“You defeated Eranis and Ashomar together,” Salara said thoughtfully as she looked at Sam. She had just answered another of his questions and was looking for a break as she shifted the subject, but there was an interest in her tone that he wasn’t used to. Red fingernails tipped with small ruby flames tapped on the edge ...
2022-07-05 20:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“So, there is something good in the ruins after all!” The faded out form of the Pale Walker circled around the room as he tried to edge toward Sam’s back. “What did you find up there that makes you want to keep them so badly? An ancient inheritance?”
“There is nothing there for you,” Sam growled back as hi...
2022-07-01 21:46:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe walls of the governor’s mansion rose twenty meters into the air as Sam appeared near the business district of Highfold in a swirl of crystal flame. It wasn’t the center of the city, but it was close. All around, similar mansions decorated a wide open plaza amid green, flowering gardens and water fountains. If there wa...
2022-06-30 03:31:49 +0000 UTC View PostSam let out a rare smile as his friends gathered together. From the names of their new classes, it looked like they’d all had significant upgrades. The wave of energy from the Evolution was fading away as the area returned to normal, bringing back the cutting cold of the mountains. Despite its intensity, however, it didn’...
2022-06-27 00:41:24 +0000 UTC View PostJeric and Aemilia stepped through the condensed moonlight that made up the portal and the world flowed away in a river of colors. When their vision resolved again, there was a stone plateau that stretched forward endlessly in front of them, its far edge blending into the horizon.
Jeric’s hand tightened on his wife’s...
2022-06-25 00:19:35 +0000 UTC View PostJuly will be a free renewal month. Thanks for all the support everyone!
2022-06-21 17:17:16 +0000 UTC View PostMoonlight Relic is now available on Amazon Kindle Unlimited! June 21st, depending on your time zone. A big thanks to everyone for the support here!
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2022-06-21 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostSilver threads of astral energy spanned the night, stretching from one horizon to the next. High in the Western Reaches, above the valley that held Highfold, the mountain called Sun’s Rest soared into the heavens, its peak touching one of the threads. For two hundred miles across its slopes and more than fifty straight up t...
2022-06-17 05:39:59 +0000 UTC View PostSam Hastern
Level 106
Race: Astral Hunter
Class: Chaos Smith, Level 6
Subclass: Mage of the Crystal Flame
Class Experience (Level 6): 675,000 / 700,000
General Experience (106): 675...
2022-06-05 04:41:13 +0000 UTC View Post“Now, what is this thing?” Sam muttered as he set Micas’s artifact on top of his work table. He had set up a workspace on the plateau where no one would bother him and the night was still only beginning. The moons were hanging close above and he had several hours before he needed to sleep.
He picked up an engraved...
2022-05-29 04:25:54 +0000 UTC View PostThe shield expanded, pushing Sam backward as Micas struggled to escape from his grip. The artifact in his other hand writhed like it was alive, its inky shadows thrashing against his hand as they plucked at his fingers and tried to slide away from his grip. It was acting like a small animal trying to escape from a predator. H...
2022-05-27 21:05:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe three moons inlaid into the stones of the plaza flared to life as they rose up from the ground. Night had fallen and with the moons in the sky, there was plenty of ambient energy to activate the enchantments here. After a moment, the design faded away, followed by a rumbling shift as the stones began to rise.
The en...
2022-05-26 17:51:07 +0000 UTC View PostSam sent a look up at the Ice Palace as he studied the towers and the Frost Bells. They felt similar to the wards on the valley, but much weaker, which meant the sylphs had a hand in creating them. A moment later, he felt the valley around him trembling as the weight of the moons' aura pressed down on the earth, low and heavy...
2022-05-24 23:41:20 +0000 UTC View PostSam teleported down from the ruin with Crystal Passage in a series of hops as he headed for Highfold, using the essence regeneration from the moons to keep his energy topped off. Crystal Passage hadn’t advanced yet, but he didn’t expect it to. He was fairly sure that First Evolution abilities would take longer to advance ...
2022-05-23 22:19:21 +0000 UTC View PostSiwaha’s words echoed up from the valley, making Sam look down. Whatever enchantment she was using, it reached everywhere, and it made him feel a burst of gratitude. The villagers would think she was just celebrating the festival and welcoming the Horned Hunter, but she was declaring her relationship with him as clear as da...
2022-05-21 00:00:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe more Sam thought about how Micas planned to kidnap Altey, the angrier he became. By the time he was halfway through the ruins, he was far beyond rage. It was a desire for vengeance that wrapped around the essence stars in his soul and sang with a thousand voices from his bones.
