Defiance Of The Fall Royal Road Novels & Stories

I raked my hair through my hair trying to figure out where he could be when a truck pulled up, Todd was driving like a maniac, Commander Ryan in the passenger seat. “Get in!” He bellowed, and he didn’t have to tell us twice. We jumped in the bed of the truck, crouching down immediately as Todd stepped on the gas. There was a stream of vehicles racing out of the base, heading straight West, which would be the direction Devon and Usel would have taken. The drive was long and already felt like it took days instead of hours. Cassi’s hands were clenched tight around the tailgate, her knuckles white and eyes wide. She was on high alert, as was I, as we got closer the sky was dark; not with clouds

My fur tingles in warmth, and a little bit in anticipation of what waits further into the woods. We cross through the tracks where they went from straight on the path to a rather uncontrolled manner. The stench of royals overwhelm me, I’d know them anywhere, but there is also the hint of rogue blood that intertwines through the same path. Jaxson leaps off to the side, onto a hill that overlooks a rather loud ruckus below. I join him, seeing royal carriages trampled in a battle that overtakes Royal pack warriors below.

Chapter 34- Royal The road was uneven and pitted, causing us to ricochet around the little black car as we flew down the long dirt road through the thick and deepening woods. We had one mile to go before we crested the border of Ben Avon’s territory, and we all held our breaths as the reality of escape sat just barely from our fingertips. I was gripping the leather seat of the car so tightly that my knuckles were beginning to turn white, and I didn’t know if it was because of Simons reckless driving, or the fear that I would be dragged back into that castle kicking and screaming all the way to the cave of the children. A shiver ran up my spine as my thoughts began to fill with milky eyes, an

“Your greed will lead to your fall. The Goddess knows what were you trying to achieve by playing both of us blindfold. Serves a greedy woman like you right.” However, how could have she known that she was the greedy one out of the two of us. Her greed to overlook the sacrifice of my piece, led to her downfall. Truly, pride comes before a fall. “Queen to H5.” The guard tasked to read my notation on the scroll read out. Rose stiffened. “No—” she whispered. Her king was cornered. Check. I turned to Athena’s board. My mind calm and steady. “Bishop takes F7.” The guard called out after reading my scroll while I removed my blindfold.

My body starts to feel the weight of everything that’s happened—the tension, the fear, the adrenaline slowly fading. Exhaustion creeps in. My leg throbs dully now, reminding me of the fall I ignored earlier. I shift slightly in my seat, exhaling quietly as I lean back. But then— The car slows again. My eyes lift and I see it. At the very end of the road, standing alone like something pulled from another time— A massive, imposing castle. Its structure rises into the night, tall and unyielding, the dark outline cutting sharply against the sky. Towers stretch upward, lights glowing from within, casting a faint golden hue across stone walls that look ancient… and powerful.

He was hurled backward, slamming into the distant wall, his armor cracking, shadows flickering as if they were dying embers. Kai collapsed to his knees, struggling for breath. Rowan groaned, regaining his senses. And Luna remained at the epicenter of the chaos, her eyes gleaming silver-white, her hair billowing as if caught in a breeze known only to her. The Fallen King slowly rose, fractures spiderwebbing across his armor. “This is not finished,” he snarled. “I will come back — and when I do, you will surrender what I desire.” His form contorted into black smoke and disappeared.

and closes the door behind him. I hold my breath until I hear the truck leave, then walk to the window to watch it drive down the road until I can’t see or hear it anymore. Then I sink to my knees and cry until I can’t cry anymore. The mixture of thoughts and emotions is so hard to explain. Deep down, I know Rob"s full of shit, and at the same time, I believe I’m a lazy fat-ass, and everyone thinks so.

I admit. I do not really spend much of my time watching the Court's fashions. I have spent the last few years just trying to survive.The last couple of months has really been even more intense when it comes to my focus on other subjects. I have been so focused on coming up with a plan to steal the crown. "Red is considerend a royal color to some and a demonic color to others. What reason could you have to like the color red? Are you royal or are you a demonic worshiper?" One of the knights say to me.

I sighed in relief when I heard the unmistakable growl of Nathan and knew they were almost here. My friends were fighting a good fight, but they were outnumbered, with the rogues pushing them back in their desperate attempts to get closer to me. I backed away, grabbing a chair to use as a weapon as I stepped closer to the wall to get away from them. Instead of hitting the wall as I expected, I backed into a person. I froze as I felt something jab me in the neck. Not again was my last thought before I blacked out. Nathan’s point of view

The silence that settled over the Meadow of the Damned was absolute, heavy, and thick with the weight of an ending. The last of the fleeing Royal enforcers had vanished into the swirling white-out of the lower valley, their frantic footprints rapidly filling with fresh, heavy snow. The secondary legion was entirely broken, their banners trampled into the crimson slush and their silver-plated armor left to rust under the bitter mountain ice. We had done the impossible; we had severed the High King’s long, reaching fingers before they could choke our fortress.