B*stard of Abaddon
This is a dark fantasy story and contains themes such as slavery, cannibalism, child abuse, and psychological corruption.
These elements are not included for shock value, but to explore the moral and emotional decline of the characters and the world they inhabit.
If you choose to read the chapters 1,2,and 3, I would appreciate feedback.
When the Seven Heralds of Ruin arrived in the kingdom of Graven, war followed.
From beyond the world came Abaddon an infernal plane of ruin and the home of inhuman enemies called fiends and it's 7 Archdevils seething with fury to destroy the creations of Aeons, cosmic beings which are responsible for the creation and progression, and their army of Eldari.
Amid the chaos, a paladin of Eldari crossed into the Abaddon alone. A hopeless husband, driven by loss, he searched Abaddon and it's 7 infernal continents for his wife and their unborn child. What he found there shattered his understanding of the world, and forced him to adapt in ways no oath had prepared him for. He gave up his faith to follow the path of heresy, and learn the ways of the undead.
Fate, however, did not grant him the ending he sought. His journey ended before his purpose could be fulfilled, and the burden he carried passed instead to his son.
Whether the son can bear that weight and what it will cost him remains unanswered.
For returning readers:
I've decided to remove chapters 0.1,0.2 and use them as flashbacks later on in the story.