Chapter 36 - Meanwhile, at the house
Bryce
“Did that work? Bryce, are you awake?” I heard Thea’s panicked voice as my consciousness slowly came back to me. Everything ached and my muscles felt weak. It reminded me of the time that I had joined a new gym in college and pushed myself too hard in order to impress the attractive ...
2022-10-21 02:02:02 +0000 UTC
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Okay, new chapter today, and hopefully we'll be getting back on track soon. Payments are still paused and will remain that way until we're caught up. Life was a bit of a shitstorm for awhile there, but that's over now and I'll finally have time to actually sit down and write.
In other news! The audiobook for Executive is finally out! It ca...
2022-10-19 00:11:25 +0000 UTC
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Okay! As it stands Patreon is ~5 chapters behind where I want it to be, this is because of <insert any number of excuses here>.
To me this is unacceptable, especially when people are paying to have these extra chapters. SO! What I'm going to do is pause payments until we're back to where I want Patreon to be.
I have no idea how...
2022-09-23 20:58:49 +0000 UTC
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Still a little bit late, but we're getting back on track!
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Chapter 33 - Honest Discussions
Bryce
“What do you mean, ‘is somebody missing’?” Rosie, the dryad asked. “You’ve been missing for months, and you have the nerve to show up here and ask if somebody is missing? Just consider yo...
2022-09-16 16:14:14 +0000 UTC
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Hey all! Sorry for the delay, but I am back to writing and I've kept track of the missed chapters, which will be made up... eventually. In the meantime, I'm determined to not miss any more deadlines.
So! Here's chapter 32!
Chapter 32 - Welcome to Hel
Bryce
“We should get going,” Esme interrupted before I could respo...
2022-09-13 15:28:33 +0000 UTC
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"Holy crap? Is that Jayde? Is she still alive?"
Yep! And here's chapter 31! Thank you for your patience, and I'm going to try to get a second chapter up today. But failing that, it'll definitely be this weekend.
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Chapter 31 - Premonition
Samira
“What? Why five hours?” I asked. “We could just leave now....
2022-09-03 23:52:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
First, let me apologize for the delayed chapters. Trying to become an author has been getting in the way of me being a writer, which I'm finding out is just a part of things that I need to learn how to manage.
Everything has settled down significantly and (gods willing) I'm planning on getting both chapters out by tomorrow n...
2022-08-31 04:33:05 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 30 - Preparations
Thea
“We’re totally going to your dad’s temple while we’re in Hades, right?” I asked. Chorus had just left after hugging Esme again, and we were all still gathered in the observation room.
“You’re not coming with me,” Esme declared. “Besides, don’t you have a girlfriend now?”
2022-08-26 20:20:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 29 - Reunion, Take Two
Esme
My eyes opened slowly as the haze lifted from my thoughts. It took me a moment to recognize that I was lying in the med-lab of little Salinthea’s very own starship.
Okay, she didn’t own it exclusively, but the rest of the crew were just a bunch of mortals. It wouldn’t be long for them...
2022-08-24 18:50:32 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 28 - Resurrections, Summonings, and You
Thea
“Um, doctor, I think you may have misunderstood,” Bryce said. I felt like I probably needed to add something, but I was way too busy laughing.
Sami and Softie were still back at the resort. But Bryce rushed to end our vacation the moment Doc let us know s...
2022-08-23 03:00:57 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 27 - Rest and Reservations
Bryce
“Sora! Are you in there?” I shouted as I knocked on the door to the navigator’s quarters. We had been traveling in the Aether for well over a week and we should’ve arrived at the Legion station days ago. Usually, I would’ve just asked Sora what was going on, but they...
2022-08-21 03:49:06 +0000 UTC
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It's still Wednesday in mountain time! So, I'm not technically late with this chapter!
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Chapter 26 - New Friends and Close Quarters
Bryce
“We’re clear in here!” I shouted back into the hallway before dismissing my sword and walking over to the hole in the floor. “Are you okay down there, Thea? Do you nee...
2022-08-18 05:53:49 +0000 UTC
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Thank you so much for your patience with me getting these chapters out a little late.
I've been crazy busy recently, and that means I have a bit of news. The big thing is that the first book is available for pre-order on Amazon! You can find it here if you're at a...
2022-08-16 21:31:11 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 24 - The Good Doctor
Bryce
“I hate to be the one to tell you this,” Thea said. “But that man is dead. Like very, very dead. I have never in my life met a man who was more dead than that man right there. He is cadaverific.”
“Thea, at this point, you’re just being rude.” I walked in to get a closer look, b...
2022-08-13 17:13:56 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 23 - Search and Rescue
Thea
“Alrighty princess, you ready?” I asked. We were standing in the bad guy’s airlock after we finished changing and our EVA suits were safely stored away in my ring. We were getting ready to storm the ship. Well, maybe ‘storm’ wasn’t exactly the right word.
