Saga of the Silver Blade

"A story that understands that the most beautiful lights are the ones that shine in the gathering dark."

—Chronicler of the Silver Blade

The Saga of the Silver Blade is intended to be a planned 13-book epic fantasy series intricately planned from beginning to end with detailed outlines for each before ever revealing the first book. It shall spring fully grown into the world, ready to share the long, tragic, and hopeful story it carries and the vast fantastical realm it inhabits.

We are the victims of the choices of our elders, including and perhaps especially, the dead ones.

—Chronicler of the Silver Blade

Where does one begin the telling of the story of all of existence? Common logic suggests that a story of any kind begin at the beginning. But as with most stories, its not how it began that is as important to how it ends.

A Tale of Twilight and Shadow is the eternal song playing through all time, before there was and long after what will be. Such an epic tale is beyond the telling of any single individual.

There is one specific saga within the greater Tale where the threads of divergent paths woven during the shattering of Eternity itself began to come back together, to intertwine, to weave a complex tapestry that will reveal the fate of everyone. I am speaking of the Saga of the Silver Blade.

No other part of the Tale better illuminates the contours of these cracks than during the moment when everything that happened before suddenly mattered more than it ever had. It is a time when ordinary people are born or pulled into extraordinary circumstances beyond their choosing, and frequently, beyond their ability to escape.

To truly understand the meaning and significance of the Tale of Twilight and Shadow, you must understand what brought those threads together, what was being fought for, and what the true stakes were. It was an epic with which even the most privileged of players could not foresee whether their own gambits would bring the resolution they wanted—or push it farther away. A perfect decision cannot be made without perfect understanding of all influencing factors, no matter how seemingly insignificant.

Power, therefore, comes not from might, but from breadth of knowledge and the control of its spread. Why would anyone want to do such a thing other than for selfish gain? The Saga of the Silver Blade shows that sometimes information must be hidden in order to protect, rather than control.

In a world where what is right depends entirely on what someone knows—or thinks they know—and how closely that is to the truth of the matter, how can anyone really know who is right? Who is lying? Who is hiding critical knowledge for the greater good versus for personal gain? It is a war fought in the shadows under the last gasp of daylight. It is the Tale of Twilight and Shadow.

Is it destiny? Fate? Or the legacy of the past shouldered by those who live on?

These are the questions scholars debate. This is your chance to become informed and make your own decision about what was, what is, and what could be.

The Saga of the Silver Blade is a long, bleak epic about the fight for hope against all odds. It is the chronicle of a fated relic, a testament to the people entrusted with its secrets, and the final, terrible moment when the debts of history come due.

The Purpose: An Act of Reconciliation

The Saga of the Silver Blade is not a tale of heroes saving the world; it is the exhaustive, unvarnished story of Reconciliation. It is the search for the single, perfect Melody that can harmonize the devastating dissonance introduced during the Epic Sundering of Eternity. The goal is not victory over a cosmic foe, but the careful alignment of the cosmos itself.

To truly understand its significance, you must know its foundation: the universe is a metaphysical reality known as the Eternal Song. All phenomena, from gods to weapons to a child’s innocent glee are notes in this symphony. The Saga is the deliberate, final Movement of this composition, focused on showing the warring forces of Light and Shadow that there can be another way—a way which won’t leave behind a worthless carcass. Because sometimes, the focus of war makes the very reason for the war seem expendable. Conflict supported by weaponized knowledge, blurring the goal so badly that the fighting becomes the point; annihilation of the opponent becomes the victory condition instead of the sober, necessary, temporary step toward a goal where the enemy is the threat to everyone, not just the threat to a person or people.

The Structure: A Fated Composition

The length and complexity of the Saga are not arbitrary. The narrative is laid out across thirteen planned novels because the number itself is the story.

In the language of the Eternal Song, numbers can have their own meaning and power for those who know how to interpret them as symbolic of more than values. Those with the greatest power are the number one and prime numbers, particularly the first two: two and three. One and two are twins divided of the same song, and one and three is the unity of a group working as a single unit. One and Two are a theme throughout, but one and three is something special. The Saga follows this pattern: a long, winding narrative built on the tension of twelve primary forces and events, with the final volume representing the terrifying, climactic, and necessary thirteenth note required to finish the Grand Composition and play the Last Melody. Every character, every battle, and every secret is placed with the precision of a master conductor.

