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MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Book 3 - Chapter 23
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Three chapters coming up today, back to back. Next one will be available shortly.-----------------------------Chapter 23Panda eventually convinced me to rescind my order for the Humanbus to fling us into a bottomless pit, but I was feeling pretty upset about losing a reward I had completely forgotten about until now.Did that say something about me and the overabundance of rewards?Possibly.But after seeing what Bee had gotten from her trophy, it was hard not to feel like I’d been cheated.[‘Fungal Fortress...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Book 3 - Chapter 22
-Previous chapter----Next chapter---------------------------------Chapter 22With our combined strength, the three of us were able to get the Humanbus back upright. As soon as it was back on its many feet, a door opened in the side of its head, and we all got back on board.No sooner had we entered than the bus took off, opening holes in the walls and ceiling for us to get back into our turrets.[THE FUZZ IS ON OUR TAIL, WE GOTTA SKEDADDLE!]I climbed into the same flesh pod as before, finding my ballista once again aiming towards the shops on the ...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Book 3 - Chapter 21
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Aaaand we're back!-----------------------------Chapter 21“—king kidding me!” I yelled.[UH OH!] the Humanbus exclaimed.My flesh pod was suddenly spun around so that my ballista pointed backwards, and the whole thing moved along the side of the bus until it reached the back.I had no idea if the other monsters would continue to assault us, but the World Boss waddling after us rapidly was obviously a much greater concern.[Appraisal x ]Level 25 — ‘Serenity Park Swan’ — World Boss“IRATE HONKING...
Loopshard - Chapter Seventy-Two
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----I will be focusing on writing Madman this week, since I dedicated all of last week to Loopshard.-----------------------------Chapter Seventy-TwoAdam led their barriers down through the centre of the tower, passing by the burnt-out laboratorium, metal slime, and manawing floors before reaching the landing for the mana hoarders’ barracks.“Jesus Christ,” Gladwyn muttered as they saw what lay in the entrance to the barracks chamber.Her shoulders and head had been spared, but the rest of Maggie’s body was...
Loopshard - Chapter Seventy-One
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----I'm working 72 right now, but it may not go up until tomorrow, since I don't want to throw up the unedited chapter.-----------------------------Chapter Seventy-One“How much damage did that ring attack do?” Adam asked as they moved back down to the study.“60,” Gladwyn replied and James nodded.“Wait, you both took 60 damage?” Adam asked, confused.“Yeah, it was true damage,” Gladwyn said. “It bypasses Defence…”“Fucking hell,” Adam replied. “If I hadn’t had my Stone Mask, I ...
Loopshard - Chapter Seventy
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----B-b-b-boss fight!-----------------------------Chapter SeventyAdam tripled fused his barriers and fired the projectile at the Tower Crawler floating in the middle of the glass chamber.The projectile zipped through the air, but swerved around the giant eye at the last moment before flying down in to the ramp they’d followed up, piercing it and then continuing through the Tower’s wall.On the opposite side of the chamber, Gladwyn was shaking James, trying to get him to return to consciousness after his weapo...
Loopshard - Chapter Sixty-Nine
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Chapter 70 coming later today.-----------------------------Chapter Sixty-NineThe landing itself was the same as the two before it, but the walls were completely barren, and the only indication of the objective was a metal door set into the wall half-way between the ramps going up and down.They dismounted the barriers and went over to the door.“I think we should keep heading up,” Adam said.“We have enough time to investigate,” Gladwyn argued.James looked frazzled.“Are you okay?” Adam asked him.“...
Isekai Exorcist book 1 just released!
Hey everyone!The first book of Isekai Exorcist just went live on Kindle and Audible, and I'm really hoping it does well.It's published by Aethon and narrated by Todd Menesses.For those of you unfamiliar with the story, he's a brief synopsis:---After Ryūta is suddenly transported to a new world, his bad luck only gets worse as he is assigned the role of Exorcist, the most dangerous of all adventurer classes.In order to survive, Ryūta reluctantly becomes the apprentice of a suspicious older Exorcist, who turns out to be a ruthless t...
Loopshard - Chapter Sixty-Eight
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Tomorrow is the launch day of Isekai Exorcist book 1. Pretty anxious about how it'll go (. _. )Anyway, I will have a post on here about it tomorrow.Update: chapter 69 will arrive Thursday 3rd with chapter 70. Currently not at home, so I can't edit and post it.-----------------------------Chapter Sixty-EightThey hurried down the ramp, sliding more than running, with James quickly falling behind since he kept glancing back over his shoulder.“I can see its arms!” he called from behind them. “The C...
Loopshard - Chapter Sixty-Seven
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Meant to have this out yesterday, but had quite a lot of real life stuff happening all at once so got super delayed (. _.)Working on 68, but it won't be out until tomorrow. I'll do my best to get 4 chapters done next week to make up for the one I missed this week.-----------------------------Chapter Sixty-SevenGladwyn moved forward to meet the chimaera, catching its leaping strike against his shield with a reverberating clang. The impact had enough power to send him backsliding a couple metres. Befor...
