Oblus ina’ti Sepan Eti.

A lot’s happened on the backend this month, and not all of it good. The hard part’s just getting started. We’re past the point of mercy, so let’s stay on target.

Town Herald:
Live Events: These are about to start back up, now that Substack seems to have fixed their gremlins, but they’ll be moving back to Friday nights at 7:30.

Volume IV:
This book is now in a delayed status. More about it below in Editor Hunt.

Volume IV cover:
Speaking of Volume IV, the cover is complete, and here’s the first look for your viewing pleasure. On this book, Xenomene is finally getting her spotlight. It’s been a long time coming, and she almost made it on the cover of book 2, but I went another direction. Two things to point out, one obvious, and the other subtle. I wanted to make sure the bloodlust was in her eye on the shadow side of the picture, and her faint scar sat on the right side of her cheek. It was important to mark these two distinctions. Without further ado…

Books of the Dire Universe

House Cleaning:
I culled our ranks in August to shed folks who were not opening emails or participating. For those who have been here for a while, you know I don’t like to spam the inbox, and I do a systematic approach on a schedule. I detest it when others bombard my inbox, and it’s usually white noise. I mentioned last month that I will start purging the rolls routinely, and I’m about to do it again. I’d rather have 20 followers who open at a rate of 80% than 100 followers at 20%. I want an active community. You’re here either to read my books or to hear what I have to say in my posts about my stories or the craft of writing.

Post Recommendations/ Ask Me Anything:
I want everyone to sound off down in the comments. What is something you want to read about? Give your opinion down below, and I’ll give you my take. Or if you have a specific question for me that you’d like to hear me address, the floor is open. If we get enough questions, I might do one post where I answer each of them.

Battle Formations:
Audiobooks:
I was making progress, but I realized I had to gut chapter four and start over. There were too many mistakes/ lines that needed to be rerecorded to salvage. Call me crazy, but I try not to do pickups. I might do one or two to save a whole chapter, but when I hear 5+ in the first sixteen minutes, that’s a sign to start over. A good thing, though, I won’t have to rerecord some characters’ dialogue. I was able to extract that from the old recording and pull it into the new one.

That said, I have moved forward in the book, and I think the last chapter I recorded was chapter 7. Now, I just need to bite the bullet and start editing. It’s very time-consuming, and it does get monotonous at times, but I’ve got to put myself in the right headspace to do it. I have learned tricks along the way to cut down a lot of time, and I’m editing much faster, but it’s not as simple as typing out a story. And unlike a story, you don’t get multiple drafts. It’s one shot, one kill. Oorah, Marine Corps.

Pipeline:
The next two projects I’m working on is draft four for Maro 4 and Vol. V. I just started both. A lesson I learned from doing the final draft of Vol. IV is that the burnout is real, and the 5th draft is too grueling of a process. Since the fourth round of revisions is usually light, I’m going to start incorporating more line editing into the draft to make the final draft less intensive. So, hopefully, these two stories will be quick excursions.

Editor Hunt:
At the beginning of the month, I received an email from my editor that she’s closing up shop, effective October 1^st. That was the day Volume IV was slated to go to her. I don’t know all the details, but it’s sad to see. I really enjoyed working with her, and she gained my trust with her sharp eye. We worked on four projects together. The first book she worked on was Decimation Protocol, followed by Maro 3, then books 1 & 2 of that series: Red Creek and Bloodbane. Yes, I went back and had her re-edit them.

One thing I really like about KT was that she preserved my voice. She wasn’t out to change how I wrote, and even when she suggested changes, she told me what needed correction, not necessarily how to carry it out. And as a writer, I appreciate that. I’ve had editors in the past who tried to change the taste of what I was saying, and it was evident. They wanted to put more frills on my words, and I don’t write that way.

When I posted on X and Substack about the search, a lot of folks came out of the woodwork claiming to be an editor. When I followed up with them, requesting a website, portfolio, or titles they’ve worked on, magically, everyone’s website was down. One even had the audacity to respond to me with an AI-generated email, accidentally leaving the AI response to the generated text in the email.

Since that email at the beginning of the month, I’ve been hunting for a copy editor / proofreader. I’ve checked out a few, and I’ve seen quotes as high as $6,000. That’s three+ mortgage payments! Look, I’m not a copy editor or a proofreader, and even if someone wanted to pay me to critique their novel as in developmental edits, there’s no way I’d charge that much. I’m sorry, but it doesn’t cost that much.

