His family was his world. Now he's in a new one.
When a fatal accident rips Caleb Foster from his wife and kids, the forty-year-old gets a second chance in a realm of dungeons and monsters. A cosmic system offers him a choice of legendary powers, but Caleb refuses the flashy magic. He chooses the abilities to learn faster, remember perfectly, and master any physical skill.
A father's instinct to protect doesn't die with his family. To survive and shield the new lives that depend on him, he must use a lifetime of quiet competence to navigate a dangerous frontier town, hunt deadly beasts, and outwit men who mistake his lack of flash for weakness.
In a place where might makes right, Caleb is about to show that the most lethal weapon is a mind that misses nothing, and a will that never quits.
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What You Can Expect
-Mature, Rational Protagonist (Single POV)
-Slow-Burn, Character-Driven, Some Slice of Life
-Hard, Logical LitRPG System and Earned Power
-Gritty and Unforgiving World
What You Should Not Expect
-No Harem / Romance / Smut
-No Instant Overpowered MC
-No "Stupid" Characters
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Release Schedule
-11 chapters for the launch on Oct 6
-3x week M/W/F for as long as I can sustain it. Realistically dropping down to M/W with the occasional bonus chapter on Friday
-Patreon will have 10 Early Access chapters, with room to grow, starting Oct 6
Connect on Discord where I'll be gifting Patreon subs on a monthly basis
Patreon: https://patreon.com/JonStonekey
Discord: https://discord.gg/Z6wN76b4nB
Interdimensional Pirates- known throughout the dimensions as gangs of trained thieves who travel through worlds to collect magical and valuable artifacts. But to Kota- an 18-year-old orphan boy, who lives paycheck to paycheck, struggling to survive alone in the city, oblivious to the existence of the other dimensions and artifacts- they were the people who stole his locket, the last thing he had left of his recently deceased grandmother. She was the only person who had ever cared about him, and he was willing to get that locket back, even if it meant stealing it from his sickeningly rich half-brother's vault, becoming a wanted criminal and chasing down pirates to get it.
Progress:
27k words
Chapter 8
Disclaimer: ⚠️This is the first draft. Major editing is ahead.⚠️