Blood Stew: The Windshine Chronicles

블러드 스튜In a world of swords and sorcery illusionist Kim Nam-Gi has a dream: to become a hero.Born in the land of South Hanguk cursed with a malformed spine Nam-Gi longs to prove his worth against dragons and monsters. Instead he toils in his familys restaurant while studying advanced spells under the tutelage of a Dark Elf. When his father Kim Joo-Won goes deep into debt in an attempt to attract new customers to their struggling restaurant Nam-Gi is once again denied permission to put his name forward on the governors registry. Joo-Won needs him for the restaurant and a greedy money lender hovers over them with the aim to keep the Kim family in perpetual debt.Desperate to solve their financial woes Nam-Gi uses magic to trick customers into believing that the restaurants meager bottom feeders are actually carp and abalone. If he can keep up the deception his family might prosper enough to escape the lender. Then his father may grant him permission to abandon his post at the restaurant and take the challenge of a quest.A perfect opportunity soon arrives. On the other side of South Hanguk two fishermen discover a corpse with strange leathery wings drifting in the sea. They haul the body back to the village. Tragedy ensues when their unexpected catch proves to be more terrifying than anything they could have imagined.The governors of South Hanguk seek out adventurers who can slay the monster that now terrorizes the besieged fisherfolk. Will Nam-Gi be allowed to roam across wild lands and wander through dark forests to vanquish this threat? Can he push his crippled body beyond the limits that have plagued him since birth?Find out in BLOOD STEW the tale of a disabled teen who must face overwhelming odds in his quest to become a hero.