By the Sword

<p><b>In this follow-up to the hit isekai a villain continues to find her power-and develop her sadism-even as she's haunted by her ex-love.</b></p><p>Seventeen years after her rebirth into a magical medieval world Everly Vae Balsar the Empress has made it. With her exceptionally potent earth magic and powers of spiritual manipulation she stands poised to conquer a kingdom that lives in fear of her and her dangerous servants: Carter the goblin assassin the marauding General Grail and her elementals the sadistic Eris and ditzy Titania. She's a villain and proud of it.</p><p>Well she's not a fan of cannibalistic monsters. Villainy is <i>her</i> domain not the presumptuous Mister Whisper's. But at the moment Everly is experiencing something she's never felt before: genuine regret over killing someone. Specifically her mage maybe-love Fenneth.</p><p>As she reconnects with her conniving father and impetuous sister and continues to grow her power Everly's schemes slowly become more complex. But she's still haunted by her actions-and maybe by Fenneth as well . . .</p><p><b>The second volume of the hit portal fantasy series-with more than 400000 views on Royal Road-now available in paperback ebook and audiobook!</b></p>