I stayed up throughout the night nursing a glass of wine in one hand and held a book in the other. I hadn’t taken so much as a sip from the glass, though, nor flipped a single page of the book.
I was too busy looking out the window. Was there something I was missing? Was the Cult of the Unblinking Eye planning something?
Or was I overthinking this?
Maybe Ethan and his librarian were exactly what they said they wer...
2023-06-21 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHey, you! I know you've been lurking on Patreon, subscribed but not reading the ongoing story!
Well, good news. This is a oneshot story that'll only take ten minutes to read.
Read it and say hello in the comments. We've missed you!
This is a story idea I've been fiddling with. If I were to write a book around it, it would not be a story following her, but rather the god she meets. Hopefully you find it entertaining....
2023-06-20 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Alright, let’s see what this Sacred Grove magic can do,” I said to my lovely companions, a few of whom had joined me on a hunting excursion into the forest. Sava, Eltiana, and Nela accompanied me, each ready for action.
The raw power we were bringing to bear in the name of the Hearthwood was serious overkill for the type of monster we were bringing to bear.
Today we were hunting Stone-Tusked Boar. I hadn’t fought...
2023-06-19 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I checked in on them next, Aelina and the other True Mages and Mage Acolytes finished pacing off the extent of my new Sacred Grove and were already laying down soil and felling trees.
They’d also settled into their new homes, and the Sacred Grove was looking less like a collection of stone huts surrounded by boxes and more like the start of an elegant garden. I wasn’t sure what they had in mind when it was done, but I ...
2023-06-17 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
So this will probably be the cover for Amazon Apocalypse 1. That is Sakura up there.
I may have a graphic designer redo the typograpy. What's up there I did myself in Photoshop (with the kind feedback of some of you guys on Discord. Thanks!)
Anyway, besides showing off the nifty cover, this post is also a take down notice.
You've got about two weeks to read Amazon Apocalypse if you are reading it on Patreon! Come Ju...
2023-06-16 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe air buzzed with anticipation as I surveyed the massive array of wooden boxes sprawled out before me. Each was ornately carved and filled with the components needed to create our Sacred Grove. I’d never assembled anything this large or complex before, even during my old life on Earth.
I’d always believed I had more patience with technology than most. Turning junk machines back into viable products had been my job, after ...
2023-06-14 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe moment I stepped foot into the Hearthwood, a wave of relief washed over me. The familiar scent of fresh forest air filled my lungs and reminded me why I called this place home. Busy streets greeted me as citizens went about their business, some pausing to offer respectful nods and warm smiles. Despite their adoring eyes, nobody dropped to their knees and called me master. Our city had grown significantly, and it wouldn’t be lon...
2023-06-12 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostIn the end, the Satyr Demigod got the short end of the stick. He would languish in Sam’s prison until a better use for him came up because the Satyr King wasn’t willing to part with him for anything I deemed worthwhile.
But I was happy with merely getting a Sacred Grove of my own to play with. The idea of toying with the Satyr’s magic was the first thing that had really excited my curiosity in a while.
“You play a...
2023-06-11 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys,
I was planning on doing an epilogue for Amazon Apocalypse, but Spellheart was flowing surprisingly smoothly and I didn't want to mess with a good thing while I had it, so I just focused on that.
Here's Tivana to tide you all over for the day. I'm going to start editing the Spellheart chapters I've written this week. I may still need to take a break from regular posting or ease down the chapter publication rate f...
2023-06-10 15:40:34 +0000 UTC View PostThank you guys for reading Amazon Apocalypse!
The novel is in editing now and will hit Amazon soon!
I'm outlining book 2 now, so here's your chance to let me know what you'd like to see in book 2 (or future books beyond that!)
Spells you want to see more of? Parts of the world you want explored further? Favorite side characters? Backstories for Myrina, Sakura, or Bridget? What do you want to explore?
I will sa...
