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"I'm not your savior." I didn't want to be worshiped like some deity—an instant replacement for the asuras. For so long, these people looked up to the asuras as gods, but the asuras kept trying to kill them. Arthur Leywin has finally returned to the continent of Dicathen, but his home is still...

It is no easy thing, to give a person—any one person—the ability to rewrite the truth of power in this world. How could any one being hold in their hands the key to fate and not succumb to the inevitable corruption of such a thing? Arthur Leywin's quest for the power he knows only as Fate...

Volume 12 of The Beginning After the End! Arthur Leywin's victory has shifted the power scales of his entire world, but the danger is perhaps greater than ever: mysterious waves of mana-stealing energy roll across Alacrya; Dicathen considers an assault on its weakened enemy; and the great lords...

Arthur Leywin knew well the cold terror of war. Yet, in his past life as King Grey, he had never lost a friend, mentor, or loved one; he had none to lose. Now, though, Arthur must accept that even those closest to him must take up arms to defend their homes as the enemy force seeks new methods to strike at the heart of Dicathen. In his quest to stop the approaching army, Arthur must travel to the dwarven kingdom of Darv, gain mastery of the four elements, battle some of the Vritra’s mightiest champions, and overcome a grievous betrayal. 

After nearly dying as a victim of his own strength, Arthur Leywin wakes to find himself far from the continent where he was born for the second time. Alone, broken, and with no way to tell his family he’s alive, Arthur must rebuild his strength to survive. As he ascends through an ancient dungeon filled with hostile beasts and devious trials, he discovers an ancient, absolute power - a power that will either ruin him or take him to new heights.

I never believed in the whole “light at the end of the tunnel” folly where people, after having a near-death experience, would startle awake in a cold sweat exclaiming, “I saw the light!” But there I was, in this so-called “tunnel” facing a glaring light, when the last thing I remembered was sleeping in my room - the royal bed-chamber, as others called it. Had I died? If so, how? King Grey once benefited from unrivaled strength, wealth, and prestige in a world governed by martial ability but now finds himself reborn in a society dominated by magic.

Arthur Leywin may have survived the Relictombs, but he immediately finds himself embroiled in something far more complex and dangerous: Alacryan politics. Accused of crimes he didn’t commit, Arthur is forced to defend himself without drawing the attention of his most powerful enemies. He quickly discovers that the best place to hide may be in plain sight as he continues his quest for the power to control Fate itself. It is a race against time, however, as the greatest threat of the war so far closes in on Arthur’s loved ones in Dicathen. 

King Grey once benefited from unrivaled strength, wealth, and prestige in a world governed by martial ability, but now finds himself reborn in a society dominated by magic. Given a second chance at life, the once-king strives to understand his role in this new world and the purpose of his reincarnation while correcting the mistakes of his past.

The Beginning After the End: Publisher's Pack 2 contains books 3 and 4 of The Beginning After the End series, Beckoning Fates and Horizon's Edge. Though Arthur Leywin would like nothing more than to pursue his studies at the esteemed Xyrus Academy, where he hopes to push his already potent magical abilities to new plateaus and perhaps discover something more about his reincarnation into this world, he finds the politics of the school’s halls even more challenging to navigate than those of the council chambers he once inhabited as King Grey.

In order to protect his loved ones, the mage Arthur Leywin must reveal the truth of his identity. If he is to fulfill his role in the war between the godlike asuras and the demonic Vritra, he must leave those he hopes to protect and travel to the land of deities and dragons. First, however, he must escape. Arthur stands before the kings and queens of Dicathen, accused of a crime he did not commit. It will take an act of the gods to save him from having his magic stripped away, leaving him powerless in the war to come. Fortunately for Arthur, he can count the gods among his friends.

