Ugly #2

Across the mystical lands, the skies are darkened with the winged ancient beasts of stone and shadow - the gargoyles. Where they fly, they lay waste to cities and break the spirits of even the boldest warriors. Their latest siege shattered the peace of the Aker Kingdom, where the last dome of magical protection flickers like a dying flame. The mages, once mighty, are falling one by one. Hope is slipping. Wynlyn of Raven’s Fly, a loyal Oso has dreamed since cubhood of earning his place among the King’s elite. Now, with doom at the gates, his moment has come. King Archimedes gives him a single, impossible quest: find the lost warrior known only in whispers as Ugly  and retrieve the Slayer Sword. The Duck Warrior stories tell he is a vile creature raised by dragons. Is he a god among warriors or a tale built on fantastical speculations? Or, if the legends are true, the Slayer Sword he carries is the only blade in existence that can pierce gargoyle flesh and end this nightmare once and for