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MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -143
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Patreon shit the bed again ... It was bound to happen, since they've had 2 months of no platform-breaking stuff. Welp, anyway, hopefully they fix this soon, because this massive font size is giving me an aneurysm.-----------------------------Chapter -143“What are we gonna do about James?” Steve asked, as I tried to think of the best place to use the flare. I wasn’t too familiar with Madeville, since it wasn’t a place worth visiting, so I was struggling to come up with a good place with lots of sp...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -142
-Previous chapter----Next chapter---------------------------------Chapter -142I quickly stowed the Looking Glass away, while scrambling backwards until I hit one of the off-white walls of the small room with which the boy slept.“Bastard killed Chris!” Panda exclaimed in outrage.“I WILL EAT YOUR FLUFFY FLESH, TRICKSTER!” Logan exclaimed, his voice like a fork scraping glass.“I think he might be talking to you,” I said to Panda, as the monster lunged forward with its sword arms.The resemblance to Logan was basically just the silhouett...
F-tier Assasin - Chapter 10
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----I'm struggling a bit with writing this story lately because I'm super busy with editing and school, so the releases will be less frequent as a result. I'm also considering when I want to publish this story next year. I may end up investing more time into Loopshard and continue this in the background.-----------------------------Chapter 10The Craft district wasn’t trying to be a quaint or charming place, and yet it was unintentionally the most interesting-looking district in the western half of ...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -141
-Previous chapter----Next chapter---------------------------------Chapter -141I wiped the blood and viscera off my hands, then turned around to give a thumbs-up to Steve.“Good job, buddy! You were actually useful for once!”“Imagine that power in the hands of a villain,” Panda muttered.“Fairly sure he was heading in that direction, given how he was collecting his own little harem before running into us at the mall,” I replied.Steve’s disturbing brainwash ability had worn off, and the people that’d moved to the other end of the ch...
TASTE-TEST: Loopshard - Chapter One
This is a taste-test of a story I've been working on for the last two weeks, after getting inspired by the story "Master Hunter K" and all the things I felt it could've done better ^-^' that probably sounds very pretentious, but if you read that story, you'll know that it has a great story with a flawed presentation.In reality, there isn't actually a lot of similarities between that story and this one, but it was the impetus for getting me here.Anyway, this is a pretty damn long chapter one (~8000 words, lol). The ac...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -140
-Previous chapter----Next chapter---------------------------------Chapter -140At our arrival into the mustard-yellow space, which seemed to branch randomly in all directions with nonsensical corridors and chambers, the people trapped here came up to us. From their expressions, it was clear that they were scared, but it seemed they were hoping we’d brought them salvation.Chris took his headphones off and put them around his neck.“Are we safe here?” he asked.“I think I managed to stall the monster,” I told him.“Don’t be so sure,” ...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -139
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----It was a bit hard to get something that actually looks like Arney, but this is still horrific in its own messed-up way :)-----------------------------Chapter -139Tina, Steve, and I ran to the lighthouse, moving through the small forest on the island, while Chris giggled in my arms, despite the headphones over his ears. In the distance was the sound of laughter, but we’d gained a small lead on the Nightmare creature, since it had immediately gone for the B-movie Horror Antagonist that’d been coming out of...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -138
-Previous chapter----Next chapter---------------------------------Chapter -138“Wait, is there a chance Arney the Tickler will be here?” I asked.As though in response to my question, a loud infectious laughter filled the air.---WARNING!A Nightmarehas locked onto your scent.---“Shit, we’ve gotta go,” I told Chris.The Backstabber was holding his mouth, while tears were streaming out of his eyes.“What’s wrong with him?”“He’s… laughing,” Panda replied ominously.“HAHAHA!!” Chris suddenly belted out.I smacked him on the che...
F-tier Assasin - Chapter 9
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Finished editing and also added about 800 more words! Make sure to re-read the end bit if you already checked the chapter once.-----------------------------Chapter 9When Ashlan awoke, it was Sol’s Day, the first day of the week. As expected, a System Contract was awaiting him.< < Contract Update > >< < New System Contract assigned > >At least the System was kind enough to wait for me to open my eyes.“Assignment,” he said.< < Assignment > >< < Ashlan Grey — Assassin (F-tier)> >< < Proficiency > >< < N...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -137
-Previous chapter----Next chapter---------------------------------Chapter -137---WARNING!Now entering level 12 Challenge Dungeon ‘Dreamland’!Challenge‘Wake the Dreamer’---The four of us arrived into the strangest interior I’d yet to see. Actually, to call it an ‘interior’ was wildly misleading, as there were no walls to speak of at all.“What the hell isthis place?” Chris wondered out loud.“I just received an achievement,” Steve said.“Me too,” the Backstabber replied.“They must be talking about the Challenge Dungeon a...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -136
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Time here in Denmark already transitioned to Winter Time, hence why this chapter might seem to arrive later than usual. Granted, it's still 1:30 AM as I'm writing this >.<-----------------------------Chapter -136The entire Madeville Metro Station platform was immediately flooded, as enough water to fill an Olympic swimming pool rushed towards us. Except, it wasn’t water. It was blood that, despite its viscosity, came like one massive tsunami.Behind his Birthday Table, Steve was immediately swept aw...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -135
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Finally finished editing on Isekai Exorcist Book 1 today, so I have a lot more time again suddenly... Until I need to start editing the next book <.<Anyway, sorry for the one day delay!-----------------------------Chapter -135“Three more to go,” Panda said encouragingly as I arrived in carriage number 7.“I have to finish the 9th carriage as well? Thought I only had two more to go…”Chris arrived in the air above me and I caught him in my arms like a damsel in distress.Our eyes met and his expression...
