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The Bloodforged Kin

The Bloodforged Kin

by R. W. McRae

Urban FantasyActionAdventureContemporarySlice of LifeLow FantasyLitRPGUrban FantasyProgressionPost ApocalypticVillainous Lead
Rising Stars:Contemporary #50

"My name is Zavier Torres, and The System didn't just end the world - it turned my family into weapons we never wanted to become. When reality collapsed, people expected heroes. Instead, they got a regular dad who barely knows what he's doing, teaching his kids how to kill so they might live another day. My wife and I had a plan: train together, stay together, get stronger together. That lasted about five minutes. In this new world, mercy is death and family is the only thing worth dying for. Lone wolves have to be perfect every time - but when you fight as a family, you just have to be perfect together. Every mistake we've made, every line we've crossed, every drop of blood on our hands has taught us something The System never intended: We're not just surviving anymore. We're hunting. So to whatever made this nightmare - we're coming. The Torres family doesn't break - we adapt. And we're going to make you regret giving us this kind of power."  --------------------------------------------------------- What you should know going in: The Torres family aren't superheroes - at least not in the beginning. They're just regular people trying desperately to keep each other alive, and the start of their journey shows that - intently. (But don't worry - once they figure it out... just hold on for the ride)  Book 1: The Bloodforged Kin - fully releasedBook 2: The Trialborn Legacy - fully releasedBook 3: The Cryptid Challenge - current book, fully scheduledBook 4: The Deviant Path - written, undergoing editsBook 5: Cryptid's End - currently being written What you get:✔️ A System, powerhouses, massive fights, boss battles - all your favorite LitRPG tropes✔️ A family that fights and grows stronger together instead of everyone being loners✔️ Real emotional and mental struggles that come with fear of death and killing real people✔️ MCs that start of weak and grow really, really strong✔️ Maybe a little system cheating 😉✔️ Multiple POVs and characters✔️✔️✔️ One of the MC’s is a cat. For realFYI: - Slow burn - the family doesn’t know what they’re doing so they have to figure it out the hard, long way. But oh man, once they do…- Emoootionaaal daaamaage… (it gets grim at times, but doesn’t stay there) --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Crunch:- Chapters: 1200–3000 words- Posting: 3×/week (Mon/Wed/Fri)- Status: 4 books done, 600k+ words, book 5 in progress. RR is about 1/4 into book 2 right now.- Roadmap: Enough ideas to outlive me.- Hit #4 in RS

