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Hi everyone,

As I mentioned in the status update, I'm still working on chapter 169. I've added a big chunk of extra combat scenes, which nearly concludes the battle. I'll try to finish that off for you as soon as possible.

Please let me know if you spot any typos and I'll correct them asap.

Best wishes,

Tefler

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Evan

Thank you, Tefler!

Rocketman

Thank you very much!

Cignal

Thanks Tefler. Take care of yourself.

Antoine Scrivener

Much appreciated. Now I can go and organize dinner.

AzureReader

Good progression to the battle for everyone except maybe John. It seems like John’s only role in this battle is to get bitch slapped by the other progenitor. Sakura stabbed him through the chest, Alyssa blew off his arm, Dana took out his spine. John chopped off a pinky… then spent 20 minutes knocked on his ass and seems incapable of getting up or doing anything to contribute to the battle. Gahl can heal an entire spine that’s been blow away in 2 seconds and attack Dana, while John staggers around helpless to do anything but wave. No doubt John will be victorious but certainly not for good reason after being this pathetic. Guess we’ll find out what happens in two or three more months when chapter 169 is finished.

Wraths Child

Ok... I'm just gonna ignore any more notifications until I see something like Ch. 200, or something. These mid chapter cliffhangers are starting to irritate the hell out of me.

DigitalDreamer

Correction: "Ailita started shimmering, her shape becoming instinct," -- I don't think instinct works here.. Maybe distinct or diffuse depending on what you are going for.

glenn kellogg

Your very nice sycophants can defend you all they want but there is something very fishy going on here. I think you need to make a decision regarding the morality of exploiting the kindness of your readers versus being 5 chapters ahead at ~$7K per chapter. This is turning into a Ponzi scheme and is not sustainable. Who knows … maybe you will suddenly putting out a chapter a week 😂 In the meantime, I go way down to a dollar a chapter and urge everyone else to do the same. Ps. I do hope you feel better … or, whatever it is you need

MVFast

Thank you. Get well soon.

patreonpatreonpatreon

Jump up the prices to at least 5-10 bucks miniumso you can justify working on this series full time, this dragging out and halfway stuff is a farse

Cornbread

That was a good chapter, all the action made me feel like I was reading chapter 100.

John the 5th

great chapter, and another cliffhanger. some interesting turns in the characters and plot.

Chandler

And I thought John said he wasn't going to drag out any future battles. Kill em quick before more tralls have to get drained. He sure has been dragging this one out just like Tefler.

Per Simonsen

Why are we paying 2 times for 169 ?

DigitalDreamer

So, I agree that this is a good chapter. It is also an action-packed, long chapter that is still not concluded. So, there is more action yet to come. It's quite a fantastic chapter, really. Nice work, Tefler.

G E

Tefler great writing. I think you shoulld charge double or more for combat chapters since they are so much more complex.

Jonathan Seeley

I think I am going to wait for the completed chapter, every time one of these hits I eat it up like a bag of popcorn at the theater.

Evan jones

I have read every chapter 3 times, this one is in the process of being the best yet Tefler! Sorry you are dealing with these medical issues, I have had gall stones and they really are debilitating. Can't wait to see if everyone is okay after the cliffhanger, Bravo! Take all the time you need to finish, anyone complaining doesn't really understand what you are going through. Heal up quick! Thanks for writing my favorite erotic literature ever.

Fred Hunter

Hey Tef Part of last cliffhanger, Sakura turned on her speed to help Alyssa. How far away was she? Is this worth changing?

AzureReader

John and the girls have every possible superpower. The semi-conventional battle taking place is only plausible if they effectively forget they have these superpowers or can’t put 2+2 together in how to use them. Irillith can hack Gahlkirian battleships and have them attack or ram the dreadnought creating an incredible force multiplier. Dana could create a singularity in a critical but non-explosive part of the dreadnought, like the bridge. Alyssa can grab the dreadnought engines with telekenetic hands and rip them off the ship or grab dropships and smash them together like she has done with tanks in the battle of Terra. The Valkyrie could have landed on the dreadnought, inside its firing arks, and taken its time cutting or blasting weapons, sensors, engines, thrusters, etc. off the dreadnought. These are all things they have done many times before in the story. It’s as if they not only forgot most of their superpowers, but also all their hard won experience. I’m struggling with how implausible this battle is. I feel like Tef should stop writing for however many years it takes to deal with a gall bladder in the UK (since using any two of the endless precharges and paying for gall bladder surgery clearly isn’t an option) and then write the battle again when he has clarity of mind.

Jerry Seeger

*No.* - biggest line in a long time.

