Chapter 269 - History of Cards
“What’s this from again?” asked Nate, removing a little of the tender meat from his teeth with his tongue. “Oxenaw,” answered Wulfgar, rubbi
“What’s this from again?” asked Na...
2025-07-24 20:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapter 268 - Headquarters
Nate sat across from Aisling, a piece of torn paper between them lying flat on the table. “Looks like it’s pretty far away,” commented Nate.
Nate sat across from Aisling, a piece of tor...
2025-07-22 20:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 267 - Individual Paths
Kiri strode through the mud, her eyes fixed on the castle walls before her. Spears were launched in her direction and she carefully picked a
Kiri strode through the mud, her eyes fixed on the...
2025-07-20 20:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 266 - The Second Domino
Nate sat in the middle of his art gallery, his eyes drifting from one artwork to another as he considered his actions from the night before. Those of his paintings that depicted war and strife rece...
2025-07-17 20:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 265 - The First Domino
The assassins made their move, answering Nate’s provocation. He sensed their movements as they dashed forward, using shadows to cover and co
The assassins made their move, answering Nate’...
2025-07-15 20:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 264 - After Party
Nate stood at the edge of the living room observing the dinner party he had organised. Weirdly, it made him feel like something of an adult.
Nate stood at the edge of the living room observin...
2025-07-13 20:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 263 - Dinner and a Party
Nate finished sending off the last invitation, watching as the small piece of paper flew out the window, carried by a bird made of paint. He glanced at Frick curiously.
“Now that they’re ...
2025-07-10 20:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 262 - Home’s where the Home is
Nate stepped out of the portal in the middle of the forest, right where they had set up the previous portal emplacement and almost been accosted by three, old Lesser Divinities. That single step wa...
2025-07-08 20:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 261 - Farewell for now
Nate sat on a stone bench staring out across the vista of the lands below. Ankh’Aris’s mountain continued to stretch above, with a layer of clouds concealing the peak. Even so, they were high e...
2025-07-06 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 260 - Heart to Heart
Nate could understand Ankh’Aris’s disappointment. The ancient dragon could almost certainly sense the Divine Energy Nate had been accruing over the last month or so. Between Nate’s slowly gro...
2025-07-03 20:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHave your say!
IMPORTANT: If you haven't read Chapter 259 stop reading here as there are spoilers below. Good? Good!
Now that that is out of the way, I am planning out Nate's future path and a...
2025-07-02 23:03:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 259 - Final Preparations
Nate looked at Frick as his Familiar dutifully worked to expand their house.
“What was the Third Hell like?”
“It was like being eaten by maggots and dying of thirst while you trie...
2025-07-01 20:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 258 - Changed Reality
Nate brought up the first notification for his new Skills.
Skill Synergy discovered between your Permanent Alterations (Epic) Skill, Spacetime Manipulation (Epic Skill), Conceptual Automa...
2025-06-29 20:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 257 - Enduring Balance
Nate was dying. Approaching the Divine Artifact of Erosion had been as painful and deleterious as approaching Ruin and different to approaching Change. Cataclysm had felt explosively destructive bu...
2025-06-26 20:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 256 - First Steps
Nate stood before a fire pit carved into the black sands of the realm that Ankh’Aris had catapulted him into. The obsidian stone of the firepit rippled like water, bowing to the demands of the di...
2025-06-24 20:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 255 - Forced Learning
Nate sat naked in the sands of Ankh’Aris’s destructive cultivation realm, as he fought for his own survival. The blasts of sand had stripped him bald, his beautiful blond hair evaporating into ...
2025-06-22 20:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 254 - Course Correction
Kiri lunged at Ankh’Aris the moment he appeared in front of Nate. Even imbued with soul energy she was too slow. One second she was throwing herself at Ankh’Aris and the next she was dangling a...
2025-06-19 20:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 253 - An Honest Assessment
Nate was giving Lord Ankh’Aris’s offer a great deal of thought, among other things. The problem he was experiencing was that those other things kept jockeying for his attention. They had just b...
2025-06-17 20:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 252 - Systems Truth
The question reverberated in Nate’s mind. What did he desire? The obvious answer was clearly developing his Destruction affinity. Something Lord Ankh’Aris seemed uniquely capable of providing. ...
2025-06-15 20:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 251 - That Which Is Beyond Me
Nate pondered Kiri’s question about why Arikanvil was in a research station floating around Galle.
“The other three I get,” continued Kiri. “They’re Lesser Divines. Probably somewha...
2025-06-12 20:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 250 - Consolidating Gains
Nate loved creating art. To use his imagination, a canvas and some paint to make something from nothing always left him feeling accomplished. Even when the work itself was mediocre, though he was h...
2025-06-10 20:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 249 - Spring Cleaning
Nate looked across the City of Pinoreth as he made his plans. Reciprocity was silent as he contemplated dealing with the beasts assaulting the walls and he instantly recognised why. Those beasts we...
2025-06-08 20:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 248 - Regalia
Kiri moved like an awkward hunting hawk through the skies. A beam of light shot at her and she activated Shadow of the Soul, creating a shadow of herself to take the blast. The impact lit up the sk...
2025-06-05 20:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 247 - Thirst for Divinity
Nate stared out over the bay and towards the horizon as his Grandmaster-tier Space Sigil hung in front of him. Keeping the bath of paint around him flowing while maintaining the separate colours, h...
2025-06-03 20:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe Runic Artist - A Shade Closer Amazon Release!
Hi everyone. It's been a hot minute since the last amazon release and I am excited to see how far the story has come and am eternally grateful for everyones support.
Book 3, A Shade Closer, r...
2025-06-02 13:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 246 - Grand Runic Array
Nate sat atop the cliffs overlooking Pinoreth, bathed in paint. With a rune made of the Shape, Paint and Control Sigils he kept the different colours of Mythic paint separated around him, like mult...
2025-06-01 20:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 245 - Hard Truths
Nate sat down across from the Elders of the Depths Walker Temple before him, the air alive with the pressure of the Heart of the Sea all around them. Reciprocity pushed at Nate to repay the answer ...
2025-05-29 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 244 - A Truth
Nate slid beneath the water's surface. His barrier kept the water at bay as he formed it to the contours of his body. Conceptual Runic Mastery allowed him to create a rune of Water...
2025-05-27 20:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostBook 3 ePub
Hey all! Time moves on and Book 3 is going to Amazon in a week (Kindle and Audible). Normally I would've put this up earlier but time got away from me. Attached is the epub file for The Runic Artis...
2025-05-26 00:21:38 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 243 - Insight and Offers
Nate stood on the balcony, enjoying the cool, ocean breeze as he mentally probed the remains of his right arm. His first thoughts were to remove the Fire Concept embedded in the wound, but he was f...
2025-05-25 20:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post