With only a week left before the Zephyr arrived, Alexander was finalizing a few things.
“Are you ready to see your friends?” he asked quietly.
As he had promised, he brought Yulia back to see her friends at the orphanage and say goodbye. She nodded, although she looked like she wa...
2024-06-15 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostBefore Alexander even made it back to the apartment, his comm beeped.
Hello Mr. Kane.
My name is Anthony Baru, Operations Lead for The Hawks of Ganos. We received your action report from Fidelity Properties. The Hawks currently have an ongoing operation, but that will be ...
2024-06-15 01:39:10 +0000 UTC View PostAs he approached the bridge, a few people pointed weapons at him wearily. Some of them must have recognized him because he wasn’t shot on sight.
He nodded as he passed the people clearing the bodies off the bridge. John felt a bit naked without his hat, but going back to fetch it now wasn...
2024-06-14 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostA few days later Alexander got a comm message from Fidelity Properties. They had found a suitable location that met his criteria. They just wanted to discuss it over video at his earliest convenience. He supposed it made sense. They couldn’t know what time it was where he was located and they w...
2024-06-13 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostYulia was still sleeping when Alexander rolled her wheelchair into the apartment. It wasn’t much. There was a main room with a small kitchen, a single bedroom, and a small bathroom. But it was more than enough for the little girl’s needs. And it was clean since Alexander had spent the last da...
2024-06-12 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostAlexander waited in the patient discharge area. People were giving him odd looks, but he was used to that by now. In his hand was a stuffed bear he had printed for Yulia. Despite the advanced meds, they still kept the girl for two days. This was to ensure no complications from her injuries or the...
2024-06-11 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAfter speaking with Doctor Nord, and the man assuring him that Yulia was now eligible for the advanced healing treatments, he returned to his shop. He needed to secure housing for his newly adopted daughter. As well as other things a child of her age might need.
It was crazy to think a chil...
2024-06-10 12:20:01 +0000 UTC View PostMingyu sat silently among the other six council Captains as the prosecutors read the charges.
Unlike the arbitration between Omni and the station, this was an open trial. Instead of being hidden away in some conference room, it took place on the tenth ring in the Court of Affairs.
The...
2024-06-10 12:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostAs he neared the orphanage, he came across more children. These seemed to be about Yulia’s age or older. They looked sad and scared. They must have heard about Yulia’s condition.
The children averted their eyes when they saw him. It was a reaction he hadn’t seen in some time. Although...
2024-06-10 12:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostCaptain Harn was aboard the Devil’s Bargain when an alert went off.
“ALL STATION LOCKDOWN IN EFFECT. ALL DOCKED CRAFT ARE TO REMAIN DOCKED. ANY SHIP ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE AT THIS TIME WILL BE TREATED AS A PIRATE AND DEALT WITH IN THAT MANNER.”
He slammed his fist against his desk....
2024-06-10 12:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostAlexander and Yulia are back! I'll be dropping 5 chapters today for the RR launch and one every other day this week!
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“And here you can see where we process the station’s wastewater,” an adult droned o...
2024-06-10 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time John arrived, the armored form and the injured warrior were long gone. He jogged over and retrieved the fallen rifle from the dead Harc’otti.
He was hoping the injured man had left his weapon as well, but he hadn’t. John checked the charge pressure on the weapon. The little ...
2024-06-10 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostAs John moved through the streets, he encountered very few warriors. The few he did only glanced his way before continuing deeper into the town. They were hell-bent on getting to the civilians. Considering their violent nature he was surprised the Harc’otti weren’t burning everything to the g...
2024-06-07 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe group, minus Travis, made for the Town hall. John thought Pappy’s convoluted plan was a waste of time. Once more people pushed west and the Fareen government made their presence known, a few words on a piece of paper weren’t going to stop them from taking what they wanted. But if this is ...
2024-06-03 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostStarting this week, Tarnished will be moving to a Monday and Friday release. I also decided to push back the launch of BSE on RR until the 10th. Turns out that trying to write five chapters a week for Tarnished didn't leave me much time to create new chapters for BSE. But I now have an additional...
