Kingdom: Ashin Novels & Stories

“Earthlian Folium.” “Earthlian is king of the Kingdom of Autumn, the fourth in their royal line. He is married to Vasiliane, who has given him,” I had to think for a moment, “three children, the eldest, Erik, is betrothed to your sister Ignisia.” I looked down at my hands. “The Kingdom of Autmun is our best ally. Earthlian wants to be big and strong; he’s very proud, and therefore has difficulty when others disagree with him.” “Correct,” he smiled at me. “Lusias Inverno.”

Elias whispered, “It’s responding to her.” Lucien took a half-step forward. “Careful—” Before he could finish, Seraphina touched it. The chamber filled with light. It was not blinding. It was pure, soft, endless, washing through them like breath. In that moment she saw visions not with her eyes but through memory—worlds balanced between dusk and dawn, a goddess standing in twilight, hands open, a crown of silver and ash upon her head. Then came the whisper, the same voice she had heard in the dungeon: You were the weight. You were the measure.

I had no answer. She let me go. Her gaze shifted to the urn in my arms. "You won't take this when it's offered? Then I am taking it from you. "You will not see your father's ashes again." She reached. The blood in my arms went cold. The control I had been holding cracked. "Please… please don't. It wasn't me. I'll do anything, anything you want. Just don't." I was about to fall to my knees again. I would have. The pride and dignity I'd had walking in here had been gone for hours.

Nyxara POV I’ve walked away from everything in my life. Kingdoms. War. My own kind. So why— Is he the one thing I can’t seem to leave behind? ⸻ The moment he stops speaking, the silence that follows is not empty, not neutral, but heavy in a way that settles deep beneath my skin, pressing against something I have spent centuries locking away, something I do not allow to surface, something that has no place in the life I have built for myself.

Chapter 31 Ashina stumbled out of the room, heading to the kitchen to help in preparation of food since it was getting late. When she got there, she saw madam Kim and some of the maids preparing the food together. Madam Kim's attention suddenly caught up by her presence as she ran to her. "What are you doing here? He was stunned to see her here because the Alpha had instructed her to let her know of her words the moment she saw her. "i wanted to come and help you in the food preparation ma'am". Madam Kim was astonished by Ashina's generosity and respect upon knowing the fact that she was now their luna who doesn't need to work like them again and deserve some respect. Kim smiled at her and l

“Then we'll fish them out. Good, loyal sires are hard to find these days. They'll be your playthings. You can deal with them whichever way you deem fit.” “It'll be my pleasure, Your Royal Highness,” Seline tittered with a bow. When she straightened, she surveyed the crowd for a flitting moment and bared her fangs. “Long live the Queen!” Samuel screamed, the first to fall down on his knees. Slowly, the whole crowd genuflected to my beautiful queen, while shouting. “Long live the King and Queen!”

He climbed behind me, and soon we were in the sky. "How far is this place?" I asked. "Very far; it’s the outskirts of the kingdom where no one goes. They found a fantastic hiding spot," he said. "Hopefully everything goes well," I said. "It will; we have the strongest ally. Silver came with some warriors because he wanted to keep his eyes on Octavia, even though we know she doesn’t need it," he said. I smiled; that is the instinct of a mate. I think the world should have a mate destined for them; it makes life easier. I just know that after this, I have a fish to fry, and I know Asher will be the happiest because he has been looking for something to get her out of the kingdom. But I just don

His lips met mine in a deep, lingering kiss, one that spoke of longing, of unspoken words and promises too fragile to say out loud. I held onto him for a moment before pulling back. “Remember who you are,” I told him, gripping his hand tightly. “A king.” One of the elders, an ancient woman with wise, knowing eyes, stepped forward. She placed her wrinkled hand on Asher’s forehead, murmuring a blessing in the old tongue, calling upon the ancestors to guide and protect him. He bowed his head, accepting the divine favor. When she finished, he exhaled slowly, gave me a final look, and nodded. Then, without another word, he turned and walked away.

“The demon king birthed Asher who is the vessel of strong powers. Naturally, the powers have been infused into his blood.” “Wait, so the powers of Aspa…” “Has naturally transferred to Asher and is waiting for him to grow up to show itself. Asher is going to need to be trained to control the powers and also not to fall into the darkness it would will. Aspa must never get hold of Asher in young age, otherwise, he would be her own son, he would be the prince of Darkness.”

I watched as the king now spoke to Cadma, addressing some war about to take place. "Cadma, what about the war that we are helping Ashina with? How is that going?" I watched as Cadma replied to his father the king, while I wished Cadma would disappear and never return. "It is clear to you that Ashina is a hybrid, and the Queen of Witches is currently training her to use the powers she has been given to fight in war, as you may know, father. I promised her that after I returned Gandor home, I would check in on the troops, keep their spirits up, and see how the training was progressing. It was also my responsibility to inform the troops that she would be ready to join them in a few weeks."