I See the Darkness Behind the Witches

A medieval town has suffered years of calamities. Livestock drop dead and crops wither, and the villagers blame the witches. When young blacksmith Lucas sees a shadow race across the rooftops, he resolves to uncover the truth.

He visits the old hunter Gabriel and learns that similar strange events occurred twenty years ago. That night, the Blackwind Horse Bandits terrorized the town, leaving the village stained with blood. Now the shadows have returned. Deep in the forest, Lucas encounters Alira, a witch living in seclusion. She warns him coldly: You can see the witches, but you cannot see the true darkness awakening.

When the Church begins purging heretics, the hunter falls and the tavern keeper is burned alive, Lucas finally understands: so-called evil is nothing but a lie woven by those in power.

He grips his hammer and swears to cleave through the mist with nothing but a mortal's strength. But the price may be his eyes, his soul, or even her, whom he may never see again.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.