Last Light in the Dark

“Do you think they are staring at us because of how we smell?” William asked.

The hallway stretched before him like a throat. Dark wood floors, darker walls. Doors closed on either side, their surfaces warped with age. Paint peeling in long strips that hung like dead skin. Through a cracked window at the hall's end, he glimpsed the manor's east

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This week brings two bold new beginnings: a cardinal's bargain with demons and a man's terrifying awakening in a blood-soaked manor.

Merchant sailor Cael Morevan arrives in Valorfen expecting a routine stop. Instead, he finds warships, soldiers, and conscription orders. His life is about to change forever.

He woke gasping for air. The breath caught in his throat, sharp and painful. His lungs burned. For a moment he couldn't remember anything—not his name, not where he was, not how he'd gotten here. Only darkness. Only fear. *ABC, Thomas. Airway, breathing, circulation.* Training

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Cardinal-General Matthias Corven proposes an alliance with demons to defeat Valorheim's blood mages. The Council votes, and Corven performs the ritual that will change everything.