What Makes This Saga Different

This is not a traditional story of heroes who stumble through dungeons and rely on luck to defeat a monster. Its difference lies in its deep, almost obsessive commitment to causality and internal consistency.

• The World is the Main Character: The Saga stands apart because it refutes the notion of "might makes right." Its core weapon is not steel, but knowledge. The war is fought in the shadows, where power comes from breadth of knowledge and the control of its spread. Every seemingly random event from the Saga’s earliest origins has been meticulously reconstructed and given a logical, canonical purpose that feeds the final confrontation.

• The Deception is the Truth: The story is built around the "Good Lie"—the necessary deception used by the ancients to protect the world's final chance. This makes the reader an archivist, constantly deciding who is lying, who is protecting the greater good, and who is simply a pawn.

• Refutation of the Chosen One: The Saga is not the story of a "Soloist" (the Single Chosen One) who saves the world. It is the story of a network of spies and scholars, and ultimately, a family who become the final, Soul-Forged Living Key to the universe.

Diagram of the Last Melody

The Saga of the Silver Blade is more than just a story; it is a meticulous work of reconstructed causality. It asks you to solve the mystery of eternity, not just watch a hero win a battle. Power is about control of knowledge. Good and evil are just a matter of perspective and access to the truth. It's a war of information. It is a voice lurking in the shadows telling you that your real world is not the real world. The 'real world' is hidden in a "Tale of Twilight and Shadow." The Saga of the Silver Blade merely points the way.

The Journey Begins

On Aithyris,

the shadows last longer each night, creeping over the shrinking remains of an unsuspecting realm chasing the sun to the horizon. Most call it the Five Seas; isthmus-bound peninsulas with long island chains bound five watery sisters, each with their own unique character. If the rumors of the coming sunset are true, why are Five Seas the last realm in all of Aithyris to fall into Shadow? Coincidence, perhaps? Or has something there held back the darkness while the peoples of the Five Seas live on, blissfully ignorant? Is something there worth protecting?

If you’ve come to me, you’ve come to understand the world of Aithyris, child of the Seven Sisters I make it my business to know all, but only a little at a time can I reveal the vast and interrelated melody of the Eternal Song—which no one can ever hear completely. It is impossible.

Journey with me then, and let us forever reach for the ends of the infinite strings.

Aithyris and the Five Seas: The Stage for Eternity

I will be your guide, right here waiting for you. I will be your lighthouse, a beacon in the darkness. You will find the truth unfolds in the violet twilight forming the blurred boundary between the guiding light and encroaching darkness. And that is where our story began, and it is where it will end. Forever moving, changing, growing, and adapting.

Our journey begins with Aithyris, the very world upon which this profound saga unfolds. It is a realm lovingly crafted by the Seven Sisters, a collective of powerful beings who poured their essence into its creation. This world serves as the intricate setting for a war as old as time itself, a cosmic conflict between primordial forces, creation and oblivion. The final act of the infinitely long Tale of Twilight & Shadow became known as the Saga of the Silver Blade. The telling of that grand saga is the story of the Five Seas, and of why it became the final bastion of light holding back an infinite darkness, like a lonely lighthouse pointing the way home.

The Saga of the Silver Blade itself is no mere tale,

it is a story about the final moves in a millennia-old strategic gambit that could stop forever the endless cycle of darkness chasing light chasing darkness. It is the story of how bold actions from the Shadow with desperate whispers from the vespertine Twilight may have found a way to bring harmony to the forever conflict. The Saga brings together gods, primordial forces, nations of all races, and even the very fate of eternity. As it unfolds, the grand story does not shy from morally complex characters born of psychological trauma, or the insidious rot within institutional power.

Hope permeates, even in the darkest hours; filled with the accounts of those who walked in twilight’s shadow. In this world, genuine passion for symphonies of creation and the dissonant melody of oblivion can change reality—only a truly authentic expression of one’s soul-song can shape the world to their will. Spellsingers, some call them. The Saga of the Silver Blade is an epic final conclusion to the endless war between creation and oblivion.