Edward thought serving a pirate was bad-until the ruthless Gwen Hamilton locked him away.
Now he faces endless questions and unthinkable torture as Gwen tries to extract his secrets. But the past holds the key to everything . . .
Years ago, a young Edward met the legendary soldier Lance Klydon. Will recalling their adventures unlock the truth Gwen seeks? Or will Edward take his stories to the grave?
Even Gwen has ghosts that haunt her. What shaped the merciless woman behind the Blue Dragon mask?
While Edward and Gwen battle over the past, new threats emerge. Christian covets command of Winestone's company, and sinister forces move against Edward's brother Christian.
With lives on the line, the clock ticks down. Will Gwen and Edward overcome their enemies? Or will long-buried secrets destroy them all?
Working for Demetrious is like running headfirst into a brick wall. Repeatedly. They could never be friends, but that doesn't mean the pirate can't teach Edward something before he finds a way to escape. He has to find a way back home. Back to Kalypso. Back to her. Whatever it takes, whatever evils he has to commit, Edward is coming home. He is going to hold Mercedes in his arms again, and this time he will never leave.
Big brother is out of the picture, and that spells opportunity. There will never be a better time for Christian to win over his father. Edward is finally gone. This time maybe for good. Who would have thought that Holston Zakarian had the stones to sacrifice one of his own children to save face? Christian vows to remember the lesson. The next one getting led to the slaughter won't be him.
Mercedes is a ticking time bomb, and the clock is running down. Edward is the love of her life. There is no scenario where Mercedes wouldn't choose him above everything else. Now he is gone again. She knows Edward hasn't been captured by pirates. He was offered to them like a sacrificial goat in exchange for additional support for the war effort. She doesn't care about any of that. All Mercedes wants is Edward, and she'll burn everything to ashes if that's what it takes to find him.
The void of space is dark and full of pirates.
Holston Zakarian spent his entire life dedicated to shrinking the time it took to move objects from one place to another. With one invention, he became the richest man on Kalypso. But using his vast resources to shape the future was easy when weighed against the task of preparing his two sons to build on his legacy.
There's nothing as dangerous as a jilted lover with the resources to make a man squirm.
Edward Zakarian grew up in the lap of luxury on Kalypso. Despite all of his advantages, Edward can't avoid the largest landmine in the galaxy. Not that he thinks about Bianca LuClaire now he has Mercedes on his arm.
In battle, only the final outcome matters.
Christian Zakarian is tired of playing second fiddle to his undeserving, playboy brother. Edward may be older than him, but the corporation should go to the best man for the job. To take his brother out of the running and get what he rightfully deserves, Christian turns to the one person who wants to get back at Edward more than he does. Bianca Luclaire.
The fate of the galaxy rests in their hands. Who will prove to be the better man?
Blowing up the Master's penthouse was one of the coolest moments of Dylan's life.
Unfortunately, it turns out that being an action movie hero comes with a price.
They have to kill the Master, or Dyani and her band of werewolves will descend upon Phoenix and do it for them. What they don't have is a lot of time. Seven days and the clock is ticking.
The Templars have always stood for one thing. They fight against the darkness. Even if it comes wrapped in a cute little package that his daughter is interested in.
The delusions Greg's family are under need to be ripped asunder. His brother lost sight of that long ago, and now he's even working with a witch. It's gone too far.
There are too many powerful elements at play for this to be a simple dustup between the supernatural groups.
Something is going on in Phoenix. Saul is determined to get to the bottom of it, even if it means ostracizing his brother. It's time for the Helsing Society to embrace a bold new future.
Saul thinks there might be a werewolf in Phoenix. It couldn't be true. Could it?
Dylan almost can't believe what he sees. The only werewolves that dare cross into the Master's territory are those with a death wish and teens participating in their rite of passage. The Master made his feelings clear. Phoenix is his city, and he doesn't want to share.
Krista has plans of her own. She's tired of working for the royals and wants to branch out. Every investor knows that start-ups are risky, but one of hers has finally come to fruition.
The Prince will be lost without her, but it's time to stop being a lackey and take control of her life.
Without his witch powers, Randal would have never found his true potential. There were great actors, and then there was him. He could literally become anyone. All he needed was their face.
All he has to do to keep the gravy chain rolling is complete his latest work. No one ever said it would be easy working with a vampire, but if things didn't work out, he could always find a new face and disappear.
Werewolves in the city, witches without faces, and the royals making a move against the Master, what could possibly go wrong?
