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Chapter 307
Chapter 307Alice reminded Aster of Luna in many of the cat’s best ways. Matt claimed to not understand why Aster, who had certainly chafed under the yoke of their ever-strict manager more than either him or Liz had, would want to run all of her business in this realm through someone so similar. Bu...
Chapter 306
Audiobook for book 5 comes out April 5th.***Chapter 306The wheels of bureaucracy turned slowly, immortal bureaucracy all the more, and that meant Matt managed to escape any non-military meetings for months after their return from the guilds. But months on the outside, and years on the inside of the ...
Chapter 305
Note we are approaching the end of this arc pretty quickly so well have a two chapter break like always after the manny chapter.Chapter 305Aster reclined in the chair and gathered herself, then promptly got distracted by everyone that she could feel standing on the other side of the glass that took ...
Chapter 304
Audiobook for book 5 comes out April 5th.Chapter 304Drifting through the emptiness of space, Matt listened to Dena grumble with Morgan and Joy. They should have been picked up well over an hour ago, but their teleporter was nowhere to be seen and they were all starting to get grumpy.Finally, after t...
Chapter 303
The big news is PoA is getting a comic made! I asked but I can’t share art yet but it looks sooooooo good so believe me when I say the moment I can share I will.You can read a bit more about it here. (https://www.cbr.com/webtoon-aethon-books-fantasy-webcomic-collaboration/)Next step is getting thi...
Chapter 302
Manny chapter to end this book looks like its going to be 310 FYI. Expect no chapters on the 26th, the 1st, and the 4th. Chapters returning on the 8th. This next arc is going to be shifting gears and the chapters didn't line up to give me two weeks off like normal so I'm taking an extra day ...
Chapter 301
No chapter on Monday because I need some extra time to get the fight in 302 to the level I want and I want it to land properly.Chapter 301Matt wanted to throw himself into practicing the lessons as they flew to relieve the sieges, but didn’t feel right about their entire team going down like that....
Chapter 300
Manny chapter to end this book looks like its going to be 310 FYI. Expect no chapters on the 26th, the 1st, and the 4th. Chapters returning on the 8th. This next arc is going to be shifting gears and the chapters didn't line up to give me two weeks off like normal so I'm taking an extra day ...
Chapter 299
Chapter 299Agent Atrisa Gloomwood carefully ran a brush down one of the support runes of the backup life support system. It was made out of a single hair, plucked from a Tier 25 antelope friend of hers, and just about the finest rune brush that was possible to make. She was no master rune smith, far...
Chapter 298
Chapter 298Captain Elkdren jogged alongside his men as they went through the start of an exercise routine. His unit, like all stationed here, had taken serious losses and damage on the frontlines and were being given time for rest and recovery. They needed to be in top condition when they reentered ...
Chapter 297
Big news! PoA is getting a comic made! I asked but I can’t share art yet but it looks sooooooo good so believe me when I say the moment I can share I will.You can read a bit more about it here. (https://www.cbr.com/webtoon-aethon-books-fantasy-webcomic-collaboration/)Next step is getting this so p...
Chapter 296
Chapter 296Matt was a little surprised when he got a non urgent message about their next mission. He had been waiting on tenterhooks to receive a message that they were being called in to solve some crisis, when he got a message telling him they would meet up tomorrow afternoon to be deployed again....
Echos Chapter 7
Echos Chapter 7A scream wrenched itself from Lienna’s throat as she woke up, her body spasming once again with renewed agony. Though calling it a scream was a gross exaggeration, when in truth it was more a pathetic wheeze, as all of the air from her lungs found its way out through the holes in he...
Chapter 295
Big news! PoA is getting a comic made! I asked but I can’t share art yet but it looks sooooooo good so believe me when I say the moment I can share I will.You can read a bit more about it here. (https://www.cbr.com/webtoon-aethon-books-fantasy-webcomic-collaboration/)Next step is getting this so p...
Chapter 294
I will be taking the 25th, the 29th, and the 1st off for my birthday (dec 30th) so chapters will go from the 22nd to the 5th.***PoA book 5, the Tournament arc is now on amazon FYI, no need to buy but its there for anyone looking for it. https://a.co/d/9yAjXsAAudiobook is delayed until late January a...
