Introducing Blinded Angels Book 1: The Noble Sacrifice
A Queer Contemporary Fantasy with a Gothic Flavor
I debated for a while whether to have more than one fiction serial running at the same time. I’ve decided that as long as I collected them in their own sections, I should get my fiction out.
Welcome to Blinded Angels
Enter the world of the Dragons of Night. Yes, dragons are real and have governed the night since the great shadow fell upon them at the end of the war with Nyx. Together with the Fae and many other magical creatures, they joined the Covenant with the Giants to expel those they saw as liars who sought only wealth and power from their midst, creating our world.
In Blinded Angels, we follow Ellis Nicks, a courageous and resilient nonbinary person. When I say courageous, they lived their best genderqueer life in the 90s, even though they didn’t have the language for it. I have chosen not to misgender them in the story even though that would have happened at the time.
Everything changes for Ellis, Moriah, and Peter during an innocent stroll through the autumnal woods of Maryland. A sudden twist of fate transports them to a mysterious land where the impossible becomes reality.
But this extraordinary realm harbors secrets, and the trio finds themselves embroiled in a web of darkness and intrigue. As they navigate their way through this treacherous landscape, Ellis and their friends must confront their own inner demons and unravel the enigmatic past that haunts them all. The journey they undertake is not just one of self-discovery, but also a battle against forces that threaten to tear their newfound world apart.
Blinded Angels series explores the depths of friendship, love, and identity in a world brimming with mystery and romance.
Join Ellis, Moriah, and Peter as they navigate the perilous path of self-discovery and face the shadows that lurk in both the realm of magic and their own souls. Uncover the secrets that threaten their very existence and prepare yourself for a breathtaking adventure you won't soon forget. The Blinded Angels series will transport you to a realm where fantasy and reality intertwine, leaving you captivated until the very last page. Are you ready to embark on this extraordinary journey?
Well, are you?
Chapters will come out on Thursdays. As the chapters of The Noble Sacrifice come out, I will be updating this post and it will serve as Table of Contents for the series.
Noble Sacrifice: Chapter 1: The Ara
TOC The moon struggled to peek through the leafless branches of the trees, as three fools lost their way hiking through the woods below. These three friends wended through the maze of trees with an unearned confidence to have a moonlit picnic by their favorite waterfall in the Catoctin State Park. Sure, it was the only real waterfall in the park, but they…
Noble Sacrifice: Chapter 2: The Inferi
The specter glowered down at them from the top of the angelic statues, in a perverse mockery of everything Ellis ever thought or believed about the world. “Th-thank you.” Ellis stammered, gripping onto Moriah’s arm. “What are you, really?” Moriah almost whispered.
Noble Sacrifice: Chapter 3: Prayers in the Chapel
First < Previous > Next Sister Lydia Talbot kneeled in prayer with her sisters around the solitary red candle. Her knees pressed into the hard, cold stone floor of the convent. Shadows stretched from the high pointed windows over her and her sisters in faith. The leering moon sought a glimpse of the sanctum.
Noble Sacrifice: Chapter 4: Pawns
Ellis helped Peter and Moriah to their feet, and they followed Lydia through the dark woods. Nothing made sense to them since they found those statues. The dead Graycek danced in a mad circle around them, singing the melody of an ancient children’s song in a language Ellis didn’t know.
Noble Sacrifice: Chapter 5: Words from the Window
Previous Chapter < TOC > Next Chapter Ellis struggled to take their eyes off River. Sister Lydia gently tugged on their elbow to encourage them to follow her. As they turned away, a frigid emptiness broke within their chest, hollowing them out. They and their friends followed Sister Lydia as she led them across the courtyard as strange eyes judged them f…
Noble Sacrifice: Chapter 6: On Dragon's Wings
Previous Chapter < TOC > Next Chapter River circled in the air above the Trivian Convent. Mother Soteria’s ever-watchful eye tracked them in their ever widening gyre. The frosty night air whispered of possibilities, and the endless gaze of the moon bored through them to their very core. There was so much to do, and the order was all important.
Noble Sacrifice: Chapter 7: Too Good to be True
Previous Chapter < TOC > Next Chapter Moriah awoke rested, at ease with her life in a way so foreign to her. She refused to open her eyes. Yesterday, she discovered the world of magic and mystery she’d longed for all her life. What if she opened her eyes and found it was all a dream?
Chapter 8: The Garden of Disbelief
Eight years ago, Ellis sat cross-legged on their bed in their parent’s old apartment. They pulled their Ewoks’ sheets tightly around them, holding their Silverhawks Steelheart and Steelwill in their hand. Tears welled up in their eyes and they set them on the nightstand.