2023-06-08 19:16:14 +0000 UTC View Post![MarvinKnight post Bridget, as requested (Amazon Apocalypse) [AI] from patreon](https://img5.leaksparty.com/storage/2/fa/ob/e41226-019e90ca-4885-73d6-8fe7-e63245c2e2d4.png)
More AI art in the fully-rendered style from before. Getting the ears looking good is a bit of a challenge on realistic models. They tend to fit in easier on anime models.
Also, yes, she is a double-eared freak. Not much I can do about that. I'm also thinking the wolfin ears should be a little less pronounced at this current point in the story, but otherwise the image pretty much matches my vision of her.
So who do you gu...
2023-06-06 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Sakura, you’re going to burn the cookies!” Bridget protested as Sakura fumbled with a hot tray.
“Bah, Carter won’t notice,” Sakura waved Bridget off.
“I’m right here, you know,” I said as I sampled yet another dish. Bridget had been doing her best to empty her cupboards into my belly. It was getting to be a little much, but apparently, Bridget had picked up Chef as her job. That meant the food was delic...
2023-06-03 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
You guys really liked the previous art, so here's one in an anime style too. I've been doing more with control net to get the same character in the same pose in different outfits, but it's tough to convince the AI to draw exactly what you want (it changes hand positions sometimes, usually for the worse.)
I'm getting there though! A little more practice and I think I'll have it.
Let me know in the comments who you'd like ...
2023-06-02 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostI awoke covered in blood and with a sharp pain in my chest. Something was trying to eat me.
I swatted at it before opening my eyes and felt it leave. Only then did I open them to see what it was. A crow the size of a dog had been picking at my face. It was only level six, so a quick swat was all it took to scare it off.
The bird let out a loud squawk, flapped its wings, and took to the air before I even opened my eyes. 2023-06-01 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
My reaction was instant. I pointed my finger and fired an Eldrich Blast at the Alpha Wolfman. Meditation activated, and I activated Enlightenment and pushed myself to the first level of Mania as I prepared for the fight of my life. All the while, my eyes kept tracking him. The shadows lining his body grew deeper as he made his own preparations for battle, caught just as off-guard as I’d been.
I scanned him with Examine.
My powers have grown once more. New AI models (Dreamshaper 6 in this case) LORAs, and textual embeddings aplenty! I've updated my copy of Automatic1111 and my image-rendering workflow to modern standards, models, and tools, which has to be done every month or so considering how much new stuff is coming out on the AI front.
In celebration of the completion of Paladin of the Sigil as it currently stands, I have done my best to ma...
2023-05-30 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostI gathered my things while Sakura and Bridget dozed in either arm. When I was finished, I undid the bonds around Sakura’s wrists and ankles and slowly slipped out from between them.
The two shivered, their naked skin vulnerable to the cool air now that they no longer had so many vitality levels. After some thought, I pushed the two of them together so they lay wrapped in each other’s arms.
It was a poor substitute for...
2023-05-29 14:50:58 +0000 UTC View PostAs the Satyr Demigod stumbled into the distorted space of The Wanderer, he panicked. He first tried to flee the way he had come, but he was too slow.
His steps were dull, plodding things. I positioned myself between him and the area where the opening had been, spear held aloft.
The Satyr Demigod looked like he wanted to swat me aside, but he pulled his hand back before he did so.
“Uh... let me out! Or else!” the...
2023-05-28 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Carter! Carter!” I woke up to Sakura shaking me by the shoulders. I was lying in that pink bed we’d found in the city, and I groaned as I opened my eyes.
I expected to feel sore after the pain I’d just gone through, but as I stretched my body, I felt good. Really good, in fact. Not just better than I’d ever felt before like my transformation to F-Rank had been. But now I felt better than it should have been possible ...
2023-05-27 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everybody! Good news, Paladin of the Seraph is now available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited!
You've rallied behind Darren and his gang of badass, beautiful heroines all this while. Now, it's time for the final showdown with Kalaziel. The future of the Sacred Seas teeters on a knife's edge, waiting for Darren's next move.
