published by matthew holmes smashwords edition cover design by connor magill manufactured in canada first printing december 2013 visit my smashwords author page at https : //www.smashwords.com/profile/view/mrholmes see reviews and ratings at https : //www.goodreads.com/author/show/7540134.matthew_holmes for my wonderful sister , kathy table of contents prologue chapter 1 : midnight escape chapter 2 : a new beginning chapter 3 : street fight chapter 4 : a voice in the night chapter 5 : accidents chapter 6 : witch hunt chapter 7 : tree , cave , spy chapter 8 : sphergol chapter 9 : the beginning of a journey chapter 10 : happy birthday chapter 11 : blinded chapter 12 : a way revealed chapter 13 : the fight for the blade chapter 14 : the other side chapter 15 : the coast of the dead chapter 16 : under the sea chapter 17 : the bottom chapter 18 : lament chapter 19 : scratching in the dim chapter 20 : desperate chapter 21 : bones to ashes chapter 22 : the next step acknowledgements authors bio prologue long , long ago , there was a land of great wealth and power .