Hi all!
Like the title says, I have a quick update that my Patreon tiers are undergoing a change.
The good news: Nothing is changing for my current All The Skills subscribers.
Extra good news: Prices are not increasing for All The Skills. 5 dollars still gets ya all the chapters + the new eBook when it comes out.
What's c...
2023-04-21 04:11:51 +0000 UTC View PostI fell into a trance. As I sank deeper and deeper into the task of channeling the natural energy into my core, the world dropped away from around me. I didn't even feel the lingering exhaustion, which was big, considering I had spent the entire night fighting.
When my task was complete and there was no more energy to condense to my gosling...
2023-04-20 22:27:04 +0000 UTC View Post**Re-edited Nov '23**
Joy recoiled back as if trying to distance herself from her own limb, and collided with several people who didn't move out of the way in time. In just a few seconds, the wound was visibly darkening. No, Arthur realized. It was rotting.
Chaos ensued, with people screaming and scrambling to get away from the assas...
2023-04-20 03:50:01 +0000 UTC View Post**re-edited Nov '23**
It wasn't hard to figure out where the ceremony would be held. As the gongs continued to ring — echoing around the interior sandstone walls and out across the desert plain — locals turned and started filtering out of the cavern. The atmosphere was that of a relaxed festival, with people and dragons calling out to ...
2023-04-18 04:30:22 +0000 UTC View Post*Re-edited Nov '23*
Arthur had caught glimpses of the crafting cave before his talk with Laird —enough to get a rough idea of where Brixaby and Joy were heading. But as he and Cressida walked up to the mouth of the cave, he realized that he had thoroughly underestimated its size and scope.
The cave seemed to have been dug out of ha...
2023-04-14 04:20:24 +0000 UTC View PostQuick note that unfortunately I've been a little under the weather and it's effected my writing. I'm still planning on three All The Skills chapters this week, though one may come on the weekend. We'll see.
2023-04-12 05:38:20 +0000 UTC View PostTwo more Deformed had tried to break into the room before the incursion was over.
It was hair-raising as hell, even though I had managed to drive them off. I’m pretty sure I killed one of them, but it's hard to say for sure as it staggered away, half burnt and screaming.
I was shaking with nerves and pretty much in a flop sweat by ...
2023-04-08 00:52:21 +0000 UTC View Post** Re-edited Nov '23**
Arthur and Cressida watched their dragons fly off toward the crafting cave.
Arthur sighed. "I have a feeling that those two are going to get in trouble. But…" He trailed off.
Cressida sighed in agreement. "Yes, they are going to get in trouble, but we can't watch over them every second....
2023-04-07 23:23:15 +0000 UTC View Post**Re-edited Nov '23**
Brixaby was not worried for Arthur’s safety. Well, not overly worried.
Yes, his skills were locked, but Brixaby had a sense for nullification magic and knew that if Arthur truly pushed, such as in a time of crisis, he could break through the lock with his Legendary level cards.
Besides, ...
2023-04-07 02:47:42 +0000 UTC View Post**Re-edited Nov '23**
There was a blank moment as everyone processed what had just been said. Then Cressida turned to Chablis with a scowl.
"What does that mean?"
Chablis smiled back with an edge of condescension. "Come, I will show you."
She gestured ahead towards the lip of the mesa, and as if thi...
2023-04-05 05:55:36 +0000 UTC View PostThe Deformed were trying to break their way into the house through the locked shutters. Well, that would take them a while. Dad and I had spent last summer installing those, which wasn’t easy to do in a world that hadn’t invented screws, let me tell you.
Anyway, those shutters were made of hardwood and braced by metal rods. Nothing fan...
2023-04-01 04:19:05 +0000 UTC View Post** Re-edited Nov '23**
The next thing Arthur knew, he, Brixaby, and Shadow stood somewhere else entirely.
Gone were the rolling, fertile fields that had been scattered with debris from the castle. Now, the ground was arid and scraped raw from the wind and blazing sun overhead. But not quite dead like the scourge-ravaged lands.
...
2023-04-01 04:11:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe powerful concussion blast threw Arthur, Shadow, and Brixaby, end over end.
Only the fact that a dragon saddle was not built like a horse's saddle, but had straps to keep the rider firmly seated, kept Arthur from flying off into the air. The straps tightened painfully around his thighs and waist – thankfully not damaging be...
2023-03-30 05:32:24 +0000 UTC View PostSince my father bought land to farm on, we lived a little further out from the village than most. This was both good and bad.
Good because the Deformed usually went for the highest population centers first, but bad because we still got some stragglers. With fewer people around, there were that many less hands to help fight off t...
2023-03-28 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post**Re-edited Nov 23**
After many of the dragons were sent back to the hive for healing, they now had enough to form a single diamond instead of the previous double diamond. Arthur placed Cressida at the top point, with himself anchoring the position in the middle.
