Mage Rising

by MartenTheWarrior

Lia has an established, stable career in a busy, normal town, until one day everything changes, and she finds herself on the run with an explosive power growing inside her, a fire that others will seek to possess or extinguish. Forced to flee from her home, she must find a way to survive in a strange land, evade capture, and control her deadly magic.
Will she succumb to the forces against her, or will she rise to take control of this new power?
Excerpt

Aliana's eyebrows shot up and a sense of unease filled her as Darren pulled an unexpected item from the box of grey, wool gloves. He held up a lightweight, indigo-dyed length of fabric that shimmered under the shop lights. The deep blue scarf would pair with even the finest garments.
"Is that silk?" Lia asked. Her stomach clenched as she anticipated the answer. Darren nodded and handed it over for inspection.
The finest, most luxurious material she had ever felt slid between her fingers. The urge to rub it against her cheek competed with a rising ire. Silk this fine could only have come from one place.
"I didn't order this." She bit the words out as she glared at the rat bastard standing across the counter.
"I know. I wanted you to see and feel how superior it is to the other silks we've sourced. It's got a lot of amazing attributes. It's--"
“Illegal,” Lia interrupted.

Status Update

May 21,2021 - Rewrite: ~13k words
Previous - Draft 1: ~80k words

Valayo

Night Forest by Yuri_B from Pixabay

Valayo is the setting for an upcoming fantasy novel about what happens when a mage appears, one with power unlike any that has been seen in a thousand years, one whose very existence will threaten the established power structures.
The story takes place on Wennovi, a continent divided into two vastly different subcontinents: Paltetia, a land that knows no magic, and Imbria, a land ruled by witches.
Articles for Valayo are largely written assuming the time line to be at the start of the Mage Rising storyline, or as near to it as possible. Minor spoilers may be present.
The worldbuilding done here expands upon the various settings and concepts in the book. Hopefully, this world will set the stage for many stories.