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0Chapter 0: Prologue0----
1Chapter 1: Integration Protocol0----
2Chapter 2: Tess to the Rescue0----
3Chapter 3: System Announcement0----
4Chapter 4: System Breakdown0----
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Chapter 5: The World We’re in Now
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6Chapter 6: Family Meeting0----
7Chapter 7: This Calls for a Spreadsheet0----
8Chapter 8: Identifying, Planning, and Shopping0----
9Chapter 9: Shopping Spree0----
10Chapter 10: Weapons of Choice0----
11Chapter 11: The Crazy Canuck0----
12Chapter 12: Kids and their Technologies0----
13Chapter 13: And Now, it Begins0----
14Chapter 14: Man Plans, God Laughs0----
15Chapter 15: Aftermath0----
16Chapter 16: Kill Box0----
17Chapter 17: Someone Stronger0----
18Chapter 18: Trial by Fire and Fangs0----
19Chapter 19: Rampage0----
20Chapter 20: Team Tactics0----
21Chapter 21: Solo Tactics0----
22Chapter 22: Oh How the Turntables0----
23Chapter 23: The Night Belongs to Tess0----
24Chapter 24: Level Five Rewards: Tess0----
25Chapter 25: Skill Choices0----
26Chapter 26: Level Five Rewards: Zavier0----
27Chapter 27: “Am I Asking Too Much?”0----
28Chapter 28: A Mismatch of Priorities0----
29Chapter 29: An Indefensible Choice0----
30Chapter 30: Rewards and Enhancements0----
31Chapter 31: Skill Selection: Maisy0----
32Chapter 32: Character Sheet Chapter0----
33Chapter 33: A Dark, Dark Night0----
34Chapter 34: Homework and a Helpful Visit0----
35Chapter 35: Really Cool Gear0----
36Chapter 36: Time to Level Up0----
37Chapter 37: Into the Woods0----
38Chapter 38: A Poor Excuse for a Neo0----
39Chapter 39: No Skills Available to This User0----
40Chapter 40: A Decent Excuse for a Wolverine0----
41Chapter 41: A Little Talk Before the Carnage0----
42Chapter 42: Mason Cane0----
43Chapter 43: Character Sheet Chapter: The Hellbound0----
44Chapter 44: Time to Train the Twins0----
45Chapter 45: A Hard Day of Training0----
46Chapter 46: A Father’s Sacrifice0----
47Chapter 47: A Night for Predators and Prey0----
48Chapter 48: When a Predator Becomes Prey0----
49Chapter 49: Family Tactics0----
50Chapter 50: Time to Train the Twins - with Less Friendly Fire0----
51Chapter 51: The Family that Slays Together0----
52Chapter 52: Take it to Another Level0----
53Chapter 53: A Coleoptera of Beetles0----
54Chapter 54: A Boaring Trip Home0----
55Chapter 55: Creature Sheet Chapter0----
56Chapter 56: Father Gabriel0----
57Chapter 57: Predators and Prey0----
58Chapter 58: Level 5 Rewards: Cass0----
59Chapter 59: Level 5 Rewards: Luna0----
60Chapter 60: Fear and Loathing in the Apocalypse0----
61Chapter 61: A Family Trip to the Zoo0----
62Chapter 62: A New and Improved Zoo Experience0----
63Chapter 63: Aren’t Penguins Cute?0----
64Chapter 64: Maybe Zoos Aren’t So Fun After All0----
65Chapter 65: No More Small Animals0----
66Chapter 66: No Laughing Matter0----
67Chapter 67: A True Apex Predator0----
68Chapter 68: Predator vs. Predator0----
69Chapter 69: An Eventful Trip Home0----
70Chapter 70: A Rising Storm0----
71Chapter 71: He Who Creates0----
72Chapter 72: Dangerous Experiments0----
73Chapter 73: Apologies Are Not Enough0----
74Chapter 74: A Confluence of Destinies0----
75Chapter 75: Tess and Zavier0----
76Chapter 76: Later that night0----
77Chapter 77: Luna and Madison0----
78Chapter 78: Edward Steck0----
79Chapter 79: The Community and Bouchard Keep0----
80Chapter 80: Ed and Zavier0----
81Chapter 81: The Law of Attraction0----
82Chapter 82: A Dawning Truth0----
83Chapter 83: Get the book. Get the rosary. Get them far away from him.0----
84Chapter 84: System Block0----
85Chapter 85: Let There be Darkness0----
86Chapter 86: Zavier and Ed0----
87Chapter 87: Aftermath0----
88Chapter 88: A Beautiful Cage0----
89Chapter 89: Let There be Light0----
90Chapter 90: Interlude - Scout Troop 2760----
91Chapter 91: Epilogue0----
92Chapter 92: Post-Credit Scene: The Trinity0----
93Book 1 Wrap-Up and a little note from me0----
94Welcome to Book 2: The Trialborn Legacy0----
9593: The Lowest of Humanity0----
9694: Let There be Light0----
9795: Nice Doggy0----
9896: Power Station, Level 1: Ground Level - Entrance and Lobby0----
9997: Compliance is Not Optional0----
10098: Power Station, Level 1: Administration0----
10199: An Impossible Choice0----
102100: Some Choices Leave Scars0----
103101: A Believable Lie0----
104102: Too Many Choices, Not Enough Information0----
105103: The Rising Tide0----
106104: Buried Treasure or Buried Trap?0----
107105: Ride to Hell or Walk There?0----
108106: A Previous Experiment0----
