fiction // original story I don't even know how to begin to explain this novel, but it's the first of two (?) and it's my favorite thing that I'm writing right now so I recommend.

"His mother's screams remained etched in his mind. He promised himself that night he would never again stand by as people he cared for suffered, and he would one day kill Volcseck. He intended to keep those promises." Falcon Hyatt has a problem. For reasons unknown to him he can wield all the elements, not only basics like fire and water, but also those more advanced, like space and poison. And now the chaos element, the same one his parents' killer Shal-Volcseck wields, has awakened within him, with catastrophic results. To complicate matters, the Suteckh Empire has declared war on the capital cities of Va'siel. Now he must venture out into the world with his friends Lao, Faith, and Aya on a mission to stop the Suteckh from taking over Va'siel, and find his parents killer, as all the while he struggles to suppress his newfound abilities. In his quest Falcon is forced to question what he's really fighting for, where his loyalties lie, and his own character. Is he truly a good person, or an even more dangerous menace than the dreaded Shal-Volcseck? Element Wielder is the story of faith, love, and a young man's struggle to continue on his quest, when surrendering to his emotions and giving up is so much easier.

A young man in a dark city is about to discover an entire hidden world consisting of all the creatures and beings once thought to be myth. This is the world of summoners; and Crowe is thrust into the very core of it as he is chosen by the long hidden Shadow Dragon and thus forced to be a guardian of the world. Together they must fight, grow, learn, and love in order to achieve full power to be ready for any challenge and to overcome the past. Unfortunately for them, however, the past sometimes has a hard time letting go... Cover art is: Nami Dragon's Magic Circle by: Nami Dragon, aka Aniva Leung, from DeviantArt.