Magicarmor Stories

The prologue and first five chapters of the upcoming novel by Aryn Rosci. Coming soon. Four young men were once chosen to battle against the forces of the Demon King. Clad in the Raiments of Heaven, Raleigh Knowles and his friends fought against hellish monsters led by Belial's Four Horsemen. Their victory came at a price. The powers that made them Crusaders were lost. They were left to move on with scars that never healed while their exploits faded into urban legend. Benir Al-Hassan found stardom through mixed martial arts and let fame and wealth slowly corrupt the Passion that drives him. Jaden Cross made a name on the sea as a commercial fisherman. When he steps back to focus on life beyond work, the empire he built begins to unravel. The Harmony that always defined him is threatened. Norris Allen lived the most peaceful life, building a loving family and a life worth cherishing. When a cancer diagnosis gives him six months to live, his Benevolence begins to sour into bitterness. Raleigh struggled through life with a failed marriage, dead end jobs, and dreams a musical career he was cheated out of. Of them all, his Valor may have been tested the most. Now, twenty years later, the Covenant that sealed the Gates of Hell is breaking, and dark forces have begun creeping back into the world. One day, when Raleigh is at a concert with his best friend, tragedy strikes and the Covenant is broken completely. Amid the chaos, his Raiment returns, bringing with it the weight of a calling he spent decades trying to put behind him. A miserable life is complicated further by having to battle evil with holy fire. Enemies threaten all sides. Some bare their fangs and claws outright, while others wear the faces of friends and strangers. Raleigh, Ben, Jaden and Norris must learn if their Graces can survive the weight of failure and if four washed up men who once saved the world can still have the hearts of heroes.