While Niko and his friends are off searching for the medallion pieces, Niko's good friend, Daisuke, was left in the dust. Feeling abandoned, Daisuke joins a gang and starts to steal, using a strange wind power – only to be caught by Niko and his new friends. Upon his capture, he tells his story and leads everyone back to his gang, where Niko is thrown off the side of a tall building, and the only person that can save him is Chisai, but her demonic abilities are not working. Can she save Niko without her demonic abilities? Meanwhile, Yakedo and Mizu are using the psychic piece of the medallion to their advantage and celebrating Mizu's birthday. When they get back to Atamin's lair, Kagemusha makes them question their loyalty to Atamin. Taking the initiative, the siblings risk everything and attack Niko's family head-on. When Atamin learns that they had been secretly using the psychic piece, he strips them of their abilities and attacks everyone, hoping to salvage any medallion pieces. Will Yakedo and Mizu survive the full-on attack from their guardian? Lastly, Keshi and Kiban team up with Atamin and Kagemusha to trace some faint signals of the medallion, eventually leading them to no other than Tora's house! Can Tora keep his plan a secret for long?

Chisai's been captured! But by whom? The adventure continues when a mysterious figure appears at the cliffside where Niko and Kitsune chased Chisai, up to the point she disappeared! With the help of some local family, the duo track down Chisai's location and encounter a fight they didn't expect! After saving Chisai, they make their way back into town, but yet again encounter more enemies over one of the medallion pieces! In the middle of the fight, a long time friend of Niko's arrives and makes a deal with Chisai and a few others, which may make Chisai double-cross Niko to give up his prized weapon: the Banish Blade. Meanwhile, Kitsune goes up against a stranger with an ability like his own: the ability to move earth. However, the stranger is also super-strong. Will Kitsune be able to fight back and survive his challenger?

Where Demons Fear to Tread Raised as a wizard-priest in the church of the dark god Zon-Kuthon, Isiem escaped his sadistic masters and became a rebel, leaving behind everything he knew in order to follow his conscience. Now, his unique heritage makes him perfect for a dangerous mission into an ancient dungeon said to hold a magical weapon capable of slaying demons and devils by the thousands and freeing the world of their fiendish taint. Accompanied by companions ranging from a righteous paladin to mercantile mercenaries, Isiem will lead the expedition back into shadowed lands that are all too familiar. And what the adventurers find at the dungeon's heart will change them all forever. From acclaimed author Liane Merciel comes a dark tale of survival, horror, and second chances, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.

Raised as a wizard-priest in the church of the dark god Zon-Kuthon, Isiem escaped his sadistic masters and became a rebel, leaving behind everything he knew in order to follow his conscience. Now, his unique heritage makes him perfect for a dangerous mission into an ancient dungeon said to hold the magical Nightblade, a weapon capable of slaying devils by the thousands and freeing the world of their fiendish taint. Accompanied by companions ranging from a righteous paladin to mercantile mercenaries, Isiem will lead the expedition back into shadowed lands that are all-too familiar. And what the adventurers find at the dungeon's heart will change them all forever! From critically acclaimed author Liane Merciel comes a tale of horror and second chances, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

This story is a very factual, believable tale that would be of interest to all readers, because most people who are educated and avid readers would be mesmerized by the scientific facts and the fictional explanations of time travel at the speed of light. Enterprise fans will devour the novel as pure magic. The characters are easy to read and believable. The actual story could actually happen, so therefore, taking this into consideration wraps them up in reading every chapter and wanting more.

Ryuu is a boy orphaned by violence at a young age. Found by a wandering warrior, he learns he may have more strength than he ever imagined possible. A quiet child, Moriko is forced into a monastic system she despises. Torn from her family and the forest she grew up in, she must fight to learn the skills she'll need to survive her tutelage under the realm's most dangerous assassin. Young, beautiful, and broke, Takako is sold to pay for her father's debts. Thrust into a world she doesn't understand and battles she didn't ask for, she must decide where her loyalties lie. When their lives crash together in a Kingdom on the brink of war, the decisions they make will change both their lives and their Kingdom forever. If they can stay alive.

Now known as Captain Scarlet Minor, the young boy who has narrowly escaped him home at The Nook, and had an adventurous life continues his journey into the world of seafaring. The story of Scarlets adventures get exciting as he locks eyes with his nemesis, an evil incarnation of himself. He saw fury burn in the deep golden irises of the creature and immediately realized that his own destruction was the creatures goal. Staring into the creatures eyes, Scarlet saw it had no soul. There was only a void in the depths of its being that was fueled by an undying ember of destructive hate. Whatever the creatures origins, it was not human. Thus continues The Scarlet Minor Chronicles; a story of adventure, true love, greed and corruption spanning five volumes: Scarlet Minor and the Renegade Scarlet Minor and the Twin Pikes of Nebo Scarlet Minor and the Crossed Blades Skull Scarlet Minor and the Last Atlantic Fleet Scarlet Minor and the Isles of Black Gold