Sword & Spirits

Thousands of moons gone since a day of great death, Jonah, an aging swordsman, still finds himself haunted by his past, those he abandoned and lost, yet, with little left in the world, he manages to trudge on, once the fastest sword under the rule of a bloodthirsty king but now beholden to whoever can pay.Such a life brings him from one town to the next, more afraid of building human connections again than he is of the foul creatures and beasts that he is tasked with slaying, but, under unforeseen circumstances--held back by the same people he used to love--he finds himself tied up with a family that deeply needs his help through the terms of a dying wish that forces the guilty man out onto a quest that will require him to return to a city he knows all too well, one he called home before he became the man he is today and one where the ghosts of his past are forced to clash with a future that could hold his death."Somehow, I find peace in that, wanting to die in battle. That is how I've always wanted to go, at least not under the rule of someone undeserving of that sacrifice, yet how could I still want that when it was how I lost all of you?" -Jonah

About the Author

Devin was born in the year of '98 and raised in a little suburb not too far outside of Baltimore, but, nowadays, he's happily escaped to a much quieter part of Maryland and is more than happy staying there until his bones turn to dust. When he's not busy using far too many commas and almost as many overly-complex sentences, he can be found relaxing with his family, caring for close friends, chasing his misbehaving son, a beautiful Retriever mix, adorably named Bear, and playing far too many video games as they have always been an escape for him, even when his issues with mental illness have been at their worse. Thankfully, with the worst his mind has to offer gone, he seems ready to stick around for a while now and more than willing to do what he loves, writing for the enjoyment of others.

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