Spirit / Fall by Brendan Lloyd

Arundineus Vulgatus, a swordsman of the Verian Empire, is a commoner with an uncommon destiny. His participation in a summoning ritual proves to be a surprisingly eventful decision. Arundineus may be loyal, but even a loyal citizen cannot ignore the serious matter of mutual and deepening mistrust between the Verian Empire and the much-demonised Cetin. As tensions escalate, atrocities occur which will almost certainly haunt both races and set them on a course for potential conflicts as yet unknown, with unforeseen consequences all but guaranteed!