the wooden box, opened it, and consumed the dungeon core within; not even bothering to listen to the voice of the Elenthian’s echoes. There were body enhancing ...
2024-08-20 13:54:45 +0000 UTC View PostGREAT NEWS!
I have signed a publishing deal with Mango Media!
You will keep getting Ruinous Return chapters, but in the near future I will be combining Books 1 and 2...and having to remove all but Chapter 1 from Patreon to comply with Kindle Unlimited's rules.
We got new artwork from the wonderful nachtimmel on Vgen (link here!)
BEHOLD LYN RIVERS! DESTROYER! RULER OF THE ETERNAL EMPIRE! GODDESS OF GHOMAR!
ALL HAIL
2024-08-17 15:25:25 +0000 UTC
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Misty jumped slightly as Lyn inhaled deeply and sat up. She looked around before her eyes landed on Misty, and the disc atop the table. Where’s the mana core? Misty thought as she darted her eyes around. It’s not here! She turned bac...
2024-08-15 14:24:30 +0000 UTC View Post1
After their mana had recovered, Lyn led the way down the corridor to the next chamber. There was another square chamber with a pedestal. “How many chambers were there the last time you did this?” Thomas asked in Arinol.
“Two,” Lyn replied. “But…no...
2024-08-14 14:03:35 +0000 UTC View Post1
Misty stood atop her tower, staring out across the vassal-state of Vharthos where her college was located, within the kingdom of Trisk’s borders. Much had been on her mind. She had been utilizing the inscribed pillars to monitor Thomas and Stellas’ journey, and saw th...
2024-08-13 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post1
Gael stood at rapt attention as Finala finished the report. “…Trisk appears open to becoming your first vassal state. Diplomat Rashanna’s letter lays out a date and a location for you to meet King Skir.” She walked forward, handed Lyn the letter, and then t...
2024-08-08 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostA few weeks ago, I had folks vote on 3 out of 6 possible 'Relationship' / 'Slice of Life' scenes.
The winners were...
Admiral Naila + Bodyguard Vael, Knowledge Hero Thomas + Mage Stellas, and Lyn + the Twins.
The Naila + Vael scene will appear in Book 4, Chapter 4 (Secti...
Without any spoilers...there have been references throughout the narrative to something called 'The Abyss'.
Some of the natives of Ghomar have referenced it (Book 1, Chapters 4, 18 / Book 2, Chapter 25 / Book 3, Chapter 4). Normally with the phrase, "What in the abyss?"
I'm curiou...
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The prior day was spent relaxing with Trisha and Ben’s family, as well as meeting their kids who were extremely excited to ‘fight’ the Destroyer. She had played along with their make-believe, letting the three ‘hero’ children beat her with the wooden swor...
2024-08-07 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post1
Lyn turned and walked to the gate, placing her palm on the inscription and pouring mana into the etched words. The metal structure lifted, and she walked under. She repeated the process on the other side to close it.
The Duskari squad commander atop the wall ...
2024-08-06 14:18:21 +0000 UTC View Post1
Lyn Rivers, the Destroyer, sat in tense silence as she waited for Thomas – the Knowledge hero who had just committed himself to her cause – to unveil whatever hidden learning he had unearthed in the Ruins of Elent.
Thomas let out a shaking breath, “I re...
2024-08-02 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post1
Vael stood behind and to the side of Lyn’s throne. The whole council was assembled for their daily meeting, and she zoned out as the various going-ons of empire-building did not really interest her. She glanced sideways at Gael and saw him making eyes at Bolvon a...
2024-08-01 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostI'm still working hard on Book 4 (every chapter is 10k words minimum! I'm going a bit overboard with it). I've determined where the story ends, and have the plot sketched out already.
But...as I write, I want to ensure that audience members who are paying Patrons get to have some influence ...
2024-07-31 17:09:50 +0000 UTC View PostNo Lyn this chapter, as I’m setting up several plot points and having an outsider perspective on what’s going on in The Valley of the Volcano.
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“Let me through!” Vinic shouted at the guards at the far, exterior edge of the palace. He he...
2024-07-31 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post1
Lyn was led by Finala to a staircase near the far end of fortress, the furthest wing that split off from the main complex under Shiverburn Summit where Lyn’s treasury, quarters, and council chamber were located. They ascended to the heights of a large tower, and ...
2024-07-30 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post1
Lyn heaved a sigh of relief as she finally arrived at the mountains surrounding the Valley of the Volcano. She had spent the past two days propelling herself along the riverbank with an earth elementalism spell. And wherever she had traveled a stone wall had been r...
2024-07-29 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThis chapter has some heavy development for Rashanna (the Diplomat serving Lyn, under Chancellor Vehenna). Lyn has her own part at the end of the chapter, but there’s a lot of this side character to set up a large plot point.
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Rashanna arrive...
2024-07-28 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post