Steel and Sorrow: Rise of the Mercenary king
Chained by slavery and yet craving freedom, such is the fate of Alpheo , a modern historian forced to live under the grip of slavery in a land where chaos would soon erupt. As the empire of Rolmia plunges into civil war following the death of the emperor , his three ambitious sons vie for the throne. In the midst of this turmoil, Alpheo finds the chance to break his chain and escape, leading his companions into the ashes of war, trying to thrive in it, selling their swords to the highest bidder . But beyond the borders of Rolmia, hungry eyes watch as the empire's grip loosens. The Sultanate of Azania, ever the opportunist, sees a chance to expand its domain and influence , while to the south, neighboring principalities breathe a sigh of relief as the once-dominant giant stumbles and falters. In the north, the confederation of the Free Isle finds their chance to restore their old tradition of pillaging and piratery, denied to them by an empire that is now crumbling beneath itself. In this crucible of conflict, where dynasties crumble and empires fall, Alpheo find his call and the chance to forge his own destiny amidst the ashes of empires.
Chapters (1291)
- Chapter 1 — Chapter 1: Small men have great shadows(1)
- Chapter 2 — Chapter 2: Small men have great shadows(2)
- Chapter 3 — Chapter 3: Small men have great shadow(3)
- Chapter 4 — Chapter 4: Small men have great shadows(4)
- Chapter 5 — Chapter 5: Small men have great shadows(5)
- Chapter 6 — Chapter 6: Small men have great shadows(end)
- Chapter 7 — Chapter 7: Blood feud(1)
- Chapter 8 — Chapter 8: Blood feud(2)
- Chapter 9 — Chapter 9: Escape (1)
- Chapter 10 — Chapter 10: Blood feud(3)
- Chapter 11 — Chapter 11: Escape (2)
- Chapter 12 — Chapter 12: Blood feud (4)
- Chapter 13 — Chapter 13: Escape (3)
- Chapter 14 — Chapter 14: Escape(4)
- Chapter 15 — Chapter 15: Captain of the slave(1)
- Chapter 16 — Chapter 16: Captain of the slaves(2)
- Chapter 17 — Chapter 17: The ears of the emperor
- Chapter 18 — Chapter 18: Getting supplies(1)
- Chapter 19 — Chapter 19: Getting supplies(2)
- Chapter 20 — Chapter 20: Getting supplies (3)
- Chapter 21 — Chapter 21: Sultan’s will
- Chapter 22 — Chapter 22: Son’s wail(1)
- Chapter 23 — Chapter 23: Son’s wail(2)
- Chapter 24 — Chapter 24: Matter’s of succession(1)
- Chapter 25 — Chapter 25: Reaching the city
- Chapter 26 — Chapter 26: Getting information
- Chapter 27 — Chapter 27: Debts are to be repayed
- Chapter 28 — Chapter 28: Matters of Succession(2)
- Chapter 29 — Chapter 29: Among the snow(1)
- Chapter 30 — Chapter 30: Among the snow(2)
- Chapter 31 — Chapter 31: Coronation
- Chapter 32 — Chapter 32: Looking for employment(1)
- Chapter 33 — Chapter 33: Looking for employment(2)
- Chapter 34 — Chapter 34: Looking for employment(3)
- Chapter 35 — Chapter 35: Looking for empoyment(4)
- Chapter 36 — Chapter 36: The second prince
- Chapter 37 — Chapter 37: First session(1)
- Chapter 38 — Chapter 38: First session(2)
- Chapter 39 — Chapter 39: Insecurities
- Chapter 40 — Chapter 40: Bread and ale(1)
- Chapter 41 — Chapter 41: Bread and ale(2)
- Chapter 42 — Chapter 42: Bread and ale(3)
- Chapter 43 — Chapter 43: Call for independence
- Chapter 44 — Chapter 44: Small council(1)
- Chapter 45 — Chapter 45: Small council(2)
- Chapter 46 — Chapter 46: Marriage
- Chapter 47 — Chapter 47: Entering the city(1)
- Chapter 48 — Chapter 48: Entering the city(2)
- Chapter 49 — Chapter 49: Entering the city(3)
- Chapter 50 — Chapter 50: Entering the city(4)
