Demon Spawn

by lostogg

When Vaughn Shido joined his brother's troops as they besieged the desert city of Ro'don, he assumed that the infamous enemy commander Ari Kale adopted the title Demon Child to inspire fear in his enemies. After a gruesome battle, fate and a psychotic ally guide him to a beautiful young enemy on the brink of death. He steals the young man away and nurses him back to health, only to discover that he brought home the Demon Child himself--and that the title is a literal description rather than a moniker.

Status: WIP

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Genres: M M Romance, Fantasy, Military Fiction

online fiction

Published March 3, 2013

Reviews

[S · Rating 5 out of 5]

(Read up to chapter 18)

Very very charming story. Well-written with special care in developing the world in their history and culture. The politics inside are defined and intricate; the characters deep and fascinating. The MCs are fantastic and the plot unfolds with much skill.

This is roughly 84k words.
Alternate link: here.

Points of brilliance:

*Really enjoyed the MC here -- I always love a good boss character. The leadership theme is a favourite, and I love encountering it. Kale is just casually awesome and I melt with glee. He's pretty cocky about it, but with good cause, and he's not an ass even knowing how high level he is.
*Kale takes heavy responsibility for his people and inspires a heavy loyalty he loathes to abuse. What comes of that power and duty to it is beautiful.
*Kale's enthusiasm in combat and the art of combat. He truly enjoys fighting and revels in participating in a dance between a worthy adversary. His happiness and excitement in it is hilarious and wonderful to read. I swooned when he expressed his sadness over losing Mary's grandfather, a master-at-arms, as an opponent -- it showed a fine point of his character.
*Kale's connection to Vaughn was great. I feared that the author would force a parallel in Vaughn to Kale's level of awesome because, really, no one can compare to that. Instead, I was pleased that their relationship flowed well and neither was pressed to measure up to the other. Vaughn stays as lovable as he is, and so does Kale. Vaughn is clearly not as strong or accomplished as Kale, but I like him like that, and while he can grow as a character, I can't help disliking the idea of Vaughn surpassing Kale. They complement each other and make each other happy, and I don't feel like they need to alter anything to keep balance.
*Very detailed history that I always enjoy seeing. Well-paced and exciting throughout the story. Small details scattered all around that show special care.
*It was awesome enough that I check back pretty frequently in case there's an update. And the kind of original that I don't even need a refresher in the basic content, because I'd never read something like it enough before.

[Seregil · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really interesting and intense! I loved the plot and the characters and I can barely keep my eyes open now 'cause I had to read it in one sitting :D
Kale has been possessed by an ancient demon god since he was a 7 year old slave and is now the center figure in an uprising. The politics is slightly complicated, but even the side characters are lovable (in a "I will slit your throat" kind of way).
I'm curios what happens next, but the last chapter posted isn't a huge cliffhanger. Things still are tense and lots of things need to be wrapped up, but it doesn't make me pull my hair out :)) Hopefully this will be completed at some point.
(ch 18)