Cael's squad adapts to military life as training intensifies. They witness Mage-Captain Sevrin perform a blood magic ritual sacrificing a bull to enhance the army. The soldiers receive a blessing that grants unnatural warmth and strength. The squad struggles with the moral implications of using...

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

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

Cael, a sailor conscripted into Valorheim's Army of the Northern March, endures brutal first-day training. He meets his squadmates: Mira (survivor), Aldric (hunter), Petyr (terrified baker's son), Elara (seamstress), and Roth (branded deserter). They form tentative bonds over shared misery and...

Cardinal-General Corven presents a controversial proposal to the Council of Nine to use demon summoning against Valorheim's blood mages. The vote passes 5-4, with dissenters ordered eliminated. That night, Corven performs the first summoning ritual, making contact with a demonic entity that...

The book is back on Amazon (finally!) and I fixed all of the pesky problems around it!

Trying out Kiro

Mina arrives at a new location.