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Once a pun a time - Red X Wolf

Hello, my friends! This has been a long time coming - Red X Wolf is now in your inbox!

$5+ tier has the ebook (I wasn't able to do the audiobook this time, as it's being produced by a major publisher.)

Take a look at the email address ...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Twenty-Four!

“I recognize you.”

These were never words Goldie wanted to hear from a guard, but thankfully, this one seemed to have been permanently stationed at the Class Shrine. She simply shrugged and kept her eye on the man as she waited for her t...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Twenty-Three!

Goldie strolled through the bustling streets of the citizens district, an area which was a sharp contrast to the slums she still called home. The familiar sound of coins softly jingling in the pouch at her waist helped her to blend in as she walke...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Twenty-Two!

The bustle of the underground arena washed over them as they stepped into a large basement that had likely been illegally excavated to be larger. Goldie’s heart rate increased as the cheers and complaints from a lively crowd rose and fell, punct...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Twenty-One!

Goldie leaned back against the brick wall of an unknown shop in the merchant district, hands relaxed at her side—though she was prepared to lash out with her scissors as needed. “Might as well get comfortable; there's a long cool down before I...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Twenty!

Dusk had fully settled in by the time the door to Damage Dealers X-L was opened for the second time that day. The magical deadbolts came free, and the door parted to allow the golden-haired young thief to step out of the building, twirling a new p...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Nineteen!

The odd pair hashed out their agreement over a subdued bout of haggling. Xander seemed reluctant to press too hard, as he simultaneously didn't quite believe she would be able to follow through, while also needing her to put in her best e...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Eighteen!

Advanced Skill: Dreadful Locks: Level 9/10.

Requirement to advance to level 10: 

Sense danger before your hair does. 49/50. Stop people or yourself from being poisoned by fo...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Seventeen!

It was easy to see why Cutter had recommended the place, as even the simple, gleaming blades on display in the window called out to her each time she passed by. The thick, magic-imbued glass rebuffed her grasping hairs’ tentative attempts to tak...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Sixteen!

“It's been a while, Rebecca Punzel,” Schule-tyrant called out in a voice that seemed more tired than the golden-haired woman remembered. “Even so, I thank you for remembering where you came from. As you know, I'll make sure this goes where i...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Fifteen!

With each step deeper into the slums, no matter how familiar the territory was, Goldie felt a sense of suffocation as the ‘guards’ flanking her began to get more antsy. Every instinct she had was screaming at her to make a break for it, to run...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Fourteen!

A solid year passed as Goldie fell into the intense routine of waking early to cut her hair, rushing to get official training, working the day away picking pockets and grabbing small goods, then finishing out her day by sparring against Chay’s c...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Thirteen!

Goldie's arms continually ached from the effort she put into improving her combat skills, but that didn't stop her from sprinting to the instructor’s house each morning as soon as the gates of the orphanage unlocked. Though she was always late, ...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Twelve!

“That boy is too dramatic by half.” Cutter’s voice was exactly what Goldie had expected to hear from the dangerous-looking man, a deep, raspy tone. He sounded like he had taken a blade to the throat and lived to tell the tale. “I'm glad yo...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Eleven!

Two months later, Goldie the thief dashed across the rooftops, her hair swirling out behind her like a set of golden wings as she gracefully launched herself up and over a main street. She touched down almost gently on the other side, rushing towa...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Ten!

“There's no way this is safe, and you can't possibly be serious about me jumping between rotten roofs!” Becca called out to Chay as he ran away over the rooftop—the so-called thieves’ road. She slowly picked her way after him, legs trembli...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Nine!

The merchant district was bustling with its usual energy: a cacophony of voices, noises, and smells. There was a clear demarcation between those who lived in this district and the slums, notable not only by how they dressed but how they paid for t...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Eight!

Becca had never imagined herself turning to a life of crime, but thanks to her hair, there seemed to be no other viable option. Even as she trudged through the slums, the words Chay had needled her with echoed in her mind. She murmured them out lo...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Seven!

It took a single week for her hair to get her fired. 

“Herr Sorin, I swear I didn’t-”

Becca bit her tongue as she stumbled out of the doorway of the curio shop, her hand flying up to her mouth and coming away with a...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Six!

The most impressive thing about the Class Shrine was how clean it was. Not a speck of dust could be seen, leaving the walls, floor, and actual plinth in the center perfectly white. There was no strange energy in the air, just a bored guard leaning...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Five!

The next morning, Becca was waiting for the headmistress next to the gate, nervously pacing back and forth. At eight o’clock on the dot, the steely woman marched out of the building, past Becca, and took a step out the gate before turning back a...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Four!

Nearly two years later, Becca was a well-known fixture in Sorin’s Curios. She’d never once been late and often stayed well after closing to help make sure the shop was ready for the next day.

As a sales girl, all she really needed to do ...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Three!

For the first time in a little over a year, the golden light of the system swirled and coalesced into a new skill written out on Becca's arm.

Basic Skill ‘Hair Helper’ has reached level ten: Perfection!

Advanced Skill ...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Two!

Becca shifted her weight from foot to foot, not allowing herself to stand still long enough for the warmth in her legs to cool down. Even as the apprentice baker casually tossed two loaves of bread on the counter and stared her down, she barely ac...

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Rob X Punzel ~ One!

Becca walked into the headmistress’s office, her face set in the carefully neutral expression she had long since learned to wear at all times. Though there were clear signs of hard living and malnutrition on her face, the girl had luxurious, sho...

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Rob X Punzel ~ Prologue!

*Tap.*

The tension in the room was thick as Queen Brutehilda impatiently waited for King Frieden to arrive. She sat on a throne which looked more like a slab of crude stone chiseled into shape than a proper chair, the only seat in t...

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Beauty X Beast ~ Epilogue!

The barrel continued to tirelessly run in a straight line toward the border of Verdelune. All too soon, the day gave way to night, and the landscape was shrouded in velvety darkness. 

Despite the intense discomfort of the confined space...

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Beauty X Beast ~ Forty!

The two-legged barrel burst through a sudden opening in the darkness, leaving Danielle and Kota blinking in the sudden daylight. Both of them were silent as the contraption continued barreling along, jostling them back and forth.  View Post

Beauty X Beast ~ Thirty-Nine!

*Blam!*

The Enchantress skid to a halt as the wooden endcap of the bookshelf she was passing exploded into a shower of splinters. Dropping into a crouch, she clutched at her furiously pounding heart and slowly crept forward once mor...

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