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 (11)
Spheris was frozen.
Was he actually? Was he the one that was frozen or had time itself stopped?
He felt his mind go numb, like he couldn't process it — couldn't accept it. His heart felt like it had been torn from his chest, the pain so deep, so all-consuming that it also became numb.
His breath hitched as he watched her fall — slowly, slowly, and yet not slow enough because everything seemed to happened within a blink of an eye.
And Spheris didn't know what it was, but he felt it. He felt something inside him the moment she died, and this thing — this thing that felt truly vital — died with her.
Like a candle turned off by the cold breeze of darkness.
His knees buckled, and he collapsed, reaching out to her in vain. But he couldn't reach her. The force field still stood between them.