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.
• Stag Stampede
"Guys, I can't see!" Linne yelled.
"Can't see?!" Spheris heard Cerene cry. "How the Hell can she even talk?!"
"Hurry, help me pick up the Snowstag!" Nero cried, hurrying to the bleeding animal. This made Spheris frown in slight confusion.
"Why?" he muttered his question.
"Because if it dies, she's not going to have a fucking face for the rest of her life!" Glacius's Temple bawled. "Now give me a damn hand!"
Urgently, Spheris hurried to the dying stag, retrieved his dark blade, and helped Nero raise it to its feet. "Fuck, it's heavy!" Nero said. The dying body of the beast kept falling back to the earth, rivaling the two Bearer's attempts to pick it up.
Finally, they got it to stand on its hooves while Cerene tried to calm Linne down who was still yelling at the top of her voice in panic.