Blood of the Ancient Kings

It is said that fate chooses kings, and it is not enough to simply call oneself a ruler – one must become one in the eyes of others. Lauren is a simple warrior, but despair and rage have brought her to the mouth of a volcano, to a dragon bound by a magical chain. Having made a deal, Lauren receives the fiery sword Urmas to lead the people of the conquered Empire of Arlanda to freedom. The sorceress Arien also dreams of freedom, for in the academy of wizards, they teach nothing; their fate is not to create magic, but to merely be a generator of energy until their bodies crumble to dust. Cain seeks the murderer of the friend who saved his life, only to stumble upon a government conspiracy. Fate leads these three to a single goal. But the path to it is soaked in blood.