I opened my eyes. A jagged stone ceiling spread above me, glowing softly with swirls of alien growth.
I hadn’t imagined the nightmare. It happened.
I stared at the ceiling for a long breath and checked my watch. The digital skin was dark, with a spiderweb of cracks across it. Must’ve happened when I smashed into that rimstone after the blast.
Lying here would accomplish nothing. I had to get out of this hellhole.
I sat up slowly. The generator was still going, and three of the five floodlights had survived, illuminating the cavern with bright puddles of electric light. The inside of my head burned, my back throbbed, and my right leg felt like someone had rolled an asphalt compactor over it. But I was still breathing.
“Is anyone alive?”
Silence. Just me and the corpses.
“Anyone?”
Something nudged my side. I whipped around. Bear sat next to me, her smart brown eyes focused on my face with unwavering canine intensity.
I wasn’t by myself. The dog was with me.
“Hi Bear.”
Bear tilted her head. Her left side was dark and wet. Blood. It started near her shoulder and bled down over her leg onto the paw. Shit.
“Hold on, girl.”
I pushed to my feet. My right leg whined but held my weight. Oh good. I took two steps before I remembered the bone sticking through my skin.
I pulled my right pant leg up. An angry red welt marked my calf, smudged with dried blood. That was it. The wound was gone.
I’m losing my mind.
My leg was broken. I had looked at it and then hid it with my coveralls. The pant leg was stained with dark red, the result of a massive bleed. I’d left a blood trail half across this cavern. I looked up. There it was, a ragged chain of dark smears.
I felt the edge of rising panic and shoved those thoughts right down before they dragged me under. It didn’t matter right now. I had to see what was going on with Bear’s shoulder.
I made my way to the nearest pond. A bright turquoise hard hat lay on the rocks. I had a sick feeling that Stella might have been wearing it.
Nope, not going to think about that either.
“Come here, Bear.”
The shepherd padded over.
“Stay.”
Bear sat.
I needed to clean the blood off her, but who knew what the hell was in this water.
I flexed.
The water looked perfectly clear to my enhanced vision.
My talent pegged it as clean, but there were limits to what I could sense. If Bear had an open wound and I dumped a bunch of alien bacteria into it… But then I crawled all over in that water with an open wound – which was mysteriously not open anymore, and yeah, not thinking about that – and I almost drowned in it. I was pretty sure I’d swallowed a bunch of it. Which was neither here nor there, except if there was some vicious pathogen in it, we were both fucked.
There was water in the canteens. All miners carried some. We would have to save that for drinking. There was no way to tell how long it would take us to get out of this cave.
Suddenly my mouth was dry.
I dipped the hat into the stream, scooped some water, and gently poured it over Bear’s flank, half-expecting the dog to bolt. Bear sat like a rock.
“Stay. What a good girl. The best girl. So good.”
Three hats later, the water ran mostly clear. A gash carved Bear’s skin over her shoulder. It was shallow and not too long. Most of the blood must have come from somewhere else. Someone else.
I exhaled. One of those carts should have a med kit on it.
“Let’s get some antiseptic on that.”
I needed to get across the stream and the slight wobble in my leg said that if I fell, I would regret it. The best place to cross was still the same – the shallow part where Aaron lay in two pieces.
I picked up Bear’s leash and made my way to the crossing. If she yanked me off my feet, there would be hell to pay. I waded into the stream, ready to drop the leash at the slightest tug. Bear whined and followed me. I slowly shuffled across the stream bottom.
“Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.”
The words came out like a curse. Melissa’s face was branded into my memory. I could replay it in my head like a recording. Six years. I couldn’t even remember how many breaches together. She knew my children’s names. She looked straight at me and yelled at London to throw the grenade.
“I thought she was my friend, Bear.”
Bear didn’t answer.
“I saw Melissa push Anja out of her way. And that over there is Anja’s body. She was twenty-six years old.”
Sanders, Hotchkins, Ella Gazarian, they were in front of me when I was sprinting for that exit. My memory served up Sanders being swept away by the blast.
