In a land scorched by prophecy and ash, one guardian awakens on the edge of death - haunted by fire, hunted by shadow, and driven by a single memory: her. Caden was trained to protect the sacred. Bound to duty. Forbidden to love. But when the world begins to burn and unnatural horrors rise from the smoke, it is not the temple he clings to - it is the echo of her voice. "Come for me." With his past lost to flame and his future buried in smoke, Caden must rise from the ashes and forge a new fate. The Blade of Mimic has awakened. The hunt has begun. And somewhere beyond the inferno, she waits. This is the first in a series of connected short stories set in the world of my upcoming novel, The Dying of the Light. Each arc in Whispers of the Dying Light reveals deeper layers of forgotten legends, ancient powers, and the souls who shape the fate of this world. 🕕 New parts release weekly. Welcome to the beginning. Warning: Contains violence, death, and dark fantasy elements.

In the year 2998, members of a brand-new, relatively small mercenary company called Goldfang faced a crisis. Ambushed on a patrol, they lost two MechWarriors and three BattleMechs. To make matters worse, they owed the banks ten million C-Bills and were dangerously low on funds, leaving them with only two pilots and two operational mechs. Before the ambush, they had operated exclusively in the Periphery. But shortly afterward, Derek, the company's commander, discovered a new opportunity. Leveraging his connections with the pirates, he secured a contract with massive pay - enough to solve nearly all their financial problems. The catch: the job was in one of the hottest active warzones on the fringe of the Inner Sphere. For a fresh merc unit like theirs, it could be both a blessing and a curse. Still, Derek decided to go all in. On the way to the planet, they found two MechWarriors with battle-ready Locusts, boosting their numbers. But upon arrival, they would soon learn that with big pay comes even bigger risk.

In a quiet village at the edge of the world, an eighteen-year-old girl walks barefoot across wooden floors and listens to the heartbeat of the earth. Rose has always been different. Her eyes change color with her emotions. The ground whispers beneath her feet. And when she sings, something ancient stirs. Far beyond her small village, knights, kings, and forgotten gods move in the shadows, hunting a power they call the Eternal Flame-a force that could save the realm... or destroy it. When fate brings a sworn knight and a dangerous rival into her life, Rose is forced to leave everything she knows behind and step into a destiny written long before she was born. But some powers are not meant to be owned. And some girls are not meant to be controlled. This is the beginning of a slow-burn fantasy saga about magic, loyalty, found family, and a girl who was never meant to be ordinary.