“Remember, we need to...
2022-08-12 10:49:53 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 22 - Jumping Ship
Bryce
Yep, that’s definitely a Union registration,” Samira said. “They didn’t even hide it all that well, just attached their normal registration to a Legion header. Honestly Sora, if you had taken thirty seconds to look at it, then you probably would’ve realized right away.”
We were all ...
2022-08-08 06:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 21 - The Research Station
Bryce
Bryce, we need a concealment spell, and we need it now.
I sat up in bed as I received the message from Sora. Thea grumbled some sort of complaint before rolling over and pulling the blanket tighter around herself. I didn’t blame her for not waking up.
Her mana had taken...
2022-08-08 06:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 20 - Out of the Bottle
Ithnaa
“Water is in the kitchen,” Thea pointed past the bar before getting up from where she was sitting. “There are cups in the cabinet above the dishwasher and I can grab something for your head from the med-lab.”
“Thanks. I’ll grab a glass then answer whatever questions you have, ...
2022-08-07 01:04:32 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
Quick update. There's going to be a slight delay in releasing chapter 20 while I make it less terrible. It should land at some point during the weekend.
Also! Monday will be the last double release with chapters 21 & 22, and then we're going back to single chapters.
It's been fun (and stressful) releasing at this r...
2022-08-05 06:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 18 - The Next Step
Samira
Thea and the captain were on the couch making lovey eyes at each other, and Sora was at the bar pretending to make drinks. All the while we were sitting in the Aether without a destination. So, things were pretty much back to normal.
As far as we could tell, the captain’s plan had worked. T...
2022-08-03 06:05:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 17 - The Plan
Varlin
It’s not that I enjoyed using Bryce like this. Hells, I still considered her one of my closest friends. But business is business, and I needed to buy myself enough time to find the real relic or I’d lose more than just my promotion. Besides, whatever she was planning with Dr. Phaylex would never wor...
2022-08-03 06:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 16 - Catching up with Family
Thea
“I don’t mind explaining,” Ash said. “But I believe the executive—sorry, Bryce—mentioned that things were time sensitive.”
“No matter what ends up happening, we’ll need to fix your weapons, which will take time,” Bryce explained. “And Samira can get started while...
2022-08-01 06:06:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 15 - Shifting Alliances
Bryce
“Executive! Tell me what's going on this instant!” Ashaiya stood and adjusted her glasses. “I just received a message saying our weapon systems are offline! I’m assuming you know something about this?”
I minimized my feed, keeping it open enough to still send messages, but allow...
2022-08-01 06:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 14 - The one with the Deus ex Machina
Thea
“Mistress!” La’akea shouted. “What are you doing here? I have this completely under control without you.”
“Do you? Because it sure as hell doesn’t look like it.” Kai raised an eyebrow. “Do you have any idea how long that’s going to take to clean up?” She...
2022-07-29 06:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 13 - The Devil and the Details
Bryce
“Executive, it’s a pleasure to finally meet you in person,” Captain Ashaiya said as we shook hands. “Although, I’m surprised you chose to come alone, it would have been well within your rights to have Legion provide a number of escorts for your protection.”
“I appreci...
2022-07-29 06:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 12 - Turning up the Heat
Thea
When Ithnaa had described Rajak as her weak little cousin, I thought she was just being super arrogant. Ever since I left the hells, anybody who boasted about their ‘immense power’ was dead or apologizing like 10 seconds later. It was actually a pretty funny pattern.
But Ithnaa moved ...
2022-07-27 06:06:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 11 - Heading Into the Light
Bryce
“I mean, we got everything,” Sora said. “Hells, we still have access to their systems, but it looks like Legion really doesn’t know what the relic does. That or it’s above the admiral’s pay grade.”
Sora was sitting on the couch while I paced back and forth in the living ...
2022-07-27 06:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 10 - And Djinn there was more
Thea
“What is this place?” The djinn asked.
“This is Elysia,” La’akea replied. “Home to the gods! You’ve found yourself in the domain of Kai, the mighty trickster. Consider it a great honor.”
“Interesting story,” the djinn smirked. “I’m sure I’ll remember i...
2022-07-25 06:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 9 - Drinks with the Admiral
Bryce
“Samira won’t be a problem, will she?” Varlin asked as the door sealed behind me. The main area of the admiral’s cabin had been set up as a meeting area designed to accommodate his shorter stature, while not being uncomfortable for taller races.
The couches in the center of th...
2022-07-25 06:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 8 - Subterfuge
Sora
I had to stop myself from facepalming. When Bryce asked Sami to do this I didn’t have high hopes, but I had expected it to take her at least a little longer to slip up.
Thankfully, Varlin was on top of things, and spoke up before anybody could question her mistake. “Jayne, how about you take Sa...
2022-07-22 06:05:59 +0000 UTC
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