Taitenschild
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Children of the God of War, the Seren of the Mountain believe in two things: might is power, and magic is sin. Yet in their hubris, the Clan has forgotten their most important role - to protect the most powerful weapons in all the realms from being unleashed upon the Mortal Realms once more.
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Born with the Goddess's Blessing on her skin, the elders thought Eliah would be the second coming of Taiten, the greatest warrior the Clan has ever seen.
What they got was a walking blasphemy.
Eliah Taitenschild is short, skinny, and useless in a fight - and she's a magic-wielding heretic to boot. All she wants to do is pass her shieldmaiden training without having her magic exposed. Or better yet, complete the Rite and kill a demonic, shape-shifting Fal'mor to prove herself worthy of wielding one of the weapons that the legendary Taiten left behind.
But a silent war between magic and might has been brewing on the mountain for decades. When new life is bled into the near-extinct army of Fal'mor in the name of proving strength, the Clan soon discovers that the weapons they were meant to guard were never the kind that could be wielded.
Fortunately, for every weapon, there's a countermeasure. The magic that the Clan so detests may turn out to be the most powerful sword and shield of all.
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𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: This story was formerly published as 'Crossroads' (Apr 2014). Reboot started Jan 2021. Read to vote ratio is skewed due to unpublished chapters.
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This book is written in Australian English and uses British style grammar.
Cover art and chapter illustrations are originals drawn/painted by the author: JaxCreation (jax-chan.carrd.co). All rights reserved. Do not repost or use without permission.
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