The world refused to help her.So she helped herself to the world.Yuni wouldn't become a victim to fate until she was shunned for having strange powers she didn't understand.Stopping a group of thieves from robbing local merchants earned her coin and respect she desperately needed, but it also created enemies.And now those thieves want her to steal the most precious magical item in all of Allidor.If she agrees, she might live to see an...

Demons from hell. Gods and Devils. Unspeakable monstrosities. Humans with a taste for flesh.Twelve stories of terror.An upscale clothing store in the middle of New York City that offers its customers more than they bargained for.A prodigal son returns home for his aunt's funeral, only to discover that an ancient entity awaits.A town shelters against the first snow, and the evil it brings.And either other tales of hor...

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Betrayal burns hottest when it’s born of blood.Saving a village didn’t earn Gaeron Andel his freedom. He remains bound and his brother’s treachery still stains the family name. As Nevil gains a seat of power, Gaeron is sent on quests to find magical artifacts. A cruel fate from the gods.What waits for him and his party is out of horrific legends.As the champion of his people, Gaeron faces dark threats. The dead desert holds its secrets closely. Beyond imagination, thes...

In the beginning... There was good. There was evil. And the fate of all held in the balance.From the moment Aries first opened his eyes, he saw things differently than other immortals. While they positioned and maneuvered for power, he kept the peace. While they were driven by their own desires, Aries fought for the voiceless. The All might be eternal, but peace wasn't. The drums of greed beat underneath the rule of Lucifer. Sometimes, Aries thought he was the only one who could hea...

Two brothers. One lie. A tangled destiny.Gaeron Andel is a champion of the people. A faithful servant. An oath burned into him by his dying mother. He follows her path, the way of the warrior.Gaeron upholds Heliran Andel’s honor as he seeks freedom from bondage while his treacherous brother spits on her memory in search of selfish glory.With steel, Gaeron shields those who can’t protect themselves, while his brother casts family honor aside to claim an undeserved title...

No good deed goes unpunished. Especially when you work for Lucifer.Siding with a runway demon might not have been my smartest move. But what do they say about trying at first and not succeeding? After failing in my first mission for Lucifer, I never thought the Council would give me a second chance.After what they did to Aries, I never wanted another chance.Those in power can get away with murder, literally. Could Hell’s only magicless demon do anything to find justice...

Sometimes, the enemy comes from within.Heliran Andel is the greatest fighter her village has ever seen. A warrior with a cause. A hero of the people.She has shielded the village from dreadful beasts, cursed skeletons, and the desert’s feared Scorpion Riders who terrorize. But she’s never had to protect the village from its greatest threat. A threat from within.The village leader sends warriors on reckless raids. They fight hopeless battles. Mothers and fathers, daughte...

Rageborn. Fireborn. Battleborn.He’s fought strange beasts. Hunted for ancient treasure. Battled undead alongside a paladin and the most powerful mage in a thousand generations.Still, Gaeron is unMarked. Bound. Denied freedom.Mercenary armies march on their defenseless village. In the enemy’s lair, Gaeron and the party must ally with an arcane kobold and half-orc bard to have any hope of saving themselves and their home.But the desert never yields.It’s a r...

Hell is ready for a change. Too bad no one told its hero.All demons have magic. Except me. And that's just the beginning of my troubles.An ancient demon, one of Hell's most powerful magic users, has disappeared. Rumors have it that he's in the Overworld, living among mortals and hiding while he plots to bring down demons and angels alike.And I’m the lucky one who got tasked with the job of bringing him back to answer for his crimes.But being Hell’s only demon wi...

When everything has been taken from you, what do you have to lose?I've been humiliated and shamed. I've been imprisoned for crimes I didn't commit. They didn’t even stop when they banished me from my home to ensure I died in the mortal realm.Living in the Underworld was Hell. Seattle wasn't much better. Lucifer's Council lost the moral high ground when they shoved me to the one place demons can rot away or be killed.A life free from immortals, magic, fae, chimera dung,...