In the dim light of a storeroom, Vekaya wakes up, alone and with no memory of who she is, where she is, or how she got there. In an orphanage run by an arcane religious cabal, our first protagonist has no choice but to become an investigator, a rebel, and her very own hero. At nearly the same time and not far away, a mysterious and deadly force from an uncharted region causes the town of South Hall to destroy itself, leaving Gyrath and his little brother Caedrus equal parts baffled and horrified. Taken from a stable and easy life, they are now adrift in a world of wolf packs, shapeshifters, will-bending shamassons, and the death crawler: a worm made entirely of corpses, the size of a tower that breathes violent madness into those unlucky enough to be near it. The trio must learn to put aside their differences in the hopes that the three of them will survive their adventure and save Hammercleft - and possibly the world - from those who would dominate it. A Flash of Sparks is created by Emile Bienert, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

A Flash of Sparks

The dark blue of night became the pale blue of dawn, and smoke from nearby fires dotted the horizon to the east. There were fires – did that mean that there were people, or was it something else? How far had the devastation reached? Caedrus and I, drained by our own terror and the flight from the town, were waiting for something to signal that it was time to get out of the tree. Eventually, the signal came in the form of a man on horseback, galloping through the fields. I called out to him, and Caedrus began yelling as well. Before long, he was looking up into the tree at us.


“You're a smart couple of young ones, aren't you?” said a voice that verged on cheery.


For a moment, my tired, frightened brain forgot where I was. As I started trying to stand, I realized that I there was nothing below my feet, and as my weight shifted, I nearly fell from the tree.


Chapter 15: The Dog Patrol