F-tier Assasin - Chapter 8
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Apparently I wrote the wrong date on the last chapter, as it said the next chapter would be on the 26th instead of the 25th. Anyway, here it is, a day 'early' I guess, lol.-----------------------------Chapter 8James the Landlord was huddled into a corner and Dogface was knocked out with his head buried in the ruined drawers of a desk. After the Brawler had broken out of the apartment Ashlan had trapped him in and found the trio inside James’ caged-in office, Tommy had hurled the guy face-first into...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -134
-Previous chapter----Next chapter---------------------------------Chapter -134I arrived in the middle of the carriage again. It was hard to tell if I was actually progressing or not, though the counter in the announcement had said so.“Take a step to the right,” Panda told me.I followed his advice and a second later Steve arrived, with Chris immediately entering after him, somehow landing atop the Birthday Brat’s shoulders. They tumbled to the floor, both sputtering expletives, though Steve’s self-imposed profanity-filter was back-on aft...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -133
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Apologies for the delay in getting this to you. This is finally featuring an idea I've had in my mind ever since introducing the Metro Train around chapter 50ish.-----------------------------Chapter -133Hitokui Chika the Japanese-made Metro Train pulled itself all the way into the track, before lifting the front of its head up onto the platform to block the only exit.“Well, shit,” Chris muttered.Nina flared to life and walked towards the hideous flesh-and-metal body, lifting her hand in the air and d...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -132
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----There was a weird bug with Patreon yesterday that made it impossible to do any editing since all the text was black and the background is also black -.- really ingenious stuff. Love how Patreon always keeps us on our toes, lol. Anyway, it seems to have been fixed!-----------------------------Chapter -132Chris looked at me, confused. “What?”“Gambit, do the thing,” Tina said. “Aim us 3 yards in front of the Metro entrance next to the Gold Apple Bank.”“You’ve got it!” I obeyed.“The Metro?”...
F-tier Assasin - Chapter 7
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Patreon really shit the bed. It's literally impossible to see anything I'm doing while editing, so if there are formatting errors, then I apologise, but I can't do anything until they resolve whatever bug makes the editing view "black text on dark-grey background". What a ridiculous bug, lol.-----------------------------Chapter 7“Are all entrances to this place guarded by a special handprint?” Ashlan asked, after they’ve moved out of the large chamber and into a series of winding tu...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -131
-Previous chapter----Next chapter---------------------------------Chapter -131The ‘hole.Worm( )’ ability spat us out halfway towards the Mall, but, instead of running in that direction, Tina took us towards Downtown by summoning a serpent of neon-green energy that Steve and her rode atop. I rolled along besides them atop my longboard, easily overtaking them in speed thanks to the tricks I was pulling off.The streets were in total chaos, with Players battling against monsters that’d escaped from the many dungeons around the city.“It seem...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -130
-Previous chapter----Next chapter---------------------------------Chapter -130“You know her?” Steve asked.“Well shit,” Panda muttered.I looked at my old friend from Calm Springs. She’d changed a lot since then. Her pale skin had turned grey like ash and there was a radioactive-green glow to her eyes. Her black hair was shaved away to reveal a smooth bald head and neon-green tattoos swam around on her exposed skin. She was wearing a short-sleeved leather trench coat, shorts that stopped mid-thigh, a leather corset, and high heels. Her ...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -129
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----As mentioned, I'm back to posting 3 chapters per week, which means Chapter -130 won't be available until the 15th.-----------------------------Chapter -129The Humanbus stopped right next to the charred husk of the gas station I’d blown up. From the windows, I could see the black pond that my Spin the Wheel had created.“Is it me or has thatgotten bigger?” I asked, as I walked to the front of the bus where the large brain filled the driver seat.“It’s not just you.”[THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ...
