When the Bell Tolls

Rhinea Soharna, huntress of Eshkel, has never learnt the reason as to why she was chosen to receive a revered 'Gift' yet its ownership has proved to be a bane rather than any blessing, that is until today. Disaster has arrived at the back-end of civilisation, a most improbable location for any invasion yet the tolling of the village bell is to be a herald to tragedy. The Malice have returned; sightless winged leviathans born from their namesake emotion along with warriors who wear suits of living steel. The village witch is not the doddering old hag that most have mistaken her for, her legacy of misdeeds linked to another of most unique importance. Also embroiled inside the mix of chaos are the enigmatic Darien twins, their heritage intertwined with that which they carry for their past transcends the turning of the seasons and is linked to those who once ruled the heavens.