Stinky ones, too, which caused a few of the Mitchell trolls to run back the other way, getting the hell out of the stank zone.
One glance at Iris and we both knew what to do.
Our instruments appeared in our hands, and both of us fired off distorted shots at William’s dojo. It was definitely insult to injury, and we kept it up, Lady C. and Aya egging us on.
“He will never be the same after this!” the Thulean cried. “Let me down there! I want to fight!”
I could see the Steeple in the distance, currently red, and I had the sudden feeling that Ray Steampunk was watching us, judging us for our actions.
But if he was, that was fine. Sometimes revenge was a dish best served with HotAzz Balls sauce, trolls, and explosive shit monsters. And maybe this was a sentiment that Mr. Steampunk would appreciate.
“I’m not letting you two have all the fun!” Mirror said, beating her wings back to give her a better look of the fight below before diving. The four of us held onto our asses as she came in close to William’s training field, spitting a line of silver fire that stretched all the way into the outer perimeter of his property.
An explosion at the front of his dojo caught my attention, and I looked back to see Hiccup and Spew Gorge running out of the fire, bags of loot thrown over their shoulders, which were now also set aflame.
“Fick! Fick!” Hiccup cried as he dropped his bag and began kicking at it, attempting to put out the flames. Spew Gorge did the same, and once the flames were gone, they checked to make sure the bags would still hold up.
In the clear, the two goblins took off toward, well, I didn’t really know where they were going, but they were going fast, Hiccup surprisingly athletic when it came to stealing.
Iris laughed, and in that moment, I saw my own reflection in her glasses, the Steeple behind me, my bass in my hands, everything where it should be.
I felt a hand on my arm and I turned to see Lady C., also smiling, pointing her finger forward as Mirror divebombed toward the fight.
More silver flames, this time taking down a wall that was already on its last leg. Even though the flaming Mitchells were waiting to come in from the front, some of them saw this as an opportunity, circling around, burping fireballs, the whole place a burning mass. Iris strummed up another blast, this one taking down the top of the guard tower.
What a game, what a world, what a goddamn interesting life I had stumbled upon.
“We’re still going to watch the ocean later tonight, right?” Lady C. asked so only I could hear.
“Definitely, whatever you want. We can sleep on the balcony too, if you’d like.”
“That would be romantic,” she said, “or it could be cold.”
“Best of both worlds?” I asked as Mirror circled around William’s dojo, looking for her next target.
“Just like you and me,” Lady C. said, resting her head on my shoulder.
The terrible inferno blazed below, the steeple radiating red light everywhere, EverLife just as real as anything I’d ever seen before.
In that moment I was committed to making this work, to hammering out the issues between Iris and me, and to making sure that the Steeple never fell into the wrong hands.
This world was worth it.
The end.
(Please review this book, fick!)
Back of the Book Content – Proxima Timeline
Reader,
This series thrives on your reviews.
I haven’t decided if I’ll be continuing the Monster Hunt NYC books, so I’m sort of leaving it up to you. If you enjoy where this is going and want to see me expand it into a few more books (I have plenty of ideas both in EverLife and the real world, especially with the rare mythcrea club), please drop a quick review.
If you haven’t reviewed the first Monster Hunt NYC book, please do so, as that helps spread the series.
Timeline of Proxima books
Year 2058 – The Feedback Loop
Year 2069 – The Last Warrior of Unigaea
Year 2075 – Fantasy Online
Year 2090 – Monster Hunt NYC
Background of this book
I was a musician for some time, and believe it or not, I recorded over 200 songs during this period! If you are reading this, then you haven’t experienced this series in one of the ways that makes it great, through audio. All of the songs are actual songs, and the audiobook version has themes for various characters and battle music.
Jeff Hays and Annie Ellicott at Soundbooth Theater have been hard at work on the first installment of Monster Hunt NYC in audio, and the first audiobook will be out on July 6th! It will be a bit of a wait until they catch up to book three, but they should start moving pretty quickly now that they have sound design down.
Related series
Want more of Hiccup? Of course you don’t. But if you do, he’s one of the main characters in Fantasy Online. You’ll also read about FeeTwix, Liz, Marbles, hell, everyone in the Mitherfickers in this series. It’s a wild LitRPG series set in Tokyo and the Proxima Galaxy. All the references in Monster Hunt will suddenly make sense.
Here’s the link.
Here’s a copy/paste version: https://geni.us/FICK
There’s also The Feedback Loop series, which is a precursor to all of this and features characters like Mirror and Ray Steampunk. This one is a noir/GameLit series that spans several fantasy worlds and features a snarky MC, inspired by Ready Player One, Sin City and Sword Art Online.
Here’s the link
https://geni.us/TheLoop
If you’re digging into the lore, don’t miss the Last Warrior of Unigaea box set, which introduces the Proxima world of Unigaea (which is where Lady C. is from). You’ll meet the author she keeps referring to, Lothar, in this series. The story is about a Player Killer and his wolf, and it sort of has a Mad Max meets Witcher vibe to it. Dark, fun, total LitRPG.
Here’s the link
https://geni.us/LastWarrior
Other ways to support Harmon Cooper books:
1) Join the Proxima Galaxy on Facebook where I look for ARC (advanced Review Copy) readers and give away audiobooks
2) Review the books, which generates more interest from other readers, which makes me write faster because (carrot dangling from the stick) – I want to please you all!
3) Join the Harmon Cooper mailing list.
4) Join my Patreon where you can read exclusive content (from cover design to future release ideas) AND all chapters before they are published. I also have exclusive schwag for those who join. This is where you’ll get the infamous FICK button.
Finally, check out the Harem Lit page for more adult-themed novels! And the LitRPG Books page for, well, LitRPG books.
Yours in sanity,
Harmon Cooper -- [email protected]
Other Books by Harmon Cooper
I have written over thirty books. Here are some of the highlights!
My best-selling Superhero Harem Adventure about a sci-fi writer and the superpowered women who are trying to kill him. Fun content, adult read!
https://geni.us/CherryBlossomGirls1
Don’t miss this series about a guy with an incredible sense of smell and the strange superpowered women that join him!
https://geni.us/WeCouldBeHeroes
What if Ready Player One was a multi-part epic? Gritty LitRPG action, gamer humor, fantastic fantasy worlds, and a killer MC.
(This one is related to Monster Hunt NYC)
https://geni.us/TheLoop
If you love dark fantasy, RPGs, Witcher, Punisher, or Mad Max, you'll love this powerful gamer trilogy about a man and his wolf companion.
https://geni.us/LastWarrior
Tokyo, Japan meets online fantasy gaming and South Park-styled humor. Yakuza, goblins, action, intrigue - add this book to your inventory list!
(This one is related to Monster Hunt NYC)
https://geni.us/FICK
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