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Shades of Black
Desolate
From mother and refugee, to warrior and nun, to traitress and Destroyer. Hell hath no fury like a mother betrayed.The Signovencian Church paints Sevara of the Blooded as a Hellwitch responsible for the burning of dozens of churches across Samothrace. Congregations whisper hushed prayers that her demonic gaze might pass over and spare them the ravages of her malicious coven, the Blooded of Ruin.
She was not always so.
According to the forbidden writings of Father Joseph, excommunicate shepherd of the Blooded, a tribeswoman of the Hellscape fled her master to save her infant son from ritualistic sacrifice. She finds sanctuary on the other side of Bel Farak in a small parish and hides there.
Now, to prove she is no spy of Hell, Sevara volunteers to enter the war on the side of the Kingdom as a warrior nun of the Anointed. While fighting to survive the monsters, demons and savages from the life she abandoned, she has no idea of the political wheels turning behind the scenes, and the danger that her supposed allies present to her and her son.
Desolate is the tragic origin story of the Destroyer’s champion, Sevara of the Blooded, and a prequel to Shades of Black Afterlight.
She was not always so.
According to the forbidden writings of Father Joseph, excommunicate shepherd of the Blooded, a tribeswoman of the Hellscape fled her master to save her infant son from ritualistic sacrifice. She finds sanctuary on the other side of Bel Farak in a small parish and hides there.
Now, to prove she is no spy of Hell, Sevara volunteers to enter the war on the side of the Kingdom as a warrior nun of the Anointed. While fighting to survive the monsters, demons and savages from the life she abandoned, she has no idea of the political wheels turning behind the scenes, and the danger that her supposed allies present to her and her son.
Desolate is the tragic origin story of the Destroyer’s champion, Sevara of the Blooded, and a prequel to Shades of Black Afterlight.
97 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 31, 2022
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October 10, 2023
Heart wrenching and extremely well written!
As a mother, I can't imagine going through what Sevara endured. Every part of me resonated with Sevara's reasoning for her choices. The story was fast paced and had a powerful message. I loved it!!!
As a mother, I can't imagine going through what Sevara endured. Every part of me resonated with Sevara's reasoning for her choices. The story was fast paced and had a powerful message. I loved it!!!
March 29, 2026
Wow. I am near speechless. An incredibly moving story about our deepest flaws and the terrible wounds they make. Jonathan Shuerger is a true master storyteller. He captures the real struggles in such vivid stories, so captivating and gut wrenching at the same time. Well done, sir. Well done.
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