The Crimson Accord

For centuries, supernatural beings-vampires, Wendigos, werewolves, and worse-have lurked in the shadows, preying on humanity. To fight back, a secret order of hunters known as Reapers was forged, their bloodlines fused with the power of beasts to hunt and destroy these creatures.

Jace Warren is no ordinary Reaper-because he has walked this path before. Thousands of years ago, he was a hunter feared for his cunning, ruthlessness, and boundless ambition. But power breeds fear, and in the name of peace, his own brother-the head of the Warren family-betrayed him. Anticipating treachery, Jace had prepared a forbidden spell-a final contingency to ensure his return.

Now, after millennia, he awakens to find that nothing has changed. The Reapers still hunt in the shadows, but the real war has never been against the creatures they were sworn to destroy. It has always been among themselves. Politics, betrayals, and power struggles are what killed him before, and they still dictate the fates of hunters today. Families scheme, alliances shift, and trust is as dangerous as any weapon.

Jace remembers everything. He has not forgotten the enemies who turned on him, nor has he abandoned his ambitions. But the world has grown more treacherous, and something unseen stirs in the darkness-something even the Reapers refuse to acknowledge. If Jace is to reclaim what was lost, he must navigate a battlefield where daggers are drawn long before the hunt begins.

Because this time, he refuses to be the prey.

I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad as well.