THE PATHS OF DESTINY
A manhunt begins. There are no destinies. Only paths with consequences.
Sagiron learns it the hard way when a betrayal breaks everything he fought for. From the ashes, a new path is forged: the Secret will become the weapon to free Yanakhon from colonial oppression.
But to start a revolution with a power anyone can learn, Sagiron must find allies he can trust not for their strength, but for their judgment. The Secret can raise nations or bring them to ruin, depending on who knows it.
A manhunt across Yanakhon begins. Word of the Lightning Warrior spreads, drawing opportunists. Some want to join him, others challenge him. All want the Code he carries.
All except the Bringers of Gifts. They have been watching, and they bear the blade without a storm.
Book details:
U.S Edition (97 000 words)
First Edition | November 2024 | Helsinki
Cover art: Eagle Arts
Editing and formatting: P. Paul
Publisher: Highwater International Publishing House
Short synopsis
Meusars raid the Bearhill hideout, slaying most of the rebels. Sagiron, Arhim and Roy flee for the coast to seek aid to gather allies, traveling across the lands while pursued by Le-Muel. Roy is wounded, but Vaskites appear, saving him and gifting Sagiron with Miloren, the original thunderblade.
Along the way, they meey with Kerwin and Helen, who head for Blackwater in seek of his brother Merkhat and the relegated villagers, but Helen's father Satalaca is already there, catching Kerwin and seizing his daughter.
Sagiron, Arhim, and Roy meet Ikhira, a roguess, who helps them find Roy's father, an influential parationman, as they sail to the coast.
On the way, Sagiron and Arhim meet Arhim's parents, who claim having seen the Arkman after the Yambar rebellion.
They track the annual meeting where Roy's father will be, and with them joins Nashira, Roy's friend.
They sail to Port Eagle, where Roy's father ultimately shows up, but Le-Muel has tracked them as well, and they flee to Eaglestone Bastion, fighting the Crimson Foe.
Chapters
1. Alert 5
2. Flight 19
3. Meuriorian Order 27
4. Highway 34
5. Misty Marsh Inn 40
6. Gone by the Fog 54
7. Swamp Castle 66
8. Baggat Herders 79
9. Stormbirds 88
10. Four Giants 102
11. Thunderblade 116
12. Home Robbers 125
13. Eyes in the Dark 138
14. Gambler 149
15. Salt Ship 166
16. Slippery Slope 170
17. Open Book 177
18. Leatherean 186
19. Gone With the Stream 197
20. Maps and Mushrooms 203
21. Black on White 216
22. River Foxes 229
23. The View 241
24. The Camp 249
25. Partunck 261
26. Familiar Faces 274
27. Satler’s Daughter 284
28. Paintings 289
29. Jagoline wine 301
30. Revelations 319
31. Don’t Ask Twice 330
32. Eaglestone Inn 337
33. Battle of the Telkhen Plains 347
