ShadowLore (Paperback)

There exists a dark world. A world so dark, evil lurks behind every corner. Sakura VeLann had the misfortune of being born the only light bright enough to penetrate the shadows. Her home destroyed and her sister taken-over by the Shadow Lord Genji; Sakura's only hope for sanity is a Half-Elf named Elizabeth. Together, they search across the planet for the lost fragments of the legendary Chaos Breaker. The ancient sword is rumored to be the only thing that can defeat Genji, but before Sakura can take him down she'll have to slaughter slave-traders and tackle a tryst with Troll-terrorists.Meanwhile, a sorceress named Lady Lusteria is remodeling the planet in her own image. With her overzealous gang of Zombies, she quickly takes advantage of the Powers' blind eye. A wise and powerful wizard sends forth his apprentice, a well-meaning Mage named Goemon, to help prevent Sakura from leading Elitavia into extinction.

Arimis Gambit Cedeno IV was born and raised in the state of Ohio. He is the oldest of four other siblings, all of whom exceed in their own unique talents. Gambit's unique gift of scribing macabre lore was first visible at the tender age of five. When Arimis was a young child, as are most children his age, he was afraid of the dark; creatures lurking in the shadows, beneath his bed and other things that we as 'adults' find ludicrously ridiculous. Through patience and careful desensitizing, he learned to embrace the darkness and entrap his fears and expose them in a light which all of humankind can see. "So many things frighten me...too many to talk about. There is 'Evil' in the world. It's everywhere, and it's always existed since the beginning. There are three types of beings on this planet. The first type knows about the 'Evil'; they can smell it, taste it, and see it in its pure form, because they have also existed just as long. Then there are those that are oblivious, or just choose to be ignorant of the 'Evil', and brush it away, mockingly, as if it were a mosquito hovering over their delicious beverage. Finally, there are those like me, who can feel the presence of the naturally un-Earthly 'thing'. And no matter how tight we close our eyes, or how deep beneath our covers we try to hide, there's no escaping its crooked smile; its sadistic, inhuman cackle, and acidic breath that burns away years from your life, before its even begun..." ¬A.G.Cedeno IV