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Scorched Time available and Frozen Time FREE!
đđđ¨đŤđđĄđđ đđ˘đŚđ, the 4th book in the Time Core series, is now available on eBook, paperback, and hardcover!Scorched Time Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5ZXJRPMScorched Time Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C5ZXJRPMScorched Time Amazon DE: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0C5ZXJRPMIf you enjoy your stories with a heavy LitRPG emphasis, along with time loops, dungeon defense, and loads of different monsters, then check out the Time Core series -- and get the first book in the series, đ đŤđ¨đłđ...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 35
Chapter 35New Fusion Learned!Spellcasting Focus Boost +4Activation Method(s): ReactiveEffect: Boosts the Level of the Spellcasting Focus SkillInput: Physical touchVariable(s): Evaluate the presence of a MageMagnitude: 4 LevelsMana Cost: 2000Pattern Cohesion: 80Fusion Time: 10.5 hoursFusion has reached Level 21!Pattern Formation has reached Level 21!Mana Control has reached Level 21!Spellcasting Focus has reached Level 10!Pattern Recognition has reached Level 11!The increase in his Mage Skills was a welcome â if shocking, as they made him feel...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 34
Chapter 34Larek wasnât going to bother using a privacy alcove in his Advanced Fusions workshop classroom for his upcoming Fusions, if only because heâd rather be somewhere familiar and equally as comfortable. Sitting on his bed in his room was as good as anywhere else in his opinion, and it was private enough that no one would be entering it after a certain time of the evening. Both Verne and Norde could be quiet enough if they wanted to be, and if he asked them to keep it down, they would help him out by doing exactly that. He wasnât as ...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 33
(A shorter chapter than usual, but as it was from two different POVs, I felt it better to keep it separate)Chapter 33Penelope paced back and forth between the walls of the vestibule, the door leading into Head Drill Instructor Bleekerâs office closed for the time being. She knew she was late to their meeting, which was entirely her fault, but she didnât think she was that late.If it wasnât because I was afraid of reporting my failure, I wouldâve been here on timeâThe door abruptly opened and she saw the Head Drill Instructor beckoning...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 32
Chapter 32The next few weeks had Larek studying the Intermediate Fusion books he acquired from the library at night, in addition to in his Advanced Fusions class. Grandmaster Fusionist Shinpai refused to teach him anything new until he had a good understanding of the concepts he would need to take advantage of his instruction, though he was more than willing to answer questions about what he read. The reason it took nearly 3 weeks for him to fully assimilate what he read was the fact that he had to spread his learning out at night to catch up w...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 31
Chapter 31Larek took a step back from the Martial trainee after he realized she was standing a little too close to him. While he had accidentally run into her as he turned around, which wasnât his fault but hers for standing so close, he didnât want to give her any other reason to accuse him of touching her inappropriately; heâd already been the target of an accusation of the sort the day before, and heâd like to keep that kind of thing to a minimum.It took a few seconds for his mind to restart working, and he realized she had asked him...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 30
(I was a little slow on these chapters this week as I took it a little easier after the marathon sessions I had last week to get Scorched Time done. In addition, getting the finished book together for publication took a little longer than I expected, but it's all done -- including the paperback/hardcover and it's been submitted to Podium for the audiobook. I'm planning on working on this all next week at full speed, so there should be a lot more chapters coming up!)Chapter 30âItâll be good to finally get caught up on what we mis...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 29
Chapter 29Larek left his Advanced Fusions 1 class at a run yet again, racing toward the first-year classrooms as he weaved through the people moving about. Fortunately, he wasnât stopped by Professors with a demand to convince them of his innocence, so he wasnât delayed in the least, meaning that he made it to his Understanding Specializations class well ahead of time. As he sat in the same seat he had been in the day before, his mind was awhirl with the information that he had been overloaded with during the short session with Grandmaster ...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 28
Chapter 28âThe first thing you need to know about your Fusions is that, while strengthening the containment barriers around your Mana Cost will solve most of your problems for the time being, it isnât a catch-all,â Larekâs instructor explained. At the same time, Grandmaster Fusionist Shinpai used his Pattern Cohesion to quickly form the same formation that went into his Pneuma Boost Fusion, though at only Magnitude 1 instead of 9. Looking down at the formation floating in the air near the floor between the two of them, Larek immediately...
Scorched Time on pre-order for May 31st!
