One day, every human on earth was given a class and gained abilities. People gained levels and stats; like strength and agility. Will Chamberlain; a 16-year-old, was given the class Water Meister. He had the ability to freely control water. An ability that had more than meets the eye. At the same time, mysterious structures called dungeons showed up all around the world. Demons escaped from them and attacked mankind. Those who conquered these dungeons were rewarded with power beyond their wildest dreams. This was not easy as they were filled with many dangers. Will decided to enter a dungeon. His power...water His weapon...a katana His true aim...immortality His key....walking the martial path His destiny.... to conquer the Dao of the sword! Join Will as he fights to build his own empire, in a world plagued with demons, dungeons, and many more mysterious forces. "I am not controlled by the system, it shall be controlled by me. I will be a Sovereign!" ... WARNING : Not for the faint of heart. This is post-apocalyptic. Assume that horrible things will happen from the get go and you will have a lovely time. If you read this thinking its wish fulfilment you will not enjoy it. People die, nasty stuff happens, things get real. Enjoy! .... My second story, I hope you enjoy it! Copyright owned by theonionjunktion Comic available at http://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/the-solitary-sword-sovereign/list?title_no=84351 https://www.patreon.com/theonionjunktion

After a failed suicide, 16 year old Artillian Skye woke up as an armoured soldier. With only a spear in hand, he was thrust in the middle of a battlefield with thousands of soldiers. Somehow he had entered the Gaia domain. A place were spirits, demons and Demi-Gods run rampant in their quests for power. Artillian learned that he was given a second chance by the fallen goddess Hestia, she had given him the last of her divine essence to bring him back to life. So he makes it his life's mission to restore her to her former glory, however to do that he needs to get stronger himself. He needed to become stronger than the gods! For her he would kill any god, do anything, even searching all from the heavens to the nine levels of hell if need be. For she had given him something he had never had...A reason to live. So he made her a promise "I shall make the bottomless sky your ground, the boundless universe your domain and the unending infinite your sky!"

30 year old Bastian Smith died and reincarnated in a different body in a word different from earth. The body he was in was that of a 12 year old noble boy. Bastian was at a loss. This new body however had a dragon looking tattoo on his chest. When he touched it something strange occurred. A powerful voice resounded in his mind. "To the owner of the titans mark be warned. You shall bear great power but u also bear a curse. Anyone who bears this mark is a child of I the great Ambevilius , emperor of all that is under the heavens. The first to slay or subdue 1000 mark bearers shall become my successor. This is not a destiny you can escape so fight in the name of my glory!" At this moment the memories belonging to this body merged with his. This was the sovereign continent, a place were only the strong are just! Bastian began his long and adventurous journey... To earn the right to sit on the Titans Throne! Three chapters a week for the moment. Please vote ;) Highest rank so far #23 in Fantasy and 14 in Strategy

************************************************************************************** An outcast rogue must break a curse put on his fate, or die on his nineteenth birthday. To survive, he'll need the sword of a maiden, the aid of an immortal, and the power of forbidden magic that could cost him the only girl he ever loved. ************************************************************************************ *** THE JACK OF SOULS won a Silver IPPY this year! *** THE JACK OF SOULS won 1st place in the PNWA Competition in Fantasy! * *** THE JACK OF SOULS won 1st place in the Southwest Writers competition! * *** A "Featured Book" on Wattpad! * *** Now a "Staff Pick" on Kickstarter! * *** Available on Amazon in paper, hardback, and ebook ! * *** My contract with Kindle Select won't allow me to post more than 3 chapters here, but... *** Sign up for my newsletter on stephenmerlino.com for alerts when it's free on Amazon! * MY INSPIRATION I wrote this out of pure love of trickster rogues; I love the wit over brawn motif -- Odysseus over Achilles, Raven over Eagle -- so I like to play with it in my stories. In JOS I set the rogue and con-artist Harric against a foil of warriors in a land threatened by magic and civil war. Whenever possible I turn familiar tropes on their heads: instead of a handsome young Lancelot, I cast a broken-down ex-champion addicted to pain-killing herbs; instead of a dashing Squire Brian, the old knight reluctantly takes an ambitious young woman as squire. Similarly, I re-imagine the standard medieval milieu by infusing aspects of two of my favorite historical periods, Elizabethan England, and The American Frontier. Both eras boast a kind of nationalistic arrogance that borders on hubris, and a magnificent spirit of resourcefulness and re-invention that is fun to play with. SERIES The Jack of Souls is first in a series. I am posting parts of the sequel here now (The Knave of Souls), to help me refine the story.