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

Blinding white light dimmed to a hot gold color. I blinked profusely until my eyes adjusted to the personal hell that had been my training ground for four months. Looking around, I saw that nothing had changed. I wasn't expecting it to. A pull tugged at my soul and I saw ruby red light retreat back into the gem Jasper had placed within my blade. Funny, I hadn't felt different when using it. I sheathed it casually. Now that I was in the Nexus, what was I supposed to do? 


Josephine had explained hers before I left the Nexus, Jacqueline was forced to explain Jasper's trial, Nikolai nor Nyle explained their trials. In fact, I still had no idea what Nik's trial was. Apparently, I had passed it so it didn't really matter. The only trials left were Jacqueline's and Nero's. This had to be Nero's test. His home was the Nexus and he definitely wouldn't step foot anywhere on Comwen. Anger ignited my adrenaline and I began to run where I knew Nero would be. 


Nero's Trial