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[COMIC SNEAK PEEK] Chapter 95 Sketch

Update:

I have a minor surgery this coming friday. No issues with my health, so don't worry about that, but will need the weekend to rest! Have a great week :)

[COMIC SNEAK PEEK] Chapter 94 Sketch

Update:
I'm by no means fully recovered but I am at a much better place. Enough to finally come back and say that TBATE novel will resume once more on it's weekly schedule every Friday PST. Thank you sincerely for every one of you that have been so patient with me and have only given me encouragement and support through this difficult time. I'm able to be here, confident and healthy, becaus...

[COMIC SNEAK PEEK] Chapter 93 Sketch

Update: a happily boring week for me! No problems which is a great thing for me! We had snow here so got to play outside with wife and the dog. Slowly planning out volume 9 before i start writing chapters again. What are you guys looking forward to seeing in Volume 9?

[COMIC SNEAK PEEK] Chapter 92 Sketch

hello all, turtleme here! another weekly update for those still reading haha. I had a cardiac stress test yesterday, where basically I ran on an inclining treadmill while hooked up to a machine that reads my vitals until my heartrate went up to 170 bpm.

Good news... my heart worked well! It was doing really good.

bad news... my defibrillator wasn't quite as well optimized as the doc...

[COMIC SNEAK PEEK] Chapter 91 Sketch

Quick update!

I’m limiting my updates to Patreons only cuz I don’t want to keep blasting these into the air, haha. So for those who care, I actually started writing a little bit! It’s been a while so there was a lot of deleting involved but proud to say I’m slowly back on track to being a writer LOL. I have a stress test next week where I basically push my heart rate on a treadm...

[COMIC SNEAK PEEK] Chapter 90 Sketch

Another update:

It feels like I'm writing journal entries every time I give an update… hope you guys don't mind, lol. I'm recovering by the day and my body is able to move more and longer with each passing week! I don't feel as sluggish and weak anymore so I've been going on more walks to try and get my stamina up. I've also been binging Marvel movies to pass the time, so that's been f...

[COMIC SNEAK PEEK] Chapter 89 Sketch

Hey, quick update~

Not much has changed but I guess that’s a good thing. I’m slowly beginning to exercise and continuing to go to a lot of doctor appointments, but aside from that, I’m doing well! My endurance is slowly but surely recovering and I can’t wait to start writing TBATE again. Hang in there for all those patiently waiting and thank you for putting up with my recovery!<...

[COMIC SNEAK PEEK + UPDATE] Chapter 88 Sketch

Some updates from me, I’m taking physical therapy and had two check ups from my cardiologist. Everything looking a-okay so far!

[COMIC SNEAK PEEK + UPDATE] Chapter 87 Sketch

Hello~ quick update from me. I was discharged from the hospital on 12/31/2020 so I was thankfully able to spend New Years day with my family. I'm sleeping a lot and taking a ton of medications but I'm slowly recovering. My brain is still active and it's whirling with TBATE ideas so bear with me while my body catches up! 

For now, enjoy this sneak peek of the upcoming comic chapter! T...

Message from TurtleMe

Hello, everyone. It’s TurtleMe here! First of all, I just wanted to say thank you for all of the well wishes. I’ve received so much love and support during this difficult time that it shined a lot on how great my readers are.  I, unfortunately, only have one more chapter in backlog (I had worked so long to build up my precious backlog tears ) so please bear with me as ...

Regarding Chapter Updates

Hey Turtles,

Just wanted to give a quick update regarding weekly chapter updates. TurtleMe had several chapters prepared in advance. To make up for missed chapters last week, EDIT: THREE, not four, more chapters will be posted to Patreon this week. These chapters will wrap up Ellie's POV. Once TurtleMe has returned to full health, then you can look forwa...

TurtleMe's Health

Hello Turtles,

This is TurtleMe's wife, Grace. I'm neither really good at English or writing like TurtleMe, so please forgive me. I wanted to let the patrons know that TurtleMe won't be able to publish his weekly chapters (I'm honestly not exactly sure how he's running things). TurtleMe had a heart attack this past Sunday - but doctors were able to revive him and he is now still in critic...

THANKS FOR 1K PATRONS

Hey Turtles,

Just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge that I’ve officially reached 1,000 patrons! My Patreon has grown a ridiculous amount this year, nearly tripling in size, and it’s all thanks to you—you crazy peeps.

Since I’m already releasing another novel chapter each week, there’s not much more I can provide you all in terms of extra content, but I hope y...

Ellie POV Chapter 7: More to Do

An ox was bellowing nearby. A distant bird cried angrily, our battle likely having disturbed its peace. My own heart was banging against my ribcage audibly, but I could hear Tessia’s and Curtis’s as well, which felt wrong somehow, almost like an invasion of their privacy.

Underneath these noises, there was something else. A thin, fearful voice whispered a prayer to the Vritra.

I...

Ellie POV Chapter 6: Fighting Back

I followed several feet behind Tessia, keeping my face carefully passive so that the soldiers bustling around us wouldn’t see how nervous I was. Most of them were elves out of necessity; humans and dwarves were at a disadvantage navigating the foggy forest of Elshire, even with the elves there to guide us.

Boo trailed along behind me, wandering in and out of the trees as he sniffed arou...

Ellie POV Chapter 5:

The pain of my fall was really starting to set in by the time we found our way back to Elder Rinia’s cave. Most of my body was covered in black and purple bruises, which I knew would look even worse by the time I made it home.

Mom is going to freak out.

Boo’s sense of direction was just as good as his sense of smell, so the return trip was pretty straightforwar...

Ellie POV Chapter 4:

I smirked at Elder Rinia. Her wry sense of humor was one of the things I really liked about her. While everyone else in the underground town walked around as if every day was one long funeral, the old seer could still find humor despite everything that had happened.

The smirk slowly slid off my face as Elder Rinia fixed me with a piercing, humorless stare.

“Wait, are yo...

Ellie POV Chapter 3:

Ellie

I heard the creatures skittering through the darkness before I saw them. The dim light artifact I carried only lit up about ten feet around me, enough to walk without twisting my ankle but not enough to show me what was coming.

There were three, maybe four of them, and they were still at least fifty feet down the tunnel.

Cave rats.

We’d first discovered them when...

Ellie POV (Vol 8) Chapter 2:

I met my mother’s gaze and tried not to roll my eyes.

She let out a sigh. “Oh, don’t you give me that look. You’re too young…”

Forcing what I hoped was an understanding but slightly incredulous smile, I said, “Mom, you can’t seriously think we’ll be safer if we just hide down here and let others fight for us than if we join them? The council needs every soldier the...

Ellie POV (Vol 8) Chapter 1:

Author's note: Yo! If you've read chapter 309, we only have one chapter left in volume 8 from Arthur's POV. HOWEVER... there is still a bit of dicathen chapters that is crucial to the build up of the end of volume 8 so I'm going to show you these chapters from Ellie's point-of-view! hope you enjoy~ 

Just to give everyone a bit m...