“They were her guildmates. They trusted her, and she fucking left them, and worse, trampled over them trying to escape. Sanders is probably the reason I survived. He took the brunt of that aetherium grenade.”
We cleared the stream and carefully went up the shallow slope to where the carts waited. Water sloshed in my boot. The other one was wet, too.
I tied the leash to the cart, found the first aid kit, and flipped the heavy latches open. A nice big bottle of antiseptic rinse. We were in business.
“Stay, Bear.”
The shepherd sat.
I opened the antiseptic and poured it over the wound. Bear shook but stayed.
“You are so good. Such a good dog.”
I capped the bottle and grabbed a tube of antibacterial gel.
“Melissa’s priority was the mining crew. But London’s priority was keeping everyone safe, and if that failed, keeping me alive.”
I remembered the cold calculation in London’s eyes, too. The way his face iced over when he hurled the grenade. The set of his mouth. I squeezed the gel onto Bear’s wound.
“He was looking straight at me, and his eyes said, ‘Fuck you. I’m not dying here today.’ I was halfway across that stream when he bailed. Five more seconds. That was all I needed. Five seconds, and I would’ve been on the other end of that cave in. What was left of the mining crew would’ve been on the other side. They weren’t even paying attention to us. We could’ve ran all the way to the gate.”
Bear tilted her head, looking at me.
“You know what he said to me? He said, ‘I’ll get you out of here in one piece. The only way you go down is if I’m down, and I’m really good at surviving.’ Well, we know he didn’t lie. That fucker is excellent at surviving.”
I screwed the cap back onto the gel tube.
“The Cold Chaos assault teams are good at clearing the prospective mining sites before moving on. I’ve never seen their escorts deal with anything more serious than a skirmish. The most London had to do was to cut down an occasional left-over creature popping out of its hiding place. This – everything that happened – was the reason why Cold Chaos sent him into the breach. When the worst-case scenario hit, he was supposed to step in. He was supposed to protect us. All those people…”
A sob choked me.
I shut up.
Being an escort captain came with a lot of responsibility, and you didn’t just become one. It wasn’t enough to be powerful or trusted. The position required experience. London had put in years with the primary assault teams. He was seasoned. He looked at those hostiles slicing people like cabbage in passing, and in a split second he knew that he had never encountered anything like them and nothing he had in his arsenal could stop them. He saw death, and he made a deliberate choice to save himself.
He could’ve waited. He could’ve stood in that gap for another ten seconds and let the rest of us escape, but it was a risk, and he chose his life over ours. The only reason Melissa made it out was because she happened to be close enough and he would need a witness to back up his story. When your job is to put yourself between noncombatants and danger, coming out of the breach alone wasn’t a good look.
Even if they fired him, he would live. That’s all that mattered to him. And if he had been one of the ordinary miners I wouldn’t have a problem with that, but he wasn’t a miner. He was a high-ranking combat Talent. We trusted him. I trusted him, and he threw an aetherium grenade in our faces and ran.
“When death stares people in the face, they revert to their true self, Bear.”
London’s true self was a cold, calculating coward.
I checked myself for scrapes and bruises. I didn’t find any. I had some red welts here and there but no broken skin. I’d crawled on my hands and knees across a rough cave floor dragging my broken leg behind me. My hands and knees should’ve been raw, but I didn’t find any abrasions. I rubbed some gel over the red mark on my leg just in case.
Don’t think about it. That was best.
The generator was next. The industrial model was rated for 7-9 hour run time. The fuel indicator was almost empty. I’d been in this cave for at least 7 hours.
If London made it out of the gate, he would immediately report what happened to the guild. London and Melissa didn’t stay long enough to see how the fight turned out, so for all they knew, there were still active hostiles in this cave. Bodycams didn’t work in the breaches. They still recorded, but you only got static. Cold Chaos would have to rely on London’s testimony, and I was sure that Melissa would confirm whatever he said. She wouldn’t just suddenly grow a heart and admit that she climbed out of the cave over her guildmates’ bodies. As she so often told me, she had mouths to feed.
