2nd Revision: 250 wordsXander is content with the life of a crop farmer's son. He wants nothing more than to continue living in peace, helping his father tend fields, and supplementing the dinner table with his hunting kills, but his contentment relies on ignorance.
Mazrael, a power-hungry soulmancer, exiled from the Order of Protectors, seeks revenge. He unleashes an army of demon possessed warriors on the land he once vowed to protect, but a prophetic dream reveals that Xander may cause his destruction. His efforts turn to finding and murdering him.
While Xander is hunting, his village is annihilated by Mazrael's demon horde and all its inhabitants disappear. From leagues away, Xander sees the smoldering ruins of the only life he ever knew.
Accompanied by a mysterious stranger with a dark past, Xander embarks on a quest to reunite his family, and finds that his role in the Demon War is more than his personal quest. Much of what Xander thought to be truth about himself, the ones he loves and his entire world is a facade built to keep everyone from living in fear.
Xander is destined to become a member of the Order of Protectors; he has the Gift that marks all who are recruited. Unconvinced that he is the Prophesied One, Xander weighs the odds of following the path he is lead on by those who believe him to be or following his own path to reunite his family. Choosing the wrong quest could lead to the failure of both.
1st revision:
Xander is content with the life of a crop farmer's son. He wants nothing more than to continue living in peace, helping his father tend fields, and supplementing the dinner table with his weekly hunting kills, but his contentment relies on ignorance.
Mazrael, a power-hungry soulmancer, exiled from the Order of Protectors, seeks revenge by unleashing an army of demon possessed warriors on the land he once vowed to protect, but a prophetic dream reveals that a boy may foil his plan.. His efforts turn to finding and murdering Xander.
While Xander is hunting in the surrounding forest-covered mountains, his village is annihilated by Mazrael's demon horde and all its inhabitants disappear. Leagues away, Xander sees the smoldering ashes of the only life he ever knew.
Accompanied by a mysterious stranger with a dark past, Xander embarks on a journey to reunite his family, and finds that his role in the Demon War is more than his personal quest.
Much of what Xander thought to be truth about himself, the ones he loves and his entire world is a facade built to keep everyone from living in fear. The truth about his world makes Xander question himself. The truth about himself makes him question his Creator.
Xander is destined to become a member of the Order of Protectors which he never knew existed. He has the Gift that marks all who are recruited. He weighs the odds of following the path he is lead on by those who believe him to be the One that will stop Mazrael or following his own path to reunite his family. Choosing the wrong quest could lead to the failure of both.
Original:
Xander is content living the humble life of a crop farmer's son. No stranger to "roughing it", Xander spends many of his days hunting in the forest covered mountains surrounding the secluded village of Petras and many nights sleeping in the cave that is his hunting shelter. He wants nothing more than to continue living his life in peace, helping his father tend fields, and supplementing the dinner table with his weekly hunting kills.
When a power-hungry soulmancer learns through prophecy that Xander may be the key to his destruction a manhunt ensues. While Xander is away on a hunting excursion Petras is annihilated by Mazrael's demon horde and all its inhabitants disappear.
Accompanied by a mysterious stranger with a dark past, Xander embarks on a journey to reunite his family, and finds that his role in the Demon War is more than his personal quest. What he learns about his world makes him question himself, what he learns about himself makes him question his Creator.
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