From the Desk of S. M. Boyce

Dear Future Victim of My Imagination,

from the desk of S. M. Boyce

So here’s the deal: 2023 tried to kill me. Twice. Instead of seeking therapy like a responsible adult, I decided to create a crunchy LitRPG world where a Marine becomes a vampire and has to beat the shit out of everyone to survive.

You’re welcome.

That said, I’m not here to preach to you. 

Live your life the way you want to live it. This isn’t some emotional trauma dump or lecture hall. Quite the opposite, in fact.

Blood Reaper has only one underlying theme: if you want anything in this world, you have to fight for it. This is a tale of blood, perseverance, and the fundamental human struggle to survive. 

Which, coincidentally, is my motto for black Friday shopping.

This isn’t your cozy fantasy where the chosen one finds a magic sword and saves the day with the power of friendship or whatever. This is what happens when that chosen one gets eaten right out of the gate, and we follow the vampire who did the eating. If you’re looking for noble heroes who always do the right thing, you took a wrong turn at Narnia. This is a dark alley where the really sketchy stuff happens and good decisions go to die.

Blood Reaper clawed its way out of my brain like a vengeful phoenix with anger management issues and access to the nuclear launch codes. There’s blood. There’s gore. There’s enough cursing to make Gordon Ramsay say “Maybe tone it down a bit?” And if I stub my toe, your favorite character might have an unfortunate encounter with gravity. Or dragons. Or gravity AND dragons. 

My morning coffee has more plot armor than these people.

To my loyal readers: Remember how I normally write? Yeah, this is… not that. This is what happens when I let my inner chaos gremlin have the keyboard.

Welcome to Blood Reaper, where an isekai’d Marine learns that becoming a vampire isn’t covered by VA benefits. Therapy is expensive but violence is free, and this is what happens when character development requires a body count.

With love from my suspiciously unsupervised imagination,

Boyce

P.S. In all seriousness, it’s an honor to be your storyteller. Enjoy.

Blood Reaper

YOU BECOME WHAT YOU KILL.

When US Marine Master Sergeant Logan “Ace” Blackwell dies in the heat of battle, he awakens as a vampire in a brutal world of monsters, dragons, and powerful dark magic. 

This place is governed by the System—a psychotic 12-year-old girl who delights in tormenting her summoned “heroes.”

In this grimdark LitRPG realm, killing doesn’t just earn EXP—it rewrites his DNA. Every slaughtered monster, human, vampire, or dragon permanently alters what Ace is becoming. Each kill reshapes his body and warps his mind as he evolves through a unique “EXP Solute” progression system where prey becomes predator, and where reckless predators can easily become prey.

Though he starts at the bottom of the food chain, Ace earns a Legendary Class that evolves as he does. Seven vast Floors await—each an entire consumed world with its own horrors and secrets. To survive, Ace must master metallurgy, crafting, and shadow magic while leading a found family of ragtag misfits through the most dangerous landscape he’s ever seen. 

Death games, labyrinthine dungeons, and quest-driven adventures test this Marine as he battles through this vamp-eat-vamp world.

But as the numbers go up and the loot piles high, Ace uncovers an ancient mystery that threatens everything he is becoming. The corrupting influence of power, the battle against his growing inner darkness, and the consequences of his every choice shape his evolution from reluctant hero to something far more terrifying.

Kill. Evolve. Conquer. Repeat. In this new life, Ace is going to thrive.

Blood Reaper is a military fantasy isekai LitRPG with vampire progression, dragon shifters, a hard magic system, base building, monster evolution, chaotic characters, and unforgiving combat. This slow-burn leveling journey with no level cap delivers blood-soaked pages of dark humor, crunchy stats, epic loot, and life-altering consequences. For fans of He Who Fights with Monsters, Defiance of the Fall, and Dungeon Crawler Carl. 

Clicky, clicky. Your next addiction has begun.

Posting Schedule: 2x per day for the 1st month.

What to expect:

unique “become what you kill” evolution mechanicthe System is a cheerfully sadistic 12-year old a LOT of vamp-on-vamp violenceweak to overpowered MCheavy LitRPG with no level capdeath games, dungeons, quests, and more 

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