This was going to go one of three ways.
One, London made it out and reported that I was dead. This was the most likely outcome, because otherwise he would have to own up to leaving me behind.
Two, London made it and reported he left me behind. Not likely. If the DDC found out that he bolted out of the cave abandoning me, Cold Chaos would face heavy sanctions. There would be a fine at best and revocation of gate access at worst. The guild would cut him loose and blacklist him. He would never work for any of the main guilds again.
Three, London and Melissa died enroute. Like Elena said, this breach was a maze, and we had hiked for quite a while to get to this cavern. It was possible that something equally terrible burst out of a side passage and killed those two. The mining crew was required to report back every hour. At least seven hours had passed without check-in. Even if London and Melissa didn’t make it, the guild knew that the mining crew was either in trouble or dead.
No matter which of these three outcomes happened, protocol required the assault team to abandon their progress and address this mess. By now they should have been here to neutralize the threat and retrieve the bodies. Nobody came for the corpses or for the incredibly valuable adamantite, and the breach was still active. That meant only one thing: the assault team was dead.
Bear whined softly. I reached out and petted her back.
Right now, Cold Chaos was likely pulling a new assault team together. The level of threat in this breach was beyond anything I had seen. They would need their top Talents for this, and those people were usually occupied. High ranking guild members made more than celebrity actors, and the guilds worked them to the bone for that money. Getting them all in one place could take days.
The gate opened for entrance twenty-four hours ago. Judging by the power readings, Cold Chaos had anywhere between four to eight weeks to clear it. They thought everyone was dead, so they wouldn’t be in a hurry.
There was another unpleasant possibility. If London did own up to leaving me behind, Cold Chaos could choose to deliberately delay. If I was alive, they would face intense scrutiny. Things would be a lot simpler for them if I was dead. Given enough time in the breach, I would be.
There would be no rescue. I was on my own. If I died here, the kids would be alone. Roger would let them go into foster care. I was sure of it. They were living reminders of his failure as a father, and he had very little tolerance for being held accountable these days.
I’d made a promise to my daughter. I would keep it.
Digging through the cave-in was out of the question. The integrity of the cave ceiling in that passage was shot, which meant moving any of the rocks risked another collapse. No, I would have to go around, through one of those passageways.
I glanced at the end of the cavern. The tunnels stretched into darkness. I would have to go into that darkness, make my way through the breach filled with monsters, ones that probably killed an entire assault team, find the gate, get out, and make sure Cold Chaos didn’t have a chance to stop me. Too easy.
I would need supplies. And a weapon. In a few minutes, the generator would die and take the lights with it.
I had to act fast.
thank you HA.
First?
Have a wonderful well deserved HA vacation.
Certified 🙂
I just hope she gets back to earth and reports what those lying, betraying, cowardly douchebags did!
Seconded.
Antes que nada, ¡hola!, desde un lugar remoto de México.
No se si me puedan entender, pero necesito decir esto:
1.- Ojala London y Melissa reciban su merecido.
2.- Amamos a la hermosa Bear.
3.- Me encanta cada parte que se publica pero al terminar sufro de ansiedad al saber que no habra mas durante DIAS, pero vale la pena esperar por las mejores cosas.
4.- Felices vacaciones a la casa Andrews.
+1! And I also hope that her children don’t face too much anxiety while she works on getting out.
Thank you! Really loving this story! Enjoy your vacation! 🤗
Thank you.
Thirded.
Thank you….
Thank you! Things are getting interesting. To be continued on Monday. 😀
+1
That would be amazing, even more amazing would be if they found out the whole breach bad thing was an even bigger lie.
Wow I’m actually third?!
lol 6th, should have re-loaded, but still never been this early before.
I’m really enjoying the story, and can’t wait for the next part!
Chap 3.
Happy frinday
I’ve been waiting on edge for this since Monday! Thank you! So curious to see if Melissa and London died on the way out, or if she gets to expose their lies and treachery. How long will it take her to escape? Will the kids be okay until then? When will she see what her inheritance is? I am BDH and wait is a four-letter word! 😜
this a 1000x there is no pa*tience! The Horde demands more!!!