If you can’t remember the plot, don’t worry about rereading. You’ll find a quick and easy ...
<Note: Accidentally deleted this while cleaning up the chapters that have to go down for Amazon. Sorry! Reposting it now.>
“Asuriel, what are you wearing?” Darren asked when he saw his lover dressed in an oversized outfit of fluffy red and white fuzz. She had a silly looking conical hate that flopped in front of her face, where she blew it aside only for it to flop in front of her again.
“I...
2023-05-25 17:10:15 +0000 UTC View PostI let out great heaving breaths, remaining vigilant as the survivors from our defense force patched up the destroyed barricade. We rebuilt little more than a pile of furniture and scrap, but there was enough of it to form a wall thick enough that monsters couldn’t roam into camp.
A few Lycans had been left behind hunting our people in the nearby buildings, but with the bulk of their forces in retreat, we could spare the manpo...
2023-05-25 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostServant of the Chaos Wolf, Alpha Wolfman, or my personal nemesis, whatever name this creature went by, it seemed to have developed as much distaste for me as I had for it.
“Human!” its voice called through the night air, a grating feral rasp.
“Wolf,” I retorted.
I spotted him moving in the night. Two eyes burning crimson light amid the shadows all around us. His eyes met mine, which were glowing just as brig...
2023-05-24 15:04:02 +0000 UTC View PostThat initial howl must have been a howl of agony and fright because Sakura reported back at the shelter not long after.
“The Mana Bombs work!” She flashed me a vicious smile that spread from ear to ear. “Got a whole level from it. I bet most of the guys here would jump all the way to level fifteen from one lucky throw!”
I returned her exuberant look. “Excellent. Tell everyone on the walls to make the most of the...
2023-05-22 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe first thing I did when I established contact with Mac was get a threat report.
[Good, bad, and worse news,] Mac began. [The bad news is that there are five of them this time. The good news is that only one is a demigod. The rest are sorcerers.]
“Can we hit them with the Level Reducing Sentry Towers again?” I asked hopefully. One clean hit from those, and I could slay a demigod.
But Mac soon crushed my hopes....
2023-05-21 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostSakura brought my truck to a stop, and we entered the newly rebuilt barricades. It felt odd to regain control after being away for so long, but the moment I stepped off the truck I saw people looking to me. One peculiar aspect of life after the System was that it was remarkably easy to know when you were being watched. One Examine after another hit me, sending tingles running up my spine in a near-constant buzz. Perhaps someday some ...
2023-05-20 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostWe retreated to Crownhil. I was surprised when the Chaosborn Lycans didn't pursue us. Sakura dove like a maniac the whole way, and soon we'd caught up with the convoy headed into the city.
On the way back, I was surprised to receive a notification that I'd successfully completed a quest, despite retreating in defeat.
Congratulations! You have successfully completed the quest Command and Conquer
For one long, tense, and desperate moment, nothing happened. Then the endless repeating System messages scrolling past my vision shifted and changed.
System error resolved by administrator Lyra. Now proceeding with intervention.
The very world itself shifted beneath me. The feeling was much like what happened when I used Warp Step. The Chaos Wolf, the otherworldy entity that had taken over my body, vanish...
2023-05-17 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostI sensed a blur of motion heading straight for Bridget. I wasn't sure why the Alpha Wolfman targeted her first. Perhaps it was because she was punching above her weight in this fight. Maybe the Wolfman who had her dagger buried in his belly held some special significance to the alpha. Whatever the reason, this was my fight. I wasn't going to let my opponent target my companions so long as I was around.
Mania has increas...
2023-05-15 16:31:50 +0000 UTC View PostHours passed as we negotiated back and forth. I proposed, time and again, what Sam and Dean had assured me was a reasonable bribe to let the Satyr King save face for his son's death. Each time, I was rejected. My patience, already thin for this type of politics, was wearing out. How long was this going to drag on?
I'd make an offer, the Satyr King would consider it, make a few adjustments, and then dismiss it out of hand when h...
2023-05-14 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