I digress.

Others were closer to my dollar amount, but still out of my range. One team I spoke with was trying to herd me to a “package deal,” 60% of which wouldn’t have helped me, would’ve been redundant, or was a service I didn’t request. I was also told that I should cut the novel in half. Honestly, if I did that, you would feel it in the final product. Plus, let’s face it. This is an eight-book series. That’s what I planned for, and the number eight is integral inside the series and out. Eight books, eight brimstones.

So, as of writing this, I’m still in the hunt for a copy editor / proofreader. I’ve done a scrape of X looking for an editor, and only a few managed to meet the criteria I was looking for. Time will tell. But if KT ever comes back, she’s got my trust and my business.

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Vol. IV: Draft 5
Alright, this behemoth took a solid three months to get through. I feel like I got in the ring with prime Mike Tyson (the GOAT) and got my shit destroyed. I’m lying in a pool of my own piss and drool in the middle of the ring. There were a few times I thought about crawling into the fetal position and crying a little bit.

Okay, it might’ve not been that bad, but it did take the wind out of my sails. Since finishing it, I really haven’t worked on anything at all. I’m in recovery mode. So, what’s the final count? Let’s take a look.

Start Date: 6/8/26
Finish Date: 9/3/26
Editor Due Date: TBD

Prologue: 1/1
Chapters: 56/56
Epilogues: 9/9

Starting Word Count: 265,407 (story only)
Target Word Count: 250,000
Final Word Count: 239,057
Mood: Eye twitching activated.

If you’re interest is piqued about in this series, or other series I write, check out this Atramentous Archive post. I discuss all three: the Warmaster Series, the Maro Prakk Novella Series, and the Dark Legacy Series.

Well, this final draft culled 26,350 words from the product, and it’s better for it. I’m certainly proud of this novel as it’s the turn in the series and everything accelerates from here. Over the years, my views have changed regarding the series. Originally, I thought of it in duologies: book one is cause, book two is effect; book three is cause, book four is effect. Book five of the series is a standalone, but it’s a load-bearing pillar. And that still holds true, to an extent. Now, with the larger picture fully fleshed out on my end, I look at it like this: Books one and two are the prologue, books three and four set the stage with the final chess pieces, and books five through eight are the culmination.

The latter books won’t feel like a different series, but the pace is relentless, and you, dear reader, will be like, “WTF is happening!” For those of you who have been with me since The Bearer of Secrets, Harold’s prophecy starts being fulfilled in Vol. IV, and as prophecies go, it’s never in the way you think. Don’t want to say too much, but I think now’s a great time to share the back jacket blurb, and I’ll let it do the talking for me.

Callum Godfrey is dead, but not the war he started.
For the first time in history, the Krey split their forces. Xenomene lays siege to Godfrey’s homeland, the Forgotten Isles, and conquest becomes a war for survival.
Norek hunts the man who murdered his father: Krurik, Xilor’s elusive apprentice, but vengeance might bring closure or ruin.
Starriace seeks to bargain with Apocalypse, Lord of the Underworld. The price is surrendering her body to the demon. The risk is her soul.
A sleeping god wakes, and the brimstones answer to him.

The Black Tide is the fourth installment in the Dark Legacy Series.

The war horn’s sounded. Let’s go hunt those bastards down. That’s all I have for this round—short, sharp, and sweet. I shall return…

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I’ve always said the hardest drafts are the first and last, and the fifth draft that’s the last stop before the editor. Contract’s been paid, and the blade’s unsheathed. Let’s see the blood of it.

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I’ve always said the hardest drafts are the first and last, and now, we’re going to take a look at the last one. It’s the fifth draft that’s the last stop before the editor. The brimstones are calling for no mercy, just blood, and we’ve got to feed them.

When it comes to writing a story, I focus on different things in each draft, honing in on separate goals. I have a very systematic and structured approach, and it stems from years of wading through the unknown. The first major problem as a writer, at least from my experience, is not knowing how to edit.

For ten-plus years, I edited my first manuscript, and that was just going back through and adding and taking away. There was no structure, no systematic approach, and I didn’t even know what the hell I was doing. I’d clip a line of dialogue, then add in another sentence about what color the flower was, because God forbid you thought it was red like a rose, or orange like the fruit. No, it had to be that in-between color we don’t have a word for, or if we do, it’s very esoteric. No, you had to know the specific hue I’m talking about in great detail.

