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NBB - A sphere's tale - Prologue

** authors note **

This is the start of the short story I said would come. Expect a chapter a week at first, anywhere between 1400 and 2200 words.

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In the middle of a vast...

Kernstalion beyond book one and Nothing but bones

Kernstalion:

So, I hope you've enjoyed Kernstalion book one! Chapter 82 marks the end of what became an over eight hundred pages long story that started with a simple idea I ...

Kernstalion 82: Earthless

As the temperature rose, the scent of grass after a rainstorm was what finally jogged me awake, and I turned to the trees. The small ones were slightly wilted, the green leaves curled on the edges....

Kernstalion 81: Last stand

Est, they are coming through!

Rathica's voice jogged me from my frenzied scraping and cutting, and I looked up. The finished Manticores stood in front of the portal. The second one h...

Kernstalion 80: Rathica's realm

I had expected many things, a massive green world with a towering city or some infinity hall of training rooms, but not what we arrived in. By my best guesstimate from the curve that I saw running ...

Kernstalion 79: Battle of the deities

Without the weight of the pack and with just my ax on my back, I surged forward, my feet ripping out chunks of the grassy soil. Within seconds I was a hundred meters away and still speeding up. Eve...

NBB2: Epilogue

Sumil listened to the loud thudding and shuffling of her pursuers as she crept stealthily from shadow to shadow. Her gaze was fixed on the jagged opening of the box canyon she was hiding in, her sk...

Kernstalion 78: Sprinting a marathon

"Est, slow down!"

I turned around to see the others struggle forward, even Laurel's head hanging down, her breathing coming in sharp, ragged bursts.

A trickle of morning light filtered ...

Kernstalion 77: Late night visitors

We continued running for a long time, although we had to slow down within minutes as Eliandra and Haltir couldn't keep up a high pace. When Haltir couldn't move past a tottering jog, I called Laure...

Kernstalion 76: Traveling with hurdles

To my slight astonishment, nothing happened during the night, nor as we traveled through the morning. Haltir seemed in a great mood, jumping around more spry than someone his age had any right to b...

Kernstalion 75: Constant irritation

"This will be fine," I said, holding onto the rope dangling down the hull with two hands. To my relief, Lark began slowing down and stopped a good distance away from where we had seen the Worg. I d...

Kernstalion 74: Back in the Howling Forest

I woke early in the morning, alone. I felt small wood chips poke my arms and belly, wondering how they hadn't woken me in the middle of the night. Shuffling and heavy breathing came from somewhere ...

Kernstalion 73: Small gains, big consequences

Laurel stared at the door. She was standing as far from the door as was possible on the small ship. Loud chopping and mad roaring came from inside.

"He isn't really listening, is he?" Haltir ...

Kernstalion 72: Planting

Lying on my sleeping bag, Eliandra snug against me, I stared at the dark ceiling. Laurel and Haltir had taken the first watch after a day of sailing and keeping a lookout for any ship in pursuit, t...

Nothing but bones 2 : The chaos rifts pre-release

So, after a gruesome day of battling with the great demons called print margins,  amazon book upload timeouts, and wrong cover dimensions, I have come out victorious!

Book two in the Not...

Another Patron

Thanks, Joseph, for supporting me! The previous two Kernstalion chapters were extra to show my appreciation. I'll release two on RR early tomorrow.

 I can't promise chapters for each new...

Kernstalion 71: Uninvited guests

I started by examining the main cabin but found it empty. Staring at the empty room, I sighed and left. Even if Eliandra brought back a ton of stuff, Lark was still going to be empty.

Outside...

Kernstalion 70: Pirates

I woke slowly, my mind seeming to resist the process. At some point, I realized I was lying in a soft bed, covered in blankets. For two seconds, my fuzzy mind convinced me that I must have had a lo...

Kernstalion 69: Meeting Worthood

After walking through the city for a whole afternoon, we eventually returned to the crossroads with the bookstore, as I still wanted to check it out. We were planning to find a place to eat after t...

Kernstalion 68: Preparations

"Come again," I said as I scrambled up and looked at Rathica in disbelief. She had not just said what I thought I heard.

"You heard right, Est," Rathica said as she looked at me in s...

Kernstalion 67: Inter deity conflict

"No, you divine failure. When you showed up, I helped you against those three old monsters, and look what it got me." Flowheart spoke in cold, even tones, frost crystals hanging in the air around h...

Kernstalion 66: Drawing a crowd

The trip back to the temple district took half the time, but it was almost completely dark when we arrived. The only light was provided by the sconces set in the walls, a yellowish glow to guide ou...

Kernstalion 65: Staring daggers

I strained to push the rear of the three-meter wide cart forward, trying to ignore the awful smell of the two guards beside me as they groaned and cursed. The cart was moving like a snail as we pus...

Kernstalion 64: Temple requirements

Laurel fell in line with me as we walked through the massive room.

"So, you do know they won't just let us inside a temple to look around?" she said.

"Don't worry, I think I know the pe...

Kernstalion 63: Iz the all-knowing

"Come on, Lisle! You know how good my cooking is. Accept already. You know you want to!" Crow-feet said, smiling at the nimble-looking waitress who stood beside our table. She shook her head, her p...

Kernstalion 62: The Pit

The water took forever to rise; at least, that's what it felt like as we stood on the deck. From above us, dozens of heads kept poking over the edge to stare down on us. Some seemed impressed, but ...

Kernstalion 61: Orlion, the city of waves

For an entire day and night, we continued underwater, beset by demon-squids on all sides. When it was late in the morning of the next day, I sat wearily on the prow, looking ahead for the next batc...

A status update on Kernstalion, NBB2, and... the cover!

Hey guys,

First, a big shout out to WorkForFood for supporting me! Welcome, and I hope you enjoy the things I write!

Beyond that, Kernstalion has almost caught up with Royalroad, and I'...

Kernstalion 60: Breaking through

I stared silently at the sleek vessel that hung motionless in the water in front of us, stunned by the voice that had just bubbled up in my mind. It was cold and slimy and brought images of swamps ...

Kernstalion 59: The graveyard

We searched around, and for the next hour, all we did was move from vegetation to vegetation as I absorbed the life energy inside.

When my health bar finally moved back to full, I sighed in r...