Pain made you stronger.

That was the rule.

Push harder.
Train longer.
Outlast everyone.

Atryia never plateaued.
Never broke.

He didnโ€™t believe in weakness.

Until recently.

Something had begun slipping into his thoughts โ€”
not doubtโ€ฆ

awareness.

And he couldnโ€™t afford it.

The battlefield isnโ€™t where the real fracture begins.


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2 responses to “The First Distraction”

  1. Started reading this the day before I discovered you’d released the third book in your Unbound Realm series! Managed to read chapter one before my kindle died. Love the first chapter – it’s very different from the other novels I’ve read of yours. Looking forward to finishing it as soon as I can fix the kindle or buy a new one!

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    1. Yes, all the books have very different tones, but because Atriya was my first protagonist, he appears in all of them at least as an Easter egg. ๐Ÿ™‚

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