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Ashen Realm
Ashen Realm
Series · 5 books · 2024
By
S.D. McKittrick
Books in series
#1
Through the Ashes
2024
Betrayed... Trapped... Left for dead.
All Ole wanted to do was become an adventurer like his brother. He wanted to romance his childhood sweetheart and bring her with on his adventures. Together they would rise in the world and take the fight to the Ashen that threaten humanity. Monsters that create portals and break into his world to feast on humans. It all comes crashing down after his birthday. He'd finally aged out. He unlocked his attributes. But when his unique skill is revealed, darkness descends. Betrayed by the man that helped raise him, Ole is left for dead in the Ashen's Realm. With only a broken knife and a few scraps of food he has to survive. He'll fight, bleed, and survive while unlocking skills that shouldn't be possible. He'll discover that the Ashen Realm is far more than what humanity believes it to be. Deepening mysteries and a hidden world unfold around Ole. Can he learn from humanities greatest mistakes? He doesn't know, but he can focus on what matters most. Returning to his world and killing the man that betrayed him.
#2
Knights of the Ashes
2024
Betrayed by blood... Rose through the ashes...
Hell would have been more inviting than what Ole went through for five years. Trapped and betrayed, he was left for dead on the Ashen world. Through sheer drive and force of will, Ole overcame his trials. Uniting with a fallen angel, together they thrived. It wasn't until year five that they found a way home. Reunited with his lost love, and stepping onto the human realm once more. He has to remember what it's like to deal with humans. How much has he changed? How far will he go to get revenge for the brother that betrayed him? Creating his own guild is just the beginning. With new companions joining his side, they will have to research new technology to better understand the Ashen world. All the while taking the fight to the Knights of the Blue Order. Their plan is simple. Tear down the Blue Order and kill Niel as everything around him burns. Through the ashes, Ole has risen. And from the ashes, The Knights of the Ashes are born. A guild that claims the Ashen world as their own.
#3
From the Ashes
2024
Mistakes make the greatest heroes.
Ole allowed his brother to live. Highpoint is under threat of being destroyed, and the strongest guilds have it out for the Knights of the Ashes. The human realm is no longer safe. Families need to be evacuated, and Ole's city needs to be built. Only then will they feel truly safe. But not all is lost. Mana based technology was discovered and is currently being built. But there's a problem. They need Ole and his knowledge to finish it all. Sora and Riley are still at odds over their relationship, and Ole is finally ready to choose. That's just one small problem to handle. A second bunker is needed. It's time to expand and bring in the angels. Traveling across the country with a fox, demon, and human all under gold rank will not be easy. And what's worse, new realms are discovered as their inhabitants set up camp. The world is changing, and the feeling that everything is hostile will push Ole and his team to new heights. Can Ole level up his Ashen Taming and add new party members? He'll also have to travel to the angel's realm and win them over. So much to do, and yet there never seems to be enough time. Ole can only pray that his actions will help secure the human's spot on Earth. But nothing is ever easy when it comes to the Ashen...
#4
Realms of the Ashes
2024
When angels fly, doth does evil come.
Ole has made it to the angel realm and taken to the skies. A black portal is brewing, and it's up to him to prove his worth to his new potential allies. Despised and hated, Ole will have to convince the archangels that he needs them to cleanse Earth of the corruption. Only when they all agree will he be on the correct path. Riley has left for the human realm. Her need to distance herself from Ole gives her a job of tearing down the Blue Order for good. With agents at her disposal, she will use all of her experience working for Marie to crush the guild and confront Niel. But can she truly work with Ole ever again. Only time will tell. A third bunker is within sight, or so it seems. Marie needs Ole to travel through Canada and to Alaska. Something is happening in Canada that she cannot see. Something that could speak ill of their current position. With the angels being worked on, it's time to bring the demons into the loop. Ole only hopes he can secure the bunker without a fight. If wishes were horses...
#5
Elders of the Ashes
2024
From the shadows of the apocalypse, as shadow rises...
The plan to recruit the demons was put on hold when Ole found the beastkin living in the bunker he planned on claiming. That was fine. It actually worked out nearly as well. Now all he had to do was create an alliance with them and add them to the growing forces he was building up. But when the beastkin give him an ultimatum on them joining, he will have to decide if he'll risk their terms or lose them forever. Ole knew that not everyone would join him with the ease the angels did, but what is he willing to sacrifice to achieve his end goal of detaching the Ashen realm from Earth? All the while, the shadows of the ancient humans are starting to stir. A new monster has appeared in force that brings Ole to his knees. He'll need to adapt like never before to prevent the coming destruction of his people. But that's only the beginning. He still needs to secure a bunker for the demons. With the closest bunker being on another continent, he has to travel while looking over his shoulder. The alphas are still migrating, and the zones are changing density. To find the answers and prevent the destruction that befell the humans of old, Ole will need his army sooner rather than later. Ole has one question. What the hell happened in the final days of Earth?
Author
S.D. McKittrick
Author · 28 books