Loopshard - Chapter Sixty-Six
-Previous chapter----Next chapter---------------------------------Chapter Sixty-Six“Don’t we get a reward?” Gladwyn asked, looking around before answering his own question, “Ah, over there!”There were two chests waiting next to the ramp leading down and the three of them went over to them.“You should take the Relic Chest, Gladwyn,” James said. “I’ll take the Upgrade Chest.”The Shield Wall nodded and gestured to Adam, “If you wouldn’t mind blessing my dice roll with your luck.”“Of course,” Adam replied with a grin.T...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Book 3 - Chapter 20
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----I'm finally free from exams \o/-----------------------------Chapter 20[WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT THING?] the Humanbus asked as I stalked closer.“I’m gonna turn you into a Safe Zone,” I replied.[THAT SOUNDS YUMMY!]“Do you know how I activate this thing?”[STICK IT INTO MY BRAIN FLESH AND I WILL DO IT.]I glanced to where Panda sat on Bee’s shoulder. She was standing behind me with Tina.“If it’s lying, we’ll just kill it,” Bee said before Panda could open his mouth.[I WANT TO LIVE! LIF...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Book 3 - Chapter 19
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Gotta prepare for my exam on Wednesday, but I might have another Madman chapter out this week.-----------------------------Chapter 19At the next stop, a guy breathing heavily and sweating profusely was the first onto the bus. He was holding his suit jacket in his arms, exposing his drenched baby-blue shirt. He had clearly run here to catch the Humanbus. Unlike the obvious Skinstealer seated behind me, he seemed normal.[Ticket]29 — ‘Stewie Johnson’ — Advertising ConsultantBlue — Pastrami SandwichPer...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Book 3 - Chapter 18
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Anyone here ever play "Papers, Please" ?-----------------------------Chapter 18“Shit,” Panda muttered. “If we make a mistake, one of you will die.”“I wonder if you’re counted as a passenger as well,” I said.He froze. “Don’t say stuff like that!”“Don’t worry, Panda, I won’t let you die,” Bee said. “I’m good at games like this.”[ARE YOU READY!?] the Humanbus exclaimed.[OFF WE GO! YUMMY-YUMMY!]A desk had appeared in front of where we sat and on top of it were a photo of...
Cover for Loopshard book 2 on RR
Since Book 1 of Loopshard just wrapped on RR with chapter 58, I went and generated a new cover for Book 2 using Niji-Journey.
Loopshard - Chapter Sixty-Five
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Last Loopshard chapter of the week, tomorrow I'll continue on Madman book 3.-----------------------------Chapter Sixty-Five“Ah shit, another optional objective,” Gladwyn muttered.“It might be worth skipping it,” Adam said.“Why?” James asked.“Emelia, the time-looper Gladwyn mentioned, she said that if we complete two optional objectives, then a really difficult and dangerous boss will appear,” Adam explained.“That Tower Crawler thing that was mentioned once we killed the Warden?” he as...
Loopshard - Chapter Sixty-Four
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----3 days, 3 chapters. Feels pretty good this current rate of chapters, but I've got an exam next week so that'll probably slow me down. Still, if I can keep up this rate for a couple months, then I'll have quite a decent backlog by the end of it.-----------------------------Chapter Sixty-Four“Wait!” James yelled and stepped in front of Hahn, forcing Adam to stop his barriers.Gladwyn levelled his sword at him. “Adam is right, move out of the way!”“Based on what!?” James retorted.“Based...
Loopshard - Chapter Sixty-Three
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Took a while longer to wrap this chapter up, so I didn't get it done last night. Still, I'm having a lot of fun with this Stage. Initially I struggled to find the element that would make it stand out, but now I think I've managed to give it it's own feel. The idea I have is that each Stage should be distinct enough that you can recall them based on either the theme, main enemy type, or some other element.Fun fact: Alepheria is actualy a character I came up with for the next story I'm work...
