Honour Rae

B2 Ch40: Memory-Keeper

Arthur woke up.

He wasn't entirely sure what was going on, other than something was terribly wrong.

Notifications from his Heart Deck flashed in front of his face. Though he saw the words and recognized them to some degree, he was unable to piece them together. It was as if someone was screaming gibberish in his head. A constant nois...

B2 Ch39: Compounded Card Effect

Arthur walked.

His awareness came and went in vivid flashes.

One moment he was crossing through the canal, soaked from the chest down. The next he was on the other side, halfway through the next churned field. Another blink of an eye and he stood with others his age all together at the foot of the scourge cone. This close,...

B2 Ch 38: Truncated Grinding

Arthur almost wanted to ask, "Are you sure?" but he didn't want to give Penn the chance to take it back.

So he moved to stick it in his card anchor.

Quick as a striking snake, Penn caught his wrist before he could complete the movement.

Their eyes locked. Penn's gaze was hard.

"Tell me you're not crossing us."

"If I...

B2 Ch 37: Fists of Steel

Arthur's stomach felt like it turned to ice. "Why would he do that?" he said but his words were lost over Penn and Echo's exclamations of horror.

"The king?"

"He's coming?" Echo's face paled. "No... no, he wouldn't. Not for this!"

Penn turned to her. "What do you mean?"

Arthur was just glad that Penn seemed out of the loo...

Totem Ch 3: Swallowing Strange Pills

The only reason I got away with hiding the bag for as long as I did was because it was still chaos in the rest of the village.

From the screams and shouts, the battle — or invasion? — Was still going full force.

Mom shot a despairing glance to dad and then transferred me over into his arms. She jumped back through the hole in the...

All The Skills - Book 1 out now, but you get it for free!

Today is All The Skills - Book 1 release day! 

As promised as part of signing as Patreons, you get a copy of book 1 for free! 

https://dl.bookfunnel.com/k4hoejxbj8

(I've never used this service before, so let me know if you encount...

Totem: Ch 2. Man-Rat

Let me back up a moment.

You know how it is back on ol’ earth in the 22nd century. The only nature you could get would be out in the preserves, rich people gardens, or the elite zoos. The ones with real animals and not the holograms. 

Whenever there was a clear day without a superstorm, I’d request a pass to get out of the c...

B2 Ch 36: 52 Minutes Into The Future

After a moment of consideration, Arthur placed the Wind Release card in his card anchor.

"That's not going to do you any good," Echo said and for good measure added, "Dummy."

"Uh, it needs to go in your heart to unlock the mana," Marion added, slightly kinder.

"Not unless you want that spell to eat away at your life force every...

B2 Ch35: Wind Release

Once again, Arthur was torn by a choice.

Marion knew – or at least strongly suspected – Arthur had stolen his card. And it was a very good card.

He didn’t have to stand back. He just had to be a few steps too slow.

Then the mother weasel would have access to a Legendary time card.

More importantly, Arthur thought Ma...

Totem 1. This Isekai Bullshit

So, this Isekai bullshit is not all it’s cracked up to be.

I woke up buck naked in the middle of a field confused as fuck. Strangely, it wasn’t the field part that confused me: We were all told that we’d soon be planet-side on a new world. My most recent memories were spotty, but one just doesn’t forget all of new-coloni...

Totem: Prologue

It was a perfectly normal summer’s day, right up until Amara sensed sister alligator on the hunt for a human child.

She turned horrified eyes to the opposite bank of the wide river. A toddler stood at the water’s edge, easily visible with a shock of brilliantly red hair. He was naked, muddy, and clutching a thick cattail stalk to stand...

Totem

In a world where people draw magical power from spirit animals, Seth dreams of receiving something powerful: A tiger, a wolf, or even a fox.

He gets a goose.

But he's not going to let that stop him. After all, peace with the mons...

B2 Ch34: Scattered

It was clear the scourge-weasels could sense the presence of humans nearby. Thanks to Echo’s arcane camouflage spell, they couldn’t pinpoint them. More small packs had joined the others. Together, they ranged across the mud-churned field.

With a relieved breath, Echo dropped her hold on the camouflage spell.

As one, the scourge-w...

B2 Ch33: Drop the camouflage

If I had posted this yesterday as planned, some of you wouldn't have guessed the twist! That'll teach me.

They couldn’t stay here.

More scourgelings were breaking off with the aerial fights with the dragons and flying on a B-line towards the city. They’d be spotted soon.

Those were the ones Arthu...

B2 Ch32: Saber proficiency (Swordsman class)

It took a few seconds that felt like years for Arthur to realize he hadn’t hit the bottom of this endless fall.

