Series: The King of Black, Book 1
“I bring a warning, a prophecy and a demand” The Oracle stood before them, his stick tapping softly against the floor.”Elders” he said, “I bring a warning, a prophecy and a demand”Three days from now,” he said, “Raiders will come. Not the usual scavengers. Not the desperate. An army. Ships red as sin, men with fire in their hands. They will not just take. They will erase”
In the not-too-distant past—230 cycles ago—human civilization collapsed. Nearly all technology had been lost, and the new economy relied solely on agriculture. Gold, silver, and diamonds became meaningless—there was no one left to trade with. Food, salt, wood, iron and steel, were now the only commodities of value… but even these were scarce. The islanders learned fast: peace was a luxury they couldn’t afford. So, they built an army. Not the polished, flag-waving kind from the old world. No, this was something raw. Something brutal and ruthless. But effective