2024-06-02 20:26:27 +0000 UTC View PostJohn found the wayward Peacekeepers along with Travis in the artificer’s storage yard. The group looked a little worse for wear and were using a nearby water pump to splash cold water over their reddened skin.
“Everyone ok?” John asked.
“Just a bit burned,” Blackwood replied...
2024-05-31 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostWyatt rode the stolen horse like it was well… stolen. The poor animal was nearly ready to drop when he hopped out of the saddle outside of Travis’ compound. He could tell from the noises coming from within that his Deputy and the artificer were still there. That couldn’t be good.
He r...
2024-05-30 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostI know many of you have been waiting for this day, and it's finally arrived! Norman Book One is now live for preorder on Amazon. Norman the Necromancer Book 1: A Rocky Start
2024-05-30 11:21:47 +0000 UTC View PostSorry about the late chapter. I spent most of yesterday prepping Norman book one for pre-release on Amazon. I'll make a separate announcement when that goes up.
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2024-05-29 12:16:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe rest of the day was mostly quiet. John did spot movement inside the forest a few times, but whoever they were, they didn’t get close enough to do anything, or for John to do anything. Probably scouts. He lamented not bringing his rifle, but it was better off in the hands of the deputies wat...
2024-05-28 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe town was surprisingly quiet since John reopened the mines. There were a few more attacks by the Harc’otti, but they were weak attempts at best. Each attack consisted of a few arrows fired from the treeline. The only casualty was a cart full of hay that couldn’t be doused before the flamin...
2024-05-27 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post“Why are we working for that city boy instead of just killing him for what he did to Big D and the others, Pappy?” One of his malcontent children whined. Pappy couldn’t even remember the man’s name. They all kind of blurred together now that he had so many.
He looked at the man-chil...
2024-05-25 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostFinally having a win was nice, but John wasn’t sure how much the artificer’s improvements would help out. It might be different if they had an unlimited supply of raw materials. But that wasn’t the case. They barely had enough material to build a few weapons for the town.
Restarting t...
2024-05-24 12:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostNow that he had a sketchy deal in place with the mostly unknown and probably unreliable Klein family, he could open the mines.
To be fair, he fully expected Pappy to honor the deal if only to suit whatever agenda the patriarch had. And that was enough for John. It wasn’t like this was his...
2024-05-24 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostExtra Chapter today, Enjoy!
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“Knock it off!” He yelled at the group of brawling men.
It didn’t have the effect he hoped. One man stood up after knocking another on his ass and took a swing at John.
He sidestepped the...
2024-05-23 23:23:26 +0000 UTC View PostAfter their talk, the pair headed over to the foreman’s office to retrieve the books.
Cassi tsked, “Seems like that man couldn’t do anything properly.”
“Is there a problem?” John asked, walking over to take the book she held out. He looked it over, and the text was nearly ...
2024-05-23 12:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Madam Cassandra, a moment of your time?” John asked. It had been three days since the Harc’otti attack and the first chance he had to speak with her.
He had wanted tensions in Ember Creek to relax before making a decision. Part of that was to make sure the barbarians didn’t return....
2024-05-23 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe Harc’otti would be unlikely to return anytime soon, not after taking that many losses. And the explosion would tell any of their surviving warriors that their infiltration had been successful. That didn’t mean they would never be back. With this unknown group backing them, John couldn’t...
2024-05-22 11:32:16 +0000 UTC View PostIt took a good while to return to the town. By the time they arrived outside the ruined wall of Travis’ compound, his prisoner was looking pale and sweating. Likely from blood loss, exhaustion, or a combination of the two.
“What the hell, John!” Seline stated angrily as she strode ove...
2024-05-22 11:31:16 +0000 UTC View PostAt least eighty Harc’otti came pouring out of the tree line just outside the city. At least twenty more were already past some of the buildings. These are the ones he focussed on.
With each shot, one of the barbarian warriors fell. And he wasn’t alone. The soft hiss of the pneumatic rif...
2024-05-21 12:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post