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Wolves of the Fallen Empire

Wolves of the Fallen Empire

Short Story · Werewolf
last updateLast Updated : 2025-11-05
By:  Serena BlythewoodCompleted
Language: English
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Revenge

Tragic Love

Melodramatic

Bias

In a world dominated by a ruthless empire, Nia Wolfsong, an Omega survivor of a border massacre, has spent years hiding in the shadows, driven by vengeance and a desire to dismantle the empire that destroyed her village. Her mission: to bring down the emperor and everything he built. But when she crosses paths with Ash Ravenspine, a former general of the empire who has been manipulated and twisted by the very forces Nia despises, everything she believes is put to the test. Ash, once a loyal soldier, has spent years fighting for an empire that turned him into a weapon. Betrayed by his own, he is forced to confront the darkness of his past and the man he has become. Together, Nia and Ash form an uneasy alliance, navigating a world where loyalties shift and survival is the only certainty. As the rebellion against the empire grows, Nia and Ash must face not only the empire’s wrath but their own fractured pasts. Love, betrayal, and revenge intertwine as they fight for freedom—knowing that every victory might cost them everything. In a battle for a new world, who will survive, and at what cost?

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20 Chapters
Chapter 1: Smoke over Wolfsong
Ten years had passed since the day the fire fell like the wrath of gods on the quiet village of Wolfsong, but the memories still seared through Nia’s mind as though they had been born just yesterday. She had been a child, barely ten, clinging to the smell of pine and the sound of her parents' voices, safe in the isolation of the borderlands. But the world outside had come crashing in with banners of iron and flame.Nia, buried beneath the cooling corpses of her parents and neighbors, could still hear the burning village crackling in the distance, the cries of the innocents, the imperial soldiers marching in a precise, terrifying rhythm. Their cloaks, sewn with raven symbols, had been seared into her memory. Her parents had whispered their last breaths as they shielded her, their blood mingling with the dirt beneath her. She had heard their final plea for her survival, a whisper lost to the wind.For days, she lived on bark and snow, driven by hunger and hatred, vowing to burn eve
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Chapter 2: Raven in Chains
The subterranean citadel was cold, its walls damp with the weight of forgotten wars. Ash Ravenspine stood in the center of the arena, his bare feet echoing on the stone floor as he lifted his arms to the ceiling. His body was a map of scars, each one a testament to the empire's relentless training. Every day, he erased his identity—carving fresh lines into his skin, molding his body into a weapon as sharp as his mind.A­-17, the designation given to him by the imperial legion, had long since replaced the boy who had once been Ash. The boy who had played in the meadows, who had laughed with a girl by the brook, was buried deep beneath layers of conditioning and cruelty. His memories were fragmented, like shards of glass that reflected only the harsh light of the empire’s twisted teachings.The handlers had drilled him into perfection: loyal, lethal, and empty. He had been trained to execute with precision, to never question orders, to become the empire’s blade. But there were stil
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Chapter 3: Mist Fang Rises
The imperial capital was a city of gilded masks and whispering secrets, its marble towers reaching for the heavens while its streets pulsed with the blood of the forgotten. Nia had walked its stone paths before, as a child, holding her mother’s hand as they shopped for food. Now, she walked as an assassin, her every step calculated, every breath measured. She was no longer Nia Wolfsong—the girl whose village had been burned and destroyed. Now, she was "Mist Fang," the most elusive, feared assassin in the empire.The palace garrison was her target.Nia had spent the past seven days carefully studying the palace grounds, mapping out the servants’ passages, the hidden stairwells, and the secret alcoves where she could slip unnoticed. She had bribed cooks, swapped out fragrances, and laced her garments with pheromone blockers to ensure her scent was untraceable. Every night, she sharpened her needles, coated with the venom of frozen fang wolves, and rehearsed her strike—one clean cut
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Chapter 4: Walls of Jade and Iron
The banquet hall was a palace of opulence and deceit, gilded chandeliers casting soft, flickering light over the swirling dancers, the clink of crystal and silver blending with the laughter of the empire's elite. But to Nia, every sound, every whisper, felt muffled beneath the weight of her purpose.She had moved through the night as a shadow—silent, invisible, blending in with the servants, ensuring her every step was calculated. Her eyes never left Ash. The cold, precise general who had once been her protector, now her target. She could almost feel the hum of his presence through the walls, as if his very soul was calling to hers, even though he didn’t know her. Even though he couldn’t remember her.Tonight, everything would change.Nia had mapped the palace a hundred times, knew where the war ledgers were kept, hidden behind a vault of enchanted steel that no one could breach. But Nia had a plan. She knew the timing. She had prepared for every detail. A stolen glance here,
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Chapter 5: A General's Price
