A.C. Ellas - The Dark Servant 26-30

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A.C. Ellas - The Dark Servant 26 - Ambush in the Woods

Plot :

Captain Jisten is embroiled in conflict against an invading army of shapechangers who want nothing more than to reduce the kingdom to the wilderness it was carved from. Baby Rasten has been stolen from his cradle, but S’Tyll and Pikara are in close pursuit. High Priest S’Rak has been betrayed by a false friend and captured by one of the few people he can’t stand. Okyran diplomats have arrived in Summertown and are threatening death and destruction if the Koilathans don’t come to their senses immediately. The Kephi priest Pajel, meanwhile, is being seduced by the very temple he’s supposed to be spying on. In the darkness of the woods, is there any hope remaining?

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A.C. Ellas - The Dark Servant 27 - Slave Dancer

Plot :

While Prince Jethain defends Koilatha from the Lythadi invaders and the delegation of dark servants make their position very clear to King and Council, High Priest S’Rak and Captain Jisten remain captives of Chancellor Virien.

 

Neither will leave without the other, trapping both in an abyss deeper and crueler than anything they’ve withstood before. Only together can they hope to break free of their prisons, but will they be able to overcome the horror and pain of the present to look to the future?

 

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A.C. Ellas - The Dark Servant 28 - Bear Pit Fighter

Plot :

Chancellor Virien has what he wants now—both High Priest S’Rak and Captain Jisten are his, collared and chained. The captain’s training proceeds apace, but S’Rak is strangely growing more defiant rather than less.

 

S’Rak now has what he lacked before—hope. Forces are gathering against the chancellor, intent on freeing him and the captain from bondage. Given Jisten’s love and secure in Scorth’s continued freedom, he dares to push back against his master.

 

As the Dark Army combines forces with Jethain’s Koilathan Army to combat the Lythadi threat, Virien hastens toward the privacy of his estate, fearing to lose it all.

 

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A.C. Ellas - The Dark Servant 29 - A Little Madness

Plot :

Still on the road to Chancellor Virien’s land, High Priest S’Rak and Captain Jisten continue to cling to one another in the face of their suffering, but both begin to fight back, each in their own manner. The Gods are also stirring, taking an interest in the plight of the pair and doing what they can, subtly, to help. When Rak sees an opportunity for some payback, will he take it or will he wait for the situation to become more secure first?

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A.C. Ellas - The Dark Servant 30 - Virien's Manor.pdf

Plot :

At last, the army gathers on the edge of Virien’s lands. At last, the time draws near when High Priest S’Rak will remember what he is. As the influence of the Lord of Madness spreads, things start to turn against Chancellor Virien. S’Rak and Captain Jisten stand to gain much, assuming they both survive the coming storm intact. But can love survive when it’s tested to the breaking point and beyond?

 

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A.C. Ellas - The Dark Servant 31 - Betrin's Band.pdf

Plot :

High Priest S’Rak has vanished into the woods in company with madness himself. Captain Jisten, Prince Jethain and the dark servants seek to find him before the chaos mage Sura kills his soul-bonded dragon, Scorth. It seems that fate is stacking the odds against the lovers, for no sooner have Rak and Jisten found each other, they become separated once more.

 

To make matters worse, Jisten finds himself endlessly reliving that one horrible incident that nearly shattered his soul, and he questions his own love for the strange creature that is the Loftoni High Priest of the Storm Lord. Can their love survive Jisten’s breaking when all the Lythadi on Ydron are attacking?

 

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