Valkyrie's Shadow

Inthe wake ofthe Battle ofKatze Plains, the banner ofAinz Ooal Gown flies proudly over the city ofE-Rantel. The Sorcerous Kingdom has entered the world’s stage tothe clamour ofdeath and devastation; the surrounding nations fearfully prepare even asthey reel from its calamitous debut. Within the borders ofthe newly annexed realm, its Human subjects cower intheir homes asthe Undead openly walk the streets and stalk the lands. Yet, when adestitute noble finds herself under the auspices ofanunlikely benefactor, events are set into motion that will resound over the world for ages tocome.

Akingdom builder based onthe events and setting ofKugane Maruyama’s Overlord. Inafantasy world where beings ofmatchless power are transmigrated from the arbitrary existence ofagame, Valkyrie’s Shadow chronicles the lives ofthe natives whose reality has been turned upside down bytheir advent. Itisthe tale ofanation created bythe whims ofasupreme sovereign, and his unstoppable servants who each have their own, often twisted, interpretations oftheir Master’s Will.

There isnovictory instrength; nomiracles wrought from magic that will save them: only the inexorable advance ofanew world order where those who secure aplace ofservice within will find themselves turned against the world that they once knew.

[Slow buildup. Methodical storytelling with afocus onwell-rounded kingdom building and character development.]