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Chapter 79

Overhaul III

“Hello!” Way Way said excitedly when Bert dropped into its mana tides again.

“Hi, Way Way,” Bert smiled. “Ready to build some more carriages?”

“Of course,”  ...

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Chapter 78

Overhaul II

“Welcome back!” Way Way called as Bert dropped into the tides once more. “I love feeling you inside me!”

“WHAT?” Bert was not ashamed to feel a sense of panic at that momen...

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Chapter 77

Overhaul

Bert noticed the difference in Way Way the moment he dropped into the massive tides of mana it contained.

In all of his previous visits, the mana had felt welcoming but wild and uncontrolled. It moved in a...

The Lost Ones. Ch.15

Chapter 15

The Best Intentions, Part Six.

“I’m sorry, Sir,” Sully said solemnly, “There is no way we can take everyone off the walls today.”

“We… have… to,” Joe said, staring flatly out at the fetid marshlan...

The Lost Ones. Ch.14

Chapter 14

The Best Intentions, Part Five

“I hereby ordain this town, Paladin’s Rise!” Sully cheered along with the gathered crowds.

And it was crowded these days. Over a thousand souls now resided inside his former vil...

The Lost Ones. Ch.13

Chapter 13

The Best Intentions, Part Four

“Get up, you lazy bastard!” When Joe got downstairs, Annalise was yelling and banging on the spare bedroom door.

“What’s up?” He asked.

“He’s drunk again!” Annal...

The Lost Ones. Ch.12

Chapter Twelve

The Best Intentions, Part Three

“You are sure it will not follow me back into the village if I need to retreat?” Joe checked again.

“They never have before,” Cristoff explained the idea of safe zones ag...

The Lost Ones. Ch.11

Chapter Eleven

The Best Intentions, Part Two

It didn’t take more than a few minutes of walking for Joe to start to get nervous. It was finally beginning to occur to him how completely out of his depth he was.

He had never e...

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Chapter Ten

The Best Intentions

“God bless you,” The woman wept as Joe handed her the small box of food. “You don’t know what this means to us.”

“My pleasure, Ma’am.” Joe smiled at her, moving humbly on to the...

The Lost Ones, Ch.9

Chapter Nine

Interlude Two - The Mirror Man

As the Images slowly faded, the young man’s life ebbing away as they did so, Dave felt a deep sense of loss.

He would have liked to know Denny. Nevertheless, he felt like he had a...

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Chapter 76

Change of Plans III

As darkness fell, the pale glow on the tower showed more and more. It took hours, but in the end… it was worth the wait.

A mountain, blocky and pixelated by the brickwork but recognizable, sho...

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Chapter Eight

The Farmer’s Son, Part Four

Denny jogged for a good couple of hours before he took a break. Sitting on one of the distance markers that appeared now and again, he rested in the late afternoon sun, getting his breath...

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Chapter Seven

The Farmer’s Son, Part Three

Denny dug at the built-up mud on the sides of the drainage ditch as quietly as he could. He’d managed to crawl all the way back to the farmhouse without too many false turns, but the g...

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Chapter Six

The Farmer’s Son, Part Two

They were almost to the gate when Magda finally managed to pull her hand out of Denny’s grip.

“Magda, come on!” Denny reached for her hand again. “We have to get out of here!�...

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Chapter Five

The Farmer’s Son, Part One

Denny rested his shovel against the side of the hole he had been digging for the last two hours. Looking up, he saw a small flock of drakes wheeling high up in the cloudless sky.

“L...

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Chapter 75

Change of Plans II

Searching the tower turned out to be primarily a waste of time. There was a considerable amount of old maps and a few more journals, all of which Bert could now read well enough to tell they were absol...

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Chapter 74

Change of plans I

Bud saw the Express idling at the drawbridge of the Waystation as he arrived back. He waved to a very grumpy-looking Wendy as he waved the Orcs over to help with the unloading.

He could see Slothy...

The Lost Ones Ch.4

Chapter Four

Interlude One - The Mirror Man

Dave East drummed his fingers on the arm of his chair as the image slowly faded. Once all he could see in the mirror was his reflection, it slowly slid back down into the floor.

“...

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Chapter Three

Crafter’s Folly, Part Three

“A week is all you need to change your world for the better!” Emilia said while she watched her latest spirit, Dozer, repair the cottage. It was a free-floating torso with two massive...

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Chapter Two

Crafter’s Folly, Part Two

The following morning’s first rays of light woke Emilia. At first, she simply sat, staring at the burnt-out fire, feeling that same twisting in her stomach that accompanied her every waking...

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Chapter One

Crafter’s Folly, Part One

Emelia Cannon swept her auburn hair behind her ears as she checked her makeup in the mirror one last time. A stray lash caught her eye, and she fixed it quickly.

“Perfect Em, perfect ...

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Prologue

The Mirror Man

Dave East, former Janitor and very briefly a mage, felt the skin on his hands tearing as he pulled himself up the mountainside made of broken glass. Everything in this cursed land was broken glass… or shad...

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Chapter 73

New Beginnings

Bert and Bell rounded the corner, finding the front of the building dominated by a stone patio and ornate wooden columns rising to and supporting a decorative awning. The awning was made of thin wooden str...

Two New Titles starting on Oct. 1st.

Hey all.

These are the cover images for my two new stories launching on Oct 1st. Both will be having extra chapters coming here to Patreon before any other platform.

For anyone worried I will be neglecting the Waystation series, worry ...

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Chapter 72

Court of Courts

“What the hell?” Bert growled as he received the summons. He pulled his armor back into place, and Bell clicked her fingers, her clothes returning a split second before a lighting strike blinded him.<...

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Chapter 71

Seek, and ye shall find!

Bell leaped into his arms, kissing him long and deep. Bert lost himself in it, a feeling of warmth and complete happiness wiping all thoughts from his mind.

She let go, dropping to her feet...

A Big Month Ahead!

Hey all,

I really hope you are all enjoying the books, and I just wanted to let you know that next month is going to be a big one!

The Waystation - Sept. 29th will bring the thrilling conclusion of the Bert/Gwen storyline, and followin...

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Chapter 70

Oaths, always read the fine print!

After spending the last few hours on watch, Bert stretched as he exited the Control Tower. It had been a quiet night as the mist rolled back. The first rays of the sun had already start...

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Chapter 69

Investigations and Investments.

The group came to another set of guard posts on the far end of the hall. A single, shining, short sword was all that remained. It was buried almost to the hilt in the stone wall.

“...

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Chapter 68

Shelling Out

Bert looked around at the faces of his people. A lot had changed in the last day or two in the mists.

Which was the point of this little meeting.

“So, it seems our attacker, Felicia, may actual...