Matabar

Ardan Egobar is a young hunter from a remote mountain tribe. Destined for nothing more than the quiet rhythms of the wild. But when fate drags him from his village into the heart of the New Monarchy Empire, everything changes. He steps into a melting pot of orcish mobsters, cigar-smoking dwarven bankers, and fashionforward elves—all on the brink of world war. As Ardan grapples with his forgotten bloodline and discovers an intricate magic system, he begins a slow, compelling ascent, transforming from an innocent youth into a rising mage whose power may one day reshape history.

Metropolis—the beating heart of the Empire of the New Monarchy—is a city of intrigue, power, and backalley bargains. Ardan Egobar, once a simple hunter from a remote mountain tribe, is now a newly awakened mage, a student of the Imperial Magical University, and an operative of the Emperor’s Second Chancery—the last of the Matabar. In Volume II, the stakes rise in the capital: old enemies return, new dangers close in, and every alliance can be a trap.

The Metropolis still guards its secrets, but the shadows of the past are closing in on Ardan Egobar. Behind the bloody events that shook the capital of the Empire of the New Monarchy stand forces whose true faces remain hidden—and now the last of the Matabar must look into the very heart of the conspiracy. Will he have the strength, the cunning, and the loyalty of his friends to unravel someone else's game before it is too late? In a city where every step may be your last and an ally may prove to be an enemy, Ardan will have to make a choice that means more than he can possibly imagine.