Souls Shall Reign
Book One: Collapse of the Azure Realm
Chapter One
It began with a breeze from inland toiling through a crack between the window pane and sill. The low whistle of the wind and the rasping pass of silt against the aged wood filled his ears upon his wake. His eyes slowly opened under the weight of exhaustion to see the grey skies of another overcast day. Uneager to begin the monotony, he started to burrow his head into a nest of blankets when he felt the peculiar breath of warmth carried by the draft. Unaccustomed to the sea air possessing any level of welcoming heat, he turned his head back to the window frame. His eyes cast down to a thin layer of sand resting across the wooden plank. Before his awakening thoughts could even ponder the sand’s appearance, the blustering draft picked up and blew the gravel away. He watched as ribbons of the sand dissipated away entirely. Unwilling to dedicate another second to the strange occurrence, his head collapsed back down into the warmth of his bed.
The serenity was interrupted with a sharp boom.
“Farrowill! Wake up!”
