Of Shadow and Light

You know the story's taken a dark turn when the hunter becomes the prey.A dozen disappearances in mere days. Whispers of a monstrous creature haunting the sovereignty of Ellesteria. A trail of corpses scattered along the edges of the Talisman Forest.The list of horrors grows longer with every passing hour.The Circle of Rangers sent me north to track down a shadowy beast spreading death and ruin. But all I've found are faint traces, half-truths, and a bloodstained path stretching across the region.Time is running out.The beast is clever, always one step ahead, leaving nothing but death in its wake. I came here to hunt it, to end the slaughter. But the deeper I venture into the forest, the clearer it becomesI'm not the hunter anymore.I'm the prey.If I fail, more will diebut the worst part? Every moment brings us closer to disaster, and if I can't stop it, the shadows will swallow more than just livesthey'll consume everything I've ever known._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Hunter of Shadows is a dark, gripping prelude to the Of Shadow and Light series, unveiling the untold origins of the Red Riding Hood fairytale and the legendary figure destined to rise against the darkness.

I know how the story goes.Little Red Riding Hood is eaten by the Big Bad Wolf, then she is rescued by the Brave Huntsman.It's a sweet story, but it doesn't expose us to the truth of how the girl gets out of the wolf's stomach alive.People believe fairytales are there to amuse them. Everybody loves the "happily ever after," but I'm not going to lie to you: Little Red Riding Hood had to work hard not to die.Believe me, I was there. I saw what happened.The version of the fairytale people tell is popular because they don't want to think about what came before the huntsman's scissors cut the wolf's stomach open. That fairytale is there to make everybody happy.This is not that fairytale._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Not That Fairytale is the second chapter in the Of Shadow and Light series, diving deeper into the untold story behind Little Red Riding Hood. This dark and thrilling continuation reveals the truth that lies beyond the familiar fairytale, where survival, sacrifice, and hidden horrors await. The adventure continuesdarker and more dangerous than ever.

A new wolf. A new fight. And this time, I might not make it out alive.I thought escaping the wolf's stomach would end my troubles.I was wrong.There's another wolf lurking in the forest, a darker, deadlier creature than the one that almost killed me and Little Red Riding Hood.And this wolf is hungry.The only things standing between the creature's jaws and innocent lives are an inexperienced huntsman, a rusted axe, and the remnants of my wits.The odds are not exactly in my favor, but I must stop the beast before the forest becomes a bloodbath.Even if it costs me my soul._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Darker Than Night is the gripping third chapter of the Of Shadow and Light series, a dark reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood. Secrets unfold, sacrifices are made, and the line between hero and monster is blurred.