"So, speaking of the guild, what's the difference between all the stuff that has been in the news versus reality?" asked Max. Next to him, Timothy pursed his lips in thought. Allowing the man time to think, Max looked out the window at the passing countryside. They were driving across state lines to Las Vegas. After the previous night and over a...
2024-04-29 08:01:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe room was full, but not as bad as it could have been.
Now that Max was actually in the job fair, situated, and could relax a bit, he took the opportunity to examine the people around him–both the Challengers and the regular people who had come to watch. He thought it was interesting how the non-Challengers respe...
2024-04-29 07:56:22 +0000 UTC View PostOn the way to the convention center with the Challenger career fair, Max pulled up the notification window he’d gotten about his new Path.
[Direct Conduit Cleric Path]
You not only merely channel divine energy, a divine entity lives in you or with you. There is no delay, no neces...
2024-04-29 07:54:55 +0000 UTC View PostMax walked down a series of alleys, trying to find some private space. Even though the city was almost as populated as it had been before the monsters attacked years ago, the current population was only because people had moved together for security. Big cities more or less retained their size, but a lot of people had moved out of the subu...
2024-04-21 19:19:32 +0000 UTC View Post[I was beginning to wonder if you were going to talk to me again.] The dagger’s mental “voice” sounded a little frustrated. [There were plenty of opportunities to chat with me and it’s not every day a divine remnant is willing to form a contract.]
“Sorry about that,” said Max without any real sincerity.&n...
2024-04-21 19:18:31 +0000 UTC View PostThese next few chapters are fire. lol
I had a lot of fun on these.
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Max felt like a kid on Christmas. He had returned to his hotel room after eating lunch and already started playing with his new smartphone. Despite the world still being under attack by monsters and some countries no longer existing, cell phone technol...
Hey everyone! I've taken a stab at using Patreon Community chats to better let everyone know what chapters are available and if there will be any delays over the weekends.
Please let me know what you think about it. :)
Max examined his new Challenger ID card and his new driver’s license. Both had the picture the Agency had taken about fifteen minutes ago.
“Are you sure you won’t consider it?” asked Joseph Grint, the last Agency manager to take a stab at recruiting him.
“No thanks. I have some things to do.”
The group portion of the test proceeded smoothly. After the third wave, Max stayed on the wall with everybody else and didn't showboat anymore. During the second wave, when he actually saw his teammates' powers and abilities, he realized that his first action had probably been largely unnecessary.
During the lull after the third...
2024-04-15 10:56:20 +0000 UTC View PostApologies for the chapters being a little late and the for typos.
Please be patient with me! I have a lot of irons in the fire right now. :/
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“Your practical test will be very simple," a smartly dressed man explained. There were several other Agency employees standing around, and Max caught...
2024-04-15 10:55:25 +0000 UTC View PostThis chapter took me a lot of time. There was a lot of world building here. :)
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The portion of the large building where testing was done was on the opposite side from where Max initially entered. Along the way, there were informational posters and plaques, so Max was able to learn that retesting to raise one's...
When he woke up, it took him a moment to remember where he was. The problem was solved after he ran mana through his body, instantly waking him up again. Even so, he stayed in bed for a few minutes, just staring at the ceiling, mentally parsing everything he'd been through in a relatively short amount of time.
Even though ...
2024-04-08 01:38:55 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the wait. The editing wasn't up to my standards on Friday so I took another day.
Still the weekend, though!
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Dan led Max downtown. Max wished for about the hundredth time for a smart phone. He’d gotten used to the convenience of Earth technology. He also knew he had to call his mom. ...
Hi everyone.
Some of you have told me that you want ebook versions of Past Life Hero 1 &2.
I have a 98% edited copy I can send you if you want it and you're not just going to buy the book on Amazon anyway (that's what a lot of you do (love you) and it's what I have done too when I've been subbed to an author's Patreon).
...
Almost instantly, ectoplasmic armor formed on Max, covering him from head to waist on the front of his body. Full coverage. Even though he was pretty sure his body was now pistol-bulletproof, even at a close range like this, taking any chances before he could attain a four star mana body would just be silly.
As George, the...
2024-03-30 05:19:03 +0000 UTC View PostOkay we should have 3 chapters a week again by next week. :)
Thank you for your patience.
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Finding a bicycle turned out to be easy enough. Max went to an apartment complex and scoped out some of the abandoned rooms. His reasoning was that after the area had been abandoned, any bikes left outside were...
