Synopsis
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Asrael Nessarat awakes on a sandy dune with a mouthful of sand and nothing but tattered rags in his posession. As the High Magus of the school of Necromancy, he once aspired to prove to the Emperor that magic still held a place in their society. But that day came, passed and inevitably accelerated his kind's downfall. Now; they are hunted, strung up and burned on pyres throughout the Empire by the Emperor's holy Inquisition- an efficient and ruthless army hell-bent on bleeding every last droplet of magic from the lands. With nothing but a mouthful of sand and tattered rags; Asrael is determined to seek the one thing his cold, still heart desires. Vengeance.
This story can, at times, get very dark. It is not recommended for the faint of heart.
This is not a story of an overtly powerful wizard who can pulverize his enemies from across the world, nor is it in any way, shape or form a joyous tale. We follow Asrael as he and his companions explore and seek to change an unjust world, where kindness and acceptance are exceptions, rather than the rule. If you are looking for a story to inspire hope or joy, this is not it. If you wish to read about likeable, heroic people, turn around. If you wish to see good battle evil, where the cut in between is clear, then this is not for you.
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Table of Contents
- 1Chapter 1: Awakening2024-11-13
- 2Chapter 2: Only the dead may rest peacefully2024-11-13
- 3Chapter 3: The beauty, the ogre and the commander2024-11-13
- 4Chapter 4: The Death of the finest Magus2024-11-13
- 5Chapter 5: Morale's inevitable decline2024-11-13
- 6Chapter 6: True power2024-11-13
- 7Chapter 7: Magnum opus2024-11-13
- 8Chapter 8: Death is but a transition2024-11-13
- 9Chapter 9: An army of his own2024-11-13
- 10Chapter 10: The beginning necessitates an end2024-11-13
- 11Chapter 11: Rolling Barrel2024-11-13
- 12Chapter 12: Azazeel2024-11-13
- 13Chapter 12: Good grapes make the sourest of raisins2024-11-13
- 14Chapter 13: The journey goes on2024-11-13
- 15Chapter 14: The spark to end worlds2024-11-13
- 16Chapter 15: The waking nightmares of frustration2024-11-13
- 17Chapter 16: The village of dust2024-11-13
- 18Chapter 17: The red-eyed village idiot2024-11-13
- 19Chapter 18: Wheat does not grow on blighted lands2024-11-13
- 20Chapter 19: Back in the pit we go2024-11-13
- 21Chapter 20: The spring tenses2024-11-13
- 22Chapter 21: The trap is set2024-11-13
- 23Chapter 22: A trap to start a war2024-11-13
- 24Chapter 23: The blackest sheep2024-11-13
- 25Chapter 24: Magnificent beasts2024-11-13
- 26Chapter 25: An unexpected muse2024-11-13
- 27Chapter 26: Into the Empire2024-11-13
- 28Chapter 27: The impossible grass2024-11-13
- 29Chapter 28: Kester's tavern2024-11-13
- 30Chapter 29: Bartholomew's repentance2024-11-13
- 31Chapter 30: Arrival2024-11-13
- 32Chapter 31: Folie au deux2024-11-13
- 33Chapter 32: Kester's tavern2024-11-13
- 34Chapter 33: A waking wake2024-11-13
- 35Chapter 34: The two sons2024-11-13
- 36Chapter 35: The tavernkeeper's daughter2024-11-13
- 37Chapter 36: Imbeciles2024-11-13
- 38Chapter 37: The tunnels2024-11-13
- 39Chapter 38: The pyre-bound magus2024-11-13
- 40Chapter 39: The house of Gerathar2024-11-13
- 41Chapter 40: A celebratory pyre2024-11-13
- 42Chapter 42: The long con2024-11-13
- 43Chapter 43: A strangely solid shaky alliance2024-11-13
- 44Chapter 44: Ether2024-11-13
- 45Chapter 45: Pyromancy2024-11-13
- 46Chapter 46: Titus' secret2024-11-13
- 47Chapter 47: A murderous duo2024-11-13
- 48Chapter 48: Getting to know Gerathar2024-11-13
- 49Chapter 49: An unwelcomed welcome visit2024-11-13
- 50Chapter 50: Castration2024-11-13
- 51Chapter 51: The failed tavernkeeper2024-11-13
- 52Chapter 52: Prison break2024-11-13
- 53Chapter 53: The broken girl2024-11-13
- 54Chapter 54: The challenge2024-11-13
- 55Chapter 55: Dropped pretenses2024-11-13
- 56Chapter 56: The sanguine garden2024-11-13
- 57Chapter 57: Ferromancy foolishness2024-11-13
- 58Chapter 58: Decapitation2024-11-13
- 59Chapter 59: Unwelcomed bedpartners2024-11-13
- 60Chapter 60: Run, hide and die2024-11-13
- 61Chapter 61: Capita's lost prince of parties2024-11-13
- 62Chapter 62: Neda's mission2024-11-13
- 63Chapter 63: The multidisciplinary disciple2024-11-13
- 64Chapter 64: Cannibalism2024-11-13
- 65Chapter 65: Runes2024-11-13
- 66Chapter 66: Pilta's reeking mornings2024-11-13
- 67Chapter 67: Shopping2024-11-13
- 68Chapter 68: The duel2024-11-13
- 69Chapter 69: Underwear2024-11-13