That’s not editing. That’s nitpicking. That’s obsessive. What about filler words, or adverbs, or dialogue tags? Maybe there are redundancies within, and no one tells you about it. You never consider it because you just don’t know. I’ll give you an example.

She sat down in the chair. <—There’s redundancy there. The first three words: She sat down. Well, when you sit, it’s a downward movement—usually—so we don’t need the down part of that sentence. It should be: She sat in the chair. While that’s a small thing to agonize over, extrapolate that to a quarter of a million words with other, stealthier redundancies. It’s a nightmare.

So, let’s take that journey now, and you’ll have a better understanding of all the nitty-gritty details I go through.

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For this chapter, I had to learn how to utilize the breath control of the iZotope RX-12 software, as there were moments they were really bad, exaggerated, or downright…

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Around 15 months ago, I started this long-ass audiobook journey, from initial idea of construction to this chapter now. It started with a simple, “Man, I’d love to get Steven Pacey to do my Maro books.” If you know who that is, you’re in the right circle. “Why do I do this?”

I was quoted $5,000 just to get Mr. Pacey in the door, not including studio time, post clean up, and assembly. So, you could double that easily. Holy Sh- I could build a studio for 20% of Mr. Pacey’s price, so that’s what I did. Unfortunately, I should’ve doubled that estimate at a minimum—lessons learned about subpar equipment, and unfortunately, if you don’t know, you’ll make the same mistakes, too.

This chapter is the 6th time I’ve recorded it, and each fuc- iteration taught me a lot of lessons along the way. There’s a steep learning curve for just recording, not to mention the recording software, building the studio, preparing the inside, learning the equipment and settings, studying the intricacies of the software, etc. Even with the cleanest recording you can manage right out of the gate, it’s subpar for audiobook excellence.

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But using what I learned, I plugged along, knowing that I’d make a damn good audiobook. Then, I shared it. Most feedback was positive, but one person came back with feedback I hadn’t heard. “It’s so damn quiet when I listen in my car.” Since I love audiobooks, I listen to them in my car as well. So, I tried it, and at my usual listening level, he was right. It came out like a whisper. And that kicked off a whole new round of salvaging my work.

Turning up the gain on the track brought new problems. Since the beginning, I’ve been plagued by a hiss that I swore I heard. Other people thought I was crazy…hearing things. Only the employee at Sweetwater—who’s an audiobook narrator, too—heard it. With the volume raised now, other people said, “Hey, I hear a hiss.” Well, no shit!…I mean, of course.

That brought me to iZotope’s RX 12, the latest software I had to purchase, and mother of God, it was worth it. But that came with its own set of problems and contributions. I had to learn the plugins of De-noise, Mouth Clicks, De-click (not to be confused with Mouth Clicks), Spectral Repair, Spectral De-noise, Dialogue Isolation, etc. Not to mention learning the proper way to export and import fixed .WAV files without destroying the original. If I had hair, it’d either be gray now or departed.

But this journey, all the problems and setbacks, the learning, has brought me to this point. Now, I have something I can be proud of. This is the cleanest version I’ve ever had, and now, I’m sharing it wide: to my subscribers, followers, and the world at large. This is a promise of things to come, and to please be patient for the rest. I’ve doled out earlier drafts before, with all their imperfections, and nothing had my stamp of “final” on it. I think we finally earned it, and it’s about damn time!

Please, have a listen. I enjoy it at 2x speed, but then again, I have to, or my mind drifts. I’m proud of its quality, humble by the process, grateful for the experience, but I’m also wanting critical feedback from you. If you know people who love audiobooks, share it with them. I encourage you! Spread it far and wide. Having a barometer while recording is the best gauge. Please, comment below, and welcome to Maro Prakk and the world of Atar.

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Daniel Laket, better known as the Heir of Valin, served as the highest ranking Krey member until the 188^th year of the Second Revolution. He wasn’t renowned for his swordsmanship, nor for courtly manners. Even the Grand Royal Army jyneruls had a hard time stomach…

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Will it be a hit for everyone? No. My writing attracts a very specific kind of reader and mind: Those who want more than the paper-thin veneer we seem to be getting from the mainstream machine. Plot is great, but the motivations, inner conflict, and desires of a character are what we crave more. It’s not about the moment of choice that intrigues us, it’s everything that’s leading to that point, and the journey afterward.

