The Beast Beneath Velmora
The forest surrounding Velmora had not belonged to men for a very long time. Even before the kingdom collapsed into civil war, travelers avoided the black woods…
Part 2 – THE QUEEN DROPPED HER GOBLET AFTER SEEING THE LITTLE BOY
The royal banquet hall of Ashkar glowed like a sea of fire beneath thousands of golden candles. Crystal chandeliers shimmered above marble pillars wrapped in silver dragon…
Part 2 – THE POOR BOY FORBIDDEN TO HOLD A SWORD
Snow fell on Ashkar the morning the kingdom tried to laugh a child out of destiny. It came down in soft white sheets over the royal plaza,…
The Beggar Boy Beneath the Rain. The Throne Remembered His Name.
Cold rain hammered the slums of Ashkar so fiercely that the narrow alleys looked like rivers of black mud flowing beneath the dying light of dawn. The…
The King Had Seen That Sword Stance Once Before. The Last Man Who Used It Had Died Twenty Years Ago.
The royal hall of Ashkar glittered like a sea of molten gold beneath hundreds of hanging chandeliers. Candlelight danced across polished marble floors while musicians played sharp,…
The Boy Who Walked Through the King’s Locked Door. The Kingdom Was Never the Same Again.
The first thing King Alaric felt every morning was hatred. Not toward his enemies. Not toward the nobles whispering behind silk sleeves. Not even toward the gods…
The Sword Chose the Boy Before His Execution
The rain over Darkmoor Castle always felt colder on execution days. Perhaps it was the wind rising from the northern cliffs below the fortress walls. Or perhaps…
The Boy Never Fought Back. Until They Insulted The Only Person He Had Left.
Rain fell over Ashkar like ash from a dying world. The training arena behind the eastern barracks had become a swamp of mud, blood, and broken pride….
The Child Beneath Ravenspire
The orphanage beneath Ravenspire had no bells. Only chains. They rattled in the stone corridors whenever the Atlantic wind pushed through the cracked foundations of the old…
The Sword of Stormveil
For twenty years, the silver sword inside Stormveil Castle remained untouched. Kings failed to move it. Generals shattered their hands against it. Entire noble houses built legends…