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 (2)
Coming out of the other end of the portal, the team stepped into the Pure Market of Darkmount, only to find out that the market wasn't so pure any longer.
All the splendor the market once held was gone, all the activities, the beauties of the bustling buying and selling was now replaced by a landscape of destruction and damnation.
"By Obadiel's name," Grengo muttered.
"What the Hell?"
Jared looked at his feet, the ground beneath them was scorched black, seared by infernal flames. Stalls were in ruins, burnt, scalded, turned to blackness and despair.
Lirael gazed around at the thick, greenish smoke billowing in the air out of the layers of the burnt ground, choking the atmosphere with the acrid stench of burning.