All her life, Saidy has only known two things: servitude to her slave master and the weight of a blade. Captured at a young age by a race of demons called oni, Saidy is forced to fight time and again against other slaves of the oni as their masters wager on who will win. Her desires of freedom were long abandoned until she meets a mysterious figure who inspires her to free herself from her master by any means possible. He promises her a new life, but never specifies freedom, and she finds herself trading one master for another. However, this new master holds a dark power that threatens the Northern Realm of Tallenhiem, and Saidy finds herself fetching a rare artifact for him to use in his lust for power. Too late does she realize the weight her actions carry in the Northern Realm's future. Which leads her to one burning question-what will she do with this revelation? *** This story is complete! This story is also rated Mature for the following: -Graphic depictions of violence -Strong language -Other mature themes #TheBawards2019

She lacks the ability to keep her marriage stable and away from verbal conflict. She is forced by her feelings to divorce her husband, Charles and has to confront him about her unexpected career change. When Phoebe Hilton is offered a job as a language translator for the CNN media company, she believes that this is the perfect opportunity to get her life back together. As her eyes start to settle within her new surroundings, she starts believing that everything is beginning to stay at a calm and steady pace. Until the day the world goes silent. Could it be another World War? Or is it something even more terrifying?