ChiarOscuro Book Two: Episode Four - Welcome Back

By ChiarOscuro Official

ChiarOscuro Episode Four Welcome Back (Words 5,023).

Koatsu & Skora are on a train towards the inner ring of the capital of Aludin and as they arrive closer old memories of their time back here are brought back only, their time being free may soon come to an end...

SERIES

ChiarOscuro is an ongoing online fantasy series being published at http://chiaroscuroseries.wordpress.com/. Taking place in an alternate world where humanity is just discovering it's full potential after nearly being brought to extinction five millenia ago, the darkness that once threatened humanity has returned, seemingly with the intention to finish what they failed to do 5,000 years ago.

ChiarOscuro is made up of 'Books' each one containing an Episode (these normally span a week or two) and a chapter is released throughout the duration of an episode. The official site will be the first place to find the newly released chapters at first, as well as extra pieces that delve deeper into the lore, world and characters of ChiarOscuro and once the Episode has concluded, it will be shortly be available as a single 'Book' to read in full.

So follow a small select few in this time where the world's and humanity's certain is uncertain and travel with them to meet many different cultures, people, beliefs, customs through deserts, mountains, the city of nine walls and even the parts of the world the human eye cannot see...

SERIES SUMMARY

Taking place in a world where at the dawn of human civilisation, a catastrophe struck nearly bringing humanity to extinction and close to forever changing the world as we know it.

They called them Demons, twisted, ruthless creatures with no seemingly other drive than to conquer all those weaker than them as they were the strongest and fittest and Earth seemed close to falling into the hands of these strange beings, who came to our world with no warning and legends speak of skies literally tearing open as Demons invaded our world.

However, humanity as it always seems to do, fought back and though most of the people living at that time were forever lost, the Demons were defeated, the remaining leaving this world or scattered as they fled the humans only hours before they had been slaughtering mercilessly.

It’s been 5,000 years since those events, though many dismiss the tale as legend and humanity has only recently started picking up again, there have been some strange reports recently across Aludin and with the mysterious Decabia to the east, the era of peace may soon be coming to the end and new heroes will have to answer the call to defend humanity’s flame once again, as they did so 5,000 years ago.

• Language: English
• Publisher: ChiarOscuro Official
• Release date: Sep 6, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310246777

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What can I say? I’ve loved reading and writing for as long as I can remember. There’s something special in being able to create a whole world, a whole group of characters, a whole series of events that although they may be just words, they can inspire, make you dream, relate to and carry with you for the rest of your life. Those are the kind of stories I love the most, the ones that once you’ve finished, you feel ‘sad’ in that you leave behind a group of characters and a world and those are the stories I want to create for other people to read. I have been developing and seriously pursuing the craft now for over two years, for this is what I feel I was ‘made’ to do although I knew since I was younger this is what I always wanted to do. Ever since in school my class was given a writing exercise to create any story we wanted to and while just about all my classmates only wrote about 1-3 pages, the sense of freedom I was given had me lost into it and I wrote my own story of about 20+ pages, haha. And that story was a fantasy one as is the ChiarOscuro series although all genres appeal to me and all I really want is to have people read my work and enjoy it, maybe even inspiring them to pursue this craft and if I’m able to even influence one person to do that, well then, I think I can be glad of my work and the time and effort was worth it. I would like to write more but writing calls, so I hope you enjoy!

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PREVIOUSLY ON ChiarOscuro

ALUDIN/DECABIA

The rising tension that has lasted between the two uneasy neighbouring nations has hit a turning point as forces from the east start to march on towards the west. How will the capital of Aludin, Urok, react to this declaration of war and what does this all mean for the other provinces and their people?

DASHA

A young Magi, her life has been changed once again due to the surprise

attack by Decabia on Tueley, the closest neighbour. She would have stayed

to fight yet fate has something else in mind for her....

AKELLO

Dasha's brother, stayed behind to fight the Decabians, now it is up to him

to defend their home against these invaders....

DAYGON

A young boy that looks to be the same age as the others, he was found

inside the Nephlin sanctuary beside his fallen master Baruto and when

they needed help the most, he sprung into action, defeating the demons,

No one seems to have know he existed

and lived with Baruto until today...

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MANNY

Once a petty criminal living on the streets of Lemekia

his life changed when he was caught by Dasha stealing

from an abandoned house. Now he finds himself tied to

the group and his monotonous life may forever be behind him...

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Book Two – Welcome Back

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