When Antigo, an orphan, finds a corpse he is convinced of the Skekstatsiis's return! Village elders write it off as a delusion, or worse: a plot by the Trade League to disrupt the illiac harvest-not the mythic monsters Antigo's ancestors vanquished. Only Bersham, the old crone who raised Antigo, believes him. Together they must stop the Skekstatsiis before they can feed upon the souls of the Vale. The Last Black Eye of Antigo Vale is something of a prequel/origin story/novelette in The Kakos Realm fantasy series and was originally published in Sorcerous Signals, May/July 2009. This book is available on Amazon, Smashwords, Audible, and many other platforms.