Chapter 60 - Things to Come
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We hit 100 members! Thank you to everyone who now supports me and my writing. As a thank you an extra chapter will come out tomorrow along with another to raise ...
2024-06-21 20:19:11 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapter 59 - Nice Talk
It was a few hours after the fight that I really came back mentally. Killing a human for the first time was a lot different than I thought it would be. The physical act wasn't what was different, h...
2024-06-20 19:42:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 58 - Easy
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At first, I wrote this chapter fully in first person and I didn't like the transition between perspectives. Then I wrote all in third and didn't like it either...
2024-06-19 21:01:28 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 57 - Alarm
Day 60
It had been two weeks since the change. 4 Waves and 14 days of grueling training for everyone in camp. Everyone came around and realized what needed to be done.
At first...
2024-06-18 20:22:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 56 - Tracy
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For those who won't see my announcement on RR, I'll add it here.
The support I have been getting is tremendous and honestly blows my mind....
2024-06-17 18:38:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 55 - F Rank
Decisions, decisions.
The first thing I had to do was choose my last class skill. Looking back on the list of nine that my current class offered me was bittersweet. There were three I didn't ...
2024-06-14 20:22:16 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 54 - Changes
I woke to a sharp pain in my face. Immediately, I jumped up and surveyed for threats in the room but only found Austin.
As my mind came more into focus, I found out that 1, he had slapped me,...
2024-06-13 19:37:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 53 - Vengeance
Vengeance was the only thing I could think about as I charged to where the boss had to be. There was nothing I could do for my Grandfather, but there was something I could do for the beast that kil...
2024-06-12 19:42:57 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 52 - Storm Clouds
The thirty minutes of rest weren't enough to recover completely but it was all the time I had available to me. Since the last wave came from the east and west, this one would come from the north an...
2024-06-11 19:31:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 51 - Freeze
I woke up covered in snow with a massive headache. My body was sore like I had run a marathon the previous day as well. It took a moment to figure out why everything hurt but the events of last nig...
2024-06-10 20:13:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 50 - Ice That Would Last
Hours passed.
A few more hours passed.
The first rays of sunlight started to peak over the horizon.
"What am I doing wrong?" exasperation colored my tone.
I had been at this...
2024-06-09 22:25:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 49 - To the Mountains
"Who's huff stupid huff idea huff was this?" Entirely out of breath, I couldn't help but voice my question to my surroundings.
This was a...
2024-06-09 00:27:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 48 - Jinx
It took a long time for my arm to heal but it wasn't as bad as the last time. [Meditation] eased the burden on the healers and boosted my vitality to heal the wound faster. I received feeling back ...
2024-06-08 20:58:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 47 - Explosive
Time seemed to slow as the tail descended and it gave me time to watch with rapt attention as the appendage made its way toward me. I poured everything I had into getting my skill to upgrade and co...
2024-06-07 20:08:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 46 - Ice Wall
Jumping down from the wall, I took my time approaching the beast. [Identify] was unhelpful and came back with something I hadn't seen before.
[?? – Level 25]
<...
2024-06-06 19:00:40 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 45 - 15th Wave
My 'Blizzard' was less effective than I wanted it to be. The ice still easily broke if it hit wrong, and the number of projectiles could use some work. I was spinning them as fast as I could while ...
2024-06-05 20:24:14 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 44 - Blizzard
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Sorry for the delay in your extra chapter, it took me a while to write it.
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"You've got to be shitting me." I couldn't help but mut...
2024-06-05 05:02:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 43 - Tranquil Thoughts
Breath in
Hold
Breath out
Repeat
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This... wasn't working.
It was extremely boring t...
2024-06-04 20:23:56 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 42 - Ice Manipulation
Christopher's POV
Day 42
Huff, Huff.
My body hurt from the strain, but I powered through. Sweat was dripping down into m...
2024-06-04 03:49:43 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 41 - Refugees
Craig Rothburn's POV
I was furious and could barely stop myself from unsheathing my sword and taking this pompous asshole's head off.
Not only did he ...
2024-06-04 01:47:55 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 40 - Bad Guy
After the 11th wave the days went on and we went through with the pylon upgrade before the 12th wave arrived.
The pylon upgrade went smoothly and it was another wave that we dealt with cleanl...
2024-06-03 21:46:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 39 - Idle Worries
The night sky was marvelous to look at. The stars twinkled in the night, unknown constellations coloring the black canvas. It was a nice way to decompress after the day I had.
The wave this m...
2024-06-02 21:42:58 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 38 - Tinted Red
This wave was different than the last one. The last wave was stressful and I didn't get a chance to focus much on what I was doing. I was too preoccupied with doing everything I could to not let an...
2024-06-02 02:49:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 37 - Unwanted Change
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This is y'alls extra chapter for today, I might put another one out today if I find the time, but there will definitely be one tomorrow. I don't know if you guys...
2024-06-01 19:35:45 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 36 - Barbarian's Rage
I spent most of the following day in the forge. The wave came on day 28 and we spent most of Day 29 either mourning or cleaning up. Or in my case recovering. I wanted to get to work and start fixin...
2024-06-01 01:58:27 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 35 - Aftermath
When I came to, there were only a few rays of light in the sky. It seemed I was out of it until sunset.
I had been moved to our 'hospital' tent by somebody but I didn't remember that happenin...
2024-05-31 20:12:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 34 - This is Gonna Hurt
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I'm debating changing the way I denote skills. I had been using italics ( Sweeping Slash ) but might change to brackets ( [Sweeping Slash] )
I tried out brackets in this ...
2024-05-30 19:13:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 33 - So It Begins
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This is my first time righting a huge battle like this, let me know how I did.
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"Ready?" Granddad shouted.
All of the warriors were standing at the ready right...
2024-05-29 19:48:18 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 32 - Ease the Pressure
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I am going to do my best to get some more chapters out for you guys when I can. Currently I'm only two ahead but it will be more soon. I'll have some extra time over the weekend to get m...
2024-05-28 22:44:14 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 31 - Body of a Barbarian
My head was still going over everything that we had learned yesterday, while my body went through the daily motions. My forging suffered from my distracted thoughts, but I couldn't help it. It was ...
2024-05-28 20:01:28 +0000 UTC View Post