Arthur Leywin has experienced two lifetimes of challenge and adventure. He has lived as a swordsman, a mage, an adventurer, and a king. Now his two lives, old and new, will collide, revealing the connection between King Grey and Arthur Leywin, but at what cost? How will this affect the ongoing war between the nations of Alacrya and Dicathen? Enemy forces threaten the coastal cities, the elven forests, and the fortified mountain passes. Dicathen’s most powerful allies have vanished, and the military alliance between men, elves, and dwarves threatens collapse.

Given a second chance at life, Arthur Leywin wishes above all to grow strong enough to protect his family as the memory of his cold and disconnected past life as King Grey still haunts him. To this end, Arthur adopts the persona of the masked adventurer, Note, and delves into the dungeons under the forbidding Beast Glades.

The war between Dicathen and Alacrya is over and Arthur Leywin has vanished. In the uncertain aftermath of this decisive loss, a few familiar faces navigate peril–both political and moral–as they are now forced to make a difficult choice: accept life under Vritra rule or keep fighting despite impossible odds? As Dicathen falls, Mica Earthborn, Lilia Helstea, Emily Watsken, and Jasmine Flamesworth must each answer this question for themselves.

Though Arthur Leywin would like nothing more than to pursue his studies at the esteemed Xyrus Academy, where he hopes to push his already potent magical abilities to new plateaus and perhaps discover something more about his reincarnation into this world, he finds the politics of the school's halls even more challenging to navigate than those of the council chambers he once inhabited as King Grey.

In another life, Arthur Leywin was a king and no stranger to war. He was not ready, however, to find himself at the heart of a conflict that would reshape his entire new world. Despite his abilities, it seems as if the danger only increases with every discovery he makes.

Arthur Leywin wusste genau, wie schrecklich der Krieg sein konnte. In seinem früheren Leben als König Grey hatte er aber nie einen Freund, Mentor oder geliebten Menschen verloren, denn er hatte einfach niemanden, den er hätte verlieren können. Jetzt muss Arthur aber akzeptieren, dass sogar sein engster Kreis zu den Waffen greifen muss, um ihre Heimat zu verteidigen, denn die feindlichen Truppen suchen nach neuen Wegen, um Dicathen ein für alle Mal zu vernichten.

Da ihm ein zweites Leben geschenkt wurde, möchte Arthur Leywin vor allem stark genug werden, um seine Familie zu beschützen. Denn die Erinnerungen an sein kaltes und einsames früheres Leben als König Grey verfolgen ihn noch immer. Dazu schlüpft Arthur in die Rolle des maskierten Abenteurers Note und begibt sich in die Dungeons unter der unheimlichen Bestienschneise.

Arthur Leywin möchte nichts lieber, als die angesehene Xyrus-Akademie zu besuchen. Dort, so hofft er, kann er seine ohnehin schon beeindruckenden magischen Fähigkeiten weiter verfeinern und vielleicht mehr über seine Reinkarnation in dieser Welt erfahren. Allerdings empfindet er die Politik im Schulalltag sogar als noch komplizierter als das, was er als König Grey in den Ratskammern miterlebt hat.

Arthur Leywin hat zwei Leben voller Herausforderungen und Abenteuer gemeistert. Er war Schwertkämpfer, Magier, Abenteurer und König. Jetzt treffen seine beiden Leben, das alte und das neue, aufeinander und offenbaren die Verbindung zwischen König Grey und Arthur Leywin. Doch zu welchem Preis? Wie wird sich das auf den anhaltenden Krieg zwischen den Nationen Alacrya und Dicathen auswirken? Feindliche Truppen bedrohen die Küstenstädte, die Elfenwälder und die befestigten Gebirgspässe.

Um seine Liebsten zu beschützen, muss der Magier Arthur Leywin die Wahrheit über seine Identität offenbaren. Wenn er seine Aufgabe im Krieg zwischen den gottgleichen Asuras und den dämonischen Vritra erfüllen will, muss er die Menschen, die er beschützen will, zurücklassen und ins Land der Götter und Drachen reisen. Doch zuerst muss er fliehen.