Dylan McCormick is an average eighteen year old kid who graduated high school with his friends. The plus side of working at the family sandwich shop instead of going straight to university is he skipped gaining the freshman fifteen. The downside is no woman likes hearing, 'keep it down, my parents are upstairs . . .'
A small indignity in exchange for free rent and a job that pays above minimum wage.
Everything changes when Thomas Michael Sweeny starts sniffing around the shop. Dylan's dad doesn't want to sell his American dream. Some things are more important than money.
What Dylan's father doesn't know was that when he said no to Sweeny, he was really saying no to a vampire. Vampires aren't known for handling rejection well.
Seventeen hundred miles away in Phoenix, Arizona, Saul and Greg Cooper are also working in their family business.
Their father is the current Van Helsing and leader of the Helsing Society. They're growing tired of their father's orders to wait and watch from the shadows. They want to take action against the creatures of the night. What they long for is the chance to fight back.
What they need is a champion. Then it would be the vampires' turn to fear the night.
'Is killing a God possible? It might be, but you'd have to be some kind of idiot to even consider such a thing. Me, I'd rather not risk the ramifications. I've got enough to worry about right here.' -Lanky Larry before tossing the dice.
Eternia was almost back to full strength, but the Duke was making her move to take over the kingdom for the Dark Goddess Vitaria. Now the Blue Dagger Society would have to fight on two fronts. They had to secure the kingdom before taking the fight to Vitaria.
The Duke wasn't going to make things easy.
So The Blue Dagger Society would level up their skills. Grind for the best loot in the game and polish their rotations until they are locked in and ready to go. With Eternia's help against Vitaria, they might just stand a chance.
New skills, epic loot, individual quests, and a lot of group content. Buckle up, buttercup, because the final battle for the kingdom is underway. The only thing missing from this fight is you.
'The reason we don't pay dragon hunters upfront is they tend to get turned into crispy little snacks, and the big fat lizards get to keep our gold. So now it's strictly a pay-on-delivery line of work.'
Does the Blue Dagger Society really want to go into this line of work?
Their next quest would be decided over a heaping double stack of Joe's famous buttermilk pancakes.
Doesn't everything work better with pancakes?
King Rasmus has something Eternia needs. The Blue Dagger Society needs the experience.
It was settled. They were about to embark on another epic adventure.
The Blue Dagger Society saved the city of Tristholm from Vitaria's minions and defeated the evil under the mountain. Keeping the Etheric Coast free of Vitaria's influence was going to take more aggressive measures than pounding a hammer into some steel.
It was time to throw down with a Goddess.
Knowing they had their own Goddess standing right behind them made Tim feel more optimistic about their chances. Eternia's influence was growing with each one of their victories. With the Goddess of Light standing behind them, how could they lose?
One victory after another, is what following Eternia's path had brought to their guild. She'd laid out the bread crumbs. All they had to do now was follow her to glory and riches.
Leaving the lands of light for the first time and entering a realm controlled by Vitaria would be new for all of them. A new zone was the perfect opportunity for new challenges, harder fights, longer quests, and unique bosses.
With his friends by his side, Tim was ready to face down whatever Vitaria could throw against them. Their new adventure beckoned, and like any journey, this one would begin by putting one foot in front of the other.
Tim's plan didn't include going toe to toe with one of the most powerful men in Promethia, but he had, and he won.
Wasn't winning supposed to make things easier?
Instead of getting to live on easy street, Tim's victory only increased his reputation as a man who could solve problems.
This time those problems had teeth.
Thankfully Tim hit level ten, and once he settled on his upgraded class their newest adventure could began in earnest.
Life in The Etheric Coast wasn't exactly what he expected, it was better. With new adventures and epic loot on the horizon, Tim was never more excited to see where his next quest would take him.
It was time for Tim to start his next adventure, and there was only one way to attack the unknown. 'LeeeeeRoyyyyyyy!'
Some people just knew how to go out in style. Tim had never been one of those guys.
Tim was always a planner. The plan was to get into college, graduate, and find a well-paying job.
That plan was coming together nicely until he saw a presentation to get paid to play The Etheric Coast. At his graduation ceremony.
After watching the company's employee recruitment video, Big Richie's words had a whole new meaning. He could spend his life going from a cubicle at work to a one-bedroom apartment and back again . . . Or he could take a leap of faith by entering a virtual world of unlimited possibilities. And get paid.
Now he just has to figure out how to get the job of his dreams, help his parents financially, and catch the attention of the girl of his dreams.
It was time for him to catch his wave. Tim sure hoped it didn't kill him first.