Michael56Smith

-- Humm, after dropping the ending to chapter #168, ... we then had, .... let's see now, ... there was about 1/4 of a chapter (#169) also dropped at the end of May, and now we have about another 1/2 chapter at June's end, ... for a total of about 3/4 of chapter #169, .... all of it a good, fun and exciting read, ... get well soon Tef, .... thanks for moving the tale along, ... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

-- Hey, let's just wipe out this Progenitor Asshat, Gally, ,,, and find out what punishment(s) they give out to an innocent Tom Walker, .... and is a jailbreak in Walker's immediate future before the crew of the Invictus takes a look into things? .... TSM has many loose threads yet to pull, ... ;-) ttfn

LuxVeritas

The fight doesn't make much sense to me. It just seems engineered to be drawn out. Alyssa changed aim for his wrist, why? Also, after all these power-ups a single shot is all she has? Dana gets a good hit in, but he recovers in moments? She also forgot she has abilities? Meanwhile John is almost out of the fight because he's outclassed by a single skill... for reasons (Note, John's dad was amazed by his powers/abilities and he was supposedly the greatest of his time, the power levels don't track at all). Jehenna, the tactical genius, is unable to even properly withdraw and is isolated from her troops... for reasons. At least Jade is tired from being side-lined (again). Pretty much nothing in the fight seems to reflect the established abilities of the characters. Instead the whole fight alters almost every character to shoehorn them into a scripted setting that doesn't work. The only saving grace is the conflict that Gahl has with his matriarch. That's actually an interesting development that is well built-up by previous events.

William Wallace

I tried to combine the first and the second part it does not add up there is a sitll part missing

Mark Strom

I like that Dana got a critical hit on gally. Gahlkalgor doesn't know what's about to happen John doesn't take kindly to anyone hurting his girls. Also Dana has a pistol with her and/or a rifle with runic penetrators. Good times

Unresolved Plots

Don't forget that Rachel is close by too, so she might get involved with shielding some of the injured ladies. Also Jade could be on her way as well.

Michael56Smith

-- Okay, what ends up happening to finish off Gally is: -- Valeria kicks his cheating ass, ... -- John runs him through with his sword, .... -- Dana blasts him, point blank range, ... -- Alyssa lights up the sky and Nova Lances his ass again, ... -- Sakura lops off his head, .... -- Jade bites off his head, and then spits it out, ... -- the Collective's solder-bots do him in, ... -- Betrixia rams the Raptor into him, ... any other guesses? ... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

--- It is Mid July now, ..... I'd bet we don't see the completion to chapter #169 until the End of Month (EOM), .... along with any other writings that he has ready to drop (chap #170 and some of #171 maybe?) ... Until then, I have lots of additional reading to do, but I will still be looking forward to the end of July, and more TSM, .... yay! ....;-) ttfn

2ndAndrocentric

At the end "Gahl’kalgor slammed his axe into the Valkyrie’s leg. " However earlier Gally had lost his axes: "His axe tumbled from his loosened grip and toppled towards the ground, the weapon rapidly returning to normal size as it fell out of his hand." So did he just lose one ax and kept the other? This would be odd given that later his right hand/forearm were vaporized. Unlikely he went back to recover the lost ax but perhaps it has a beacon or will fly to him when called. Just needs explanation.

Michael56Smith

--It's the final weekend of the month, so there is chance we might see some new words from Tef, this weekend or Monday, .... about a 1% to 2% chance, ... but Wednesday, July 31st, we should see at least the completion to chapter #169, and perhaps another chapter or two, #170 and maybe #171, .... so we only have a few days left to wait, .... -- and zero to just one placeholder is my prediction, .... ;-) ttfn

David B

All I see is John making the other Prog bleed, and then the chapter 169 Alyssa is groaning and so is John. When did the Prog counterattack?? It’s not in 168??

Michael56Smith

-- a couple of boo-boos for you to fix, in time for the completed chapter #169 EOM drop, ... these oopsies can be found on page 25 of 29, with Jehanna, Ailita and Almari surrounded by Galkiran Thralls: "Ailita started shimmering, her shape becoming instinct, as the two women in body armour activated flight mode on their Paragon suits. The Nymph shapeshifted into a beautiful songbird, it’s white plumage ..." --- instinct s/b indistinct, .... and it's s/b its ---- loving the story, Hope you are feeling better, .... ;-) ttfn

Tom Ray

To limit the number of times you can be charged per month before the end of the year to take care of that pesky second placeholder. Go to Membership -> Edit -> Payment Amount -> Set Monthly Limit and enter "1".