
by R. W. McRae
"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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| 0 | Chapter 0: Prologue | 0 |
| 1 | Chapter 1: Integration Protocol | 0 |
| 2 | Chapter 2: Tess to the Rescue | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter 3: System Announcement | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter 4: System Breakdown | 0 |
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| Chapter 5: The World We’re in Now |
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| 6 | Chapter 6: Family Meeting | 0 |
| 7 | Chapter 7: This Calls for a Spreadsheet | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 8: Identifying, Planning, and Shopping | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter 9: Shopping Spree | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter 10: Weapons of Choice | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter 11: The Crazy Canuck | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 12: Kids and their Technologies | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 13: And Now, it Begins | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 14: Man Plans, God Laughs | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 15: Aftermath | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 16: Kill Box | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 17: Someone Stronger | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 18: Trial by Fire and Fangs | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 19: Rampage | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 20: Team Tactics | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter 21: Solo Tactics | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 22: Oh How the Turntables | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 23: The Night Belongs to Tess | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 24: Level Five Rewards: Tess | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter 25: Skill Choices | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 26: Level Five Rewards: Zavier | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter 27: “Am I Asking Too Much?” | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 28: A Mismatch of Priorities | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter 29: An Indefensible Choice | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 30: Rewards and Enhancements | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 31: Skill Selection: Maisy | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 32: Character Sheet Chapter | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 33: A Dark, Dark Night | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter 34: Homework and a Helpful Visit | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter 35: Really Cool Gear | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter 36: Time to Level Up | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter 37: Into the Woods | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter 38: A Poor Excuse for a Neo | 0 |
| 39 | Chapter 39: No Skills Available to This User | 0 |
| 40 | Chapter 40: A Decent Excuse for a Wolverine | 0 |
| 41 | Chapter 41: A Little Talk Before the Carnage | 0 |
| 42 | Chapter 42: Mason Cane | 0 |
| 43 | Chapter 43: Character Sheet Chapter: The Hellbound | 0 |
| 44 | Chapter 44: Time to Train the Twins | 0 |
| 45 | Chapter 45: A Hard Day of Training | 0 |
| 46 | Chapter 46: A Father’s Sacrifice | 0 |
| 47 | Chapter 47: A Night for Predators and Prey | 0 |
| 48 | Chapter 48: When a Predator Becomes Prey | 0 |
| 49 | Chapter 49: Family Tactics | 0 |
| 50 | Chapter 50: Time to Train the Twins - with Less Friendly Fire | 0 |
| 51 | Chapter 51: The Family that Slays Together | 0 |
| 52 | Chapter 52: Take it to Another Level | 0 |
| 53 | Chapter 53: A Coleoptera of Beetles | 0 |
