The Guardian Chronicles: The Shadow Alliance Book One: Part One

Noxx and his closest friend, Marie, are taken by their master to a place called Twisted Spine, the home of the cruel and evil Mancers who deal in cruel things. A terrible experiment awaits them; one that goes horribly wrong. One of them will not survive, but for the survivor, the nightmare is just beginning. They must fight for a cause they are unsure of, ally themselves with the same man who murdered their parents; and all for a trinket called the Focusing Stone. A Soulhunter named Adara pursues the survivor and their master to South Town. There, events lead to a deadly confrontation. Adara and her friends face an irresistibly powerful enemy. One by one they fall, until Adara stands alone. To save her, a sworn enemy, they must break every vow and make a choice; one that will ultimately shake the world of Veru to its very core. Join the Guardian Order, and their pitifully few allies, in the desperate fight to save the people of Veru from the Darkness all around them in the Shadow Alliance: Part One.