Deadrick Blade gasped as his eyes shot open.

He struggled to breath for a moment, glancing this way and that in the darkness that surrounded him.

“What the…” He stuttered.

   “Oh good, you’re awake,” The voice came out of the darkness.

Deadrick pushed himself up and turned quickly to where the voice had come from. Standing in the far corner of the room was a man wearing long white robes that seemed to glitter in the light of the torch he was holding.

His face, clean-shaven with a perfect jaw line, was visible beneath his white hood, along with his long, bleached blonde hair.

“Who are you- where am I?” Deadrick growled.

The man stepped forward slightly, away from the stone wall he had been leaning against.

“My name is Sabriel Flaine, this your burial tomb- and I am here to tell you why the Gods have allowed you to live,”

The words echoed around Deadrick, who simply stared back at the man.

“Oh fantastic,” He growled.

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The blurb is under the 'About' box :)

I've finally finished, thanks to everyone who read it and gave me kind words to keep me going! Hope to see you all here for the sequel ;)
(This is the first draft, and I won't be posting the much better final draft, so there are a few errors (both grammatical and spelling) and its a bit rough around the edges - you'll have to buy a copy if you want the best! :D

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Some of the detail of this world is vague, i'm not very good with description anyway, but the world i used is the world I tend to use in almost all of my fantasy stories- reading up on them might give you a basic background of the world itself (please keep in mind that it is where I dump most of my ideas, and each story is set in a different timeline than the others, so place names might change etc). Some good ones to read (cue obvious plugs) would be:

Venturers
http://www.protagonize.com/story/venturers

Ashwinn
http://www.protagonize.com/story/ashwinn

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Deadrick may also start popping up in assorted collabs:

Character Conversations: In The Flesh
http://www.protagonize.com/exercise/character-conversations-in-the-flesh/74539

Thanks!

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-CharlieRoberts

(Because I like boosting my ego, here's some recommendations from my most loyal readers! :D)

"This is a fantastic story! It's action-packed, fast paced and full of unforgettable characters, including the most awesome and brilliantly funny anti-hero since anti-heroes were invented. Five stars from me!"
-SpookOfNight

"With an invincible anti-hero and his ragtag team of misfits in a well developed fantasy setting, Deadrick Blade is an action-packed novel, well-written for it's target audience and I would not be surprised to see on the young adult shelves of a bookstore sometime in the future."
-DarkLiquid

"Fast-paced and full of action, Deadrick Blade is beautifully written and perfectly suited to its target audience. Deadrick firing off witty one-liners left right and centre creates the perfect blend of adventure and comedy and of his ragtag team you can easily pick favourites (it's Danyel for me). And the author's pretty damn epic too!"
-Alis

"In this slick and imaginative retelling of classic legends, Robert's sharp wit shines through in the character of Deadrick Blade, who is a likeable character despite his best efforts! Roberts is a promising writer and his epic fantasy tale full of action, humour and well-developed characters will keep readers on their toes until the end,"
-GeorgiaAmanda

updated Oct 4 '10 by CharlieRoberts