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Commerce Emperor Chapter 17: The Hill of Fire

Commerce Emperor Chapter 17: The Hill of Fire

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There were many legends about how the Assassin’s power worked.

Some whispered that the Assassin required a person’s name and face, then determined the cause of death. A stroke, accident, murder… th...

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Apocalypse Tamer's Final Book Released on KU!

Apocalypse Tamer's Final Book Released on KU!

Hello everyone,

As forewarned many weeks ago, the final book of Apocalypse Tamer is now out Kindle Unlimited. For those who joined this patreon from Commerce Emperor and/or Blood & Fur, Apocalypse Tamer was my latest LitRPG series, and probably the last one for the foreseeable future. It concludes a ...

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Commerce Emperor Chapter 16: Poisoned Skies

Commerce Emperor Chapter 16: Poisoned Skies

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With little time to waste, Colmar and I departed on foot towards the city’s cathedral with a squad of guards. I would rather have taken horses or pegasi, but the latter struggled to stay wi...

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Blood & Fur Chapter 16: The Plot

Blood & Fur Chapter 16: The Plot

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A vicious battle raged on a board of wood.

Two teams of six warriors faced one another along square-shaped tracks. Each of these six had been chosen among hundreds to represent a god in thi...

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Commerce Emperor Chapter 15: The Hellfire Ball

Commerce Emperor Chapter 15: The Hellfire Ball

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I disliked funerals.

I had seen far too many in my childhood when the Purple Plague swept away my friends and family. I remembered very well how they started out as solemn and elaborate affairs in the ea...

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Djinn Webtoon Episode 2

Djinn Webtoon Episode 2

Hi guys, no bonus chapter this Thursday (though I have high hope to do a three chapters week on the next one); as apologies, here's a second episode of the Djinn webtoon!

For those who haven't seen the previous entry, I've been working on a new webtoon property in partnership with Tunisian artists, especially Gharbi Zouhayer (a long-time f...

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Blood & Fur Chapter 15: The Laws of the Realm

Blood & Fur Chapter 15: The Laws of the Realm

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In many ways, Yohuachanca’s emperor was first and foremost a prophet.

As the Godspeaker, my voice carried the weight of the Nightlords’ authority. Though the red-eyed priests held...

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Commerce Emperor Chapter 14: The Scales of Justice

Commerce Emperor Chapter 14: The Scales of Justice

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The Knight and the Inquisitor arrived at Snowdrift in short succession.

It was quite the procession that emerged from the woods around the city. Hundreds of riders trampled grass under their hooves, whipping ...

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CE Interlude Poll: Monk or Alchemist?

Hello everyone, here's the first story poll for Commerce Emperor!

As I've said a few times, my goal with that story was to showcase the various heroes' adventures and their personal quests beyond Robin. This time you can see the story of two of his companion: "Soraseo," the mysterious Monk; and Colmar, the Alchemist with a dark secret. In ...

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Blood & Fur Chapter 14: Shadow on the Wall

Blood & Fur Chapter 14: Shadow on the Wall

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I began the bloodiest day of my tenure yet by practicing the Augury spell on the roof of the palace.

It was quite easy to disguise as morning prayer, though I required the use of the Veil...

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Blood & Fur Chapter 13: Flowers of Evil

Blood & Fur Chapter 13: Flowers of Evil

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My heart pounded harder than a drum. My sun-blessed blood had turned to ice within my veins. My fingers had grown numb from the nerve-wracking tension, and I could feel the sweat falling off my forehead and on...

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KU News: Apocalypse Tamer Volume 4 Pre-Order + Takedown

Hello everyone, some Amazon-related news,

It won't surprise most of you by now, but like all of its predecessors, Apocalypse Tamer's final volume will make its way to Kindle Unlimited. Since the release date is for July 25th, and as per KU's exclusivity rules, I'll have to take down its chapters on both RR and Patreon by J...

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Commerce Emperor Chapter 13: A Penny for a Soul

Commerce Emperor Chapter 13: A Penny for a Soul

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In a way, we should have seen this coming.

The Knight would soon rule a country with rebellious vassals. Now, one of his Vassal Classes had joined the very same uprising. I wondered if Prince Roland saw the...

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Blood & Fur Chapter 12: A Taste of Hell

Blood & Fur Chapter 12: A Taste of Hell

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Fire coursed through my veins.

The wound I had inflicted on my arm for Mictantecuhtli’s tribute oozed with a dead sun’s curse. My blood, once black and dry, now burned like oil once it...

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Character Art Gallery: Commerce Emperor

Character Art Gallery: Commerce Emperor

Hi guys, unfortunately no chapter today (Saturday's Blood & Fur chapter is done, but the next Commerce Emperor is only around 50% complete). As an apology, here's by popular demand a character gallery of Commerce Emperor's main characters in the same vein as the one I did for Blood & Fur (albeit this time in an...

