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by Emilsola
Once, the world belonged to us. Now, it belongs to them. The creatures of the night.Humanity clings to life in scattered strongholds, rival factions huddled behind crumbling walls while the horrors in the wilderness pound on the steam-powered gates. The sacred Flame bestows reality-bending powers to the worthy, but gives the same power to the horrors that haunt the night. In one such stronghold, a young man is caught between ruthless hunters and the abominations from beyond the wall. Desperate to rise above his insignificance, he dreams of wielding the Flame’s blessings. But the Flame is without mercy or prejudice. To earn the chance to climb its ranks, he must endure in a fading city ripe with hunger and danger. And when the flame demands cruelty and grisly transformation, he must decide. Does he still deserve to be called human? What to expect: [x] Explicit violence. Seriously I mean it, you've been warned. [x] Bloodborne inspired horror. [x] An Eldritch abomination or two. [x] Progression Fantasy with religious undertones. [x] Property damage, peddling stolen goods, jaywalking and manslaughter.[x] Release Wednesday and Sunday 12:30 CEST Book 1 complete and book 2 is written but going through editing.
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| 0 | Chapter 1 - Unblessed | 0 |
| 1 | Chapter 2 - The bowels of a dying city | 0 |
| 2 | Chapter 3 - A spark | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter 4 - Blessed's Grave | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter 5 - I don't bite | 0 |
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| Chapter 6 - Thrown from a spire |
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| 6 | Chapter 7 - The Hunters | 0 |
| 7 | Chapter 8 - Shadows of Industry | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 9 - The bait | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter 10 - A silhouette against the moon | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter 11 - Big dreams | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter 12 - Hunters call | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 13 - Hooked limbs | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 14 - Twitches in the dark | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 15 - Dead whispers | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 16 - Underbelly | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 17 - The Gambit | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 18 - Beast Flame | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 19 - Black bones | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 20 - Blessed armaments | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 21 - Hunter's feast | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter 22 - Bidding War | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 23 - A Beautiful Name | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 24 - Don't Listen | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 25 - The Storm Lives | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter 26 - Return the Favor | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 27 - Masks in the haze | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter 28 - Questions unanswered | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 29 - The Prisoners | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter 30 - Last one left | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 31 - The boy by the glass | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 32 - A plan | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 33 - They will come | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 34 - Goodbye friend | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter 35 - Kill them all | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter 36 - The people left behind | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter 37 - Laughing Mask | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter 38 - Give them hell | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter 39 - Testament of Suffering | 0 |
| 39 | Chapter 40 - End of Book 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Chapter 41 - Awakening | 0 |
| 41 | Chapter 42 - Scars and Blessings | 0 |
| 42 | Chapter 43 - Threads of tragedy | 0 |
| 43 | Chapter 44 - Skin to Scales | 0 |
| 44 | Chapter 45 - The Church | 0 |
| 45 | Chapter 46 - The Man on the Train | 0 |
| 46 | Chapter 47 - Enemy of man | 0 |
| 47 | Chapter 48 - Beyond walls | 0 |
| 48 | Chapter 49 - Lost Men | 0 |
| 49 | Chapter 50 - Figures in the mist | 0 |