The Soulweb

Centuries ago, the books say, King Mavius Keltenon cast a spell upon his knights in an attempt to live forever. The aftermath of that spell caused destruction beyond reasoning as Mavius and those loyal to him were lost in a massive earthquake. What the lessons do not teach is that it was no mere quake. The spell of the king wove a web around and through the souls of his knights. But in his haste, Mavius neglected the source of his power, a demon. The souls were not Mavius's to claim. Offended, the demon dragged the king and all of his army into the Under-Realm. But the spell, the Soulweb, survived.

Even now the spell of that long dead king pulls at his descendants and Jaron must trade his books for blades when Mavius, with his knights behind him, returns from beyond the grave to reclaim his throne.
In a war between the living and the dead, Jaron Keltenon might be the final piece of a plan that started centuries ago.
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