All Chapters of Draconic Ascendance: The King Selection: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40
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The Snow Prince
"Icarai, do you know Kagome?" The overtired servant raised his sight from this desk to Ares. Piles of paperwork stacked on the right side of this desk and only a few on his left. It meant that Icarai was almost finished with his work and was done for the day. However, his mere seconds of rest were interrupted when Ares knocked on his door after meeting a certain 'special' participant. "Kagome Kusanagi?" Icarai's eyes widened. "How did you...?" "I met her earlier while visiting the participants' sleeping wing as you told me. She terrorized and took one of the rooms that was supposed to be for Sir Daelan." "Daelan's room was taken by Kagome?" Icarai brushed his face with his hand. "My. What a problem that woman was." Ares's curious amber eyes gleamed, "She is one of the 'special' people invited to the First Game directly. Tell me more about her." Icarai sighed and rested his throbbing spine on the cushions of his swivel chair, "Kagome is Prince Yue's servant. But now she is his riv
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The Five Princes and the Commoner
Prince Desalogia and his company rested for a few minutes on the side of the road. People turned their eyes to his small group which consisted of a few bodyguards, his personal assistant, and a caretaker. A few of his servants entered the tavern nearby to sit and drink. The Prince had already taken a few shots of beer inside and decided to stay outside for fresh air. He stayed near his horse while looking at the Palace not far ahead and the soaring towers that climbed all the way to the top. The Prince rubbed his hand against his flushed face and took a deep breath before leaning against his horse. He was about to pull a box of cigar when suddenly, he found a familiar face in the distance approaching him that bore the sigil of the Queen. Icarai, the Queen's advisor, henchman, and errand boy- gallop
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The First Game
A blue and red flag with a golden wyvern in the middle freely danced in the breeze as the stadium slowly settled guests from far lands. Numerous outlanders came to witness the First Game. Mighty nobles came with their daughters, hoping they would find suitable men.Thirty participants remained on the battlefield. The five princes, the knight, and the others who were commoners and nobles who happened to be lucky. The candidates were fresh from their month's rest and were given beautiful clothes. The Queen could not fully watch the competition if they were dressed in rags. Women from the bleachers screamed and waved a cloth with the names of the candidate they support. The majority of them were a fan of the princes. One part of the bleachers,  which were elevated a little higher- was intended for the V.I.Ps. There, some of the kings and queens from oth
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The First Game of the Selection - Kraken
THE KING SELECTIONS━━━━━⊱✿⊰━━━━━FIRST GAMETrumpets blared in the air, marking the commencement of the first game. The magic-powered stadium booms into life as the sound of gears and cogs churned from underneath the stone platform. A barrier then grows from the circumference of the stadium, protecting the audience from the battlefield. Some would reach out to the shield, touching it with their little fingers. Children, the light-hearted, and pregnant women weren't allowed to watch the Selection. "All eyes on the screen please," Icarai asked everyone. A magical screen appears out of thin air displaying an image of glass platform on top of an ocean. When
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The First Game of the Selection - Shattered Hopes
━━━━⊱✿⊰━━━━THE KING SELECTIONS HANDBOOKOnce again, the following are not qualified to proceed, and these qualifications are checked a week before a Game starts.1.) Marital status.2.) Health status3.) Injuries, a king must not have injuries, his skin must be flawless despite going through hell during the games. It is a challenge given by Eurydice herself, as she believes that only a true, powerful man can push through battles without a scar- can become king.Read more
The First Game of the Selection - Reborn
"How the hell are we supposed to do that?!" Kagome flailed her arms just to keep herself floating. She tried to avoid the glass shards that swept in her direction. Thankfully, she had been fully clothed and the shards only grazed the cloth. Ares could only count the remaining people with them. He no longer knew if the others were going to be fetched in the deep sea. If he had the time, he would've gone for them, but that would risk his entry. He could see the bodies of the others who were unconscious when Kraken knocked them over as he emerged from the sea. Some drowned and were slowly sinking. Sir Daelan did not think twice and swam after them. But he couldn't save them all. Prince Kael, who couldn't bear to think that others were dying, helped recover them as fast as he could. He was a fast swimmer, and being the fittest and well-built amongst the participants, he knew he had the capacity to help. Being a prince meant one. Though they weren't his people, he imagined they were and
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The End of the First Game
"Out of my way, miscreant." Desalogia bellowed at the male who broke his mighty sword. His merciless icy blue eyes gleamed more than the ocean beneath them, and there was not a spark of kindness behind them. Ares was in front of him, cold and unforgiving. He was not going to allow the prince to kill the beast."Make me," Ares replied in a dead tone. Desalogia grabs a dagger from his boot and dashes toward Ares. He swung his sharp weapon repeatedly trying to graze the male but Ares was too good at evading his attacks. Ares could feel Desalogia's mighty blows getting into him. He could tell that the prince was a veteran. Ares kept on dodging. He couldn't do anything else. If he ever struck him back, he would surely bleed and that would make him disqualified for the next Game. "Perhaps I
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The Queen and the Snow Prince
There are no gods nor deities living amongst humans.Only demons.Eurydice strode across the long corridor right after the end of the First Game. She did not bother congratulating the rest of the participants and only left with a big scowl on her once-dainty face. The maids whom the Queen passed by turned into stone when she suddenly appeared out of nowhere like a ghost roaming the halls. She was looking for someone. No, it wasn't Ares.She continued walking until she found the person she was looking for. There, Prince Desalogia was hunched over in a corner, eyes staring blankly at the empty wall with his lips pursed in a line. His palm was placed near his bleeding forehead which he was trying to heal with the magic he learned. He shifted his head to the side.Read more
A Walk
Golden sunset rays punctured the towers of the soaring Palace. The breeze of the concluding afternoon gently blew past Ares and Eurydice as they meandered in the empty streets. Everyone was busy cleaning up the stadium, therefore, not a single maid could be seen running around errands. Only a few guards were stationed in the key points of the Palace for security.Ares followed the Queen from behind, gazing at her airy, bouncing azure locks. He noticed something sticking out of her head and decided to break the silence. "I didn't notice you had a horn." Eurydice turned around. The moment her sharp eyelashes fluttered and her crimson irises fixated on him- made his chest skip a beat. Eurydice brings her finger near to her head and slowly hides her horns with her hair. "I thought I had hidden it all too wel
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Lord Erron's Invitation
"She told me something unusual." Kagome and Daelan stopped munching their bread upon seeing the worry on the male's face. Since the First Game, the three have been inseparable, always looking out for each other's well-being and couldn't care less about others. However, just as their friendship had bloomed, Ares had been showing signs of uneasiness, which the two couldn't seem to ignore. Ares refused to tell them about it the past couple of weeks during their stay in the Palace, so you could imagine how shocked they were when Ares opened up."The Queen told you something unusual?" Daelan asked again while putting his bread back on his plate. "What? She rejected you or something?" Kagome raised an eyebrow."No
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