The Onyx Chronicle
- LECTURAS 44
- Votos 3
- Partes 4
Its been almost a millennia and a half since The Green and Pleasant Day; The day the gods of Ælendor were sealed away. A world without the direct influence of the divine is far from the dream mortality had hoped. With the ancient feuds still burning, the control of the gods has simply been replaced by the tyranny of emperors. But did the gods truly ever relinquish their grip?
Wren, a young woman surviving on the vile streets of Retbury, is about to find herself amongst an unlikely group of heroes in search of an ancient relic. But little does she know, that finding this weapon will strip back the facade of the world and set in motion a prophecy to bring about the end of the world.
This high fantasy story is a work in progress narrative set in a late medieval world ripe with magic, corrupted with politics and divided by tradition. Expect mystical creatures, shattering swords and themes of love and betrayal as a little thief who just won't die fights for the life she dreamed of against a world that might just be ending.
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