There’s no way they are dead as we need to see the ripper cushions!
Eh, their ripper cushions could be a gruesome death while they ran for their lives? I’m ok with that or being ostracized and penalized by their employer and community, if they made it out. I have faith that IA will make it “interesting” for them. 😄
Thank you for another installment.
Thank you for the part. I am really hoping she eventually gets to report London and ruin his work life.
+1! Melissa’s work life and reputation as well.
This was so wonderful. I’m really enjoying this new serial!
Fantastic thanks
Good dog! Such a sweet Bear!
This is so good…
Totally sucked into this story. Thank-you genre powerhouse duo!
In the face of death, Ada reverts to kindness, focus and grit: a warm, problem-solving hero. She and brave, loyal Bear make a great team!
+1
thank you so much and have a fantastic weekend
London may be a cold, calculating coward, but Bear is the bestest. The BEST.
the bestest dog ever. he can get all the pets now
*She 🙂
Bear is a girl. The bestest girl. #TheInBEARatance
Hahaha, thanks for that clarification Mod R!!
I get the sense that all of us are #TeamBear.
Someone should be reading this to Artha I hope. Lol when I watched captain marvel I made sure to tell my cat that there’s a good kitty in it. 😂
Whoo! Twice a week is such a lush indulgence, so lovely 🥹
You know what one of the best thing about your stories is for me? The characters you write have this indomitable spirit, this never give up attitude, in the face of the worst odds. The “find a way no matter what” attitude. It resonates with me, and on the days I am close to giving up, your stories and characters give me the leg up I need to keep trying.
Lovely chapter, riveting! Can’t wait for the next
💯% agree
This is so fantastic, I can’t wait for the next installment! Impatiently counting the days lol!
I’m so glad that Ada is with Bear only at this point. He can be counted on…
Bear is a lady dog 🙂
So good! Thanks for the day-brightened.
Hope she exposes Cold Chaos and London and Melissa get blacklisted
on the second read.
healing abilities and denial!!!!!
I love this story! I can’t wait to find out what happens next!
I love this character so much. I can’t wait to read more – thank you so much for sharing
So looking forward to the next instalment!
But what about the woman who lost her arm? Was she one of the corpses? It seemed like she was still alive when Ada lost consciousness and she didn’t seem the type to just leave.
The Alien Lady gave Ava her inheritance and testament, calling Ada “her daughter”. Then Ada lost consciousness and when she woke up (healed), none of the people in the cave were alive to answer her. From that we can deduce that transmitting the gem to the next bearer was the final act before the death of the Alien Lady.
There will be further description in the second part of the chapter to clarify it 🙂
Thanks, Mod R, keeper of the chapters while Ilona and Gordon are on vacation. 😀
I kind of assumed, but she could also have dissolved into nothing and/or erased herself from Ada’s memory for yet to be determined reasons. Who knows. Non-human skilled warrior with unknown powers.
Exciting.
I also thought she dissolved/disappeared, Jedi style.
Thanks for the clarification Mod R. This was definitely what I was wondering through this chapter.
Thank you so much!
Hmmm, on which side of the gate will be the bigger Monsters?
can’t wait to see (aka read) what kind of world will be found around the next bend.
I am sooooo loving this story. Can’t wait for more of it!
Let’s hope they both get back to tell their story! Thank you!
Thank you Ilona and Gordon, for serializing this movella. It is so wonderful to have a new world. I am Team Bear as well. I can’ t wait for London and Melissa to get their comeuppance.
Now it begins. Need to get out of this kettle of rotten fish I’m stuck in.
An aside, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs: I’m breathing. I’m clothed. I have a companion of sorts. I may have water. I am not safe. I will need food. I need to find a way to get home.
Ada’s journey and saga begins.
Justice for Ada and Bear (and all the miners who got ****ed and died) 😭
The real world sucks and I could see something like this getting covered up all the way to the top to keep the status quo, but at least in fiction I need to see an institution that will actually be on the protagonist’s side. Please, I beg.
ahhhhh!! sings “Fridays I’m in Love” at eat splitting, tone deaf volumes.
