Hello happy Origin lovers, and people who like it just 'OK'. :)

EDIT: I realized that there was a small repeating error and re-uploaded the book on Smashwords. The part where Ero's theme is playing during that final boss fight in the mine had not kept its formatting. So, I italicized and re-centered those few lines. If you want, you should be able to download the story's new version update. If that sort of thing doesn't bother you so much, then continue on. :)

I have to wait till Amazon finishes reviewing the story before I can update that.. and then they'll take freaking hours to do review it again... but this is an obvious issue so I need to change it. ... end of Edit. The version is updated on smashwords

EDIT-EDIT: All versions SHOULD be up to date now. :)

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I've finally finished revamping volume II a bit and I have placed it up on Smashwords and Amazon.

If anyone want to read the official version for free, you can do so at Smashwords using this coupon -> DF69T

The coupon is good until April 1, 2015. So... till next month. Feel free to leave a review!

If you wish to 'support the arts' you can buy the second volume on Amazon for $2.99.

If you do not wish to read or buy either version, but want to help support the series feel free to click on that Amazon link anyway, and then scroll to where you can leave a customer review/comment.

In order to rate anything on Amazon, you will need to have purchased something at some time or other on Amazon. So, if you've never used the site, and can't review the series there, you can still do so here on Royal Road. :)

Rate it what you believe is appropriate on a scale of 1 -5 stars and leave a short comment. You have to leave a comment for it to count properly I guess. That's true both here and on Amazon.

If you have not reviewed the first volume on Amazon and you wish to do so as support for the series, feel free to do so. Honest reviews are always welcome. Just scroll to the bottom and click on the customer review thingy. You have to actually say something, though, if you do it.

Anyway, back to the update!

In case you are wondering about what has changed... There are several expanded scenes, two or three new scenes (I can't decide if some of them count as new or just expanded.)

Either way, every chapter is at least 500 - 1000 words more descriptive and several previous scenes are more flavorful. There are 14 chapters now, but there are no 'new' chapters. I split and rearranged a few things, then fleshed out those things. Though, if you add up all the minor scene expansions and new scenes.. among other things, it would be enough content for a few new chapters anyway.

from what I can tell it went from around 60,000 words to just shy of 74,000. I will try to make the next volume slightly longer as well. I am shooting to make the rest of the series end up being around the 80-90k word mark per volume. So, leaving the light novel area and entering somewhat proper novel territory. :)

In comparison, the first volume's finished version was around 54,000-ish words. So, definitely a good bit bigger this time. Something like an extra 60 pages on kindle, it seems. Not sure how it would rate in a paperback pages, but that's still a bit more meaty than before.

At the end of the book, I have added a glossary. I will probably add that information here on RRL in another update.

I chose to hold off on the bestiary and have that be part of the actual story, so those entries will start popping up in the next volume, instead of being tacked on at the end of a volume. If I do add a bestiary entry in the story, I'll probably add it at the end of the story as well, however. That way people can quickly reference that information. I might also add in the character stats and things as well from now on.

If you see any specific terms throughout the story that you want to have me define, I will add them to the glossary from now on. :)

The first chapter of volume III should be out tonight or tomorrow morning depending on my inner muse. Thank you for your patience!

By the way, what do you think of the new book cover? :)