Two dragons flew on his direct right and left; a red w...
2023-03-28 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post**Re-edited Nov '23**
Arthur watched as erupted debris rained down in slow motion. It was a mass of dirt and dust, punctuated by sharp rocks and boulders almost as big as a horse-cart.
To his shame, he froze in horror.
Judging by Brixaby's sudden stillness on his shoulder, he had too. But Arthur was riding a veteran ...
2023-03-28 02:16:49 +0000 UTC View PostArthur was very aware of the hive’s adult dragons streaming through the mid-air newly opened portals that led to the eruption. And that every moment he held his class here on the ground meant that many fewer dragons helping out.
It meant possibly that many more people being killed by scourgelings.
It also meant that good cards and ...
2023-03-24 05:18:34 +0000 UTC View PostArthur was unsurprised when a messenger dragon immediately dropped out of the sky to take him to Valentina.
Usually, the purples and some of the smaller blues acted as couriers. This time, however, it was a young red dragon, big enough to carry several people but lacking a rider.
“Valentina wishes to see the Legendary pair at once,...
2023-03-20 22:38:11 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to Book 3! (Imaginatively called 'All The Skills: Book 3')
As this is the first chapter, there will be a little rehashing of powers. I know it's only been two days for you guys but it'll be a longer wait for Royal Road and Amazon readers. So please bear with the little reminders here and there of who people...
2023-03-18 04:52:32 +0000 UTC View PostArthur sat on the lip of his balcony, legs dangling off the side. There was no safety railing, but he wasn’t worried. As high up as he was, he’d have a very long time to fall. Plenty of time for Brixaby to arrange another dragon to catch him.
A dozen feet beyond, Brixaby was flying a quick whirlwind twirl that made him look like a spin...
2023-03-15 21:34:09 +0000 UTC View PostStepping through the portal, Arthur let it snap shut behind him.
The only sound he made was a single footfall, but in order to survive in the borderland village, one must always be prepared. His father’s long snore cut off immediately. A dark shape laying on a simple bed roll on the other side of the room stirred.
“Who’s there?...
2023-03-15 21:31:57 +0000 UTC View PostAll,
I'm deep in edits on book 2 and wrapping it up at the same time.
You'll be getting two chapters tomorrow and then the start of book 3 Friday.
Until then!
- Honour
Quick note that this will likely be the last chapter this week. (Unless I get time this weekend.) It's a big boy, though, nearly twice as long as the usual. I hope that makes up for it!
Arthur took a breath to steady himself. Then he took another.
This was it. This was for the entire pot of gold, as some old gambler...
2023-03-09 22:35:37 +0000 UTC View PostBrixaby growled. He bared teeth and claws. He alternately ignored the demands from the pathetic boy who would dare to call himself Brixaby's equal, or yelled curses at him. After all, had picked up quite a few interesting words over the last few days in the hive’s training yard.
Still, these pathetic humans dared to drag him int...
2023-03-07 04:11:33 +0000 UTC View PostFrustrated, Arthur stuck at the spot where the sun ring portal had been a moment before. His hand struck the brick wall, sending a bright burst of pain up his arm. Hissing, he shook his hand out.
Of course. His blunt damage resistance was gone, too. that was just great.
Arthur resisted the urge to kick at the wall. With his luck righ...
2023-03-04 05:52:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe moment Lional and Penn stepped through the portal and into the marble throne room, they fell onto their knees in front of the king. Though Penn’s angry glare never left Arthur.
"My king," Lional said, "I formally beg for a reconsideration. I ask for justice."
"Get to the point, Duke Rowantree," the king said, looking bored.
... 2023-03-02 23:01:18 +0000 UTC View PostAs you can imagine, the next chapter is an important one so I'm going to need an extra day to get it right. So as a heads up: The chapter's coming tomorrow.
See ya then. Been enjoying all the speculating about what's coming next. :)
2023-03-02 06:16:45 +0000 UTC View Post"Is he the king?" Brixaby asked in what he likely thought was a quiet voice. It boomed through the hall.
However the teen -- the king? -- made no indication he had heard.
The richly dressed men surrounding him frowned.
Best to proceed with respect, just in case, Arthur figured. Though he spared a moment to be annoyed at Valenti...
2023-02-28 05:28:08 +0000 UTC View PostTwo days later, Arthur’s Luck attribute finally hit level 27.
Part of it had happened quite on accident. As it turned out, one aspect of weight lifting was breathing correctly.
He already had a Breath Enhancement skill thanks to his time dueling, but he only started to level it when he focused...
2023-02-26 05:43:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe first thing Arthur did was to take Brixaby down to hive entrance on the bottom level. He stood off to the side from the wide mouthed arch and pointed down the road to the gate which was manned by guards clearing people to come in.
Brixaby watched the comings and goings of traders, carters, and a variety of people and horses ...
2023-02-23 23:35:26 +0000 UTC View Post