Everna Saga: The Silver Hair - A Fireheart Legacy Story

By Andry Chang

Everna Saga: The Silver Hair
An Epic and Adventure Fantasy Novel

Robert Chandler has a tough life.
A band of orcs ravages his village,
taking everything from him: his family,
friends, and all.

Moved by compassion, Adamar Walthorn
a nobleman takes Robert as his disciple.
So the boy endures harsh training
and lessons to be a soldier.

Upon reaching adulthood, Robert is tangled in
forbidden love. To be with his beloved,
he must perform great deeds worthy of no
When duty calls, Robert readily jumps into action.
However, he never expects his mission to be of
great importance to the whole nation.

The Empire of Arcadia storms Lore and besieged
its capital, Alceste. Will Lore defend its
sovereignty? Can Robert save his homeland
by bringing the much-needed reinforcements?

Everna Saga: Fireheart Legacy is an epic fantasy serial set in the complete, detailed Earth parallel world of Terra Everna and part of the Everna Saga brand created by Andry Chang.
"The Silver Hair" is the essential spin-off prequel to the series.

It’s highly recommended for young adults and adult readers who love:
- Novels are written in a unique, cinematic way.
- Lively and likable characters, strong protagonists.
- The parallel world setting is like the Medieval Era on Earth.
- Detailed and immersive world-building and history.
- Earth-based religion blended with fantasy world philosophy.
- A pinch of mild romance here and there.
- Inspirational moral values and heartwarming moments.
- Fictional cultures and geography parallel to Earth.
- Recognizable, easy-to-imagine Earth-like details.
- Some characters will show up in other Everna Saga stories.
- Detailed actions with wuxia martial art style fights.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Vadis
• Release date: Mar 3, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215386521

Andry Chang

Andry Chang is a pilgrim in authorship since 2005. Aside from his everyday life as an entrepreneur, a husband and a father of one, he always makes time to write, draw or developing games. He continues to hone his skills and never gives up, resulting in his published multimedia works.Some of his commercially published writings, either singulars or collaborations are:FireHeart – Legend of the Paladins (2008), Vandaria Saga – Kristalisasi (2012), Qi Xi – Bunga Rampai Asmara (2012), Love Around You (2013), Magical Stories (2013), LEINA – Legenda Imaji Nusantara (2015), Everna Saga – Hikayat Tiga Zaman (2015), Everna Saga – Utara dan Selatan (2015), Everna Saga – Barat dan Timur (2016) (Indonesian Language Works) and Everna Saga - Morf and the Pirates of Flamenca (2016) (English Language Works)

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Andry Chang

Everna Saga: The Silver Hair

A Fireheart Legacy Story

Copyright © 2023 by Andry Chang

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Contents

The Age of Turbulence

1. The Blind Bard’s Ballad

2. Is There Still Peace?

3. The Old Duke of Jeland

4. Eye of the Eagle, Heart of the Sword

5. Order of the Lions

6. The Secret Love Revealed

7. To Leddingsford

8. Battle of the Ingram Coast

9. Siege of Alceste

10. To the Last Drop of Blood

11. Crossroads of Life

Glossary

Characters

About Everna Saga

The Age of Turbulence

Vordac, the Dark

The Arcane Age was one of the darkest ages throughout the history of Terra Everna.

Throughout this era, there had been many times the Dark Forces led by the Dark Overlord, Vordac, and the Demon

Lord, Arachus wreaked havoc. The continent of Aurelia was made the starting point and was ravaged by a series of Dark Aggression.

As the Determinant of Destiny had outlined, every time darkness rose, the Forces of Light also rose to restore the

balance of the world. As the result, the Forces of Light and the Paladins defeated the Dark Forces many times. Vordac’s spirit was sealed in the Deathblade. He once tried to rise again by possessing his host’s body, but again he was defeated.

Two generations of the Paladins had passed. After a very long wait, Vordac and the Dark Warriors attempted to rise once again. They had to take advantage of this golden opportunity by putting all their might into one last gambit.

Will the next generation of Paladins rise again? Will Terra Everna survive the greatest tempest of darkness in history?

Come forth, Paladins! Fulfill your destiny.

1

The Blind Bard’s Ballad

Once upon a time, in a world called Everna stood a kingdom called Lore, which was located on a large island in the northwest of the Aurelia Continent.

It was said that the founders of this country chose the name Lore because in this country many stories and great legends began, and many heroes began their journeys toward greatness here. History was etched, and legends and tales were written.

Nevertheless, the most important thing was the result of the struggles of the heroes who fought and sacrificed their lives, namely peace and love that have flourished again in this turbulent Arcane Age.

A peaceful, loving atmosphere also permeated Arkvale, a village in the eastern region of the Lore Kingdom. The bright blue sky, white cotton clouds floating in the air, and the sounds of birds chirping seemed to accompany the hustle and bustle of the villagers going to and fro, talking, working, and doing activities, blending in the harmony of the symphony of life.