F-tier Assasin - Chapter 6
-Previous chapter----Next chapter---------------------------------Chapter 6“Assignment,” Ashlan said, after sitting up in the bed he’d borrowed from the Guild.< < Assignment > >< < Ashlan Grey — Assassin (F-tier)> >< < Proficiency > >< < Novice I — 1/10 Proficiency> >< < Skills > >< < Lurk> >< < Contracts > >< < ——— > >It wasn’t all a fever dream then. I did actually go up 1 Point.He looked around, feeling like it was the first time taking in his surroundings, which it might well have been. After all, he’d passed out as soon...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -128
-Previous chapter----Next chapter---------------------------------Chapter -128I sped through the streets that lay between Calm Springs Asylum and the industrial area where I’d died, throwing caution to the wind and doing everything I could to increase the speed of my longboard.While I slid along the façade of an apartment block only a few streets away from the kindergarten where I’d first met Bee, Panda told me to activate my Rules of Anarchy, since the Respawn was used up. All my other cooldowns had reset, but there was nothing that could...
Madman Apocalypse - Cover Art & progress photos
Heya everybody!Just today, I got back the final version of some cover art I had commissioned two months ago by the fantastic Creadfectus. I think it turned out super well and it will be slapped on RoyalRoad soon.Have a look at the progress as well, I think it's really cool to see how the image evolved.I commissioned this art, and will commission two more, as I have plans to publish the story next year. I can't give you a concrete date yet, but I can reveal that I have signed a deal that means I'll have an audiobook made, which is su...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -127
-Previous chapter----Next chapter---------------------------------Chapter -127I gasped as I appeared in front of a window in a deeply-familiar room. There were bars covering the outside of the thick tempered glass, and light from the moon shone through to illuminate the white walls.“Fuuuuck!!!” I yelled, slamming my forehead into the glass hard enough to crack it. “I’m going to tear Steve’s fucking spine out of his body and beat him to death with it!!!”A bunch of pop-ups hit me all at once:A glass jug and blue pajamas landed in my a...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -126
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----So, I wasn't lying. This chapter is almost 4k words. But don't get used to this! Anyway, quite a lot happening and it felt wrong to cut it up.Also, minor edit to Chapter -124, in that I forgot to add the 'Safe Zone Sphere' to the Leftovers from the Red Pawn fight.If you didn't read last chapter's message, then I urge you to go back and read it, since, starting next week, it'll be 3 chapters per week every week.-----------------------------Chapter -126Under normal circumstances, th...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -125
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Change of schedule is gonna happen from next week on. I've mentioned how I was aiming for a 20 chapter backlog on Patreon, but, to be honest, even though I've been growing the backlog, it hasn't brought on more readers.I think it's safe to say that Madmanjust isn't a huge draw for my Patreon. That's not really a huge issue for me, but it does mean that I will be returning to my normal 3 chapters per week schedule for the series, instead of 1 chapter every 2 days.It won't feel like...
F-tier Assasin - Chapter 5
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Just realised you can't see the slashed lines through the System Contract objectives that were completed <.< I'm underlining them instead, because apparently Patreon doesn't have that kind of text formatting (yay...)-----------------------------Chapter 5Ashlan’s wooden sandals produced a faint echoing clopwith each step he took down the hidden staircase. The only basements he’d ever been down before were the ones belonging to seedy establishments in Northside, such as where many of the Unassi...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -124
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----Bit worried about the Nickelodeon joke, not sure if it's too spicy xD-----------------------------Chapter -124The Core arrived in my hands and looked like a red Leftovers Wisp, but smaller. Despite being made from incorporeal matter, I was able to hold it in my hands.Bee and I had split the 2000 Coins, and along with the 50 from the Double Trouble achievement, I was now sitting at 2558.01 Coins in total.“I want to go back to Shellby and buy some more stuff,” I commented.“Was just thinking the same ...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -123
-Previous chapter----Next chapter----This chapter is over 3k words, so it took a while to write and edit, but I hope it was worth the wait.I'm currently in the middle of a school project and have an influenza, so I'm working a bit slower than usual. Sorry about that.-----------------------------Chapter -123I stopped in front of the conflagration, waiting for the Mayor to come out, while blowing air into Brock. Lordie took this as his cue to disappear into the Transport Cage.“A big one’s coming, Gamby!!”“Stop making it weird,” ...
MADMAN APOCALYPSE - Chapter -122
-Previous chapter----Next chapter---------------------------------Chapter -122I was sitting in the darkness next to a truck that was missing its wheels, while watching the gas station on the other side of the street. A fit thirty-something black guy dressed in construction clothes holding a heavy-looking crossbow was guarding the entrance.“They must be inside,” I whispered to Bee. “But let me check.”“Rootkit.”---Rootkit initiating!...…Evading firewall......…Generating backdoor......…Playing ‘im_in.mp3’ through speakers…....
