Zaretha

In the midst of a brutal war, dark elf assassin Arden is tasked with retrieving vital plans from a light elf enemy. His mission uncovers a deadly weapon—a gun created by dwarves using black powder—that threatens to change the course of the conflict.

Teaming up with Berdine, a half-human, half-feline master healer, Arden navigates treacherous terrains and deadly confrontations to prevent the weapon from falling into enemy hands. They capture Prince Eryndor, who reveals an internal plot to overthrow King Faelor and seize the weapon.

With General Ninloth coordinating their efforts, Arden and Berdine split their forces. Arden leads an infiltration to stop the coup, while Ninloth and Berdine aim to secure or destroy the weapon plans. As they face magic, betrayal, and their own moral dilemmas, they must act swiftly to protect their kingdom.

"War Crimes" is a high-stakes fantasy of dark magic, shifting loyalties, and the relentless pursuit of survival in a world where the lines between right and wrong blur.

War Crimes: The Shadow of the Assassin

The air in Nightfall Keep was thick with silence, the kind that settled in the depths of the night, pressing against the blackened stone walls like an unspoken weight. The torches along the corridors burned lower now, casting flickering shadows that stretched and danced against the cold floors.

Arden Shadowborne sat alone in his chambers, one leg stretched out, the other bent at the knee, his arms resting lazily over the armrests of the high-backed chair positioned near the single window. The view beyond was the same as always—Tenebralis shrouded in its eternal twilight, the city's spires reaching for a sky that had long since abandoned the warmth of the sun.

It should have been a moment of peace, a quiet before whatever was to come. Instead, it felt like a waiting game, a trap with no visible teeth, a game of politics he had no wish to play but had already been thrust into.

Dark Intentions