Some of my stories take a while to unfold—a slow burn—but once the mayhem starts, there’s no slowing down. All will have deep, flawed characters, moral conflicts, and impossible choices. That’s where the story lives, not in the explosions, the car chases, or the million bullets hammering down range, but those quiet moments that change the world when no one’s watching.

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By the way! Be on the lookout for the first audiobook chapter of Red Creek, coming out in three days: September 15th. It’s available for everyone, so be sure to share the post!

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I’ve often oscillated between saying my Dark Legacy Series is grimdark fantasy or just dark fantasy. Today, we’re going to nail it down definitively. Contract’s been paid, and the blade’s unsheathed. Let’s see the blood of it.

Here’s the cut-and-dry answer up front: The Dark Legacy Series is dark fantasy with grimdark teeth. But why?

Definitions:
Dark fantasy combines elements of horror with traditional fantasy, often featuring disturbing themes, morally complex characters, and bleak settings. It explores darker implications of magic and the human experience, creating a tone that is unsettling and oppressive.

Grimdark fantasy is characterized by a bleak tone, morally ambiguous characters, and a world that is often hostile to ideals like justice and hope. It typically features complex, flawed characters with a narrative stripped of idealism.

The answer comes down to sentiments. I never say justice is dead. Sometimes, justice isn’t how we perceive it, but it gets delivered with a spice of uniqueness. Sometimes it’s quiet; other times, it’s served with interest. The debt is always paid.

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I’ve often oscillated between saying my Dark Legacy Series is grimdark fantasy or just dark fantasy. Today, we’re going to nail it down definitively. The brimstones are calling for no mercy, just blood, and we’ve got to feed them.

Here’s the cut and dry answer up front, and as we go along, we’ll figure out how I arrived at that decision. The Dark Legacy Series is dark fantasy with grimdark teeth. To start, let’s look at the definitions of both dark and grimdark, and we’ll break down where I sit.

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Dark fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy that combines elements of horror with traditional fantasy, often featuring disturbing themes, morally complex characters, and bleak settings. It explores darker implications of magic and the human experience, creating a tone that is unsettling and oppressive.

Grimdark fantasy is a subgenre of speculative fiction characterized by a bleak tone, morally ambiguous characters, and a world that is often hostile to ideals like justice and hope. It typically features complex, flawed characters and a narrative that strips away the idealism found in traditional high fantasy.

So, why did I pick one over the other? It comes down to the sentiments. I never say justice is dead. Sometimes, justice isn’t how we perceive it, but the end comes, and it’s never delivered with a sameness. Sometimes it’s quiet, other times it’s delivered with interest. Either way, the debt is paid.

Let’s break it down…

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Well, I’ve got another chapter down. Once all chapters are finalized, I’ll be compiling them for audiobook release. I’m hoping to make steady pro…

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Xenomene is one of my favorite characters, and I could go into a deep, long-winded tirade, but I won’t. The …

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This month has felt like a marathon, and perhaps it is. I’m focused on two projects and both need equal attention and love. The hard part’s just getting started. We’re past the point of mercy, so let’s stay on target.

Town Herald:

Audiobook Chapter:
This is dropping on Sept 15^th, available for all subscribers and to Substack at large. I’ve finally gotten a polished product and I want to share it. Have a listen and give me your feedback! If nothing is said, it’ll go in the whole audiobook, which I hope to be selling by the end of the year.

And speak of Maro, his third installment is right around the corner in October. If you haven’t picked up Red Creek, you can find it almost anywhere for $0.99. I want a low threshold for all readers who stumble across my work. I believe the merits of the story will keep you coming back for more. Book three is set to release October 26th, and you can find it on all major public retailers.

The evil have come to play, one bloody card at a time.

Man of Fury

Man of Fury: Amazon

AI Writing vs. Human Writing vs. The Audience:
In case you missed it, there was a post on the 15th of this month that challenged the validity of people being able to detect AI. For the most part, I’ve refrained from making overt comments about which is which, but that will soon change, as I will provide the answers.