| 54 | Chapter 54: A Boaring Trip Home | 0 |
| 55 | Chapter 55: Creature Sheet Chapter | 0 |
| 56 | Chapter 56: Father Gabriel | 0 |
| 57 | Chapter 57: Predators and Prey | 0 |
| 58 | Chapter 58: Level 5 Rewards: Cass | 0 |
| 59 | Chapter 59: Level 5 Rewards: Luna | 0 |
| 60 | Chapter 60: Fear and Loathing in the Apocalypse | 0 |
| 61 | Chapter 61: A Family Trip to the Zoo | 0 |
| 62 | Chapter 62: A New and Improved Zoo Experience | 0 |
| 63 | Chapter 63: Aren’t Penguins Cute? | 0 |
| 64 | Chapter 64: Maybe Zoos Aren’t So Fun After All | 0 |
| 65 | Chapter 65: No More Small Animals | 0 |
| 66 | Chapter 66: No Laughing Matter | 0 |
| 67 | Chapter 67: A True Apex Predator | 0 |
| 68 | Chapter 68: Predator vs. Predator | 0 |
| 69 | Chapter 69: An Eventful Trip Home | 0 |
| 70 | Chapter 70: A Rising Storm | 0 |
| 71 | Chapter 71: He Who Creates | 0 |
| 72 | Chapter 72: Dangerous Experiments | 0 |
| 73 | Chapter 73: Apologies Are Not Enough | 0 |
| 74 | Chapter 74: A Confluence of Destinies | 0 |
| 75 | Chapter 75: Tess and Zavier | 0 |
| 76 | Chapter 76: Later that night | 0 |
| 77 | Chapter 77: Luna and Madison | 0 |
| 78 | Chapter 78: Edward Steck | 0 |
| 79 | Chapter 79: The Community and Bouchard Keep | 0 |
| 80 | Chapter 80: Ed and Zavier | 0 |
| 81 | Chapter 81: The Law of Attraction | 0 |
| 82 | Chapter 82: A Dawning Truth | 0 |
| 83 | Chapter 83: Get the book. Get the rosary. Get them far away from him. | 0 |
| 84 | Chapter 84: System Block | 0 |
| 85 | Chapter 85: Let There be Darkness | 0 |
| 86 | Chapter 86: Zavier and Ed | 0 |
| 87 | Chapter 87: Aftermath | 0 |
| 88 | Chapter 88: A Beautiful Cage | 0 |
| 89 | Chapter 89: Let There be Light | 0 |
| 90 | Chapter 90: Interlude - Scout Troop 276 | 0 |
| 91 | Chapter 91: Epilogue | 0 |
| 92 | Chapter 92: Post-Credit Scene: The Trinity | 0 |
| 93 | Book 1 Wrap-Up and a little note from me | 0 |
| 94 | Welcome to Book 2: The Trialborn Legacy | 0 |
| 95 | 93: The Lowest of Humanity | 0 |
| 96 | 94: Let There be Light | 0 |
| 97 | 95: Nice Doggy | 0 |
| 98 | 96: Power Station, Level 1: Ground Level - Entrance and Lobby | 0 |
| 99 | 97: Compliance is Not Optional | 0 |
| 100 | 98: Power Station, Level 1: Administration | 0 |
| 101 | 99: An Impossible Choice | 0 |
| 102 | 100: Some Choices Leave Scars | 0 |
| 103 | 101: A Believable Lie | 0 |
| 104 | 102: Too Many Choices, Not Enough Information | 0 |
| 105 | 103: The Rising Tide | 0 |
| 106 | 104: Buried Treasure or Buried Trap? | 0 |
| 107 | 105: Ride to Hell or Walk There? | 0 |
| 108 | 106: A Previous Experiment | 0 |
| 109 | 107: The Shattering of a Speed Pool | 0 |
| 110 | 108: Speedster Science is Weird | 0 |
| 111 | 109: Interlude - Jaidyn the Orphan | 0 |
| 112 | Creature Sheet Chapter - Power Plant | 0 |
| 113 | 110: Mason: The Forming of the 300 | 0 |
| 114 | 111: Gabriel: An Old Enemy | 0 |
| 115 | 112: Mason: Gerard Butler and his 300 | 0 |
| 116 | 113: Gabriel: What Do People Fight For? | 0 |
| 117 | 114: Mason: The Culling of the Weak | 0 |
| 118 | 115: Ed: There is Power in Blood | 0 |
| 119 | 116: Interlude - Lady Tutu | 0 |
| 120 | 117: Power Station, Level 2 | 0 |
| 121 | 118: Bring Your Daughter to Work Day | 0 |
| 122 | 119: The Battle for the Security Offices | 0 |
| 123 | 120: Boss Battle | 0 |
| 124 | 121: What Remains of Fara | 0 |
| 125 | 122: Major Loot Drop | 0 |
| 126 | 123: Power Station, Central Reactor | 0 |
| 127 | 124: Never Split the Party - or Family | 0 |
| 128 | 125: A New Family | 0 |
| 129 | 126: GET OUT OF MY HEAD! | 0 |
| 130 | 127: Not Safe Yet | 0 |
| 131 | Character Sheet Chapter | 0 |
| 132 | 131: Tess: An Uneventful Trip Home and an Unexpected Visitor | 0 |
| 133 | 128: Interlude, pt 1 - “Serbs” | 0 |
| 134 | 129: Interlude, pt 2 - The Misfit Toys | 0 |
| 135 | 130: Interlude, pt 3 - An Apocalyptic Battle | 0 |
| 136 | 132: Tess & Maisy: Nothing That Is Not You | 0 |
| 137 | 133: Tess & Maisy: The Hunt for Tess | 0 |