When he woke up in the morning, Max did his best to clean himself in the bathroom of the restaurant. There was no way he could intrude further or ask for a shower. As it turns out, a shower was offered, but Max turned it down. He bid goodbye at the door to a somewhat emotional Alfonso. Then outside in the daylight, the first thing he...
2024-03-24 06:30:56 +0000 UTC View PostHey all, sorry for the delay on these chapters. I'm writing 3 books at once right now, and 3 chapters a week on this is a bit much for the next 2 weeks or so. I'm going to drop down to 2 chapters a week for a brief time.
Sorry for the inconvenience. I'll make up for the chapter deficit once I get some breathing room.
There will...
Max walked into the first restaurant he had been able to find, and his mouth salivated at the delicious smells assaulting his senses. He read the menu; it wasn't a type of food he was super familiar with. In fact, he had never had it before and had only heard about it in a movie. But at the moment, he was so hungry he could eat anything. 2024-03-19 21:18:42 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm sorry I'm so late. This recap took me forever.
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Recap
After having returned temporarily to Earth after spending time in a mysterious Quartet school that exists in another dimension, Max is reunited with his friend Blake. It hasn’t been very long since the Earth was attacked by mons...
2024-03-19 21:04:30 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone!
This is just a quick heads up that I'll be posting 3 chapters of Past Life Hero 3 either tomorrow (Saturday) or on Sunday.
I was going to post them today, but the recap for book 2 is taking me a little longer since the book itself was fairly long.
I'm sorry for the delay!
-BC
Max woke up in an alley, behind a dumpster. He was lying down in something smelly. He got to his feet and peeled off his soiled clothing. Then he reached into his pocket on the ground to grab the handful of bone beads he’d had in there. Max threw one of the bones on the ground that he'd retrieved, opening up his storage gate. Then he withdrew ...
2024-03-08 18:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostAll of Max's spirits were arrayed in a semicircle around him. They were not physically manifesting, but Max could feel their presence all the same. He said, "Everyone, I've told you before that we may have to leave the Quartet one day in a hurry. My escape plans... Well, the time has come. We're starting an escape plan right now."
"Which o...
2024-03-08 18:43:54 +0000 UTC View PostMax was roused from his slumber by Lavinia saying his name over and over again.
“Max. Max. MAX!”
“Thought you weren’t coming in here when I sleep,” he mumbled.
“Normally, no. But someone is knocking at your door.”
“Time?” Max said as he looked at his tablet. It was two in the m...
2024-03-08 18:42:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe quiet around the large room persisted until Adjudicator Swan spoke again. "Max Cunningham, do you require a break or any time to rest or repair equipment before your next match?"
"No, I'm ready now," he replied.
"So be it. We will prepare for the senior division match. Lim Jezzen, please enter the ring."
Max watched a...
2024-02-24 01:44:28 +0000 UTC View PostMax thought it was unfortunate that Regal was not among the Mystic Spear Path students he was facing. Behind them, he caught sight of Territ Mond glowering. Max didn’t care. The headmaster was not his friend. Max had no illusions to their relationship. He was being paid to fight for them, in order for the headmasters to...
2024-02-24 01:41:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe exhibition matches weren't actually scheduled until the next evening, but Max did not plan on resting until then. If he still had a mortal body, he would have had to, but as a three-star mana body Blade Sorcerer, there was no reason not to train any moment he had the opportunity. He started his day the way he always did: meditation and worki...
2024-02-24 01:40:48 +0000 UTC View PostMax didn’t watch the end of semester, qualifying competition. He’d been asked not to by the cabal of headmasters. Two days passed with Max just continuing to train. Luckily, working alone didn’t bother him and gave him more time to perfect his teamwork with his spirits.
After the end of the competition, all of Max...
When Max had formed contracts with Dura and Trill, he'd assimilated Trill in less than an hour, which turned out to be rather lucky. Even he could tell that his Summoner power burned much brighter now. Once he had bonded completely with Trill, he'd immediately gotten a decent idea of certain things that he could do with her power. Max want...
2024-02-17 04:41:44 +0000 UTC View PostMax threw himself into work. It turned out that with a combination of a lack of a social life, extreme focus, and no real need to sleep much, he could get an astonishing amount of work done. He even managed to make several breakthroughs. The most notable was with the summoning circles and Lavinia's machine. The actual time it had taken him to im...
2024-02-17 04:40:55 +0000 UTC View Post