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Web of Blades - Chapter 20: Spreading the Truth
Kalden wiped the water from his eyes as he processed this new development. He knew Tori had forgotten their time together in Kenzo’s fortress, but this was a better result than he could have hope...
2026-02-14 20:13:39 +0000 UTC View PostWeb of Blades - Chapter 19: Missing Pages
Kalden flooded the canyon with his mana and cycled the Cloak of a Thousand Blades.
As always, this told him every detail of his surroundings. He saw the path of his opponent’s techniq...
2026-02-12 13:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostWeb of Blades - Chapter 18: The Path of Shadow
A gloomfang lunged from the darkness, and Kalden let it come.
He shifted his weight at the last second, feeling the whisper of claws against his throat. Two crimson blades broke from orbit an...
2026-02-08 16:08:32 +0000 UTC View PostWeb of Blades - Chapter 16: Vision
“That’s one problem solved,” Akari said to Glim. “Now let’s fix these stupid eyes.”
She turned around and stepped back toward the entrance of her cave. As she walked, her stomach ...
2026-01-25 19:32:41 +0000 UTC View PostWeb of Blades - Chapter 15: Stronger Than Before
Akari spent hours crawling through the storm, scrambling for handholds on the island’s rocky ground. Without her glasses, the world dissolved into smears of gray and blue—shapes without edges, ...
2026-01-23 13:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostWeb of Blades - Chapter 14: Evacuation
Relia burst into motion, kicking off the courtyard’s stone floor toward the temple. A Cloaked Master could sprint faster than a helicopter, and her body was far stronger than most. Life mana race...
2026-01-19 18:45:54 +0000 UTC View PostWeb of Blades - Chapter 13 Part 2: Power Source
Arturo hid in the jungle while Relia and Glim fought the jade artists in the northern courtyard.
“Can you help them?” Lena shouted over the storm.
“No,” Arturo said with a quick...
2026-01-14 13:20:52 +0000 UTC View PostWeb of Blades - Chapter 13: Jade Artists
A/N: Sorry about the longer wait between chapters. Had a few bad nights of sleep this week, and that really slowed me down.
“Are these guys Corded?’ Relia asked ...
2026-01-10 18:43:59 +0000 UTC View PostWeb of Blades - Chapter 12: The Cult of Trelian
“What?” Relia rounded on Glim. “You’re sure?”
“Positive,” Glim said. “I know another mana spirit when I see one.”
“We need to warn them.” Relia leapt off the ridge...
2026-01-02 20:46:11 +0000 UTC View PostWeb of Secrets Audiobook Pre-Order + Sample
Hi everyone,
Just letting you know that the Web of Secrets audiobook is now available for pr...
2025-12-30 19:41:07 +0000 UTC View PostWeb of Blades - Chapter 11: Moving Forward
Relia stepped down the airship’s metal ramp into the jungles of Gravago. This was a smaller nation on Cadria’s eastern coast. South of Creta and Vaslana, but north of Crocan. The same place whe...
2025-12-26 19:25:33 +0000 UTC View PostWeb of Blades - Chapter 10: Trust
A/N: Quick housekeeping note: I changed the name of Akari’s cousin (Formally, Zell Korin) to Zell Kaito.
Korin sounded way too close to “kyrin” which was ...
2025-12-18 13:10:39 +0000 UTC View PostWeb of Blades - Chapter 9: One With the Storm
After her talk with the Storm Queen, Akari left the camp and opened a portal back to Yutakai. Oshira’s capital was more than five hundred miles from Corel City, but that was no problem for a Mast...
2025-12-13 12:39:20 +0000 UTC View PostWeb of Blades - Chapter 8: Into The Darkness
Kalden spent the next few days training in the courtyard with Kenzo’s disciples. Unfortunately, these were all Corded Masters with years more experience, so it felt more like a thrashing than any...
2025-12-06 15:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostWeb of Blades - Chapter 7: Unfinished Business
So many memories in this place, Arturo thought as he strode down the corridors of his family’s airship. Wires ran along the walls on either side, conduits pulsed with mana, and sigil gri...
2025-12-01 12:55:45 +0000 UTC View PostWeb of Blades - Chapter 5: Clan Zell
“Home?” her grandmother echoed. “This was never your home, Akari Zell-er.”
By now, a small crowd had gathered on the beach around the wooden throne. Akari spotted dozens of Corded Gra...
2025-11-23 19:15:59 +0000 UTC View PostWeb of Blades - Chapter 4: The Storm Queen
“I’ll have the pork,” Akari said to the girl behind the counter.
She stood in a ramen shop in downtown Yutakai, with dim lights casting pools of amber over mismatched tables and c...
2025-11-22 20:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostWeb of Blades - Chapter 3: Back to Cadria
Two hours later, Relia stood on the landing pad outside Kenzo’s fortress. The cool mountain air struck her like a rush of icy water, chasing the fog from her head. She’d also braided her hair a...
2025-11-21 12:07:14 +0000 UTC View PostWeb of Blades - Chapter 2: The Heart of the Team
Arturo stepped across the hall and knocked on the door to Relia’s private suite.
“Come in!” a cheerful voice hollered from the other side. It sounded like Relia, but it couldn’t be. W...
2025-11-19 00:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostWeb of Blades - Chapter 1: A Worthy Match
Eavesdropping was a deplorable habit. Or so Akari’s mother used to say. And it didn’t help when her target was a dangerous Mystic who could kill her with a flick of his wrist.
Still, Akar...
2025-11-16 23:28:26 +0000 UTC View PostWeb of Blades - Prologue: The Great Concord
ONE YEAR AGO
Ashur Moonfire strode through a portal into the heart of North Shoken. His wife, Clara, stepped out beside him, and they continued down a stone path toward the Helmspire. This to...
2025-11-15 17:34:06 +0000 UTC View PostNovember 2025 Update
Hi everyone! It’s been a while, so I thought I’d check in with a quick update. These last few months have been extremely productive and filled with good news.
First of all, I signed a con...
2025-11-05 13:18:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rest of 2025
Hi everyone,
Thanks for finishing Web of Chaos with me! Overall, I was happy with how this book turned out. It might even be tied with Book 1 for my favorite in the series. It definitely had ...
2025-08-11 12:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post