#inthedepthsofdemise

In the Depths of Demise series (working title)

WIP Reintroduction

(Adult Fantasy)

Synopsis: Upon her victory against a long standing Lord, palace guard Lygana is tasked by her king to travel east, across the sea, to uncover the truth of the rumors of the return of magic in the nation Aubruk and what this may mean in the coming years for their own kingdom. Meanwhile, as King Gathen of Priale sends his newest champion off to uncover the tales of magic in the east, he begins to fear that the time he has been told about in nightmare tales is finally upon the world again. Trapped between wars and fleeting alliances and grudges that span generations Gathen works to understand, from the home front, exactly what the return of this power to the world truly means for them all. And a third voice, the High King of the East, begins to enact plans that have been generations in the making for the world that has blessed his lands with the fabled return of a great power that not to be messed around with.

“The passing days saw intense agony. Aside from the physical pains of the weeks that preceded, Aegis thought of nothing but the loss he suffered at the hands of a woman who had no right to stand where she stood, had no right to be in the company she was now in. Redemption seemed farfetched to him now. An opportunity to prove, wholeheartedly, that each generation has repented, giving up as much as they possibly could for their sins, as much as they needed and more to be in the right with their king. And still somehow, the effort made little difference. Strength and its façade were a tedious and tumultuous thing. The crafted, curated existence he lived left him constantly exhausted, always ready for those before him to see what they wanted.” — Aegis (your resident brooding boy, under a lot of stress but still honestly the sweetest man you’ll meet, just wait and see, he’s one of my darlings in this series!)

The story focuses on the three main points of view, Lygana, Gathen and Cypress, while other voice are sprinkled in (as shown above by the POV excerpt of Aegis).

The setting is slightly all over the place, with three major continents, a northern tundra continent (similar to Antarctica) which has inhabitants and large islands that also play political roles.