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

As we stumbled through the darkened corridors of the House of Civius, it was clear that the area surrounding the building had fallen. We heard the same wails and violence from beyond the walls of our enclosure. If it hadn’t been for the fact that there were still people who had been affected within the building, I might have considered staying there. Caedrus and Vekaya were straight faced about the whole experience. I can only imagine what she must have been thinking – not much in the way of memory and opening her eyes to the horrifying reality of the world around us.


Chapter 39: The Death Crawler