- 70Chapter 70: The inescapable pit2024-11-13
- 71Chapter 71: Truth2024-11-13
- 72Chapter 72: Night terrors2024-11-13
- 73Chapter 73: The night the world ended2024-11-13
- 74Chapter 74: Confusion breeds confusion2024-11-13
- 75Chapter 75: Bartholomew the Usurper2024-11-13
- 76Chapter 76: Status2024-11-13
- 77Chapter 77: The thousand lacerations2024-11-13
- 78Chapter 78: Potato skins2024-11-13
- 79Chapter 79: The Silver General2024-11-13
- 80Chapter 80: A wrench in the machine2024-11-13
- 81Chapter 81: Subtlety2024-11-13
- 82Chapter 82: The pyromancer's flames2024-11-13
- 83Chapter 83: Kester's day out2024-11-13
- 84Chapter 84: Hellfire2024-11-13
- 85Chapter 85: Boy's night2024-11-13
- 86Chapter 86: It cost him but an arm2024-11-13
- 87Chapter 87: A kitchen knife can substitute a bone saw... with time2024-11-13
- 88Chapter 88: High Inquisitor Gustav Sargerrei2024-11-13
- 89Chapter 89: The good touch2024-11-13
- 90Chapter 90: Lita's friend2024-11-13
- 91Chapter 91: Lockdown2024-11-13
- 92Chapter 92: A new rule2024-11-13
- 93Chapter 93: Darkness2024-11-13
- 94Chapter 94: All hail Inquisitor Titus2024-11-13
- 95Chapter 95: Crimes against Humanity2024-11-13
- 96Chapter 96: Pilta's descent into madness2024-11-13
- 97Chapter 97: Servitude's end2024-11-13
- 98Chapter 98: Impalement2024-11-13
- 99Chapter 99: Disappointment2024-11-13
- 100Chapter 100: Green eyes2024-11-13
- 101Chapter 101: Pied piper2024-11-13
- 102Chapter 102: Titus' prize2024-11-13
- 103Chapter 103: Reciprocation2024-11-13
- 104Chapter 104: Bargaining2024-11-13
- 105Chapter 105: Mindguard2024-11-13
- 106Chapter 106: The infernal Tavernkeeper2024-11-13
- 107Chapter 107: The tavernkeeper's death2024-11-13
- 108Chapter 108: Below the surface2024-11-13
- 109Chapter 109: Not yet...2024-11-13
- 110Chapter 110: Petrus' remains2024-11-13
- 111Chapter 111: She slipped2024-11-13
- 112Chapter 112: A test2024-11-13
- 113Chapter 113: The letter2024-11-13
- 114Chapter 114: Sheep and wolves2024-11-13
- 115Chapter 115: Ellie's trap2024-11-13
- 116Chapter 116: Fractures2024-11-13
- 117Chapter 117: Come2024-11-13
- 118Chapter 118: Fearsome oaths2024-11-13
- 119Chapter 119: Speak plainly2024-11-13
- 120Chapter 120: First blood2024-11-13
- 121Chapter 121: The lies of parents2024-11-13
- 122Chapter 122: Disfigurement2024-11-13
- 123Chapter 123: Return to dust2024-11-13
- 124Chapter 124: Violation?2024-11-13
- 125Chapter 125: From the dust2024-11-13
- 126Chapter 126: Capita's fall2024-11-13
- 127Chapter 127: Post-violation wrath2024-11-13
- 128Chapter 128: The lover's delusions2024-11-13
- 129Chapter 129: Flesh and wood2024-11-13
- 130Chapter 130: Appetizer2024-11-13
- 131Chapter 131: The vengeful2024-11-13
- 132Chapter 132: Back to work2024-11-13
- 133Chapter 133: Opium2024-11-13
- 134Chapter 134: Multiple complicated fractures2024-11-13
- 135Chapter 135: We've visitors2024-11-13
- 136Chapter 136: Disenchantment2024-11-13
- 137Chapter 137: Et tu, Asrael?2024-11-13
- 138Chapter 138: Escape2024-11-13
- 139Chapter 139: Tucking tails2024-11-13
- 140Chapter 140: Farewell, tavernkeeper2024-11-13
- 141Chapter 141: We will miss that carriage2024-11-13
- 142Chapter 142: Onwards2024-11-13
- 143Chapter 143: Into the land of mists2024-11-13
- 144Chapter 144: The pastry-treatment2024-11-13
- 145Chapter 145: Home, bloody home2024-11-13
- 146Chapter 146: Obsession2024-11-13
- 147Chapter 147: Ischemic ulceration2024-11-13
- 148Chapter 148: Can't see shit2024-11-13
- 149Chapter 149: Atmospheric control2024-11-13
- 150Chapter 150: Inept healing2024-11-13
- 151Chapter 151: Devotion2024-11-13
- 152Chapter 152: The monsters of the mist2024-11-13
- 153Chapter 153: Hard to get2024-11-13
- 154Chapter 154: Reunion2024-11-13
- 155Chapter 155: Less white2024-11-13
- 156Chapter 156: Arrogance trumps self-loathing2024-11-13
- 157Chapter 157: Side-effects2024-11-13
- 158Chapter 158: Wayward Daughter2024-11-13
- 159Chapter 159: Otherworldly expetorate2024-11-13
- 160Chapter 160: Summons2024-11-13
- 161Chapter 161: The Dinner2024-11-13
- 162Chapter 162: The Date2024-11-13
- 163Chapter 163: Exploration of the darkest kind2024-11-13
- 164Chapter 164: Exploration of another kind2024-11-13
- 165Chapter 165: The alchemical battery2024-11-13
- 166Chapter 166: Pilta's favored ashes2024-11-13
- 167Chapter 167: Abominable phenomenae2024-11-13
- 168Chapter 168: Regression2024-11-13
- 169Intermission: Garrionburgh2024-11-13
- 170Chapter 169: Into Skum2024-11-13
- 171Chapter 170: The split2024-11-13
- 172Chapter 171: The anomaly2024-11-13