The world is in turmoil. The dead are being brought back to life, demons are rampaging, and the once blessed gods and goddesses have shunned their creations leaving the world to be destroyed. War is the only thing Skye Firebird has ever known. Raised as an orphan soldier, he has only ever fought. Born after the Great Apostasy, he has never believed in the mythical deities of his ancestors. All that changes when a chance encounter with the Goddess of Life and Death, Jacqueline, disrupts his life forever.

The Goddess's Hero

"I am Bal Shadowend. Demons Leader, Demons Keeper." He closed his eyes for a short while and I felt an instant rush of mana. 


"What are you doing?" I asked defensively. 


"No, Bal, don't!" Her voice came before her form materialized. "Please, Bal, don't call him!" Lady Jacqueline was still in her yellow dress from earlier, but now her hair was tied up and she was pushing Bal to the other end of the tavern. 


"What's going on here?" I asked as Sophia came up to me. "Isn't Lady Jacqueline you're guys' god?" 


"All of the gods are gods, human." Trag'thomoth stated behind us again. "But our Creator, our God who gave us Life, that would be Jasper. God of Earth and Flame." 


"But I thought Jacqueline was the only one who could give Life?" 


"Under her tutelage, our God was as he created us." He answered my question again. 


"So, wait. What you're telling me is that Jasper can also create life?" 


"Not without Lady Jacqueline's help." Sophie pointed out. 


Jacqueline's Secret