- Chapter 51 — Chapter 51: Northern ambition(1)
- Chapter 52 — Chapter 52: Northern ambition(2)
- Chapter 53 — Chapter 53: Northern ambition(3)
- Chapter 54 — Chapter 54: A message(1)
- Chapter 55 — Chapter 55: Feast(1)
- Chapter 56 — Chapter 56: Feast(2)
- Chapter 57 — Chapter 57: Feast(3)
- Chapter 58 — Chapter 58: Feast(4)
- Chapter 59 — Chapter 59: In the city(1)
- Chapter 60 — Chapter 60: In the city(2)
- Chapter 61 — Chapter 61: In the city(3)
- Chapter 62 — Chapter 62: In the city(4)
- Chapter 63 — Chapter 63: In the city(5)
- Chapter 64 — Chapter 64: Blood of brothers
- Chapter 65 — Chapter 65: End of a bet
- Chapter 66 — Chapter 66: Variables
- Chapter 67 — Chapter 67: First mission
- Chapter 68 — Chapter 68: First mission(2)
- Chapter 69 — Chapter 69: Northern feast(1)
- Chapter 70 — Chapter 70: Northern’s feast(2)
- Chapter 71 — Chapter 71: Reaching the city(1)
- Chapter 72 — Chapter 72: Reaching the city(2)
- Chapter 73 — Chapter 73: Preparations (1)
- Chapter 74 — Chapter 74: Preparations(2)
- Chapter 75 — Chapter 75: Preparation(3)
- Chapter 76 — Chapter 76: arrival of the enemy(1)
- Chapter 77 — Chapter 77: Arrival of the enemy(2)
- Chapter 78 — Chapter 78: Parlay
- Chapter 79 — Chapter 79: Good news
- Chapter 80 — Chapter 80: See what they are doing?
- Chapter 81 — Chapter 81: Assault(1)
- Chapter 82 — Chapter 82: Assault(2)
- Chapter 83 — Chapter 83: Rat(1)
- Chapter 84 — Chapter 84: Rat(2)
- Chapter 85 — Chapter 85: Night’s cloak(1)
- Chapter 86 — Chapter 86: Night cloak(2)
- Chapter 87 — Chapter 87: Night cloak(3)
- Chapter 88 — Chapter 88: Northern’s war
- Chapter 89 — Chapter 89: Northern’s war (2)
- Chapter 90 — Chapter 90: Mercenary interest(1)
- Chapter 91 — Chapter 91: Mercenary interest(2)
- Chapter 92 — Chapter 92: Secret weapon
- Chapter 93 — Chapter 93: First battle(1)
- Chapter 94 — Chapter 94: First battle (2)
- Chapter 95 — Chapter 95: Secret weapon
- Chapter 96 — Chapter 96: First battle(3)
- Chapter 97 — Chapter 97: First battle(4)
- Chapter 98 — Chapter 98: First battle(5)
- Chapter 99 — Chapter 99: First Battle(6)
- Chapter 100 — Chapter 100: First battle(7)
- Chapter 101 — Chapter 101: The day is won!
- Chapter 102 — Chapter 102: Confrontation (1)
- Chapter 103 — Chapter 103: Confrontation (2)
- Chapter 104 — Chapter 104 Dawn of a new day
- Chapter 105 — Chapter 105 Settling for the battle(1)
- Chapter 106 — Chapter 106 Settling for the battle(2)
- Chapter 107 — Chapter 107: Throwing a egg to a rock
- Chapter 108 — Chapter 108: Fight for survival
- Chapter 109 — Chapter 109: Dead field
- Chapter 110 — Chapter 110: Negotiating a surrender
- Chapter 111 — Chapter 111: Life in the palace(1)
- Chapter 112 — Chapter 112: Life in the palace(2)
- Chapter 113 — Chapter 113: Life in the palace(3)
- Chapter 114 — Chapter 114: Departing for war
- Chapter 115 — Chapter 115: An ambush for a crown(1)
- Chapter 116 — Chapter 116: An ambush for a crown(2)
- Chapter 117 — Chapter 117: An ambush for a crown(3)
- Chapter 118 — Chapter 118: End of a ill-born rebellion
- Chapter 119 — Chapter 119: Aftermath
- Chapter 120 — Chapter 120: Delivering the bodies
- Chapter 121 — Chapter 121: Reunion(1)
- Chapter 122 — Chapter 122: Reunion (2)
- Chapter 123 — Chapter 123: Sloppy job
- Chapter 124 — Chapter 124: Money problem(1)
- Chapter 125 — Chapter 125: Money problem(2)
- Chapter 126 — Chapter 126: Life of a prisoner
- Chapter 127 — Chapter 127: A prince’s ransom(1)
- Chapter 128 — Chapter 128: A prince ransom(2)