The words hung between them like a blade, sharp and threatening, yet strangely... familiar. Ash’s eyes narrowed, his expression unreadable. The faintest flicker of recognition sparked in his storm-grey eyes, but it was gone before Nia could decipher it. He stepped closer, his presence looming over her like a dark cloud, and she stood her ground, meeting his gaze with an unwavering defiance.“Your empire is built on lies,” Nia continued, her voice steady despite the fluttering of her pulse. “I’m here to burn it down.”Ash remained silent for a moment, studying her, as if trying to place her, to untangle the memory that hovered just out of reach. His gaze dropped to her wrist, where the faint outline of a crescent moon mark peeked from beneath her sleeve.“Who are you?” he asked again, his tone softer this time, though still laced with suspicion.Nia’s heart pounded in her chest. She couldn’t tell him the truth—not yet. Not when she wasn’t sure how much of the boy she had kno
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Chapter 6: Steam and Shadows
The following days passed in a haze of tension and fear, with Nia barely able to shake the memory of Ash’s presence. It gnawed at her, a constant whisper in the back of her mind, urging her to question everything she thought she knew.Each time she entered the chambers to prepare the medicinal bath for Ash, she steeled herself, pushing aside the memories of the boy she had once known—the boy she had loved. But that boy no longer existed. The Ash she cared about had been replaced with a ruthless general, a tool of the empire, whose very name had become a symbol of the regime’s cruelty.Yet, when she knelt beside the tub on the fourth night, the familiar steam swirling around them, something inside Nia stirred. Ash sat in silence, his scars gleaming in the dim light, his form weary from the endless battles he fought within himself. He had been stripped of his humanity, conditioned to serve the empire, but even now, beneath the layers of stone and blood, Nia could see the faintest c
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Chapter 7: Echo of Names
The days that followed felt like a blur to Nia. She moved through the palace like a shadow, her every action calculated, every movement deliberate. She continued to fulfill her role as Ash’s personal medicine bearer, never giving him more than the slightest glance, never letting her guard slip. But inside, she was a storm, torn between her mission and the truth she had been trying to ignore for so long.She had spent years planning her revenge. Her every move had been designed to tear down the empire, to punish those who had destroyed her village. But in the presence of Ash, the mission began to blur. The line between enemy and friend, between vengeance and redemption, grew thin and fragile.And so, she continued to prepare his nightly bath, her hands trembling ever so slightly as she mixed the medicinal brew. Each night, as the steam curled around them and Ash sank into the tub, Nia found herself drawn to the memories that threatened to surface—memories of a time before the empi
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Chapter 8: Needles of Doubt
The days blurred into one another as Nia carried out her duties in silence, the growing conflict within her gnawing at her every move. Ash’s presence haunted her more with each passing night. Every time she entered his quarters, her heart would beat faster, her mind clouded with memories she had long buried.She was still Mist Fang, the assassin. She was still the one who had sworn to tear the empire apart. Yet, the man she had once known, the boy she had loved, lingered in every moment they shared. The anger that had driven her for so long, the cold hatred toward the empire, had started to fray at the edges.Every night, she mixed the brew with care, ensuring it was perfect for Ash’s healing. Each night, she studied his wounds, his scars, tracing the patterns of pain that marred his body. She watched as he submerged himself in the bath, his breathing steady as the medicinal brew worked its magic. But it wasn’t just his body she was trying to heal—it was something deeper. A wound
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Chapter 9: Wolf and Raven
The nights grew longer, and the shadows deeper, as Nia continued her cold, calculated routine. She moved through the palace with precision, no longer allowing herself to dwell on the tangled emotions Ash’s presence stirred within her. Every time she found herself near him, the knot in her chest tightened. But she refused to loosen her grip. She couldn’t. The path she had chosen was set, and nothing—not even the lingering traces of the past—could pull her away from it.Still, every evening as she prepared his bath, she would glance at him, her heart betraying her. Ash was different now, though the boy she once knew still lingered beneath the surface of the weapon he had become. But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t escape the growing sense of inevitability—the pull between them was undeniable.Tonight, she stood over the tub, her hands trembling ever so slightly as she mixed the brew, her eyes on Ash as he sat silently, staring into the rippling water. She could feel the
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Chapter 10: Tasting the Poison
The weight of Ash’s words lingered long after he had left her chamber, hanging in the air like the heavy scent of blood on a battlefield. Nia stood still for a long time, her heart beating louder than any thought in her mind. The room felt smaller, the shadows darker, as though the walls were closing in on her, forcing her to confront something she had spent years avoiding.Could she save herself? Could she really let go of the vengeance that had defined her for so long?For the first time, Nia found herself questioning everything—her purpose, her mission, the very foundation of who she had become. Ash’s touch, his words, his silent plea to remember the person she had once been, echoed in her ears, unraveling the walls she had built around her heart.But she couldn’t—she wouldn’t—be that girl again. The empire had taken everything from her. Ash had been stolen, warped into something monstrous by the same empire that had torn her village apart. She couldn’t allow herself to fal
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