Back to Yonder - Recap (Patreon)

This is just the recap of the story up to this point. I figure since this is a book 6 in the series that it is appropriate to have that. IF you see anything that I should add to the recap let me know.

Right now I'm multi-tasking-  

Back to Yonder

Class Shift 3

First edits on Tower Mage 2

Final edits on Prism Academy- Sybilla

but expect to get stuff everyday even on the upcoming holiday- although I will obviously be doing more family stuff that day so it will more than likely be a late night chapter.


The Story Up to Now

Robert Case, sheriff’s deputy in southern California encounters a mysterious woman during a traffic stop. Despite making what seemed like some unbelievable statements, Rob agreed to her proposal that he go to her world where he could live out a full life rather than dying in a shoot-out a few hours later. He didn’t know what to make of her but figured he had nothing to lose, after all if she snapped her fingers and nothing happened, then he’d just bring her in.

Of course, it turned out that woman was the nature goddess, Sativa and she very much was capable of transporting Rob to a new world. She was one of four gods who had acted as the architects for the Olimero with her being the lead designer, so to speak. She brought Rob, as she had with numerous other humans to become the sheriff of one of her districts.

The gods who designed Olimero included Sativa, Korkanis the god of shadows, Telmorra the goddess of magic, and Mensor the god of monsters. They were all from the younger generation of gods, simply known as the new gods. Each of them was chaotic in their own way and this led to a wild and lawless world. While Sativa wanted freedom for the people who worshipped her, even she realized that some order was necessary.

At an unknown point, Sativa was approached by one of the old gods, who prefers to go by Old Scratch. He was a god of Earth and claimed dominion over humans. Since Olimero had no humans, he offered Sativa the chance to take handpicked humans to provide order in her world. As might be expected there was more to that deal that is only now being revealed.

Upon arriving in Olimero, Rob learned a number of shocking details, which Sativa had failed to inform him of. First off, he was the only human (as far as he knew). Even more vital though was the fact that all of the native races of Olimero were stronger, faster, and more durable than humans, making him physically the equivalent of a child. Worse, he wasn’t even able to access their magic.

He was initiated into the realities of Olimero by Josephine, a flame wielding foxgirl who was the only deputy to have stayed on the job in the frontier town of Yonderton. She and the bunnygirl clerk, Rolina, took their posts seriously as appointments from Sativa and were determined to somehow keep Rob alive.

Rather than wallowing in his misfortune, Rob made a fundamental discovery. In Olimero he had a stat sheet just like a video game and his abilities could be quantified, but unlike the native races, humans don’t have any stat caps. Thus, the more he trained the stronger he became. Usually, that type of training was rather painful, and Rob had more than one close call with death.

It turned out that he was quite stubborn and wouldn’t back down. This led to his eventual development of body cultivation as he learned to take the energy of Olimero into himself and then turn it into something he could use, which he dubbed ki.

With his determination and the assistance of his deputy, Rob was able to break up a ring of kidnappers who were selling young girls to parts unknown. He faced down a number of enemies and continued to grow.

As he did, he found himself falling for both Lina and Josie. With those successes came the opportunity to expand the number of clerks and deputies as well as some magical gear from Sativa. Rob’s family has grown now to include Rava, the elven alchemist. She was a woman with a reputation for keeping to herself, but Rob’s unique physique piqued her interest.

They ended up developing feelings for one another which led to the expansion of Rob’s family. He also connected with his hawkgirl deputy; an air-mage named Daria. She was looking for an escape from the rule of her father in the Aerie to the south, but Rob ended up becoming more than just a way out for her as they saved one another’s lives.

Then Rob, ended up marrying Mursha, the daughter of his best friend, the orcish blacksmith, Murtaugh. Their path to that point was complicated because Mursha was confused about what she wanted. She had felt an attraction to Rob from the beginning but was initially offered to him as a bride by her father. For his part, Rob didn’t want an unwilling wife, or one who couldn’t be honest with themselves about what they wanted out of life.

Mursha had always felt she was a disappointment because she didn’t have the same metal magic which her father did. Instead, she had something which they had dubbed heavy magic. With some pushing from Rob, she discovered that what she possessed was actually gravity magic, one of the most powerful in the world.

By the end of book four, Rob and his five wives had driven the gangs which used to plague Yonderton out and established a home. Rob was a father now as Lina gave birth to the first human/bunnykin hybrid. But just as one threat passed a new one arose. Waves of monsters were descending on his home.

In book five, Rob took the fight to the monsters in the Untamed Lands. His cultivation also expanded as he began forming a mind core to match his body core and gained access to the hidden Soul stat. His power once reaching B-grade put him head and shoulders over the lesser challenges he had been facing but also brought new enemies to the forefront.

Each of the gods have now pitched him trying to win him over. Sativa has offered to make him her consort and help him transcend mortality if he will pledge himself to her. Telmorra’s promises are vaguer, but the goddess of magic desperately wants to learn the secrets of his cultivation path. Korkanis has offered him power, wealth, and a new virtually indestructible body. Eventually, he gets a hook into Rob, by providing a path out of Mensor’s buried temple in exchange for Rob’s promise to take on Nimeera, the catgirl rogue and priestess of the shadow god as his clerk with all that entailed.

Rob initially struggled with some of his new power and what it meant to destroy the souls of monsters, but in the end, his life and that of his family came first. If he had to become a monster to do that then so be it. Once back home though, he found peace with his wives and the birth of his daughter by Daria. Now a father twice over with Mursha still pregnant, he has more reason than ever to live.

Thus, he is planning on escorting a caravan of goods essential for creating the financial future of Yonderton and then ending up in Westerton for a tournament which is held ever five years to discover the greatest fighters. Josie’s father was a former tournament champion, and it has been her lifelong goal to follow in his footsteps.

Finally, the one enemy Rob hasn’t been able to defeat remains. Her, is a demon servant of Old Scratch and has killed Rose, the skunkkin servant of Mensor, to take her form and try to work her way into Rob’s inner circle. Her sole mission to corrupt him and get him to pledge himself to Old Scratch, who’s true motivations remain hidden.