There was no way he would allow him to...
2022-05-19 00:41:15 +0000 UTC View PostA shockwave of crystal flame and moonlight tore through the area as Sam slammed into the first Lykaris. The impact sent the Axe Barbarian flying twenty feet away, where he crashed into the ground with a bone-cracking thud. He was strong for his level, but it wasn’t enough to put up a challenge.
The Flame Mage was next...
2022-05-17 04:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostFour hours later, it was barely accurate to call it a scroll. The aura he’d fused into it and some supporting materials, including silver, plague dust, and ground wraith skin, made it more like a single-use enchantment, and the result was far more durable than normal. It was almost as tough as a metal sheet, except it kept ...
2022-05-15 19:21:48 +0000 UTC View PostOn the other side of the field, a matching sphere of crystal flame sprang into existence and swirled for an instant. Then it shattered, flowing away into wisps of energy that dissolved into the local dimensional currents. When it faded, Sam was standing there, in the same position as he’d been before.
He stumbled as t...
2022-05-13 18:48:37 +0000 UTC View PostSam Hastern
Level 100
Race: Astral Hunter
Class: Chaos Smith, Level 0
Subclass: Mage of the Crystal Flame
Class Experience (Level 0): 0 / 100,000
General Experience (100): 0 / 100,0...
2022-05-13 07:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe world fractured into spinning shards and a moment later Sam was standing on the slopes of Sun’s Rest again, looking at where his father, Lenei, and Lesat had been. They weren’t there any longer, but he found them off to the side. As he did, a silver dome around him fell away and the first thing he heard was his father...
2022-05-12 18:44:01 +0000 UTC View Post“The first thing to know is that every star is a possible class for you. It looks like you have quite a few of them, but most will not be suitable.” Asenya waved her hand toward the stars. “The majority are Common classes, or things like Warrior or Scout, which you won’t want to take. Would you like help narrowing it ...
2022-05-11 00:47:10 +0000 UTC View Post“Down!” Lenei’s shout echoed across the group. Lesat threw himself to the side, his armor crashing against the stones as he rolled away from a dark wing that cut through where he’d been standing.
Above them, there was a dark raven with a ten-foot wingspan that was already coming around for another pass. In its w...
2022-05-11 00:45:43 +0000 UTC View PostMicas glanced down at the tracking disk in his hand, which had Jeric’s aura imprinted in it. He’d managed to lock it onto him while they’d been talking and now it glowed with a soft yellow light, letting him know that his quarry was within range. He’d planned to use it when he found a trace of the girl, but this was e...
2022-05-09 18:30:34 +0000 UTC View Post“Not long enough.” Jeric’s nostrils flared as his hands tightened on his hammers. “The last time I saw you was enough for the rest of my life. Everything about Tower Reach is better left in the dust of time.”
“When was the last time we met?” Micas looked thoughtful as he tilted his head. “Some family gat...
2022-05-06 22:15:37 +0000 UTC View PostHis ward on the staircase had clearly failed. A quick glance told him that the approaching adventurers were mostly at the First Evolution. The monsters weren’t far behind, all of them above 80. It looked like they were all racing each other to get here, which had kept them from fighting. Unfortunately, that meant as soon as...
2022-05-06 02:15:36 +0000 UTC View PostThe wind and moonlight pushed Sam upward as he headed for the wraiths. He could hover now while the moons were out, but he couldn’t fly, and the control plateau disabled teleportation when it was under attack, so he was forced to climb. Despite that, he was ascending quickly.
The wraiths were diving at the cliff and s...
2022-05-05 02:48:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I had this done up as an option, to fit better with the covers on Aster Fall and Moonlight Relic.
What do you think?
Should I replace Book 1's cover with this one? The old cover is the second image here.
2022-05-03 20:03:44 +0000 UTC View PostFor a moment, everything was still, pressed down by the weight of the moons. Then the energy from them struck the relic like a gong and its enchantments came to life. The transfer lines released a rolling, crystalline chime as they woke and the three crowns appeared again on the mountains. The energy-gathering pillars rose up...
2022-05-03 04:57:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe sound of subdued thanks was still ringing in his ears as Garild left the three girls at Ice Drake Academy. It was named for the beasts who ruled the peaks, in the hope that the students there would soar as high. The ice drakes were allied with the Ice Sylphs and generally well-disposed toward civilized races, and many adm...
2022-05-01 01:52:51 +0000 UTC View Post
