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Undersea Reincarnation - 2.22: Trust
“[That’s not enough. It’s still too unfocused.]”Henry’s head was pounding as he tightened his will around the uneven ball of glowing mana between his arms. He tried to concentrate it. To increase its density and potency to match the mana material used in ability constructs, but at a certain point, he just… couldn’t. It was as if he tried to compress smoke with his bare hands.It just didn’t work.His yellow eyes swiveled up at the d...
Scorching Ascension - 1.27: Going down (Unedited)
A/N: Thank you all to those who recently joined ( and those who renewed ). I'm sincerely grateful for your support and I hope you'll enjoy this week's chapters.They should be exciting :D------------In a small clearing, not unlike the one Ethan and the team had left, a new fight was taking place.Audrey jumped in front of Liz and summoned another shield as the tongue of the toad shot out once more. The fleshy appendage hit the tower shi...
Scorching Ascension - 1.26: Good news. Ish (Unedited)
EDIT: Don't read these here! They've been heavily edited and I'll come back and change them. Go read it on RR. Here's the announcement for the edits: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/95647/scorching-ascension-progression-litrpg-apocalypse/chapter/1892368/announcement-lance-encounter-edits-done-------------Ethan’s claws smoothly carved out another chunk along the felling-cut before he took a step back and called to Gerard. “No...
Scorching Ascension - 1.25: Upside-down shakedown (Unedited)
EDIT: Don't read these here! They've been heavily edited and I'll come back and change them. Go read it on RR. Here's the announcement for the edits: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/95647/scorching-ascension-progression-litrpg-apocalypse/chapter/1892368/announcement-lance-encounter-edits-doneWhile Lance and his cronies kept their secrets to themselves, Liz and her companions all shook their heads and swore that they had no clue...
Scorching Ascension - 1.24: Any clues? (Unedited)
EDIT: Don't read these here! They've been heavily edited and I'll come back and change them. Go read it on RR. Here's the announcement for the edits: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/95647/scorching-ascension-progression-litrpg-apocalypse/chapter/1892368/announcement-lance-encounter-edits-doneThanks for subscribing!-----------AmelieAmelie stared at the bare-chested stranger for one more second then broke the silence. “What happ...
Scorching Ascension - 1.23: Violent and hungry (Unedited)
EDIT: Don't read these here! They've been heavily edited and I'll come back and change them. Go read it on RR. Here's the announcement for the edits: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/95647/scorching-ascension-progression-litrpg-apocalypse/chapter/1892368/announcement-lance-encounter-edits-doneIt didn’t take Ethan long to find the first candidate to test his new abilities. It actually approached himas he was washing up. But unfo...
Undersea Reincarnation - 2.21: An idea
It was with Stormsong’s dire warning in mind that the trio began working on luring in their first squid.While they waited under an isolated outcropping of rocks and coral, Henry used one of his blood clones as bait. Using Mimicking Arms, he gave its skin an almost glossy look and began flashing vibrant colors in a pattern. It barely took a handful of minutes for a couple of squids to detach from their group and hover closer, but that wasn’t t...
Scorching Ascension - 1.22: The declaration (Unedited)
The cat’s tail swished as Ethan finished off the remaining lizardlings. She was lying on her stomach, pupil narrowed in a line. Her flames were more agitated as well, flaring up in bursts over her back and chest but soon enough, there was quiet in the cave and she seemed to relax. She put her head down and the flames quieted.Ethan moved to the other end of the cave, away from the smoke and smells, and sat against the stone wall. He expected the...
Scorching Ascension - 1.21: Willing to negotiate (Unedited)
Ethan didn’t twitch a finger as he watched the orange cat approach. Not out of fear, though he was a bit worried. This thing had twenty levels on him and, well, it was a cat.They were unpredictable.Ethan didn’t have a lot of experience with cats aside from the one time he tried hand-feeding one and got a nasty scratch for his trouble. He didn’t hate them. He knew they could be adorable and cute and all that, but he also knew they could be...
Undersea Reincarnation - 2.20: All-knowing and smug
A/N: Rough (and exciting) week. I'm hoping to have the third chapter ready by Friday, but I'm swamped. We'll see how it goes. In the meantime, have you checked the new story yet? It's doing alright :)Henry had been dismantling [Rupturing Bite of the Sea Drake] when the crab finally came out of his shell.The kraken looked up from studying the weird mana which wrapped and stuck to the blood red concept shard, and was about to wave t...
