Larson, an ordinary seventeen-year-old boy outside the outskirts of Luxene is tending to his fallen home when a knight approaches him. He tells him that he has an opportunity to join their ranks. The boy has dreamed of this day of becoming an honored knight like his father.

He drives the boy on his steed until they reach the castle where he has to face a crimson dragon on his first trial.

When the king hears of his accomplishments, he summons for the boy and gives him the task of saving the lost princess. In return, he shall give the boy her daughter’s hand.

During his travel, he meets a tribal girl named Merlize along the way. She decides to help him on his quest. As they fight monsters, Larson gradually falls for Merlize.

Will he ever fulfil his promise of taking the princess’ hand? Can they save the princess in time before the king inhales his last breath?

An Arrow to the Heart is created by Flint Argus Claymore, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.

An Arrow to the Heart

They reached a child-sized gape on the triangular spike—stretching ten humans in length and ten humans in height.


Inside the cave, a thick red and orange substance formed a pool at the center. Tiny whirlpools had a distance of twenty feet from each other. Orange creatures—blobs with soulless eyes—emerged from the pool and hopped on the floating rocks. Red eyeballs wandered on the flaming surface of liquid.


“Greetings, intruders!” A soft, malicious voice called their attention from behind them. “I haven’t had humans in my collection for a while. The previous ones didn’t last ten years as they promised. Ah, humans are such fragile creatures.”


A fuzzy creature with a mask on and around its eyes stepped down from his pile stash of miscellaneous gold, silver and platinum—among others—throne. The rest of his face was white. A bushy tail similar to that of a zebra’s skin wagged with excitement. Black mice assisted his arms in his descent.


“Are you the Talking Raccoon?” Larson asked.


Chapter 15: Infernal Embrace