Necromancers of the Allegory Ruins (Vanguards vs Paladins Book 1)

Two old rival teams. One last simple mission. And a scheme to bring humanity under dragon control.

Haunted by the loss of his teammate and what that failure might mean for his last days, Jerume, lead of the Vanguards, needs his friends to help him to reach the place she was lost. Convincing them to join him on one last simple mission, he plans to abandon them, seek out the body of his comrade within the deathtraps of the Allegory Ruins, avenge her and resign to his death in peace. But when his friends begin to suspect his true motives, old wounds reopen and tensions run high. Will they drag him home to a life of regret or abandon him to die avenging their fallen friend?

“You should know more than most, ‘Livia. Buried things don’t mean they’re dead; they only fester.”

Running out of time on an old debt that will lead to his enthrallment to a goddess, Raslin, lead of the Paladins, wants to leave his teammates a lasting gift, a dream they had long given up. Land to rule. Autonomy to be free. And a title to be respected. Princess Amelia offers him his price in exchange for a mission into the heart of the Allegory Ruins. With time pressing, Raslin jumps at the chance without weighing the cost. But with dangers mounting and trust in the Princess’s word eroding, will his friends abandon him or suffer from his desperation?

“There is no bond between us except for our history, so I can’t force you to stay, and if you go, I’d understand it. But I see no other honorable way to achieve our dream. Forgive me, this is the best I can do for us.”

Two veteran teams. One simple mission. Will their long rivalry doom them? Or will they find the strings pulling on their backs?

Never cross old warriors.
Powerful forces are about to learn that lesson.

In this fantasy epic, Necromancers of the Allegory Ruins, first in the Vanguards vs Paladins Series, a great evil is watching, a dragon god is preparing, and two old teams must learn the day isn’t over until their suns set.