Scorching Ascension - 1.20 The master (Unedited)
The lizardlings approaching him were in rough shape. Even though they had protective measures, it just wasn’t enough to shake off a close-range detonation. They came at him, slow and steady behind their shields, with their wand-users casting spells at him, and Ethan only took a few steps toward them in response.Beyond, the chanting continued, like a countdown in his mind. He had to interrupt them. The high-level ritualists. He had to stop whate...
Scorching Ascension - 1.19: None will step out (Unedited)
Ethan decided to wait on the tier-2 selection. He didn’t want to rush it, and he didn’t want to get the wrong kind of spell now that he was getting close to level 30 and, in any case, he didn’t have a lot of time to dally. He couldn’t afford to sit down and think his options through.Something was happening, and he didn’t want the lizardlings to succeed.Ethan carefully and briskly made his way through the tunnel and it barely took him a ...
Scorching Ascension - 1.18 Tension (Unedited)
Ethan stepped in, teeth bared, and leaned into the uppercut with his whole body. His flaming fist slammed into lizardling’s rib, and the gout of flames hit the bone armor point blank. The glowing symbols shone as the flames diverged around the lizardling’s body, but no matter how magic the armor was, it wasn’t that effective at protecting the lizardling from the incredible heat his flames were generating. It screeched, but Ethan barely hear...
Scorching Ascension - 1.17 Tunnel fighting 2.0 (Unedited)
The lizardlings didn’t chase him for too long after his escape.Killing the three escorting him had been quick, and by the time the camp guards reacted and came after him, Ethan had already collected the lizardling’s fragment and booked it.They tried chasing him through the woods, but they quickly stopped once he went back into the first forested cave.The whole endeavor netted him a level a decent chunk of fragments, which was always welcome, ...
Scorching Ascension - 1.16 Salt and pepper (Unedited)
A/N: Didn't have enough time to edit another one as I'm behind with Undersea. There's specifically a pov switch scene that I'm not super happy with and it's gonna take me a minute. Tomorrow there'll be more advanced chapters, for sure. Hopefully two or three.-----------Ethan stopped behind a bush and brought up the main quest. He hadn’t checked on it in a while, and after all that fighting and sleeping, it was time to ch...
Welcome (and links)
Edit: I'm on semi-break until the start of November! I got editing work to get through. For details, check here. Subscribing now means you'll get access to the advanced chapter, but there most likely would be no new update until I'm officially back.-----Hi!Thanks for supporting me and my writing. To keep things brief, here are the links you might be looking for:Advanced chapters:Undersea Reincarnation (collection)Scorching Ascension (...
Scorching Ascension - 1.15 Child of Flames (Unedited)
“Let’s do the stats first… they might help with the pain and hunger.”Ethan eyed his current stats for a moment and noted how low his Might and Spirit were. They were being raised by the wand, which was all nice and good, but the wand stats should be a bonus, not his main source of strength.What if someone could disable his bonus somehow? Neither Might or Spirit were above 5 points. Mana was barely better at 6 points. The only one that was...
Scorching Ascension - 1.14 The Mystic Toad (Unedited)
Leaning slightly out of the tunnel, Ethan raised a hand and sent a gout of barely concentrated flames toward the mystic toad. It didn’t reach as far as he wanted, but he hoped it would scare the beast away or at least make it take a step back. Enough to give him time to make a run for it, but all it did was make the toad squint its large eyes at it.It refused to budge. Which meant Ethan will need to spend a lot more time working on his skill to...
Scorching Ascension - 1.13 Detention (Unedited)
A/N: This is an advanced chapter of the new story! If you haven't read it yet, check in on RR before reading this! (It's already on the Rising Stars list and climbing. Fingers crossed). ----------As sweat beaded his brow, Ethan’s many injuries tingled and itched as Enduring Brawler worked on healing him.It was bothering him, but it wasn’t too bad. Keeping himself busy was helping, somewhat, and right now, he was experimenting with his...
Undersea Reincarnation - 2.19: Mystic
A/N: Make sure to read the previous announcement! If you're at the 5$ tier, chapters 2.14 to 2.18 have been unlocked, so read those first.-----------“[You’re smaller!]”Maurice was, as usual, loud and obvious in his statements. Henry waved his now short arms. “[I reduced my size so we can be stealthier. I know I could camouflage you too, but we might find things that can see through my disguise. Just like the dolphins. I can’t be rel...