Just realized – it’s Friday!!! Immediately checked the blog. Wow, another fantastic chapter!! Happy Friday everyone and have a great weekend.
Thank you !
Awesome as always 🥰🩷
Wishing you a pleasant weekend
Aw, I’m so glad that she has trusty Bear by her side! Such a treat, thank you!
Left in suspense for the weekend, yet grateful for the adventure.
but only the weekend and not a week! the Monday post makes the w@*t more bearable.
+1
I agree with kelly! Thank you HA
I’m in love with this new world! Hoping it inspires many new novellas or maybe even a series! The greed I feel for more is very high lol!
Justice for Ada! Justice for Bear!
Thank you. 🤩
Oh this is sooo good. Thank you for being kind and giving us two scenes a week.
Thank you HA and Mod R!
Bear is such a good girl! She needs to make sure London and Melissa get their ripper cushions… preferably with her teeth! Ada won’t mind the assist I’m sure. 😄
so good!!! ty ty
Finding out we’d get another chapter (and again on Monday!) made my day. Thank you.
Wow. Hooked. This is something I ll definitely buy once it is being sold, just to have it in my kindle. Thanks for letting us enjoy it in advance !
Looking at the bright side; She got a dog out of it.
Cool!
Self Healing powers!
Loving the story.
Looking forward to the next Drop.
Enjoy your vacation Authors.
A woman determined to get back to her kid AND a dog? UNSTOPPABLE!!😤
Have a great weekend🤗 thank you!
Thank you! 🥰
So unexpected, I am intrigued by this story. Thank you!
OMG!!! House Andrews does NOT disappoint!! Thank you for this fantastic free story!
I hope in the end she adopts the Bear.
Oh wow, thank you for the chapter! Amazing as always.
I seriously hope L and M got their just reward for deliberately killing their team.
Thank you! Already counting the hours until Monday!
This one goes on pre-order as soon as possible.
Okay. So if this is following game-play, we just watched the first cutscene and Ada is entering level one. She has to progressively discover any new abilities and level up. Melissa and Landon could show up later on as sub-bosses to overcome. Though I’m hoping the “Big Boss” final showdown is more alien instead of evil corporation. This is pretty cool. I play video games but have never read any of this specific genre (Dungeon and Dragon fanfiction doesn’t count!)
So exciting!
Hope you have a great vacation HA.. I just hope Bear makes it through.
So so good.
Wow!! Love this story.
Thank you!
My work schedule is so out of whack this week that I thought you’d posted this a day early. It wasn’t until someone in the comments mentioned it was Friday that I realized it was right on schedule.
Now we just have to hang on until Monday!
Have a great vacation!
I really need Bear to be ok, no matter what else happens.
+1
like always. writings by ilona andrews make my week whole.
what happend to the fighter?
did i miss something by the end of the part before?
This is intense but I’m loving it.
Thanks for saving, Bear!
Happy weekending!
Here’s my wild theory – the caves/portals aren’t a “world” so much themselves, as a connector between two worlds. And the connecting caves are full of the monsters, but then on the “other side” is another world, kind of similar to ours, that the Alien Lady is from. Both of which worlds fight the monsters in the middle. I haven’t yet decided (really conspiracy theory) if the “government” knows this or not??? I lean towards not, but conspiracy theories are fun when in books, and not taken seriously. Anyway, that’s my wild idea.
Thank you very much! Happy Vacation too.
so good, thank you
thank you
so wonderful
have a great vacation
Yeah Bear 🙂
thank you for a great read it really brightened my Friday
That was great!
One of my fav IA writing skills has to be how the reader gets to have clarity in why a character in danger makes the choice they do. She outlined potential outcomes, consequences, risk factors, and made her plan of action. I’m excited to see her next step.
I get pulled out of a story when an author doesn’t reveal any of a character’s reasoning, especially if it’s never given, not even later on in the story. I’ve never had to deal with TSTL choices/vibes in IA worlds and I’m thankful❤️.
