The Raven Thief
Born of the wastelands, Spheris Arnadel, a young skilled thief, finds himself subject to a twist of fate when he steals a powerful relic and becomes a Bearer — humans gifted with powers from the Gods. As a punishment for his theft, he is cast into an otherworldly realm alongside other Bearers, where he faces off against monstrous beasts and powerful enemies. Yet, in his determination to return to the Continent and save his dying mother, Spheris is hell-bent on surviving the abyssal world. Even if it means giving his body to the Dark God whose powers he had stolen... even if it means losing all of his humanity.
• The Demon In Darkmount (5)
Eyes filled with rage and despair, Davion swooped down from above, his twin swords swirling with air as he dived for Bastopher's back.
But Bastopher spun with terrifying speed and caught both swords by their blades between his palms, grinning. "You liked her didn't you?"
He headbutted the Bearer so hard that his skull cracked internally and the force pushed him crashing into the church pews.
"How many more times do I have to say it —" he caught an arrow of Clara's that was aimed at his back and he sent it back to her.
Boom! It exploded against her face.
"You can't attack me from the back!"
Lirael knelt on the floor with her eyes wide, and the same shock was still on the faces of everyone else. Mikana had just died.
She was one of the top ranking Bearers in the Academy, and he had just blown her brains out like it was nothing... like she was nothing.