Bloodtide Rising (Books 1-4 Complete!)

Kaius never wanted to be a hero. He just wanted to live his own life but the Empire he once served is collapsing, the world is ending and fate has chosen him to succeed where all others will fail.  A doom unlike anything since the dawn of time spreads across the land, forcing him to navigate the Empire's collapse and his monstrous, growing hunger. He is cursed; a vampire and would be alone to face the coming darkness if it was not for Viconia. Imprisoned by fate just like Kaius, she is a stranger to these lands and as beautiful as she is deadly, as mysterious as she is cold. All they have is each other if they hope to forge victory in the face of Oblivion.  (If you are seeing this story or any others written by me on a site other than Ao3, RoyalRoad, or Fanfiction.net it has been pirated) What to expect -1st person Action-Adventure Fantasy  -Strong, intelligent Protagonist who still needs to work hard to succeed -Powerful, but realistically flawed heroes -High stakes fights, truly epic battles,  -Visceral, but not over-the-top gore (mostly) -Slow burn romance over volumes, not chapters.  -Nuanced villains -The start of 1,000,000+ words across 3, multi-volume fictions.  What not to expect -Anything that you wouldn't find in Lord of the Rings ***New chapters 2-3 times a week as I synchronise this with what I have published on other sites. Story will be approx 2,500 pages/750,000 words when fully uploaded*** The sequel to this series can be found here: Blood of Dragons