Arcane Advent Vol II: The Dark Bible

Author's Summary
Arcane Advent II: The Dark Bible picks up where the first volume left off in the Arcane Advent series.

July 22nd, after the event that came to be known as the Crimson Moon incident, Leidolf was quickly captured and inducted into an organization known as Hollow.

For his first assignment, he is sent to retrieve a book stolen from the Church and must deal with the complications of working in a team against three mages planning something sinister in Silverleaf, while dealing with an old classmate that wants answers...

Detailed Summary
Leidolf is attacked by Luna while injured and is nearly killed. He and Aria are dragged back to Hollow, where he is gently blackmailed by the Supervisor into joining their organization in order to ensure their safety. He and Aria are then taken to their new home by Tanmay, who is in charge of Aria's well being whenever Leidolf is unavailable.

During his stay, he receives further training in combat by Fai, magical plants by Tanmay, and medicines and potions by Ramona. A few months from the Christmas party, he is instructed to go retrieve a holy book called the Divinium Conselium from a thief overseas.

Departing with Fai, he arrived in the European city of Silverleaf. Upon heading to the meeting site, where their contact with the Church was waiting, they were attacked by Tanner and Kai. After fending them off, the pair meet Amadea and begin planning to retrieve the book.

After Amadea left, Scion reappeared to ask Leidolf what happened. He takes her off somewhere so that they won't be overheard. After he tells her the truth (out of respect for Luke and Lucia), they exchange contact information and part ways.

That night Leidolf, Fai, and Amadea attempt to retrieve the book from Acario, who sees through their technique and reveals that the book is a grimoire, Grdskinn, which he then used to raise Draugr. Leidolf passes out due to Grdskinn's influence and wakes up in time to assist Fai in driving off Acario, while destroying the graveyard in the process.

Fai tells them to drop the mission, since it was taken under false pretenses, but Leidolf finds the location for the grimoire by chance and sets out to take it back, which he succeeds at, but sustains heavy injuries and is contaminated by Grdskinn. The next morning, they attempt to return the grimiore to the Church, but Leidolf is spirited away by Acario and beaten until near death.

Grdskinn takes control over his body and nearly kills Acario and his followers, but leaves him in a coma until the Supervisor can pull his consciousness to the surface.

The story ends with Scion moving into town, Acario and his followers being broken out of their imprisonment by Armel.