That day, there was a different scene. A group of men, women, children, and the elderly stood or sat near a well of the village square. What happened?

The people were swarming around a man dressed in all green and wearing a green hood that covered his forehead to his eyes who sat next to the well. The green hooded man sang with a very melodious voice, accompanied by the strains of the lute he played. Even the sound of the birds chirping joined in, forming an atmosphere that caressed the audience’s hearts.

* * *

Terra Everna

The world of Vadis, Adair, and Enia

Created by the One

Kept by the Three

Terra Everna

Where three live as one

Positive, negative, and neutral

Magic, science, and nature

Terra Everna

The world where myths are real

Fantasy is history

Fairy tales are actual

Terra Everna

The world of dangers and adventure

When light and dark collide And the neutral sheds tears

There was once a time in the Everna World when good, evil and the elements of magic, science, and nature went hand in hand in balance.

But things didn’t always go smoothly. There were times when the element of evil became too strong and then broke the balance for the sake of unlimited, absolute power. As a result, balance-destroying creatures called monsters emerged, black magic ran rampant and the Dark Forces rose, spreading hatred, terror, and destruction to spark a new age, namely the Age of Darkness.

The Age of Darkness was almost sparked by Vordac, the Dark Overlord. He rallied an army of a million dark creatures and charged west, destroyed every city in his path, and took over half of the Aurelia Continent.

So, who was strong enough, brave enough to fight this demon? When the Forces of Light were surrounded in Myrcalia City, came the saviors, the Heroes of the Seven Stars led by Sage the Fireheart. In the end, the Warriors of Light succeeded in repelling the Warriors of Darkness. Vordac was killed, and peace returned to Everna.

After that, darkness once again tried to rise through the efforts of the Fire Archmage, Mandrach Urganon, and his son, Mildred Urganon by conquering the Arcadia Empire. The two of them then cooperated with the Kingdoms of Gremion and Sylvania to attack the Aurelia Continent from three directions. History recorded that the heroes led by Antoine, Sage’s biological son finally thwarted the Urganons’ malice once and for all.

However, Vordac has not perished completely. His spirit, which was cursed forever unable to transfer to the afterlife ran and hid in Kraal’shazar Great Sword, one of the strongest demonic weapons ever created of all time. Knowing this, the three archmages, Azrael, Caeleth, and Theripides sealed the sword and hid it in a secret place so that it would never be misused again. Peace in this continent arose, and prosperity flourished.

The question now is, would this peace last? Would this balance be sustainable? When evil ran amok again, would heroes rise and succeed in preventing the Age of Darkness? Only time could reveal it.

In the end, what must be done was like Sage the Fireheart once shouted.

Go forth, Paladins! Fulfill your destiny!

* * *

The audience applauded loudly.

Good! Well done, master storyteller! Again! Tell me yet another legend about Everna! cried a chubby middle-aged man whose mustache and sideburns blended, adorning his half-bald head.

Instead, the storyteller just smiled and kept his lute away as he said, The greatest heroic legend on this land I have told, and repeating it will only reduce its value. Even if there are more legends, we’ll have to wait, there might be another big event and new heroic legend in this Arcane Age.

Another viewer, a young mother chimed in, Yeah, it’s okay to repeat. We won’t get tired of hearing it anyway.

Come on, master storyteller!

Yeah, just one more story!

Bombarded by the villagers’ coaxing, the storyteller finally sighed. Okay, I’ll tell you another story, but not now. Better tonight. You have to work anyway, don’t you? After all, my name is not ‘master storyteller’, but Keith Arnuviel from Thyrine, keep that in mind. Now, in the meantime, perhaps you listeners can set aside a little sustenance for this minstrel?

Keith then approached the audience holding out a tin plate. One by one, the perfunctory coins jingled as they gathered on the plate. One by one the crowd dispersed, returning to their respective jobs, chores, and affairs.

Whistling merrily, the hooded man poured all the coins from the plate into the leather bag hanging on his belt. Then, he gasped when he realized the presence of two children, a boy and a girl who were standing looking at him with curious, yet innocent faces.

Well, kids, why are you still here? asked Keith casually.

The boy with disheveled black hair replied in a timid voice,

S-sorry, Sir, we don’t bring any money…

It’s okay, kids don’t have to give me money. The man’s smile widened, reducing the mysterious impression that his hood gave off. The adults don’t have to give money too if they don’t want to.

It was the brown-haired girl who spoke, Sorry again, Sir. But we are curious, why do you always wear a hood and hide your face everywhere, day and night?

This time Keith fell silent. The two children got goosebumps, maybe the mysterious man got angry. And then, Keith said, Okay, you may have a look.

He then removed his hood, revealing a handsome face, blond hair, and two features that made the two children gasp. The man’s ears were long and pointed like leaves, and his eyes were bandaged by a white cloth tied around his head.

"As you can see, I am blind, and these ears of mine indicate that