Book 2: Chapter 84
Hiveling Behemoth. Level 17.
The ant was ten times the size of its brethren and towered over the small group of humans as it approached, surrounded by its smaller counterpart...
2025-12-26 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hiveling Behemoth. Level 17.
The ant was ten times the size of its brethren and towered over the small group of humans as it approached, surrounded by its smaller counterpart...
2025-12-26 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe group turned to him.
"What do you mean, wrong?" Penny asked.
"The storms are coming from different directions. They might still be from the Queen, but she's not over there," he said...
2025-12-25 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“The queen,” Lucy said after they had been walking for a short while.
“What about it?” Luke asked.
“Ant queen.”
Luke hadn’t made that connection. “Yeah. You’re p...
2025-12-24 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post"A desert?" Penny groaned. "I don't even like the beach."
"Not many shadows around," Hannah noted.
Luke took a step forward and shielded his eyes against the sun as he looked out across...
2025-12-23 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostA shower and a meal, and Luke was all but restored from his long workout session, except. Perhaps, for a bit of soreness. Just as he was about to message Dot to see about finding a place to make a ...
2025-12-22 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post"Can't you sleep in?" Luke asked, stretching his arms toward the ceiling, still in bed as Dot dressed.
She gave him a mischievous grin before pulling yesterday's dress over her head. "Some of...
2025-12-19 19:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostA realization hit as he sat there, feeling good about his skill picks and the decision to keep two points in reserve, in case a situation arose where he might need a specific skill.
L...
2025-12-18 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostEight unallocated skill points remained, with quite a few more interesting skills to choose from. Before picking more skills, he would have wanted to test the new ones he'd chosen, but now that he ...
2025-12-17 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe empty space made their words and even steps echo against the stone walls and the high stone ceiling above. Trevor explained he'd initiate the collection of machines and systems items the Archit...
2025-12-16 19:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post"Oh?" Dot said, turning her head sideways to look at him, a smile creeping onto her face. "You didn't come to give me another kiss?" The seriousness in Luke's expression made her blink and sit up. ...
2025-12-15 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe apartment was silent, dark, and empty. Those biker-people hadn't been invisible. No wonder he hadn't been able to detect their presence, because they hadn't been there at all. They had teleport...
2025-12-12 19:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post"Luke! Come in!" Alan said, his voice booming from behind his desk as he gestured to the people sitting in plush chairs in front of him. "This is the young man I told you about. I'm sure he'll be a...
2025-12-11 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
Just wrote the final words for book two. At 94 chapters and 156k words, it is about as long as book one. Can't wait for you to find out how it ends. I'll be taking a break for the ne...
2025-12-11 14:03:13 +0000 UTC View PostAfter saying goodbye to Liza and Monica, having parted on good terms, Luke entered the DIA headquarters. It wasn't just Monica's headaches and tattoos that were gone, but her scars as well. The wom...
2025-12-10 19:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe ISG man stood and brushed off his suit and adjusted his tie. "Thank you for having your pet unhand me. Viola informed you of the marauding criminal element who found your apartment earlier, did...
2025-12-09 22:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostLuke had to sit down. "95 attribute points? 19 skill points? Holy shit."
Then he frowned. Did the math check out? Counting, he didn't think it did. He must've looked... Interesting sitting th...
2025-12-09 12:43:53 +0000 UTC View PostMessed up a bit with the chapters, sorry. I've gone through them and made sure its the right text to the right number now. Went ahead and released a chapter or two extra for you inconvenience!
<... 2025-12-06 07:50:27 +0000 UTC View PostBefore entering the hotel, Luke made sure every speck of radiation in his body was taken care of. The front of the building was inviting, with large windows at the bottom and pillars rising along t...
2025-12-06 07:49:04 +0000 UTC View PostRecovery was a grueling process. Despite the influx of mana from all those people willing to help, stopping the inner Chernobyl that was his body from degenerating into mush and cancer soup made Lu...
2025-12-06 07:48:28 +0000 UTC View PostLuke slammed the Tempered Staff straight into Leslie's fucking face. It caved in with a horrific crunch and a shower of blood.
Leslie fell.
Weaver's Perception told Luke he'd lost consc...
2025-12-06 07:48:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe flashing brightness allowed the dragon to wrest control back for a moment while Luke struggled to hold on to consciousness. Once he'd found the way back to his own senses, though, he took contr...
2025-12-05 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostLuke cut into Leslie without hesitation. He'd come this far, and if he let go now, he might never get the chance again. The thread in the Solarian's brain disintegrated, as did the ones in the hear...
2025-12-04 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post"Someone burned me right up with a beam of fire almost as soon as I spawned into the dungeon."
Even in that moment of utter confusion and fear, Dot's words rang through Luke's skull when the ...
2025-12-03 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWith a whole lot more willpower and focus than last time, Luke managed to force a little more time from the spell carrying him through the air. As he hurtled toward the dragon at incredible speed, ...
2025-12-02 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe Archfiend did not run. Luke reached the monster and saw the dragon pulling away below them. Unsure how long the flying spell would hold, he needed to end this right away. In the distance, the s...
2025-12-01 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostWaving his arms in the air, Luke struggled to right himself as his feet lifted off the ground. The wind still screamed in his ears, but something about the spell the mages had just wrapped around h...
2025-11-28 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHannah finding a robe for herself was a stroke of luck, because running through a horde of undead monsters to reach the breach in the wall would have been impossible without both of them being obsc...
2025-11-27 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostYou want to travel to its shadow?" Hannah asked, with a look of amazement on her face. "Are you stupid? Sorry, that was harsh. Let me rephrase that. Are you really, really dumb?"
OK, maybe it...
2025-11-26 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been getting into drawing and animation lately as a fun hobby. Made this today. It's when Luke uses Threads of Mana to go into someone's physical body, then shifts to the metaphysical plane an...
2025-11-26 14:23:20 +0000 UTC View Post