- Chapter 129 — Chapter 129: King of Snow(1)
- Chapter 130 — Chapter 130: King of Snow(2)
- Chapter 131 — Chapter 131: The head of the pack(1)
- Chapter 132 — Chapter 132: The head of the pack (2)
- Chapter 133 — Chapter 133: A key to the city
- Chapter 134 — Chapter 134: Coronation(1)
- Chapter 135 — Chapter 135: Coronation (2)
- Chapter 136 — Chapter 136: Unsavory welcome(1)
- Chapter 137 — Chapter 137: Unsavory welcome(2)
- Chapter 138 — Chapter 138: Looming war
- Chapter 139 — Chapter 139: Aiding the effort
- Chapter 140 — Chapter 140: Starting the siege(1)
- Chapter 141 — Chapter 141: Starting the siege(2)
- Chapter 142 — Chapter 142: Close call
- Chapter 143 — Chapter 143: Public show
- Chapter 144 — Chapter 144: Surrender or die
- Chapter 145 — Chapter 145: Organizing the battle plan
- Chapter 146 — Chapter 146: A city falling on itself(1)
- Chapter 147 — Chapter 147: A city falling on itself(2)
- Chapter 148 — Chapter 148: Turning point(1)
- Chapter 149 — Chapter 149: Turning point(2)
- Chapter 150 — Chapter 150: Fall of a city
- Chapter 151 — Chapter 151: A door closed another one opening
- Chapter 152 — Chapter 152: A city standing and another falling..
- Chapter 153 — Chapter 153: King of the sea
- Chapter 154 — Chapter 154: Raising the soul of man
- Chapter 155 — Chapter 155: Call from the sea(1)
- Chapter 156 — Chapter 156: Call from sea(2)
- Chapter 157 — Chapter 157: Twice victorious
- Chapter 158 — Chapter 158: Hot topics
- Chapter 159 — Chapter 159: Friends and family
- Chapter 160 — Chapter 160: Dealing with the aftermath(1)
- Chapter 161 — Chapter 161: Dealing with the aftermath(2)
- Chapter 162 — Chapter 162: Hunger and Starvation
- Chapter 163 — Chapter 163: Getting to work
- Chapter 164 — Chapter 164: A woman’s cross
- Chapter 165 — Chapter 165: Rose’s thorns
- Chapter 166 — Chapter 166: Madness and Weakness
- Chapter 167 — Chapter 167: New solutions to old problems
- Chapter 168 — Chapter 168: Problem on the horizon
- Chapter 169 — Chapter 169: Improving the equipment
- Chapter 170 — Chapter 170: Shaking hand with enemy
- Chapter 171 — Chapter 171: Changes comes and goes(1)
- Chapter 172 — Chapter 172: Changes comes and goes(2)
- Chapter 173 — Chapter 173: Bad new over bad new
- Chapter 174 — Chapter 174: Showing off new stuff (1)
- Chapter 175 — Chapter 175: Showing off new stuff(2)
- Chapter 176 — Chapter 176: Sealing the deal
- Chapter 177 — Chapter 177: Feast for a groom
- Chapter 178 — Chapter 178: End of a Chapter start of another
- Chapter 179 — Chapter 179: The day after
- Chapter 180 — Chapter 180: New masters
- Chapter 181 — Chapter 181: New masters(2)
- Chapter 182 — Chapter 182: Broken family
- Chapter 183 — Chapter 183: The claw of an eagle(1)
- Chapter 184 — Chapter 184: The claw of an eagle(2)
- Chapter 185 — Chapter 185: The claw of an eagle(3)
- Chapter 186 — Chapter 186: Running against time(1)
- Chapter 187 — Chapter 187: Running against time (2)
- Chapter 188 — Chapter 188: Unwanted evening
- Chapter 189 — Chapter 189: Getting into work
- Chapter 190 — Chapter 190: The bad one of the litter(1)
- Chapter 191 — Chapter 191: The bad one of the litter(2)
- Chapter 192 — Chapter 192: Outsider(1)
- Chapter 193 — Chapter 193: Outsider(2)
- Chapter 194 — Chapter 194: Common ground (1)
- Chapter 195 — Chapter 195: Common ground(2)
- Chapter 196 — Chapter 196: Cross road
- Chapter 197 — Chapter 197: Kin’s blood(1)
- Chapter 198 — Chapter 198: Kin’s blood(2)
- Chapter 199 — Chapter 199: Steel and blood(1)
- Chapter 200 — Chapter 200: Steel and blood(3)