Since I’m a shameless member of the BDH, it goes without saying, but I will anyway. When I can see a scene in a book play out like a movie in my head, that’s when I know a book is good. It happens with House Andrews’ books all the time. I would watch this movie.
May your vacation be wonderful!!
Literally this all the time! It’s an entire feature production!
+1
But I am worried about her kids.
But Bear will help her prevail! 🦮
Oh my God, this is FANTASTIC!! I can occupy myself until the next installment with Graphic Audio’s Burn For Me that came out today.. which is one of my ALL TIME favorites 🙂 Thanks for sharing this incredible story and I can’t wait for more.
My heart is pounding! I love her intelligent assessment, I love that she has Bear with her. Such a very good story!
Wonderful!! Happy Friday
I am loving this story 🙂
Thank you!!!
keeps getting better and better! someone for sure will be wanting to make sure she doesn’t get out alive, can’t wait to see what happens next!
Thank you! I know you’re very busy. This is really awesome.
I hope Bear makes it out with her! Poor Doggie! I also hope we get to see the aftermath when she does get back. I want all the grizzly details! I want bloody Vengence!
Thank you for the chapter!! 📚📚📚
Monday’s only three days away!
But first, a symphonic band concert on Sunday that I have been looking forward to since February. 🎶
Cheers to a restful vacation Ilona and Gordon!! ⛱️🏡
You said you don’t want this to grow to be a small novel.
Neither do we.
Big novel please! This is really GOOD!!!
🤣 Really, we are always almost eerily in sync with House Andrews!
+1000
the world building and character development in 2 chapters were more rich and vibrant and compelling than most full length novels.
i also wondered, why doesn’t she want it to grow?
calendar constraints with contracted Maggie 2?
time spent writing v profit difference between a novella and short novel?
creative reasons?
maybe knowing it’s a novella is a mental trick that keeps it easy and quick to write?
+1
Omg this is so good already
How am I going to wait for each chapter to come out? Almost wish I hadn’t check the blog -ha
What are the odds Ada & Bear find ( and heal!) a survivor of the 1st assault team who also has an axe to grind with London?
Slim-to-none or better-than-average? 😁
Regardless, I am L O V I N G this story!
It’s been one of those weeks, so this was a delight! A strong woman surviving and with a dog at her side! Can hardly get better than that!
Thanks HA for this serial, and twice a week too!
Thanks ModR for holding down the fort!
This is SO good! Thank you! Am I the only one wondering what Tia is going to do when (if) she finds out Melissa and London came out of the gate without her mom? I know we might not get any of that (not part of the “game” scenario?), but she seems like the sort of kid who might think something didn’t add up and try to do something about it. Anyway, I can’t wait to find out what comes next for Ada and Bear.
Still loving this , here’s hoping she and bear get back , thankyou
Thank you!
Thank you!
Just caught up. Take my money!!! I’ve been listening to LitRPG audio books and trying to write something with more character depth. This is gold, exactly what I want. Wow, I am eager for a Monday :’D
This is the story I have been craving! Balancing motherhood and being a bad ass 🙂
Such a good story! I love the heroine, and those villains are terrific. Oh, I’m listening to the Graphic Audio Burn for Me. Enjoying the hell out of it.
I bow to the HA writing genius. The humor, the drama, the complexity, the poetry of wording. Pure gold
Thank you so much!
I am absolutely sucked into this story.
I hope you are having an amazing vacation!
I am so hooked for more.
The two of you are so very talented. Thank you!
Oooh, this makes me so happy!!
Enjoy the much needed vacation. Thank you! Enjoyed this immensely!
I’m hooked can’t wait for the next chapter.
Gosh this story is so good!
I am loving this new project!!! (still can’t wait for Hugh, but this one is so good!)
Love Bear!! Such a good girl! Hope Ada makes it home to the kids lickety split!!! Good luck!!
Yeah. Great writing, just makes my blood boil reading it.
