Romans & histoires A Kingdom Of Ruin

“What did it do?” Renji started walking. “It marked her descent.” “That is not an answer.” “It is the only one we have time for.” The ridge curved into a field of ruins. Broken towers leaned through the water. Roofs lay half buried in pale sand. Statues of crowned wolves watched us pass with empty eyes. The sunken kingdom. Not Vaelora. Older. The Tide Crown sent trembling reflections across carved walls. Words appeared as I approached. FIRST KING. FIRST QUEEN. FIRST BETRAYAL.

"No, I mean literally impossible." She pointed toward the ruins. "If an entire kingdom existed here, someone should know about it." Nova looked around. That was exactly the problem. Someone had known. Someone had chosen to hide it. The realization unsettled her. Entire cities didn't simply disappear. Entire kingdoms didn't vanish without explanation. Unless someone worked very hard to make them disappear. The deeper they ventured into the ruins, the stranger things became. The buildings weren't random. They had been deliberately destroyed. Nova noticed it almost immediately.

He was making sure I felt every ounce of the fire I had started. "You think you can just say sorry and have the world go back to normal," Liam continued. "But some things are broken beyond repair. You didn't just break a glass. You ground it into dust. You can't put dust back together." "I will do anything," I whispered into the carpet. "I will leave the house. I will go to a different city. Just don't hate me. Please don't hate me."

“Those thoughts are not easy to get rid of. They’re stuck, imprinted in my heart, like a part of me. My oxygen.” I heaved out a breath, shaking my head. “I want to wreck so much havoc in their lives. I want to destroy everything they’ve ever worked for. I want my useless excuse of a father dying a painful, miserable death. And my mother. . .” I groaned, “it’s such a shame she got awarded such a simple death.” Alex’s eyes widened in horror, the tumbler in his hand slipping from his grasp. The glass had hit the ground, shattering. But Alex was too lost to even realize the mess he had made.

I swig my drink so I don’t smile or stare or do anything that might stop this story before it reaches its conclusion. “Before, dozens of powerful kingdoms vied for spits and scraps of land. After, through our early days of marriage, they began to crumble. Kingdoms with centuries of history. Kingdoms we considered allies, even friends.” He sighs heavily. “Yewbrush Stream fell to a steady, ravenous military campaign. Pebble Forest ate itself alive, and only after did anyone discover King Gavin had planted an advisor in their court. Starfall Mountain simply disappeared, their royal family missing and their people aimless.” Father glances at me out of the corner of his eye. “That last happened w

She must think I dumb, for Gods' sake. "Four Kingdoms. In order of power, hm? Alright. The Kingdom of Uzuri, in the northwestern region. The Kingdom of Raen, in the midwest region. The Kingdom of Absalom, in the eastern region. The Queendom of Accorsa, in the northern region. And lastly, the Kingdom of Kimaya, in the southern region of the United Kingdoms. Also commonly known as the UK!" As I said, I counted them in my fingers.

"Everything that Celestia and the Alliance have told you about this war and why it's happening is a lie." I narrowed my eyes on him, but he just took a breath before looking me square in the eye and continuing. "You saw the people in there. You saw how it's driving them mad, and forcing them to shift into their alter forms. The Beastial Kingdom didn't start this war; Celestia did. They corrupted our king on the day they were supposed to sign a peace treaty. They did something to him that forced his dragon to the surface in a blind rage, instantly voiding the treaty between kingdoms, and therefore restarting the war that we were trying to end. That king came back to the Beastial kingdom after

But all he could do was place a hand on her shoulder before moving on. When the moon broke through the ash-choked clouds, it revealed the truth he already knew: the Vale was no longer a kingdom. It was a ruin, a scar. And he, Maxim Vale, had been crowned king of nothing but silence. Yet silence had its own throne, and it waited for him.

Author’s note: Ruined(Eternal Monarch) contains details of the following subjects: Abuse, loss, trauma, suicide. Recovery from trauma and emotional relapse. If you are easily triggered by any of the following mentioned subjects. Do not read ahead for your mental health. Throughout the novel, there are a lot of strong languages. If you are not comfortable with all the foregoing, please do not enter. This is not a novel for the faint of heart. There are numerous triggers in the book.