Phantom Vanquisher

Exorcise. Reap. Purge. For thousands of years, the Vanquisher clans of Verve have protected their people from the monstrous Phantoms of the Other Side—nightmarish creatures that feed on human souls. But now the times have changed: the Phantoms have grown stronger through the ages—and so has their hunger—while the surviving Vanquisher clans have only weakened in their ranks and ruling. Another Era of Ruin is upon Verve if its Vanquisher clans don’t unite against the Phantoms. Yet family vendettas and personal grudges cannot be settled without bloodshed—so the clans continue clashing in their centuries-long war. And then there’s Nijel Rooke: a highly ambitious orphan boy of seventeen from the poorest part of the richest city in Verve, who enters this battle against Phantoms and the politics between Vanquishers upon awakening into an Altersoul. Plunged into this dangerous world of paranormal monsters and demon hunters, Nijel Rooke fights for more than just his survival—wanting to keep the promise he made with his brother under the blood moon. “But it’s not enough, brother,” Nijel told Mikel while gazing up at the Star Beacon. “Power means nothing if you’re not the most powerful.” From struggling in the Gutter of Sanctuary, to becoming the wealthiest and strongest man in all of Verve and beyond, this is the story of Nijel Rooke: The Dealmaker. The Phantom Vanquisher who advanced his soul from an Acolyte to an Avatar, uniting all the Vanquisher clans under him to fight back against another Era of Ruin—exorcising, reaping, and purging all the Phantoms of the Other Side.