Calixta The Vanquishers of Alhambra A Grimdark Fantasy

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>I am Calixta Harlow Carlyle and the devil is after me. One day like any other a man killed me mercilessly. Then I woke up in the antechamber of heaven where I met the embodiments of Virtues and the Keepers of Magic.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Those devious Virtues gave me magic and sent me back to the Kingdom of Alhambra and I have no idea how to use this magic.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When I returned to life a few days later a devil of a man named Jadro started looking for me. He wants me dead. Why? I honestly do not know. The wretched man found me and killed some of my workers setting my home on fire-a horrible sight to see the blood of my dear employees flowing on the marble floors of my home.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Now I am running for my life with three of my closest friends and I found this so-called First Vanquisher Lord Ashton Dreyden. He must train me to be a Vanquisher but I hate him. The man is a hypocrite. I want to roast him alive with my fire magic. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>My friends keep dying and I want to run away with the ones I have left. Oh but where can I live with an undesirable trade?</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Death owns me the devil is chasing me and I have magic I don't know how to use in a world engulfed by evil. I must learn to use my magic and unite with the other two Vanquishers to stop this war of genocide from taking over Alhambra. Can life get any worse? Oh look a dragon; I spoke too soon. </span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Author's Note: This is a grimdark but sexy fantasy that some have called a gaslamp fantasy also. It is not for Children or young adults since it has many triggering topics. It is the first in a series and it ends on a cliffhanger. This has a romance subplot but is not erotica. For a list of CW please visit the author's website. omayra-velez.com</strong></p>