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Commerce Emperor Chapter 12: Man on a Mission

Commerce Emperor Chapter 12: Man on a Mission

A/N: it has come to my attention that I often write “Soraseo” as “Saraseo” by mistake (phonetics and all); so for the sake of consistency, I’m sticking to Soraseo XD probably no chapter this Thursday since still on trip, but we'll see if I can manage one.

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Blood & Fur Chapter 11: The Fourth Sun

Blood & Fur Chapter 11: The Fourth Sun

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Huehuecoyotl laughed like a child as I carried him in the air.

The Underworld’s winds battered my wingspan, and carrying the old conman proved quite difficult. Huehuecoyotl could hardly...

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Character Gallery: Blood & Fur

Character Gallery: Blood & Fur

AI art character gallery for Blood & Fur.

Hi guys,

Unfortunately, no chapter today due to plane trips (I'll soon cross the Atlantic to the USA to meet with other authors; next chap is B&F on Saturday).

On the good side, I've mentioned in comments using Midjourney to develop character arts as part of my design p...

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Commerce Emperor Chapter 11: Assassin's Creed

Commerce Emperor Chapter 11: Assassin's Creed

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Six years ago, I had worked up the nerve to invite Mersie for a date at Ermeline’s best tea shop. We had been both fresh out of Sforza’s private tutoring for young criminals; I was made ...

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Blood & Fur Chapter 10: Behind the Veil

Blood & Fur Chapter 10: Behind the Veil

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A/N: there's a brief NSFW moment at the start, put indications in case you want to skip it.

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I could barely see anything beyond her face.

Oil la...

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Commerce Emperor Chapter 10: The Dagger

Commerce Emperor Chapter 10: The Dagger

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A/N: surprise! To celebrate the release of Commerce Emperor on RR, I managed to finish a chapter early! You can still expect a B&F one tomorrow too.

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The...

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Blood & Fur Chapter 9: How to Win Friends and Influence People

Blood & Fur Chapter 9: How to Win Friends and Influence People

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Nearly six hundred years of endless conquests had refined the empire’s tribute system into a terribly efficient tool of oppression.

Nenetl and I spent most of the day reviewing its current state, which prov...

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Commerce Emperor Chapter 9: The Black Countess

Commerce Emperor Chapter 9: The Black Countess

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Alaire and I spent the morning interrogating our captives.

I attempted a novel method to fish information out of people: buying their memories of their crimes so I could remember them myself. Those ...

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Djinn Webtoon Pilot

Djinn Webtoon Pilot

A few years ago, I visited a country called Tunisia on a work trip. I fell in love with it and made dear friends there. 

One of them was an artist called Zou (who did some of my Vainqueur covers) and we considered starting a webcomic together; a story called Djinn, inspired by Arabic culture. That was long before Cov...

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Blood & Fur Chapter 8: Marching for War

Blood & Fur Chapter 8: Marching for War

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Having soothed Necahual, I visited the Reliquary for my 'morning meditation'. The Parliament of Skulls awaited me inside, shrouded in shadows.

“We see you, our successor.” A spectral glow illuminated a ...

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Apocalypse Tamer Audio 3 available for Pre-order

Apocalypse Tamer Audio 3 available for Pre-order

Hi guys!

After some delays, I'm proud to announce that the audio version of the third volume of Apocalypse Tamer is now available for pre-order on Audible, with the full release expected for June 21st! The book is nar...

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Commerce Emperor Chapter 8: Hero Tour

Commerce Emperor Chapter 8: Hero Tour

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As it turned out, Eris had just completed her hero tour.

With the Blight contained for now, we heroes decided to enjoy a hard-won drink after a job well done. Marika and I invited our fellow heroes—and ...

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Blood & Fur Chapter 7: Mother of Bones

Blood & Fur Chapter 7: Mother of Bones

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The Lord of the Underworld granted me an audience at the foot of the mountain they called his chin.

Unlike the emperors above, Mictlantecuhtli kept no court. No swarm of servants gathered around...

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Commerce Emperor Chapter 7: The Berserk Flame

Commerce Emperor Chapter 7: The Berserk Flame

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We had the Gilded Wolf surrounded by nightfall.

The two-floor establishment stood in the heart of Snowdrift’s slums, a bastion of sin and revelry in a sea of destitution. Much like the rest of th...

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Plans for June and feedback on changes/stories

Hello everyone,

Just a general update to share what I’m planning for June and get some feedback on the new schedule/story direction.

It’s been a chaotic month so far since I’ve mostly focused on building up a Patreon backlog and adapting the old Tamer tiers to the new stories. I would like to apologize for that, especi...

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