All Chapters of The crown system: four kings bound to me: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

For several seconds, I could do nothing except stare at the glowing screen suspended before me, as though the words might rearrange themselves into something less insane if I waited long enough. They did not. The mission remained exactly as it was, cold and merciless. Enroll in Noctis Academy. Bind with the Four Crown Kings. Prevent the awakening of something called the Void Beast—or die.I swallowed hard, forcing my breathing to steady, but the tremor in my hands refused to disappear. Thirteen years. Thirteen whole years of brutal training, unanswered questions, and mysterious dreams, and this was the explanation I received? I almost laughed from sheer disbelief. “The Four Crown Kings?” I repeated under my breath, hoping saying the words aloud would somehow make them less absurd. It had the opposite effect. Aunt Mira, who had remained silent until now, stiffened so noticeably that I immediately turned toward her. That reaction alone told me everything I needed to know—she knew exactl

Lucian’s question lingered in the air between us, deceptively simple yet carrying enough weight to make my pulse pound against my ribs. Who are you? Under normal circumstances, the answer should have been easy. My name. My background. My reason for being here. But nothing about this moment felt normal. Standing before him, with those silver eyes fixed so intently on me, I felt stripped bare, as though every carefully buried secret inside me had suddenly become visible. The burning sensation in my chest intensified, spreading through my veins in sharp waves that made breathing difficult. The Crown System continued flashing warnings at the edge of my vision, each alert more alarming than the last. [Bond Resonance Increasing.] [Host Vital Signs Destabilizing.] I clenched my jaw, forcing myself to remain steady despite the violent energy coursing through me. No way was I collapsing in front of the entire academy on my first day. Around us, the courtyard remained eerily silent. Hundreds of

The silence that followed the system's final notification lasted only a heartbeat before chaos erupted across the courtyard. Students who had frozen moments earlier suddenly burst into frantic whispers, many retreating several steps while others stared at me as though I had transformed into some unimaginable monster. Their eyes were filled with fear, curiosity, and disbelief, and for the first time since arriving at Noctis Academy, I understood what Aunt Mira had meant when she called this place a battlefield disguised as a school. Strength was admired here, but anything unknown was treated as a threat. At that moment, I was undoubtedly the latter. The strange black mist that had surrounded me slowly dissolved into the air, yet the heavy pressure lingering in the courtyard refused to disappear. My knees felt weak, my head throbbed painfully, and every breath left me more exhausted than the last. Before I could gather my thoughts, several professors rushed into the square, their expres

The crimson warning continued flashing before my eyes long after the four Crown Kings disappeared from the Headmaster's office. Their footsteps had faded into silence, yet the pressure they left behind seemed to linger in the room. I stared at the system's newest command, unable to believe what I was seeing. [Hidden Mission Activated.] [Proceed to the Eastern Barrier.] [Reward: Memory Fragment.] [Penalty for Refusal: Crown Synchronization -5%.]My eyebrows knitted together. Just moments ago, Azriel had warned me not to leave under any circumstances, and the Headmaster had practically ordered me to stay put. Now the system wanted the exact opposite. "Seriously?" I muttered under my breath. "Could you be any more difficult?" Naturally, it offered no explanation. It never did. My fingers tightened around the strap of my small shoulder bag as I paced across the office. Every instinct told me to remain inside. Walking toward a battlefield on my first day at the academy sounded unbelievably

The battlefield remained eerily silent long after the last traces of the Void portal disappeared. The academy's protective barrier continued humming softly overhead, but no one celebrated the retreat of the monsters. Soldiers stood frozen among the scorched earth, their weapons still drawn as though expecting another wave to emerge from the darkness at any moment. Professors hurried across the damaged walls, checking for casualties and reinforcing the weakened defensive arrays, while healers moved from one injured guard to another under Orion's direction. The smell of smoke and burnt mana lingered heavily in the air, carried by a cold wind that swept through the mountains surrounding Noctis Academy. I remained standing on the observation terrace, unable to tear my eyes away from the empty battlefield.Everything had happened so quickly that my mind struggled to process it. The monsters had attacked with terrifying force, only to retreat without achieving anything. They had ignored cou