by Mark A. Alvarez II
There’ll be bloodshed, I swear it.Not a hint of mercy.There’ll be no solace.If history is doomed to repeat,This will be my price for peace,War, squall, and conflict.For the love you’ve stolen,From the innocence you’ve ridden and left behind.I’ll bring a wrath wrapped in poison.This is my promise, my word, my truth. *** My hands are … Continue reading Pledge to Justice
Time was frozen, my body still and my mind wandering. I was lost amongst my thoughts, drifting as my line of sight locked onto it as it hovered over me. Its eyes opaque and shrouded in shadow, growling as I felt my face tingle and my body fall in and out of consciousness. I was … Continue reading Nightmare
"Dutybound" is a coming-of-age, dark fantasy novel providing a social commentary on the absence of empathy and altruism and rediscovering faith that's long been lost. Light Wings Epic Vol. 1 coming June 22nd, 2021 As long as there is light, there is hope. This sentiment and more abound in author Mark A. Alvarez’s debut novel, … Continue reading Texas author & entrepreneur, Mark A. Alvarez II, to launch his debut novel “Dutybound” as a summer release
Authors in Focus with James Reid A couple months ago, I appeared on a the 'Authors In Focus' podcast with author James Reid. It was my first live interview so needless to say, I was nervous. Oh so, so nervous. Especially when it came to speaking with other writers.No matter how much I prepared, I … Continue reading Driving Fantasy with a Message with Mark Alvarez on the Books and Authors Podcast
There will come a time when we'll have to rise,A time when we'll have to fight,A time when we'll have to do what's right.Despite all that we face,We can't continue to make the same mistakes.We must raise the stakes.We must accept our fates.For this is our conviction, fighting with no restrictions. There's more to this, … Continue reading Time to Rise, Time to Fight
Listening to these words within,My spirit calls like the wind,Whistling to me as I give in. I grasp onto this innate wisdom,And I find my heart ascending,Accepting a life beyond my freedom,A life so holy, my everlasting story,Living for the light's glory. There is purpose in what it calls for,Asking that I do something more.I … Continue reading A Heart So Holy
"I've been fighting my whole life, training to protect my land and my people... I was taught to think for myself." - Dutybound, pg. 176 Cool and collective, Leocadio "Leo" Feral, is the noble sir of Pinea, Moz's former rival and neighbor to the north. Turmoil has existed between the Sanoon and Feral dynasties for … Continue reading Character Profile: Leocadio Feral, Sir of Pinea
The gates of the manor were flooded with lights as multitudes of people traveled the roads. It took about a sixteenth of the Mozian military to securely lay passage for the relatively minuscule number of nobles invited to the party, as waves of commoners gathered there, ever hopeful. To witness a moment of luxury beyond … Continue reading Duty’s Bane: an excerpt from Dutybound
There’s something I must come to terms with,A grisly fate I can’t escape.It’s hard accepting feelings I can’t quell.These works of a dangerous spell. There isn’t much I can deny.I know exactly where my heart does lie.But coming to terms with this dark truth;Is this something I should do?Because when I look into your eyes, … Continue reading Consequences of Love
I lost a piece of myself,Searching for something nearby.I lost a part of who I was,Looking for something by my side. I wallowed in the Darkness,Along an obscured path.Malign from the blindside,I denied the comfort of the Light. I let the Darkness invade my mind.And now, the Light has left me;I’m lost in a space … Continue reading A Loss of Self