Talia raked her claws across the demon’s abdomen, slicing through the blackened flesh with ease. Even as she disemboweled the creature, it retaliated with a roaring overhand strike with a jagged-bladed sword made of dull, pitted metal. The weapon descended with the force of a falling meteor, whistling as it cleaved the air. Under the effects o...
2022-10-18 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAbby looked down on Zeke’s shattered body, trying her best to keep the horror dancing in her mind from infecting her expression. She had always known that Zeke was powerful. Though she didn’t admit it, even to herself, that was one of the reasons she was with him in the first place. There was just something undeniably attractive about a powe...
2022-10-17 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostI’ve always thought of myself as a hard man. I was never entirely pitiless, but I could kill without much remorse. However, the moment I saw the myriad ways people had been taken advantage of, my heart wept. I’ve been fighting it ever since.
Jeremiah Braddock
For a second, I couldn’t pull my eyes from the floo...
2022-10-16 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostI've been working toward that last chapter for a while, and I'm really happy with how it turned out. I had a great time writing it, and I hope everyone's enjoyed reading it as well.
As I announced earlier in the week, I removed the first 53 chapters of Death: Genesis - a necessity in preparation for the Kindle and Audible rele...
2022-10-15 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostZeke swung his mace two-handed, the attack shattering a demon’s horn before continuing on to crush its skull to red-and-black paste. Keeping his momentum going in a spin, he ducked beneath a reaching claw, sweeping his weapon around to take out the legs of another demonic creature. As he did, the red mist invaded the demon’s body, snatching ...
2022-10-14 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Careful, now,” cautioned Tucker, cradling the bundle of grenades as gently as he could manage. “One wrong move…”
“I know,” Carlos said, extending a shadow spear. As soon as he made contact with the glass globes, he activated [Umbral Step] and teleported into the center of the demon horde, dragging the grenad...
2022-10-13 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostPlease be aware that, in preparation for the Kindle and Audible release (on Nov. 29), I've removed the first 53 chapters of Death: Genesis.
When I first obtained my Nexus Implant, I thought I had become a superhero, like in the comics I read growing up. But strength is relative. When I realized that the rest of ...
2022-10-12 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostANNOUNCEMENT: Just in case anyone's missed it, I wanted to make sure that everyone's aware that the first 53 chapters are going to be coming down on the 13th. I'm doing this in preparation for the first book's release on Nov. 29 (for both Audible and Kindle).
“So, just bash them with your club, huh?” asked Abby, ...
2022-10-11 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostANNOUNCEMENT: Just in case anyone's missed it, I wanted to make sure that everyone's aware that the first 53 chapters are going to be coming down on the 13th. I'm doing this in preparation for the first book's release on Nov. 29 (for both Audible and Kindle).
“I hate this,” Abby complained, clut...
2022-10-10 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostLosing Helena nearly broke me. When it didn’t, my grief was replaced by fury. After spending years in the military, I thought I had seen the depths to which a man could sink. I hadn’t. Not until my rampage was through.
Jeremiah Braddock III
I stared at the Nexus Implant, transfixed by ...
2022-10-09 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostI'm not sure how many of you are writers, but sometimes, you get into that zone where the words just start spilling onto the page, almost on their own. In those moments, it can feel like the story's writing itself. And when it happens for me, that's when I feel like I'm doing my best work. I'm not looking at word counts. ...
2022-10-08 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostTucker slowly dripped the demon boar’s gallbladder extract into the vial, his hands steady and his concentration unwavering. With each drop, he used his skill [Infuse Mana], holding the flow of energy mostly at bay. Even with all his experience, propped up as it was by his artisan path, it was incredibly difficult to keep the ...
2022-10-07 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe ground shook under the creature’s massive weight, and Zeke took an inadvertent step backward. As he did so, he belatedly remembered to use his inspection skill:
Ramul, Lord of the Oasis of Purity – Level 25 (M)
“Wait!” Zeke screamed, raising his hands in surrender as he scrambled backward. “I’m not a ...
2022-10-06 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostWe thought we were at war, and we mistakenly believed we had a chance. Little did we know that we’d already lost before the first shot had even been fired. Earth was never meant to win. The best we could do was survive.
Jeremiah Braddock III
My uncle stepped away from the bodies, and I stared at the pool of their mingled b...
2022-10-05 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostZeke reached the edge of the tower’s aura, but he hesitated to cross the threshold. In addition to the transformation the building had undergone, the aura itself had been affected by the demon realm. It didn’t feel like a passive thing anymore, but rather, it had turned into an aggressive deterrent. He hadn’t seen it in action, but he susp...
