Monster's Mercy by William D. Arand
Monster's Mercy
An existence spent being forced to kill others to satiate a Monster.
Where the only thing to look forward to was the blessed, if brief, period of time between paying that bribe.
Except that very same Monster is and isn’t Rene.
It just happened to live inside his own mind and force him to do what it wanted. Rather than being an actual Monster.
That was Rene’s entire life until a fateful day changed that.
A day that the career as a hitman for hire built on the Monster’s needs will end. Where Rene will be forced to atone for his actions. To be held accountable and judged.
Except the verdict is already long since passed and needs no deliberation.
His sentence was being sent hundreds of years into the past, into a different world even, where he must live a life for the betterment of others. Every action judged as it happens and weighed out against him.
But even this new idyllic life he’s been living in for 18 years is about to go off the rails and Rene will be forced back into a life lived in the underworld.
Armed with a few gifts granted to him by the one who judged him, gifts better suited to a fantasy about living in a video game, Rene has to maneuver his way back to his new life while using all the things he’d learned in his old one.
Except using those skills is a double-edged sword. If he’s not careful, he’ll end up right back where he started.
Dead and on his way to hell.
Warning and minor spoiler: This novel contains graphic violence, undefined relationships/harem, unconventional opinions/beliefs, and a hero who is as tactful as a dog at a cat show. Listen at your own risk.
©2019 William D. Arand (P)2020 William D. Arand
Monster's Mercy 2
An existence spent being forced to kill others to satiate a monster.
Where the only thing to look forward to was the blessed, if brief, period of time between paying that bribe.
Except that very same monster is and isn’t Rene.
It just happened to live inside his own mind and force him to do what it wanted. Rather than being an actual monster.
That was Rene’s entire life until a fateful day changed that. Where he died in a mission gone wrong.
When he met the Watcher in the afterlife, and took on a new life. A life of idyllic bliss that involved having a family.
Until he was kidnapped and taken to a new city. A city where Rene broke free, set down roots, opened a business, an orphanage, an underground gang, and began taking over.
Rene has become the Hood, the Mask, and young Anatolis all in one.
Where he continues to take more power with the Anatolis bankroll, his blade, or someone else’s blood.
Except as he gains more power, he becomes more of a target.
With every day, more people are targeting one of his lives and what they can take from him.
The city is about to be pitched head-first into the front lines of more than one fight to the death.
It has no idea, and it’s one true defender is a serial-killer turned hitman who became a bounty-hunting money-lender that moonlights as a gang leader.
All before the month is over.
Warning and minor spoiler: This novel contains graphic violence, undefined relationships/harem, unconventional opinions/beliefs, and a hero who is as tactful as a dog at a cat show. Listen at your own risk.
©2020 William Arand (P)2021 William Arand
Monster's Mercy 3
An existence spent being forced to kill others to satiate a monster. Where the only thing to look forward to was the blessed, if brief, period of time between paying that bribe.
Except that very same monster is and isn’t Rene. It just happened to live inside his own mind and force him to do what it wanted - rather than him being an actual monster.
That was Rene’s entire life until a fateful day changed that.
A day that his career as a hitman for hire built on the monster’s needs will end. Where Rene will be forced to atone for his actions. To be held accountable and judged
.
Except the verdict has already long since passed and needs no deliberation.
His sentence was being sent hundreds of years into the past, into a different world, even, where he must live a life for the betterment of others. Every action judged as it happens and weighed out against him.
But even this new idyllic life he’s been living for 18 years is now completely off the rails, and Rene has gone back into a life lived in the underworld.
Armed with a few gifts granted to him by the one who judged him, gifts better suited to a fantasy about living in a video game, Rene has to maneuver his way through all the twists and turns in his new life while using all the things he’d learned in his old one.
Except using those skills is a double-edged sword. If he’s not careful, he’ll end up right back where he started. Or so he would hope.
War is on the horizon and Felicie is in the crosshairs.
Or more accurately, the Mask is.
Warning and minor spoiler: This novel contains graphic violence, undefined relationships/harem, unconventional opinions/beliefs, and a hero who is as tactful as a dog at a cat show. Listen at your own risk.
©2021 William D. Arand (P)2022 William D. Arand