The Elia Chronicles by Gareth - The Elia Chronicles by Gareth, #2 - E-book - ePub

In times immemorial, when the Earth was still young and magic ran freely through the veins of creation, there was a young warrior whose heart overflowed with courage, surpassing the very power of the sword wielded by his hands. This was Elius, the firstborn heir of two lineages, the Von Gareth and S. Darkan, a lineage blessed or cursed by the ancestral gods with the rare gift of the arcane arts of light and darkness.
In his tender youth, Elius lived under the careful watch of his beloved mother, the noble Elia of Gareth, and his venerable grandmother Isaah, wise with her silver hair. In the comfort of his home, in the quiet village of Sunray in Grammaria, the young man grew up cradled by the whispers of ancient trees and the tales of glory and heroic deeds narrated by matriarch Isaah Von Gareth before the crackling fireplace.
There, in his private sanctuary, Elius was raised with stories of valiant warriors, powerful sorcerers, and epic feats like those of his mother, guiding his first steps towards his own glorious destiny. However, shadows were gathering over those once peaceful lands. For the malevolent Antracus, the latest Dark Lord, was spreading his poison of evil in the arcane world, gathering demonic forces to subjugate the free realms to his despotic will.
And on a fateful night, his most terrible creature, the spectre Miticus, burst into the quarters of the Von Gareth to seize the beloved Elia in its spectral claws, thus beginning another war. Amidst the screams of pure terror from his cherished mother, Elius's heart burned with a sacred fury, as if the very flames of hell were blazing in his chest. Wielding the flaming sword of his ancestors, the young warrior set out in a blaze of wrath and determination, vowing to know no rest until he freed Elia from the shadows that had captured her.
His uncertain path led him to the cursed gates of the underworld of NightGlen, the mirrored city where Antracus had raised his dark fortress. Through shadowy alleys and haunted lanes, Elius infiltrated the forbidden realm of shadows, challenging the vile creatures guarding the gates of evil. But his boldness did not go unnoticed, and soon the Dark Lord himself sent his most fearsome Shadowspawn to capture the daring warrior, dead or alive.
In a desperate flight from the underworld, Elius ran towards the ruins of an ancient temple, praying to the arcane gods for protection and allies for his noble cause. For he knew that alone, he would never be able to defeat the legions of Antracus, but his determination burned as intensely as the flaming blade wielded by his hands."Come to me, valiant warriors and pure-hearted mages!" the young man cried to the starry skies.
"Join this warrior in his quest for justice and freedom! For the time has come to break the chains of darkness and bring light back to this blessed land!"And so, under the watchful gaze of the silver moon, Elius awaited those who would heed his call to bravery, ready to gather a brotherhood of champions and begin the greatest battle of his life. For the time had come to challenge Antracus himself and free his beloved mother from the clutches of evil, no matter the cost...