2022-10-04 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostZeke sat on the bed, shirtless and with his shoulders slumped. For a few seconds, Abby stood in the doorway of their bedroom, just staring at his broad back. It was crisscrossed with scars; some were old and pale, but others were jagged, red, and raw. The past few weeks had not been easy for him. Indeed, he’d scarcely had a moment to rest and ...
2022-10-03 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostI tried so hard, but we were all alone in the wilderness. Seventeen kids, me, and one other adult. None of them had even a semblance of survival training. Only me. I did everything I could to protect them, but the world had changed overnight. I had to become intimately familiar with failure. With loss. Otherwise, I would have gone insane. 2022-10-02 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright, so we're on the downslope of the latest Death: Genesis arc, but there are still some cool things in store. I've been waiting to do some of this stuff for 160 chapters, so I'm really excited about how things are starting to progress. I hope you're all enjoying it as well.
As I've been mentioning for the last few weeks, ...
2022-10-01 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostAt some point, the tower had added a few things to its aura. Most notably, instead of simply warding off less powerful beasts by draining their power, it also came with an air of vitality that made any allies regenerate mana and life energy much more quickly. When Abby used her [Makeshift Camp] skill in conjunction with the towe...
2022-09-30 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostSuddenly, Zeke found himself lying facedown on the ground. Even before he opened his eyes, he knew something was different. The ground was neither the comforting dirt that made up Oberon’s floating chunk of earth nor the familiar desert sands. Neither was it the expected volcanic rock of the cavern he’d left behind. He had no idea how long h...
2022-09-29 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostWe fought so hard to survive the Initialization, so when we finally reached equilibrium with our new and far more dangerous world, we thought we’d won a great victory. In reality, the fight had yet to even begin.
- Jeremiah Braddock III
“Don’t try to run off,” my uncle said, reading my intentions like a book...
2022-09-28 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostZeke’s eyes fluttered open, but all he saw was blackness. However, unlike the comforting embrace of nothingness that he’d experienced before being reborn, he got the feeling that the pervasive darkness hid something far more sinister in nature. More, it was a three-dimensional space, with a distinct floor – which was covered in some sort o...
2022-09-27 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostAbraham Micayne sat at his desk, his long, thin fingers steepled as he stared ahead into nothingness. Nothing had gone right since he’d made that deal with Constance. On the surface, it had seemed like nothing short of divine providence. Constance had always been a friend as well as a powerful ally, but when she’d lost Jeremiah, her whole de...
2022-09-26 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostSo - this is the new story. I went back and forth on what to work on in my spare time, and after seeing that there really weren't a lot of science fiction LitRPG stories available, I chose a cyberpunk theme. Remember - this is truly a first draft, so there are bound to be errors. So, be gentle! Now, on with the sh...
2022-09-25 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, so the cliffhanger really wasn't intentional here. I hate to leave you all hanging over the weekend, but I kind of have a strict posting schedule from which I really don't want to deviate. So, as much as I want to throw a new chapter up right now, I'm resisting the urge. Please forgive me. In any case, I hope you're...
2022-09-24 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostEverything happened all at once.
One second, the warlock, whose name was Julian Asino, was giving a villain’s monologue, and the next, everyone attacked. Abby’s initial salvo hadn’t done much good, but that didn’t stop her from shooting more arrows. At the same time, Tucker tossed a small grenade, and Carlos continued to spear the ...
2022-09-23 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Zeke!” Abby yelled from behind him.
Zeke couldn’t spare a moment to turn, so without deviating from his task, he shouted, “What? Kind of busy here!”
As if to punctuate his statement, he caved in a demon’s torso with a backhanded strike before following it up with a shield bash. He finished the creature off with a risky m...
2022-09-22 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostLike a tidal wave of dull, red flesh, the horde crashed into Zeke, nearly overwhelming him with the sheer weight of so many hulking bodies. Only the most powerful of the demons had survived the fall of the ceiling, and they were, one and all, packed with bulging muscles, sharp claws, and gnashing teeth. Luckily, Zeke and his party had chosen to ...
2022-09-20 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you sure about this?” asked Tucker, casting a furtive glance in Zeke’s direction. The big warrior held a stone in his hand, but even though Tucker had no talent for runecraft, even he could feel the power emanating from the grey rock. Further, he knew that Zeke had dozens more just like it in his storage space – a side project he’...
2022-09-19 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostThis mini-arc is really heating up, isn't it? I really enjoyed writing this one, so I'm eager to see how everyone reacts to it. So, if you have any questions or comments, let me know.
As an aside, I want to let everyone know that we're about a month away from me removing the first book from here and Royal Road (it goes up to ch...
2022-09-17 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post