Wielder of Shadows

Hume on horseback never bodes well. Their coming signals death, like the day they slew my mother. It means loss, like when they expelled us from our homes.

They’ve returned, this time with a new ultimatum, one that threatens our very survival: bow the knee to their false goddess and swear our fealty to the Order or retreat again, this time above the line of frost where nothing grows.

I thought our path ahead was clear until they captured one dear to me. If I don’t intervene, he’ll be executed, “made an example of,” they said.

I’m the only one who can save him. The only one who has something they want.

The magic of my ancestors, written in spirit and blood.

Saving the one they took means putting my entire clan at risk—they need me. I am the only one of us graced—or cursed—with the ancients’ magic. Magic I have hidden for years—even my people fear the shadows at my fingertips.

From the Hume, I must hide the truth of who I am. Who my parents were.

If I fail, they’ll take me, just like they took my sister all those years ago.

I won’t let them steal anything more.

Wielder of Shadows is an epic fantasy adventure set in the dreary, high-stakes world of Illios where spirits roam, secret sects vie for power as kings plot destruction, and one Lifkin’s choices determine the future of her people. Inspired by the magic of tabletop RPGs, try your Luck. Save your people. Uncover your destiny.

Updates daily (Monday through Friday). Chapters usually between 1500-2500 words.