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Oman, Arabian Peninsula, 2016

The sun burns harshly on the eternal sands of the Rub’ al Khali desert. A place of heat and death, endless and unforgiving. However, where there is light, there is also shadow. Hidden beneath the sands, dark secrets are lost in those shadows. Three men are drawn towards them. One with darkness in his heart himself, one who believes in doing the right thing and one whose fate is tied to both of them. An ancient power is stirring below and not everyone will survive its awakening.

Jonathan Bouchard, globetrotting mercenary and renowned "Obtainer" among the shady individuals of the world, just finished a job in Oman and is about to leave for Paris when he finds out that new ruins have been discovered outside the quaint village of Hamz Al Wasila. Never one to pass an opportunity, Jonathan gets himself involved with the archaeologist who works on the site, Dr Malory Bush, and - to his own surprise - crosses paths with Whitechurch Society agent Velkan Ionescu. The relationship between him and Velkan, well, it's complicated.

Jonathan soon finds himself caught up in more trouble than he expected. He meets a young Bedouin, Tariq Alfarsi, who not only saves his life but who, despite Jonathan trying his best to prevent that, gets mixed up in the supernatural events which begin to unfold. The excavations woke up something beneath the sand...

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Tariq's and Jonathan's origin story, everyone. How did these two meet and become friends? Well, that's all part of "Kingdom of Fire" which I'm currently writing and *gasp* might even finish soon. Despite a rather harsh depressed episode (which also explains my absence, which I am truly sorry about), my writing is really going well. Which surprises no one more than myself.

Also, Tariq looks much smaller than Jon here even though he actually isn't. He's standing slightly behind him and also the dune is lower where he stands. I have to admit that I dig Jonathan's look and the whole setup is only slightly due to me just reading and finishing the 2003 Tomb Raider novel "The Amulet of Power" which is in huge parts set in Sudan.

Description

Oman, Arabian Peninsula, 2016

The sun burns harshly on the eternal sands of the Rub’ al Khali desert. A place of heat and death, endless and unforgiving. However, where there is light, there is also shadow. Hidden beneath the sands, dark secrets are lost in those shadows. Three men are drawn towards them. One with darkness in his heart himself, one who believes in doing the right thing and one whose fate is tied to both of them. An ancient power is stirring below and not everyone will survive its awakening.

Jonathan Bouchard, globetrotting mercenary and renowned "Obtainer" among the shady individuals of the world, just finished a job in Oman and is about to leave for Paris when he finds out that new ruins have been discovered outside the quaint village of Hamz Al Wasila. Never one to pass an opportunity, Jonathan gets himself involved with the archaeologist who works on the site, Dr Malory Bush, and - to his own surprise - crosses paths with Whitechurch Society agent Velkan Ionescu. The relationship between him and Velkan, well, it's complicated.

Jonathan soon finds himself caught up in more trouble than he expected. He meets a young Bedouin, Tariq Alfarsi, who not only saves his life but who, despite Jonathan trying his best to prevent that, gets mixed up in the supernatural events which begin to unfold. The excavations woke up something beneath the sand...

~~~

Tariq's and Jonathan's origin story, everyone. How did these two meet and become friends? Well, that's all part of "Kingdom of Fire" which I'm currently writing and *gasp* might even finish soon. Despite a rather harsh depressed episode (which also explains my absence, which I am truly sorry about), my writing is really going well. Which surprises no one more than myself.

Also, Tariq looks much smaller than Jon here even though he actually isn't. He's standing slightly behind him and also the dune is lower where he stands. I have to admit that I dig Jonathan's look and the whole setup is only slightly due to me just reading and finishing the 2003 Tomb Raider novel "The Amulet of Power" which is in huge parts set in Sudan.