The dragon fire did not disappear. It grew stronger. Crimson flames spiraled around the child like a living storm while ancient heat consumed the center of the…

The slap knocked my cupcake plate straight into the grass while every guest at the party went silent. Pink balloons drifted lazily above the backyard tables as…

The valley below Ashkar had become a graveyard long before the battle even started. Rain hammered the earth without mercy. Mud swallowed the bodies of dead soldiers…

The dragon cub’s scream split the sky like a blade through bone. It echoed across the execution arena while thousands of voices answered with cheers. “Burn it!”…

The surviving soldiers stumbled backward in terror. One dropped his spear completely. Another whispered shakily: “The sword accepted him…” “No…” An older captain stared at the child…

The boy said nothing. But the moment those words echoed across the arena— “My prince…” —the entire stadium erupted into chaos. Nobles stood violently from their seats….

Then slowly— the child raised his head for the first time. Beneath the tangled wet hair— his eyes burned gold. Not human gold. Predator gold. The surviving…

Rain was falling so hard over the balcony that night, Emily could barely hear her own heartbeat. She stood barefoot on the slick stone floor, one hand…

The chains around the boy’s wrists began to glow red-hot. Not from fire. From fear. Every soldier standing in the cathedral square felt it at the exact…