Chương 1: Blood Mage Assassin vs The Vengeful Scribe

Blood Mage Assassin full cover. Blood Mage Assassin arc 1 (199, 500 words) is an edited/extended version of the web novel The Vengeful Scribe arc 1 (186, 000 words ends at chapter 122). If you have never read either version, read Blood Mage Assassin. This version continues into arc 2 and beyond. As I edit this for the September 1st 2026 updates, I have 161, 000 words of book 2 completed (working on the end of book 2 now). September 1st/2nd 2026 update: The Amazon ready edited version is now live.

The new chapters are longer, some chapters of the previous version were deleted, new chapters added. If you got caught up in the September 1st delete/replacement process. The old Blood Mage Assassin chapters are still available for free on Patreon. There was no way to keep the old chapters available on Royal Road without starting a new fiction, so they had to be deleted. See the old versions on Patreon up to chapter 190 which are free. Love this story?

Find the genuine version on the author's preferred platform and support their work! The three story iterations cover the same overall events (the early chapters don't change much), but where The Vengeful Scribe begins with Jack as a level 31 Apprentice Scribe, for the Blood Mage Assassin version he is level 49.

The levelling system works in 25 level increments: Novice: - Level 0-25 Apprentice: - Level 25-50 Journeyman: - Level 50-75 Expert: - Level 75-100 Master: - Level 100-125 I share these later on in the story, below are a few spreadsheets covering levelling. Scribe Levelling Speed Mage Levelling Speed Archer Levelling Speed These are based on average speeds. To reach level 25 as an average mage takes 10 years.

A prodigy might knock it down to 7 years depending on Class Compatibility, Affinities, who they are, and support (gold to pay for protection while training). So as a Level 49 Apprentice Scribe he is just one level away from a levelling milestone. When he reaches level 50, this opened new pathways. Upgrade his scribe class to Journeyman Scribe level 50, or choose a new novice class at level 0. Either way, he gained new skills not available in The Vengeful Scribe. Thanks for reading and enjoy the story.