Is this really fiction or do authors have an ability to perceive interdimensional resonances so that the stories they write are based on news from alternate universes? The best authors have the strongest abilities. In which case, HA is off the charts.
It thrills me no end to think that in alternate realities Kate and Curran, Dina and Sean, Rose and Declan, Nevada and Conner (and Catalina and Alessandro) and all their friends are out there living their best lives.
Hope HA has an awesome vacation.
Things are really dire. It’s great to be able to count on House Andrews not to give us a Riders of the Purple Sage ending. Heroes are meant to survive.
When I first saw the Hugh snippets were being replaced by a new serial in a genre I was unfamiliar with, I sighed and clicked away. Last night, I came back, and as usual I was hoovered in by your writing. I don’t know anything about the LitRPG genre, but it simply does not matter, this is great story telling. I will buy anything and everything you write.
this has become my literary crack! lol
I’ll give big screen tv I “found” for just one more chapter… how about just a paragraph?
Thanks 😊
Monday! 🙂
“Ripper Cushions”! Love it! Yes, so invested in this story now. Save that wonderful dog, get home to the kids and bury London and Melissa. I am now officially joining the Horde with glee.
Totally hooked. Thank you!
woohooo!! Love this story! Thank you!
Excellent episode! Thank you, House Andrews!
Thank you
thank you!
Thank You! Very cool
I always like your books (novels, short stories, etc), but this one definitely ranks with the very best! I have never been so poised at the edge of my computer chair while reading any material before now. It is almost as if I was sitting at the movie theater watching the action take place. Kudos to House Andrews!
Now listen, you can’t stress about the word count. Whenever you put two words together they will be so entertaining that no length is too long. Short serial, novella, full novel its all the same. Tell me more!!! Ooh that character has captivated me. New or old, your characters live on and on. The story is so addicting no matter how its supposed to be. Its like waiting for the next Mobland episode, aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh. Don’t end it there!!!. Oh man, so hard to wait for next weekend. Your work is so great. We love you so much that we will hope for it all but take what we can get. So talented. I’m all in for this world and characters. It’s great. Kudos. Make it as long as you can please.
Have a fun relaxing vacation.
Pretty cool story so far. thank you
I just really need London and Melissa to be squished like playdough. Squished through the fingers of an angry god and then ground into the carpet where they will dry to crusty mats of crud to be crunched under the disgusted feet of all who pass. That is all.
I am just waiting for BEAR to go
” you know I think we should go into the right tunnel” I am unsure if in real speech or telepathy.
and out badass will go WTF?
this is shaping up to be extraordinary.
thank you so much for the lady heroes you write. they are rare.
I’m loving this story! I can’t wait for more!!
Thank you for this gift ❤️
Absolutely loving this story, thank you so much!
Great story! Eager waiting for the next.
I hope to see this story in video! The vibrancy of the descriptions are begging for great visuals…
Since Mary who posted in spanish I will transform but I also have some of the same things. Mary said hello I am writing to you from a place in Mexico from an obscure are. But she and I hope Melissa and London get their just reward. love the beautiful bear. 3.Suffering just waiting for the next part 4 Have a great well deserved vacation.
Enjoy your much deserved vacation! Your work has always kept me on the edge of my seat. This one’s no different! I can’t wait for the next installment!
P.S. Bear must live at all cost!
#TeamBear
Excellent story – great heroes – thanks- can’t wait for the next …
I may be pecking at the details but I am confused as to why the mining crew had to hurry to enter the gate so much when, apparently, a guild has several weeks to clear a gate space.
They have anywhere from days to several weeks- it’s not exact science. The road to the anchor and collapsing it is extremely dangerous, the assault team will not leave it to the last minute. Once the anchor is taken down, the breach will close, regardless of how long it had until spilling monsters on Earth.
And mining for the resources that can only be found in the breaches also takes time, especially if they want to do a through job.
Loving it!
why can’t I buy this book
Because for now it is a blog serial 🙂 . When it is completed on the blog, it will go through edits, proofreading etc and will be published and available for you to purchase.