The Blood Lands
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Last published Fri, Dec 31, 2021
The price of war is steep, and is always paid for in blood.
A new war between two powerful kingdoms and the threat of an empire joining in makes a nobleman feel insignificant. Lancel, only caring about his own glory, sets out and plans to single-handedly win this war on his own, until he realizes it is harder than he thought. Being slapped by the reality of war and the powers behind the armies, the swords, and magical humans that are Blessed, Lancel finds that there are bigger threats that will lead to the end of all wars but also the world - and he has to stop it.
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