Tomb Raider King Novels & Stories

A few seconds later, Jack was the first among the group to react. Though he hesitated, he finally took a step forward and said respectfully to King of the Dead, "It’s my honor to be able to work for King of the Dead!" He was not stupid. He knew that if he did not agree, he would never be able to go back. Moreover, the King of the Dead was the ruler of the Ghost World and very powerful. With the King of the Dead supporting him, Jack need not be afraid of Natalie.

He's almost completely untouched. "We need your help," I gasp out, voice hoarse from the brittle air, having not spoken since we left the cave out of fear I would collapse. The shock, confusion and disgust bleeds together on my mothers face. "Akara...What's going on?" "This is King Tai. He is a very powerful, influential King who desperately needs your help. He's dying," I tell her. She knows who he is...she met him, but I had to remind her. Here, he doesn't look like a King, without his sumptuous attire and lavish rings.

The air was thick with an aura of solemnity and reverence, as if the very trees whispered secrets of ancient rituals. Beside me stood Kaden, my mate and now the heir to the werewolf throne. His presence offered a reassuring anchor amidst the sea of unfamiliar faces, his hand clasping mine tightly, providing both strength and solace. We had traveled from our own pack for a meeting to deliberate on the King's death and the Queen's disappearance but here we are now paying our respects to the fallen werewolf king whose murderer was still unknown , though he was a monarch I had never met but he was one whose legacy loomed large in the hearts of his subjects and Kaden's as well , this king was his

The light washed over the pack, over the Lycans, over the courtyard, pushing back the shadows that clung to the corners of the manor. "Today, we end this," I said. "Today, we wake the king. Today, we destroy him. Not because we want to. Because we have to. Because if we do not, he will destroy everything we love. Every pup. Every pack. Every memory." The wolves cheered. The Lycans howled. Their voices rose into the grey sky, fierce and defiant. We marched into the forest. The king's tomb was hidden in the mountains, beneath a glacier that had not melted in centuries.

Summer landed on her back on the ground to see Ryker kill the King in one fowl swoop and the rest of the warriors stopped advancing. The King fell to the ground with the sword still in him and he shifted back. Summer got up and looked at him, looking for any signs of life and she even kicked him in the face. But there was nothing. Suddenly the rest of the warriors dropped to their knees, looking at Ryker. “Hail, the new King.” They all said in unison. And I looked at Ryker in shocked.

Once they become a part of the Altair kingdom, the people will be thankful to me. “What do you say, Ralf? Do we have enough treasure to start a war considering that we have just returned from a war?” I ask Ralf who is my minister of treasury. He is a young man who got this position almost five years ago when the previous minister died. Since then, he has performed his duties well. With his hard work, he has shown that he deserves this position. He looks through some papers in his hands and then looks toward me. “Yes, my king. We have enough treasure to conquer the Rosewood kingdom without any difficulty”. He replies.

I step forward, but Ryder stops me. "It's been a while, but I can take him." He says. Ryder pulls Adrain to his feet and throws him across the room. I forgot how strong the king was. It's a good thing Davina has already untied Lucas because the chair he was sitting in is smashed to pieces. When Adrian tries to stand, Ryder goes behind him and snaps his neck in one quick motion. Adrian falls dead to the ground. King Ryder is lethal. I like it. "Throw him out with the trash." He says, going over to his family and wrapping his arms around them. Trevor and Rmina volunteer to get rid of Adrian.

"Ruel, please be mine," the king moaned as he tried to kiss me for the tenth time. I'm finding it harder and harder to stay away from you "He sighed. I was eating quickly because I wanted to finish dinner quickly so I could go back to my tent. I was done with that Drakkon king. I told him, "I have a price, and if you don't want to pay it, you can't have me." I crossed my hands on my chest and leaned back. At this point, the Drakkon king was so annoying that I wanted to hit him.

King places his arm around my shoulders, and we walk back to the outpost together. He tells me none of the humans in the outpost died, so I know Ruth and Missy are okay. But Ryan. He took my place and died because of it. Was he right? Should I have gone instead? I'll never know that answer, and it will haunt me forever. This is what King deals with. He takes every Shadow Warrior life personally. Now I know what it feels like. I lift my shoulders. It won't be easy, but I'll learn to live with it. We walk through the outpost gates, and Ruth spots me and starts running.

Always behind, and just behind. “But such place won’t be in your hands forever. Such glory is meant to fade. The respect and privileges would soon be gone the moment you become incompetent or useless. And more often than not, Kings are just mere figureheads...” I knew it. He would just be glorifying whatever position the other females in our family has. “The true power and glory, lies on who has made a mere human a king.” Nepotism? “Their advisers, the one who controls the strings – the Kingmaker.”