The world of Elleria has just emerged from a bloody world war. The Northerlands lay in tatters, with King Thorvard dead and his family all dead. All except one, princess Zaraline.

Follow Zaraline on her quest for vengeance, where she will right the wrongs that has been done to her family, and to her people.

There are unexpected allies to be found, and enemies at every turn. Will Zaraline succeed, or will she become just another footnote in Elleria's history books?

A/N: As of the moment, the final parts of the story are being slowly added, (thanks college for being as soul-sucking and time-consuming as you are). Once that's uploaded, I'll begin all the major editing, which does include some plot changes. This author's note will change to editing in progress when I get to that point.

So this is just sort of a heads up to anyone who starts reading this, puts it up for a couple months, and then suddenly comes back to a bunch of different shit.

Edgar, a half-demon, hides out in the city of New York. There he's finally made a permanent life for himself, but to him it's simply survival. As much as he tries to tell himself he likes working for a Black Market dealer, he feels like something significant is missing from his life. Now, a woman has come seeking out Edgar, asking for him to procure the purest essence of  betrayal, which will require him to break the heart of someone who loves him. He has six months to retrieve the essence, or else.

Not only is he tasked with procuring such an essence, but Edgar is also thrown head first into a whirlpool lies, conspiracies, and trying to not be captured by the law. The world pushes down on the halfling, but can he push back?

Justice is the victim of a serial killer. But unlike all other victims of serial killers, she isn't six feet under or floating down some river somewhere...

Basically, a flashback narrative I had to come up with for English. Figured I should share it with others besides my wonderful English Teacher.

Hector has seen and done a lot of things in his unusually long career. The ways of the world no longer surprise him. But even he could not anticipate the series of unfortunate events that were about to come raining down on him.

They say a man who lives by the sword, should be prepared to die by the sword...

Rated R, because, even though most people won't find it that disturbing, it does contain very violent content. That's your warning.