The War-Torn Kingdom Series

A thousand years ago, the Good King rose and defeated the demons that had oppressed his people for centuries. After his final victory, he imprisoned the demons deep beneath the earth with a seal that will hold so long as his descendents hold the throne. Unfortunately, every dynasty comes to an end. And as time went on, people forgot about the demons, treating them as nothing more than scary tales meant to frighten disobedient children. And when the last king was killed and left no heir to succeed him, the once-proud Kingdom of Lamaira splintered into three factions that have fought for decades in their attempt to conquer what is left of the kingdom. Without a king on the throne, the demons will rise again and destroy the people of Lamaira. And when twenty-three-year-old swordsman Keo kills a demon in the woods, he realizes that the demons are returning. To prevent the demons' return, Keo must travel to the capital of his country to show the country's rulers the proof of the demons' return so they can prepare for the ancient threat. Keo must fight robbers, demons, and other threats on his way to the capital, but little does he know that there exists a traitor among the leaders who threatens to destroy the country from the inside.

With his homeland under the control of demons, Keo heads northwest to the Old Kingdom in search of their one possible hope for defeating the demons: The long-lost son of the last king of Lamaira, who is prophesied to return and reunite the Kingdom in its darkest hour. Upon arriving in the Old Kingdom, Keo discovers that the long-lost Rightful Heir has already returned and is about to be crowned the new King of Lamaira. But things become more complicated when Keo is unexpectedly revealed to also be the Rightful Heir, a revelation that surprises even himself. To determine the true heir to the Throne, Keo must duel his counterpart in accordance with tradition. If Keo fails, not only will he lose his right to the Throne, but the entire Kingdom of Lamaira will fall to the demons as well.

As the demons's power continues to grow, Keo travels to the mountains in the north, seeking the aid of the legendary Dracones, a race of shape shifters who can change from dragon to human form and back at will. He also seeks answers to his own true nature, which he believes only the Dracones may hold. But receiving the aid of the Dracones becomes difficult when Keo learns of the sordid history between humanity and the Dracones. In addition, he soon finds himself caught between the remnants of the Dracones and a small but determined group of humans who claim the mountains as their own territory and will not give it up without a fight. Keo must find a way to bring peace between the Dracones and humans before all-out war breaks out between them while trying to stop the person manipulating both sides. If Keo fails, then it will be impossible to stop the demons from rising again.

With his training among the Dracones complete, Keo travels south to the country of the Divinians, intending to reunite with his friends who he had sent ahead of him to prepare the country for his arrival. Upon arriving in the country, however, Keo learns that his friends have been captured by the Divinians, who intend to execute them in a week's time. Their crime: Announcing Keo's arrival, who the Divinians believe will destroy their religion and way of life unless they kill him and his friends first. To save his friends, Keo must travel to the country's capital, battling demons and enemy soldiers every step of the way. And Keo cannot afford to fail, for if he does, then the Kingdom of Lamaira will never reunite under its king and defend itself from the destructive might of the demons.

With the peoples of Lamaira united behind him, Keo returns to his home country, intending to free it from the tyrannical rule of his childhood friend, Nesma, and stop the demons from rising once and for all. But when Nesma tells Keo that she has betrayed the demons and will lead him to the location of the demon's seal if he will trust her, Keo accepts her offer and travels with her to the place where the demons were sealed away a thousand years ago. Their journey to the seal, however, will not be easy, with demons and Magicians attempting to stop them every step of the way. And even if Keo does reach the seal in time to stop the demons' return, he may find himself walking into a trap he cannot escape.