Sometimes, I wonder how it all started. Someone had to have created the Mist. Were they responsible for the Nexus Implants and the system? Or was it someone else? Did it all ju... 2023-10-07 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
“This is unnatural,” said Eta, looking around.
Jasper resisted the urge to sigh at her obvious statement. “Was it the stone trees that gave it away?” he asked under his breath.
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2023-10-06 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostPudge awoke to the unpleasant feeling of being half-submerged in what he hoped was water. Fortunately, his head rested on something above the liquid, which had kept him from drowning. With a groan,...
2023-10-05 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostMira is like a bomb waiting to explode. It happened once before, and I’ve spent the intervening years trying to keep it from happening again. Not because I care about all the... 2023-10-04 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
It didn’t take Zeke long to get over the shock of having the ground collapse beneath him, but even regaining his wits did little to help his situation. Years ago, he’d evolved his race for the ...
2023-10-03 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“I think ‘garghoules’ would have been a better name,” said Eveline.
“Not the time!” Zeke grunted as he was sent flying backwards through the air. He hit the ground, kicking up a r...
2023-10-02 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostSometimes, I have trouble remembering their faces. Remy. My mom. A dozen others I don’t even want to think about. I can only imagine what it was like for Jeremiah. How lonely... 2023-10-01 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
The world – probably the universe – is filled with horrible things. I know that, and I accept it. But I think there’s just as much good out there. You just have to be ope... 2023-09-30 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Zeke maintained [Triune Colossus], fueling the skill with earth mana as he marched down the gravel lane. On either side of him grew oak trees, their low, interlocking branches spreading across the ...
2023-09-29 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostZeke looked out across the grounds, searching for something to indicate the nature of the dungeon’s denizens. But he saw nothing but shadows, overgrown topiary, and, above it all, the looming pre...
2023-09-28 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThere’s so much we don’t know about the world. We have no idea what’s out there. Not really. And the rest of the universe is even more mysterious. Anyone who claims they ... 2023-09-27 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
At Zeke’s nod, Pudge slipped away from the group. As he did so, he used [Concealed Steps] to mask his presence, augmenting it with his Will. His path of stealth only had one real purpose, but so ...
2023-09-26 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe winter moon hung high in the night sky, casting the forest in a silvery light as Zeke led his companions through the wilderness. The ghostly, high-pitched moan hung in the air, clinging to ever...
2023-09-25 13:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostI never expected my life to end up like this. After my mom died and I started riding along with Remy, I thought I’d follow in his footsteps. We both did. But then he died, an... 2023-09-24 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Morality is the privilege of the powerful.
Patrick Ward
After Alistaris gave me a little more information on my target, I es...
2023-09-23 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Can we go around?” Zeke asked, standing atop a hill and gazing across the tundra. In the distance, he saw four imposing fortresses. So far away, it was difficult to truly gauge their size, but...
2023-09-22 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostZeke kicked the huge, white bear directly in the snout, sending it skidding backwards across the ice. It recovered quickly, but by that point, Pudge was upon it, raking [Netherclaw] across its broa...
2023-09-21 15:14:13 +0000 UTC View PostI think it’s important to see the good in the world. Sure, evil’s out there. Bad things happen all the time. But to me, happiness is a choice we have to make every single day. Focus...
2023-09-20 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostFor those who might've missed previous announcements, I just wanted to let you know that the first book in the Mistrunner series is now available on 2023-09-19 21:24:01 +0000 UTC View Post
“Is he well?” asked Sasha, sitting cross-legged on the couch. Pudge paced nearby, clearly in a state of unrest.
“I think so,” he admitted, though he wasn’t certain that he believed ...
2023-09-19 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostZeke was only out for a couple of hours, and by the time he awoke, he was back in the tower. When his eyes fluttered open, he was confronted with a vision of Kianma hovering over him like an overpr...
2023-09-18 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostTo Mira, Jeremiah was a god-like figure. Rationally, I think she understands that he was a flawed man and the product of a seriously messed-up situation, but from an emotional ... 2023-09-17 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Sometimes, the only way to make sense of things is to take everything apart, figure out how it works, and then put it back together.
Patric...
2023-09-16 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAthis shouted something in a language Tucker couldn’t understand, then bounded forward across the ship’s deck. He reached the rail, but he didn’t slow. In fact, he continued to accelerate as ...
2023-09-15 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Another one incoming!” Tucker screamed, wheeling around and taking aim at the storm spirit bearing down on him. It was a swirling mass of wind and rain, with a bit of lightning thrown in for g...
2023-09-14 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostMany of the aliens I’ve encountered resemble creatures out of our mythology. From elves to gnomes and everything in between – I often wonder if there’s some meaning behin... 2023-09-13 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Some of you may have noticed that the chapters for the first Mistrunner book have been removed. As much as I wish I could keep them up, Amazon's exclusivity terms prevent me from doing so. &n...
2023-09-12 20:37:45 +0000 UTC View Post“Run!” Zeke roared, wheeling around to face his stunned companions. Their surprised inaction didn’t last long before each of them turned and obeyed his command. Jasper was the fastest, his fe...
2023-09-12 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe acrid smell of burning corpses filled the air as Zeke knelt next to a dead kobold. He hadn’t known the creature’s name. Nor did he recognize the distinct pattern on her scales or the colorf...
2023-09-11 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostOverconfidence bordering on arrogance will always be an issue for Mira. She never sees a problem she doesn’t believe she can overcome. And given her track record, she’s pro... 2023-09-10 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post