Novels by Ichi

Kaelum"I'm getting married," I said to Divine Authority.The endless light before me dimmed, then brightened again. The silence that followed felt almost mocking."You know Aurora came to me," I continued. "She offered to marry me.""Okay."I frowned."But... doesn't that mean anything to you? You favor Aurora. You wouldn't want her to remain heirless, would you?""If Aurora never has a successor," Divine Authority replied calmly, "that will not be because of me. It will be because of you."I looked away."And the girl?" Divine Authority asked. "What is happening with the girl?""What girl?""The one you insisted I wouldn't tell you about."I sighed."She's still on Earth. Just... not in my house anymore. I sent her away."The light flickered."That was ruthless.""It was the only option you left me." I folded my arms. "I'm not settled. I want an heir before I disappear from this universe."Another long silence settled between us."What has your position ever been, Kaelum?" Divine Au

Thalia"What's your name?" I asked the wolf who had been distributing flowers at Sarah's funeral."Carl."He smiled."You're Thalia, right?""Yeah."I let out a small laugh."I shouldn't be surprised you know that."He chuckled. "No. You're pretty popular around here." He paused, rubbing the back of his neck. "You know... because of everything."I scoffed."Nothing serious." I shrugged. "I backed off from Kaelum anyway."Carl blinked."You're just... saying his name?""What?""Most people don't even know Master's real name."He looked around instinctively before lowering his voice."And even if they do, they don't throw it around that casually."I frowned."So I should probably be more careful now.""You probably should." He smiled again. "But I have a question.""Shoot.""You're a werewolf... right?""Yeah." I nodded. "Why? Do I not look like one?""No." He shook his head. "I've just never imagined Master would be..." He trailed off. "You know."I laughed."It's honestly not what e

KaelumI stood by the window, my gaze fixed on the annex where Thalia now lived.Or rather... Where she had chosen to live now.Usually, I could hear her thoughts if I wanted to, could feel the shifts in her emotions.See far more than any mortal would ever want me to.Now...Nothing.It was as though she had slammed a door in my face, even my sight barely reached her here.I could only make out fragments through the windows.She never looked toward my house.Not once.Instead, she quietly arranged clothes inside the wardrobe.With every folded shirt, every dress she hung, every movement delivered the same message.She wasn't coming back.I frowned.I had saved her, she demanded to know why.I refused to answer.Then she became angry because I hadn't done what she wanted.Mortals truly made no sense. A portal tore open behind me.Soft footsteps followed. I didn't need to turn around.There was only one person arrogant enough to ignore my warning after the last court meeting, she did th

Thalia"But you know what? I have nothing else to say to you either."I turned before he could answer and walked straight to my room.The closet doors flew open as I yanked them apart. I grabbed every piece of clothing I owned and shoved them into my bags without folding any of it. My hands moved faster than my thoughts.If I had to choose between Kaelum's house and walking back into my enemies' den...I chose the den.I slung the bags over my shoulder and marched toward the front door.Then my fingers wrapped around the handle.They froze.A violent shiver crawled through me.The memory came all at once.The knife sinking into me.The burning pain.Sarah collapsing in front of me and her blood spilled all overMy breathing caught.Nothing good was waiting for me outside.Or maybe something was.Maybe one more person was waiting to finish what everyone else had started, especially Aen.She had promised she would kill me.The sound of a door opening somewhere upstairs broke the silence

KaelumDespite the chaos in my room, I could still hear everything happening beyond the walls.Thalia and Aurora raising their voices at each other.The hurried footsteps of Aurora and the silence that followed the confrontation.I smiled when Aurora had tried to strike Thalia.She failed, and I could already imagine the frustration twisting across Aurora's face. That was once me. It still was.Should I be concerned that Thalia had likely painted a target on her back?Not particularly.Aurora and her assume Thalia's resistance came from me. They both believe I had blessed her with the ability to ignore divine authority, allowing her to speak over gods without consequence.I hadn't. I wouldn’t. I know the consequences of giving a mortal power that surpasses their brain's capacity, but Divine Authority does not agree with me. I low-key want everything to turn big so I can see the grand plan of the Divine Authority.I almost rolled my eyes at the memory of them saying they had abandoned

And he walked to the door as though nothing had happened.Pulled it open."Tell everyone I'm unavailable," he said quietly, looking straight at me. "Anybody at all."His breathing was uneven."And Thalia..." His voice softened. "Do not come in here again unless I tell you to."Before I could argue, he gently pushed me outside.The door slammed shut.The lock clicked.I stood there frozen.None of this made sense.How could lightning hurt the man who controlled lightning?How could the god who commanded storms become a prisoner inside one?I knocked."Kaelum."Nothing.I knocked harder."Open the door."Still nothing.I was just about to run to the balcony and yell his name from there, hoping he'd answer somehow, when movement caught my eye.Water, It gathered in the hallway.Not spilled, it just gathered.The puddle rose higher and higher until it stood nearly six feet tall, rippling like a living mirror.I took a careful step back. Then a woman walked out of it.She was stunning, tall