The 4th book in the Time Core series, Scorched Time, is now available for pre-order, releasing May 31st!Amazon US:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5ZXJRPMAmazon UK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C5ZXJRPMAmazon DE:https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0C5ZXJRPMPodium and Tess Irondale will be doing the audio for this book, which I'm hoping will be ready in a few months!__________________________________In the scorching heat of the Charwell Desert, Tempara must sift through the sands of timeâŚFresh off her victory in the Verdant Forest, the Greater Temporal ...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 27
Chapter 27The next morning, Larek woke up with excitement running through his entire body as he thought about the day. He barely paid attention to the world around him during his morning routines, at least until breakfast brought him a very odd-acting Nedira who sat across from him and his two roommates with an annoyed expression on her face.âWhatâs up, sis?âThe fourth-year student answered him with curt, âNothing,â before crossing her arms over her chest and as she sat back in her chair.Norde attempted to draw her out into conversati...
Plans for the next week
Nothing new today as I was finishing up the editing for Scorched Time. I'm hoping to have it up for pre-order sometime tomorrow for a release next week :)Later tomorrow I'm getting back to The Fusionist book 2, where I'll be working on it fully for about a week until I split it between that and Dimensional Dungeon Cores Book 5.Have a great rest of your Monday!
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 26
(I'm wiped out after the convention this weekend; I was only able to get one chapter done and I may end up going back and changing some things, as I was so busy I didn't really get a chance to go over it when I was finished. In addition, for the first time, I added a secondary perspective other than Larek's, which could either add a precedent for more POV changes or I may change it later if I decide if I want to stick to a singular POV as I have thus far. I will only have this one chapter this week for The Fusionist Book 2, as I nee...
Rocky Mountain Nightmares Expo -- I'll be there!
This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (May 12th-14) I'll be at the Rocky Mountain Nightmares Horror Expo peddling my wares in the vendor room.https://rockymountainnightmares.com/A horror expo? Don't you write LitRPG and Dungeon Core?Yes, but I also love horror and wrote my Spirit Core series, which is a mixture of Paranormal Horror, LitRPG, and Dungeon Core featuring a serial killer brought back as a Spirit Core and tasked by hell to kill innocent people in different locations that he "haunts". He uses a system to dictate what he ca...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 25
(Here's one last chapter this week before I start back with Scorched Time tomorrow!)Chapter 25The library was only a 5-minute walk, but it felt shorter because there was so much newness around the park and that portion of the gigantic building that they had yet to explore. Larekâs head was on a swivel as they made their way to their destination, as he received a better look at the park and the differing training sections and the odd-looking arena in the distance, as well as glancing at the different students walking past them on their jou...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 24
Chapter 24âIs this true, young man? Did you hurt Portia?âLarek assumed that Portia was the woman in the purple robe who still had her finger pointed in his direction, especially as she sneered at him and nodded emphatically at the Professorâs question, even if it hadnât been addressed to her.He shook his head as he peered closer at the Professor. Larek was momentarily relieved to see that she wasnât from the Kingdom, what with the long, straight, black hair that fell down to her waist, with a portion of it piled up on top of her head ...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 23
(I wrote both chapter 22 and 23 in between ringing people up at my wife's craft fair, so there may be some alterations/additions in the future when I get a chance to really look them over. I'll be writing some more tomorrow, so hopefully there will be another 2 or 3 that will go up before I go back to Scorched Time for the rest of the week. Enjoy!)Chapter 23The fallout from revealing his Pattern Cohesion wasnât as cataclysmic as he had feared it might be, but it wasnât nothing, either.âY-youâ What is this? How do you have such a...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 22
Chapter 22Larek whipped his head around, the unexpected voice of someone so close to him causing him to twitch briefly in surprise. He immediately found the source of his shock, an older man with a completely bald head and a long white beard that pooled in his lap, sitting in what appeared to be a specialized Fusion alcove that was located next to the entrance. It was slightly larger than the others and had a few bigger, even more comfortable pillows in a throne-like arrangement.As he looked closer at the older man, he realized that there was a...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 21
Chapter 21âWelcome new students!â the diminutive woman shouted from the front of the large room, directing her words toward the back where Larek and the other new first-year transfers were sitting. âI know you may have a lot of questions, but it can wait toward the end of class. For those of you who had been here all year long, youâre going to be able to go early because of this!â There was some slight cheering from the crowd, though it wasnât overly enthusiastic.Larek looked around the classroom, which was entirely unlike what he e...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 20
Chapter 20âUh, what do you mean?â he asked in confusion, and it was only then that his friends noticed that he had stopped.Ricardo looked up at him with a searching gaze, as if he was trying to figure something out. He opened his mouth to respond but noticed that Verne and the others were watching â and listening. âOh, n-nothing,â he stammered. âI was, uh, just wondering why you seem so much older than the others, thatâs all. Nothing meant by it at all. Now, if youâll excuse me, I must make sure everyone found the Dining Hall wi...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 19
Chapter 19âAgain, I want to welcome you to Copperleaf Academy!â the Dean announced to everyone once the doors shut behind them. âIâm going to leave you now so I can return to my duties, but I will leave you in the good hands of Ricardo, one of our star students in his fifth year here at Copperleaf. Ricardo, please show our new arrivals to the recently reopened auxiliary residences, if you would.ââIt would be my pleasure, Dean Lorraine.â This came from a young man standing next to the Dean, his telltale tanned skin and brown hair m...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 18
Chapter 18The journey through Thanchet was relatively uneventful, though Larek could tell that the city was much bigger than Peratin based on what he could observe. Heâd seen it once he exited the carriage, of course, but walking through the streets lined with hundreds of different-sized buildings only emphasized the differences. Granted, the city that housed Crystalview Academy had been large, but it only looked as large as it was because it spread up the small mountain it had attached itself to like moss on the side of a tree. Spread out li...