This wasn’t an endless bad dream. He was trapped in an illusion.

Which meant he was likely standing in the middle of the fog, surrounded by scourgelings, assassins, or both.

“This isn’t real!” he yelled out ...

New Monthly Links (and overall news)

It's a new month, which means a new discord link in case anyone wants to sign up.
https://discord.gg/xwTtAreeTe

Reminder that book 1 of All the Skills will be coming out on Kindle and Audible as of December 20th. However, as my P...

B2 Ch31: Test 3

Arthur had only spent a couple hours in the tent, but the landscape outside had drastically changed. With the silencing magic placed around the area, Arthur hadn’t suspected a thing. The Legendary recruits had been busy.

 Now he stared at a twenty foot high stone wall which encircled the outer edges of the city. The scourge volcano ...

B2 Ch30: Test 2

Chapter 2 for tonight! Check chapter 1 if you haven't yet. :)

Arthur imagined his newly learned skill would be put to good use. He didn't quite count on the pure chaos that existed inside the tent.

Either the weaver guild stitched some silencing runes in the tent's fabric, or someone was using a powerful dampening ca...

B2 Ch29: Test - 1

Two chapters today!

Tess and her passengers emerged out of the rip in the sky into blazing afternoon sunshine.

Echo, who sat behind Arthur, let out a girlish scream. She had briefly returned to her natural 12-year-old form at Johanna's request. It meant less weight for Tess to carry.

Arthur twisted around in his sadd...

B2 Ch28: Team Dynamics

I'll admit up front this isn't a plot heavy chapter. I suppose I'm still in the light-hearted holiday mood. All the fun violence and scourge is coming soon, though! 

Arthur couldn't quite figure Penn out.

When he'd first met his cousin, he was gregarious and outgoing -- no, that wasn't true. The first...

B2 Ch 27. The Echo

Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it! 

I know I'm behind on comments. I plan to respond to everything tomorrow. 

Valentina closed her fist. For one heart stopping moment, all of the air in the room… evacuated. Arthur’s ears popped painfully and when he tried to breathe in, he only received ...

Chapter Delay! (it'll be posted tomorrow)

Quick chapter delay until tomorrow, everyone. Got all my vaccines reupped because we're expecting a new baby in the house soon (not mine, a nephew) and... I am straight up not having a good time.

Anyway, as there's no scheduled work due to the holiday I'll get that chapter out asap. 

- Honour

B2 Ch26: Elimination

It took every bit of Acting skill for Arthur to look politely interested.

Inside, he was reeling.

He had half-guessed it was something like this, but to have it confirmed meant that Lional had intentionally sold the second card out of a Legendary set. That was a huge advantage to give up. Were they that fi...

B2 Ch: 25. The Third Choice

The very next instant, Arthur found himself standing, whole, in his personal space.

He looked around wildly. It took him a few moments to realize that he had come immediately here. He didn’t even go through the extra step of standing in front of the bookshelf, first. Apparently, panic was a good way to discover a shortcut.

That was...

B2 Ch24: Ah, Fork.

Arthur had to show his formal invitation at no less than three check points on the way. Each was staffed by professional looking hive guards Arthur had never seen before -- likely men and women who worked exclusively in the upper levels. At each waypoint, the invitation was carefully examined as if looking for a forgery.

Surely a forgery w...

B2 Ch23: Symmetrical Duplication

I hope this answers a few questions (and raises others!). :)

The downside, of course, was the headache.

At first Arthur thought he could handle it. Then he stood to put the time-mark candle out. The pain in his head sharpened as he moved. IT was as if someone had shoved a metal bar up through the bottom of...

B2 Ch22: Game Change

Like most businesses, the card shop was doing brisk business for festival day. There were several around the hive's city, but Kenzie and Arthur went to the one mutually known as the largest and best stocked.

However, it didn't mean that the shops were well-stocked with what he wanted.

Arthur grimaced as he glanced over the shelves. A...

All The Skills audio and ebook announcement!

Book 1 has a official release date of December 20th on kindle AND audio. 

Somehow my publisher finagled Luke Daniels (Iron Prince, Ascend Online, the back half of the Compleationist Chronicles) to narrate it.

Here's the preorder link for the audio book ht...

B2 Ch21: Sea Change

By the time Arthur made it back to his room within the hive, the beginning of dawn was visible along the bare edge of horizon. His mind was still buzzing with revelations, but his body had hit the wall. Exhausted, , he stumbled in, haphazardly tore off his clothing and laid down on his bed.

Knocking at his door woke him what felt like five...

New Discord Link!

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(And let me know which role you'd like if you want to be pinged for new chapters.)

~ Honour