Tower Climber (A LitRPG Adventure, Book 1) by Jakob Tanner (interesting books to read for teens .txt) 📗

resemblance between you and her,” she said. “But I wasn’t sure and I didn’t want to get your hopes up. Also, I didn’t know much about her either. You see, there’s a secret recruitment and training program that takes kids right after they’ve unlocked their traits and trains them to be elite climber operatives. Prime candidates for the program are orphans, kids with no background whatsoever. Your sister was one of the best students to ever enter the elite program,” Sakura explained.

“From what I understand she was an incredibly gifted fighter and rose in power very quickly. So quickly that the program began to fear her. They eventually tried to arrest her and she resisted, killing the climbers who had come after her. She then ran away into the tower and was never seen again. She became infamously known as the Scarlet Demon.”

Max gulped. So that was why he couldn’t find out anything about her in the library when he had done his research. His sister was, as the librarian had suggested she might be, a rogue climber.

The Elle that he knew was sweet and innocent. Could their years apart have really changed her so much? This information was both heartbreaking and significant. The Elle he knew may no longer exist, but whoever Elle had become, she was still his sister and she had asked for his help.

He wouldn’t break his promise to her.

I’ll always protect you little sis.

“That’s all he shared with me,” said Sakura. “That’s not a lot to go on, but I’m sure it will help you in your quest to find her. I now have a present for you.”

She pulled out of her pocket a shiny copper badge with the letter E engraved on it.

She walked over to him and handed him the metal badge.

“Your sister went deep into the tower years ago. There’s no telling which floor she made it too, or if she’s still climbing higher and higher. The best thing you can do is continue your training, continue climbing in service of the climber’s guild and all of Zestiris. We need new members more than ever now, Max. Humanity needs saving. Our original world was lost to the monster waves of the tower. We need people like you to fight on all of our behalves. Are you ready?”

Max nodded his head and clutched his copper badge with satisfaction.

He would do what the climber’s guild asked of him.

He’d take on missions.

He’d search for his sister.

He’d save humanity.

Because it was now official.

He was a tower climber.

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Somewhere in the tower, many floors above...

Two figures stood near a glowing goblet. They wore cloaks made out of black feathers. They looked into the goblet and saw Samuel Archer get sliced in half.

“It looks like our plans to create chaos in Zestiris,” said one of the figures, “didn’t work out as planned.”

“Very upsetting,” said the other figure. “Our little mouse, Samuel, failed us. Now the mice will mobilize and start ascending the tower with a renewed vigor.”

“And there’s one very interesting little mouse,” said the other, fiddling with a pair of dice in his hands. “Red hair. Blue eyes. He might be fun to play with.”

“Poor mouse,” sighed the other. “I always feel sorry for your playthings.”

The figure gestured to the pile of bodies in front of them. They all had bloodstained metal badges with letters on them.

“Yes,” said the figure, grinning with a menacing smile. “I can’t wait to play with this one. Climb little mouse, climb. We’ll be waiting...”

The End Of Book One

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Author’s Note

Thank you for reading my book from start to finish! I hope you enjoyed Max’s adventure. If you did, please consider leaving a review. As an indie author, reviews go a long way to achieving success, so please leave one if you can!

If you’re not sure what to read next while I’m still writing Tower Climber 2, maybe check out my first series, Arcane Kingdom Online. It’s a seven book complete series with loads of LitRPG/GameLit/Progression Fantasy goodness. If you’re interested, check out a free sample on the next page…

Thanks again for reading and see you soon!

-Jakob Tanner

www.jakobtanner.com

Arcane Kingdom Online: The Chosen (Book 1) (Preview)

Chapter One

It wasn’t easy waiting to see if you’d live or die.

It was why the old man at the front of the line took his sweet precious time. He waddled forward, lifting his cane then placing it down again. Step by step. The echo of the cane on the terminal floor was like the ticking of a clock, each excruciating beat bringing me one second closer to my turn. My dance with fate.

The soldier managing the line barked through the air purifier tusks of his gas mask: “Hurry up or I’ll throw you into quarantine.”

The man stopped dawdling and stepped into the bioscan. He slouched his shoulders and muttered a quiet prayer to himself. A few seconds passed and a green light appeared above the machine, followed by a single shrill beep.

The passenger was free to go. The old man hurried away towards baggage claim.

The armed soldier yelled, “Next!” and the line shuffled forward.

Four people stood ahead of me. Four more turns until my own.

A little boy in front of me tugged at his mother’s arm.

“I don’t want to go through there mommy,” he said. “Please.”

The woman’s face was pale and she had bags under her eyes. She gripped her son’s hand tightly and said, “Shh. It will be over soon.”

But the little boy was far from comforted: tears forming in his eyes.

I crouched down and smiled at the kid. “Why are you crying little guy?”

The boy sniffled and wiped his eyes. “Cause… I don’t want to walk in there…”

“It’s scary, huh?”

He nodded.

“But think about this: you