A Bloody Horizon

Verna, a priestess struggling with her faith, faces expulsion and banishment for her inability to summon the power of her goddess. Judged as a failure, she is forced to serve one last task, guarding the ancient objects forgotten by her Order. But this night will change everything. The power of a forgotten ring and the attraction of a rogue may tempt her to ruin. Deskin has served the Death's Row gang for 8 years. Raised in violence, carved in malice, he has paid off his father's debt, job by bloody job. Isolated and alone, he has one final task: to steal an ancient ring from a temple. But no job is that simple, and he finds himself faced with an alluring priestess and a world of magic. Lapat is a Master of the Arcane and the greatest of his generation. But that was long ago. Now, he is retired in a peaceful home with his loving wife. But the cost of a lifetime of magical exposure demands payment, and the price is terminal. Infected with the Black Rot, Lapat is running out of time, and the cure appears nonexistent. That is, until he uncovers a magical ring, one that could heal him and grant him endless power. One fateful night, their paths cross. Their world is torn open, and an invading army pours through the horizon with seemingly one goal: to retrieve the ring by any means necessary. This unlikely trio must work together to bring the ring to a distant city and pray that the bloodshed stops. But everyone has secrets, and faith, like trust, can be misplaced.