The post has 4 segments written by AI, and the rest are written by human authors. A bonus challenge is to determine which is written by me. Hint: I changed my writing style for the sake of the challenge, and I utilized a first draft. Read from that what you will. But people are finding it much harder than they realized. I will grant you that it’s easier to detect AI writing on longer works, but if I made the project longer than 300 words, I doubted many people would sit there and read it.

Anyway, click on the link below and take a stab at it in the comments. Can you figure it out?

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Live Events:
Going forward, Live Events—if Substack can fix their platform—will either be for all subscribers or only for paying members. If there’s one available to everyone while live, please join us; otherwise, the post will be locked for paying members who might’ve missed the event. If you’re going to support me with your hard-earned money, the least I can do is make sure I’m giving you something extra that’s worthy of that support.

Vol. IV Cover:
Still waiting on Ivan in Italy. He went on vacation while I ordered, so he’s got a backlog to get through. Should be soon, though. Can’t wait.

House Cleaning:
So, I culled our ranks earlier this month and shed a bunch of folks who were not opening emails and participating. I think I will start doing that routinely. Going forward, if someone hasn’t engaged in two months or so, I’ll quietly say goodbye to them. I want an active community. You’re here to either read my books, or to hear what I have to say in my posts. I’d rather have twenty people who open at an 80% rate than 100 followers with 10% click-through.

Battle Formations:

Vol. IV: Draft 5:
Alright, this bastard has taken me the full 15 rounds, and it’s making me heavily reconsider longer books in the future. I say that in jest. Longer books are better, duh. Although I have some advice for Sanderson… Right now, I’m still standing, only because I’m hearing Rocky’s theme song playing in my head, but instead of me yelling “Adrian,” I’m shouting for “The End.” It’s close. Oh. So. Very. Close.

Let’s take a look at the latest cut:

Start Date: 6/8/26
Finish Date:
Editor Due Date: 10/1/26

Prologue: 1/1
Chapters: 50/56
Epilogues: 0/9

Starting Word Count: 265,407 (story only)
Target Word Count: 250,000
Current Word Count: 240,696
Mood: On Life Support.

Yes, I realize I blew past my target, but that’s okay. I wouldn’t have done so if it didn’t need it, and trust me, there were moments… I have had to add a few things as I’ve gone along, making sure it meshes well with Volumes V–VIII, all of which are written now in various drafts. Have no fear, I won’t pull a Martin or a Rothfuss. That said, in the future, I might have to block out four months of time on the final drafts, just so I don’t burn myself out. There have been days where I really had to push myself to keep going. But there’s light at the end of the tunnel.

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Audiobooks:
Okay, for real this time. I know I’ve said that before, but each time, it’s been a battle and a learning curve. I’ve recorded several chapters now of Maro’s first book: Red Creek. The last chapter I recorded—at the time of this writing—took me about 45 minutes, and that was just the narration part, not the actual character voices. My throat hated me afterward. That stuff really takes a lot out of you.

Each chapter is in various stages of completion, and I’ll be sharing the first chapter next month with everyone. Paid members will be able to hear about half the chapters of the book, while Ko-dons will get each chapter as they appear. I haven’t decided if members will get every other chapter, or maybe the first five. We’ll see.

I purchased a new pricey software for audio cleanup—something done in the post recording—and oh, my God! It is so worth it. I thought my recordings were really clean, all things considered, but this just elevates it to a whole new level. At first, I didn’t hear any difference, but it allows you to isolate what it’s doing and just hear its corrections, and it’s insane the quality. Compiling is a lot slower now. I could do a 15-minute chapter in about 30 seconds. Now, when mastering the final, that’ll take about 3–5 minutes, but the extra time is worth it.

During this whole ordeal, I’ve come to realize how much work is actually involved in doing audiobooks. It’s crazy! When I first started recording, it fried my vocals fast. I don’t talk that much, and I could barely get through a chapter. Now, I’ve got a little bit of stamina for it.

To record a short chapter of say 15 minutes in length, you should double that for just the rough cut of recording for all the mistakes you’ll make, not to mention about 20–30 minutes of vocal warmups beforehand. Getting the studio set up for recording is about another 10 minutes, and there’s a good 10–15 minutes afterward where I finalize and save the track.

And that’s just narration. The next day, I come in and do character voices.

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Afterward comes the editing. I have learned a lot about Logic Pro, and I’ve added the shortcuts and tricks I’ve picked up, but it still takes hours for 20 minutes of narration. And in the character voices, I do many takes, so it’s listening to them all and deciding which I like best, cutting it down, putting it in place, etc. Then, we’ve got the mastering.

