Deceit.
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Ongoing, First published Nov 09, 2015
Mature
Isiah: a hunter, a predator an assassin with a hidden past pursued by a dark shadow haunting his every step. 
Vivain: a trader, from a prestigious family whose agenda's are as murky as the secretive trade she plies in the cities' underworld. 
Together they begin a journey that will set them on the path to betrayal, to deception, greed and conspiracy. 
One night on the ever of the Unity Fete, Tir'Nas largest celebration that spans the entire kingdom, Isiah hunts the streets of Valor and strikes a blow to the cities nobility. Slaying a young lord, whose wicked streak had finally caught up to him. 
The deed sets him on course for a challenge that will test his resolve, his loyalty and his faith in the ones closest to him. Abandoned by his family, outcast from his people, yet would he falter and slip back into their world for the act of ones kindness?
Vivain is given a job to collect some stolen cargo. The proposition offers her wealth, and retribution, and she sets out with a dark vengeance in her heart. Desperate to wash an old stain from her family's pride, how far will she go to secure those new beginnings? And what secrets does she still carry, as she sends herself, and a dear friend, hurtling towards a path that will change the world of Tir'Na forever. 
One night during their quest, they collect their prize, only to uncover that the shipment is a young woman from a far off land. A princess of nocturnal people called the, Sukuyon; practitioners of dark magick that runs as deep as their blood. 
Their journey is just beginning; their enemy veiled in obscurity, waiting until the last possible moment to strike. A King's arm reaches for a prize it will not forgo, as it searches for a way to keep order and insure a five hundred year old regime remains intact. And the immortal High King, will not be denied his reign.
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