A dark evil has twisted the land of Gonden, bringing the once beautiful country to war with its neighbor, Corone. The darkness raids the land in the form of strange shadows, blackness that completely devours life. Corone fights back, but in vain. In the midst of all, two people struggle to survive, and hope against hope that their country can be saved.
Saven was just an ordinary Narain boy living with his mother as they traveled across Corone to entertain various lords and ladies. But with one night, one slash of deadly claws, Saven finds himself alone and in search of a new life. And who is this girl, this person looking for similar answers? Can he trust her? Saven's recent loss and dangeriously secret past will catch up to him, and then he must make the ultimate decision between the right thing or saving his own life.
Kiyra Arrik now wanders through Corone, ignorant of the growing darkness in the Corone's sister kingdom, Gonden. But what you don't know can hurt you, and in Kira's case, already has, about thirteen years ago. She remembers nothing of her past high position and who quickly seized it from her, but she is determined to discover once and for all who she is and if this strange Narain can give her any information, Kiyra has no choice but to stick close to him.
In an epic journey through strange cities and desperate situations, this tale of friendship and the stand for freedom against all that is evil is full of adventure and overturned stones that some would consider best left alone.
Ray is low on time, luck, and hope; his only chance is an artifact that may not even exist. But upon meeting Landon, Ray is beginning to believe he might find all four.
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Cambions are doomed to tragedy. They are weak, sickly creatures that rarely live to see their twentieth year. Ray refuses to resign himself to that fate. Upon learning of the Crimson Sheath-an artifact capable of preserving his life-Ray is prepared to fight, steal, and kill to get his hands on it. He is not prepared for Landon. Landon is an orphan with no memories of his parents, the only inheritance left to him a dagger, sleeping in a crimson sheath. Though he has no love of bloodshed and no use for a dagger, Landon isn't about to let Ray take his only link to his forgotten history, even if that means following the cambion past the edge of the world and into the shadow beyond.
Content Warnings: Violence, semi-graphic gore, character deaths, profanity, mild drug and alcohol usage, abuse discussed but not shown, and morally-questionable people doing morally-questionable things.