[If you have already read Book 1, you may skip this part.]

Good day, dear readers.

Thank you for picking up my novel.

This is the first book of Defiant. It took me so long to complete this book. I still have not established how many more will come after this. All I can be sure of right now is that this novel will be a very long series. As of now… The second book is already being edited and revised and the third book is now in the process of outlining.

Defiant had gone through a lot before reaching this far. Before you read the story, there some things I wish to let you know. I am the kind of author who likes to “show” more than “tell.” I find enjoyment in solving mysteries and codes, thus it greatly influenced my writing style. I drop clues here and there, show actions, descriptions that seem trivial at first. If you want to re-read the novel again from the start, I want you to notice some of them and then realize, “oh, that’s why she acted that way,” or “I see why she’s feeling that way,” and such. As the story progress and there are more information revealed, there will be certain scenes that will make more sense once the readers go back to it. I want my readers to discover new things and have a different reading experience in my novel every time they read it.

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I would greatly appreciate it if the readers would pay attention to the details. Ask yourself questions and try to find the answers in the story as it develops forward. Find clues, form theories and enjoy this adventure to the fullest.

Thank you very much,

Airam Zenemijil

Synopsis

Book 1

Defiant: The Bewitched Demon Hunter

"Everything that I am is a gift as well as a curse."

Rumors about an infamous Mage-sprout - Azalea "The Bewitched"- had been circling around the Hunter's Council. Such rumors tend to attract the attention of various organizations. It's easy to tell with the uncanny similarities the men enquiring often possess. These malicious gossips had produced troublesome situations for Azalea's demon hunting job. Most hunters are afraid to team-up with her and some people are reluctant to make a hunting request with her involved.

During her solo hunt in Dimatagpuan Region, four students from the renowned school, AB Academy, appeared before her with an odd offer. This academy's Headmaster had grown a sudden interest in her skills as a Mage and he wants her to enroll as one of his scholars. It is the most unexpected offer which might as well bring the greatest change in her current lifestyle. Is she prepared to leave behind her normal daily life of hunting and fighting, to turn it around into an unusual daily life of socializing and schooling? How will she respond to her new environment as she learns more about who she really is?