Duskroot is destroyed. A minor stronghold, its enemies were cunning and coordinated and its allies didn’t lift a hand. As vultures at a corpse, mercenaries hunt for survivors.
Awelah escaped Duskroot. She lost everything. Vengeance drives her, but can she kill a angel beyond death?
Ooliri has a mission to defend Duskroot’s refugees. He has to prove he belongs in a family of medical geniuses. But healing isn’t enough — can he bring the dead back to life?
Makuja seeks safety among the refugees. Death and servitude leaves her gaze empty. It’s easy to be a follower, but is there a purpose worth living for?
First, the three need answers. A grand scheme is unfolding, and Duskroot was only the first step.
(This story shares a setting with other works in the Black Nerve canon, but none are required reading. A companion piece called A Heart to Judge exists, providing Makuja’s backstory, though it’s best read after the first arc.)
Contents (Full Text, 96.6k words)
A Duskroot Exodus
- Wisps and Pawns 2022-01-04 1.7k words
- A Nymph and a Trap 2022-03-01 2.3k words
- A Bloody Wolf 2022-03-03 1.6k words
- A Beleaguered Journey 2022-03-06 1.7k words
- A Hunter and a Dead Bug 2022-03-06 2.4k words
- An Overburn 2022-03-06 1.1k words
- A Servant, a Scholar, a Scion 2022-03-07 1.7k words
- A Chimerical Hope 2022-03-07 2.6k words
An Eastward Pursuit
- Lingering Clouds 2022-04-19 2.8k words
- Direction Without a Path 2022-04-24 2.5k words
- A Wasp and a Pond 2022-04-25 4.6k words
- A Spar and a Specter 2022-05-04 2.8k words
- Two Techniques and a Beetle 2022-05-05 2.3k words
- An Elusive Wolf, a Relentless Wolf 2022-05-12 4.0k words
- Experiment and Application 2022-05-18 5.4k words
- An Occluded Path 2022-05-18 3.0k words
- A Pursuit Concluded 2022-05-18 3.1k words
- Death in the East 2022-05-21 4.7k words
A Wisterun Welcome
- A Distant Dark Lake 2022-06-13 2.6k words
- A Final Stretch 2022-06-15 3.5k words
- A Wisterun Welcome 2022-06-26 3.8k words
- Suspicions and Sermons 2022-06-29 3.4k words
- A Debt Uncollected, a Demand Unfulfilled 2022-07-03 4.0k words
- Awaiting the Unexpected 2022-07-08 4.9k words
- A Stifling Protection 2022-07-17 3.8k words
- Twilight for the Sky Below 2022-08-01 4.8k words
- To Trap Your Hunter 2022-09-06 7.3k words
- A Murderous Misdirection 2023-01-31 8.5k words