Scorched Time cover art sneak peek!
I just got the cover art back for Scorched Time, so I thought that I would share it with my Patrons!
Poisoned Time is now available on audiobook!
Just released, pick up the 3rd book in the Time Core series, Poisoned Time, on audiobook! Narrated beautifully once again by Tess Irondale and published by Podium, listen to over 13 hours of Dungeon Core, LitRPG, and time loop mechanics all rolled up in one story!Audible US:https://www.audible.com/pd/B0BZJSTXSHAudible UK:https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0BZJPZ25J________Continuing her journey to save her family, a strange secret awaits Tempara in the Verdant ForestâŚAlong with the souls of six family members as well as two former Defenders, the G...
The Dungeon Fairy eBook is FREE through April 28th!
To celebrate The Dungeon Fairy reaching over 1,000 ratings on Amazon, you can pick it up for FREE today through April 28th! If you haven't checked out this first book in the Hapless Dungeon Fairy series, this is your chance!Amazon US:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084VSHGQRAmazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B084VSHGQR______________________All that Tacca GloomLily ever wanted to be since she was very little was a Fairy Assistant to a Dungeon Core. After her negatively portentous birth, however, she was never fully accepted by her superstitio...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 17
Chapter 17The rest of the trip south over the next few days was unfortunately super awkward and incredibly boring. The group of 5 SIC members acted as if no one else in the cargo hold existed, but they were still present enough that Larek wouldnât be able to do any Fusions or have Nedira teach him any spells â especially with how they reacted to seeing Rheinaâs bracer. As they helped to unload supplies at a couple of towns and once a much larger city even bigger than Peratin where Crystalview Academy had been located, he was able to brief...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 16
Chapter 16Their travel south took an unexpected turn when additional passengers joined the carriage while Larek and his friends were asleep. Unfortunately, the small group of 5 SIC members suddenly appeared in the cargo hold of the carriage that morning as it had the least amount of supplies that still needed to be delivered; he only discovered it when he had woken up and found that Rheina and Crester werenât the only people besides his friends that were now inside the hold.âStudents, huh? Where you headed?âLarek and the others were in th...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 15
Chapter 15âHey, help with the unloading, would you?âLarek heard the shout coming from the back of the carriage soon after it stopped. An open hatchway led out to the bright sun of the outdoors, which was nearly blinding after being in the relative darkness of the cargo hold for the last number of hours.Over the previous few minutes, the sound and movement of the vehicle had changed; it was both rougher and louder as the wheels rolled over what sounded like cobblestones, and the sounds of voices outside of the carriageâs frame could be hea...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 14
Chapter 14Larek managed the finish the Body Boost +5 Fusion on the other earring about 20 minutes later, gaining another level in his new Multi-effect Fusion Focus Skill in the process.New Fusion Learned!Body Boost +5Activation Method: PermanentEffect: Increases BodyMagnitude: 50% increaseMana Cost: 5,000Pattern Cohesion: 150Fusion Time: 30 hoursMulti-effect Fusion Focus has reached Level 4!As soon as it was finished, he held the earring in his hand and felt the Fusion suddenly impart the 50% increase in his Body stat. Unlike when he held the A...
The Fusionist Book 2 -- Chapter 13
Chapter 13As he shouldâve guessed, Rheina went first, handing over her bracers and her earrings, keeping her knives with her until he needed them. He supposed that made a bit of sense, because if they were somehow attacked while on the road, then she would need her weapons to defend herself.Larek moved some of the softer sacks into a large pile behind tall stacks of boxes, creating an alcove where he could sit and have a good portion of his surroundings be blocked off by the supplies that were being transported. It couldnât do much for the ...
