Varga’s dream of joining the Vestigare shatters when his unknown ties to organized crime surface. Stripped of the chance to serve justice across the Five Kingdoms, he’s given a darker path: infiltrating a gang led by a rogue Vestigare agent. Even in the shadows, Varga can still serve—but at what cost? Esmeralda, orphaned and trained by her adopted father, infiltrates the Vestigare with a mission: exploit the organization’s power to fulfill her father’s sinister agenda. But each step deepens her deceit, forcing her to betray those she’s come to care about. Both Varga and Esmeralda are echoes of duplicity, their lives split between duty and survival. As deception tightens its grip, they must escape before their secrets consume them. New chapters on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Welcome to Five Kingdoms of Cordizal! What is the Five Kingdoms of Cordizal? I often get asked this type of question about my stories by friends, bloggers, and potential readers. The Five Kingdoms of Cordizal is a high-fantasy epic universe that is the setting for most of my stories. The foundation of the universe is its multicultural, multiracial setting with several sentient races attempting to carve their legacy and survive. The world is fully fleshed out and vibrant with a rich and mysterious history not based on Tolkien mythology. This brings me to magic. To me, magic is an essential part of the fantasy genre, so, of course, there is magic in the Five Kingdoms universe. However, one critical part of the Five Kingdoms universe is that magic is an abundant commodity that is a part of everyday life and not some plot device used to drive the story. In short, the Five Kingdoms universe is the setting of epic fantasy stories with deep characters and world-building. I try to tell as many different types of stories as possible in the universe, and hopefully, you can find something for you in it.