Blade of Darkness

A grim fantasy where the most terrifying beasts are human

Alva Vorenus was once a renowned warrior and a hunter of the Emar Empire's enemies. Yet his rivals stripped him of everything: his family, his friends, and his status. However, when a magical assassination is carried out on the emperor's brother, Leander, Vorenus is the only one who can uncover the mastermind behind the attack.
As the empire teeters on the brink of war, Vorenus, along with a group of expendable companions, launches a ruthless hunt for the elusive killer nicknamed the Pike. Without mercy, without conscience, and with the full support of the ruler, Renatus Servius.
But once magic comes into play, nothing is as it first seems. Especially when a morbid obsession with the old gods drives a half-mad sorcerer to commit inhuman acts. The fight is no longer for the existence of the empire, but for the entire world…