A star-faring religious cult has created an army of robotic zealots designed to follow holy scripture. As the robotic menace spreads across the galaxy, it takes prisoners to be 'excommunicated': hooked into a neural simulation of eternal torment. Captain Rolland Barron leads the Sol Federation Starship Excalibur on a diplomatic mission. Cassia LaCroix is a wormhole hunter, earning a living scouring the galaxy for valuable tunnels through space-time. Prince Zoojin, a psychic alien from a distant galaxy, must prove himself worthy of the throne of Paxis Prime. The paths of these characters converge as they pursue their own motives, leading them towards the mechanical legion that is sweeping across the galaxy. COVER BY: rentachi AUTHOR'S NOTE: this is an early draft of the novel. I am very grateful for your readership and your feedback, which I have taken into consideration for a major rewrite. The new novel is completely different. If you liked the book, then please look forward to the release of the finished novel.

While the Fae of the Realm have long prided themselves on being the most powerful beings in any known world, Tarin Wulf is the most legendary of them all. With him leading the armies and protecting the royal family, the Fae could never imagine anyone being brave enough to challenge them. However, Tarin Wulf has a weakness: the young princess, Serena Dusk. When Serena is taken somewhere her fierce protector cannot follow, the Realm slowly begins its descent into war against both the Infernal race, and a darkness that goes much deeper into the Dusk family's history than any of them could have known. With each day that passes, the Realm comes closer to bending to the will of the Infernals and their leader: the one person Tarin Wulf has ever feared, and who might just destroy everything that he has grown to love. ₪ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ₪ ©

When someone experiences something traumatizing, the first thing they impulsively think of is, why me? But what's considered as traumatizing? Getting a bad grade on a test? A family member dying? Or maybe something more sinister, more painful. Such as domestic violence, or perhaps rape. Those are far worse than getting a bad grade on a test. I would know. Because I experience something considered as traumatizing everyday. But to me it's just normal. What can I say? I was raised that way. I know that it's wrong, but it's not like I can do anything to prevent it. Sure, it hurts. But after a while you get used to the pain and it doesn't hurt as much. Being abused in both of my lives helped me in a way. I understand how cruel the world is and how selfish people are, stepping on others to gain what they desire. You could say I have trust issues, but I believe that it's common sense. Everyone has their desires, some darker than others. You wouldn't understand what I'm talking about until you've experienced what I have. Always being the one at the bottom. Always the one being stepped on by others. Never getting the chance to fulfill my desires. And it's corrupted me. I don't trust. I don't care. I don't love. I don't feel. I don't speak.

At first, the authorities try to pass the mysterious deaths off as suicide. However, as the death toll continues to creep upwards, they're forced to investigate other possibilities. How is this the work of a serial killer? Girls found dead in their own homes, entirely drained of blood; but no signs of struggle, no puncture marks anywhere. No shreds of evidence left behind by the killer. Then, if that's not enough, two girls go missing. Who is this boy, capable of killing so many without a single stain on his conscience? What are his plans, now that he's so feared and his identity is still unknown; after all, who in their right mind would ever guess that a vampire is at the heart of all these terrors? Most importantly, why did this monster spare Natalee's life, and what makes her so special to him? Read on and launch yourself into the tangled web that ensnares so many, as the strands continue to be woven thicker, deeper into their lives than any of them could have imagined. - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - ©