King

The rain arrived before dawn over the western fortress of Ashkar. Cold Atlantic winds swept through the mountain citadel while dark clouds rolled above the black sea…

Storm winds screamed through the shattered stained-glass windows of Dreadmoor Castle like voices trapped beneath the earth. Inside the throne chamber, thousands of candles flickered violently against…

Rain fell as if the sky itself had been wounded. It hammered against the Imperial Citadel in silver sheets, drowning the capital beneath thunder, mud, and fear….

The orchestra never stopped playing. That was the strange part. Even after the barefoot boy crossed the polished marble floor of Blackthorn Hall — even after whispers…

Rain hammered the cathedral windows of Valdareth while black waves crashed against the cliffs far below the fortress walls. The storm had followed the royal fleet home…

Rain hammered the battlefield of Black Hollow with such violence that the earth itself seemed to dissolve beneath the armies fighting upon it. Mud swallowed boots whole….

The rain began before dawn and never stopped. By nightfall, Blackmere looked less like a capital city and more like the corpse of a kingdom refusing burial….

The first scream came from the sky. It tore across Ashkar before the bells began, before the soldiers understood, before mothers could drag their children away from…

War drums thundered across the frozen kingdom of Ashkar while snowstorms swept violently through the enormous stone plaza beneath black dragon banners. Thousands gathered around the ancient…