Echos Chapter 6
Echos Chapter 6Juni pushed the weight slowly, letting his muscles contract and letting himself enjoy the strain.Racking the weight, he sat up and looked around.Albert was still running on the treadmill.Juni knew his friend well enough to know that he was still trying to run from his problems, but on...
Chapter 293
Big news! PoA is getting a comic made! I asked but I can’t share art yet but it looks sooooooo good so believe me when I say the moment I can share I will.You can read a bit more about it here. (https://www.cbr.com/webtoon-aethon-books-fantasy-webcomic-collaboration/)Next step is getting this so p...
Chapter 292
7777 words.***Chapter 292Matt stood up with the rest of Team Zero. Or, most of Team Zero.There was no time to prep, no time to down their boosting potions and pre-cast their buffs. They were tired, and while they were full on mana, that did little for their taxed spirits and Domains.And yet, there w...
Chapter 291
Chapter 291Matt looked around the barren wasteland that was Pator-Sul and shook his head.They had won, but Pator-Sul was probably going to fall once more before Empire reinforcements managed to secure the system. The surviving Empire troops had retreated to underground shelters, but they had still t...
Chapter 290
Chapter 290Matt was sitting with Aiden, working on utilizing his Intent with the help of the older Ascender, when an alert bypassed his mutes.Reading it, he realized he was finally free from the Tier 31 who refused to let him train alone. “A red alert for Team Zero. Thanks for the tips.”Aiden no...
Echos Chapter 5
No Echo next week as I need a break from writing 3 chapters a week but we will continue the Echos after that small interruption.As always enjoy.***Echos Chapter 5Darius Blackwell watched as his grandfather talked to the man in black leather armor.He knew what they were talking about because he had b...
Chapter 289
Chapter 289Matt was enjoying a nice breakfast when he got a message that all of Team Zero was to report in for supplemental Domain training with the assistance of Duke Waters.The man was a famously bad Domain teacher, and he had heard Allie’s complaints about his ‘words of wisdom‘ enough times...
Chapter 288
Chapter 288Matt teleported into his living room, only to find that his unexpected guest had already beaten him there. King Rusty, clad in Tier 25 armor that revealed far too much skin to actually serve as nonmagical protection, stood in a triumphant pose and with eyes firmly fixed on him as he mater...
Echos Chapter 4
Echos ChapterDuke Waters spun through the emptiness of space and launched a dozen [Water Scythe]s at the squad of generals who were trying to stop him from massacring their troops. It was quite rude of them. He’d so much rather be back with Liz, Matt, and Aster, congratulating them for a job well ...
Chapter 287
Chapter 287After the impromptu party ended, Duke Waters kicked them all out and shouted that camp Sippy Cup was going under construction. Fortunately, Allie had recovered enough to bring them all back to the entrance of Fort Lightfoot, and dropped them all off before bounding off on some other adven...
Chapter 286
I will be taking the 25th, the 29th, and the 1th off for my birthday (dec 30th) so chapters will go from the 22nd to the 5th.***PoA book 5, the Tournament arc is now on amazon FYI, no need to buy but its there for anyone looking for it. https://a.co/d/9yAjXsAAudiobook is delayed until late January a...
Echos Chapter 3
Echos Chapter 3Baroness Margaret Thresh was watching the ascension ceremony at Marquess Heartless’s estate. With Duchess Felicity at the actual ceremony, the next highest noble in the chain of command had taken over the duty of gathering the Empire's nobility. Similar to Light and Shadow’s A...
Chapter 285
Chapter 285After their first mission, the three of them rejoined the others in Drifter's ship just to be greeted by Shadow in full combat kit holding children’s party paraphernalia.Matt rolled his eyes at the antics and instead looked to General Darrow, who nodded at them. “Wonderful first s...
Chapter 284
I will be taking the 25th, the 29th, and the 1th off for my birthday (dec 30th) so chapters will go from the 22nd to the 5th.***PoA book 5, the Tournament arc is now on amazon FYI, no need to buy but its there for anyone looking for it. https://a.co/d/9yAjXsAAudiobook is delayed until late January a...
Echos Chapter 2
Echos Chapter 2Jasmine was stirring her tea while she sat and watched the initial coverage of the Ascension ceremony with her delving team and a few of their closest friends.They, like everyone else in the Empire, had used the occasion for an excuse to party. Anything that wasn’t a food establishm...
