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Parasite Soul: It feeds on your strongest emotions
I've been working on a new book for months now, and not even working two jobs could stop me! Introducing my latest dark fantasy, Parasite Soul!
A mashup of fairy tale, epic fantasy, and horror, Parasite Soul follows the tale of the hapless Simon, naive farmer's son from the tiny village of Brand. Simon, awkward master of poor decision-making, decides to try his luck against a dragon which has been terrorizing the countryside, with only the help of an old sword he found in a ditch. King Minus, monarch of Cannevish, has promised the hand of his temperamental daughter Tiera to the champion who can defeat the beast.
Simon does indeed manage to slay the dragon where so many others have failed, and it is here that what might have been a heroic chronicle goes into a tailspin. It turns out he doesn't fancy Tiera much at all, preferring her exotic handmaiden Niu. Tiera's fragile ego can't handle rejection from a peasant, and soon Simon and Niu are on the run with soldiers in pursuit.
Worse, it turns out that the sword which helped Simon slay the dragon isn't what it appears to be. Instead, the blade has inflicted Simon with a terrible curse which preys upon his stronger emotions, causing devastation to anyone within his radius.
Can Simon find love, escape the wrath of Princess Tiera, survive cannibal attacks and the returning dead, and flee the kingdom, all while under the debilitating influence of the Parasite Soul?
... I'll never tell, you'll have to read it.
A mashup of fairy tale, epic fantasy, and horror, Parasite Soul follows the tale of the hapless Simon, naive farmer's son from the tiny village of Brand. Simon, awkward master of poor decision-making, decides to try his luck against a dragon which has been terrorizing the countryside, with only the help of an old sword he found in a ditch. King Minus, monarch of Cannevish, has promised the hand of his temperamental daughter Tiera to the champion who can defeat the beast.
Simon does indeed manage to slay the dragon where so many others have failed, and it is here that what might have been a heroic chronicle goes into a tailspin. It turns out he doesn't fancy Tiera much at all, preferring her exotic handmaiden Niu. Tiera's fragile ego can't handle rejection from a peasant, and soon Simon and Niu are on the run with soldiers in pursuit.
Worse, it turns out that the sword which helped Simon slay the dragon isn't what it appears to be. Instead, the blade has inflicted Simon with a terrible curse which preys upon his stronger emotions, causing devastation to anyone within his radius.
Can Simon find love, escape the wrath of Princess Tiera, survive cannibal attacks and the returning dead, and flee the kingdom, all while under the debilitating influence of the Parasite Soul?
... I'll never tell, you'll have to read it.
