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The Axe Falls -Ch21-

Claudia had led Nick straight back to her father. She hadn’t even given him time to re-equip himself or even read Julie’s letter.

Nick didn’t have to think very hard as to the reason why. Claudia likely wanted to go straight to her father to talk about the situation. Chances were the count already suspected someth...

The Axe Falls -Ch20-

“Wake up,” came the command.

Taking in a deep shuddering breath, Nick reawakened to the world.

Letting it out nearly as quickly as he’d inhaled, he started coughing. Somehow he managed to get his eyes to open at the same time and looked about himself.

It looked to be the interior of a simple tent.

The Axe Falls -CH19-

Standing outside the duke of Fash’s tent, Nick felt somewhat odd. From what he could tell, the duke had gone to the kings command pavilion, received his orders, than came back here.

Now he was in the middle of dispersing his orders to his own vassals. Which of course included count Distis though Claudia was brought in...

Right of Retribution 3 -Ch6-

Warner flapped his wings several times and much harder than normal as they came down. Landing in front of the Fed building without too much issue, he was glad. If he was being honest with himself, he wasn’t quite sure how they’d manage to fly a police squad car.

Setting down the front end of the vehicle Warner made ...

The Axe Falls -CH18-

Watching over the troops as they started to push into the space they’d been ordered, Nick found he was oddly detached from the whole thing. People were dying not far from him and he seemed to care not at all.

“They’re soldiers doing their jobs, Sire,” offered Lucian. “To pity them would be to dishonor them. Th...

The Axe Falls -Ch17-

Nick had spent the last seven days riding endlessly next to Claudia’s coach.

While he didn’t get the chance often to speak with her privately, she did find time to talk to him at least once every day. Each time she had questions about the life of a villager or peasant. Trying to take in from him as much as she could...

The Axe Falls -CH16-

Riding along quietly on Table, Nick kept his eyes moving across his surroundings. They were still a long ways out from the area they were expected to marshal at, but that didn’t mean enemies couldn’t be present.

All it would take is a few dedicated and determined ranged classes to cause quite a bit of havoc in an am...

The Axe Falls -Ch15-

Following the count Nick was surprised.

The nobleman didn’t lead him into the house, but around to the backside of it. Out onto a wide open clearing beyond a wall. There were a great many men with wooden weapons moving about the field.

Some were in formation training, some in combat maneuvers, and others looked ...

The Axe Falls -Ch14-

With a clatter the magically enhanced chain mail slammed into the ground at Nick’s feet. The gauntlets, boots, greaves, buckler, and helmet clattered down next to it. All of it one grade higher than it normally would be through magical means.

“Holy shit!” he said, practically jumping out of the chair.

Severa...

The Axe Falls -CH13-

Letting go of the hand-cart, Nick sighed and then moved over to the side of his cabin.

“That was way more work than I thought it would be,” he complained, putting his back to the log wall. Then he slowly sank down to his bottom in the shade, his feet flat to the ground and his knees bent upward.

It’d take hi...

The Axe Falls

So, we're moving along chapter wise.

Thoughts so far?

Keep going? Cut it?

I'm trying to keep it hard game world, LitRPG, without wasting words and time. 

The Axe Falls -Ch12-

Nick wandered down the main boulevard toward the general store.

Everything seemed to be exactly as it had been the last time he’d visited. People going about their own business, giving him a side-eyed glance, then ignoring him.

People in arms and armor weren’t exactly terribly common in Dayton it seemed. That ...

The Axe Falls -CH11-

Nick decided to take a break and get his just rewards. In a flash he took out a small wooden chair that could fold up from his backpack.

Unfolding it he set it down to the ground and dropped into it. All around him was the gear he’d just spread out and would have to organize shortly.

“So, what’d we get?” h...

RoR 3 -CH5-

Sitting behind an office desk with a monitor on it was who Warner assumed was director Ames.

Blonde hair, blue eyes, dressed in a suit that was equal to Mark’s, he gave off a similar air that Mark did. He was typing away at the keyboard on the desk and seemed quite intent on the screen in front of him.

“Welcom...

The Axe Falls -Ch10-

Nick had spent the better part of the trip back casting Minor Heal on his arm. Over and over until his Mana was depleted and needed to refill.

Once it had mana enough to cast Minor Heal, he did so again.

Endlessly casting the spell, he slowly brought down the timer.

When it finally vanished, it was replaced ...

Right of Retribution 3 -CH4-

Warner felt weird.

Looking to the ground he idly kicked a rock out of the way and toward the wall. It bounced and clattered about before vanishing over the curb.

Right now he was standing in front of a coffee shop that wasn’t that far away from the local Fed building. One that was full of people that were more t...

The Axe Falls -CH9-

Slowly, keeping himself low in the tall grass, Nick crept along. His pole-axe secured in his dimensional pack and strapped to his belly rather than his back.

He’d rather have left it behind, but then he’d be dragging along his pole-axe. That sounded worse to him than bringing along the pack as he was.

“To be...

The Axe Falls -CH8-

Over the last three weeks, Nick had done a great deal, yet also very little.

Waking up every morning he went to the guild, picked up quests for his party, then met them at the entrance to the dungeon. Went down into its depths, killed hordes of monsters and dungeon animals, then came back out.

Only to repeat the p...

The Axe Falls -CH7-

Standing outside the adventurers guild Nick was feeling rather pleased.

He’d turned in his first quests the day previous, been rewarded, has a nice meal, and slept soundly.

Safely.

In a place that didn’t regard him as the end all, be all, worst existence in the village. A family member to the executioner...

Honor of Duty

Whoop!

Honor of Duty just got the official "Approved" from me on ACX (Audible distributor).

It's on them now when it gets released.

Let us hope for a swift release of Phillip.

Right of Retribution -Ch3-

Warner was quietly working through the seemingly endless number of Chinese food containers. In the end, that’d been what the group had settled on.

Gus’ friend, Mark, wasn’t going to be able to make it as he was apparently being watched by the Fed and the PID. They were extremely interested in him right now as he�...

The Axe Falls -Ch6-

There was a whoosh as the Firebolt slipped through the air like a snake in the water and then connected with the giant cave-bat. It let out a shriek before it dropped to the ground with a thump.

A window popped up almost immediately.

Battle won!

Calculating experience!

The Axe Falls -CH5-

Nick stood before the entrance to the city-dungeon.

A location that had once upon a time been a true dungeon. Cleared in the long past to the point that the dungeon heart was captured.

Captured bound in magical constraints and put back into place. Where only a certain number of monsters could be brought to life in...

The Axe Falls -CH4-

Walking in through the open door, Nick was surprised to find that there were a number of people inside. Adventurers talking to one another in small groups, several people that looked like they were holding a heated discussion, and another section of people waiting casually in chairs and at tables.

Reaching up to his nec...

The Axe Falls -CH3-

Dominic wasn’t sure how long it’d been since he’d really slept.

Nor was he sure how long ago he’d fled the only life he’d ever known. After a while, all of the running, hiding, and resting blended together like death itself was waiting for him.

Staring out across the open field in front of him, he felt l...

RoR3 -CH2-

Warner pulled at the front of his light-coat.

It felt weird on him.

Odd.

As if it just didn’t fit him anymore. That where it had felt quite comfortably only a week ago, it now felt like it sat differently. Especially in the neck and shoulders.

Then again… I died. This body isn’t… the same.<...