Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 1 - A Second Wind
Alright - that was the end of book two! I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did writing it. Book three starts now:
As the noon sun shone down on Elijah’s hea...
2024-02-29 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapter 456 - The Arena
“This is wrong,” said Adara. “The dungeon is not meant to be used this way. It is a reward. Not a…whatever it is you are doing.”
Zeke rolled his shoulders. “You’re welcome to si...
2024-02-29 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostPath of Dragons 2 - Chapter 82 - The Hunter
Thor Gunderson knelt atop the hill, staring across the valley at the creature. The monster was huge, but then again, most of his prey had been of late. It was the only way to get any sort of challe...
2024-02-28 16:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostPath of Dragons 2 - Chapter 81 - The Deal
Carmen struggled against her bonds, though it was no good. She’d tried to use her various techniques to escape, but they were all meant to bind things together, rather than to tear things apart. ...
2024-02-28 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostMistrunner 4 - Chapter 48 - Running Battle
I’ve seen so many planets die. Some were outright destroyed, much as the Gamoris want to do to Earth. Yet others experienced a much slower death as the wider universe exploit... 2024-02-28 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Path of Dragons 2 - Chapter 80 - Bound Fate
A new day dawned on a field strewn with corpses. Having recovered overnight, Elijah stood on the earthen bulwark where Ironshore’s defenders had made their last stand. It was little more than a s...
2024-02-27 16:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostPath of Dragons 2 - Chapter 79 - Humanity
Trace had screwed up.
He knew it, too. Pacing back and forth, he periodically glanced at the boy who’d caused him so much trouble. Miguel was bound, hand and foot, like a trussed pig – a ...
2024-02-27 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 455 - The Benefits of War
As he turned the crown over in his hand, Zeke said, “It’s not very strong, is it?”
“No,” Eveline said. “Not to you, at least. For a demon, it would be scalding. This is a similar ...
2024-02-27 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostPath of Dragons 2 - Chapter 78 - Teamwork
The warlord roared, and the orcish horde responded to its call, clambering to cross the trench-strewn battlefield on their way to destroy Ironshore. The defenders attempted to fend them off with th...
2024-02-26 16:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostPath of Dragons 2 - Chapter 77 - Blind
“Bring her back,” growled Carmen, staring down at the woman in the chair. She couldn’t have been more than twenty years old, and once upon a time, she’d been quite lovely. And she would be ...
2024-02-26 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 454 - Disbelief
Grand Magister Tordal slammed his fist against the desk, demanding, “What?!”
His advisors – morons, every single one of them, as far as he was concerned – shuffled their feet nervousl...
2024-02-26 14:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostNew Art for Path of Dragons
I got this back about a week ago, and I've been itching to share it:
The painting is of Elijah, s...
2024-02-25 17:29:24 +0000 UTC View PostPath of Dragons 2 - Chapter 76 - The Warlord
With three orcs clinging to his exhausted body, Elijah struggled to stay upright as the monsters bit and clawed, stabbed and scratched. Roaring, he tried to dislodge them, but the creatures were no...
2024-02-25 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostMistrunner 4 - Chapter 47 - The Rules of War
Templars are just people. We have hopes and dreams, flaws and fears just like everyone else. The only difference is that we somehow managed to peek behind the curtain. For many... 2024-02-25 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Weekly Check-In (2/25/24)
Many of you know I have been pushing really hard over the past couple of months. Part of that is because Mistrunner is just about finished (I only need to write about 9 more chapters), but it...
2024-02-25 08:08:41 +0000 UTC View PostPath of Dragons 2 - Chapter 75 - The Battle of Ironshore
The smell of charred flesh and the screams of dying orcs filled the air as Elijah let the rage of the lamellar ape rush through him. All around him, gnomes, dwarves, goblins, and a scattered few el...
2024-02-24 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMistrunner 4 - Chapter 46 - Bad to Worse
I wish I could take some of the burden from Mira’s shoulders, but I know I couldn’t bear the weight. In most ways, she represents our only hope, and if she fails, Earth fal... 2024-02-24 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Path of Dragons 2 - Chapter 74 - The Horde Arrives
Elijah awoke to the gentle sound of a flute. As his eyes fluttered open, he glanced around the enormous and garishly appointed room, but he couldn’t find the origin of the music. Yet, even so, he...
2024-02-23 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 453 - The Power of Gods
Zeke felt the world roil as the sky split open, but even as thick bolts of arcane lightning descended upon the increasingly terrified Knights, he had other things on his mind. Only a few minutes be...
2024-02-23 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostPath of Dragons 2 - Chapter 73 - An Unscrupulous Man
Trace was bored out of his mind, and the worst part about it was that he didn’t think there was any end to it in sight. It was his own fault, really. He knew it, too. He should have just killed t...
2024-02-22 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 452 - Outflanked
Pudge burst out of [Concealed Steps], ripping through the Adontis scout. The man’s light armor offered little resistance to Pudge’s sharp claws, and the bearkin tore through him with enough vio...
2024-02-22 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostPath of Dragons 2 - Chapter 72 - The Importance of Ditches
Elijah sat on the edge of the ditch, his legs dangling nearly ten feet above the deepest portion. It was filled with sharpened stakes, many of which glistened with ethera from various skills. After...
2024-02-21 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostMistrunner 4 - Chapter 45 - Bailing Water
I don’t know why I stayed. It was hopeless, and just like I’d seen happy a hundred times before, the planet was doomed. Still, I stayed. I wanted to help, and I still don... 2024-02-21 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Path of Dragons 2 - Chapter 71 - Equipping an Army
Searing heat buffeted Carmen as she stepped into her newly expanded forge. Inside, there were seven apprentices working, and that wasn’t even considering the number of people who’d been tasked ...
2024-02-20 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 451 - Round One
The head of Zeke’s hammer fell with a wet thunk, collapsing the enemy knight’s skull. A spurt of blood escaped the man’s helmet as he fell to the ground in a limp heap. Yet Zeke wasn’t conc...
2024-02-20 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostPath of Dragons 2 - Chapter 70 - Hunters Hunting
Wearing Guise of the Predator like a cloak, Elijah crept forward, his body low to the ground as he stalked the stag. It was an enormous deer, at least the size of a full-grown moose, which meant th...
2024-02-19 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 450 - Battle
The morning dawned, crisp and cold, but a sense of impending doom hung over Zeke and his people. Beside him were thousands of kobolds and beastkin, with hundreds of humans interspersed. Some of the...
2024-02-19 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostPath of Dragons 2 - Chapter 69 - Harassment
The night hung heavy in the air as Kurik crouched atop a thick branch, looking down at the game trail. For the past day, he and his squad had steadily engaged in a campaign of guerrilla warfare aga...
2024-02-18 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostMistrunner 4 - Chapter 44 - The Dawn of a New Age
The quarantine system was supposed to be foolproof. Or that was what history tells us. When it was implemented, it was intended to give frontier planets a chance to adjust to t... 2024-02-18 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post