A final character profile from the upcoming Glaive book!

...and here we have our final official contestant in the hunt for the dreaded, unseen, mysterious object - Darksiege, the last of Those That Stand in Shadow:

Glaive continued to run about, despite his lethargy, hoping to find hint, or perhaps a living soul, to explain what had happened. He called out Royal’s name once, twice, before a voice answered him.

“I am here.”

Glaive quickly stopped. The voice that replied was not the sea captain’s, but that of somebody else. It was a deeper, hollow utterance from one of greater power, and deeper evil. It was chilling and soothing at the same time, seductive in its melody, but harboring a hunger and savagery barely restrained beneath a semblance of calm and control.

Red eyes stared at Glaive, from a corpse-white face, bedecked with black hair and projecting antlers. Armor the color of jet-black clinked underneath a cowl of similar darkness, a cowl which held whispering and chattering things in its many folds. The being was imposing, and like some netherworld prince, stood tall and stately. An armored hand moved, and before Glaive could react, the ground rose, forming earthen tentacles that took hold of the thief. He struggled, but could not escape.

A hint of recognition tinted the being’s brow. “I remember you, half-orcne. The servant to my hated enemy. You were with him on that other world, in pursuit of the object I coveted. I remember your weapon, which struck me in your pitiful attempt to do me injury. I also wonder, does he pursue this new object as well?”

Whew - will Darksiege be the one to finally lay claim to the object? Hopefully not...!

Well, that wraps up the sneak peeks of the main players in this upcoming book! Who will win? What will happen...and what happens next?

The countdown begins...!