All Chapters of Marked By The Tribrid King: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

POV: KaelionThe Grove was quiet in the way only peace could be. Not silent. Not still. But breathing. The silverleaf trees swayed gently, their branches humming with leyline magic. The altar glowed faintly, no longer cracked, no longer bleeding. Kaelion stood at the edge of the sanctuary, watching the sunrise paint the sky in flame.He had never imagined this version of himself. Not in war. Not in prophecy. Not even in dreams. He had been forged in battle, shaped by silence, tempered by loss. But now, he was something else. Something softer.Aria slept inside the Haven, the child curled against her chest. Luna had taken the morning to walk the Grove, her mark pulsing in rhythm with the ley lines. Sera and Lucien were already awake, tending to the runes and herbs. Kaelion remained outside, his blade sheathed, his hands empty. And for once, he didn’t feel the need to fight.He walked slowly through the Grove, his boots brushing moss, his breath syncing with the pulse beneath the soil.

POV: Luna, Kaelion, Aria, Lucien, Sera, and the childLuna felt the shift before anyone else. The ley lines beneath the Grove surged, not with warning—but with invitation. The flameborn child had begun to glow again, their breath syncing with the pulse of the altar. Luna stood at the edge of the sanctuary, her mark flaring in response. She didn’t speak. She didn’t need to. The Grove was listening.Kaelion watched from the shadows, his jaw tight. He had seen power rise before. He had seen it corrupt, fracture, consume. But this was different. The child wasn’t reaching for control. They were reaching for connection. And Kaelion didn’t know how to protect someone from becoming.Aria sat beside the cradle, her fingers brushing the child’s cheek. “You’re waking,” she whispered. The glow beneath their skin intensified. Not dangerously. Deliberately. Aria’s heart ached—not with fear, but with awe. She had carried this. She had birthed this. And now, she had to let it rise.Lucien felt the Gr

POV: KaelionThe Grove didn’t feel right. The trees still swayed. The ley lines still pulsed. But something beneath it all had shifted. Kaelion stood at the edge of the sanctuary, watching Luna walk the perimeter alone. Her mark flared in uneven waves. Her silence was louder than ever.He had seen her change before. Rise. Fracture. Heal. But this was different. She wasn’t just quiet. She was withholding. And Kaelion didn’t know how to reach her.Aria sat inside the Haven, the child nestled against her chest. She hadn’t spoken much since Luna’s trial. Her eyes were tired. Her smile was thin. Kaelion kissed her forehead each morning. But even that felt like a question.He spent his days carving. Not altars. Not weapons. Shields. Runes. Warnings. The Grove whispered to him in fragments. And Kaelion listened.Lucien passed him one afternoon, his gaze sharp. “She’s hiding something,” he said. Kaelion didn’t flinch. “I know.” Lucien paused. “Then ask.” Kaelion shook his head. “She’ll tell m

POV: SeraThe Grove had changed overnight. Not in appearance. In breath. The ley lines pulsed with a new rhythm, steady and deep, like a heartbeat rediscovering its purpose. The silverleaf trees leaned inward, their branches glowing faintly. The flame no longer flickered—it hummed.Sera stood at the edge of the Haven, watching the altar from a distance. Aria hadn’t emerged since the ritual. Luna kept vigil beside her, silent and still. Kaelion paced like a caged storm, his blade untouched. The child slept, their glow soft but steady. And Sera waited.She had always been the quiet one. The observer. The blade in the shadows. But now, silence felt heavier. The Grove whispered in fragments. The runes beneath her boots pulsed with questions. And Sera didn’t have answers.She walked the perimeter alone, her fingers brushing bark, her breath syncing with the ley lines. They responded gently, reverently. The Grove was healing. But something beneath that healing felt…watchful. Sera paused. “Y

POV: The Flameborn ChildI woke with silence in my chest. Not fear. Not pain. Just silence. The Grove pulsed around me, steady and slow, like it was waiting. I opened my eyes. And the flame whispered.I didn’t speak at first. I didn’t know how. My thoughts came in pulses, in light, in rhythm. But the Grove understood me. Luna understood me. Aria felt me. Kaelion protected me. And Sera watched me like I was a question.I sat in the cradle Kaelion carved, the moss soft beneath me. The runes glowed faintly. The ley lines pulsed beneath the floor. I pressed my palm to the wood. And the Grove responded. “You are awake,” it said. “You are becoming.”I walked for the first time that morning. Not far. Not fast. But with purpose. The trees leaned toward me. The flame surged. The altar hummed. And I felt everything.Luna knelt beside me, her mark glowing. “You’re ready,” she said. I tilted my head. “For what?” Luna smiled. “To speak.” I blinked. “I don’t know how.” Luna placed a hand on my ches