To save a girl from certain damnation, a knight-turned-assassin follows his own code of honor, in the second installment of this gripping fantasy adventure.
After years of heeding the call of the all-powerful, immortal Choir, Alken Hewer has been led to believe that he's fighting on the side of angels. But after a long campaign of killing, he's beginning to doubt his devotion to these celestial beings as well as their true intentions. And when his most recent assignment results in a target being placed on his back, he's confronted by one of the Choir's greatest enemies: the fallen angel of the Briar, Nath. Unbeknownst to Alken, his services have been lent out to Nath, who needs him to protect a young noblewoman from a vengeful spirit determined to destroy her bloodline once and for all. A clan of impalers and warlords, her family became some of the land's greatest villains, earning themselves a spot amongst Alken's more formidable opponents. Now, as their sole surviving scion, the Lady Emma Carreon has inherited all the curses of her ancestors as well as their adversaries. It's not Alken's job to find Emma guilty or innocent of the sins of her family; he just has to keep her alive. But the code of knighthood he once honored is still in his blood, searing and impossible to ignore. As the gates of Hell open and demand to claim the last of the Carreons, Alken is left standing in the crossroads between gods and devils. Forced to decide where his loyalties lie in their holy arena, he must tread carefully, as his choice could mean the eternal damnation of both his and Emma's souls . . . The second volume of the hit dark fantasy adventure—with more than 850,000 views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook! Tropes include: reluctant hero, redemptive quest, unlikely alliance, mysterious past, royal politics, and good versus evil.