Loopshard - Chapter Sixty-Two
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Apologies for the long delay. I dedicated most of last week to writing on Madman, since I've gotta get at least 80k more written on that story before September.That being said, it was not my intention to forget about Loopshard, but my weekend ended up way more busy than expected, so I will be trying my best to finish four chapters this week, if not more.I should hopefully have Chapter 63 up later today.-----------------------------Chapter Sixty-TwoThey stood before the gate to Alepheria’s Tower. It was...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Book 3 - Chapter 17
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Last Madman chapter of the week, but managed to crank out 4 chapters, which is pretty great I think.-----------------------------Chapter 17Thanks to Brock’s damage-amplifying nature, the explosion of my right hand was powerful enough to fling me backwards with such force and speed that I skipped across the pavement, friction burn tearing away my skin and leaving red skidmarks.Garold the Skinstealer was reduced to a pair of smoking free-standing legs, the rest of his body obliterated.Bee ran over to where I...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Book 3 - Chapter 16
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Perhaps I'll have one more Madman chapter tomorrow, but I need to also finish two Loopshard chapters before the end of the weekend. Anyway, I've got a good rhythm going finally.-----------------------------Chapter 16Water Wizard’s Wonderland came back into view as we returned to the outskirts of Madeville where we’d initially teleported from. Tina, Bee, and Panda appeared behind me.Ahead of us, maybe ten yards away, stood a man in swim trunks with a donut pool float around his waist and a snorkel...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Book 3 - Chapter 15
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----I might have more chapters for you again tomorrow or Thursday. Trying to get the ball rolling on book 3, since I want to have it done before September.-----------------------------Chapter 15I landed on my feet in a silver-blue field of grass. In the distance were children running around, and there were trees and plants everywhere. It was like a forest that surrounded me, except every single branch was laden with fruits and flowers, and the whole area was like a kaleidoscope of colors.Tina appeared next to me...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Book 3 - Chapter 14
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Rejoice! Got two chapters for you today.-----------------------------Chapter 14The figure straightened itself to a total height of maybe four foot six inches. With a loud slurp, it swallowed the entrails of the beetle guard it’d been devouring.Then it walked towards us.“Be careful, Gambit,” Panda warned me. “I think I know what Absolute spawned her…”“Hey guys!” the dark creature said excitedly.Even as she came closer, the darkness about her didn’t dissipate, in fact, I realized her body was...
Loopshard - Chapter Sixty-One
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Finished my second exam last Thursday with an A, pretty chuffed about that. I've been dealing with influenza for about a week though, so it took me a while to get this chapter to a place I was happy with it.-----------------------------Chapter Sixty-OneAlmost the exact moment the four of them broke from the treeline, the humanoid creatures atop the scrap wall took notice of them. Ten immediately leapt from its top and down onto the barren ground before charging towards them.“They don’t have a lot of ...
Oil Tongue - Chapter 3
-Previous chapter----Next chapter---------------------------------Chapter 3Vagan grinned to himself. He had actually managed to unlock a skill associated with his oil affinity.But why is this one based on Charisma as well?With the two new points he’d gained in Intelligence, he could feel some invisible part of himself expanding to create more room.He continued practising with a smaller amount of oil for what must have been hours, manipulating and lifting a palmful repeatedly until he felt exhaustion draw near, and then devouring mushrooms to ...
Oil Tongue - Chapter 2
-Previous chapter----Next chapter---------------------------------Chapter 2Vagan had never heard of anyone with the Accursed Role before but knew it did not bode well.That woman called me a misbegotten child of the Goddess.He spun around, looking for any trace of her, but found no trail.What he did find, however, was that towering mushrooms rose from beyond the walls of Sirk and everywhere in sight was covered in fuzzy mould, looking like snow and grass mixed together.Vagan looked down around his feet, the place where Benja and Sam had died. Th...
Oil Tongue - Chapter 1
---Next chapter----This is a new Isekai story I've been working on for a few weeks. I don't have any plans to launch it until at least February of next year, but I wanted to show y'all the current draft of the story's intro.It's meant to be Grimbright, i.e. a dark world with hope in it. It also involves a slightly unusual system, as well as a world based around Roles, similar in a way to F-Tier Assassin. My plan is to keep working on this between other stories when I have time, and have the entire book 1 finished before I re...
Loopshard - Chapter Sixty
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----I've actually been writing a little bit on a new idea for a story I got. Once I've got the intro sorted, I'll probably post the first three chapters like a taste-test for y'all. But with my current plans, I don't have time to actually focus on a new story until I'm done with Madman book 3 and Isekai Exorcist book 4.Speaking of Isekai Exorcist, I just announced the stub date for book 1 (June 17th) on RoyalRoad today. I'll put up a post on here when it launches July 1st, but if anyo...
Loopshard - Chapter Fifty-Nine
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----It's pretty late, so I haven't edited this yet, but I will get it done tomorrow.Anyway, this is the first chapter of book 2. We're continuing off right from where we left it last week, more or less.I've finished one out of three of my exams, but the one I wrapped last week was probably the hardest. Still, I'm probably gonna do max 2 chapters this coming week since I have some preparations to do for Thursday's exam.EDITED.-----------------------------Chapter Fifty-NineAdam and Emelia w...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Book 3 - Chapter 13
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Just found out my first exam is tomorrow, but somehow still managed to squeeze this out today. Hoping to keep the streak going and write more Madman over the summer to hit my goal of book 3 done before September.-----------------------------Chapter 13Bee, Tina, and I appeared on the carpeted floor of an office, directly in front of a cubicle within which sat a strange figure. There were thousands of cubicles spread out across the floor, each with their own occupant, but this one was the only one that mattere...