As you can see, a lot of work, but I really enjoy it! The part I dislike the most is the actual narration. I could do character voices all day! That’s what I wanted to be when I was a child, be like Robin Williams and do cartoons. I also did some acting when I was young, plays and whatnot, and I enjoyed that. If I were an actor today, I’d be a method actor the entire way. I really like getting into my characters and discovering their voices, much the same way as when I write them and discover their motivations.

The story’s been told, but the journey’s far from over. That’s all I have for this round—short, sharp, and sweet. I shall return…

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News Flash! It didn’t. When I finished, I downloaded the video file to listen to it, and it was still plagued with all the bad glitches. So, I downloaded the audio file of it, and put it in my recording studio software. I cleaned it up as best as I could but there will be segments that dropped here and there or blur. I don’t know what is going on with Substack, but…it’s vexing. Sorry it’s not 100% quality.

Now that I have gotten into recording both audio and video, it makes me want to do it more instead of just writing every post. Writing is great, but very time consuming. I knew doing audiobooks would be good for something!

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Topics of discussion:

• Non-spoiler Book Reviews: Kings of the Wyld, Bloody Rose, Heck & Hope, The Rise and Fall of DODO, and Master of Reveals.

• Audiobook woes: Equipment and recording.

• Brodacci Language: HTML look up.

• Upcoming Posts.

• Project Storyboard: Posts of Vol. IV teasers.

• Vol. IV update.

• Atramentous Archive Live Events going forward.

• AI vs. Human Writers vs. the Audience.

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We’re going to take a quick break from the Dark Legacy Series posts and delve into the next installment. Contract’s been paid, and the blade’s unsheathed. Let’s see the blood of it.

We’re still a little bit away from the next release or it going to the editor, but I like to give readers teases of the next book. And you’ve been patiently waiting since the last release. That said, if you haven’t read through Vol. III, you’re going to be hit with spoilers right out of the gate. This is your only warning.

Let’s dive in…

Prologue

The roiling black miasma hovered above the face of Ermaeyth.

Bound to itself, constantly shifting and boiling, it expanded and collapsed like seizing lungs, yet never broke free of its invisible confinement. To the eye, it resembled an ominous cloud of obsidian smog floating above the world. Grass turned to ash beneath it. Dirt leached of life and vibrancy, turning bone-white in its wake. Animals succumbed to the life-absorption as it drifted by.

As it moved, it narrowed into a thin coil of smoke, elongating and weaving back and forth, its path serpentine, its destination, enigmatic. For a brief moment, it formed a wraith-like silhouette, stretching skyward before condensing below. But the shape couldn’t endure, and the smoke rebounded upon itself, collapsing into formless vapor.

It billowed within, like a geyser bursting from the earth beneath dark water, bubbles erupting through the cold depths.

From somewhere inside it came a grating sound, beast-like and otherworldly. A howl of traumatic agony and malevolent rage echoed through the darkness.

The baleful fount stilled before resuming its wayward path, searching in vain for reunification. When that day came, it’d be free. Until then, it slithered onward, adrift without purpose, and drowning in madness.

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And, one for the road…

Chapter 1 | Starriace

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We’re going to take a quick break from the Dark Legacy Series posts about the upcoming book and delve into the actual chapters of the next installment. The brimstones are calling for no mercy, just blood, and we’ve got to feed them.

We’re still a little bit away from the next release or it going to the editor, but I like to give readers teases of the next book. It’s been years since The Jackal of Shades, and this next one is shaping up to be the longest published book of the series. That said, if you haven’t read through Vol. III, you’re going to be hit with spoilers right out of the gate. This is your only warning.

One thing I’d like to point out is the time difference. In volumes I & II, they were fairly close to back to back, maybe a week or two break in between for certain events to happen off screen. Then, between II & III, there was a three year gap. However, from III onward, every book is back to back, or in the case of Vol. V, it happens during the events of IV.

If you haven’t read the Member Post yet, read that first. It covers the prologue and Chapter 1. Now, let’s dive in…

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Rendering compiled from verified eyewitness accounts under authority of Sularan Godfrey.

After the events at the battle for Ralloc, when the dark lord, Xilor, was defeated, little i…

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