109107: The Shattering of a Speed Pool0----
110108: Speedster Science is Weird0----
111109: Interlude - Jaidyn the Orphan0----
112Creature Sheet Chapter - Power Plant0----
113110: Mason: The Forming of the 3000----
114111: Gabriel: An Old Enemy0----
115112: Mason: Gerard Butler and his 3000----
116113: Gabriel: What Do People Fight For?0----
117114: Mason: The Culling of the Weak0----
118115: Ed: There is Power in Blood0----
119116: Interlude - Lady Tutu0----
120117: Power Station, Level 20----
121118: Bring Your Daughter to Work Day0----
122119: The Battle for the Security Offices0----
123120: Boss Battle0----
124121: What Remains of Fara0----
125122: Major Loot Drop0----
126123: Power Station, Central Reactor0----
127124: Never Split the Party - or Family0----
128125: A New Family0----
129126: GET OUT OF MY HEAD!0----
130127: Not Safe Yet0----
131Character Sheet Chapter0----
132131: Tess: An Uneventful Trip Home and an Unexpected Visitor0----
133128: Interlude, pt 1 - “Serbs”0----
134129: Interlude, pt 2 - The Misfit Toys0----
135130: Interlude, pt 3 - An Apocalyptic Battle0----
136132: Tess & Maisy: Nothing That Is Not You0----
137133: Tess & Maisy: The Hunt for Tess0----
138134: Tess: A Living Weapon0----
139135: Maisy: One More Thing To Do0----
140136: Luna: Misspent Luck0----
141137: Tess: An Unexpected Guest0----
142138: Tess: The Best Thing The System Created0----
143139: Luna: A Day for Deals and Luck0----
144140: Gabriel and Mason0----
145141: Tess: Mind over Winter0----
146142: Madison: Ignorance is Bliss0----
147143: Luna: The Ultimate Luck Powerup Kit0----
148144: Tess: What We Need is an Action Plan0----
149145: Interlude: Masaru "Ash" Saito0----
150146: A New (Potential) Leader Arrives0----
151147: No Room for Dissent0----
152148: One Last Meeting With an Old Friend0----
153149: Time to Get Lucky0----
154150: All the Lives You Almost Lived0----
155151: The Crimson Scythe0----
156152: Time to Get Closer0----
157153: A Repertoire of Souls0----
158154: Control vs Chaos0----
159155: Chaos vs Control0----
160156: Time to Make Fast Friends0----
161157: The Apocalyptic Free Market0----
162158: Hook…0----
163159: Line…0----
164160: Sinker…?0----
165161: Old Stomping Grounds and New Friends0----
166162: Recruitment0----
167163: Nisha and Diya0----
168164: Shopping for Toys0----
169165: Luna Finds an Orphan0----
170166: Playing for Keeps0----
171167: Maisy and Lady Tutu0----
172168: The Gang is (Almost) All Together0----
173169: Introductions0----
174170: A Little Destructive Showmanship0----
175171: A Side Trip to the Lake0----
176172: An Expected Betrayal0----
177173: Epilogue: Zavier0----
178Book 2 Recap0----
179174: Character Sheet Recap for Book 30----
180175: Warlord of the Forsung Clan0----
181176: Zavier: Day 10----
182177: Tess: Day 10----
183178: Mason: Day 10----
184179: Maisy: Day 10----
185180: Troop 276: Day 10----
186181: Zavier - The Evernight Woods0----
187182: Zavier - Death Stalks the Woods at Night0----
188183: Zavier - An Impossible Choice0----
189184: Safehold - The Vanguard of Safehold0----
190185: Safehold - The Worst Ideas are the Most Fun0----
191186: Safehold - A Little Light Kidnapping0----
192187: Safehold - You’re Pretty Sassy for Someone Who Was Just Kidnapped0----
193188: Safehold - Maybe Being Kidnapped Isn’t so Bad0----
194189: Safehold - Apocalypse TV & Cryptid PPV0----
195190: Safehold - An Unstoppable Force0----
196191: Safehold - Light and Darkness, Sword and Ice0----
197192: Mason - The Elite Hellbound0----
198193: Mason - Synergies of the Hellbound and Enchantress0----
199194: Mason - Platoon 1: Blake, Seraphina, Rodrick, and Ravena0----
200195: Mason - Platoon 2: Elijah, Morgana, Dante, and Lilith0----
201196: Mason - A Silent Reaping 0----
202197: Mason - Platoon 3: Jonas0----
203198: Mason - Battle Report0----
204199: Maisy - Judgement Day0----
205200: Maisy - Human Noises0----
206201: Troop 276 - Idaho City: Impending Doom0----
207202: Troop 276 - Hunting Certain Death0----
208203: Troop 276 - Cannibal Camp0----
209204: Troop 276 - A Battle Between Giants0----
210205: Troop 276 - The Battle of Idaho City0----
211206: Troop 276 - Death by Sasquath0----
212207: Zavier - Dungeon Guardian0----
213208: Zavier - Boss Battle0----
214209: Safehold - What is Buried Eventually Rises Up0----
215210: Safehold - Abominable Safehold - The Toys0----
216211: Safehold - Leon and the Underpowered0----
217212: Safehold - The Deadly, Beautiful Grace of Takeshi Saito0----
218213: Safehold - The Vanguard Rates Their Powers0----
219214: Safehold - Nisha and Diya0----
220215: Safehold - Cassian0----