The pricing change is live + new story announcement
Hey everyone!First order of business:Today is the 11th of October and as I mentioned in the past the content that I currently have will be all put under the 5$ tier.As of now, Hermits and Krakens have access to the same chapters (aka, all the way up to 2.18).Once again, I'm super thankful to all of you for supporting me. If the 10$ tier is too much for you, please feel free to downgrade as for now, the content is the same for both tiers.Secon...
Undersea Reincarnation - 2.18: Essence
“[I’m not bait!]”Henry cackled at the incensed crab.“[It was a joke! Relax. Of course I won’t risk your life just for bait.]”That barely mellowed the crab down for a moment. Before Henry added, “[Unless you want to?]”The multicolored crab exploded at him, tiny pincers shaking, slamming down on Henry’s arm while the kraken chuckled.Turning his attention to the dolphin, Henry asked, “[I’m still new at using concepts and stuff....
Undersea Reincarnation - 2.17: Nothing better
A/N: Big week! The price changes go live on Friday. 3 chapters of UR and launch of the new story should be this week. Just gotta finish some recommended edits by the dev editor. Aiming for tomorrow (late) night. The patreon chapters for that might have to wait a bit though. I got a bunch but I need to edit :_;Happy Wednesday!While the shelled squids savaged a large being that meandered into their territory, Henry slunk along the seabed and made h...
Undersea Reincarnation - 2.16: Unyielding destruction
Henry couldn’t see from one eye, while the second was seeing things he couldn’t… interpret.Something was very wrong. The worst of the pain had passed, but it only left a dreadful confusion in its place, and Henry couldn’t make sense of what he was seeing. Or what was happening.What had he been doing? What—A prodigious amount of mana flashed toward his stomach and brains. His flesh knitted and repaired instantly, a burning and reinvigora...
Undersea Reincarnation - 2.15: One chance
A/N: Happy Wednesday!Hope you're are doing well. This is going to be another smaller week as I'm reaching the end of my bandwidth. The launch of the new story is close, and now I need to do some editing and prep and all that. We'll be back to a regular schedule very soon and I'm super thankful for your patience. Also I didn't want to cliff you all, so here's both chapter of the week!Far above Henry, his last clone was on i...
Undersea Reincarnation - 2.14: Earlier than expected
A/N: Huge thanks to the new patrons!Henry’s thoughts whirled as the B-Rank dolphin approached. Its presence was heavy, and the kraken found it hard to look away. Even though Henry could detect no Concepts or mana around Sundots, that only made him feel nervous.Like the calm before the storm.“[Where is Seasong, kraken?]”The pleasant tone he associated with the dolphin was gone. If Henry had alarms bells, they’d be ringing about now, which ...
Undersea Reincarnation - 2.13: Concepts
Henry swam to the cave’s exit as he called back his camouflaged blood clones, while his Octominds established their connection once more. Stormsong was right next to him, peering at the world outside, while Maurice continued pouting on the seat Henry had made for him.“[You just need to get to C-Rank. It’s not that complicated, and we’ll have time to explain everything to you while we’re out here. You do have to focus on leveling, though...
Undersea Reincarnation - 2.12
2.12 Came a long wayHenry set Blink as the cornerstone skill for Swiftness of the Trickster and turned his attention to Fury of the Trickster.Should he take that one? Now that he was considering it… it wasn’t that bad. It was themed around fury, sure, but that wasn’t such a bad thing in a fight. As long as it wasn’t rage, which might overwhelm him. It wasn’t madness, either. Fury could still be calm and rational, and it wouldfit with of...
Price reduction announcement - Starting October 11th
Hey there, amazing people,As always, I'm super thankful to all of you who support me, and this week, I was thinking and wondering about how best to structure my Patreon, what is fair and what isn't, what should I publish where and when and I just... got sick of it.I like things simple. I had aimed at first to work hard and create a lot of content for Undersea (enough to justify the 10$ tier) but now that I'm starting a new project and...
Undersea Reincarnation - 2.11
N/A: Btw hermits, there won't be an update tomorrow. We're close to the finish line (also, next week the advanced chapters are unlocked for the tier).See you next Wed!2.11 Watchful GuardianStormsong and Maurice watched the shell of light slowly dissolve into motes. The kraken was still asleep, but Stormsong noted the larger frame as the monster’s colors rippled and altered as it dreamt.At least, that was her theory for the dancing color...
