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Chapter 21: A Father's Fury

Tom and Jerry stood atop the tower, gazing at the lands beyond. All across the mountain peaks, forests, and valleys, the world sparkled like a mirror broken into a million pieces.

“The snow is melting,” Jerry said.

“It is, Master...

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Chapter 20: Time to Act

While the winter months passed timely, with all their joys and difficulties, Jerry still had the occasional guests over—or rather, guest.

“Shit, Jerry.” Derek slammed his cup on the table. ”It’s freezing in here!”

“The co...

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Chapter 19: The Irregular Necromancer

Of the many undead varieties, I find the skeletal ones most appealing. They are clean, versatile, and do not smell. But what they make up for in convenience, they lack in prowess.

Ghouls, the incarnations of those who died of st...

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Chapter 18: Grand Misunderstanding

Mayor Ashman welcomed Jerry into his house, heart pounding wildly.

What’s the matter with those two? Okay, necromancers are dangerous, but they aren’t the devil! This one is even nice. Why does Murdock have to go and pick the hornet...

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Chapter 17: The Burden of Truth

Inside Murdock’s grand house, two naked bodies embraced each other. There were juices involved, sure, but this was decidedly not herbalism.

Jerry pulled his senses back to his own body and grabbed his head.

“Boney!” he shouted, o...

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Chapter 16: Birds and Herbs

When the rain was past, Jerry ran outside to the moist forest. Water droplets hung from the edge of leaves and the air was filled with the scent of petrichor, one he particularly enjoyed. All through the forest, the animals hiding from the rain we...

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Chapter 15: Undeathly Consequences

Of all the fields of study, I am most interested yet least knowledgeable on souls. Even the little I do know, however, is enough to stand head and shoulders above most of my peers—including the bearded fools of Erland.

Through...

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Chapter 14: Jericho the Green

Not much is known about nature spirits.

They are separated into five elemental affinities, same as the schools of magic: pyromancy, hydromancy, biomancy, photomancy, and, of course, necromancy.

Being physical mani...

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Chapter 13: Cracking Bones

Headless’ thrown head found Brad right in the chest. The man looked down and screamed. The head screamed, too. Jerry found it funny.

More screams came from the forest. Through the tree line, bandits jumped out in panic, running away from s...

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Chapter 12: A Web of Secrets

“Hey!” Derek swung his hut’s door open with a big smile. “I’m back!”

“Hey dad,” Holly said. She was using a round rock to squash some herbs on the table, as Murdock had taught her to. She was working. And she was whistlin...

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Chapter 11: Jerry's Proudest Possession

Brad grumbled. When three men disappeared near that puny village, Pilpen, he’d assumed they’d run away. It was natural. What would a handful of villagers do to three hardened men? Feed them to death?

Therefore, he’d reported his suspic...

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Chapter 10-2: Axehand and Elena

Sup bros! Posting a few new chapters. Not too many; only about 30.

I started posting Good Guy Necromancer on RR yesterday, where it's at chapter 10 by now -- and already 30 followers! It will have daily releases for a month. Since I can't ha...

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Chapter 10: The Hillbilly Squad

The Kingdom of Escarbot is split from east to west by the Axel Ridge, a mountain range so large it defines the kingdom. To the west of Escarbot lie the Moonlight Kingdom, the land of merchants and wizards, and the Jewel Sea, named for the colo...

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Chapter 9: Bone Dance

At the man’s command, eleven more bandits jumped out of the forest and ran toward the village. They weren’t far, only two hundred feet away. The distance would evaporate in no time.

Therefore, Jerry did the only sensible thing; he ran aw...

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Chapter 8: Using Shoes as Coins

When Jerry exited the tower, he found himself staring not at a fence but a veritable wall.

Or, at least, a small part of a wall.

When he said ‘fence,’ he’d meant sparse wooden stakes on the ground, maybe with a loose arr...

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Chapter 7: Fierce Experimenting

As dictated by the laws of magic, every power has a drawback. For pyromancers, it is their fire’s voracious need for energy. For necromancers, it is the strain we must endure to sustain our undead.

When we control an undead, w...

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Chapter 6: Banditry Is a Thankless Job

After a day’s work for the undead and half a day’s for the living, the abandoned guard tower was no longer abandoned, nor did it house any guards. Instead, it now belonged to a very satisfied necromancer, named Jerry, who had never in his life...

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Chapter 5: Chores First, Necromancy Second

On the subject of souls, I must admit my fascination. For centuries, they have remained an enigma, both in their nature and specific qualities, but I believe I hold the key to unprecedented discoveries.

Previous research indicat...

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Chapter 4: Derek the Hunter

Derek lived in a lovely little house at the edge of the village, crafted entirely out of wood. Besides a small storage shack outside, there were exactly two rooms; the main one, which was a little bit of everything, and Holly’s bedroom. Derek in...

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Chapter 3: Impromptu Court

A torrent of fire flew from the man’s hands onto Jerry’s body. The scalding heat made him dash backward in fear. At the same time, two more torrents jumped at the skeletons but failed to even char their bones. They both reacted instantaneously...

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Chapter 2: First Impressions Matter

The bandits lay dead. The two hellish monsters awaited while their master calmly inspected the devastation.

Holly, already with her ass on the ground, backpedaled furiously. It dirtied her beautiful blue dress, but she didn’t have the pres...

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Chapter 1: Healthy Unlife

Welcome to a brave new world, bros!

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People detest necromancers. They call us disgusting, repulsive, ungodly. They are wrong about those, but they are right to fear us.

Necromancers and mundanes cannot coexist. We...

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New Series Drop: Good Guy Necromancer!

Bros!!!

Merry Chirstmas to those who celebrate and happy holidays to those who don't. In any case, I celebrate Christmas, so I prepared a little present for you. The first ten chapters of my new series are now available on Patreon. Ho ho ho!...

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Road to Mastery news + New Series soon

Hey bros! It's been a while! One month to be exact, since I finished Road to Mastery and took a break. I have rested.

Now I'm back in business, and better than ever. I've already started work on Good Guy Necromancer, my next series, so expec...

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Book 6 PDF -- 10$ price, free for high-tier patrons

Hey bros. It's a new day today, so thanks again for your warm comments. They made my heart all tingly. I'm pausing my Patreon page today, so here is the book file I promised: a pdf version (not final) of the entire Book 6. Please don't distribute ...

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Author's Afterword

I just typed in the final words of the series. Bros… I can’t believe it’s over. Road to Mastery has been my project for the past two years, my continued obsession and companion. It not only pushed my skills to a new level, but also my life, ...

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Epilogue: Thank You for Everything

A man rested on a lush hill, arms crossed behind his head. He enjoyed the wind, the sun, the grass blades caressing his back. His eyes were closed in happiness—or, more probably, he was asleep.

“Hey Dad,” a woman said, manifesting besi...

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Chapter 560: This is Our Era

Jack gritted his teeth. The tumors he had to constantly purge were one thing, but this situation was even harder to resolve. A simple purging wouldn’t work. Every evolution was spurred on by his own body, responding to the expertly designed fake...

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Chapter 559: Jack vs. God

Enas’s face turned furious. Green aura emanated in waves, his S-Grade power finally fully activating. “I don’t know how you got so strong,” he said, “but you’re delusional if you think you can defeat me.”

Jack smiled. A torrent...

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Chapter 558: The Power of Brohood

Back on Earth, Jack’s clone had suddenly fallen to the banquet floor, convulsing and screaming in pain.

“Jack!” everyone shouted.

Vivi wore a dark expression. She knew about the war, but this was unexpected. What could be happeni...

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