Fifty years after the cataclysmic Second Jewel War, the Land of Spade has flourished under the legacy of Kaipo Kasumi, its once-fractured realms now united in an era of peace. But peace is a double-edged sword, for in the shadows of tranquility, a new and insidious evil stirs—one that threatens to unravel everything the heroes of old fought for. As dark forces emerge from the cracks of a fragile peace, the next generation of mages must rise to confront an adversary unlike any before. Will they uphold the legacy of their predecessors, or will the weight of history crush them? The fate of five universes rests in their hands, and their journey will test not only their power but the very essence of who they are.PS: If you haven't read previous series of The Land of Spade, it's totally fine! You don't have to be caught up and can read this as a totally new story, because that's what it is!
As kids, we are told many fairy tales, a flying boy is named peter pan, snow white who lives with seven dwarfs, and even well-known wizards named Merlin and Ambrose. What if Rachelle Bugh, from Mildura, Victoria, Australia goes out into the bush land for a walk only to discover a deer standing in front of a strange wooden archway formed by two trees? Her life is turned upside down once she is passed through them, now she is in an unknown land and having to work with complete strangers and fight for a spot in a magic school to make it look like she fits in so she can go home.
There are things no one was meant to see, and darkness that should never have been given living form.
"That the world is coming to an end has long since been a dead issue. Everyone has heard of it. Those who have seen it know what the truth is, those who haven't either believe it or not. Either way, no one really cares. We shattered reality itself to shards, but even the apocalypse could not make a difference. Those who are lucky enough to live well don't care about other people's misery or how the world collapses, not even if their own children will have nothing to inherit but ashes and fear, and no matter how much power they have, they only use it for their own benefit, while bringing suffering to others. And the worst is, no matter what nightmarish old or new ideologies they use to justify their deeds, the flock will follow. In the end, the story is always the same."
This is the story of a broken world haunted by the deepest horrors of the human soul, relentless persecution and superstitious hatred, a fanatic war against everything that is not human, and the damned who oppose and never yield to fate. This is not a fairytale.
What to expect:
A deep dark medieval high-fantasy with elves, dwarves, fairies and demons, magic and swords, romance and hatred, and a post-apocalyptic world. This is not a fanfiction of any sort, it's an original story that popped out from my head, and it's very dear to me. I am really happy if you find it worth reading!
Please read the short "Good to know" chapter before you dive in!
A princess, an alcoholic vampire, and a honey badger walk into a bar. Actually, it was more of a stumbling out of one. Let's start from the beginning...
(this is gonna be a whole book series consisting of 15 books, so be ready!!)
All Daniel has ever know is running. They never stay in one place for long, so when his mother finally finds a place for them to settle down he's excited. One problem with that is that he never gets to leave the house and is homeschooled.
His mother, Celine, is very secretive of her life outside of the house. One rule that she tells him to follow is to NEVER under ANY circumstances take off the wolf-necklace he's wearing. So when things get a little too much, and Daniel finds something that he can only identify as an actual magic wand, he bought himself a ticket into the dangerous world his mother's been trying to hide him from:
A world of magic, monsters, secret family members, survival, and now that he's been exposed to all of this his life is in grave danger from a dark force that's been hunting him for the past nine years since he'd been born.
Witness the dark side of magic as the "Preternatural"-series gives you an insight as to what the world of magic would be like if it was present in modern-times.
This is for the young people who constantly have to hear older generations say, "Well, I won't be alive for that," or "This is your problem now," or "Your generation is going to have to fix it."
I don't know the answer, but I live in the questions. Keep asking.
Tread lightly like a rogue, have curiosity like a diplomat, speak loud like royalty, study like a wizard, and keep one eye on the distance like an archer.
And for Earth's sake, vote if you can.
Never let anyone convince you that this isn't your world too.
Welcome to Esûne. Thank you for reading.
Alicia