| 138 | 134: Tess: A Living Weapon | 0 |
| 139 | 135: Maisy: One More Thing To Do | 0 |
| 140 | 136: Luna: Misspent Luck | 0 |
| 141 | 137: Tess: An Unexpected Guest | 0 |
| 142 | 138: Tess: The Best Thing The System Created | 0 |
| 143 | 139: Luna: A Day for Deals and Luck | 0 |
| 144 | 140: Gabriel and Mason | 0 |
| 145 | 141: Tess: Mind over Winter | 0 |
| 146 | 142: Madison: Ignorance is Bliss | 0 |
| 147 | 143: Luna: The Ultimate Luck Powerup Kit | 0 |
| 148 | 144: Tess: What We Need is an Action Plan | 0 |
| 149 | 145: Interlude: Masaru "Ash" Saito | 0 |
| 150 | 146: A New (Potential) Leader Arrives | 0 |
| 151 | 147: No Room for Dissent | 0 |
| 152 | 148: One Last Meeting With an Old Friend | 0 |
| 153 | 149: Time to Get Lucky | 0 |
| 154 | 150: All the Lives You Almost Lived | 0 |
| 155 | 151: The Crimson Scythe | 0 |
| 156 | 152: Time to Get Closer | 0 |
| 157 | 153: A Repertoire of Souls | 0 |
| 158 | 154: Control vs Chaos | 0 |
| 159 | 155: Chaos vs Control | 0 |
| 160 | 156: Time to Make Fast Friends | 0 |
| 161 | 157: The Apocalyptic Free Market | 0 |
| 162 | 158: Hook… | 0 |
| 163 | 159: Line… | 0 |
| 164 | 160: Sinker…? | 0 |
| 165 | 161: Old Stomping Grounds and New Friends | 0 |
| 166 | 162: Recruitment | 0 |
| 167 | 163: Nisha and Diya | 0 |
| 168 | 164: Shopping for Toys | 0 |
| 169 | 165: Luna Finds an Orphan | 0 |
| 170 | 166: Playing for Keeps | 0 |
| 171 | 167: Maisy and Lady Tutu | 0 |
| 172 | 168: The Gang is (Almost) All Together | 0 |
| 173 | 169: Introductions | 0 |
| 174 | 170: A Little Destructive Showmanship | 0 |
| 175 | 171: A Side Trip to the Lake | 0 |
| 176 | 172: An Expected Betrayal | 0 |
| 177 | 173: Epilogue: Zavier | 0 |
| 178 | Book 2 Recap | 0 |
| 179 | 174: Character Sheet Recap for Book 3 | 0 |
| 180 | 175: Warlord of the Forsung Clan | 0 |
| 181 | 176: Zavier: Day 1 | 0 |
| 182 | 177: Tess: Day 1 | 0 |
| 183 | 178: Mason: Day 1 | 0 |
| 184 | 179: Maisy: Day 1 | 0 |
| 185 | 180: Troop 276: Day 1 | 0 |
| 186 | 181: Zavier - The Evernight Woods | 0 |
| 187 | 182: Zavier - Death Stalks the Woods at Night | 0 |
| 188 | 183: Zavier - An Impossible Choice | 0 |
| 189 | 184: Safehold - The Vanguard of Safehold | 0 |
| 190 | 185: Safehold - The Worst Ideas are the Most Fun | 0 |
| 191 | 186: Safehold - A Little Light Kidnapping | 0 |
| 192 | 187: Safehold - You’re Pretty Sassy for Someone Who Was Just Kidnapped | 0 |
| 193 | 188: Safehold - Maybe Being Kidnapped Isn’t so Bad | 0 |
| 194 | 189: Safehold - Apocalypse TV & Cryptid PPV | 0 |
| 195 | 190: Safehold - An Unstoppable Force | 0 |
| 196 | 191: Safehold - Light and Darkness, Sword and Ice | 0 |
| 197 | 192: Mason - The Elite Hellbound | 0 |
| 198 | 193: Mason - Synergies of the Hellbound and Enchantress | 0 |
| 199 | 194: Mason - Platoon 1: Blake, Seraphina, Rodrick, and Ravena | 0 |
| 200 | 195: Mason - Platoon 2: Elijah, Morgana, Dante, and Lilith | 0 |
| 201 | 196: Mason - A Silent Reaping | 0 |
| 202 | 197: Mason - Platoon 3: Jonas | 0 |
| 203 | 198: Mason - Battle Report | 0 |
| 204 | 199: Maisy - Judgement Day | 0 |
| 205 | 200: Maisy - Human Noises | 0 |
| 206 | 201: Troop 276 - Idaho City: Impending Doom | 0 |
| 207 | 202: Troop 276 - Hunting Certain Death | 0 |
| 208 | 203: Troop 276 - Cannibal Camp | 0 |
| 209 | 204: Troop 276 - A Battle Between Giants | 0 |
| 210 | 205: Troop 276 - The Battle of Idaho City | 0 |
| 211 | 206: Troop 276 - Death by Sasquath | 0 |
| 212 | 207: Zavier - Dungeon Guardian | 0 |
| 213 | 208: Zavier - Boss Battle | 0 |
| 214 | 209: Safehold - What is Buried Eventually Rises Up | 0 |
| 215 | 210: Safehold - Abominable Safehold - The Toys | 0 |
| 216 | 211: Safehold - Leon and the Underpowered | 0 |
| 217 | 212: Safehold - The Deadly, Beautiful Grace of Takeshi Saito | 0 |
| 218 | 213: Safehold - The Vanguard Rates Their Powers | 0 |
| 219 | 214: Safehold - Nisha and Diya | 0 |
| 220 | 215: Safehold - Cassian | 0 |