Corvin Blackmoor was a man carved by war and betrayal.
From the blood soaked deserts of Afghanistan to the shadowed corridors of British Intelligence, he served and watched ideals crumble into lies.
Patriotism. Honor. Loyalty.
He buried them all long before a Quds Force assassin silenced his final breath.

But death was only the beginning.

Dragged from the ruins of a dying world, Corvin awakens in Valtheris. A savage world ruled by magic, where gods are myths, and survival is written in blood.
He is no longer human.
He is the last of the Dark Parasytes, an extinct race once so feared that every kingdom, every empire, and every mage order hunted them to extinction.

Armed with Shadow Siphon, the power to replicate the strengths of others, Corvin stands alone at the bottom of an alien food chain.
Weaker than a wild beast, with enemies and predators lurking in every forest, every court, every throne.

Weakness is temporary, patience is eternal.

In a world fractured by ancient wars, between noble Elves, scheming Demons, ruthless Humans, primal Feralis and Aetherborn Corvin will climb.
He will feast. He will conquer.

And in the shadows of Valtheris, the last predator will rise.
No gods. No masters.
Only the cold ambition of a man who has nothing left to believe in… but power itself.

As Solen's carriage rolled to a halt before the gates of Raven's Nest, the Arbiter's golden eyes narrowed, immediately finding Corvin among those assembled. The Planarch stood tall, taller than most, composed with a presence that needed no ornamentation. His posture was regal without strain, every movement subtle yet weighted with authority, as if the stones beneath his feet acknowledged his dominion. To Corvin's left loomed Archmagus Vaelorin the Black of the Umbral Synod, robed in the severe dark robes of Obsidian Gate, his bearing exuding quiet superiority. To Corvin's right was Magus Laevior Sindareth of the Starlight Arcanum, his silver trimmed robes gleaming with the ethereal shimmer unique to High Elven craft, his expression disciplined but inquisitive.


Chapter 81 - Sacred Blood