Tales of the Phoenix Blood: The Will of the Ancient One

Morokaai, the desert continent of ancient mysteries, is home to a bloody history washed away with secrets and myth. Twenty-two-year-old Kumori is just a simple merchant with a closeted passion for swordsmanship, left alone to inherit his parents’ business in the slums of the city of Caryuva. One night, Kumori is visited at work by a stranger in disguise who portends a dangerous cult of sorcerers that hunts for Kumori’s blood - a source of ancient power known as the Phoenix Blood. And they’ve found him.Having lost everything and nearly his own life, Kumori flees Caryuva under the guidance of his mysterious protector. Despite saving Kumori’s life, the stranger is woefully secretive about all… except for his infatuation for our hero.The limit of Kumori’s endurance, the end of his wit, and the bounds of his patience will all be tested (and broken) as he struggles to uncover the truth of his tangled past, to repel the harassment of the illusive cult, and to prepare himself to confront the ominous foe lurking on the horizon: the shadowy entity known as the Ancient One.