This whole covid nineteen situation has put me under so much stress that I've been unable to get writing done. I've kept putting things off. I sit down to write every day, but it doesn't happen.
My health has also been bad, although I ...
2020-04-10 23:27:24 +0000 UTC View Post"Incredible! What is this place?” Verus asked reverently. “I had no idea anything like this existed on Evera.”
The wall in front of him depicted a bulky humanoid figure tearing a mountain in half. The figure loomed over him, over thirt...
2019-12-18 23:46:02 +0000 UTC View PostThere was a thoughtful expression on Escora’s face she walked away from the sandpit where they’d been ambushed by the giant scorpion. “Your idea to use spiritual scans from multiple directions could still work on an actual weak spirit that w...
2019-12-15 19:28:08 +0000 UTC View PostMost of you have probably noticed that I haven’t been putting out regular chapters lately, and there has been various reasons for that. Such as real life issues and some writing block. Rest assured though, I remain dedicated to writing this stor...
2019-12-11 23:23:16 +0000 UTC View PostTaken aback, Verus could only stare at Escora with wide eyes. Why was she suddenly asking him about his long-term plans and inner thoughts? Usually she was more than happy to maintain their usual respectful distance. That was what he wanted, right...
2019-12-11 02:21:29 +0000 UTC View PostAfter defeating the golem, Verus was called by one of the imperial officials in grey and hurried over to talk to him. He’d become the center of attention after damaging the golem’s body slightly, and that made him uncomfortable, so he wanted t...
2019-11-25 19:55:52 +0000 UTC View PostButterflies fluttered nervously in Verus’s stomach the next morning, but he presented a calm face as he walked to the meeting spot for the sect’s participants in the tournament. It was a courtyard off by one of the main temple’s side gates. ...
2019-11-21 22:03:33 +0000 UTC View PostVerus launched himself sideways. He moved with incredible speed and grace as his feet danced across the stone of the training ground. Void ki cycled through his channels, which he used to boost himself and make several quick disorienting turns. He...
2019-11-18 00:58:51 +0000 UTC View PostA loud bang echoed through the small room as Verus’s fist slammed into the wooden golem’s side, where the ribs would be on a human. The human form combat construct was knocked slightly back, and a glowing symbol briefly flashed were it had bee...
2019-11-07 01:07:47 +0000 UTC View PostA warm summer breeze blew from the south, rustling the leaves of the cherry trees that lined the sides of the pathway. They were in full spectacular bloom, so pink petals were torn from branches and sent fluttering through the air, giving off an i...
2019-11-04 00:03:16 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough Verus was still wounded, the complex internal healing technique he was using on himself had restored him to peak fighting condition. The pain was also easy to ignore. He might not remember his past, but he remembered the pain and the fire...
2019-10-30 20:56:50 +0000 UTC View PostEyes shut, Verus stumbled out of the explosion of fiery light. The exposed skin of his arms and the side of his head flared with pain, and he knew he’d been burned. Worse than the pain was the panic, its intensity scattered his thoughts and reso...
2019-10-27 16:26:40 +0000 UTC View PostAs he left Fang and Escora behind, Verus grumbled to himself. They were seriously misunderstanding him. Unlike them, he wasn’t some sort of battle-manic or tribal hunter. He was an ascetic! The peaceful contemplation of enlightenment was his goa...
2019-10-21 04:41:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe ten outer disciples that held amulets were the elite of the elite. Not only had their talent gotten them invited to the main temple of the Great Wind Sect, but they’d proven themselves the strongest among all their peers there. They were thu...
2019-10-16 19:28:34 +0000 UTC View PostEscora was more than happy to start sparring again. Despite the remaining awkwardness between them, she needed the practice and was wary of showing her moves and skills off to anyone else. There were other disciples competing with her for the wate...
2019-10-09 23:13:10 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the parade marking the official arrival of the imperial princess was over, the elders of the Great Wind Sect led the disciples back to the temple and then disappeared. Idly, Verus wandered away from the chattering crowds and went to his favo...
2019-10-06 16:36:40 +0000 UTC View PostLet tribulation fall upon those that deem themselves worthy, so that they may know the truth of it and become better still. And let those that fall know that they are not deserted. Never that. For every true child of the Archon may yet rise ag...
2019-10-02 20:47:26 +0000 UTC View Post“Are mutations somehow related to demi-humans?” Verus asked his new master as he studied the mysterious tattoos around his wrists. They had briefly stopped their walk through the sect.
Elder Caligo chuckled darkly. He apparently di...
2019-09-29 17:37:57 +0000 UTC View PostVerus slumped forward in exhaustion as his core finally calmed down. It no longer hummed with uncontrollable power and overwhelming insight. He’d been overwhelmed by his ascension and completely lost track of both time and his surroundings, but ...
2019-09-27 23:35:47 +0000 UTC View Post“Remember, young one. You must use the ki you seize to touch the eternal plane and draw out a deeper insight into void ki,” Lady Nightclaw explained. “Simply absorbing it won’t be enough. Once it is yours, hold the ki away from you and rea...
2019-09-25 21:02:15 +0000 UTC View PostVerus flinched back as the tentacles reached for his face, but then the attacking void spirit spasmed and froze in place as if something invisible had grabbed it tight.
“I have it. Close your eyes and focus on your task,” Lady Nightclaw ...
2019-09-21 17:40:30 +0000 UTC View PostAs Verus stared uneasily at the ritual chamber in front of him, Elder Caligo waited behind him and the white-haired crone whose mansion he was in stepped past him and into the room.
“Come in now. Don’t make me wait,” she told him snapp...
2019-09-18 21:21:11 +0000 UTC View PostVerus nodded at the elder in acknowledgement as he increased his pace so that he was right behind the man as they walked through the doorway. There was a long hall with a high ceiling before them, and it was stuffed full of artifacts and other str...
2019-09-15 18:09:17 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Verus awoke the next morning, he opened his eyes to see the familiar sight of his room. Then, he took a moment to assess his own state of mind. He felt like himself. Nothing too dramatic had changed. He was the same young temple ward as alway...
2019-09-13 16:41:32 +0000 UTC View PostThe white spherical pill sat on the dirty cobblestones of the street and shimmered with subtle light as Verus’s fingers closed around it. Unaware, the nearby criminals continued their battle. The pill was cool to the touch at first, but it quick...
2019-09-11 16:46:04 +0000 UTC View PostBuildings flashed by. Running madly and dodging people and carts, Verus soon found himself in a part of the city he’d never been before. He was at a loss over what to do next, so he nervously stopped to look around. He didn’t hear or see the s...
2019-09-08 16:06:29 +0000 UTC View PostAs much as he wanted to wallow in his misery, Verus knew he couldn’t stay strewn across the stairs in front of the devotary. Eventually someone like a guard would come over to check and see if he was okay and get him out of other people’s way....
2019-09-06 15:44:45 +0000 UTC View PostWords mean nothing. Supplication is for the weak and the unworthy. Chaos accepts no oaths and expects no loyalty. It is worshipped through action and sacrifice. It frees instead of binds. Seize that which you desire and cast aside that which h...
2019-09-04 22:16:29 +0000 UTC View Post
My latest book, Worldshift: Virtual Revolution, is now available to purchase at Amazon. Rejoice! It's an action-packed tale that combines the best of litrpg and sci...
2019-09-03 16:33:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe first enemy was a young man with pale skin and red hair. He charged forward and threw a punch at Verus while his companion launched a skipping side kick straight at Warin’s chest. As the Warrior began to wake within him, Verus ducked beneath...
2019-09-01 17:50:28 +0000 UTC View Post