Sword Sirens

Amongst the remnants of the ancient Saidican Empire lies Golias Hollow, an underground community of people who’ve taken refuge from the tainted surface. Completely cutoff from the outside world, the men and women of the Hollow follow the teachings of the prophet Dormiar, sacrificing a select few to the outside each year in a ceremony known as “The Choosing.”

Aristial Stoneblood, orphan and occasional trouble maker, is one of this year’s Chosen. Along with his beautiful childhood friend, Kerys W...