Ronan is a 19-year old man training to become a Nightblade, a magical monster hunter that kills the things that go bump in the night. The problem is, Ronan suffers from an ancient curse that prevents him from accessing his magic, no matter how hard he trains or pushes his limits. 

But that all changes one day when his temple is attacked by a new dark force, one so vicious and terrifying that not even the most powerful spellcasters and Nightblades are able to fend it off. 

And when this monstrous army leaves behind a fragment of metal that Ronan puts into a sword, Ronan finds that his magic is unlocked through the power of the Black Hellblade. 

Now, Ronan must discover what exactly a good man is to do with evil magic. 

Will the gorgeously stunning Master Nightblade Maritza be enough to set Ronan on the right course? Or will the forces of evil and his curse get the best of him? 

And when the dark army that gave him the extraordinary magic returns, will Ronan be ready to defeat it? 

The Black Hellblade is created by Samuel Rust, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.
Join Ronan on his harrowing quest for strength through a brutal, cold world in this medieval, fantasy, level-up adventure.

The Black Hellblade

The Lance landed upright with a thud in the grass as Ronan backflipped out of harm’s way. His Mark of the Butterfly activated, and smoke billowed from his forearm. 


“Not bad,” Scindo said with a big grin. “And it looks like those markings on your arm are the real thing. Aren’t they, Black Serpent?”


Ronan cocked a brow. “What did you call me?”


He’d only ever been referred to by such a name inside The Temple of the Butterfly. 


Scindo’s indigo hair swayed beneath his tricorn hat as he responded, “I’ve dreamt of this day for months now. I see you and the Black Butterfly, and I hear The Shroud’s demonic voices.” 


He approached the lance and tugged it from the dirt, whipping it and the packed-on soil to his side. 


“That’s what The Shroud calls you both,” Scindo continued, his slur disappearing, and a thick set of black Runes spreading from his shin and up to his face, “ The Shroud calls you The Black Serpent and The Black Butterfly.”


Chapter 36: Trial of the Seahorse